"Blood" — game in the genre of FPS, developed using the technology of Build Engine (previously used for creation of the cult game Duke Nukem 3D) by Monolith Productions (publisher of the game company GT Interactive) in 1997. Blood contains a large amount of occult symbolism and fully justifies its name, since the blood in the game really a lot. As, however, and black humor. Later, the game was released two additions — Plasma Pak and Cryptic Passage.
The plot
The game "Blood" unfolds in a dark world (alternate history), similar to the United States in the early nineteenth century (in the sequel, Blood II: The Chosen. ukazyvaetsya 1928). The main character named Caleb falls in love Ophelia. From her he learns about the growing power of religious cult cabal (Cabal), in which he join it later. Caleb, Ophelia and two other adept of the cult, Gabriella, and Ishmael be the chosen of the cult (The Chosen). However, after some time the dark divinity Chernobog who worships the cult, accused elected to treason and orders his henchmen to kill them. But 20 years after his death, Caleb was resurrected in the form of the walking dead. For twenty years the cult of the cabal has become much stronger, his followers were razziali of the city, ruthlessly destroying other people, and ruins filled out called cult of the undead, demons and other hostile creatures. With the purpose of revenge, Caleb finds and kills minions of Chernobog, who were instructed to kill the elite. Killing a stone gargoyle, Caleb cremates the body of Ophelia, attached to the altar. However, killing Sael (a giant spider minion of Chernobog) and found the body of Gabrielle in the cocoon of a spider, Caleb decides to drink her blood to take away the power of the fallen favourites. When they reached the chambers of Chernobog, Caleb kills again resurrected minions and the Chernobog. Death Chernobog does not lead to the disintegration of the cult, and only ostanavlivaet the spread of his influence.
Each of the additions contains a full episode with its own plot. In Plasma Pak Caleb learns that the cult of the new trains to replace the elected traitors and sent on a quest. After some time, Caleb discovers a new elite and kills them. In Cryptic Passage Caleb is looking for an ancient scroll to use it for their own purposes.
The protagonist Caleb is an example of anti-hero — despite the fact that he fights against the forces of evil, it is characterized by cruelty, lack of nravstvennyh and moral values, he is a cannibal
The gameplay and graphics
In the same way as in Duke Nukem 3D, three-dimensional in the game is only landscape (floors, walls, etc.), and the monsters and other objects are represented by sprites. Also, unlike Duke Nukem 3D, the game used the technology of voxels, whereby the three-dimensional are, for example, keys. However, both games are more three-dimensional than, say, DooM, allowing you to jump and look up and down. Standard gaming controls, where the mouse controls only turns the hero, and the movement is controlled with the keyboard, has already been implemented in both games, although it is not running by default (in the same DooM of such management was not).
Most of the weapons has an alternative way of shooting. The concept of the store (and recharge) is present, with the sole exception of gold, for which the game remembers one or two guns charged; recharge is made only after firing the second cartridge.
Items
As in Duke Nukem 3D, the game has a variety of useful items (first aid kits, armor) and equipment, in addition the game has different bonuses. All the weapons in the game is divided into three types (normal, magic, and oenoe), so the armor introduced three fiery, spiritual and conventional.
The essence of life — restores 20 points of health (100)
Medical devices — restore 50 HP (to 100)
Seed of life — restores 100 HP (up to 200)
Fire armor — increases armor agenoy 100 units
Spiritual armor — increases spiritual armor by 100 units.
Body armor — increases the rate of conventional armor by 100 units.
Main armor — increases all armor by 50 units.
Super armor — increases all armor by 200 units.
Mask of death — temporarily makes the player invulnerable to all types of damage (explosions still can push the player aside). The mask of death is not displayed on the screen, so learn about the end effect can only notice the damage.
Akimbo — temporarily adds in the left hand second weapon (only for one-handed types), which doubles your firepower and use of the cartridges.
Some items can be stored in inventory and used only as needed. Every object has a degree of charge (in percent) when using the charge consumed. When it reaches zero, the item disappears from inventory.
Crystal ball — allows you to see other players regardless of their location. Has application only in multiplayer.
The eyes of the beast — allows you to see in the dark.
The aqualung allows you to breathe underwater. Is activated automatically, as in Duke Nukem 3D.
Doctor bag — restores health to a hundred units.
Reflection shots — most of the shots bounces off of the player back to the enemy. The player is still vulnerable to signal flares, fire, explosions and electricity.
