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Blackguards Special Edition

What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder. Play as a warrior, mage or hunter and customize your character's skills as you see fit. The challenging campaign delivers a story of doubt, treason and loss. You decide the course of the story at key turning points and determine its outcome. More than 180 unique

Release date
January 22, 2014
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
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★ 7.2/10GOG · 404 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
There is a saying: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results" In this game it's pretty much the…
★ 1 / 5
I don't understand the 5 star reviews here. While combat COULD have been alright if it wasn't plagued with a weird behavior regarding random numbers…
★ 5 / 5
I can just say that this is an awesome game! I already wasted 30 hours of my life on it and I am still not…
★ 4 / 5
I've played close to 40 hours of this and have had to repeat quite a few fights in order to progress. Overall, I like the…
★ 3 / 5
The game is set in an archetypal but interesting place, populated by mostly entertaining people. The tone of fantasy is closer to "The Black Company"…
★ 1 / 5
Completely agree with Faenrir review. The entire combat mechanics are broken to say the least - the game heavily favors bows and crossbows, to a…
★ 2 / 5
Nice game, conceptually. The problem is that anything below 90% hit/success probability for a player's party member results in something like 50% chance realistically, usually…
★ 1 / 5
I very much enjoy the dialog between the well developed characters and the hint of a darkness or wrongness of important people in the setting.…

Most recent8

★ 1 / 5
Yeah, very clever, so many nice traps, I stopped playing the moment one of my characters died, since that's just not ok in a game…
★ 3 / 5
I originally bought this game long ago when it first came out on the xbox. It feels weird posting a review on such an old…
★ 5 / 5
Reading reviews had me not expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised. A competently made game (if a little hard) with a great story. What…
★ 5 / 5
Well done - although, I have yet to beat it - so far, it is a great find! :)
★ 5 / 5
I love the story, and pacing progression of this game. I've replayed it several times over the years.
★ 4 / 5
This game doesn’t deserve to be on mixed category. Even the “celebrated” Metacritic is unfair to the game. Blackguards is a blend of RPG and…

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