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This Sandbox RPG is Bonkers - The Bloodline Review
You can find The Bloodline here: store.steampowered.com/app/1159290/The_Bloodline/
Join the discord (leave a comment on YT first though right!): discord.gg/CJZqUWvKfQ
- Transcript -
The bloodline Proves that if Elder Scrolls was made by one guy it would have just as much Quality Assurance.
The Bloodline is an Steam early access sandbox adventure RPG by solo dev Miles Whittaker and is an exercise in trying to work within a manageable scope and failing miserably.
I got a review code months ago but I’ve avoided doing a video because every time I logged in the game had changed. reviewing a game this early almost feels like reviewing an omelette while the eggs are still inside the chicken.
The Bloodline is an RPG that seems more concerned with just chucking everything you like about First Person RPGs into a big pile and just hoping for the best.
This is a game that could only exist because there was no one boring and sensible enough further up the command chain to say no to a debuff that farts you to death. Or, if you time it right you can make the farts a speed buff apparently. Every cloud has a brown lining.
It brings back climbing as a levelable skill, Chucks in wall running and since there was a meme about grappling hooks making every game better that's been YOLOd in there as well. The number of movement options alone make this game a playground of options.
There's even Town building because the only place adequate housing can exist now is inside fantasy games.
When I started the game it made a big deal out of letting me be free to do whatever I want so I took that as permission to ignore base building and anything in the game that looked boring to me and instead just became a full time goblin slayer
The spells and abilities are ridiculous. Imagine the spells you'd cook up with your friends and then you just went ahead and did it. Or you can pick people up by their blood, or teleport inside them and explode em, or turn into a rabbit that immediately gets stuck on a blade of grass. Now this is videogames.
There are even spells just lying around in the world waiting to be discovered which makes poking around surprisingly rewarding.
Skilling is up to the eyeballs in optional mini games, making everything engaging all of the time. Successfully doing them gives bonus xp and materials. For crafting it makes the shit you make more valuable.You can Roleplay a nerd who sits in a library all day learning spells even. That's immersive.
You’re going to be gaining XP from pretty much everything you do. There are no wrong answers in this game. Except fishing. Most of my footage is fishing. Fishing… is a problem..
About the only thing that hasn’t been let off the leash in this game so far is a writer foaming at the mouth to bash out an interesting story, but I’m too busy becoming arsonist spiderman to worry about that.
Since making a huge expansive detailed world can be somewhat difficult for one guy to achieve the game is broken up into explorable zones separated by overworld travel interspersed with enough random encounters to completely derail all of my play sessions as I get immediately distracted.
So this review isn't a “you must buy this game immediately” review. This is more of a general alert to keep an eye on it till the game is in a state you're personally happy with. I like to imagine this game is going the same way as Caves of Qud did for me, sitting in my steam library for the better part of a decade before opening it again to discover I'm the proud owner of one of the best games ever made.
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  • @tutorialboss4090
    @tutorialboss4090 День тому

    I hereby grant you the C-word pass.

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole День тому

      Could you let the big wigs at UA-cam know plz

  • @ExtraTrstl
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    Neat!

  • @xevospoyo6792
    @xevospoyo6792 День тому

    Try Nova Drift! Very cool game by a guy named Chimeric that is nearing its completed edition :) It's a Roguelite bullet-hell set in space where you play as a living ship trying to survive infinite waves while receiving xp to upgrade, the upgrades are called mods and they are linked to trees of mods with each their upsides and downsides. It's very risk vs. reward. I have almost 400 hours in the game and think it's great. You should check it out if you're into that kinda game genre :)

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole День тому

      This looks hot! Will do <3

  • @djawaits7978
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    0:23 He forgot League of Legends.

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    Enjoyed your girl/wife? laughing in the background, so here's a sub and some engagement...

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole День тому

      Ratwife! And good to have you aboard! ❤️

  • @angrymikko
    @angrymikko День тому

    The humour in this one is 10/10

  • @Esty568
    @Esty568 День тому

    I bought a game called “Gedonia” yesterday, and this reminds me of that. When you look at it on screenshots it doesn’t look too good. I have to admit, it is a bit buggy. But as you play… it is enjoyable. It has good build potential. Being a mage feels powerful. It is made by one person too.

