Blade and Soul is an online Korean multiplayer game specifically designed by NCSoft (Team Bloodlust) for admirers of martial arts. On 19 January 2016, it was announced officially in the Western region and thereby has become one of the world’s top-ranked MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Play Game).
Blade and Soul Gameplay
Blade and Soul is an online multiplayer martial arts game where players can rejoice their fighting skills with enemies across the world. Blade and soul feature modern tactics and patterns of combat to strengthen the gaming experience. It consists of two distinct modes, i.e. PvE (Player versus Environment) and PvP (Player versus Player). In the sequel, players will be noticed fighting evils incorporating their strengths and/or abilities by preventing incoming enemy strikes.
During the game, players can face the true experience of dungeons, mountains, valleys, and forests. Although the game is free to download, but there is also a pre-built in-game store for gamers to unlock premium features for characters to maestro their skills. An even more characteristic may include healing from the ‘brink of death’ that allows players to resume their gameplay even after the character has lapsed.
Customizable Characters – Each character is customizable, which means that players can customize their character’s expressions, skin tone, eye color as well as body structure.
Character Races – There are four races wherein players get to choose their character.
- The Gun (Dragon)
- The Jin’s (Tortoise)
- And the Yun (Fenghuang)
- The Lyn’s (White Tiger)
All four races possess distinct characteristics and traits, like the Jins, that are people with access to unique melee combos. Gons is a tall, muscular character recommended for a melee class. The Lyn are animals with long hair and tail, while the Lyn is a female clan.
Character Classes
There are 07 different classes for the character race, such as Blade Master, Kung Fu Master, Force Master, Destroyer, Summoner, Blade Dancer, Warlock. Each character’s race has quite a different class and skill that can be leveled up.
System Specifications
You will require the following minimum system requirements to play Blade and Soul on your device.
- OS: An windows XP and/or win 7 operating system or above.
- CPU: A dual-core CPU/AMD Athlon 64×2 or above
- RAM: If you’re running Windows XP then a minimum of 2GB RAM is required but if you’re running Windows 7 then you’ll be required a minimum of 3GB RAM for the game to function properly.
- Hard Disk: Make sure to have 22 GB free hard-disk space.
- Video Card: You can pick any video card you may like above then Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT/AMD Radeon HD4600 and/or above for optimal graphics result.
Blade and Soul 2
In the year 2021, Blade and Soul 2 will be released. Confirmation is coming from the new teaser and social media messages. However, it is not clear whether the announcement corresponds to the global launch of the game or whether it is for the Korean version.
What we already know seems to be that Blade and Soul 2 will be a direct continuation of Blade and Soul and as such will introduce new characters, various elements, and new territories much in the same environment.
PROS & CONS OF BLADE and SOUL
| Pros:
| Cons:
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| Free to download
| Glitches when battling with multiple enemies at once.
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| Character customization
| It is not recommended for players not willing to spend money.
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| Real-time action, story-based and amazing cinematics
| Prices of the in-store app have increased
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Similar Games like Blade & Soul
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- Rift
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A word from the Author
Blade and Soul is an MMORPG game developed for martial arts lovers. The game is free to download and play but involves real cash for in-shop acquisitions to increase the character’s skills. Blade and Soul has got some really good animations, scenarios, and cinematics. The first 45 levels are relatively easy to achieve but then it ramps up and requires cash for purchases to be made. Another way to level up the character early is by adopting the story quest and side quest together.
Glitches can be seen when battling around with multiple enemies simultaneously, but overall, the gaming experience is fine. The prices of in-store app purchases have increased 10x as compared to the prices when the game was officially launched but that is optional for the player to either go for it or not.
If you’re an anime lover then Blade and soul is a game for you.
