Blade of Darkness
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a…
Blade of Darkness is an adventure developed by Fire Falcom, released 7 October 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Blade of Darkness is
Blade of Darkness is an adventure game developed by Fire Falcom and released in 2021. It was published by SNEG. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
A grim new threat looms over The Central Kingdoms. The borders protected by the fierce King’s Knights are no longer secure. The fearsome orc clans, more numerous than ever, lurk on all roads. The proud nomadic peoples of the steppes are on the alert, for strange beasts prowl the darkness. Not even the stout dwarves, hidden in their underground palaces, seem safe from threat - from the unknown tunnels of its mines, a foul army of hideous creatures advances inexorably. Chaos seizes the World. Only the memory of the oldest recalls the exploits of a hero and a few warriors, who in other times fought against the forces of Chaos. Ianna, the mother of all living beings, gave the hero a powerful…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Blade of Darkness launched on 7 October 2021, within three weeks of Age of Empires IV, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Far Cry 6. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Age of Empires IV, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Far Cry 6.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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