  • @samdavies2069
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    No one’s racing to the bottom on Grindr. It and everyone in it is already the bottom.

  • @potato3264
    @potato3264 День тому

    Wolf tiddies are in the past bro. #forrealz

  • @xGarrettThiefx
    @xGarrettThiefx День тому

    Great video, thanks for exposing me to this great looking game.

  • @hamillinguini
    @hamillinguini 2 дні тому

    I like your video Mr Rat 👍

  • @nullpotential
    @nullpotential 2 дні тому

    I swear Steam's store interface is horrible for finding free games. I look all the time but it's inundated with "prologues" and "part 1" and it's so hard to find actual free games.

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole 2 дні тому

      I know what you mean, Maybe I need to do some compilations or somethin'. One idea is sifting through the pile at Itch and then finding the live updated versions on Steam lol.

  • @RomanaImperium
    @RomanaImperium 2 дні тому

    1:50 NAAAHHHHH 💀💀💀💀💀. But true tho

  • @danibot3000
    @danibot3000 2 дні тому

    This look like a cool new old game that i need to try

  • @StarflightGamin
    @StarflightGamin 3 дні тому

    I never got to play any of the Gwimbly games back in the day (because I wasn't born yet) but thankfully his recent resurgence in popularity has introduced me to a really cool game franchise.

  • @KatieAndCatburger
    @KatieAndCatburger 3 дні тому

    omg you guys are such cute little rats! also this game game looks neat, ty for making!

  • @Milkex
    @Milkex 3 дні тому

    you're damn right you need to review animal well. i only got to phase three but it's gorgeous

  • @lucifuss
    @lucifuss 3 дні тому

    i heard "c@~t" and smashed subscribe, am Welsh so its one of my primary words in my vocabulary

  • @VoiceChattin
    @VoiceChattin 3 дні тому

    Have you checked out Ctrl Alt Ego? The amount of creative possibilities in that game is nuts. Had to take a break every hour or so from overexerted braining. Not in a this puzzle's damn hard; but wait what if I do that, what's over there, oh so that's what that's for, wait that means I could've done that. Absolutely insanity

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole 3 дні тому

      Hey this one's never hit my radar! cheers

  • @KotoCrash
    @KotoCrash 3 дні тому

    A Jet Set Radio clone have a mid soundtrack definitely lost it points from me Enuf I'd say is the only banger, and among the duds are some truly awful tracks like Precious Thing and Hair Dun

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole 2 дні тому

      Icing 2 Mello from contributing to the playlist was the biggest crime this game committed. His JSR inspired albums are great imo.

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    @Kingdrakeable 3 дні тому

    Man how dare you make me subscribe with the funny humor and absolute bangers of recommendations

  • @projectgorgonfan
    @projectgorgonfan 3 дні тому

    really into Idle games rn, playing through Melvor Idle and this other game called Cycle Idle RPG currently. Also getting back into Project: Gorgon

  • @user-bw4jm1bv1i
    @user-bw4jm1bv1i 3 дні тому

    Have you played Shadow of the Erdtree? I don't think there's too many people talking about it at the moment.

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole 3 дні тому

      A true hidden gem right there

  • @SirHugsalot13th
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    Thank you, algorithm, for chucking this rat couple at my head. I rub the bump appreciatively. Or at least I hope you two are a couple, you're both cute together (but also regardless).

  • @potato3264
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    Minor problems 😂

  • @PotionSmeller
    @PotionSmeller 4 дні тому

    I remember first following this game because the dev regularly posted cool if unhinged weapons and spells on twitter. I was sold when i saw a gif of him doing juggle combos on some poor bandit with shapeshifting and earthbending spells.

  • @ShadowTheLight
    @ShadowTheLight 4 дні тому

    Started Fallout 1 recently! Not very hidden but its really fun in the yey i've been slain by a comically large scorpion in the first 10min kinda way

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole 2 дні тому

      I was such an idiot the first time I played Fallout, Getting to where the water chip was supposed to be and just going "uuuuuh" lol. I have no idea how people manage no-kill charisma runs either, that's insane.

