Blood for Poppies

Very sad to have to give this game a negative review. I would put it firmly in the 'ok but buy on steep discount' group of COG games out there. The story is very, very short and there are very few choices to be had. The characters are lacking in any real depth and just feel very one dimensional. Certain themes such as death are not handled well, such as some characters just not seeming to care about huge things such as their own death, leaving the home they've lived in all their life and killing others. It's just very unrealistic. I just can't see how a character would be totally ok with losing their life if asked to, and be able to agree to it without a moment's thought or hesitation. Even the setting was bland and one layered. No information about the character's hobbies or interests was really given, aside from one simple thing that was seemed like a bullet point on each character's profiles. No real issues arising from being held captive in a building for years on end was gotten into, such as how they survive on very meagre rations, don't seem to have plumbing or electricity to keep warm with despite it snowing outside or what they do to stop themselves getting bored to death…

“Blood for Poppies” was a middling experience when I played it years ago. I remember it being readable enough and lasting for about two hours, but nothing about it stood out strongly. To the point I can’t remember the plot at all now as I’m editing the review years later to make it comprehensible. In short, the overall experience was just… okay. It was simply too generic to stand out, same as my review. But if you’re curious, it’s worth trying on sale rather than at full price. (5/10)

Do I have to buy it again in order to play it on my tablet? Steam tells me I own it, but won't run this game for me execpt when I am on my desktop--where it continually locks up.

a short read, somewhere between dark and bitter sweet. To be fair I had a good understanding going in that this wasnt going to be my usual cup of tea, but the price was low and I was curious. There are several opportunities in the story where you can define the personality of the MC by the choices that you make, and doing so will also trigger some steam achievements relating to them. Other choices are offered that will lead to different endings. I took what I felt were the "lightest" of options, which ended with me being the one that died (not a spoiler as it is mentioned on the store page that not everyone makes it out, you not making it out is an obvious option ; p) I might play through again and see if I missed anything that lets me get to the end alive without being the instrument of someone elses demise, but from my first play through, that does not look to be an option. Writing wise I found the story to be a bit well just short on everything, short on dialogue, short on descriptive narrative,... Sparse would be a good word for it. This was a very popular style of writing back in the early 1900's when everything was in print and space was at a premium, but these days the…

This game is very short, very ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up and very sad but it kept me engaged every step of the way

I had a short quiet life with my wife Carmelle