Bladed Fury is a basic but stylish action game

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Bladed Fury is a basic but stylish action game

Published: 9:09pm, 8 Jan 2019Updated: 8:49am, 20 Sep 2019

This article originally appeared on ABACUS

With characters painted in calligraphic strokes and combat filled with splashes of ink, Bladed Fury’s watercolor-painting art style immediately drew me in.

Bladed Fury is an action-adventure game, the third title from Tencent's NEXT Studios to be published on Steam.

The game mainly draws from Chinese history and mythology. (Picture: NEXT Studios)

The game follows the story of an exiled Chinese princess in the Warring States period who sets out to uncover the truth after she was framed for killing her father. During her journey, she battles an array of deities and monsters, with some turning into allies later in the game.

To be honest, that almost makes the story sound better than it is. It's bland, and I gave up caring about it after just 20 minutes. What saves it is the game's exquisite art, which brings a proper historical and mythological feel to things.

That graphical wrapping also disguises a game that is fairly standard and formulaic. It's a hack-n-slack game, with a bit of platforming and occasional puzzle-solving. It's decent enough fun, but there's nothing especially unique about the gameplay.

Still, combat is simple and intuitive; I can chain combos together pretty smoothly. Your character also has three weapons, with special attacks that can be unlocked with points gained from defeating enemies.