Thursday, May 9, 2013
Jarrad's Reviews: "Blade of Rage" Demo
Blade of Rage is a fantasy RPG developed by Lone Wolf Don, on the RPG Maker Forums.
You play as Rage the Blade, a spellblade who recently lost his grandfather. You find yourself in ruins after a storm, you help a dwarf named Gudu Groundbreaker escape. the clutches of evil ratmen. You then travel to Stone's Throw Inn and meet Vespa the Vipress, a powerful warrior.
As usual the three parts I cover in the review are:
Gameplay
Presentation
and
Originality
Gameplay: "Blade of Rage" uses the default front view battle system of RMVX Ace, but you see the battler of the character you attack with before the move is preformed. The battles are all fun and present a challenge. You start off with a large amount of skills, which allows diverse gameplay from the start. Each character is suited for their own niche and really that niche only. Gudu is too slow to be the primary healer, characters in peril are usually dead before he can help. The entire party can be overpowered easily in the Ruins, by one skeleton.
Presentation: "Blade of Rage" uses the High Fantasy Resource bundle, which looks very good in this game. The maps are beautiful and the day night cycle coupled with the light effects makes for some nice realistic looking maps. Some dialogue is a little "dry" but most is well written.
Originality: It is very odd to see the High Fantasy pack, and I love it when I do see it. The characters are original, and their names roll off the tongue. The names of some enemies are generic, but they work. The entire game is a foray into the unknown in the RM world (Western RPGs)
Verdict: "Blade of Rage" is a wonderful, albeit short demo. If you get past it's quirks it is a really enjoyable experience. I can't wait until it is developed on more. 8.5/10
http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/user/12539-lonewolfdon/
http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/12501-blade-of-rage-demo/#entry127464
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Thanks for the review of my Blade-of-Rage Demo.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that overall you enjoyed it.
I'll be making some improvements based on some of your review here (such as I'll be making Gudu a bit quicker in battles, so he can be more of an active healer/support character when needed).
I'll also be re-balancing some of the enemies along with several other improvements.
Thanks again for your interest and support of my Blade-of-Rage project. Cheers! :)
---Don
No problem, I really enjoyed it. With those fixes I think it will become a new game on my favorite RM games list.
ReplyDeleteHi again. Just a quick follow-up; Several fixes, additions and improvements have been made to the Demo since you reviewed it (the Demo is currently at v2.4 as I post this, and am working on another update for it to fix up a couple of more things too). Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI'll replay it soon, it may take me a while to update the review, if you want me to do so.
ReplyDeleteSure, you can do a follow-up or update the review if you like.
DeleteBut no rush on anything. Thanks! :)