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Blood 2 Desecrates GOG

by Alice O'Connor, Apr 29, 2010 10:40am PDT

Related Topics – Blood 2: The Chosen, Good Old Games, PC

Monolith's 1998 gory shooter sequel Blood II: The Chosen was today added to the catalogue of virtuous virtual vintage video game vendor Good Old Games at the small price of $5.99, complete with its expansion pack 'The Nightmare Levels.'

Blood II and one of the Nightmare Levels.

Continuing the story of the original Blood--which hit GOG last week--into the year 2028 with all the usual gore and black humour, Blood II boasts several playable characters.

Blood II made the jump to 3D with one of the earliest versions of Monolith's Lithtech engine, which would later go on to power titles as diverse as Aliens versus Predator 2, The Matrix Online and the No One Lives Forever and F.E.A.R. series.

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By: Sideways Bob x Show Full Post

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Heck of a deal here. The Nightmare Levels add-on is really hard to find, and expensive when you can.

Apr 30, 2010 5:52pm PDT

Heck of a deal here. The Nightmare Levels add-on is really hard to find, and expensive when you can. : Sideways Bob

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By: Tech T x Show Full Post

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Ahh, the singularity generator. When all else fails, open a fucking black hole on your enemies.

I quite enjoyed this game.

Apr 30, 2010 4:45am PDT

Ahh, the singularity generator. When all else fails, open a fucking black hole on your enemies. I qui... : Tech T

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There are so much games that simply lost their charm and atmosphere when they went 3D. I think this is one of them.

Apr 29, 2010 10:46am PDT

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There are so much games that simply lost their charm and atmosphere when they went 3D. I think this is on... : Johnnsen
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  Blood was 3D... : kodt
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    The original was the Build engine...technically 2.5 or something silly. : Super Sparker
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      It had 3D environments and voxel items, with 2D sprites for characters. : GreggD
      
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      The environments weren't really 3D, just some BUILD hacks. : TaintedSyringe
      
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      For all intents and purposes they WERE 3d. How they accomplished it is irrelevant. You could still move a... : rick
      
      Didn't mean to sound snide; I spent years building levels for Blood and had a bitch of a time overcoming ... : TaintedSyringe
      
      Not with 6 degrees of freedom you couldn't. : GreatGooglyMoogly
  - I thought it was easy to see what I mean. : Johnnsen
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  I would have to say that Carmageddon was the #1 game to lose it's personality when it moved to 3D. Blood... : MistressDeath
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    uh wtf Carmageddon has always been 3d. Blood 1 was 2d game. you moved on a plain. yes you could jump ... : simonfrance
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      I meant full 3D with 3D models. It was the same as Blood where it had a 3D world but with 2D sprites. P... : MistressDeath
      
      Carmageddon 1 was full 3D. The pedestrians were sprites but the cars and world were 3D. Actual real po... : Finchypoo

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By: David Craddock x Show Full Post

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I loved the original but haven't played this one. I seem to remember some Shackers saying it wasn't very good. What's the consensus? I might try it eventually just because I enjoyed the original, but it's not exactly pressing given all the upcoming May releases I'm interested in.

Apr 29, 2010 10:47am PDT

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I loved the original but haven't played this one. I seem to remember some Shackers saying it wasn't very ... : David Craddock
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By: UtilityMaximizer x Show Full Post

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Does this mean SHOGO: MAD, NOLF1, and NOLF2 are not far behind? Please let it be so!

Apr 29, 2010 10:55am PDT

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Does this mean SHOGO: MAD, NOLF1, and NOLF2 are not far behind? Please let it be so! : UtilityMaximizer
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  Shogo's there. It was one of the first games on GOG, I believe. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  - Yup, it was there for quite a while: http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/shogo_mobile_armor_division ;) : BornKiler
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  I think Blood 1 and 2 are on there because they just had an agreement with Atari, who owns the rights to ... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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    Monolith owns Shogo. : dmiller
    - You're right, my bad. It's just that on the GOG.com page, Interplay is listed as the publisher. http:... : Mecha Tofu Pirate

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I remember installing the demo on my computer class PC back in high school.
it ran like shit, but it was fun

Apr 29, 2010 2:23pm PDT

I remember installing the demo on my computer class PC back in high school. it ran like shit, but it wa... : X-GOUKI

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Wo0t at both Blood 1 and 2 on GOG w/ NO DRM.
I'mma have to get those, sooner or later.

Apr 29, 2010 1:50pm PDT

Wo0t at both Blood 1 and 2 on GOG w/ NO DRM. I'mma have to get those, sooner or later. : MysterD

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I never realized that the Lithtech engine made it all the way to the FEAR series. That used to be one of the big engines of the time but I stopped hearing about it after a while. I didn't know that's what they used for F.E.A.R.

Apr 29, 2010 1:28pm PDT

I never realized that the Lithtech engine made it all the way to the FEAR series. That used to be one of... : Gwyndion

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I still remember walking down the hallway in this game and seeing the girls from the shining, got me good..

Apr 29, 2010 12:28pm PDT

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I still remember walking down the hallway in this game and seeing the girls from the shining, got me good... : pjargon
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- That's my most memorable moment. : saturn96

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Does it work with Windows7? that's my question.

Apr 29, 2010 11:01am PDT

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Does it work with Windows7? that's my question. : AMikaboshi
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  I think everything on GOG works with Windows 7, doesn't it? They really need to get System Shock 2. : UtilityMaximizer
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    and thief 1 and 2 (just can't get those to work on xp) : omwibya
    - Here's a FAQ that'll help you get through most problems http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&th... : azuvatar

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By: simonfrance x Show Full Post

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The first level is an a prime example of how to open with a train.

Valve just ripped it off and made it boring as hell

Apr 29, 2010 11:38am PDT

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The first level is an a prime example of how to open with a train. Valve just ripped it off and made ... : simonfrance
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- both games came out the same year, so i don't think anybody was ripped off. Plus half-life is a diferent ... : omwibya

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So boughted, even though I have the discs, just to support GOG, and so worth it for the convenience

Apr 29, 2010 11:19am PDT

So boughted, even though I have the discs, just to support GOG, and so worth it for the convenience : dognose

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By: Happy Doodle Muffin x Show Full Post

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I wanted so desperately to play this when it first came out - read all the previews, reviews, game guides, etc., but my computer couldn't handle it. Crappy or not, I think I owe it to the 14-year-old me to plunk down 6 bucks.

Apr 29, 2010 11:16am PDT

I wanted so desperately to play this when it first came out - read all the previews, reviews, game guides... : Happy Doodle Muffin

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By: kantjd x Show Full Post

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GOG is great... just waiting for them to get Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri and AlienCrossfire :)

Apr 29, 2010 10:55am PDT

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GOG is great... just waiting for them to get Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri and AlienCrossfire :) : kantjd
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- That would be incredible if they did. : TaintedSyringe

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I know a lot of people didn't care for this game, but I always found it enjoyable. Maybe that's because I'd never played the original.

Apr 29, 2010 11:03am PDT

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- I too found it enjoyable...just playing as Caleb was enjoyable. : frdranger

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GOG.com is the greatest thing that has come in a LONG time.

Funny thing is, I woke up this morning and said to myself "Watch, I betcha their gonna release Blood 2 very soon" and voila.

Apr 29, 2010 10:53am PDT

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GOG.com is the greatest thing that has come in a LONG time. Funny thing is, I woke up this morning an... : frdranger
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- They are definitely the go-to place for classic games. I love em! : David Craddock

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It lives...again.

Apr 29, 2010 10:48am PDT

It lives...again. : Achaias

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