The veil of invisibility — makes the player temporarily invisible to opponents. The effect is removed once the player makes the shot.
Weapons
In the game there are three type of damage: normal, fire, spiritual. The hero for each type of damage there is a separate armor type.
Each weapon has a separate type of ammo (for comparison, in DooM six types of small arms there are four types of cartridges).
Pitchfork — melee weapon.
Signal flare (not to be confused with the usual for many shooters weapon RPG) — the approximate equivalent of the gun, with the difference that the rocket hit the enemy causing it to fire. Alternative shooting ignites a large area.
Bleed — a common occurrence in many shooter double barrel shotgun. Alternative shooting — shooting doubles, that is, both barrels at the same time.
Thompson submachine gun — famous pyatidesyatiletiyu machine, which became an essential attribute of American gangsters. Alternative shooting — shooting fan, in which bullets fly in a wide arc.
Napalmed (also "Crematorium", "Incinerator") — a fake gun that shoots flaming balls of Napalm that explode upon contact with the target. The analogue of the usual for shooters to rocket launchers. Alternative is no fire in the original version. In Plasma pack there is an additional mode of shooting a large fireball that flies not far away and, falling, explodes and splits into several smaller balls, forming a kind of "avalanche".
The collection of different types of dynamite. Ordinary dynamite can be thrown to explode immediately or (alternative) after a couple of seconds. Charge with a remote controlled exploding by pressing the button on the remote. Charge with motion sensor self-explodes when someone is close enough.
The spray Bank of the spray, which in combination with the lighter gives an impromptu flamethrower. Alternative shooting — throwing set ablaze banks, which in the explosion ignites close to the target (unlike grenades, which only hurts)
Tesla cannon — a fictional energy weapon, named in honor of the famous physicist. Shoots small blobs of electricity, inflicting surgical strikes. Alternative shooting — a powerful charge, which is in contact with the purpose of affects everything in a very large radius of shock.
The Lich is a special magic stick, taking away power from the enemy and passing character. Remarkable is also the fact that it can work without bullets, instead using the hero's health. And as a successful hit at the same time restore health, with marksmanship hero will not be affected. In an additional mode Caleb leaves stick on the ground with all zaryadami. When hit the enemy in the sight of the staff, the latter starts to shoot blue blobs of flame (Plasma pack).
The voodoo doll is another mystical weapons based on sympathetic magic. The piercing of a doll with a needle causes damage to the enemy; however, if the enemy's in sight no, the needle mysteriously stuck in the finger of the hero, taking a unit of life. Alternative shooting is committing over puppet pass hand and deals damage to all enemies in sight.
Opponents
Blood have to fight a variety of enemies corresponding to the ironic and sinister setting of the game.
The smallest opponents
Rats (rats) — small, but very moving biting animals. Some of the difficulty of dealing with them is that the game engine is primarily designed for the aiming reticle vertically with the keyboard (setting the view with the mouse in the settings, but mouse filtering in the engine without).
Bats (Bats) — basically just add atmosphere to the game, although they may prevent the flock rushing in the face of the player during firefights.
Bone Eels (Eels Bone) — biting fish like dried acne. Live exclusively underwater.
Spiders (Spiders) — red and green spiders are moving slower than rats, but much more dangerous. From the bite of a red spider, the hero temporarily refocused vision, dizzy, and from the bite of a green dark eyes.
Hands-Stranglers (Choking Hands) — fun, but very dangerous monster: runs across the floor on your toes, the brush of a human hand. Narygina, climb on the body and strangling the hero to get rid of clinging to the neck of the Hands is almost impossible. You can kill the hand, throwing a bundle of dynamite at his feet, at low levels of difficulty Hand is dying in the water. Also, Caleb can swing the Arm to the side, if several times quickly press the "use". When you go to the next level Hand also disappears from the neck of the player.
The usual enemies
From regular enemies after death can fall the essence of life or ammunition.
The zombies (Zombies) — the walking dead with axes. Are a danger in melee. Depending on the difficulty level zombies can after his death one or two times "to rise". When struck by the forks of a zombie can tear down the head, then the monster will never rise again. Passing of the severed head, Caleb kicks her like a football.
Butchers swollen (Bloated Butchers) is a more dangerous version of zombies. Half-decayed carcasses with a butcher's cleaver, have an impressive stock of health and is able to attack from a distance, coughing with mucus and throwing weapon (large knife for cutting meat).
