Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled (Nintendo DS)

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Description

The world of Black Sigil is filled with magic. The magic is a part of everyday life for its inhabitants, and can be harnessed by everyone. A child born into such world without any magical abilities is considered cursed, as once such a child has grown up to be a ruthless villain – General Vai, who waged war onto the kingdom of Bel Lenora. Blade of the Exiled tells a story of a young man named Kairu - an orphan adopted and raised by a nobleman of his country. Kairu is one of the cursed children - born without magic, he is feared and ostracized by most, but despite the cruelty inflicted on him by his peers he remains optimistic and compassionate. One day his adopted father – Duke Averay informs Kairu of one last opportunity granted by Spirit Temple elders to possibly ignite Kairu’s magical abilities. For this he is sent to the Spirit Temple to consult the Sacred Crystal. Albeit – Kairu appears to be beyond the crystal’s ability to heal, and upon his return to his home city Kairu is exiled from Bel Lenora.

The game is designed to resemble a SNES-era Japanese RPG not unlike Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy VI. It features standard overhead perspective for towns and dungeons, and a Mode 7-style overworld. Like in most console role-playing games of that period, the player has to gain experience by battling randomly encountered enemies which unlike newer entries in the genre do no show up on the map. The battles are fought using a top-down, pseudo-real-time system where both, the enemies and the player characters can move freely around the field, but can only execute battle commands when their turn gage fills up.

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Alternate Titles

• "Project Exile" -- Working title

User Reviews

Not an oldie, but a goodie

Joshua J. Slone (4664)

Critic Reviews

RPGFan	Jun 26, 2009	80 out of 100	80
The Review Busters	2009	7.75 out of 10	78
Entertainment Depot, The	Jul 20, 2009	7.5 out of 10	75
GameZone	Jul 06, 2009	7.3 out of 10	73
GamesRadar	Jul 02, 2009	7 out of 10	70
GameCola.net	Nov 15, 2012	7 out of 10	70
GameSpot	Jun 12, 2009	6.5 out of 10	65
RPGamer	Jul 19, 2009	3 out of 5	60
RPG Site	Jul 05, 2009	6 out of 10	60
IGN	Jul 10, 2009	5.5 out of 10	55

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Trivia

Original platform

Black Sigil was originally developed for the Game Boy Advance under the title Project Exile. The developers later changed platforms to the DS due to the end of the GBA's lifespan.