Laika: Aged Through Blood Reviews

In my opinion one of the best (indie) games ever made, the game has it's flaws (backtracking, vague fetch quests),but it's a rare combination of incredibly fun gameplay and excellent story / atmosphere. Well worth the full price, on sale it's a no brainer.

Gameplay: 8/10 Visuals/Music: 8/10 Story: 9/10 This game is absolutely gripping from start to finish. I've been wanting to pick it up for a long time because it felt like it was a niche I have enjoyed in the past. It plays like a bizarre combination of games including Trials of the Blood Dragon (Motorcycle based platforming with combat elements), My Friend Pedro (Fast paced combat with fast respawn times) , and Hollow Knight (2D Metroidvania elements). All of that I knew going in from the trailers. What I didn't expect was the most emotionally impactful story I have experienced in the last decade. The game hits you with a content advisory right away which should not be taken lightly as the game hits you with some very dark story elements very quickly. The game has numerous memorable characters all of whom are interesting in their own right as well as backstory elements about your character and their family that are slowly given to you throughout the game. I could say a lot more about the story but I don't wish to spoil and can only say I highly recommend it. The only things that drag down the game for me are nitpicks that some may disagree on. The controls felt difficult to learn but given the nature of the game I understand why it's difficult. In combat you have to worry about accelerating, flipping, aiming, shooting, blocking, and landing all in just a single jump and it can be a lot to handle. I feel like I had a bit of experience with this sort of game going in and I still crashed and burned probably a dozen times on the first mission alone. That being said, I eventually settled in and by the end of the game I felt like a ninja on wheels! As for my only other criticism, I felt that the game map became tedious to traverse around the midway point. The game is quite stingy with fast travel points, having only a handful throughout the game. Additionally, you can't freely fast travel and have to go from one fast travel point to another. I think the game would have been well served to add maybe just another 3 fast travel points. All in all, these gripes are pretty minimal in comparison to how absorbed I was in the gameplay, story, and beautiful artstyle of the game. I highly recommend it. (Plus there's a demo version and your data carries over which is awesome)

My good lord, this game hurts. It has such an amazing aesthetic, beautiful music that pairs well with the gameplay and the moments that really hurt. The content warnings are real, listen to them, graphic depictions of violence towards children is no joke, neither is allusions to sexual assault and suicide. This game is raw, and beautiful because of it. Play it, it's good.

Give your mom a call folks. Also great game story was alright but gameplay kept me coming back reminds me of those dirtbike flash games.

Very good game,with unique controls,wonderful storytelling and more!

It's a tragic tale of a mother that tries to do right by her mother, community, and most of all her daughter "puppy". The setting is post apocalyptic future that ties Native American Culture into the story. My only wish is to know more about the history of this game and what could be in the future.

A well made game with beautiful style. It's a bit clumsy mechanically (there will be many "unfair" deaths), but the shooting mechanics is just spot-on!

Great Game, loved it. Best soundtrack in a long time, kinda hard but not unforgiving, and you get in a great flow (after a lot of deaths). But deaths almost never feel unfair and don't get punished too hard. Review will say that i played a lot of hours on steamdeck, but i used an external screen. Would NOT recommend on the small screen, as you need to know which way your bike is oriented - i imagine thats very hard on the deck itself.

Best game ever for me. Very sentimental, love the mecanics and i adapt quickly to understand the mecanics and i complete the game with all achivements in honor to my puppy who pass away last month (┬┬﹏┬┬).

[h1] After completing 100% of the game I can finally say that… Laika: aged through blood is a [b] light 8 out of 10 [/b] [/h1] The gameplay? GOOD, the soundtrack? GOOD, the cutscenes? GOATED Although it can get repetitive at times making some of the side quests and trying to get some of the achievements, I also find it lacking both on worldbuilding and the main character and NPCS backstory I THINK that these 2 could easily expanded and told us more about the history and world that we are playing on. other than that? It's a good game that should be played at least once for the unique gameplay it has. [b] [spoiler]Also laika can get five big booms BOOM, BOOM , BOOM. BOOM, BOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!! [/spoiler] [/b]