![]() ![]() He knows a good scifi story, is what I’m saying, and it lends this movie more credibility than it would’ve deserved otherwise. While Blood of Heroes‘ director David Peoples didn’t helm a lot of films, he is pretty acclaimed for writing classics such as Unforgiven, Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, and 12 Monkeys. ![]() For Sallow, it’s trip of redemption, as he used to be a League player who got kicked out for noodling with a woman he shouldn’t have. This really is Kidda’s tale, a kind of Karate Kid for the end of the world where we see a scrappy underdog rise up in the ranks and prove herself. When their team’s “Quick” (a fast runner) receives a dire leg injury, Sallow recruits Kidda to take a pretty-good team and make them unstoppable. It’s at one of these villages that the team encounters Kidda (played by Twin Peaks’ Joan Chen), who turns out to be a powerhouse player in her own right. As a fictional sport it’s certainly more interesting than, say, Quidditch. Blood of Heroes treats The Game much like you’d see a regular sports movie do so - including a montage - and I think it’s much better for it. It’s certainly a refreshing change of course from your normal post-apoc film where someone has to go on a quest to find the last can of gasoline or something. And they’re all kind of friends afterward.Ĭonsidering how important sports are to cultures throughout human history, it’s actually not that far-fetched of an idea to imagine what a regressive barbaric league would look like. Also everyone makes their own protective outfits, can wield weapons, and fight to their heart’s content. If you had to describe this to friends, it’s like Mad Max if everyone in that post-apocalyptic universe stopped to put on barbed wire and play tackle football. ![]() Their goal? To make it to the big leagues in the underground Nine Cities and prove that they’ve got what it takes to hang in with the best of the best. They’re an aspiring team for The Game (or “Jugger”), which is sort of like football crossed with medieval combat crossed with a dog’s skull. That’s exactly what Sallow (Rutger Hauer) and his “jugger” crew (which includes a young Vincent D’Onofrio!) do on a daily basis. What would you do for amusement if the world ended and your subscription to Netflix lapsed? Well, you’d probably start up a brutal sports league and go on tour around the wasteland. Justin’s review: If civilization as we know it collapsed and the few survivors regressed into agrarian tribes, perhaps the greatest loss would be the firehose of entertainment from which we drink on a daily basis. Justin’s rating: I caught the golden snitchy-poo! Players must learn to master the character that best suits their playstyle, weighing up if they prefer fast darting blows, powerful measured strikes or area-of-effect abilities that disrupt their foes.“I don’t like brutality. Hone your skills in a battle where the artistry of the blade is enhanced by powerful war sigils-and met with blistering counterspells. Players can experiment with six distinct heroes in the closed beta in both one-on-one and group combat modes. Set in medieval Nordic arenas, fearsome warriors fight to the death in a quest for glory as players unleash an array of fighting styles and wield an arsenal of lethal weapons and deadly abilities. We tried to give them personality, so the player could make a choice that fits their mood and gameplay style.”īlood of Heroes pits the greatest heroes of an unforgiving borderline world against each other in intense player-versus-player combat. Their essence is tried and revealed by combat. They can be relentless, sly, vengeful, or, vice-versa, supporting and protective. “In Blood of Heroes, just like in history, heroes are not always knights in shining armor who fight for the greater good. ![]() “We wanted to make a game that we’d absolutely love to play ourselves: a wicked, adrenaline-pumped world, inspired by Dark Souls, with unforgiving player-versus-player battles and warriors who show no pity or fear,” he said. ![]()
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