Werewolf Apocalypse: Earthblood

 Werewolf Apocalypse: Earthblood - Review

By. Justin Azevedo

Synopsis: Cahal is a Werewolf, who left his tribe after an incident. He returns to help face against the a Corporation known as Pentex, who are spreading pollution into the environment killing it! Along the journey Cahal learn that Pentex have been serving the "Wyrm", using it power for their cause. Cahal also comes to turn with his "Rage" that has been consuming and has been working hard to Master this Rage, before it comsumes him completely and destroys all that he loves!

     In the Beginning of the Game we learn of the Three Great Powers within the Earth and help keep it balance! The  First, the Wyld, a Chaotic and Creative force that helps create Life and oversee Nature flourishing. The Second, the Weaver, tasked in giving form to all that the Wyld creates, as well as organizing it within the Earth. The Third, the Wyrm, which maintains the Balance between the Wyld and the Weaver and to destroy what was created when the time has come, as to help begin anew! However the Wyrm has become twisted and now destroys all, due to the Weaver abundance of power which has corrupted Humanity!

Day. 1

      We see Cahal, with his Tribe consisting with his Wife Ludmilla, her brother and leader of the Tribe Rodko, and friend Ava. They prepare for Ludmilla to enter a Endron facility, with Cahal and Rodko standing by for extraction. However After Ludmilla left and entered the Facility, Cahal learns from Rodko a Executive has arrived which has Reinforced Security around the Facility. This leads Cahal and Rodko to change plan and work to extract Ludmilla now.

     As Cahal enters the Facility, he sneaks his way through, taking out guards stealthily and taking down security camera's, as he makes his way to Ludmilla's location. However when more Soldiers started to appear this leads Cahal to transform into his Werewolf form and fight his way through to her. When he makes it to an empty chamber, Cahal sees a door opening and sees another Werewolf coming out holding Ludmilla by the neck and he watches as the Werewolf snaps her neck killing her. This leads to Cahal to fight this Wolf and during the fight he is overtaken by the "Rage" and kills him, however this leads him to also attack Rodko and a ally, to which Cahal kills. After escaping Cahal leaves the tribe feeling guilt over his action and his lost, leaving his daughter Aedana behind for her own safety. 

     5 years later, Cahal still continue the fight, as he infiltrates another facility that is partnered with Endron, for a sabotage mission. With the help of his friend Dust, Cahal was able to sneak his way into the facility and accomplish their mission. Along the way though, he discovered Silver Bullets being crated and this leads him to discover a deal going down with the one in charge of the Facility meeting with a Major Graner who wants the Silver Bullets for a raid at a Tarkers Mill, where Cahal's former tribe is. After Major Garner leaves, Cahal's enters the room and meets the Man, who alerted Security and Cahal transformers into his Werewolf form and fight his way through. Cahal then rendezvous with Dusk and they make their way to the Mill.

     Upon arriving at the Mill, Cahal sees that the attack has begun. This leads him to join in the fight and he arrives just in time, as Major Garner had dealt some serious wound on Rodko. After disarming her, Cahal forced her to retreat with her men and then helps Rodko. As he visited Rodko in the infirmary, he learns that his Daughter went on a undercover mission, to which Cahal was displeased after what happen to Ludmilla. Cahal then learned of a mission being planned for at the Mines, as activity has been going on in their which threaten the Tribe. Cahal offered to go in and deal with it, but Rodko had his doubts, as he was no longer part of the Tribe, but wanted to discuss that at a later time!

      The Game keeps to a more traditional with it's Mythical creatures, besides calling them Werewolves they are known as Garou. As well as instead of a group of wolves being known as a pack, they are known as a Tribe or or Caern! They also express what the Garou role is to the earth and protecting it! As well as the Earth being known as Gaia, and the entities that keep the balance The Wyld, The Weaver and The Wyrm!

      The Gameplay is all really basic in what you see in a RPG. Interaction with door and computers, sabotaging, as well as using the crossbow weapon with is aiming and firing buttons. The Werewolf gameplay is also basic, Light attacks and Heavy attack, power moves all pretty basic and to be expected. And how to gain upgrades is an standard feature as well. The Graphics are greatly similar to The Witcher Game, as well as when you interact with other character. you also have options in what you say to those character which is another basic for a RPG. Still though, the game definitely has it's moments when it enters a serious cutscene, and the Gameplay is greatly up to my standards in what I was hoping it would be!

