“WELL WORTH A LOOK IF YOU'RE AFTER SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED GRATUITOUS VIOLENCE”
9/10 – EUROGAMER
“PRETTY DARN SATISFYING EXPERIENCE”
8.8 – IGN
“GREAT EXAMPLE OF ITS GENRE”
82% – PC GAMER
《黑暗之刃》是一款硬核奇幻动作冒险类游戏，加入了独特新颖的战斗机制和角色扮演元素，堪称“魂”类游戏的开山之作。从四名角色中任意选择，完成血腥的剧情任务，一路过关斩将，拯救世界于混沌之中。四名可选角色你可以选择伊...
Includes original Legacy version of the game with partial
Windows 10 compatibility. You can access the Legacy Build through Additional Executables section in GOG GALAXY or find it in the game folder.
This was one of my first games ever and is still one of my favorites of all time. I love that they fixed a lot of issues when they released it here, there is one issue left and that is when you get the sword of Ianna the cinematic scene might freeze your game, i managed to get around it somehow. Other then that its the dark souls before dark souls, the game still holds up thill this day. I am looking through my nostalgia glasses so take my praise with a grain of salt.
I don't know why this is being compared to Dark Souls so much. There are not many similarities between the games. This is a hack n slay game with rather linear level structure like others of it's time (like Knights of the Temple, Rune, Die by the Sword, Enclave). The combat has the same formula: different attacks, blocking, evading. Compared to the others your movement in this game is a bit more restricted in combat and thus it feels a bit slower and i guess others would say more tactical. And yes, also compared to Dark Souls. Honestly i would compare the combat more to Gothic than anything else (i'm talking about the first Gothic when you had to ready your sword with Ctrl and then use the arrow key to swing it).
Anyway, if you like any of those games i mentioned you will likely like this one as well. It's a good game.
Severance: blade of darkness is what a call 'a specular oddity'. Let's start immediately by talking about the cons: a terrible fighting system, an atrocious camera, levels are confusing and, last but not least, story is a little cliché. And now the pros! An engaging, mind-blowing (for its time) and a pillar of the genre (of the Dark soul genre, people!) combat system, various option for the camera, level design is extremely well done, with intricate and multiple-paths maps and, last but not least, the story is told in a fascinating and well-done manner, where it is up to the player navigate further into secret areas in order to discover the truth...
See what I mean when I say this game's an oddity? In my opinion, the game manages to be this good 'cuz it is not meant to be played as a 'normal' video game, but as an adventure, where every decision matters, doesn't matter which.
Trust me, this is the first time playing this and at the start I was ready to abandon it, then when finally I dwell deep into the mountains or castles or what not, I found myself completely immerse in a true fantasy adventure, and not some third-grade button smashing Hero-almighty videogame.
Here, the joy of playing is all about overcoming obstacles and using wits and tactics in order to win against the odds...
Soooo, yes! totally in love with it (sure, it does have some bugs, so get used to have multiple saves) and cannot recommend it enough.
Remember, it is not about the goal, it is about the jouney!
Finalmente con gli aggiornamenti di GOG è possibile goderci di Blade of Darkness
anche sui sistemi moderni. Godibilissimo anche oggi, ma... attenzione, non sarà una passeggiata, sfidante ma difficile il giusto e mai frustrante. Se volete ringiovanirlo ulteriormente, potete valutare qualche MOD GRAFICO che migliora la qualità delle texture come ad esempio "Blade of Darkness Reforged"
