There is absolutely nothing like Illbleed.
Illbleed is an absolute achievement. Bonkers. Wild as hell. Absolutely unpredictable in everything its doing. Designed to entertain and fuck with you to a degree I haven't seen a horror comedy joint ever really quite do and only really in the way that a video game can.
Illbleed is a reminder of the kinds of things only video games as a medium can do in the ways in which they interact and interface with the player and the way the player interacts and interfaces with the game. You could adapt The Last of Us, Dead Space, God of War and Final Fantasy XV into a series or film or something. You could NOT adapt Illbleed into anything else.
You could not remake Illbleed and get the same result. You could not make a sequel to Illbleed and have it work the same at all. This is a culmination of absolutely deranged ideas all culminating into a beautiful package at one specific time by one specific team at one specific moment. This shit is special.
Illbleed frankly is fuckin peak. The more I played the more I fell in absolute love with it. It trolled me, it baffled me, it knocked me on my ass and every twist and turn had me waiting for where the fuck this thing was gonna go next.
Sorry to be vague but you should really just play it for yourself and see what this has to offer. I want people who experience it to have the raw experience I had with it. I really wish there was some Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind type procedure so I could wipe my memory and play this shit fresh cause it is such a transcendent and wild experience. I will absolutely never forget it. Don't be afraid to use a guide if ya need to, it's absolutely worth experiencing.
Make sure ya invest in them worm stocks alright?
Illbleed is an absolute achievement. Bonkers. Wild as hell. Absolutely unpredictable in everything its doing. Designed to entertain and fuck with you to a degree I haven't seen a horror comedy joint ever really quite do and only really in the way that a video game can.
Illbleed is a reminder of the kinds of things only video games as a medium can do in the ways in which they interact and interface with the player and the way the player interacts and interfaces with the game. You could adapt The Last of Us, Dead Space, God of War and Final Fantasy XV into a series or film or something. You could NOT adapt Illbleed into anything else.
You could not remake Illbleed and get the same result. You could not make a sequel to Illbleed and have it work the same at all. This is a culmination of absolutely deranged ideas all culminating into a beautiful package at one specific time by one specific team at one specific moment. This shit is special.
Illbleed frankly is fuckin peak. The more I played the more I fell in absolute love with it. It trolled me, it baffled me, it knocked me on my ass and every twist and turn had me waiting for where the fuck this thing was gonna go next.
Sorry to be vague but you should really just play it for yourself and see what this has to offer. I want people who experience it to have the raw experience I had with it. I really wish there was some Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind type procedure so I could wipe my memory and play this shit fresh cause it is such a transcendent and wild experience. I will absolutely never forget it. Don't be afraid to use a guide if ya need to, it's absolutely worth experiencing.
Make sure ya invest in them worm stocks alright?
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@Vee Ya gotta do it! The worm stocks can only go up from here!!!
So this is more of a cautious recommendation, since the game in question does have a lot of gross content in it, but you should check out Harvester. Really deranged and shocking stuff and very unique for a point and click game.
@DestroyerTriple Oh trust me Harvester has been on my list forever! Will absolutely get around to it one of these days!
I really like this review, im always complaining about how a lot of games dont take advantage of the medium theyre made on and instead opt to be more like films/books/whatever. At a certain point it just feels like you're playing the same shit over and over again so games like Illbleed are real treats to see, love me a unique game with ideas. They really dont make em like this anymore...
Did you figure out who Killerman was?
@moschidae thank you! yeah it's seriously always wonderful to get a game that really just goes for something only a game can do or convey. Shit is so rad! I think we get those once in a while type experiences still but definitely nothing to the level of Illbleed imo.
@LarryDavis Absolutely, at first I thought they got me on that choice but nah I got it B^)
Vee
4 months ago