X-Blades

[Ethan_Hunt]

Never heard of this title? Don't be amazed, I didn't either. I happened to check out this title while looking at the upcoming releases for this month. I have no clue what the storyline is this game about, so please don't bother. All I know is that this is a hack-en-slash (or action-adventure) title. Looks more like a DMC clone but only with a female protagonist. Since yours truly happens to be a big fan of this genre, I just had to get it.

The game presents you with it's lead character, Ayumi, a scantily clad chick, who is apparently an adventurer in search of hidden artifacts. No she isn't your Japanese version of Lara Croft but she can still kick some butt. Since I just started off with this game, I have very little things to offer about this game. If you like Hack-en-Slash genre then pick this up. It's not even close to DMC games but still pretty decent. The soundtrack is just kickass.

Good news for those with low end systems, this game should easily run on them as well. It's brilliantly optimised & runs @90Fps with everything set to it's max. I have even heard people with 8600GT are easily able to play it at 1680x1050 resolution. I'll be leaving you with a couple of screenshots for the time being. Rest updates, as and when, I play the game.

[rhitwick]

I love this genre...would love to try it...

How is ur gameplay experience.
How are action combo...

[Ethan_Hunt]

Like I mentioned, I just had about 10-15 minutes of playtime. So wouldn't be able to comment much about it. The default sword attacks are pretty standard & there is no variation. Guns are auto-locked onto the nearest enemies. I got the opportunity to grab a spell power of "Earthquake", wherein Ayumi can rise in the air & just drop to the ground with a massive shockwave. This eliminates hordes of enemies. I guess in later parts you are able to upgrade your moves & also the spell powers.

It's pretty similar to DMC's gameplay. So you won't have much of a problem adapting to it. Plus the tutorial is very accurate. You can also visit their official website which has provided detailed info on every aspect of the game.

http://www.x-blades.com/index2.php?l=en&age=OK

[JojoTheDragon]

Looks nice.

[dheeraj_kumar]

Hey thanks for this!!! I saw this in some game centre but couldnt get the title of the game

BTW if you like diablo-style games, try www.avencast.com its pretty good, just finished the game.

[Ethan_Hunt]

What exactly is game centre? Is it a TV show?

[JojoTheDragon]

This game is not like to be discussed in any forum. Because this is the worst game I have ever played. You better stop playing games but don't buy this game.

[Ethan_Hunt]

No one will, don't worry.

[SunnyChahal]

Got this game but haven't tried yet. Will try today.

[JojoTheDragon]

If you have played DMC then i'm pretty sure that you will get rid of it soon.

[hellgate]

the game sux'd big time.played for bout 30-40 mins & uninstalled it.

[JojoTheDragon]

This game has nothing interesting except the background sounds.

[furious_gamer]

God tis thread saved me from buying dis crap game.

[Ethan_Hunt]

^You were about to "buy" it?

[furious_gamer]

Originally Posted by Ethan_Hunt

^You were about to "buy" it?

Without reading any reviews...

When i first saw the game in MusicWorld, i thought it was like DMC series...

So i came to office and browse thru this forums and finally i find the game was a total crap...

[Ethan_Hunt]

Well it's nothing close to DMC's league. That game is just miles apart. X-blades is like playing to kill time. It doesn't seem to have variation in it's blade attacks. The spells are pretty interesting to upgrade but gets boring after a while. The boss & the enemies are lame as hell. Soundtrack, like I mentioned before, is quite good. The voice acting & animation is extremely juvenile. I completed the game with the bad ending. Wish they would bring titles like Ninja Gaiden 2 on the PC rather than this junk.

[furious_gamer]

^^Wish they will come with some good titles... Did you finished the game?
I hope that wouldnt be a good experience for u..
Is it so?

[Ethan_Hunt]

Well it's was garbage compared to other hack-en-slash title that I have played. It gets heavily repetitive after a while & you'll just get bored killing the same enemies 10 times over. When you jump, it actually feels like a floating Barbie doll. Beowulf was way better than this game albeit it's stuttering issues.

[furious_gamer]

Crap, Garbage. Junk..
This what i am getting reviews about this game

[JojoTheDragon]

You are getting the very right review.I wasted 100 bucks on this pile of garbage.

[radonryder]

You guys cant really compare this to dmc...

