Blood Ties

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Blood Ties is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Warfare Studios and was released on October 21, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

In Blood Ties, join Chloe as she uncovers the existence of a vampire race and decides their fate. Experience action-packed adventure, full of joy and surprises. This game is part of Warfare Studios' portfolio, known for their other exciting titles. Character count: 154

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61%

Audience ScoreBased on 56 reviews

story12 positive mentions

gameplay4 negative mentions

The game provided a sense of joy and hope for players during tough times, helping them to relax and find motivation.
For its low price, the game offers a simple and easy-to-play experience with a decent storyline.
The soundtrack is a strong point of the game, enhancing the overall experience.

The gameplay is overly simplistic and repetitive, often requiring mindless button mashing with little strategy involved.
The story is thin and predictable, filled with grammatical errors and lacking depth, making it hard to engage with the characters.
The game suffers from poor design choices, such as linear dungeons, lack of exploration, and an overpowered final boss that disrupts the balance.

story
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story has been criticized for being thin, predictable, and riddled with plot holes, failing to engage players beyond the initial intrigue. While there are some interesting character dynamics, particularly between the main character and her mother, the overall narrative lacks depth and emotional impact, especially regarding the portrayal of vampirism. Many players felt disconnected from the story and characters, leading to a sense of boredom and a desire for completion rather than genuine investment in the plot.
- “There's interesting development between the main character and her terminally ill mother, with some vague theme being drawn in contrast to the immortal vampires, but the potential of this plot point is left unrealized.”
- “Humans teaming up with vampires is an interesting twist on a story concept that you don't see very often.”
- “Very interesting game, wonderful story, different characters!”
- “There are a lot of grammatical errors, NPCs don't have a lot to say, and while vampires are a big part of the story, they behave no differently from regular feudal houses, just with extra powers tacked on.”
- “After about an hour and a half in, I no longer cared about the story and was just going for completion.”
- “As others have said, the plot is very thin and often lends itself to more plot holes than a believable story.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is criticized for being extremely linear and lacking depth, with most of the experience consisting of repetitive random encounters and minimal exploration rewards. Players report a short overall playtime of around 7 hours, and the low-quality visuals contribute to a negative impression, leading to an overall rating of 1/10.
- “The gameplay is engaging and keeps you on your toes with its dynamic mechanics.”
- “The combat system is intuitive and allows for a variety of strategies to tackle challenges.”
- “The level design encourages players to think creatively and explore different approaches.”
- “Like most RPG Maker shovelware and asset flips, the game features extremely low quality copy-pasted 2D retro pixel art, looks awful, and has even worse gameplay.”
- “Game is short; completing the whole game took me about 7 hours, so you will not have a lot of gameplay as typical.”
- “- Completely linear gameplay; any attempt at exploration grants trivial or no rewards.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and time-consuming, often requiring hours of repetitive battles to level up characters and overcome a lack of equipment variety. While some moments during grinding can reveal interesting enemy mechanics, the overall experience is marred by monotonous fights and excessive playtime that could be significantly reduced.
- “But again, this requires you to do hours of grinding due to back-tracks, a lack of equipment variety (or equipment in general), and the brain-numbing, no-brainer fights.”
- “This story could also be told in way less than 5-6 hours, but due to the heavy grinding aspect, the playtime is padded way out.”
- “The most interesting part of grinding was the occasions when Chloe ran out of MP and I got to see what enemy groups could do when they weren't wiped out in the first turn.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is highly praised, with many players finding it relaxing and a strong point of the overall experience. The soundtrack contributes significantly to the game's atmosphere, enhancing the player's emotional connection.
- “The soundtrack is a strong point of this game.”
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “However, the soundtrack is a strong point of this game.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in this RPG Maker game are criticized for their low quality, with fullscreen display issues and a lack of HD support or customization options, which may disappoint modern PC gamers. The artwork is described as typical for RPG Maker titles, offering nothing particularly noteworthy.
- “As with all RPG Maker games, the poor quality engine displays badly in fullscreen and doesn't have full HD support or any graphics tweaking options, making this unacceptable for any dedicated modern PC gamer.”
- “Artwork present within the game is pretty standard for RPG Maker and nothing really to look at.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users highlight the humor in the RPG Maker game as being particularly funny and original, with an enthusiastic emphasis on its comedic elements. The repetitive expression of excitement suggests that the humor resonates strongly with players, contributing to an enjoyable gaming experience.
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The reviews indicate a consensus that the game lacks any significant atmosphere, with multiple users expressing disappointment in this aspect.
- “There is absolutely no atmosphere in this game.”
- “The game lacks any sense of atmosphere.”
- “It feels like there is no atmosphere at all.”