From Strategyinformer.com: "Blades of Time doesn't make a good first impression. Ayumi, the lead character of this hack 'n slash tale, is one of the most irritating heroines in recent memory. She wiggles around in a skimpy outfit, searching for valuable treasure in a variation of challenging and savage lands. Her martial arts ability, although effective, is flawed. Worst of all, she loves to analyse everything with stupid one-liners and rhetorical questions. Without beating around the bush, Ayumi is an idiot".
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.