Elder Scrolls: Blades (Where you star as ‘The Problem Solver’)
Thu Jul 08 2021 Voltergeist97{Spoiler Alert}
[Almost There]
If I could address your character as something other than the Blade, it would ‘The Problem Solver’; as you do almost everything to rebuild the town, Rivercrest. This game is fun for those who have played previous Elder Scrolls games and doesn’t have the time or means to play the Online Game. I’m not bashing ESO, it’s just the WiFi in my area makes it difficult as well as my personal unwillingness to meet stranger players online. As for this game, I find it best to play with a portable charger plugged into my phone. The game does consume the battery; but so does other great app games. Like other great app games, the developers improve the software overtime. I remember when I had to wait hours to have a Silver or Gold Chest unlocked. Now, it opens in an instant. My only complaint is the lack of Archery. Of course, you don’t use a bow to fight someone standing right in front of you. My suggestion for combat would be that you get an alert when an opponent sees you, which gives you the option to shoot one arrow the opponent as they approach you (which would weaken them before combat starts). If Archery is deemed impossible for the game, then perhaps instead you get a window of opportunity to cast an aggressive spell at the opponent or a defensive spell on yourself as a ‘prebuff’. Anyway, I give this game four out of five stars because I like to think this game has room for improvement.
My New Favorite Game!
Sun Aug 07 2022 louci4Once you play enough RPG games that involve building a town/base and performing quests/missions you start to feel like you’re playing the same game over and over again with a slightly different theme. They all have similar character pov and controls. This game broke that rut for me. It’s beautifully rendered and pulls you right into another world. There’s plenty to keep you busy beyond the usual daily tasks with crafting, enchanting, sparring, and exploring the abyss. The storyline is multilayered and keeps you interested in what’s going on in this world. As a professional artist of over 20 years I can appreciate the attention to detail in the rendering of every aspect of the game. I find myself examining the weapons and items in 3d to inspire me in my own work. Sometimes I just wander around my town like a tourist enjoying the fountains and trees that decorate it. So far I’ve played for several weeks, advancing through the levels and quests at a good pace without spending a penny (sorry devs, I don’t have a lot of disposable income) in the store. The game rewards you generously with gold, gems and chests that keep you well equipped to move forward. If you’ve got the money to spend there’s some amazing offers in the store that I’m sure would add to your gaming experience. This is the first time that I have ever written a review for a game with this much to say. Blades is so good that it deserved the time and effort to send some love to the creators!
This is AMAZING!!
Wed Jul 07 2021 hdshsgusTo tell you the truth I was pretty skeptical when I saw it because I thought it was going to nothing compared to the trailer but it’s even BETTER. At first I was like oh I see it’s one of those crappy games but I still downloaded it and i said to myself the voices and main menu or surprisingly good then I started getting into the game play and I loved it so much I literally downloaded it like 2 hours ago. But I do have some suggestions first I would like maybe a little bit more simpler to understand what the creatures are like maybe when you see a new one it will like freeze on that monster or just anything new that you encounter and like show it’s name but other wise it’s fine to me notify me if you are going to take this into consideration. And also I don’t know if your still gonna update this game but I would say add a online multiplayer where you cans trade goods and stuff and really just to chat oh and chat system it would be good if you could type chat or mic chat but I have one more idea we’ll before I tell it if you do read this it’s ok if you say no but it would really make my day cause I’m so exited and I’ve never been contacted or gave my ideas to and game company but your probably one of my favorite game company’s on my phone oh and I was also going to ask is there and elder scrolls blade or just any elder scrolls on Ps4 and if there is notify me please. Overall thanks Bethesda 👍🏻👌🏻🤜🏻🤛🏾🙏🏼🧑🏼💻
Amazing Game!
