Quick Look: Bloodforge

This game tries WAYYY too hard...not to its benefit, I'm afraid.

Crom is a douche.

So this game is a newer version of Conan for the 360. Both in style, gameplay, and terrible game breaking glitches? Sounds about right

Based on the video, it looks like this game has some pretty bad screen-tearing and framerate issues.

Garshasp ripoff.

I had to stop at 13 minutes because my eyes are hurting from watching this and I also feel a bit dizzy.

@GuyIncognito: GARSHASP

@Brad the eye laser thing is pretty safe nowadays.

TAKE THAT, ARTHUR GIES.

Saw a screen of this when I booted XBL a few days ago and thought it looked bad.

Yup, this looks bad alright.

Chaining different weapons? Of course not, what is this, 2005? (That's a DMC 3 reference.)

Wow, I'm sorry to who ever has to review this. 5 minutes in and I was starting to feel sick.

@DeathbyYeti said:

@GuyIncognito: GARSHASP

...must return to Ariasp!

I only made it to 11 minutes - holy crap that was a painful experience. I guess they didn't test it while someone else was watching?

This looks... pretty bad. Also, GARSHASP.

HAHA they broke the game. And yes, GARSHASP VS CROM CAGE MATCH.

@DjCmeP said:

I had to stop at 13 minutes because my eyes are hurting from watching this and I also feel a bit dizzy.

Yeah i had to stop around the 10-11 minute mark because it was giving me a headache.

That camera wtf? I still kinda wanna play it even though I know I will be frustrated with the fighting, that blood looks ok.

I actually never realized that it was snowing and there was snow on the ground until Jeff said it, I just thought that was sand and the game had some weird filter to make it look grungy.

I know that this is an XBLA release but DAMN! does it look bad.

That name reminded me...what happened to Captain Blood? That 1C game.

The story sounds familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it.....

Even putting aside the section where it outright broke, this looks awful.

Oh wow. I think I've never actually get nasuated by a camera in a game _EVER_ before. I guess there's a first time for everything. Actually cannot eat and watch this at the same time. wooaaugh.

@WilltheMagicAsian said:

Blood, sweat, and tears went into the forging of this terrible pun.

Uhh I just died a little on the inside.

I'm oddly amazed by the blood patterns. There are generally some very well done stylistic elements although it definitely seems to fall into the "style over substance" trap a bit too often as the camera seems to show quite clearly unfortunately. Other than that it's pretty standard looking but that doesn't have to be bad of course.

Meh. Looks like a cheapo God of War clone without all the quicktime events. I'm sure it will satisfy some people.

I don't know who thought that drunken camera bob was necessary, though.

I'm 3 minutes in and the way this looks makes my eyes bleed.

I guess Crom would like that.

Is that a Forsaken dude from Skyrim?

Blood for the blood god?

Krom? Is his little brother Crum?

This simply looks bad, it looked bad in the preview video on the dashboard. I'll pass!

I can't help but imagine that the designers spent a lot of time talking about how intense this game was going to be. And...I guess they succeeded?

Motion Sickness - The Game

HOW is this 45 minutes long?

Summer of Headache, ugh. I wanna enjoy how stupidly metal this game is, but cripes, did nobody look at this game while they were making it?

Also, LASIK is the best thing, Brad. The best thing.

Interesting visual style.

"What's up with this blood pit?" 
 
Damn it Jeff, I fucking lost it. 

"His head exploded? Are you going to go inside him now?"

Way to go Brad.

Can't watch this without feeling dizzy and nauseous, it's like the obligatory drunk sequence except it lasts the whole game.

That helmet/mast thing is so dumb. So dumb.

This makes Garshasp look interesting and fun.

Game doesn't look bad but the drunk camera just unsells me on the game. Too bad that's not an option to turn off in the game.

GAAAARSHASP

@MysteriousFawx said:

Motion Sickness - The Game

Weak human being, you are.

@UberExplodey:

I think you meant Gargleshaft.

@Klei: Do you think this game looks good?

@xite said:

This makes Garshasp look interesting and fun.

Weird, I was thinking about Garshasp while watching this.

A waver?...I'm sure they do!

Luved the intro to this game. long, long, long battle against the anus god or whatever.

Edit, and 'you missed the altar, Crom, it's over there' was a serious lol..

the vignetting makes this game really hard to see

A game that looked really bad ends being a bad game, surprise!

I'm with Jeff - swords over hammers. I only use hammers when a game presents me with an enemy whose guard I can't break without a heavy weapon like that, but when given a choice then it's always the sword.