Blade and Soul, released on January 19, 2016, is one of the best rpg games I played, it is another of the great reaches of NCSOFT, and I remember that when it was released the servers were saturated in an incredible way, introducing a concept of new gameplay and very innovative classes this game won a space in my heart, and I'm sure in the hearts of others who played it.

In this publication I will talk a little about the things that make this game a great choice, maybe I will not go into much depth in all aspects, but I will comment on the things that I knew about him and that I think are important to mention.

Perhaps one of the most attractive things about this game is the fact that it is Korean, so it is full of oriental traditions, stories and millenary legends, which can be fiction but taking references to real stories and beliefs. Spoken in Korean and subtitled in English, with a very interesting plot, between good and bad characters, always with a spicy flavor in each cinematic.

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The story is very long and complex so I can not summarize it all in 200 or 300 characters, with characters that make us love us and very sad scenes, I would say that among all the games, the stories that contain cinematics within the same game acquire greater strength , because they enter the players through mini scenes, they are things that reading is not so easy to perceive or capture.

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A player experiences cinematics from the moment he enters the world of Blade and Soul, almost like a novel, this story has unexpected twists that promise to sublimate the senses, for what I believe and I think it is one of the few games of the style mmorpg with a strong story.

The creation of characters in this game is impressive, it is very extensive and we can customize absolutely all of our character. With this we have the possibility to create unique characters.

Customize

You can also save the created appearances, to later load them into another character that we want.

Body Comparison

Variety of unique characters:

Femenine Characters

Masculine Characters

Unique Bodies

Blade and Soul presents a "new" gameplay for the moment it was launched, where they do not bet on the typical control of F1, F2, F3 or 1, 2, 3, etc. If not for a new mode, where the player along with the aforementioned keys, you must use the keys closest to the A, S, D, W, such as: R, T, Y, Z, X, C, Q, all the buttons of the mouse (I refer to the typical ones like left and right click, plus the central one). This was offered as a new modality to be tested, then combined with a variety of combos, which can be customized.

As a great feature of this game the combos are not only given from attacks, but blockages, movements, jumps, shield failures and even combos that are activated after safaros of the enemy.

In the controls, you also have the option to choose between two other game modes that are more typical, for those players who prefer the classic. This can be modified at any time.

Apart from the technical aspects of the gameplay, comes with this the style of Blade and Soul typical of martial arts mainly, each class is different but with an influence on martial arts.

The ** Gon**, who live under a belief that they were born thanks to the breath of the dragons, physically this race projects power and physical strength, they have a great combat ability and that is not all, they are also characterized by being loyal, The friendship of a Gon must be treasured.

Despite living in tranquility, you must be careful with them, they are very powerful once they get carried away by anger.

The Jin, characterized by the meaning of the word ''Jin'' which means ''Unyielding effort'' in the ancient language of the eastern continent, are those who make up the most famous warriors in the history of B&S, they are physically smaller than the Gon but they are very tenacious and versatile.

The Jin are considered friendly, with a great notion of choice versus good and evil.

The Lyn are carriers of tails and animal ears, descendants of mischievous legendary animals. Their acute senses have made them survive in the world and to learn to get away from danger.

They have the gift to communicate with the spiritual world, and take advantage of that to make contact with family members.

This race is only female, they are in tune with nature and are strongly linked to it. Its appearance comes from a mythical Asian bird named Funghuang who has bestowed its elegant, delicate features.

The Yun are considered as having the best creative and artistic ability, also craftsmanship, there is beauty in everything they create.

This class is characterized by using a sword, having a lot of defense and counter to the enemy class, it is very powerful in battles and its techniques are based on a lot of attack speed and extraordinary maneuvers, dodging without pause while counteracts with devastating attacks.

The Blade Master changes positions and in its second change it gets faster attacks, it is a class easy to use but difficult to master, it has unique abilities like the famous technique "Flock of Blades" where it invokes several flying swords.

The destroyer is the strongest character in the game, and the biggest threat in the game. They are characterized by using large axes, and by dominating their enemies on the battlefield. It has a lot of mass control so it can be defended against large groups of enemies.

One of his most characteristic ability is to take his enemies and throw him in some desired direction, or hit him leaving him totally helpless.

This character is played in conjunction with a cane and a familiar, presented in this case as a sweet kitten, which helps to crush the enemies. The relative has the characteristic of tank-making, drawing the attention of the enemy and receiving the damage while the Summoner does damage from a distance or heals it.

This is my Summoner in Blade and Soul

This character can revive the allies and heal them, he also has mass control along with his kitten, they are considered the strongest in matters of healing for themselves. Although it is considered a very easy class, it becomes difficult to master its wide range of tactics when it comes to fighting.

Summoner Ability

Force Master, this class represents the typical elemental magician who deals damage at a distance, but with a very short casting time, using an orb. It has the ability to attack while moving, which makes the battle very dynamic. As you know, being these magicians are weaker in the melee, so knowing how to position yourself when fighting is the key.

Force Master

This class is able to switch between fire elements, with which it performs attacks that accumulate damage or with the water element, with powers to control the masses and improve their defense. They can also trap the enemy and keep him in the air defenseless.

Water and Fire Abilities

It takes a lot of skill to handle this class and win it.

This character is characterized by using a Kung Fu style as the name says, using their fists to attack and defend, in turn make keys to enemies and take it in their hands, deflect blows and counterattack. They can control their attacks by combining them between defenses and attacks, joining blows one after the other. They are effective in hand-to-hand combat.

