Bloodhound Review

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Fast Facts

Lovers of classic FPS or boomer shooters have seen in Bloodhound an opportunity to satisfy that hunger for frenetic shootings that we desire. But this time, Kruger & Flint Productions have brought a product that really could have used a little more time and ideas.

After its time on PC, Bloodhound ended up arriving on Playstation consoles a few months ago, and now it’s Xbox players’ turn to kill Satanists at will.

A Story That Sounds Familiar To Me

The premise of Bloodhound is presented in simple comic strips with a protagonist without a recognizable face, who pursues a satanic cult that pays homage to Astaroth. Our villain intends to open the gates of hell and we will be in charge of stopping him on his feet.

We are a biker member of the Guardians of the Gates of Hell, and as part of our job, it´s to defend them from Astaroth and his minions. There isn’t much more story than this and at the end it doesn’t even expand too much. Therefore, don´t expect a great original and dense story.

Technically Correct

Visually, Bloodhound looks good and above all, it has quite fluidity in combat (despite some occasional visual bugs), but it´s nothing out of this world. However, it must be taken into account that it is a title of about 10 euros (now discounted to just €8) and an eye-catching technical work cannot be required.

The artistic design is a bit shocking since at first when we are seeing blood, viscera or pixelated breasts at every moment. Everything looks quite generic in its conception, although it works, and there is a good variety of enemies and scenarios to explore in search of victims for our weapons.

The sound is also correct and is accompanied by a heavy metal soundtrack that changes as soon as there are shootings. This happens in many games and it takes away a bit from the experience; I’m referring to a 10-second walk with calm music and confrontations of many others with a rock rush.

By doing it so often, using this method can become quite repetitive. In Doom Eternal it is done quite well, as its design is much richer and deeper, but the continuous repetition is quite infuriating.

Somewhat Disappointing Gameplay

Like any boomer shooter, what we expect is frenetic action, a variety of weapons, special abilities and many, many enemies. A good part of these premises are met, with quite abundant weapons from the beginning and which will increase as we progress.

Pistols, shotguns, machine guns, the typical thing is what we could expect, added to the special attack that each weapon has that brings us recoils, dual weapons and other functions depending on the weapon. The bad thing about playing on a console is the adaptation to the controller, since it feels as if you had to play it with a keyboard and mouse.

The maps are completely linear, with constant interruptions in progress through magical doors that only open when we defeat enemies. It´s practically impossible to get lost, because at most there are some branches to find some secret or another.

Progress is not very complicated, just move forward, destroy enemies and find the typical colored keys that we already saw in classics like Doom. But the worst thing is the design of the levels, which although you have to press a lever to make way, the distribution of the shootings and progress is poorly balanced.

Final Thoughts

Bloodhound could have been a worthy opponent for titles like Prodeus, Doom and company (speaking of the classics), but it remains a soulless attempt that can bore us despite its short duration. The trailer promises frenetic action (and there is), but it seems that its low price is a reflection of its poor quality.

If you want a frenetic shooter full of satanic elements and you don’t mind its simplicity, for just €8 you can now get it and have a simply entertaining time.

2.5 out of 5

2.5

You can buy Bloodhound in the Microsoft Store