That said, Bloodshore does feel a little muddled, and partly that's down to the extremely niche set of characters that the player follows, as only one of the starting group sits outside of the media industry. Meanwhile, the action regularly cuts to the reactions of viewers and television shows dissecting the events, which fit excellently with the overall tone. The most prominent contestants are a bunch of vloggers and influencers, while the main character is the former star of a Twilight-esque series of movies. This is helped by the deliberately over-the-top acting of a lot of the cast, with a bubblegum exuberance that solidifies the game's standing as something not to be taken entirely seriously. It's not the most incisive of examples in the sub-genre, but nonetheless works rather well.

There's a satirical angle to Bloodshore, with an anti-capitalist angle that prods gently at the notion of people watching others suffer for their entertainment. Although Kill/Stream started with death row inmates, it's now open to the public to apply to get their hands on the cash and the fame that comes with it.īloodshore effectively utilizes a structural template similar to that of Battle Royale and The Running Man, and of course to the most recent notable example of Squid Game. There is an in-game universe television show called Kill/Stream, where fifty participants are dropped onto an island, Fortnite-style, and must kill each other to win their chance at a life-changing amount of money. Taking cues from the likes of Series 7: The Contenders, Bloodshore is another take on the well-trod trope of the Most Dangerous Game. Together with The Complex developer Good Gate Media, the duo is adding another game to their growing FMV library in the form of Bloodshore. A once-forgotten relic of PC gaming and failed experiments like the Sega CD, FMV games have seen a resurgence that has been spearheaded by publisher Wales Interactive. Of all the video game genres to have made a return, the FMV game is perhaps the most surprising.

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