If you enjoy ninjas, 2D action-platformer games and sneaking up and brutally killing your enemies, Within the Blade is definitely a title you are going to want to check out.Thanks to Ratalaika Games for the review code Title: Within The Blade It feels like how a ninja should act plus there are definitely heads flying and blood spilled like you would expect. I really enjoyed being able to be sneaky and stealthy when coming across the variety of enemies. The harder part was remembering what buttons you had to hit to perform all the different moves. But I found they weren’t bad enough to really hinder my playing. Within the Blade has sometimes finicky controls if you are playing on the Switch due to the Joy-Cons. The levels were overly long and just didn’t offer much variety in gameplay it became incredibly repetitive. It felt like it would just keep going on and on with no end in sight. Now you know exactly what is in store for all the rest of the stages that you will challenge. The village level requires you to be fast so you can avoid all the booby traps. The forest levels have you running straight across to the goal. In the stages, the enemy outpost levels are always platforming to find the keys. Unfortunately, just because the levels look great it doesn’t mean they are super fun to play. So are the different environments the stages are set in and the village also looks really nice. The pixel artwork in Within the Blade is very detailed and looks great. This is set up as a skill tree so once you learn one ability, all the ones connected to it will be unlocked and available to learn. The points you receive from performing assassinations and that you get at the end of levels can be redeemed at the village dojo to learn new skills and power-ups like extra HP. If you don’t have all of the required pieces, there are multiple merchants around the village that you can buy items from so there is a chance you can find exactly what you need. Once you get back to the village you can enter a crafting tent and use all these items to create the weapon that you want. The weapons that Hideake is armed with will all depend on the items that you loot from fallen enemies and chests spread throughout the levels. That is unless you want to punish yourself and get stuck in a loop constantly starting over from the beginning. If Hideake dies, you will have to start over again from the beginning, so I suggest taking your time and not just running and slashing because chances are this will not end well for you. During the training if you happen to screw up the move you are required to do, you will have to keep trying until you successfully complete it. It definitely required some trial and error. It’s not always super clear if all the buttons that they show have to be hit concurrently or one after another. This can actually be quite difficult at times. To complete the tutorial you have to successfully perform the move that is shown on the screen. I highly recommend doing this because there are a huge number of attacks that you learn how to do. Within the Blade has the option to complete a tutorial as soon as you turn on the game. Of course the ninjas from the Black Lotus Clan are the only ones that can stop them. You learn that the steel clan’s leader, after receiving the power of an evil warlord samurai, has been summoning demons into his army. Though I do have to admit there is something satisfying about successfully sneaking up on the enemy and dispatching them. Most of the time these quests involve taking down bandits and members of the Steel clan in a brutal fashion. Your quest is to do whatever the Genshi, the head of the clan, wants you to do. You play as Hideake, a ninja in the Black Lotus Clan. I can honestly say I’ve never played a ninja game where my sword would break and that had me crafting my own kunai, throwing stars and other random weapons. Within the Blade brings something totally new to the table. Being able to successfully block an enemy's attack is incredibly helpful. Not only do you have to hack and slash with your sword, you will need to hone your ninja skills and be stealthy. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this was not the case. You may be thinking that Within the Blade is the retro-inspired, ninja-platformer game that you have played before. Reviews // 26th Jul 2021 - 1 year ago // By Alana Dunitz Within the Blade Review
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