Blood Ties

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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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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

61%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

story6 positive mentions

grinding4 negative mentions

The game offers a simple and easy-to-play experience, making it accessible for newcomers to the RPG genre.
The story has an interesting concept of humans and vampires teaming up, which adds a unique twist to the narrative.
The soundtrack is a strong point of the game, enhancing the overall experience.

The gameplay is overly simplistic, often reducing strategy to mindlessly hitting the spacebar during battles.
The story is riddled with grammatical errors and plot holes, leading to a lack of engagement with the characters and narrative.
The game suffers from linear design, with repetitive encounters and a lack of exploration, making it feel tedious and unoriginal.

story
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
64%
12%
The story has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it predictable and linear, lacking depth and connection to characters. While some elements, such as the relationship between the main character and her terminally ill mother, show potential, they are often overshadowed by grammatical errors and a failure to fully explore intriguing themes like vampirism. Overall, the narrative is described as thin, filled with plot holes, and padded with unnecessary grinding, leading to a lack of engagement from players.
- “There's interesting development between the main character and her terminally ill mother, with some vague themes 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 rarely see.”
- “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.”
- “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.”
- “As others have said, the plot is very thin and often lends itself to more plot holes than a believable story.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
60%
The gameplay is criticized for its low quality, featuring repetitive and linear mechanics that offer little exploration or reward, with most of the experience dominated by random encounters. Players report a short overall playtime of around 7 hours, leading to a lack of depth and engagement.
- “The game is short; completing the whole experience took me about 7 hours, so you won't have as much gameplay as in a typical game.”
- “The gameplay is completely linear, and any attempt at exploration yields trivial or no rewards.”
- “Random encounters, always represented by the same purple cloud, make up 95% of the gameplay.”
- “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 compared to typical RPGs.”
- “- Completely linear gameplay; any attempt at exploration grants trivial or no rewards.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find grinding to be a tedious aspect of the game, often leading to prolonged playtime due to repetitive battles and a lack of equipment variety. While some moments, such as discovering enemy capabilities when resources are low, can be interesting, the overall experience is marred by the necessity of extensive grinding to progress.
- “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 also could 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
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is highly praised, with many users 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.
- “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
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics in this RPG Maker game are criticized for their low quality, lacking full HD support and customization options, which detracts from the experience for modern PC gamers. The artwork is described as standard for the RPG Maker engine, offering little to impress visually.
- “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.”
- “The artwork present within the game is pretty standard for RPG Maker and nothing really to look at.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The humor in the game is noted for its originality and comedic elements, particularly in the context of RPG Maker games, which adds a unique charm to the overall experience. Players find the humor engaging and entertaining, contributing positively to the game's appeal.
- “The humor in this RPG Maker game is absolutely hilarious and original!”
- “I couldn't stop laughing at the clever jokes and funny scenarios throughout the game.”
- “The quirky characters and their witty dialogue made for a truly entertaining experience.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The atmosphere of the game has been criticized for being lacking or non-existent, leaving players feeling disconnected and unengaged with the game world.
- “There is no atmosphere.”
- “The game lacks any sense of immersion or ambiance.”
- “The environment feels lifeless and uninspired.”