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Stray Blade

Point Blank 505 Games
5

How long to beat

13hrs
MAIN STORY
20hrs
STORY + SIDES
25hrs
EVERYTHING
19hrs
ALL STYLES

Stray Blade Review

5
Mediocre

Stray Blade tries and fails to free the Soulslike from gloomy settings and opaque storytelling, falling short of both its own ambitions and the genre’s standards.

Summary

Stray Blade is an ironman melee combat game about a rising mercenary company in a land ravaged by civil war. Prove yourself in this action RPG and master intense combat while exploring the ancient ruins of a mysterious civilization.

Developers
Point Blank
Publishers
505 Games
Platforms

Stray Blade - Latest Contents

3 years, 2 months

Stray Blade Video Review

3 years, 2 months - Stray Blade reviewed by Jarrett Green on PC. Also available on Xbox and PlayStation.The striking color palette of Stray Blade’s world and its simplified combat are admirable but flawed attempts to stand out amongst the growing din of FromSoftware-inspired action RPGs. Its large scale turns that lovely world into a labyrinth bloated with endless pickups, made maddening by a miserable map. Combat is fun when it’s not bogged down by an unbearable lock-on mechanic and some repetitive and truly dumb enemies. Taken together with a forgettable story and likable but long winded characters, Stray Blade is an adventure more frustrating than fanciful.