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As Shin, a warrior with no memory of your past, you must lead a revolution, facing any obstacle that dares to stand in your way. With the aid of Lux, your shapeshifting companion, you embark on a journey to uncover your forgotten history and the truth about the city’s descent into chaos. While the premise is serviceable, the dialogue often feels stilted, and the narrative struggles with focus. However, the talented developers wisely shift attention away from these shortcomings, allowing the game’s solid gameplay to carve its own identity within the genre.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fblade-chimera-review\u002F","75",75,{"id":70,"author":71,"outlet":74,"summary":79,"review_url":80,"review_date":81,"original_score":52,"normalized_score":53},72369,{"id":72,"name":73},5519,"Bobby Pashalidis",{"id":75,"logo":76,"name":77,"website_url":78,"score_format":48},49,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FConsole-Creatures-Logo.jpg","Console Creatures","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.consolecreatures.com\u002F","Blade Chimera leaves a strong impression and is easily one of the better Metroidvania games this year. Of course, with the studio behind this game, it’s somewhat expected to have something this good land nearly effortlessly. With a stylish presentation and satisfying combat rounding out the exploration elements, there’s something worth checking out here.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.consolecreatures.com\u002Fblade-chimera-review\u002F","2025-02-05",{"id":83,"author":84,"outlet":87,"summary":92,"review_url":93,"review_date":13,"original_score":94,"normalized_score":53},66558,{"id":85,"name":86},1460,"Zoey Handley",{"id":88,"logo":89,"name":90,"website_url":91,"score_format":48},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","However, it’s done with a lot of skill and a tangible amount of passion. If it’s something of a clone of Symphony of the Night, it’s less plagiarism and more “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. It makes itself worthwhile with solid design and enjoyable combat. It hides a lot of its flaws beneath a communicative art style that captures its setting and its characters so well. It’s maybe not what I’ll reach for first the next time I’m in the mood for a metroidvania, but it’s a symphony in its own right.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-blade-chimera\u002F","\n\t\t\t8\t\t",{"id":96,"author":97,"outlet":100,"summary":105,"review_url":106,"review_date":107,"original_score":108,"normalized_score":53},74635,{"id":98,"name":99},3045,"Joelle Daniels",{"id":101,"logo":102,"name":103,"website_url":104,"score_format":48},29,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming%20Bolt%20Logo.png","GamingBolt","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com","Blade Chimera is one of the most good-looking and engaging platformer titles out there. It easily taps into its classical influences while still maintaining its own identity. At worst, it can sometimes be an annoying game that hides crucial information. If you can overlook some of its flaws, Blade Chimera will be well worth your time.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com\u002Fblade-chimera-review-an-exceptional-cyberpunk-side-scroller","2025-01-17","8.0",{"id":110,"author":111,"outlet":114,"summary":119,"review_url":120,"review_date":51,"original_score":121,"normalized_score":122},74643,{"id":112,"name":113},3164,"Ethan Zack",{"id":115,"logo":116,"name":117,"website_url":118,"score_format":48},34,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FNintendoLife-Logo.jpg","Nintendo Life","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002F","Blade Chimera is an ode to a very specific kind of Metroidvania — the sort that eschews cryptic puzzles and an open-ended structure and revels in the simple joys of ultra-fluid movement and blasting through enemies with an ever-growing arsenal of powerful weapons and equipment. It may not particularly impress with its explorative or narrative aspects, but its striking, stylish identity and endlessly entertaining shoot-and-slash combat loop elevate this to the heights of the classics it’s so clearly inspired by.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002Freviews\u002Fswitch-eshop\u002Fblade-chimera","9",90,{"id":124,"author":125,"outlet":128,"summary":133,"review_url":134,"review_date":51,"original_score":135,"normalized_score":122},75352,{"id":126,"name":127},4021,"Lucas White",{"id":129,"logo":130,"name":131,"website_url":132,"score_format":48},70,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FShackNews-Logo.jpg","ShackNews","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002F","Blade Chimera is short, sweet, and simple. It’s also visually enthralling and just… really dang cool. It’s the perfect kind of game to run into in January 2025, especially after so much of my time up until now has been eaten by multiple dozen-hour RPGs. I blazed through this game in two sittings and loved every minute, cliches and all. Seeing Team Ladybug come out swinging like this for its first fully-original metroidvania is a delight, and Blade Chimera has fully cemented this team as one to look out for going forward.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002Farticle\u002F142727\u002Fblade-chimera-review-score","9\u002F10",{"id":137,"author":138,"outlet":141,"summary":146,"review_url":147,"review_date":107,"original_score":148,"normalized_score":149},84911,{"id":139,"name":140},6809,"Genghis \"Solidus Kraken\" Husameddin",{"id":142,"logo":143,"name":144,"website_url":145,"score_format":48},41,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FXbox%20Era%20Logo.jpg","XboxEra","https:\u002F\u002Fxboxera.com\u002F","Team Ladybug’s latest release is a grand one—the slower-paced nature of the action feels good to play especially as you get a better grasp of Shin and his companion’s move sets. The downtrodden Osaka city landscape has plenty of exploration potential and baddies to encounter, meaning that I can wholeheartedly recommend Blade Chimera to the 2D Metroidvania aficionado and novice alike. ∎","https:\u002F\u002Fxboxera.com\u002F2025\u002F01\u002F17\u002Fblade-chimera-review\u002F","8.4",84,{"id":151,"author":152,"outlet":155,"summary":160,"review_url":161,"review_date":107,"original_score":52,"normalized_score":53},89138,{"id":153,"name":154},6599,"Leigh Price",{"id":156,"logo":157,"name":158,"website_url":159,"score_format":48},71,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FSiliconera-Logo.jpg","Siliconera","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.siliconera.com\u002F","Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania. Switch version reviewed.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.siliconera.com\u002Freview-blade-chimera-is-a-stylish-cyberpunk-metroidvania\u002F",{"id":163,"author":164,"outlet":167,"summary":172,"review_url":173,"review_date":13,"original_score":174,"normalized_score":175},97979,{"id":165,"name":166},8921,"A.J. Maciejewski",{"id":168,"logo":169,"name":170,"website_url":171,"score_format":48},137,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideo-Chums.jpg","Video Chums","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002F","I've been playing Blade Chimera a lot recently and I'm excited to finally share my thoughts on this epic and beautiful Metroidvania.","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002Freview\u002Fblade-chimera","8.9",89,{"id":177,"author":178,"outlet":181,"summary":186,"review_url":187,"review_date":188,"original_score":189,"normalized_score":190},100006,{"id":179,"name":180},8951,"Oliver Shellding",{"id":182,"logo":183,"name":184,"website_url":185,"score_format":48},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","There are movies from the 80s and 90s that are delightful because of how unrepentantly dumb they are. Take, for example, Predator 2. Dissecting the plot will leave you deeply confused, as it insinuates a single Danny Glover is equal to an entire squad of highly trained military officials, but that’s not the point. It’s loud, bombastic, and it’s pure fun from start to finish in terms of sci-fi action and one liners. In the same respect, Blade Chimera, the pixel perfect Metroidvania from ...","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2025\u002F01\u002F24\u002Freview-blade-chimera\u002F","2025-01-24","8.5",85,11,0,[26],[21,29],[]]