Day. 3

     Back with his Tribe, Cahal goes to meet Yfen and gains information on the situation of the tribe and the Wyrm. After he is given the OK, by Rodko to go and shut down the training center at the Mines! Cahal infiltrate the training center, by posing as a new recruit, after he sneaks his way through, facing off against any Soldiers that come across him. Upon reaching it's the location where to set the explosives, we come across a New Enhance Soldier. After defeating the Soldier and setting the explosives, Cahal makes his escape and when he is clear the explosives ignite and destroy the Mine and the training center!

      On his way back to the Tribe, he learns that both his friend Ava and his Daughter had return, Upon meeting Ava it was a touching reunion, but when he came face to face to his daughter there was a great distance between the two, as she felt anger towards her father in leaving her, after her mother died, but she wanted to helping the tribe first before having to deal with that issue with Cahal. However upon meeting them, Cahal learned of a New Bio-Fuel Endron was creating, as well as a new project called "Earthblood"!

       Cahal then discuss the plan's for the next operation in infiltrating a Dam that Endron was using. Cahal agreed to help out, in sneaking in to sabotage, as well as gaining some info from a Scientist that Ava was tracking. As Cahal made his way through the Facility, while Rodko and his men created a diversion, he manage to meet with the Scientist and tricked her in gaining the information they needed about the Biofuel, as well as learning of Human experimentation's Endron was conducting! After gaining the intel, he needed as well as helping Ava gain access to the computer systems, Cahal makes his escape.

      Once return to the tribe, Cahal was able to patch things up with his daughter a bit, though he still has fear in gaining too close to her should he Rage out again! He then meets with Rodko to plan they're final attack on the Endron Facility. He then joined Rodko and other's to attack Endron, creating a distraction for Aedana, to gain more intel and also helping Ava gain access to shut the facility down, however things soon start to turn bad and Aedana get taken, as Cahal tries to get to her, he comes to face with Rodko, who also try to save her, but failed leaving him to be consume by the "Rage", forcing Cahal to fight him. Cahal overpowers Rodko and is force to kill him, as he could not regain control of himself, As Rodko died he ask Cahal to save Aedana for Ludmilla. As Cahal tries to reach his daughter he is too late, as she was taken away by Helicopter, by a man known as Richard Wadkins The CEO of Endron!

       As he made his return to base, Yfen spoke to him, informing him that the Wyrm power has been unleashed, as he faces a Endron Soldier that transforms into a Monster. After defeating him, he make his way back to base. Upon arriving back at base, he speaks to Yfen, to discuss what has happen, as well as the Wyrm growing more powerful! Cahal is then faced off against Major Garner and her troops who attacked, but Yfen transported them to a pocket dimension to protect the forest! After killing both Endron Soldier and Major Garner, Cahal prepared to leave, gaining info as to where Aedana was taken thanks to Ava and head to Nevada, where he impersonated as a inmate in a State Prisoner controlled by Endron and where Aedana was being kept!

      Yfen, is a Guardian to the Forest, as well as an ally to Cahal and the Caern, who gives them warning of the growing threat of the Wyrm. He also helps in those that have perished return to Gaia. He helps Cahal, understanding of his troubles, especially with his "Rage" and his fight with Rodko and helps him persevere! The way too see Yfen, is pretty cool and also basic, through the Penumbra Vision. His design his also pretty impressive, very mystical within Nature and the forest and the energy within it!

      Through this part of the game, we learned of methods to gain skill points in performing task by Yfen, like finding lost spirits and taking down areas that have been corrupted, through performing these task he gain more skill points then we would in simple combat! One thing of a flaw that I have been noticing in the Game, is when we sabotage the door where reinforcement are coming through they should cease too function, yet I see them working despite that!

Day. 5

     As Cahal, infiltrates the prison, he is met with Dusk who also infiltrates the prison, disguise as a prisoner. The two work on getting information from other prisoners about Aedana. After getting some information and learning about the test that have been going on in the prison, 

To Be Continued...