Thankfully, this is where your ninja tools come in handy. With hordes of enemies standing between you and the end of each area, you’re going to need some help if you hope to survive. As once you’re spotted, enemies will pounce you in numbers, and you can only take a few hits before you find yourself back at the nearest checkpoint. Sticking to the shadows or crawling behind cover to perform silent executions becomes essential. That said, it’s often best to take a slow and steady approach to clear each level. To make matters worse, false floors that lead to death traps like spikes and swinging guillotines that can kill you instantly litter every stage. The enemies in Within The Blade are tenacious and put up a good fight. You’ll quickly learn that running in and swinging your sword wildly only leads to a messy death at the hands of whatever bandits or flesh-hungry demons you come across. With this mix of speed and power, it can be tempting to rush in and just hack away at your opponents. He can unleash rapid-fire sword combos, double jump, and even wall-run. Using stealth, cunning, and a grab-bag of lethal ninja tools, Hideaki’s journey takes through the forests, villages, and towering fortresses of Feudal Japan to complete his mission. Set in 1560 AD, Within The Blade tells the story of a Black Lotus ninja named Hideaki, who is tasked with battling the vile Steel Claw clan and their demonic allies. Unfortunately, despite the game’s surprisingly robust mechanics, myriad technical and design issues dull the edge of Within The Blade‘s otherwise exciting take on a classic formula. Demanding stealth, patience, and careful resource management, it’s an experience that cuts surprisingly deep for a game that looks like a relic of gaming’s simpler days. While its chunky, lo-fi visuals would be right at home in some dimly lit arcade straight out of 1987, Within The Blade feels more like a deconstructed Tenchu than anything else. First released on Steam in 2019 as Pixel Shinobi: Nine Demons of Mamoru, the game looks, at least at first glance, like a pixelated throwback to such coin-op ninja classics as Shinobi and The Legend of Kage.īut that’s not entirely accurate. However, indie developer Ametist Studio’s Within The Blade is a title that completely defied my expectations. It’s not often that a game throws me entirely for a loop. Within The Blade Review: Be My Lo-Fi Samurai All hope is on the detachment of the shinobi clan "Black Lotus". The demonically possessed Daimyo allies himself with nine other powerful demons and forges a massive army born from hatred and fueled by blood. Through this infection, "Steel Claw" began a campaign of total chaos and hatred spreading vile darkness through the lands, infecting other nations along with it. Mamoru was soon to be infected by the spirit of a vindictive and very malevolent Samurai warlord. One clan "Steel Claw" in particular led by their Daimyo (Military Leader) Mamoru Imai, began seeking the knowledge of old forbidden practices and worshiping dark entities in order to try and place a curse upon his enemies. Anarchy reigned through the country as the different clans waged an all-out bloody war for supremacy. WITHIN THE BLADE SWITCH FULLIn 1560 A.D - Japan’s last Shogunate lost full control over the realm causing an eventual explosion into a massive civil war with other provinces of the once mighty empire.
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