Blackguards Reviews

I would not recommend this game for several reasons. Many other reviews mention that they liked the story or that it was a good story. I feel like it is just a cookie cutter story that is easily forgettable and the characters to be not very unique. While some have a little bit of personality, the events that show any differentiation between the party members are not enough, nor do they do any credit beyond stereotypes that make the story and characters even more bland (i.e. greedy dwarves that hate elves and love gold, and the womanizer being French). The gameplay is rough, with a lot of issues that detract from the game. The number of times you will reset a fight due to RNG ruining the battle will make anyone not into hardcore punishing games hate themselves and the game developers. There are still bugs in the game that can completely break quests or prevent achievements and I've noticed graphics issues that require you to close out of the game and reopen it to fix. As for other issues, there are only a select few spells actually worth using, and any points spent in other spells is wasted, which makes you restart quite far in when you realize there is no way to reset stats and the spell choices you have will not help in any future battle. Entire damage types are practically worthless, making it even more likely that you will restart to change what weapons your characters specialize in. Spells can fizzle out, and will do so even at 99% with such regularity that you will hate to cast most spells and even hitting at 100% will have a decent chance to miss. Enemies seem to get stronger faster than you, even on normal, and many fights will be won or lost based purely on RNG that seems to hate the player and actively work against you. I know quite a few people who play this game will say I am just venting over not being good enough, but the gameplay is horrible when three spells can completely break all fights and missing more than statistically possible at 90-95% chance is terrible for games. Even XCOM was not this bad with missing at high percentages. There is no balance to this game.

Blackguards is a wild ride! I never knew turn-based combat could be this entertaining. The characters are a hilarious bunch of misfits, and their banter kept me chuckling throughout the game. The plot twists are as unexpected as my cat stealing my snacks! If you're looking for a mix of strategy and comedy, this game is a must-play. Prepare for epic battles and laugh-out-loud moments!