To further sell Ayumi as more than just eye candy, she speaks with an accent that was presumably shooting for “English countess,” but in reality is “vaguely Bjork-like.”Īyumi is the worst character I’ve controlled in years. Gone are the thongs and stockings, replaced by hot pants and thigh-high boots. They both feature the treasure-hunting vamp Ayumi, though now she looks like something you’d see airbrushed on the side of a van rather than the hood of a tuned-up Nissan. It’s more like being dropped off by your parents at a carpet store when you’re 10.īlades of Time is a spiritual successor to Gaijin Entertainment’s other attempt at a hack-and-slash game, X-Blades. Even die-hard devotees of the “so bad it’s good” school of thought will find little to like in Blades of Time. Sometimes you don’t need to be blown away by big special effects or even engaged by competent dialogue cracking wise can be its own reward. Some people enjoy their entertainment with a dash of awful every now and then.
