| Developer | Publisher | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| ehmprah | ehmprah | Microsoft Windows-iOS-Android |
Blacken Slash is a straightforward game that can entertain you for hours with its attractive formula. The game is a tactical rogue-lite RPG, that takes place in a retro computer environment. You are a computer program that fights against other harmful data. The game has a simple story explaining the mechanics of gameplay more than telling an accurate tale. But these descriptions have good humor and are fun to read.
As we said, the game is rogue-lite, which means it will happen to you to fail and go back to the beginning of the game a lot. But fortunately, you can use the archive function and keep some of your powers called transmitters and circuits for the next run. You get these powers randomly, which means you don’t have much control over the loot. Of course, you can compare them and choose the one that is better for you. After restarting the game many times, you can keep your best loot and use them to create your desired character build.
The game may be hard at first, but you will master it by developing a good build and knowing how the enemies act. Of course, the game always keeps the element of surprise because the level design is random, and enemy placement is unpredictable. This randomness and unpredictability of Blacken Slash are attractive to us, but you may not like that fate decides your progress.
One of the good features of the game is that it does not pressure you, unlike some other similar games. Levels are short, plus you can save your game between them. On the other hand, since the game is turn-based, you can safely think about your next action, especially since the levels have different scenarios and not all are the same. It means you are not supposed to kill the enemies at each level, but sometimes you must run away or resist several turns against enemies to go to the next level. The variety of these scenarios is not much, but they are enough to prevent the game from becoming repetitive.
Visually, Blacken Slash is designed very minimalistic, but as they say, there is beauty in simplicity. The main character and the enemies are all geometric shapes, each with a different color. This graphic design makes you understand your situation with a glance at the game screen. This kind of art becomes practical and helps to improve the gameplay. The game also has good synth music tracks, but maybe after replaying the levels many times, they become repetitive, and you prefer to mute them.
In addition to PC, this game is also available for mobile phones and has almost perfect performance on all platforms, and its price is only five dollars. So we can tell you Blacken Slash is a good choice because of its addictive gameplay, unique art, and fair price.
The review code was provided by the publisher.
| GAMEPLAY | ART | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| 90% | 90% | 100% |