BLADES OF FIRE REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from Pr Company Diva Agency @AgencyDiva @press_engine Publisher 505 Games @505_Games Developer Mercury Steam @mercurysteam

This is released in the UK on the 22/5/2025 and in the UK is priced at £44,99.

INTRODUCTION

FORGE YOUR LEGEND From the award-winning studio Mercury Steam, comes a new action-adventure where you forge your own weapons and face fierce enemies in a unique combat system. Join Aran de Lira on his journey to find the real purpose of his fate!

FEATURES

THE DIVINE METAL: You are Aran de Lira, firstborn of the King’s Ward. The newly crowned Queen Nerea has cast a spell that turns steel into stone. Only her army of abominations wield the divine metal against which other blades shatter.
THE FORGE: Find Forge Scrolls, develop your forging skills and craft your weapon to suit your fighting style. The chosen weapon family and the materials you create it from will affect characteristics such as weight, length, durability, penetration and edge quality.
CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON: Choose between seven different weapon families and over 30 unique Forge Scrolls, which allow almost infinite weapon combinations. Your choice of weapon will be crucial when facing your enemy!
TACTICAL COMBAT: A unique and challenging combat system which allows you to attack specific body parts of the enemy. Slash, stab or bludgeon enemies depending on the situation and what the enemy is equipped with. Only the right weapon will allow you to overcome the enemy’s armour.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE: Adso is Aran’s companion who will join him on his journey. During combat, Adso gives helpful tips how to defeat enemies by analyzing them and taking notes in his chronicles. He will be crucial on your adventure, as he speaks the ancient forger language.
BE ON GUARD: Over 50 enemy types, including the Queen’s guards, creatures, undead and more. Each enemy has its own unique attack style, weapon, and armour setup.
A WORLD FULL OF MYSTERY: Aran and Adso embark on an uncertain mission. The objective is clear, but the path is full of dangers, mysteries and epic settings such as huge castles, maze-like palaces and more. You will know only what our heroes know, your intuition and courage must fill in the rest.

FAN ART

Story is fun and interesting.

Enemies are cool as alot of variety to them and all have own look and attacks to learn to counter them and avoid damage they do love how some are resistant to slash attacks and require slam attacks and more.

Difficulty options are nice as still challenging even on easy setting.

Controls are easy to learn and easy to pick up.

Weapons are impressive as alot of steps to them and all have own stats and feel to them.

World is fun to explore and full of secrets and more to find.

Can be daunting as alot of mechanics to learn especially making new weapons and more as alot of stuff changes the outcome on weapons.

Can be annoying as the weapon durability can be annoying as can break when fighting enemies especially bosses.

Easy to get mobbed by enemies or surprised by them when exploring.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall the story is fun and enemies all have own look and attacks to learn to counter them and nice challenging difficulty even on easy and controls are easy to learn, weapons all impressive as all own stats, steps to build and the world is fun to explore and find the secrets. However for £44.99, Can be daunting as alot of mechanics to learn and the durability on weapons can be annoying as can break in combat and easy to get mobbed by enemies or surprised by them when exploring.

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Story is fun and interesting.
Enemies own look, attacks to learn.
Difficulty options nice, challenging on easy.
Controls easy learn, pick up.
Weapons impressive alot of steps all own stats.
World is fun to explore, full of secrets.

Can be daunting as alot of mechanics to learn.
Can be annoying when weapons break as take alot of durability damage.
Easy get mobbed by enemies or surprised by them.