Every year, gaming companies release new projects that attract gamers around the world. But quite often, players like to return to past, long-standing works, which also have rather mixed responses. Today we’ll talk about the passage of Blade of Darkness - a game that was released back in 2001.
A bit of history
It is unlikely that today's fans of gaming bestsellers will be able to recall this slasher, which left behind a lot of controversial opinions. After the beta release by Rebel Act Studios, the project has established itself as more than successful. Gamers waited February 20 to smash their piggy banks and purchase a licensed version of Blade of Darkness. The passage was expected to be bright and exciting.
But, as time has shown, the beta version was worked out much better than the whole game. Naturally, the most obvious indicator of this was sales. Despite the “boom” on the day of release, they further declined at a catastrophic rate, and the version on the Xbox console was completely closed.
Old-timers in the gaming industry know another name for the game - Severance: Blade of Darkness. Passing it now will be of interest only to true fans and those who still love the projects of the end of the last century and the beginning of the present. But those who are used to newfangled action games, most likely, do not even look towards Blade of Darkness.
A bit about beauty
True, it is worth noting that, despite some failure, Rebel Act Studios lured players. Therefore, the passage of Blade of Darkness did not seem so disgusting to them. Still, we must pay tribute to the great developers for high-quality at that time 3D-graphics. And here is the irony - the most vivid and memorable moment after the release of the game for gamers became shadows.
In the future, as reviews and reviews showed, it was this element that became what attracts and really pleases the player. It turned out that the shadows are not only beautiful, but also very believable. At the same time, not only characters were endowed with a “reflection”, but also all objects encountered. As the player progresses through the world of Blade of Darkness, the passage reveals the wonders of computer technology.
Briefly about the plot
As mentioned above, the main component of the success of the game failed miserably, since its plot did not become some kind of fascinating action. Passage Blade of Darkness is built on an almost mindless movement in the name of the main goal.
In a world of chaos, God and his two sons coexist: Darkness and Light. Naturally, as in any fairy tale, antagonistic heroes clash in the confrontation. Do not think that you will play for one of them, as it might logically seem. No, your role is to be a warrior fighting for the honor of the Prince of Light in Blade of Darkness. Passage can be divided into a couple of parts. In the first, you need to get the Sword. And to find him, you need to look for gems.
Next you need to upgrade your weapon. Of course, you cannot defeat the dark Prince with an ordinary sword, so you need to set off to search for runes. They are scattered across six levels. It is worth noting that for this you will have to think carefully, show your gaming skills.
Characters
So, we are already close to getting to know the passage of the game Severance: Blade of Darkness. But first, get acquainted with those whom we are destined to play. The choice is not so great, although not uniform. Four characters are available for us. They already have their own image and their names, so changing their appearance does not make sense, nor is it possible.
Amazon Zoe is endowed with long two-handed spears and vortex ability. Like all heroes, she can just strike. Characteristics of the Amazon directly affect the gameplay, so you should carefully study all the available characters in order to play your style. So, Zoe is the most mobile, but in balance to this she is very vulnerable. The length of her weapon is small, so you have to sneak up from the back and hit the enemy until he notices you.
Knight Sargon is a more complex hero, as he has many abilities. Among them are the Southern and Northern Cross, which have increased damage and the number of strokes. A knight has two weapons. He can fight with long one-handed swords or short maces. Sargon has good speed, but is a bit slow when moving sideways.
Passage of the game Blade Darkness, in addition, makes it possible to fight for the dwarf Naglfar. This hero can fight with short one-handed axes, long clubs and a short hammer. A gnome is a melee warrior, so playing with them is not easy. He is slow, but his advantage is jumping, which helps to dodge. In addition, he has a quick attack, which allows you to instantly get close to the enemy and inflict damage from different sides.
The last possible hero is the barbarian Tukaram. The character fights with long two-handed swords and medium-sized two-handed axes. This hero is the most difficult, since he has a lot of flaws that are more than compensated by virtues.
Enemy danger
Passing Blade of Darkness will force you to fight with a mass of dangerous enemy creatures. Among them there will be a worm, which is easy to defeat in one or two blows, but this character attacks in groups, and therefore it is difficult to remain unscathed from his invasion. To overcome these vile creatures, you need to get to them carefully and overtake with blows of the sword from below.
But the spider is so easy not to beat. It is small in size and therefore difficult to hit. Most effectively, it can be defeated with a bow or low blows of the sword.
The simplest enemy in the game can be considered a knight. Its easy to defeat a series of simple punches.
A huge number of orcs will meet you on the way. Little orcs are harmless at first, but with each level they become more powerful. Against them will help shield and tactics of defense / counterattack. Orc archers are weak in close combat, so they should be avoided in open areas, and in hand-to-hand combat it is easy to defeat. The main headache will be a big orc. This enemy is very strong, he can protect himself with a powerful shield and drink a medicinal potion. He needs to be dealt with quickly, especially at high levels. We select light weapons and hit the enemy so that he does not have time to counterattack.
