Without the progression feature, the current version of the game feels more like a toybox that’s fun to play around with but doesn’t have many reasons to keep you coming back. It’s a series of systems clashing with each other in hilarious and incredible ways and, frankly, unlike anything else you’ll find in gaming. You won’t go two seconds without something unexpected happening, be it losing your grip on a sword as it’s lodged in an enemy’s leg, or accidentally killing someone as you force grip a dagger from across the room. This definitely pushes the boundaries of VR violence (and it’s certainly not for the faint of heart), but the dead-eyed, mannequin-like enemies keep you grounded in the humor of it all.Īnd it is brilliantly silly, at the end of the day. It’s difficult to overstate just how entertaining this can all be, from dangling opponents from the ankle and then tossing them over the edge of a bridge, to unintentionally decapitating someone and ending up with their head stuck to the end of your sword. Swords can pierce right through enemies with unnerving ease, hatchets have a gruesome knack for embedding themselves in skulls, and magical abilities help augment the carnage in new and often hilarious ways. Blade And Sorcery’s combat is, in a word, lethal.

Once you’ve grown accustomed to that initial strangeness, the real fun can begin. Think of it as something more to graduate to once you’ve warmed up with a few rounds of Superhot. But, even releasing as a ‘full’ product for the first time on the Oculus Store, it’s clear that Warp Frog’s ode to slapstick slaughter is still a ways out from feeling finished.Īs with similar games, this takes a while to get used to and, as a result, Nomad definitely shouldn’t be your first VR experience. The inevitable Oculus Quest version of the game, Blade And Sorcery: Nomad, still has that bloody magic intact. Where else can you ride a zip line with an axe, barrel into a crowd of dumbfounded combatants and then proceed to kick, slice and fireball your way to victory? Despite nearing its third year in early access, precious few VR games have been able to emulate the sandbox lunacy of its ludicrously enjoyable combat. We’ll revisit this review once significant updates have been released.īlade And Sorcery has still got it. Note: Blade And Sorcery: Nomad is technically still an early access release but, given it’s marked as a full game on the Oculus Quest store, it’s getting a full review. Read on for our Blade And Sorcery: Nomad Review.

Blade And Sorcery’s physics-driven combat is still best-in-class on Quest, but the finished game remains just out of reach.

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