As a huge fan of Duke3D and Shadow Warrior, I was initially stoked to move on to what is often regarded as the best Build Engine game.

That was 4 years ago. Every time I play Blood, I play a couple levels, get filtered and drop it. I can do the other build engine games on their higher difficulties no problem, but Blood on just about every difficulty setting feels Cheap with a capital C, mostly because the majority of the enemy roster consists of hitscanners that often shoot before you can even see them. Yes, I know the strat is to use dynamite, but I still found myself having to save and reload far more frequently because they mow you down anyway. Couple this with me just not being into horror movies (something I feel is far more niche than cheesy 90s hollywood action movies or over the top martial arts movies despite not being an explicit fan of either), and most of the references fly over my head. I'll probably sit down and finish it at some point, but I think this is the single instance of a popular or cult (no pun intended) 90s fps that I've just never found any desire to finish.