{"id":13563,"date":"2018-04-25T20:45:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T00:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=13563"},"modified":"2018-04-25T21:09:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T01:09:50","slug":"animated-intro-and-new-gameplay-video-from-blade-strangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/04\/animated-intro-and-new-gameplay-video-from-blade-strangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Animated intro and new gameplay video from Blade Strangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nicalis has released the animated intro from <strong>Blade Strangers<\/strong>, the senses-shattering new one-on-one fighting game from Nicalis, coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam in the summer of 2018. They have also released a brand new gameplay video trailer.<\/p>\n<p>Both of these videos can be seen below.<\/p>\n<p>Developed in Japan by Studio Saizensen, <em>Blade Strangers<\/em> is an arcade-style brawler with intuitive controls and stunning character animation. Ten characters have been revealed for the game so far, including Solange, Ali, Master T and Joe the Liongate from <em>Code of Princess EX<\/em>; Kawase, Noko and Emiko from <em>Umihara Kawase<\/em>; and Curly Brace from Nicalis\u2019 indie sensation <em>Cave Story+<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The game is looking to be a slick fighter with stunning visuals. By using 3D models to create the character movement, then rasterizing each frame into a sprite that\u2019s manually touched up by veteran 2D artists, the developers have created breathtaking graphics and animation that combine the appeal of hand-drawn art with the fluidity of high-end CGI. It\u2019s looks stunning.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the two videos below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GioNt0VaMso?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ES5uvEgHZLE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicalis has released the animated intro from Blade Strangers, the senses-shattering new one-on-one fighting game from Nicalis, coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam in the summer of 2018. They have also released a brand new gameplay video trailer. Both of these videos can be seen below. Developed in Japan by Studio Saizensen, Blade [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1530,6,419],"tags":[2127,725,1789,1402,96],"class_list":["post-13563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-switch","category-pc","category-playstation-4","tag-blade-strangers","tag-nicalis","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-playstation-4","tag-steam"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/big_news_blade_strangers.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-3wL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14986,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/12\/remilore-dated-for-february-26th-nicalis\/","url_meta":{"origin":13563,"position":0},"title":"RemiLore dated for February 26th","date":"December 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore is a \u201crogue-lite\u201d anime-style adventure set in a colorful world where players hack and slash their enemies and cast devastating magic attacks using twin stick controls! 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