Unchained Blades



Unchained Blades (known as Unchained Blades ReXX in Japan) is a dungeon-crawling role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS. Published by XSeed Games in North America, the game was released in Japan on July 14, 2011 as a retail title and will be released January 3, 2013 in North America as a digital Nintendo eShop game.

Its localization was teased by XSEED before finally being confirmed in the April 2012 issue of Nintendo Power.

Gameplay
Unchained Blades follows the story of the dragon emperor, Fang, who after being stripped of his powers by the goddess Clunea, embarks on a journey for revenge and to regain his true form. Arrogant and vengeful, Fang is joined in his quest by a cowardly golem prince, a shy medusa priestess, a young phoenix clan maiden, and many other mythical beings seeking to meet with the goddess.

In Unchained Blades, players journey through the game with a party of up to 4 characters, moving through dungeons in a first-person perspective and engaging in turn-based combat along the way. Using the game’s “Unchain” system while in battle, players are able to try and convince monsters to follow them. If they are successful in using the Unchain system, the enemy monster will then join their party and help them in the future by blocking attacks or supplying players with special offensive abilities.

Each character in the player’s 4 person party can hold up to 4 “followers”, ensuring plenty of combat variety. The North American version of the game has also been completely redubbed with new English voice-overs and boasts over 60 hours of gameplay.