In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness. The long-haired beautiful anime, with her pistol blades and mind-blowing leaps, whirls and swirls from one fantastic level to the next.
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If there was any proof that video games aren't art, this is it.
The plot can actually be completed in 30 minutes, but for some reason the authors decided that the player would like to play their brainchild for hours, completing dozens of monotonous missions on similar maps with this not entirely successful combat system.
Сюжет на самом деле можно пройти за минут 30, но авторы почему-то решили что игроку будет нравится часами играть в их детище выполняя десятки однообразных миссий на похожих картах с этой не совсем удачной системой боевки.
Сюжет на самом деле можно пройти за минут 30, но авторы почему-то решили что игроку будет нравится часами играть в их детище выполняя десятки однообразных миссий на похожих картах с этой не совсем удачной системой боевки.
this is weird. I liked the first level, the aesthetic in general is awesome, music is cool, but the second level drops you in the longest fight ever against a billion things that keeps spawning and then you fight a boss that sucks to fight. I would've liked to keep going with it but I'm afraid it won't have much more to offer?
Horrible game, chore to finish.
This game is bad, really bad. When I first started it I did not know what to expect but that became clear soon.
X-Blades looks incredible for its time and the graphics and camera run very smooth. The animations are well done and the soundtracks are wonderful. But here is where the praise ends and the horror begins.
After 4 levels I knew what was ahead of me. Fourty levels of doing the same crap over and over, and over again. Every level is either kill a boss, destroy monster generators or kill every living soul in sight. That is literally all there is to it.
I immediately got annoyed by the “whateva i do what i want” attitude of the main character and her unlimited stupidity throughout the “story”. Also, when mister handsome entered the game out of the blue later on, it felt so hollow, so unnecessary, so misplaced, it is a joke. It had no purpose whatsoever.
The weapons are a complete disaster. No matter how many upgrades you find or buy, the damage stays the same. The prices for new upgrades and spells do not make any sense. Your first attacks cost 30 souls, 400 souls and then BAM! 9000000 souls. The game is too short to collect the millions, millions of souls you need to unlock all the items and even then, it is not worth it. But the biggest joke is that the worst weapons of all in X Blades, are the X blades. They kill nothing without 6 or 7 hits, even with upgrades, the pistols on the other hand kill everything with 2 or 3 shots.
You can only kill bosses with your magic attacks and because of this, I almost only used my pistols and the magic attacks, almost completely forgot that I had two big ass swords to attack with. The boss is surrounded by cannon fodder, I mean minions on which you can leech your rage.
The rage system is terrible, you NEVER have enough rage, so I found myself buying it in the store over and over and over again. I hated it. If I could transfer my own rage into this game then I would never run out of it.
I also wanted to make a special note for the hit recovery time. When you get hit by a fireball attack from an enemy, it takes hours before you can move and run again, first you must watch a sad animation of our heroin trying to stay strong and get back on her feet. By the time this happens, you get pounded by 20 horny lizards.
The controls are horrendous, they are the worst I have ever experienced. The jump mechanics are stiff, broken and unresponsive and it does not help that there are 3 other moves and actions assigned with a magic jump + move combination. Any combo you want to make fails and when you don’t need them, they happen.
The hit detection is awful, especially with smaller enemies and small urns.
Like I said, it was a horrible chore to finish. And for what? For one of the worst endings I have ever seen in my life.
Garbage.
This game is bad, really bad. When I first started it I did not know what to expect but that became clear soon.
X-Blades looks incredible for its time and the graphics and camera run very smooth. The animations are well done and the soundtracks are wonderful. But here is where the praise ends and the horror begins.
After 4 levels I knew what was ahead of me. Fourty levels of doing the same crap over and over, and over again. Every level is either kill a boss, destroy monster generators or kill every living soul in sight. That is literally all there is to it.
I immediately got annoyed by the “whateva i do what i want” attitude of the main character and her unlimited stupidity throughout the “story”. Also, when mister handsome entered the game out of the blue later on, it felt so hollow, so unnecessary, so misplaced, it is a joke. It had no purpose whatsoever.
The weapons are a complete disaster. No matter how many upgrades you find or buy, the damage stays the same. The prices for new upgrades and spells do not make any sense. Your first attacks cost 30 souls, 400 souls and then BAM! 9000000 souls. The game is too short to collect the millions, millions of souls you need to unlock all the items and even then, it is not worth it. But the biggest joke is that the worst weapons of all in X Blades, are the X blades. They kill nothing without 6 or 7 hits, even with upgrades, the pistols on the other hand kill everything with 2 or 3 shots.
You can only kill bosses with your magic attacks and because of this, I almost only used my pistols and the magic attacks, almost completely forgot that I had two big ass swords to attack with. The boss is surrounded by cannon fodder, I mean minions on which you can leech your rage.
The rage system is terrible, you NEVER have enough rage, so I found myself buying it in the store over and over and over again. I hated it. If I could transfer my own rage into this game then I would never run out of it.
I also wanted to make a special note for the hit recovery time. When you get hit by a fireball attack from an enemy, it takes hours before you can move and run again, first you must watch a sad animation of our heroin trying to stay strong and get back on her feet. By the time this happens, you get pounded by 20 horny lizards.
The controls are horrendous, they are the worst I have ever experienced. The jump mechanics are stiff, broken and unresponsive and it does not help that there are 3 other moves and actions assigned with a magic jump + move combination. Any combo you want to make fails and when you don’t need them, they happen.
The hit detection is awful, especially with smaller enemies and small urns.
Like I said, it was a horrible chore to finish. And for what? For one of the worst endings I have ever seen in my life.
Garbage.
Why the fuck did I play this
- The camera moves too fast even in the slowest speed
- Some levels are too repetitive
- Character tends to jump all of a sudden
- It's hard to utilize auto-lock properly
- Some areas are too bright, some are too dark
- Sometimes it's hard to find rage needed to cast spells without taking damage from the enemies
Should you buy this game?
No.
The mechanics are awful and the story doesn't make sense - I can't seem to find a good thing to recommend. I mean... I usually don't mind doing repetitive things, but this game is too boring. I'm sure there are a lot of better hack-and-slash games out there.
- Some levels are too repetitive
- Character tends to jump all of a sudden
- It's hard to utilize auto-lock properly
- Some areas are too bright, some are too dark
- Sometimes it's hard to find rage needed to cast spells without taking damage from the enemies
Should you buy this game?
No.
The mechanics are awful and the story doesn't make sense - I can't seem to find a good thing to recommend. I mean... I usually don't mind doing repetitive things, but this game is too boring. I'm sure there are a lot of better hack-and-slash games out there.