Bedlam
- October 13, 2015
- RedBedlam
- 6h median play time
An ambitious and fascinating wander through gaming’s history, but one that can’t replicate the addictive gameplay of the forefathers it documents.
"Bedlam" is a single-player Science Fiction Shooter game with a unique genre-jumping feature, based on Christopher Brookmyre's novel. As the character Heather Quinn, players navigate an interesting plot while experiencing up-to-date graphics and nostalgic gaming references. Despite some humorous elements and good mechanics, the game is very grinding and has several bugs.
Reviews
- story197 mentions
- 49 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
- gameplay111 mentions
- 28 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
- funny67 mentions
- 88 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
- graphics59 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 78 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- stability43 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 91 % negative mentions
- optimization16 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
- grinding14 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- music12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Bedlam review
An ambitious and fascinating wander through gaming’s history, but one that can’t replicate the addictive gameplay of the forefathers it documents.
60%Bedlam: The Game Review
Bedlam: The Game is not all that fun to play, but that doesn't mean that it's an outright disgrace. Rubbing shoulders with its cruddy combat and occasionally criminal controls is a release with a strong sense of humour and some razor-sharp writing. It's just a shame that this escapade fails to ever elevate itself beyond the properties that its parodying, serving up a sloppy first-person shooter that should have been so much more.
40%Review: Bedlam
Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy them a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled.
60%