Slip your head into the antlered skull helm of stab-happy warrior Crom as he carves a swath of blood across the land. While there is no forging, or forgery for that matter, Bloodforge does offer buckets and buckets of blood in a revenge fueled hack and slash adventure.
If you’re looking for a deep narrative, keep looking. Bloodforge offers the bare bones revenge tale of Crom the perpetual yelling barbarian. After a day of hunting in the forest Crom settles in for a little shirtless nap in the snow, he has a strange dream involving some God or another, and when he wakes up his home is on fire! After murdering the crap out of the dudes who presumably burned his house down Crom is tricked into murdering the crap out of his wife. Thus setting in motion a quest to take down not just the one God but all the Gods. Motivations are mostly unclear and things get kind of convoluted, personally I think the whole story is just a hypothermia induced coma dream brought on by that snow siesta.
The brawling hack and slash gameplay that is the heart of Bloodforge is sufficiently gory, satisfying, and fun. Or it would be if it wasn’t so totally broken. The requisite over sized weapons are present along with just two attack buttons and their limited combinations. During your skirmishes you’ll inevitably daze an enemy which brings up Crom’s finishers. Turn a foe into a headless fountain of blood or a writhing legless dying in a pool of his own blood jerk who never should have messed with you in the first place! These execution moves vary based on the weapon in hand and are gruesome… and awesome.
Unfortunately a few key gameplay/design decisions break the goodness. Combat is fast and typically involves multiple opponents, so why with a third person perspective do we have no way to lock on to a single enemy? There isn’t a block function either which leaves Crom with only evasive rolls for defense. These things might be forgiven and mostly ignored if not for the camera exacerbating the problems. This evil creature called “camera” doesn’t pivot right and frequently gets hung up on the environment.
The visuals of Bloodforge are a plus with a gothic style and under saturated palette featuring generous amounts of blood that help set the tone and deepen the mood.
Unfortunately with so many other outstanding Xbox Live Arcade titles it’s hard to give Bloodforge a solid recommendation. With no demo available we’re looking at a buyer beware situation. If you happen to be a big time, BIG TIME, fan of those hack and slash beat ’em up type games go ahead and look into this one. If you’re not however, I hear Trials Evolution is pretty good.
[..YouTube..] this game was not good at all!!!
[..YouTube..] ah ok thanks 🙂 looks like I’ll be buying it then!
[..YouTube..] Middle east. That’s where Iran is.
[..YouTube..] Only on X-box?Damn it!
[..YouTube..] Just simple start to finish is about 8 hours long. Its only an “Arcade” game. They do let you do arena challenges against other peoples score and storymode score. I’m glad I baught it, it’s a lot of fun and you get avatar items if you care about that type of stuff.
Just simple start to finish is about 8 hours long. Its only an “Arcade” game. They do let you do arena challenges against other peoples score and storymode score. I’m glad I baught it, it’s a lot of fun and you get avatar items if you care about that type of stuff.
[..YouTube..] Its like god of war but a little less flashy and more simple. I think it was worth the 1200points its for. Anyone wanna try to beat some of my challenges add me, my Gamertag is BlackettOPS just add a message saying bloodforge or somthing.
Its like god of war but a little less flashy and more simple. I think it was worth the 1200points its for. Anyone wanna try to beat some of my challenges add me, my Gamertag is BlackettOPS just add a message saying bloodforge or somthing.
[..YouTube..] Less flashy? I don’t think so. This is as flashy as it gets.
Less flashy? I don’t think so. This is as flashy as it gets.
