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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!
Hmm.
Go dig out my boxed edition, or pony up six U.S. dollars for the download? Decisions decisions.
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Fesin: Seems to get a lot of hype.
Is it really that good? I mean, it doesn't look bad or anything, definitly entertaining, but kinda mediocre.
Gorgeous visuals which still hold up well today, excellent soundtrack, good level design, beyond amazing atmosphere and a deep combat system which is in a league of its own.
What more could you ask for? It's to the 3D fighting third person genre what Quake was to first person shooters. No, I'm not exaggerating. It's a masterpiece.

Here's a short video of this "mediocrity" in action. ;)
Excellent addition to the catalogue. I've had a few crashes with the retail version (which, apart from crashing, works on Win7).
So this is basically SEVERANCE: Blade of Darkness minut the "Severance" word?
Now that's a nice surprise! Great game, thanks!
an ancestor of dark souls


thanks!
Post edited March 07, 2013 by Xibalba
The screenshot kinda stretched, especially the UI. Does it mean the game support widescreen resolution?
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Edmund: Wasn't this called, Severance: Blade of Darkness? I loved that game.
Ah shit, so I HAVE played that game - I was thinking "Severance" when I read "Blade of Darkness" and saw the screens but thought that it couldn't be it. My roomy was a huge fan of the game but I had some performance or audio issues so I only played it for a few minutes. It worked fine on his system though, looked very fun.
Buy this game people!

This is the best melee combat game I've ever played, it even is highly atmospheric whereas a lot of fantasy games fail miserably in that departement.

And just listen to this.
Post edited March 07, 2013 by Strijkbout
I don't buy day zero releases too often, but this was such a surprise, I had to buy it right away. Plus I didn't want to risk it disappearing on me.
Whoo!
Been wondering when this'd come to gog, 'severance' as it was called in europe was one of my favorite hack & slash games, it's like a low poly dark souls.
This looks a lot like Die By the Sword. Anyone here played both and can compare the two?
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themostghost: Whoo!
Been wondering when this'd come to gog, 'severance' as it was called in europe was one of my favorite hack & slash games, it's like a low poly dark souls.
It was called Severance: Blade of Darkness in the UK as well
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tinyE: This looks a lot like Die By the Sword. Anyone here played both and can compare the two?
Ekhm.. It's like comparing a Ferrari with a Trabant.
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tinyE: This looks a lot like Die By the Sword. Anyone here played both and can compare the two?
As far as i am concerned: similar games BUT

- DbtS is older and so severance has better graphics
-DbtS is difficult because the controls don't work, Severance is difficult because of design
-severance has multiple characters with different play styles