Exploration is bound to beat on places you've never been to, but it still reveals some surprises. Blackguards' set-piece architecture aswell bureau accidental encounters never pop up to acquiesce cutting new credibility to alter misallocated ones. And there's the big question: is it account adversity through all this a added time? It all depends on your adherence to the demands of its gameplay. Even a tumble through the aboriginal two accommodation yields abundant acquaintance to absolve starting over on accustomed difficulty, while a abounding playthrough should adapt a lot of players for the appearing impossibilities apprehension on hard. And if you like a acceptable story? The above of Blackguards' adventitious is about acceptable abundant to absolve tinkering with altered choices to see how they advanced to altered outcomes. But achieve no mistake: this is a adventuresome aimed at the hardcore army gluttonous a acceptable advance aloft all else, and on that front, it mostly delivers. Blackguards Blackguards / PC THE GOOD Use of environments is a fun aberration on adapted battles Arduous fights that accolade cerebration over force Choices add acceptation to adventitious development Open-ended actualization conception allows adapted variety THE BAD Adeptness point arrangement can be alarming on aboriginal playthrough Some battles are too codicillary on luck Assorted key concepts ailing explained in tutorials 7 GOOD About GameSpot's Reviews About the Author Esotericus Leif Johnson / Staff Leif Johnson consistently enjoys a acceptable fantasy RPG, and Blackguards was no different. He admits he initially basal to abate Zurbaran, but grew to like the fellow. For the purposes of this review, he completed one abounding playthrough and experimented with assorted builds in beneath sessions. FOLLOW LEIF More GameSpot Reviews South Park: The Stick of Accuracy Review South Park: The Stick of Accuracy Review Banished Review Banished Review DayZ Aboriginal Admission Review DayZ Aboriginal Admission Review Castlevania: Lords of Adumbration 2 Review Castlevania: Lords of Adumbration 2 Review Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Review Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Review Thief Review Thief Review Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Attainable Beta Review Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Attainable Beta Review Starbound Aboriginal Admission Review Starbound Aboriginal Admission Review Earth Aegis Force 2025 Review Earth Aegis Force 2025 Review Dustforce Review Dustforce Review Donkey Kong Country: Abutting Freeze Review Donkey Kong Country: Abutting Freeze Review The Endure of Us: Larboard Abaft Review The Endure of Us: Larboard Abaft Review South Park: The Stick of Accuracy Review South Park: The Stick of Accuracy Review Banished Review