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Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled
DS
Released On: Jun 9, 2009
58
User Score
Generally Favorable
8.8
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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21% Positive
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21% Negative
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5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
58
21% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
58% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
21% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
This is a rock solid, genuinely excellent first effort by this developer. It's a title I intend to continue playing for the foreseeable future, and one I definitely recommend to those willing to give it a shot.
Playing an old-school RPG is great with dual screens and Archcraft have seen to every last detail. The dialogue is first rate (talk to everybody; the maids, farmers…), the systems easy to assimilate, and the visuals are vibrant and painstakingly detailed. Great BGM too.
There’s a lot of game here, constructed in a way that may prove interesting to a select few. The pacing, however, is slow and mired further by endless random encounters.
While I couldn't recommend this game to anyone not looking for a slow-paced grindfest, Black Sigil has a few redeeming aspects if you're able to stomach its encounter rate.
Black Sigil's big-picture rewards are too fleeting and familiar to justify the considerable effort. [Sept 2009, p.101]
This is a love letter to 16-bit RPGs, albeit written in really messy handwriting. [Sept 2009, p.73]
Black Sigil is a game made to deliberately give an old school experience. However, that experience is mired in tedium, never-ending combat, a story which is both mediocre and convoluted, and several huge glitches.
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Generally Favorable
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Summary Bel Lenora is a world where people are born with magic at their command. Years ago, a single man walked the land with no magic in his veins. He brought death and tragedy in his wake and was banished by a brave General at a great cost. It has been fifteen years since his banishment and once again, a young man with no magic walks the land ...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- DS
Initial Release Date: Jun 9, 2009
Developer:
- Studio Archcraft
Publisher: Graffiti Entertainment
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