Cultists (Cultists) — the rank and file followers of the cult of the cabal, people are being mutilated by others. Wear yellow robes, armed with shotguns and dynamite. At a high level of complexity use explosives more often. Shout out sentences in the language of the cult of the cabal.
Fanatics (Fanatics) — high-ranking members of the cult. Dressed in black robes, armed with Thompson submachine guns. Like cultists, they know how to use explosives.
Gargoyles (Gargoyles) — fast and aggressive flying creatures, being at a distance are thrown in the player's bones, but close to the player closely, cause very great damage and can rip it apart. On some levels the game initially are in the form of statues at the approach of the player "come to life" and attack. If the player sneaks past the statue on all fours, she's not waking up. You can also Wake up the statue shot.
Hell Hounds (Hell Hounds) — similar to skinned and well-done vicious dogs. Run up to the hero and breathe out a jet of flame capable of igniting Caleb. Are immune to fire attacks, but when released into the water instantly dies.
Sabrosura (Gill Beasts) — creature, resembling the young revoluta Lovecraft — have hands and feet, ending with flippers, a shark's head and dorsal fin. Quickly kill at close contact. The rapid under water, can go on land, but in this case, slow and clumsy.
Bosses and dangerous enemies
Stone Gargoyles (Stone Gargoyles) — similar to the usual gargoyles, deadly creatures from the stone. Can kill a hero with one attack, both near and at a distance. Have much more health, and almost invulnerable to a larger number of weapons.
Ghosts (Phantasms) — screaming hysterically bellesia ghosts with the agricultural scythes. Cut of the player in close proximity, from afar, trying to influence a Creek. Vulnerable only at the moment of attack.
Chokh (Cheogh) — the boss of the first episode, is a common Stone Gargoyle (see above). After death, Chokh resurrected in the last level.
Seal, the Mother-spider (Shial, Mother of Spiders) — the boss of the second episode, can be found in subsequent episodes. Large and very tenacious grey spider, actively generating small red and green spiders (see above). Also raised in the last level
Cerberus (Cerberus) — the boss of the third episode of the game, a huge two-headed (unlike my triceps prototype from Greek mythology) fire-breathing dog, almost invulnerable to conventional firearms and explosives (excluding Crematorium). Like other bosses, found in the last level.
Chernobog (Tchernobog) is the final boss, the big scary demonic creature. How the ancient pagan Slavic God suddenly became the object of worship of the American cultists — you have to ask the developers of the game; in any case, to deal with it is not so simple. The name Chernobog was taken from a disney cartoon, though the sound in the Monolith really is a Russian immigrant.
Among the "enemies" are also the harmless citizens, mimes and just dead. From a dead citizen or torn corpses can fall the essence of life. Also in one of the episodes of the game from the citizen to get the key.
as it turned out for me....it was the first computer game in multiplayer which I played !
the game is super simple right now...would have made such censorship will choke in the saliva.
Kick to the head, to ignite and carry in a cull... - this game is definitely a masterpiece.
Especially good atmosphere and story really are going nuts over it )
I think this game I played 3 years. I don't remember. The action starts in the castle??
You have a bright sword, the white horse, and highbrow conversations? You want duels with noble opponents? Forget. Against the crowd of disgusting freaks one way - a shotgun and a couple sticks of dynamite! Cut them, tear them, blow up and shoot from large-caliber weapons. Use ancient magic and prihody a pitchfork to the wall. Is - Blood, the inhumane shooter of his time. Here you need to break through the hordes of hideous creatures to Chernobog and to create with him something that would make generations of people shudder.
And you are not a noble knight, and got out of the tomb dead man, taking a pitchfork and a pair of trunks. Enemies, losing legs, arms, and liters of blood, disgusting stinking of burning flesh and scattering the insides of the walls are like skittles to scatter along the path of this black hero.
No pity, no sentiment, no friends - just You and the cold barrel of the gun in the dead hands. If you like dark atmosphere, zombies, vampires, and dark magic, seasoned with leaden hail, and gallons of blood, then Blood is for you.
Oh, and you can Download it here: http://www.old-games.ru/game/11.html
Remember the nostalgia....
Cool toy!!! Accidentally found the Duke(it is chesnik, without any DOS box in the window is excellent) and similar Redneck Rampage... But the Blood did not see this(((
SchA 2 I downloaded, but the management was not so hot... the Mouse private to the sight and all... Bastard...
