Yeah...Blood Drive kinda sucks. There's no nicer way to say it, this game isn't good. When its a hassle to just walk in your game, you've done something wrong.
There are a ton of confusing elements in Blood Drive that I really don't understand the purpose of. I could probably make a whole essay on those, but I won't because the entire game is like this.
When it's not a hassle to control, it's actively trying to be a disappointment. They hype you up by saying you might be able to save past characters and begin to introduce fan-favorite characters from the spin-off titles, then they just throw away the plot point. You'll spend a tiny bit interacting with a character, and then they're replaced with another. Rinse and repeat.
The story starts to get even more ridiculous than even SSHBB and somehow turns into the entire world ending. Really makes you feel like they just didn't care at all with this one. You already kinda got that sense when they made two visual novels instead actual games before that but...now it's made pretty clear. From what I've heard, Corpse Party 2 (only loosely connected to the Heavenly Host Saga) is supposed to be wayyyy better than this one, and it uses the same gameplay style, but I haven't tried it yet. Also Corpse Party 2 was split into chapters and has been on hiatus for over 5 years so...we'll see.
There are a ton of confusing elements in Blood Drive that I really don't understand the purpose of. I could probably make a whole essay on those, but I won't because the entire game is like this.
When it's not a hassle to control, it's actively trying to be a disappointment. They hype you up by saying you might be able to save past characters and begin to introduce fan-favorite characters from the spin-off titles, then they just throw away the plot point. You'll spend a tiny bit interacting with a character, and then they're replaced with another. Rinse and repeat.
The story starts to get even more ridiculous than even SSHBB and somehow turns into the entire world ending. Really makes you feel like they just didn't care at all with this one. You already kinda got that sense when they made two visual novels instead actual games before that but...now it's made pretty clear. From what I've heard, Corpse Party 2 (only loosely connected to the Heavenly Host Saga) is supposed to be wayyyy better than this one, and it uses the same gameplay style, but I haven't tried it yet. Also Corpse Party 2 was split into chapters and has been on hiatus for over 5 years so...we'll see.