![]() ![]() Once the meter reaches max, you will get a game over screen. ![]() Once it starts to get full the screen begins to get fuzzy and film grainy. Basically it works as a meter that fills when investigating things in the school. There is another hidden form of vitality in Blood Drive called the Darkening. I am a fan of save points that restore health so this made me very happy. Blood Drive does let you swap between party members, so if one is near death you can always swap to another until you can get them healed up. The second is by visiting a candle, which doubles as a save point, and after using it your HP will be fully restored. First is by using bandages scattered throughout the school. Healing up from the damage caused by the environment or Phantoms can be done in two ways. Even when you think you have hidden correctly, it doesn’t always seem to work which was a tad frustrating. If you decide to try and hide in a cabinet, be sure the Phantom isn’t in the same line of sight otherwise they will rip you from it and deal a good amount of damage. You can sprint for a short duration before tiring which makes doing either option a bit easier. You are able to hide in cabinets scattered throughout the school and wait for a Phantom to pass or you can just simply keep running away. Talismans can be fairly rare in certain parts of the game, so escaping Phantoms by other means is usually preferred. They activate automatically if you are attacked and the Phantom will simply vanish from existence. These Phantoms can only be defeated by using a Talisman item you will find scattered around the rooms of the school. Fleshy deposits are now ever-present and can either snare you to deal damage or spawn an enemy that will then proceed to relentlessly chase you throughout the school. It seems far more sinister, with new traps scattered around to deal damage to the player. Heavenly Host Elementary is much different in Blood Drive than the earlier Corpse Party entries. Gameplay mostly consists of exploring the environment around you, looking for items and triggering the next story elements. A few of these scenes will play out in the real-time 3D environment as well. Being part visual novel, there are tons of scenes involving full-screen still-art pieces and text boxes. If you have an interest in Corpse Party: Blood Drive, go back and play the first two story entries! Anyways, Corpse Party: Blood Drive centers on Ayumi and her quest to right the wrongs she has caused. And man, this stuff is dark, but also very intriguing. Thankfully both previous games were on Steam, so getting caught up on the story wasn’t too difficult. If you haven’t played the first two entries of the series, like myself, you will be lost as to what the heck is going on. It ditches the RPG Maker roots of the original in favor of a new 3D engine to explore the halls of Heavenly Host Elementary. Corpse Party: Blood Drive is part visual novel and part survival horror game.
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