After 5 long years, the two-men behind Ivent Games are finally ready to release their PSN exclusive Strength of the Sword 3 in Europe with a North American release in the near future.
"Looking at Strength of the Sword 3 objectively, it’s a beautifully impressive achievement. It is ripe with great ideas and promise, but does, however, fall a little short of its full potential."
OnlySP: Full disclosure: I haven’t played Strength of the Sword 1 or 2. Chances are you probably haven’t either since they don’t exist. The folks at Ivent Games are just a little kooky about their marketing as well as their art design.
Since those games don’t exist I had no clue what I was getting into. Half expecting a decent hack n slash game I sat down to cut through some foes and was promptly and embarrassingly smacked down time after time. After time. As it turns out this is a challenge-based arena style combat game and the developers mean business. They really put the player through the paces.
It's YOU vs THE GAME! No holds barred! No quarter given!
And in this game, as in real life, one thing is certain - YOU. WILL. FALL....AGAIN and AGAIN!
But the measure of a person's Strength is not how many times he falls, but how many times can he Get Back Up?
Great Indie-title with a lots of fun and challenges