Sun Dec 29 2019 Josa19I am so glad this game popped up in ads online a few weeks ago. I have always been a huge fan of the computer and Xbox Elder Scrolls series. I thought since it was mobile that it may be a disappointment, BUT I absolutely love it. Amazing graphics for mobile, a nice storyline, it’s just like the other versions. I just defeated the Lich king or whatever and saved my city. I hope something new comes up in the storyline soon as now I only have small side mission quests to do from the board, which is completely repetitive. Perhaps when I fill up more empty slots in my city, more quests will pop up. We will see. People who complain about this being a p2p game are very impatient and/or unknowledgable. I am level 36 and for the most part getting there was f2p and without difficulty. I got some revival scrolls in the beginning levels, but that was with gems given to me in the game for free. Eventually I thought I might need a lot of gems or something later on and bought a cheat at a great deal with gems and revival scrolls that was 100 usd for only 20 usd. And guess what? I still haven’t even used those gems yet because it has so far been unnecessary. And only a handful of those scrolls which also one don’t really need although convenient. This is practically pretty much a f2p game. Those who complain it isn’t are probably (hopefully) kids who are impatient or don’t study all the parts to the game to see how to accomplish without paying.
Perfect for mobile
Thu Jun 20 2019 inkdupskinI've played this for awhile now. I also read all the reviews where people are saying is boring or hard around level 9. Here's the deal, this game is awesome if played correctly I'm currently level 24, with my town about level 7 ( just a bit under ), I don't know if people are not building their towns up, but that actually expands the game, brings in new missions, upgrading shops gives better options to craft or buy with in game currency. Early on when things are easy upgrade your inventory slots and chest capacity with the free premium gems they give you ( I get a lot free fighting in the dungeons) I have over 700 now, never bought anything. Time your chest timers around your work day, open gold while you sleep, never run into waiting issues. As far as combat and complaining about dying, here's a tip get the healing dodge and upgrade it, choose your talents and perks wisely, craft health absorbing armor and jewelry, with the right loadout, and proper potion planning, no quest is too difficult, the challenging ones are harder because they're supposed to be, you'll have a wonderful feeling of accomplishment when they drop a free legendary chest on you.
I'm level 24, all eleven gear, rings and necklace, usually have 15-20 various chests to cycle through, over 700 premium gems saved up from free drops, haven't spent a dime of real life currency.
Play smart play often, this is an unbelievable free offering from the elder scrolls franchise!!!!
An easy 5-star rating
Wed Feb 12 2020 RamsQuinceAt first I was concerned that I wasn’t going to like this game because I was sure it couldn’t possibly be like the Elder Scrolls games I’ve loved so much over the years, but I was very wrong to be concerned. While this is definitely the Elder Scrolls in a slightly different flavor that we’ve seen before, the solutions that have been found to creating an immersive, albeit simplified, gameplay are nothing short of elegant. I have found no significant glitches or pain points in terms of functionality, and find little to critique in the way of obstacles to my enjoying the full experience. I would admittedly love to be able to filter more specifically in the Sell/Salvage menus so that I could view only shields for instance. I would like to be able to more easily pinpoint those objects that I already have equipped in those menus as well. However, these are very minor issues and I think I only really notice them because I’m so used to Skyrim’s features, which include clearly highlighting the equipped objects. What I love is that this game breaks down questing to a really practical level. The quests are relatively quick to accomplish on the whole, but you can easily lose yourself for hours building your town. I also once switched mid-quest from my iPad to my iPhone and picked up in the exact spot where I left off on my other device, which I really appreciated.
Fantastic, fantastic!!!
Thu Aug 01 2019 Johnny Johnny SykesI played for a month before writing this review because I understand it is still a beta release, Blades, in my opinion is by far the best game on a cellphone and trust me that I should be a critic I have played and deleted thousands of games.
With all that being said Blades has amazing graphics that I would expect on a console, the gameplay is amazingly polished especially because you can tell they are improving it daily, when I first started Blades would shut down or freeze every so often (once a day) and now I cannot remember the last time that has happened.
The pace of the game seems perfect to me as some days I don’t have as much time I will open the treasure chests and construct new buildings in my city and on the days I want to grind for gold, material or weapons etc etc... Blades surely lets me decide my own pace.
I believe Bethesda is by far the best game developing company ever to make games so this is not a impartial review, I already knew I would love this game as I have from everything they have ever released.
