![]() Ethan’s default weapons are his fists and feet. Everything needs to be killed.Īs alluded to earlier, Bloodshot emphasises crunching melee combat over gunplay. Inevitably, the line becomes increasingly more blurred between this dark reality and his own drink fuelled psychosis. Ethan battles both personal and literal demons throughout the game bi-products of his alcoholism and Metro City’s deranged criminal underworld. It’s a phenomena that he himself is inherently connected to and, following a tip-off, has his former employers in need of his services once more.īloodshot splices first-person action with psychological horror. After resigning acrimoniously from the force, a booze-addled Ethan finds himself homeless in a city gripped by insanity and violence. Bloodshot does a decent job of filling in any blanks from the past as its own disturbing drama plays out. While events do follow on from Condemned: Criminal Origins, you won’t be left in the dark if you’re not too familiar with the original. ![]() Max Payne is slick and super-stylised, Bloodshot is sick, twisted and utterly brutal. ![]() This should give you an indication of what Condemned 2 is like. As Mr Payne glides gracefully through the air in Bullet Time, Mr Thomas bludgeons his enemies to death with any makeshift weapon he can lay his hands on. But this is where their methods differ a little. Not content with simply trying outdrink each other, they both seem to be vying for the title of gaming’s most psychopathic protagonist. Binge drinking is one thing, but these guys knock back hallucinatory amounts of the hard stuff.Įthan and Max are both pissed off with the world and their dipsomania is only eclipsed by a thirst for ultra-violence. Both are former – and subsequently disgraced – law enforcement officers caught in a downward spiral of dependence. ![]() It turns out that he and Condemned 2: Bloodshot’s liquor soaked lead have a fair bit in common. Written by Ally Doig, Ethan Thomas stares drunkenly into the cracked remains of the latest mirror he’s punched, just for a second, he might see Max Payne scowling right back at him. Have a game you’d like reviewed? Send us an email. Welcome to Ghosts of Gaming Past - here we’ll be reviewing older horror games, classics and non-classics we missed when they were originally released. ![]()
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