US EditionBlades of Fire Review
- MercurySteam released Blades of Fire on May 22, 2025, a third-person action RPG available on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X and S.
- The game builds on Soulslike mechanics while adding exploration, crafting, and combat that target enemy body parts, drawing on inspirations like Vagrant Story.
- Players control Aran, a commoner on a quest to stop a ruinous queen, accompanied by Adso, a young scholar who aids in lore and puzzle-solving.
- Combat uses eight attacks mapped to enemy parts, with 35 weapons to craft and upgrade, though repetitiveness and lengthy gameplay near 55 hours may test patience.
- While the game presents a decent story and solid combat, it suffers from pacing issues, a disappointing ending, and graphics that feel dated, suggesting room for refinement.
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Blades of Fire Review
I always look forward to it when a studio steps out of its comfort zone to create something unexpected. Blades of Fire, a 3D action-RPG from developer MercurySteam, best known for the stellar Metroid Dread and its action-packed take on Castlevania during the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 era, does just that. Combining its past successes to give you control of a blacksmith who crafts his own weapons of destruction seemed like a promising concept. Unfort…
Blades of Fire Review: A Lukewarm Forge?
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, PlayStation 5 Genre: Action, RPG, Soulslike, Smithing These days, you really need a standout feature to elevate your future action game with double-A production values. Developer MercurySteam, after their major success with Metroid Dread a few years back, are returning to the days when they made third-person action games
Blades Of Fire Review - A Soulsian Adventure Like No Other
MercurySteam holds the rare distinction of having worked on both the Metroid series and the Castlevania series. A true master of the Metroidvania (search-action) genre. So when the Madrid-based developer gets the opportunity to forge their own destiny with a new IP, what did they make? An action-RPG with some elements of a soulslike. Huh? But unlike other soulslike-adjacent action-adventure/action-RPGs, Blades Of Fire doesn’t want to be pigeon-h…
Blades of Fire Benchmarks & PC Performance Analysis
505 Games has lifted the review embargo for Blades of Fire. Powered by Mercury Engine 6, it’s time to benchmark it and examine its performance on PC. For our benchmarks, we used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, AMD’s Radeon RX 6900XT, RX 7900XTX, RX 9070XT, as well as NVIDIA’s RTX … Continue reading Blades of Fire Benchmarks & PC Performance Analysis → The post Blades of Fire Benchmarks & PC Performance Analysis appeared first on…
Blades of Fire Review – A Double-Edged Sword of Innovation and Frustration
Blades of Fire delivers a fresh take on dark fantasy RPGs by centering its gameplay around blacksmithing and a unique directional combat system. Playing as Aran De Lira, you'll forge weapons to fight against a queen who has cursed all steel to stone. The game's standout feature is its innovative Forge system, where crafting becomes an engaging mini-game that directly impacts combat performance. The post Blades of Fire Review – A Double-Edged Swo…
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