Review: Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing (PlayStation 4)
Become a Captain! Fly your ship and command your crew as you compete to become Champion in a winner-takes-all reality show. Build relationships and plot betrayals to avoid getting voted off the season and become the last captain standing. Optional VR support.
Pros:
- Cool cell shaded graphics.
- 2.55gb download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Game show presentation.
- PSVR support.
- Roguelike gameplay.
- Opening the training event.
- Game show presentation.
- FPS view.
- Plays out as a tournament with 7 events.
- Arena based combat, you are free to roam and do as you please. You do get game types like designated targets or warp key collecting.
- You play as a Captain of your ship and have to command your team.
- Assign crew to areas of the ship to enable abilities like a shield, scanners, guns, etc.
- Randomized characters and level layouts.
- Earn sponsorships as you play for unique ship upgrades and abilities.
- Best played in VR.
- Captains quarters-between rounds you can admire unlock trophies/avatars.
- Can see your crew moving around.
- Interact with other captains that you can hate/team up with.
- Pistol-as captain you have to use your gun to take out close quarters enemies. Plays out as a shooting gallery type game.
- Clear hud and ship controls.
Cons:
- Slow pace.
- A lot to take in.
- Slow controls.
- Slow action.
- Never feel like you know what’s going on.
- Feels awkward and odd when outside of VR.
