Justin Belin writes, "2007’s X-Blades was a game more notable for the single shred of fabric that made up it’s female heroine’s outfit than anything else. With an average review of 54/100 on metacritic and generally negative critical reviews flogging the game’s repetitive gameplay, poor AI and X-Play’s amusing observation that the protagonist’s “only power is that she does not wear pants.” That said, there was fun to be had in X-Play if you came to it without great expectations. The game borrowed certain dynamics from games like Devil May Cry and God of War and was somewhat the videogame equivalent to a Big Mac in compared to those games’ Kobe beef heritage."
Blades of Time launched 10 years ago today, and has been all-but forgotten since. That's a shame however, as it had some interesting ideas.
I actually enjoyed what I played of the (prequel, I think?) X-Blades. It had some really rough edges, but what was there was quite fun to be fair.
It's an okay game, not the best, but not the worst either. I found that the game got annoying towards the end, especially that final boss fight. But hey, compared to X-Blades? Blades of Time is a huge improvement. Just look at the cover art!
Blades of Time was a mess of a game in 2012. In 2019 for the Nintendo Switch, it hasn’t seen many, if any upgrades. You’re better off skipping this game.
Why anyone would buy this on a system that has access to Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 i'll never know.
This was a mediocre game that was not well received and never sold well. Humble Bundle even had it for a $1.00 at one point. Let's remaster it for Switch? Why?
Blades of Time is a title that most won't remember from the Xbox 360 and PS3 era of consoles. It's an action oriented platformer that didn't get a ton of attention during its initial release.