Blade of Darkness - Re-Released on GOG and Steam

[The Hulk]

I have good memories of this game. I thought it was a great game for the time it was released. I had trouble getting the hang of the controls at first and learning to do the combos, but once I became skilled at it, it was a lot of fun, though some of the jumping and avoiding deadly traps that was required was frustrating at times. I enjoyed finding special items hidden away in places people would not think to look. One thing I found amusing was at one point being up on a castle wall and looking down at enemies below and throwing weapons down onto them and they were not able to return fire. I wish there had been a sequel with improved graphics and a better storyline. I played as the Amazon Warrior because I liked being able to use polearms. I don't want to give away too much of her storyline(what little there is of it), but I did find some element of possible romance in the game, which was unexpected, but a welcome addition to the story, even though there wasn't much to it. I wish they had added more along those lines and wondered if those possible romance elements existed for the other playable characters.

 

[Andrew23]

Severance was damn good action game with one of the best melee combat in videogame at time of release and long after. Played it a lot in the time. Dont recall the controls being clunky, but I also dont think Gothic has clunky controls, so thats subjective thing IMO. Of course all early 3D graphics is ugly as shit, so this is not place for graphics whores.

 

[mercy]

MustPlay™ classic! I wish someone would create a turn-based Blade of Darkness!

 

[Carnifex]

Mercy, I'd be all for that! Not sure if this is something I'll pick up or not, yet I'm always pleased to see these classics brought back to life for all to enjoy.

 

[SirJames]

From what I've seen there's a significant difference between 1 and 3. DS3 seemed to me to take a lot of inspiration from Bloodborne. It's nowhere near as fast as BB, but you're no longer walking through mud, as I felt you are in DS1. It all feels much more smooth and reactive to me. I think reactive is the word.

Are you sure you're not thinking of 2?

1 and 3 both feel pretty fast and loose. It was 2 where things were slowed down. Especially with things like dodge rolls where 2 would let you do three or four rolls but in 3 you can pretty much spam them because you get about double the amount.