    • @ShadowTheLight
      @ShadowTheLight 2 дні тому

      @@bigrathole that sounds insane, everything's out to kill you in that game

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole 2 дні тому

      @@ShadowTheLight right? Like you literally start the game surrounded by rats even. XD

  • @SwervingRain
    @SwervingRain 5 днів тому

    never seen or heard of you or this game before but now it looks like i’ll be actively following both

  • @ajprime2000
    @ajprime2000 5 днів тому

    Well, you asked for more recs so, if you like rogue like deckbulding, i'd recommend zet zillions. Zany dark humor with a twist where a lot of your cards have ways you can merge them to create a new card with a totally different effect.

  • @deltacosmic5358
    @deltacosmic5358 5 днів тому

    Play gigantic rampage edition

  • @CooperDooper38
    @CooperDooper38 5 днів тому

    Might have to join that discord when I remember what my password is. I just met someone who was really wanting to work on a game to put their college learning experience to good use, and I had an idea for a fun little timewaster mobile title, so we're working on it now. Nothing mindblowing, but hopefully it'll be great anyway.

  • @stevejohnson1078
    @stevejohnson1078 5 днів тому

    If you're asking for game reccs, I recently played Dream Tactics on steam and really enjoyed all the time spent with it. It really allows you to go really in depth with customization for your deck and items. It's a strategy RPG though, so idk how much you are into those. Also Minishoot Adventures. It's like bullet hell meets 2d Zelda, very well polished and fun.

  • @SnooglebumExists
    @SnooglebumExists 5 днів тому

    Comment for the algorithm!

  • @EO-fv3wc
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    I passed this by after seeing the graphics because of past experience with asset flips, but I was clearly wrong! +subscribe for keeping me from missing out on something this cool

  • @Sudo_Nimh
    @Sudo_Nimh 5 днів тому

    nice CoQ shoutout <3

  • @reanukeeves2812
    @reanukeeves2812 5 днів тому

    Have you played ZeroRanger? I don't play a lot of shmups, but I adore this one.

    • @bigrathole
      @bigrathole 5 днів тому

      Zero Ranger is HOT. Such a good game. Got into it after investigating their new game Void Stranger, which is a sokoban but crazy deep and twisty.

  • @missmonke8706
    @missmonke8706 5 днів тому

    Love the discovery engine concept for this channel. It's always fun to see the unique titles that crop up here

  • @jackpaice
    @jackpaice 5 днів тому

    I’m still just playing balatro 😅

  • @mastergamerx
    @mastergamerx 5 днів тому

    you should play everquest 2 origins server its great

  • @MechakittenX
    @MechakittenX 5 днів тому

    That game looks amazing! I hope that graphics style is easy on my potato of a PC. I'm being left behind by so many hella graphically gorgeous games but don't have damn money to buy them. Thanks for sharing the video!

  • @skootz24
    @skootz24 5 днів тому

    If this game ever gets mod support then it's over for my free time.

  • @sdhority
    @sdhority 5 днів тому

    Been keeping my eye on this game for months now, the progress is astonishing. As someone who tried their hand at solo game dev, it truly is... astonishing.

  • @Korik333
    @Korik333 5 днів тому

    It's an older game at this point, but you should check out Ace of Seafood. It's a completely ridiculous and cheap as dirt game that I had a fantastic time with.

  • @kajnake5905
    @kajnake5905 5 днів тому

    Thanks for showing off the unpolished gems, makes me look forward to the rest of the year

  • @Lampeaand
    @Lampeaand 5 днів тому

    You should check out Soulash 2 - It's an open-world adventure in a simulated and generated world

  • @ShockedTaiLung
    @ShockedTaiLung 5 днів тому

    That streamer line was devious 💀

  • @VorpalF
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  • @Pihutihutihutijay
    @Pihutihutihutijay 5 днів тому

    oddly enough I was already following it, Not wishlisted just followed. I don't remember doing that.

  • @Vhistic
    @Vhistic 5 днів тому

    Your version of an omelette is a great visual hahah