![]() ![]() Two different weapons can be equipped at any time and switched on the fly, so players can come up with different loadouts that will allow them to take on all sorts of enemies. Parrying and dodging are obviously not the only combat options available in Stray Blade, as players can unleash light, heavy and special attacks with a variety of different weapons, ranging from short swords and great swords to clubs, spears, and so on. Timing these actions correctly will result in recovered stamina and, in case of a well-timed parry, drastically reducing the opponent's Poise Gauge, which will leave them open to a finishing move when fully depleted. Before an enemy attack, a small icon will appear above them, and the color of said icon determines how to effectively counter the attack, either with a parry or with a dodge. ![]() The combat system in Stray Blade is the same stamina-based combat we have seen in countless other games, but with a few twists. Not only the game offers different maps and a compass that guide players to the next story objective but also combat has some interesting mechanics that make it easy to understand but still rather challenging. Having main characters that attempt to explain what's going on during an adventure in a mysterious land is only one feature that makes Stray Blade a little more accessible than your usual Soulslike, where players are left to figure things out themselves. Farren is very talkative even when alone, and the banter between the two characters is often entertaining and somewhat informative, as the lore of Acrea seems much deeper than what may seem at first glance. While Farren is the game's only playable character, the dual main characters approach works incredibly well in a formula usually best suited for a solitary adventure. However, this doesn't stop Farren from wanting to learn more about the land, a desire for knowledge that makes him eventually enter an uneasy alliance with Boji as they search for a way out of their predicament. Stray Blade stars two different characters, the anthropologist Farren and the magically created half-wolf being Boji, that found themselves bound to Acrea the Lost Valley, a wild land where mysterious powers lay hidden, powers that grant immortality to all those that venture into it in exchange of their freedom. ![]()
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