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The Raid homage Acts Of Blood is Sifu’s jankier, snackier cousinIt plays like a PS2 game! (complimentary)
It plays like a PS2 game! (complimentary)
Image credit:Eksil Team/Rock Paper Shotgun
Image credit:Eksil Team/Rock Paper Shotgun
Calling a game ‘no frills’ or ‘no nonsense’ is always a back-handed compliment, because it sounds like you’re saying it’s a bit straightforward and simple. And yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying here. Acts Of Blood feels like a spiffy PS2actionbrawler; a slightly tighter oldYakuzagame, or a stripped-backSifu. It’s snacky and a bit janky, but it’s also great coffee break fodder, assuming you want to spend your break breaking a selection of heavy objects over the crumbly skulls of ne’er-do-wells. I mean, they might have done some things well, I don’t know them. But they aren’t doing any well to my character in the game, so violence it is.
Acts of Blood - Steam Demo Trailer (English)Watch on YouTube
Acts of Blood - Steam Demo Trailer (English)
You can see how you feel about this yourself, anyway, since there’s a demoon Steam here. Here’s the story setup:
Features include “Dynamic Brutal Combat” (yes to brutal, rain check on dynamic), “Various Melee & Firearm Weapons”, “Destructible Environmental Elements”, “Traditional Parkour” (you can slide on things), and “Outfit Customization”. Misgivings aside, I got a good 20 minutes of fun out of it, and I reckon it’s worth the <3GB download, if just to throw an axe at someone.
