A fast-paced roguelite RPG
Ultra Blade is an action game from Kyle Barrett that takes you into the heat of a battle where you will have to face thousands of enemies at a time. The roguelite elements in this game present meta-progression mechanisms that allow you to keep trying, no matter how many times you fail.
Ultra Blade is quite similar to games like EVERSPACE 2 and The Last Spell, where you can curate your own gameplay style by making use of a variety of weapons and assistive tools. This RPG also hosts a number of playable characters to choose from.
Prepare for a no-holds-barred battle
In Ultra Blade, players have the ability to choose from 12 different characters, each with their own skills and abilities. These characters fall under five class types, which can also be a great help in identifying the type of character you want to control. In addition to these, you also have access to over 100 weapons and 15 meta-altering relics that you can use to build your characters.
The variety of character builds you can create allows you to customize your fighting style based on the enemies you have to face, as well as the challenge gauntlets you plan to take part in. With hundreds of different monsters coming toward you simultaneously, you’ll have to avoid taking heavy hits and try to find the right timing in order to launch large-scale attacks.
The game’s controls can feel quite rough and awkward, which can make it difficult to evade more difficult opponents, however, you have an infinite amount of chances to keep trying no matter how many times you fail. Once you complete a run, you can also unlock new equipment and upgrades that you can use to strengthen your characters for the next wave of monsters.
No singular way to play the game
With thousands of ways to build your own character and curate a play style that suits your liking, Ultra Blade offers numerous opportunities to curate your own gameplay experience so you don’t quickly grow bored of a repetitive battle mechanism. However, in addition to the challenging waves that increase in difficulty as you progress, there’s also a bit of a learning curve when it comes to the game’s controls.