Heroes and “fat men” will meet you, they have a lot of health, therefore they cannot be killed with one or two blows. So, the troll, despite its strength and survival, is clumsy and awkward, so it’s easy to spin it in a “combat dance”. By the way, if you chose a gnome to pass, then the troll will be the boss on one of the levels.
To defeat a demon, you just need to rush at him. He has little health, but his fireballs will not be blocked by a shield. Minotaurs are like trolls. They are clumsy, but very tenacious. Therefore, you need to apply a series of strokes first, and then, when the minotaur will run at you, go to his side and strike again. So you spin it, get minimal damage and eventually overcome.
So we come to the most terrible villains in Severance: Blade of Darkness. Passing confronts us with vampires. They are very nasty and will cause you a lot of trouble. It is worth noting that their first appearance is the role of the boss at one of the levels. The main advantage of vampires is that during an attack they suck life out of you, and they restore their health. Thus, these characters seem completely invincible. To defeat them, you need to play as dodgy as possible, so as not to lose health units, using conventional blows.
By the way, a little later you will meet a vampire boss with a vampire shield, hitting which, you will receive damage equal to that inflicted on the enemy. In this case, most likely, you will have to fight the boss several times. The main tactic is to knock a vampire with blows until he dies.
So, the penultimate enemy is a big demon. This creature can be defeated only after the improvement of that Sword of Ianne. This battle should take place at a safe distance from you, since the demon does a huge amount of damage with one blow, and can also “hug” you to death. Move away from it and throw it with the abilities of the Sword.
Well, the final boss that will complete your passage of Blade of Darkness. He has many abilities, and besides that, 80 thousand lives. You can overcome it only by “buying” patience and strength. It will take a lot of time, but as a tactic you need to use the battle from the back. When attacking the boss, move to his side and apply a series of strokes.
On the road, on the road
It should be noted that the difference in the passage of characters is noticeable only at the first level, so we paid attention to the initial stage. Everything else is the same and requires similar tactics, even though the characters have different abilities.
The most popular hero is a knight. He is a universal character who does not have complex techniques, but is not as primitive as the Amazon. Let's start with Zoe, perhaps.
Blood agility
So, in Severance: Blade of Darkness, the passage of the Amazon begins from the first level, like everyone else. The battle will begin with the first enemy - an orc with a club. Having defeated him, you need to climb the pyramid on the right and, having met another orc there, defeat the enemy again. If in the battle you have received significant damage, at the starting point you will find a building where you will find mushrooms for treatment. Now you can continue your journey.
To do this, find the entrance inside the wall around the corner of the pyramid. Here again fight with the orcs. Your main advantage is dexterity, so try to learn how to properly jump to the sides and move away. In the future, this will help to fight with more powerful enemies.
Inside you will find a button, you need to click on it and exit. Here you will come across food barrels. Follow straight ahead and you will find yourself at the crossroads.
Now choose the path to the right. It leads to the entrance to the pyramid. Press the white button again and return to the intersection. Further the path straight to the tomb. Again the button and "lunch". Now we return at the crossroads to check the path to the left. There is another intersection where we choose the right side, then the left. You need to beware of arrows all the way, so use agility for protection.
Near the tomb we defeat the orc and reach the second level. There is again a button that will open the gate located at the first intersection. We get there and go through the gate. There is a trap on the left, so we go to the right. Overcome the orc again. After the bridge, left again, and again the orc.
Move on. At the stone head we set the switch to the right. We fight with the orc, and now we move along the left side of the wall. Here we find arrows and get to the bridge. Do not worry, you have to fall into the pond. Then we go into the passage, where we climb into a niche. From the corridor we get into the hall, which we pass on the left side, so as not to fall into the pit. Then you have to meet with zombies. A staircase leads you to a healing bottle, and a corridor leads to a well. To the right is a door with two zombies, lives and keys. To the left is a step up, where traps with arrows are placed.
On the wall, on the left side, there is a lever, press it. Enemies will meet you again along the corridor, and the level of the hero will become greater. Turning right will lead to a trap and an orc. We defeat him, open the door and take the gun. Again the switch that will call the splash screen. After we jump boldly out of the window, inside the well we take the key, get out and open the door.
Again the zombies, the bridge and the stairs up. The room on the right hid the bottle, use the button and again wait for the screen saver. There will be skeletons in the cemetery, after which you will reach a new level. The room again has a lever. Behind the sarcophagus is a corridor, in the middle is a pit that we go around along the wall. Turn left, there is a zombie, a path and a grille on the left. We turn into the room on the right, towards the orcs. In the next room there is a table, along the right wall we make our way to the chest, there is a bottle. Now we go to the table and on it we take a spear and a key.
