Bloodroots

 Switch
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Cubed3
    Apr 21, 2020
    70
    Bloodroots is madness in all the best ways… and in one of the worst. Difficulty is well balanced, and even when combat gets truly maddening, the experimentation the title offers is so much fun, it's hard to complain. However, when trying to platform through the many perilous environments, it becomes obvious where its faults lie. The camera and controls in these sections work against what's otherwise a very fun brawler, and drag the experience back from true excellence.
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 23, 2020
    60
    A stylized action fighting game that you will easily get tired of, but on the other hand it can also entertain and reward patient players. [Issue#303]
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  3. GameSpew
    Feb 28, 2020
    60
    If you love Hotline Miami and are after an experience that’s similar but faster-paced, by all means give Bloodroots a try. You’ll probably like it. If you have access to a PS4 or PC, however, you should probably pick it up on one of those formats instead.
  5. Gameblog.fr
    Feb 27, 2020
    50
    BloodRoots is unfortunately not as fun as its initial promise would have made us think. Despite the undeniable fun given by the freedom of butchering your enemies with an infinity of items, the repetitiveness of its gameplay mechanics, its imprecise collisions and idle camera runs short after a couple of ours.

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User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
  1. gillibrand
    Apr 13, 2020
    6
    I got pretty far into this game and ended up getting bored with it. New enemies and weapons are introduced over time, but they all feel prettyI got pretty far into this game and ended up getting bored with it. New enemies and weapons are introduced over time, but they all feel pretty similar. This game isn't super hard, but the hard parts end up feeling tedious and frustrating rather than fun (mostly barrel heavy levels).

    The fixed camera angle makes some of the jumps harder than they should be. The camera is also pulled too far out a lot of the time. Your character looks tiny and is hard to make out from gangs of enemies sometimes.

    The worst part is the performance on the Switch. Levels take forever to load even if they don't appear that large or complicated. The framerate feels low and inconsistent. This is the kind of game that demands to be buttery smooth and responsive. It isn't.    … Full Review »
  2. Tako_Time
    Jan 24, 2021
    2
    This is the type of game that you forget you had purchased. You discover it in your downloads later and then wonder why you had spent money onThis is the type of game that you forget you had purchased. You discover it in your downloads later and then wonder why you had spent money on it.

    - Extremely long load times between scenes. Clearly not optimized for the Switch. It took literally 5 minutes to load until you can first move your character all the while showing a spinning axe loading icon which you will see throughout the game and blaring the developer names in giant letters as if this were the best game ever.

    - Bad controls. I can't get past the way the character runs. There is no acceleration or deceleration.

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  3. joshuaStein
    Jun 13, 2020
    5
    the idea ist pretty good but the execution is a little bit underwhelming. the game is at its best when it plays like hotline miami or katanathe idea ist pretty good but the execution is a little bit underwhelming. the game is at its best when it plays like hotline miami or katana zero. But unlike those streamlined games bloodroots feels unrefined.
    Starting with the graphics which make it hard to see whats going on. In a game that requires fast reflexes and quick thinking this can be a dealbreaker. The camera is zoomed out way too far for no reason which makes it hard to see the action. A lot of times i died because of an enemy or weapon i did not see. Sometimes i didnt even know what killed me in the first place or didnt see the weapons i need to grab at all. This becomes really frustrating.

    Also there is a lot of unnecessary platforming in this game which doesnt add anything to the experience.The isometric view makes it hard too see where you are jumping or on which level you and the enemys are. Together with bottomless pits and instant kill death rays this also becomes relly annoying.

    There is a lot of potential and if the devs would have focused more on the core gameplay mechanic and making it enjoyable, this would be an awesome game but unfortunatly there is just so much that doesnt groove with the action gameplay. if there ever is a patch that fixes the camera and maybe adds an assist mode, that color-highlights weapons and enemys i think i would really enjoy it. But as it is now i would recomend buying the other two games mentioned.    … Full Review »
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