Saying stuff like"This game is not like to be discussed in any forum. Because this is the worst game I have ever played. You better stop playing games but don't buy this game."
i feel is going a bit to far...(quoted in good faith...not tryng to flame;jojothedragon)

Dmc was made by capcom...and they have years of experience making really awesome games...
From what i know
X blades was first made my some third party developer only in the Russian language under the name "oniblade"...
Then it was translated to english and other languges and ported to differnet consoles...
And for that i think they did a pretty decent job(considering their background)...
Combats not bad but its not that great either...
The graphics are really good although im not too happy with some of the way some of the monsters look....
I really liked the bgm though...
The Dont like the VO for the game at all..maybe the original russian voices are better...wish i could change the VO to russion and keep the interface in english
(have'nt tinkered too much with the options so cant say)
Also the whole atmosphere of the game appeals more to anime fans..

Overall its a pretty decent game....whereas its not at all addictive its good for a distraction...

Iv heard people say that the games wayy better on a 360 controller....
cant comment on that one since i don't have one(will be getting one in the futue

I'v played the game for around ~2-3 hours.....dont intend to pick it up any time soon(gotta finsih up Tsukihime and Fate/stay night)

[Ethan_Hunt]

Originally Posted by radonryder

From what i know
X blades was first made my some third party developer only in the Russian language under the name "oniblade"...
Then it was translated to english and other languges and ported to differnet consoles...
And for that i think they did a pretty decent job(considering their background)...
Combats not bad but its not that great either...
The graphics are really good although im not too happy with some of the way some of the monsters look....
I really liked the bgm though...
The Dont like the VO for the game at all..maybe the original russian voices are better...wish i could change the VO to russion and keep the interface in english
(have'nt tinkered too much with the options so cant say)
Also the whole atmosphere of the game appeals more to anime fans..

Overall its a pretty decent game....whereas its not at all addictive its good for a distraction...

Iv heard people say that the games wayy better on a 360 controller....
cant comment on that one since i don't have one(will be getting one in the futue

I'v played the game for around ~2-3 hours.....dont intend to pick it up any time soon(gotta finsih up Tsukihime and Fate/stay night)

I understand where you're coming from. This game would never be compared to DMC series as it's a whole different ball game altogether. Like I said before, you would be playing this game only if you have time to kill. I had that time & I completed it & hence the comment. I don't know about the rest but I place my opinions based on the entire game experience. If you can notice my very first post in this thread, I considered this game as decent. That was impression only after 10-20 minutes of rough game time.

I played the whole game & towards the end, there was nothing left but battling the same set of enemies & repeated locations. I'm not an Anime fan but being quite familiar with the genre, I'd say it doesn't measure up. And even if I don't compare it to any other game in it's genre, it's still a pretty loose game.

The attacks were sub-standard & had virtually no variation. Ayumi seemed to sway those blades in same set piece. It was like trying to play pinata with a sword. Spells were OK'ish to be honest. I loved 'Earthquake' & 'Flower spell' attacks as they had a good impact. The rest were just a bunch of light sources being emitted. Guns could be upgraded but had hardly any impact. Boss fights were annoying to say the least. It gets extremely repetitive having to battle the same bunch of enemies over & over again. The english voice acting is horrible, feels like it's been written by a 6 year old kid.

Trust me, I tied to love this game but it could be a very average game, if I want to be really generous. Given, Gaijin is a very new entrant in the gaming scenario but, a bad game is a bad game. There's no 2 ways about it. They have potential but it needs to be polished up. I might give their next game (if any) a second chance.

So try and complete the whole game & then let us know how you feel. I'll be here in case you want to discuss about this game. No hard feelings mate.

[JojoTheDragon]

You guys cant really compare this to dmc...

Saying stuff like"This game is not like to be discussed in any forum. Because this is the worst game I have ever played. You better stop playing games but don't buy this game."
i feel is going a bit to far...(quoted in good faith...not tryng to flame;jojothedragon)

Yes this game cannot be compared to dmc. But have you played Hellgate London? These two game are pretty much alike and suckz as well. Some sucking points in these both games:-

1)Enemies appear and cover you like a crowd.
2)Lack of good moves and acrobatics.
3)Same repetitive locations to travel again and again.
4)Very poor magic moves and all that super stuff.
5)Very bad AI actions when they get beaten.

But one thing that i like about this game is that the bgmusic is very good.

[radonryder]

i was just voicing my opinion thats all....
like you guys said... im only a few hours into the game so my judment may be biased....
I'll try and get more into the game...hopefully its brearable

[comp@ddict]

Is the game like DMC 4 or Assasin's Creed?

[Ethan_Hunt]

^Nothing like them. It's a very basic action adventure game.