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As heroic as fantasy gets!

Blade of Darkness, a brutal and challenging TPP action hack ‘n’ slasher set in a dark and gritty heroic fantasy realm that feels like a Robert E. Howard novel, is available on GOG.com, for only $5.99

Heroic fantasy--a genre of fiction that has fueled the imaginations of many generations. Dark and brutal worlds full of injustice and ominous magic are always waiting for a champion: a man or woman, scantily clad, wielding a legendary weapon, slashing beasts and villains left and right, and looking as fabulous as a demigod. This is the heart and soul of such stories and it didn't change much since the time of ancient myths. The fact that we enjoy them so much proves that we aren't that different from our great ancestors and tales of godlike heroism still get our blood run pumping. Gather ‘round, friends, and hear the story of four heroes and their epic battle against the dark overlord, Dal Gurak, the necromancer.

Blade of Darkness is a third person perspective action game that focuses on combat. Each of the four heroes has its very own set of moves and statistics, and starts the adventure in a different area. There's over 100 different weapons you can use in the game, each with its own characteristics that reflect on the fighting style. New special attacks can be unlocked as your character gains experience and power. While you slash and bash through the hordes of terrifying monsters, you will feel the urge sometimes to stop and look at the beautiful--if a bit gloomy--surroundings. If you're looking for a game that will take you on a fantastic quest filled with merciless combat, this is the one to pick up!

There are great deeds of bravery and might to be done in Blade of Darkness, for only $5.99 on GOG.com. Get heroic!
Hey, cool! This one must be mine. First insta-buy since System Shock 2. :)
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JudasIscariot: *snip*
All the screenshots look like 4:3 images stretched into 16:9.
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Floydinizer: Mmmm... 2001 graphics, looks very enticing.
Reminds me of the Unreal-engine based Rune.

Any Goggers who can vouch for this game storywise? Not in a "War and Peace" way, though. More like does the single-player campaign have a good flow?
It's the typical dark gritty journey of a anti-hero. Think conan and you and have a pretty good image in your head. Its well told and it keeps you interested.
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JudasIscariot: Well, the game did have three different titles depending on the region:

Spain: Blade: The Edge of Darkness
Other European countries: Severance: Blade of Darkness
US: Blade of Darkenes

Pick one :D
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nijuu: Blade of Darkeness? typo???? ;)
That's nothing :D You should've seen the original readme for the game. I never knew there existed a Blade of Barkness :D
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durandl: It's the typical dark gritty journey of a anti-hero. Think conan and you and have a pretty good image in your head. Its well told and it keeps you interested.
Thanks, and from the responses to this release, it looks like it should be well worth 5.99$
I was close to have a heart attack after see this in GoG store. I thought the game wasn't to be released.

You don't know how MUCH I appretiate the release of this trully masterpiece in GoG. It was almost impossible to find it. It's one of the best games from my country (Spain) that i've never played in my life!!!
Post edited March 07, 2013 by disgraciau
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disgraciau: It was almost impossible to find it. It's one of the best games EVER MADE that i've never played in my life!!!
Fixed. ;)
Post edited March 07, 2013 by Phaidox
is this the game where you choose your character at the beginning from heroes scattered around some castle?
BTW, this is the fifth Codemasters release this year. Looks like GOG strengthened their ties to CM again. :) And to 3D Realms, judging by the number of releases from their catalogue over the past few months.
This game was awesome. But I did finish it, so I'm not going to buy it just yet.
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fuzzybunny566: does this game play like Die By the Sword? i mean with the unique controls for swinging the sword.
No, but it's neither like Rune, you don't go around running and pressing left mouse button; you need to lock on the enemy, gauge distances, dodge,feint and block (although some characters mostly dodge). Every character has its speed, dodges (the dwarf wasn't very good at that if I remember correctly and the amazon was always rolling), reach, basic attacks and combos. Every weapon has it's own special combo executed via pressing buttons (left attack then righ then something, etc) but it's not an easy game to master, but it's very rewarding.

Here's a gameplay video using the barbarian (the best character in my opinion):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi6luPpXzGU (oh, I see the video has some mods installed, but the original is very similar)

I don't remember anything memorable about the plot but it's ok I guess.

For a 2001 videogame graphics are excellent, specially shadows, water reflections, etc.
Post edited March 07, 2013 by Naveen
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disgraciau: It's one of the best games from my country (Spain) that i've never played in my life!!!
I completely agree.
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Daedolon: So you just released Severance with no mention of it being Severance.
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JudasIscariot: Well, the game did have three different titles depending on the region:

Spain: Blade: The Edge of Darkness
Other European countries: Severance: Blade of Darkness
US: Blade of Darkness

Pick one :D
And still, you fail to mention that, today, GOG is releasing four (including The Settlers) classic games at once !
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Kunovski: is this the game where you choose your character at the beginning from heroes scattered around some castle?
Yep it think so
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nijuu: Blade of Darkeness? typo???? ;)
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JudasIscariot: That's nothing :D You should've seen the original readme for the game. I never knew there existed a Blade of Barkness :D
Ha!

I still think this shit Severance: Blade of Darkness. (What if somebody is searching for it by that name and can't find it? Will they think to look for "Blade of Darkness"?)