Then you need to return to the last fork, turn right and fight with the boss. We take a book in the center and complete another level in the game Blade Darkness. Passing the Amazon carried out successfully.
Adventure gnome
The next hero will envelop us in the enemy atmosphere of the game Blade of Darkness. Passage gnome begins in the mountains. You will find the castle, where the corpses of your brothers will be, then fight with the orcs. You will find food in the pantry, and then go through the wooden door. Defeat the orc and go to the door with a rusty lock. Here we fight with the orcs and find food.
Having reached a new level, we climb the stairs, find a crack in the wall and jump there. There will be another door in the hall to get the key, you need to fight with the orcs. Entering there, we find another key to the door, which has already passed, before the crack. We return to the corridor to the orcs, here we find a niche with buttons, press in the sequence 3, 1, 2. But when the door opens, we are not in a hurry there, since we need to get into another secret room. To do this, run forward and make a jump. We take away the shield, the potion and after that we head to that door, near the crack.
In the room we defeat the spiders, take the potion. On the left there will be barrels, we break them and we get to the room with a club. Now we need to return to the next door, for which we fought with the orcs. The corridor is dangerous, you need to be careful. We overcome the orc and use the elevator. Next is a room with stone steps. In the room with the pit we find the switch, go back and go into the opened passage.
The room on the left will give you food and weapons. Passing through the bridge, we overcome the orcs and get into the hall with the boss. We overcome it and move on to the throne room. There is an orc, and behind the chair there is a passage into the tunnel. In the library is a potion and a bookshelf. There we find a book with a key, open the door with it, defeat another orc, and take a book in the secret room.
Knightly battles
This is not to say that it will be easy to complete the game Blade Darkness. Passing a knight can be defeated simply if you have learned to play them. Therefore, from the first minutes, try not to miss the secret rooms and improve weapons and shield.
In the game Severance: Blade of Darkness, passing for the knight begins in prison. You have to run away from there, at the same time, beat the guard with a stool and open a couple of cameras. Moving on, meet the knight, having beaten him with a stool, select the sword and key. On the left wall we find a passage and there again we meet a knight, from whom we take away both the sword and the shield.
On the way you will find barrels of food, you need to eat. We use the elevator, in the room we go up the stairs and overcome the creatures. By the way, you need to check all the time creatures - they can bring different useful artifacts. We break barrels, climb the stairs. On the way we fight with the knights and take away their weapons. We pass to the right into the room, from there we check two doors. After we go to the balcony.
We jump and run to the left. Here on the stairs you have to defeat the guards and return to their post. On the second floor we turn on the switch and return to the scene of the fight with the guards. The grate will open, and the knight will make his way to another courtyard. Here we fight with the guards and get to the church. There we pick up the bottle and return.
Behind the bridge there will be a guard and food. We get down the spiral staircase, fight, take a mace and go into battle. We return along the stairs and find the second lever that activates the bridge. Here we consider the rooms and take everything that is necessary.
After the screensaver, you can attack the boss, but it is better to once again explore the entire territory, stock up on lives and potions. Find a stronger weapon and then defeat the enemy. After that you will have to fight with more than one guard, go through rooms with traps and finally get to the scroll, which will mark the end of the level. The first level of Severance: Blade of Darkness (passing for the knight) is over.
Barbaric journey
So, we got to the last hero in the game Blade of Darkness. The passage of the barbarian overcomes for a long time. First you need to run around the lake to find arrows, then get to land, defeat a bunch of spiders and orcs, get a new level and extra lives.
After defeating the orcs, collect all the trophies and be healed. But in the houses you will find many orcs and booties, so here you will have to fight. You will need to find the button and go down. We go along the corridor to the right and defeat the orc. There are houses on the site again, we are fighting and taking prey. Remember, to increase the level, you need to defeat the maximum number of orcs.
We travel along the bridge and again we find evil orcs, overcome them, replenish our health. Basically, the barbarian only works to plunder all the houses and pick up the prey. The sequence in which you will do this is not important. By the way, the barbarian does not need to defeat the boss, there are too many enemy creatures on his way, therefore, having reached stones like Stonehenge, you need to climb into the center of the site.
What's next?
Now everything will go according to a similar scenario to the game Blade of Darkness.The passage of the Kelbegen Mine leads the heroes to places with interesting landscapes, where everyone must find the very runes and improve their level. Beautiful surroundings and musical accompaniment create an unusual atmosphere, and critters jumping out of the shadows of mines scare and call for battle. Everything here intuitively helps the player get to the goal and get rewards for successfully completing Blade of Darkness.
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