[..YouTube..] This game look like God Of War. You know, the protagonist rampage kill for his Revenge, He murder his own Family by accident or something like that and a Magic Woman who help and lead his way but seem like a Bad side (God of War: Athena) oh and btw, God of War: PS3 only. BloodForge: Xbox only. Duh
Correct me if I’m wrong something :L
This game look like God Of War. You know, the protagonist rampage kill for his Revenge, He murder his own Family by accident or something like that and a Magic Woman who help and lead his way but seem like a Bad side (God of War: Athena) oh and btw, God of War: PS3 only. BloodForge: Xbox only. Duh
Correct me if I’m wrong something :L
[..YouTube..] The gameplay itself is more like fable than GoW fun though
The gameplay itself is more like fable than GoW fun though
[..YouTube..] I admit it is VERY similar to GoW story wise but my friend tells me the demo is fun as hell and I think it may be better aslong as he doesn’t end up killing gods or going on a random rampage against the gods like Kratos in GoW which are the reasons why I had issues with GoW because in Greek Mythology Gods can’t die… which really annoyed me in GoW and the fact after he gets his revenge he goes on rampage to continue more “revenge”
I admit it is VERY similar to GoW story wise but my friend tells me the demo is fun as hell and I think it may be better aslong as he doesn’t end up killing gods or going on a random rampage against the gods like Kratos in GoW which are the reasons why I had issues with GoW because in Greek Mythology Gods can’t die… which really annoyed me in GoW and the fact after he gets his revenge he goes on rampage to continue more “revenge”
[..YouTube..] yeah thats what i thought god of war but still cool
[..YouTube..] yeah thats what i thought god of war but still cool
yeah thats what i thought god of war but still cool
[..YouTube..] And its only an arcade game :O
[..YouTube..] And its only an arcade game :O
And its only an arcade game :O
[..YouTube..] Better than god of war?
Better than god of war?
[..YouTube..] wow this is straight out coping GoW i mean a guy who has to get revenge on the gods? idk i hear its fun but it just seems too similar to GoW
wow this is straight out coping GoW i mean a guy who has to get revenge on the gods? idk i hear its fun but it just seems too similar to GoW
[..YouTube..] middle east bro
middle east bro
[..YouTube..] if anyone needs friends to do challenges in Bloodforge, your welcome to add me, my name is Heezy Duzzit
if anyone needs friends to do challenges in Bloodforge, your welcome to add me, my name is Heezy Duzzit
[..YouTube..] And that my friends is why I decided to buy an Xbox-360 😀
And that my friends is why I decided to buy an Xbox-360 😀
[..YouTube..] This is totally microsofts version of god of war i swear to god if tht giant dude thing gets his gut sliced open someones getting shot in the face
This is totally microsofts version of god of war i swear to god if tht giant dude thing gets his gut sliced open someones getting shot in the face
[..YouTube..] what shoul i buy this or i am alive?
what shoul i buy this or i am alive?
[..YouTube..] This seems very much like the Beowulf game.
This seems very much like the Beowulf game.
[..YouTube..] so like god of war but viking not greek
so like god of war but viking not greek
[..YouTube..] looks like Xbox is to Bloodforge as Playstation is to God of War, only this isnt as popular as GoW but still sick as fuck Lol in fact xbox should use this Crom character as an xbox live DLC for mortal kombat just as ps3 had Kratos lol that would look ballin
looks like Xbox is to Bloodforge as Playstation is to God of War, only this isnt as popular as GoW but still sick as fuck Lol in fact xbox should use this Crom character as an xbox live DLC for mortal kombat just as ps3 had Kratos lol that would look ballin
[..YouTube..] is it comming out for PC?
is it comming out for PC?
[..YouTube..] yea the story line is almost like god of wasr the only diference is that its in viking times…dont like it :/
yea the story line is almost like god of wasr the only diference is that its in viking times…dont like it :/
[..YouTube..] now that i think of it it like a mix of god of war and dante`s inferno
now that i think of it it like a mix of god of war and dante`s inferno
[..YouTube..] wait… a game where you play as an almost godlike figure and kill enemies with light and heavy melee attacks? original…
wait… a game where you play as an almost godlike figure and kill enemies with light and heavy melee attacks? original…