#BLUD
#BLUD is a PlayStation 4 adventure game released in 2024 developed by Exit 73 Studios. It centers on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 4 twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, speaker, light bar, or motion input where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.3 / 10
About this game
#BLUD is a PlayStation 4 adventure game centered on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while HD output, HDR or PS4 Pro modes, HDD streaming, surround audio, and television-distance interfaces need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include HDD installs and loading, patch version, storage space, DualShock 4 battery life, PS Camera or PS VR requirements, visual modes, frame rate, and network services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 4AI review
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Striking cartoon world hindered by shallow combat and freezes.
Becky uses a hockey stick, guard and situational tools against vampires around town. Enemy weaknesses and a social-network-style mission log lend the early exploration personality. Detailed cartoon animation evokes 1990s television, giving the world reasons to keep looking even when combat itself is simple. Late errands, especially around the hospital, ask for more retracing of routes, and some enemies in the reviewed build stop responding. The contemporary test used the PS4 application through PS5 backward compatibility and found menu delay, geometry trapping and a freeze. Those are risks in that tested build, not proof of a particular frame rate or reliability on base PS4 hardware. It suits players prioritising visual identity and approachable adventure over deep combat. The score reflects the historical reviewed build and does not assume that a later patch resolved its interruptions.
Strengths
- Animation and social mission logging give it identity.
Weaknesses
- Late backtracking and a tested freeze disrupt progress.
Who it is for: Adventure players who prize cartoon presentation.
Play notes: PS4 build tested via PS5 compatibility, not base-PS4 hardware.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The social mission log charms before late backtracking drags. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Enemy weaknesses vary simple combat, with occasional inert AI. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The cartoon identity sustains exploration despite ordinary combat. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Tested PS4 build can freeze; base-PS4 performance remains unknown. | Reviewed | 5.1 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Exit 73 Studios
- Publisher
- Humble
- Release date
- 2024
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genreRole-Playing
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsPuzzle SolvingMain Story 10–20 HoursThird PersonStory-drivenSolo-friendlyInvestigationSlow BurnLinear LevelsExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2024
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