Blades of Time

User Rating: 7 | Blades of Time PC

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First of all, ha-ha to the developer's company name. :P Also, this game reminds me of Continent of the Ninth Seal, though of course, this came out first, even though I played it afterward.

Pros

- The game seems to be fairly optimized.

- The story has a bit of explanation from the start.

- The graphics are nice.

- The game is interesting enough to keep playing continuously if you wanted to.

- The controls are very intuitive; I often figured out how to use new abilities quickly without needing an explanation, and that's a very good thing.

- I get to play a girl with long hair!

- Some of the special abilities, like enemy dash, are really cool ideas.

Neutral

- The game immediately starts you in on the action...almost a little too quickly.

- "Ayumi" is...British? And, of course, scantily clad.

Cons

- The first boss fight is not at all obvious in how to complete it. It just looks like a big machine lumbering toward you that's invincible; I had to look up a guide to see what to do, and this was just the first boss.

- I don't understand the Time Rewind ability. So you press and hold tab, but then you can't move. How long do you have to hold it before a clone of yourself is created, and how long does the copy stay alive? Some of these abilities aren't explained very well.

- The visuals get a bit too...shiny, at times. They also blend into each other a bit much sometimes as well.

But I did enjoy this game while I played it. :)