Blood: Refreshed Supply

“Blood: Refreshed Supply was always a highly anticipated title by the boomer shooter crowd, and it was seemingly an impossible task due to some copyright issues. Now that the proper paperwork has been taken care of, it’s time to rejoice.”

“Blood: Refreshed Supply is yet another outstanding port of a classic shooter from Nightdive.”

“The definitive way to enjoy Monolith Software’s classic, hopefully this will get a lot of folks into a game that I spent a lot of my teenage years enjoying. I can’t imagine that Blood 2: The Chosen will get the same treatment and quite frankly, that’s absolutely fine, because it is – as the Aztecs used to say, “Not very good”.”

“It’s impossible to deny Blood its incredibly dense atmosphere and excellent gunplay, but the game can also disappoint you as well. Still, even after all these years, Blood remains enjoyable and serves as an interesting alternative to today’s shooters. Major praise goes to Nightdive Studios for delivering another strong remaster of a game that, despite its quality, still has a few design issues.”

“Blood: Refreshed Supply is not only an improvement on one of the shooters that had the biggest impact on me at the time, but also brings back a long-forgotten franchise that has a lot to offer.”

“Blood: Refreshed Supply is the technically best and most complete version of Monolith's legendary FPS, just what we need to celebrate Blood as the great classics deserve. If you don't already own the Fresh Supply edition, of course.”

“Blood: Refreshed Supply definitively consolidates the legacy of one of the most influential and distinctive FPS games of the 1990s. Nightdive Studios demonstrates, once again, absolute mastery in the art of restoring classics, delivering a version that respects the original material, corrects old technical limitations, and expands access to the game for new platforms and new audiences.”

“On the one hand, I had a good time with Blood: Refreshed Supply. I’m glad that the makers of Marrow and Deathwish are being compensated for their work. I love the new cutscenes, the fixes, and the Vault. It’s a no-brainer purchase for console players. On the other hand, when it comes to the PC, I’m torn. As someone who purchased Fresh Supply at full price and got disappointed, I believe this should have been a free upgrade or, at the very least, a $4.99 upgrade. Moreover, asking $30 for a nearly 30-year-old game is just crazy in this economy—I’m sure Atari had the final say in this. Blood: Refreshed Supply is good. The business model? Not so much.”

“Nightdive Studios brings us another remaster of a classic. There's definitely no blood involved. Blood is still a great retro FPS, but the Refreshed Supply remaster is useless if you own any of the previous versions of the game.”

“Blood: Refreshed Supply is an improved remaster of the cult classic shooter by offering new content and a more polished experience. Nightdive Studios’ previous remaster was already great, but this one goes the extra step thanks to the use of the original source code.”

“Nightdive Studios has done once it again with Blood: Refreshed Supply. Not only has the developer lavished its typically heady amount of polish and care on Blood: Refreshed Supply, but so too does it deserve a whole heap of credit for refreshing (pun intended), one of the best shooters of the 1990s for contemporary consoles. Boasting some incredible level design, massively satisfying weapons and a wealth of additional content, Blood: Refreshed Supply deftly mimics its resurrected protagonist by still holding up so darn well all these years later.”

“Nightdive improves upon its original port with Blood: Refreshed Supply. It feels great and looks amazing, and the creative guns and level design will keep you hooked, even if it's initially a bit hard of a game to get into.”