Blood West is my favorite game of 2023 | Blood West Review | thesummerofmark
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Blood West is a 2023 first person shooter with immersive sim elements developed by Hyperstrange. Join me in my Blood West review as a I talk about one of the most interesting games last year.
0:00 Intro
1:31 Premise & Setting
3:50 Presentation
10:50 Gameplay
19:57 On Blood West’s immersive simness
23:36 Exploring the Barren Lands & Questing
27:31 Conclusion
Special thanks to:
@HeyBlondieGamer for the collab.
My dear friend CloudCoffinArt for the visuals: cloudcoffinart.com/
Sicks beats by @MelonMan666
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I fucked up. Looks like I said "Vendingos" instead of "Wendigos" because I checked the Wikis instead of my own footage. Ironically, by calling them "Vendingos" I managed to misinterpret even the Wikis, where they were listed as "Vendigos". I am sorry. Your boi Mark ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
You're our sharpest tool in the shed!
I assumed it was just your accent haha
TAZDINGO!
Hello! Thank you very much for appreciating our game! We are glad that the haunted atmosphere, messed up monster, sound design, and the satisfaction of smashing skulls hit the mark with you! We are even more pleased with the words of praise from connoisseurs of the genre and fans of the Thief series, which was one of the inspirations for the creation of Blood West. Best game of 2023?! Damn, man, thanks! That means a lot to us!!
Wow, this was unexpected! Thank you so much for the kind words, nothing makes me happier than hearing that the people who worked so hard to make the game love my coverage! Really looking forward to your next games
Blood West is amazing! Hope you guys will continue to support it and bring more content to the game. It is truly a game that in my mind is a modern classic that will be looked at fondly for a long, long time. Thief fans, and fans of those kinds of games will absolutely gravitate to it.
Thank you for Blood West, it is an absolute treat in a gaming landscape that is so lackluster.
One of my new favorite games. It has all the makings of a modern classic. I have been loving every second of it. Just got to Level 2, and I can't get enough. I really hope they continue to support the game and add more content. I will keep coming back to it.
Great review! Can't believe I haven't seen it until now! Thanks for making it and an extra thanks for giving a nod to the voice cast! :D
No problem, thank you for the kind words and for your stellar work!
This is the good stuff! Great video, mate. Here's hoping Blood West is a raging success which encourages Hyperstrange make a sequel.
You’re too kind, mate. And thanks again for the collab!
Your videos are so important to me, that I only watch them on the weekends, since I can minimize the distractions and solely focus on the video. Amazing as always. Especially since this is a game I liked enough to buy on sale, but haven't gotten around to playing it.
I’m speechless. Thanks so much for the support, never thought my videos would mean so much to someone!
very thorough review, thanks! i always like a wild west theme in games, too
No, thank YOU for watching!
eyy nocaps! I love your videos. Have you played this one yet?
@@caliban1993 not yet but it is on the ever growing list haha
5:40 for the longest time I thought you were named ''the sum of the mark'' until now
That’s my second channel about maths
Hello, Mark! I bought the game on Steam after seeing your review a few months ago. A bit late with the comment, but I wanted to thank you for the recommendation. Blood West is a very cool game. I've done two playthroughs. I've read the notes left by the farmer, but I'll leave your riddle unanswered, as it is part funny, part creepy. The devs are nice and helpful. I got stuck on when I tried to melee the 2nd act boss and its stomp attack pushed me through the map. The devs fixed the issue by editing my save file. Anyway, great review and good luck with your CZcams channel.
Since you are a Gothic fan, I was wondering if you played "The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos" mod for Gothic 2?
Friend here, yes he has talked about Blood West to me before 😆
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I’m absolutely sold on Blood West now ❤
YAAAAS, so happy to hear that!
I enjoyed Blood West. I love Westerns, and i like Weird West. It was a fun imm sim
Well, I'm sold.
So, so happy to hear that. Lmk what you think of the game once you get a chance to play it!
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Can confirm, he couldn't shut up about this game 😂😂 Good vid man, keep up the good work
Thanks Shrimp! Looking forward to our first beer binge of 2024
@@thesummerofmark soon....
You had me at alligator farm.
Good to hear. Now play Blood West
@@thesummerofmark no you!
@@arkham666 already did that you goose
@@thesummerofmark why don't you make a video about it then? Ha check mate!
After playing it a bit, I call it "Borderlands Thief".
Hmmm interesting. What makes it similar to Borderlands in your eyes? Genuinely asking
@@thesummerofmark the light RPG perk elements, grinding, looting, special weapons, Mmo-like NPCs, and most importantly the overall cartoony aesthetic. Chapter 1 especially captured what I remember playing through Borderlands 1, with the desert theme.
@@thesidneychan ah, makes sense. I played only a bit of B1 (a couple hours I think) so maybe that’s why I didn’t see the connection
I like when indie FPS games are something other than another retro shooter inspired by DOOM or Quake or whatever. Don't get me wrong, some of these are great like Dusk for example, but they are too many of them tbh.
I’ve never played Dusk actually. Is it worth playing today?
@@thesummerofmark It's the best indie FPS imo, so yeah. It's got one of the best level designs in any shooter I think.
@@ehrtdaz7186 okay, I’m sold. I’ll buy it on steam first chance I get
Game gud, but unfair at times too.
The good kind of unfair
🌷 Promo>SM
If a game has basically no immersive sim game design it's not an immersive sim, still looks good though but not an immersive sim.
*points to heart* What matters is the immersive sim on the inside
@@thesummerofmark more immersive sims videos oh please oh please 🥺🥺🥺🥺
@@deadlock_problem got a few immsim videos in the pipeline 😄
@@thesummerofmark hmmm new or old games? Also top 3 immsim games thx. 😅
@@deadlock_problem both new and old. Ctrl alt ego will be one of them.
As for my top 3, hmmm. Hard to decide. Gun to my head:
1. Deus Ex
2. Dishonored 2
3. Prey 2017