The 2018 release of “Bladed Fury” marked the third officially completed project out of Shanghai-based Indie developer, NExT Studio. It also marked the first – and last – title from the studio that actually caught my attention in any way. “Bladed Fury” really does stand out from everything else the studio made before and since, presenting itself as yet another Chinese game attempting to steal the Japanese Indie studio, VanillaWare’s, thunder.
Presentation
“Bladed Fury” puts forward a very pretty face. The hand-drawn, hand animated 2D visuals are a mix of Ancient Chinese styling with a touch of modern Asian pop-art. The result is gorgeous, with detailed environments, unique characters, and incredibly-detailed enemies, culminating in a number of large, intricatel... |
Rating of
3.5/5 |