So far the only thing I would like added to Blades is the ability to change between first person and third person as so many of Bethesda games have done in the past, it is amazing that this game is free because I dropped many other games off of my phone, Blades is all I need. Thank you Bethesda and also a thanks goes out to whoever read this book I just wrote.
Great game few complaints.
Mon Dec 30 2019 JrkgamrMovement is terrible and frustrating. Once you can figure out how to do it with the least confusion/running past things you need to pick up/into multiple enemies aggroing them simultaneously it’s ok tho. Difficulty rating is weird, I held off on a 5 skull quest for a long time Bc I wasn’t close to recommended level then I just did it and breezed through it 3 levels below rec. then I got a three skull quest after and just got annihilated over and over again. Sometimes you aggro a wisp/wolf/spider/skeever type enemy the wrong way and you just get stuck and have to die and restart Bc there’s no way to hit it. Not as customizable as I like. For instance if I really like the look of the full steel armor set a maxed out tempered steel set isn’t as good as lowest tier quicksilver or ebony or whatever wish the gap was bridged a bit better with that stuff. I love sword and board seems like two handed is op tho in certain situations like most Bethesda games. Wouldn’t scale back the two handed stuff but maybe give shield stuff couple more unique reasons to use them here and there. Also when you finish a quest you used to be able to explore, grab the chests and items you missed or still need to get them go back to the quest interface and click complete quest. That complete quest option has disappeared and you have to abandon now, I don’t know if you still get the rewards when you do this. Otherwise a very fun game.
Unique but Very Difficult Game Be Prepared to Pay
Fri Sep 17 2021 robbenn69This is an incredible and unique game. It is the only first person shooter but with swords, battle axes, and maces I have ever come across. The storyline is interesting and the graphics are awesome. I love that you have a town you can rebuild. Now for the bad: I have played RPGs my whole life, especially D&D. This is nothing like that. For one, you are alone. When in combat or in a quest, you do not heal unless to have about 50 healing potions (5 or 10 is not enough), or can find rare scraps of food. There are no classes, like ranger, cleric, paladin, mage, etc. So, you are on your own and have almost no way to heal and will meet tough adversaries as you get higher in level and will lose. I am at level 28 and don’t know how I made it this far. Leveling is literally a slow painful process. You can’t dodge, all you can do is block and attack, and every attack must be a critical one, no other option. I think it is more geared to the very UNFAIR PvP arena, where you will be pitted against very much stronger, higher level players (you lose) or pitifully weak, lower level players (easy win). Whether you succeed or fail depends on luck of the draw and how fast you can hit. Forget spells and potions and abilities, they just slow you down while your opponent pummel you into the ground. A most frustrating game which is too bad because it is the only one of its kind. Don’t play this game unless you like to constantly lose.
Engaging Tablet game
Wed Dec 07 2022 Balls O'FyreBlades is one of the prettiest made for tablet games on the market today, with great graphics and a real adventuresome feeling world that runs remarkably smoothly on lower end systems. It covers basic classic rpg tropes. You are an ex-Blade hero helping others and trying to save and rebuild a town. You battle trolls, bandits, goblin and various undead and animals and do a lot of loot collecting to arm yourself and find materials to rebuild your town as you see fit. The game is a mixed bag, in that while what the game has looks and feels great, it lacks much in the way of freedom to explore, (it’s all limited maze like caves and paths), and your feelings of accomplishment are marred by the fact that stuff grows stronger as you do. There is a strong feeling of gambling as you open chests, and the temptation to buy the supplies you need to advance is very strong- though, if you don’t mind lots and lots and LOTS of adventuring, it seems like one could someday, eventually, maybe succeed without buying anything, maybe. All in all. I’ve found it the best time passer of any tablet style game out there- though it is not up to what you find in real PC rpg style games. It’s very passable and pretty fun, and the city building is very nicely handled. No personal home, nor chests you can store stuff in, though. It also could stand sneaking and ranged weapons of some sort- but, it’s great if you don’t mind that games limitations.
