Author Topic: x-blades (Read 765 times)

CHOW CHOW · « **on:** April 11, 2009, 03:27:46 PM »

anyone play this? the review i read said the combat system is surprisingly good...that alone is reason enough to give it a shot if you like 3rd person action games. i don't think there's a demo, at least not on ps3. i also haven't seen it at my blockbuster because it's probably too small of a game...

bork · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2009, 03:29:33 PM »

The videos looked awful and even the typical GameFAQqer responses weren't so hot when it came out. Basically described it as a bad DMC clone with its selling point being the western-animu chick. Better to wait for Bayonetta, me thinks.

EDIT: Hmm, people seem more favorable about it now. Basically sounds like a 7/10 game that's ultra-repetitive and gets a bit better the more you play it. Definitely sounds like the kind of game to rent or wait for bomba price drop on.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2009, 03:36:16 PM »

only dave halverson liked it. that should tell you something right there.

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2009, 03:41:25 PM »

Quote from: the lyte edge on April 11, 2009, 03:29:33 PM

The videos looked awful and even the typical GameFAQqer responses weren't so hot when it came out. Basically described it as a bad DMC clone with its selling point being the western-animu chick. Better to wait for Bayonetta, me thinks.

EDIT: Hmm, people seem more favorable about it now. Basically sounds like a 7/10 game that's ultra-repetitive and gets a bit better the more you play it. Definitely sounds like the kind of game to rent or wait for bomba price drop on.

that's pretty much what i remember reading about it (your edit) + fun combat system...it sounds like a solid rental, but BB doesn't have it. prices on ebay range from $30-35 for a used copy...not too bad

bork · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2009, 03:44:21 PM »

I see the price has dropped to $45 new ($50 USED, lol) at Gamestop.

Prole's comment has me scared to want to check it out though. I bet the game's better than Golden Axe Beast Rider though.

If you can tolerate the reviewer's voice, this seems like a pretty honest take on it.
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bork · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2009, 03:47:27 PM »

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bork · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2009, 03:53:00 PM »

Two more
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So it's definitely a 6-7/10 game. I like the arcade hack n' slash genre, but I'm afraid to try this after Golden Axe. Plus the description of "Paris Hilton: Treasure Hunter" for the main character pops up in more than one description of the game.

...Or is it?
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Descructoid really makes it sound not worth it.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:01:03 PM »

Judging from the demo, X-blades is pretty terrible.

It's like one of those early Xbox 1 games with gaudy anime art because they were designed to look like Japanese games yet they weren't actually made by Japanese devs.

bork · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:05:54 PM »

What's the demo on, PC?

I think the last line (cut scene from the game) from the GT review seems to sum it up best- "GO AWAY, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE."

Normally I'd go waste cash trying this, but Golden Axe pretty much scarred me for life.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:11:01 PM »

Yeah, PC.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:15:17 PM »

All three versions have an average of about 50% at GameRankings.

And I played a little bit of it at my friends house and it was really bad.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:17:40 PM »

What's up with crap like X-blades and Rise of the Argonauts? They seriously look worse than God of War.

bork · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:27:38 PM »

X-Blades was apparently developed in MOTHER RUSSIA by people who made some animu-Paris Hilton and then decided to try and craft a game around it.

HOT GIANT BOMB X-BLADES GLAMOUR SHOOT

demi · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:28:19 PM »

Ryan

bork · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:29:26 PM »

Is Ryan the guy on the left? Cuz "Demi" was the first thing I thought of when I saw that pic.

demi · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:30:23 PM »

He is so hot

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:43:17 PM »

i'm prepared to take one for the team and give this game a shot...

bork · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:11:49 PM »

If you got a capable PC, try the demo, or at least wait for a bigger price drop!

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #18 on:** April 11, 2009, 08:22:49 PM »

who said the combat was good? Was it Play by any chance?

Trent Dole · « **Reply #19 on:** April 11, 2009, 08:46:44 PM »

Sharkey over at 1up hated this game, one of my coworkers declared it to be terrible with a shit camera that tends to go under the floor when you're locked onto enemies.

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I kind of want to try it anyway.

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ToxicAdam · « **Reply #20 on:** April 12, 2009, 02:48:03 AM »

I just finished the demo. The combat is way too loose to actually feel like you are in control, but it's kind of a fun hack-n-slash.

Also, my PC has a single core Pentium and a x700 Radeon (4 years old) PCI-E graphics card. Had no problems running it on medium settings.

bork · « **Reply #21 on:** April 12, 2009, 05:01:40 AM »

Quote from: Trent Dole on April 11, 2009, 08:46:44 PM

Sharkey over at 1up hated this game, one of my coworkers declared it to be terrible with a shit camera that tends to go under the floor when you're locked onto enemies.
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I kind of want to try it anyway.
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A good point that someone brought up there is that lot of the stuff he trashed the game for is the same in Oneechanbara, yet he gave that a B.

I dig hack n' slashers and beat-em-ups, so I'd like to try this one day, but not for $45. It seems like a good garbage game for $10-$20 max.

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Author Topic: x-blades (Read 765 times)