BloodRayne Betrayal - 7.9/10
So its december 2017,
I finally got some free time from work so i have decided to wake up my dormant PS3 and finish some of the 50+ games i have stored.
I remember buy BloodRayne some day 3 years ago, i remember i did try it once but never came back, until now.
Alert!, Important!, this is a hard-core/old school/almost Castlevania on its heart, that means you will die, a lot; shout, curse, cry, one hit, one fall dead. So repeat again and again until you conquest the game. I love it!
Gameplay and controls, game plays nice, Rayne moves acrobatic, jumps, slash, shoot and dashes with good response. Story could be said its generic, but some events save the game from it, look for Chapter 12, i would love WayForward could have developed a little more the events and the characters in terms of dialogue and the script.
The game plays mostly linear, of course theres some exploration, there are bunch of treasures, hidden stuff to collect, even off the screen. At midgame theres some very interesting puzzle implementation that force you think out of the box; an alternate weapon and a new ability are part of the adventure too. Theres some enemies with tricky hitmarks, and even some "can not escape scenarios", but i accepted them, and then we have level big bosses, that brings me memories from Castlevania and even Megaman X series, this whole experience brings me back to the late 80´s so i embrace it.
Graphics and Audio, BloodRayne Betrayal shines with beautiful animated graphics, Rayne and the enemies animations are nice to the eye, they are crisp and colorful and you will aprecciate them in combat when the camera Zooms in. The backgrounds, though a little repetitive, are nicely drawn too.
Most of the levels have a kind of rock tunes, though you are welcome to the game with a dramatic Orchesta level music. Here Chapter 12 also shines on its own with a beautiful moody tune that gets into your head for a while.
Im very pleased to have came back to BloodRayne Betrayal, it was a nice experience that made remember those NES era challenges. If you are an old school gamer like me, i invite you to try it, you will enjoy it!.