Kung Fu Master

The Kung Fu Master has the ability to make the enemy submit, which makes this something attractive for group combat, while subjecting an enemy his teammates can attack him at the same time.

Kung Fu

This class uses stealth to move between its enemies, uses daggers and deadly traps, defeating its enemies in a matter of seconds. It is characterized by slowing down its victims with very fast attacks that cause bleeding and damage by poisons, something characteristic of all Assassin.

Assassin

He also uses martial arts techniques to become invisible, teleport and even change places with his enemies. The Assassins work better by being alone but in the same way their attacks of poisons and bleeding are important in any group battle.

Assassin

This class is like a Blade Master but Lyn version, they did not adopt the same technique, rather they adapted the sword to their own style, working with a faster attack speed and more mobility.

Blade Dancer

His fighting style is characterized by movement through the battlefield, capable of completely evading enemy damage. Their abilities vary between physical and magical.

Blade Dancer Ability

They stand out in the fights because of their speed of attack, almost like an Assassin, you will not know what hit you. This class must be very careful to maintain their defenses and not give way to any chance of being attacked.

This is a magical class that uses black magic, its attacks are conjured with talismans and supernatural floating writings, these have the characteristic of damaging or protecting. With their talismans they conjure up nefarious weapons that come from beyond, like thorns, chains, arms, among others.

Warlock

This magician also has a companion similar to a familiar as the Summoner does, but this one instead lasts a short time, called Thrall, the Warlock invoke a giant demon that can kill the enemies if ordered. The warlock also has many attacks to control masses, slowdowns and area damage.

Thrall

Warlock

This is the only class that can do both melee and magical damage, combining the Force Master technique and the Kung Fu Master. Their attacks are complemented by their speed and mobility. They can change their position unlocking different abilities, according to the chosen position.

Soul Fighter

The elemental posture uses ice powers to freeze their enemy, while the Kung Fu posture focuses on making fast combos in hand-to-hand combat. The more Chi accumulates a Soul Fighter his attacks are more devastating.

Soul Fighter

Then a very flexible and fast warrior, ideal for those who can not decide between Force Master and Kung Fu Master, because this class mixes the best of both.

This gunslinger combines the best of his weapons with martial arts combos, also makes special hooks in the form of attack or defense. It is considered a weapon of destruction!

Gunslinger

He is recognized as a master of combat, handing out a large burst of unstoppable shots at any opponent who stands in the way. He's very agile too, he's very mobile on the battlefield.

This is my Gunslinger

They also have the characteristic of using improvements for their weapons, in two types: Flame or Shadow, unlocking an impressive variety of abilities that make it unique.

In this section I take the opportunity to highlight the particularities of the PvE part and the PvP part.

Dungeons System

The dungeons in Blade and Soul are quite dynamic and the maps are quite visually attractive, like the game itself, I do not like to highlight a game just for its graphics but it deserves a lot of prizes just for the graphics and for all the good things .

My characters inside some instances

A particularity of the PvE mode in this game is the existence of the Instance Lobby, where groups can be assembled very comfortably even though being a solitary player, the function of this Lobby is to unite several people who play alone in a group, where everyone seeks to enter to the same Dungeon.

Instance Lobby

Something unique about this game is that within the instances before encountering a boss they put a small statue that gives lives, as in the style of the retro games.

Life help

Another thing is the loot system when collecting valuable items within the instance, such as weapons, soulshields, (considered as the armor within the game), jewelry and among others. The system you have is not for a roll says, but as an auction, whoever puts more of their money takes the object. The money collected in the loot is distributed among all the members of the group.

Loot System

Something to take into account is the difficulty of leveling, it is moderately difficult but not impossible, it can be leveled up to the maximum level in a short time, the campaign missions are quite simple and apart you can enjoy its cinematics.

PvP System - Arenas

The PvP system is another wonderful thing in this game, it is a game where the PvP is open anywhere on the map as long as the faction suit chosen at level 8 - 10 is used. This way dying is avoided by being unprepared, enemies will come for us as long as we are prepared using our suit for combat.

Among the existing factions there are two, Cerulean Order and Crimson Legion.

Cerulean Order and Crimson Legion

These factions are defined as great clans in which each player registers depending on their tastes. Within those two clans, then, things are done collaboratively. Cerulean Order players can not be in the same Guild with a Crimson Legion, they are different factions, so the Guilds are created separately as well. However, they can play and live together, as long as they do not have the faction uniform on.

Another system of PvP that has this game are the arenas, where you win prizes and classifications for the character. Among these there are two modes, 1v1 or 3v3, each of these has 3 rounds. In the same way as the PvE Lobby, there is a PvP Lobby to make your Arena group and fight against 3 other players.

Arena Lobby

The PvP in this game is very fast, for all the mobility that stands out every class and speed can be a shock in a first encounter with this mode, the player must get used to this dynamic game mode.

Arena

Something good about the confrontations in the arenas is that the system can match you with someone of more level, and to compensate all the difference when entering combat you arrange the states of the character according to your opponent, so the armament would not be a great disadvantage .

Arena

Finally, this game has been very good since its first release, it is true that the population has dropped so much, that after having opened a lot of servers today there are only two in the NA, but its most loyal players continue to support it. To pass the time is excellent and very entertaining, the classes are also very innovative and the gameplay will never bore you, every time you discover more things, and more personalizations. My publication could not cover everything that this game has good.

I recommend it a lot for people who have a good computer to play, their graphics deserve to be appreciated to the fullest. Your gameplay will surely love you and you will want to spend time. My personal recommendation is to play with friends from the beginning, and try all the classes, they are worth it.

I give it 5 of 5 stars.