Bladestorm: Nightmare is a game that suffers from its fundamentals. The act of moving your troops around the battlefield, and engaging in combat, is too far removed from the player's input – leading to frustration rather than gratification. Adding dragons to the mix doesn't shake up the formula, and highlights that not all games can act as frameworks...
Bladestorm: Nightmare2015
Bladestorm: Nightmare
2015 Koei Tecmo Games60Worthwhile
Playtime
LongIt typically takes about 40 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Available on
- $59.99
- $59.99
- $59.99
Game modes
- 2 players
- 2 players
Details
- Launch
- January 29, 2015
- Developer
- Omega Force
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo Games
Overview
Bladestorm: Nightmare is the newest evolution of 2007’s Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War using the latest technologies and introducing many new elements. These technologies have made possible not only visual improvements, but also many new game elements. Bladestorm: Nightmare offers an entirely new gameplay experience. Dragons, cyclops and other monsters appear in the “Nightmare” scenario. Switching between controlled units adds a strong strategic element. Squads can be joined into an army of 200 strong for powerful attacks. Multi-player using the network. An enriched Character Editing function. And so much more.
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Reception
Press57
Players70
MediocreGood- Metacritic58from 33 reviews
- OpenCritic56from 29 reviews
Bladestorm: Nightmare is almost impossible to recommend to anyone but the most die-hard fans of musou games. While the game's story and setting does have some potential, it takes a backseat to the action and is left to a few throwaway cutscenes before battles. Gameplay becomes tedious far too early, and when combined with a combat system that requires...
The best feature of Bladestorm: Nightmare is the fantasy campaign about Joan of Arc and her monster army, showcasing the fun to be had with changing history, while at the same time supplying a ton of content to get through, but sadly, this unique title from Omega Force doesn't effectively blend action and strategy together, leaving us with mindless...
While sometimes stale, there's plenty of fun to be had here for strategy game fans.
While you will enjoy playing Bladestorm, it ultimately ends up being an previously released game that's getting a new-gen "fresh coat of paint" release with a limited update that, while not being a nightmare, is definitely not a dream.