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September 1, 2014

Insanity's Blade

Insanity's Blade
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September 1, 2014
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Summary

Adapted from the Insanitys Blade graphic novel written by Chris Obritsch and as featured on the now-defunct WTFmag.ca.

Take a fathers journey to hell in order to save the souls of his wife and child. The Chronicles of Thurstan is the first in a series of games based around the journey of a sword possessed by a fathers powerful grief and hatred. This first game is the tale of the swords creation.

Gameplay features

- A blend of action, platforming and RPG elements with a classic retro arcade style.
Battle through 16 stages filled with unique enemies, environments and side quests.

- Grab your enemies, rip them apart, ride them, throw them around and use their arms as weapons!

- Scale buildings and caves with Thurstans wall climbing and jumping abilities.
Play a co-op game with your friends! The second player will play as the stories supporting character Finn for most of the game.

- Get upgrades and power-ups at the store.
Additional game modes such as Arena Mode and Surf Mode to extend the the game after the story has ended.

- Killer 8-bit soundtrack
A fully original soundtrack that is also playable on real NES/Famicom hardware (VRC6 based). Listen to a sample medley here.

- Awesome upgrades
Get upgrades at the store between stages Weapons system improvements and upgrades as you progress lead to unique combat mechanics.

- Faithful sidekick
Fight alongside an AI driven sidekick who joins your quest Sidekick can also be upgraded at the store!

- Excellent Cutscenes
Cutscenes between chapters to tell the story of Insanitys Blade.

Insanity's Blade System Requirements

🤏 Minimum Requirements

OS:
Windows 7 64-bit
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8ghz or higher
RAM:
4 GB RAM
GPU:
512mb DirectX-compliant, INTEL GPUs not supported
HDD:
4 GB available space

👍 Recommended Specs

OS:
Windows 7 64-bit
CPU:
Intel i5 Sandy Bridge
RAM:
4 GB RAM
GPU:
1GB DirectX-compliant, INTEL GPUs not supported
HDD:
4 GB available space

Insanity's Blade Trailer

Critic Reviews1

As a homage to 16-bit games Insanity’s Blade is great, but its shallow and repetitive gameplay will not blow your mind. Don’t waste your time if you’re not into retro.
March 17, 2015

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