

Severance: Blade of Darkness 2001
Developed by Rebel Act Studios
- Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Severance: Blade of Darkness follows the fate of four characters and their quest to defeat an evil Necromancer and retrieve a legendary sword. The player can choose between the characters, who are a Knight, a Barbarian, A Dwarf and a Ranger/ Amazon type female character. All characters have different starting areas but eventually end up in the same levels. Yet, the sequence of the stages can be chosen as a world map in between the stages prompts you to decide where you want to go next, maybe look for help at the Dwarven Mines or go face the Orcs at their dwelling.
FightingRole-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureActionFantasyorcsbloodyamazondark fantasyswordplayhand-to-hand combatundeadsnowdwarvesboss fightworld mappolygonal 3dPC (Microsoft Windows)
- Graphic violence
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Earnest, unpretentious, grave and plot-driven.
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Rebel Act Studios
- Publisher
- Codemasters, Friendware
- Released
- February 21, 2001
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Time to beat
- 7 h rushed · 13 h main story · 13 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.9/10 from 41 ratings.
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