Craft powerful steel weapons with the trusty sacred hammer as Aran de Lira, and take down Queen Nerea and her horde of abominations in Blades of Fire. Read on to learn how it plays, what it's about, and everything else we know so far.

Blades of Fire Gameplay

Players take on the mantle of Aran de Lira, a warrior and wielder of an ancient divine hammer that is able to forge various weapons immune to the Queen’s curse. He is accompanied by Adso de Zelk, a scholar who provides support by playing as a strategist, keeping track of all the enemies they encounter inside a helpful compendium.

Blades of Fire features a unique combat system where players can specifically target parts of an enemy’s body to find their weaknesses. When paired with the right weapon and dealing either slash stab, or bludgeon damage, with the right strategy, any enemy of any type can be eliminated. Enemy attacks can be blocked and parried, preventing health loss and even regenerating stamina (blocking) or opening a window for a powerful counterattack (parrying).

With his hammer blessed by the Forgers, Aran has the ability to forge a large range of weapons across seven different weapon families. Over 30 Forge Scrolls can be discovered as players progress, which are essential in weaponcrafting. Forged weapons can be extensively customized to the player’s liking, both in quality and in appearance. The power of the weapon relies on Aran’s skill and how the weapon is made, with properties such as durability, penetration, and edge quality needing to be considered.

Blades of Fire Story Plot

In long-past ancient history, the world was then ruled by a mighty giant race called The Forgers. Blessed with wisdom, they ushered in an era of magnificence, innovation, and wonder…until a catastrophic war ended it all, leaving their civilization in ruins. Some Forgers survived the aftermath, but they were nonetheless threatened by extinction.

In an attempt to carry on their legacy, the Forgers created human beings, bestowing them with knowledge and the race’s most treasured legacy—the secret of The Steel. Armed with these skills and overflowing ambition, humanity rose high on the ranks and came to rule the world in their creator’s stead. Thus, the world was at peace.

That was a thousand years ago. However, the present King of the Empire has passed, and his daughter, Nerea, ascended to the throne in his place. People looked to her with hope, hoping that she would follow in the footsteps of her father and to bring in a new time of prosperity and greatness. Unfortunately, the now Queen Nerea has unleashed a long concealed part of her, and has cast a curse upon the land that turns her enemies’ steel into stone, rendering it useless.

It is now up to the queen’s childhood friend, Aran de Lira, who possesses a sacred hammer that lets him forge steel weapons immune to the curse, allowing him to stand ground against the tyrant. Alongside his young scholar companion Adso de Zelk, the duo makes the journey across the land to make it to the Royal Palace to put an end to her and her crimes, once and for all.

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