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Blades of Fire is a serious God of War contender with a satisfying combat twist
After spending three hours playing Blades of Fire, I’m already on the hook for more. Developer MercurySteam, who previously brought us the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow games and, most recently, Metroid Dread, gave us the chance to play three hours of its new action RPG at a real-life forge. It finds itself at a crossroads between the interwoven structure of classic Dark Souls and the combat-led exploration of modern action games such as PlayStation’s rebooted God of War series, but its modular weapon forging system and rewarding positional damage are enough to catch my attention. Continue reading Blades of Fire is a serious God of War contender with a satisfying combat twist MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best hack and slash games, Best RPGs, Best new PC games
After spending three hours playing Blades of Fire, I’m already on the hook for more. Developer MercurySteam, who previously brought us the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow games and, most recently, Metroid Dread, gave us the chance to play three hours of its new action RPG at a real-life forge. It finds itself at a crossroads between the interwoven structure of classic Dark Souls and the combat-led exploration of modern action games such as PlayStation’s rebooted God of War series, but its modular weapon forging system and rewarding positional damage are enough to catch my attention.
MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best hack and slash games, Best RPGs, Best new PC games
