Naraka: Bladepoint

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 75 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 75
  3. Negative: 31 out of 75

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  1. Momori
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    First battle Royale that I can actually say I'm sticking with. This game is a ton of fun, Despite the bots right now but oh well. Enjoyable combat, beautiful aesthetics, intuitive weapons. It is clear the team worked very hard on this game. Come hang out and check it out.
  2. JimmyH56
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    Good concept of a game, reviewed after about 20 hours of play.

    Good: Easy to learn combat system that sill has some depth for advanced players Good tutorial and guides built in Good graphics and fairly well optimised with almost no lag Fairly good match finding times (for SEA servers at least) Detailed and interesting background stories for characters Bad: Microtransactions,    Good concept of a game, reviewed after about 20 hours of play.

    Good:
    Easy to learn combat system that sill has some depth for advanced players
    Good tutorial and guides built in
    Good graphics and fairly well optimised with almost no lag
    Fairly good match finding times (for SEA servers at least)
    Detailed and interesting background stories for characters

    Bad:
    Microtransactions, thankfully its all cosmetic and doesn't affect gameplay but boy there are a lot of em and not all are freely earnable in game
    Could do with a few more game modes like single player story for the characters, its just BR (Solo or 3 player teams) and Deathmatch right now.    … Expand
  3. Serendipity_7
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is the most satisfying game I played in 2021. It jumps out the limtied concept of Battle Royale game and shows the world how a BR game could iterate into a game full of potential.

    Pros: - Great melee combat system. The motion of the game is smooth. Honestly do not expect such a great battle system before. But ngl, I’m surprised to see this feature in a BR game. - Hero    NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is the most satisfying game I played in 2021. It jumps out the limtied concept of Battle Royale game and shows the world how a BR game could iterate into a game full of potential.

    Pros: - Great melee combat system. The motion of the game is smooth. Honestly do not expect such a great battle system before. But ngl, I’m surprised to see this feature in a BR game.

    - Hero skills are well-balanced. Personally I prefer Kurumi, which is a healer character. Unlike other games, it emphasises the teamwork while the battle. The strong connection between the teamates fight together also amazes me.

    - Movement. Yes the map of NARAKA is pretty huge - but you could make yourself move faster by their grappling spools. Also the design of aiming your enemies by grappling spools also brings the enjoyment. You could use the target system to solve those enemies prefer lurking around.

    Overall, except some of the skins are nice but rare af, the experience of playing NARAKA is well-recommended.    … Expand
  4. JustKamelot
    Aug 13, 2021
    10
    As a beta tester, I'm a bit worried about the poor optimization and cheater in last beta. The developer has done a good job actually. The launch version is running smooth for me and I don’t see any hacker so far.
     
    NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is q Battle Royale with a surprising amount of depth in Movement, Combat and Player Customization. Its a nice breath of fresh air to have a BR that isn't a    As a beta tester, I'm a bit worried about the poor optimization and cheater in last beta. The developer has done a good job actually. The launch version is running smooth for me and I don’t see any hacker so far.
     
    NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is q Battle Royale with a surprising amount of depth in Movement, Combat and Player Customization.
    Its a nice breath of fresh air to have a BR that isn't a FPS. Cool theme Cool Gameplay.    … Expand
  5. Nekoyashiki_Yui
    Aug 13, 2021
    10
    Play the game longer than 10 minutes and you will love the game. Incredible combat system for an BR. And the Asian character are beautiful. Amazing character art design!
  6. NepwOLF
    Aug 13, 2021
    10
    only playable BR with sword ever. ONLY CHOICE！
    Great ACT gameplay. Great eastern art style.
    I will play NARAKA until SEKIRO BR comes ture
  7. harrydubois
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    Possibly the best br game I've ever played. It's not shooting so a bad aim like me can enjoy really well. And it's also really thrilling from the second you spawn. The fight and parkour are really hidden-dragon-like. Sick as f.
  8. WitcherWitch
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    Best melee BR ever!

    Pros: - Really in-depth melee combat system. Reminds me of For Honor kind of play. - Stunning art and character is definitely beautiful - Parkour part feels insanely dynamic. Cons - bots in the first matched. I know it's supposed to get me trained, but still to many bots - translation errors - monetization feels a bit aggressive but I don't buy cosmetics so    Best melee BR ever!

    Pros:
    - Really in-depth melee combat system. Reminds me of For Honor kind of play.
    - Stunning art and character is definitely beautiful
    - Parkour part feels insanely dynamic.

    Cons
    - bots in the first matched. I know it's supposed to get me trained, but still to many bots
    - translation errors
    - monetization feels a bit aggressive but I don't buy cosmetics so nevermind

    plus I didn't see any cheater after 10 hours.    … Expand
  9. ZWLW1
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    Play the game longer than 10 minutes and you will love the game. Incredible combat system for an BR. And the Asian character are beautiful.

    Some people say it's only left click spams, which is definitely not true. The game has a rock-paper-scissor combat system that needs some learning. Also the grappling hook adds a whole layer to the strategy. Hero has abilities and you could play    Play the game longer than 10 minutes and you will love the game. Incredible combat system for an BR. And the Asian character are beautiful.

    Some people say it's only left click spams, which is definitely not true. The game has a rock-paper-scissor combat system that needs some learning. Also the grappling hook adds a whole layer to the strategy. Hero has abilities and you could play smart. Already ranked Silver V in North America and I can see myself playing hundreds of hours in the next months.    … Expand
  10. Goldfish4m
    Aug 14, 2021
    9
    AWOSOME COMBAT SYSTEM!!!

    Naraka has some magic that leads you fall into the insane world.When I pick up the Pistol in game and take the first shot,I feel I'm the chosen cowboy fight in the ancient oriental country and that's really incredible.

    Play the game,you will get real happiness.
  11. Icraftfirestars
    Aug 18, 2021
    10
    Its a wonderful game with polished combat i wish rhe servers were better but besides that i highly recommend its only 20$
  12. Inuyasha1
    Oct 9, 2021
    10
    Blade action game. It is interesting. As it is an ancient Chinese swordsmanship action game, it has dual swords, double swords, and daggers as its weapons, and there are many great armors.
  13. hastlil
    Aug 21, 2021
    10
    Novel fighting style! beautiful graphic! easy to get used to, has many new ideas compared to the market,
  14. Downfall89
    Aug 16, 2021
    10
    Very fun game. The first few matches is against bots. Its a high skillcap game so some training is good. Very fast paced action combat. Lots of challenges. Big ranking system. Diversity in how you build your character and what items you use.
  15. gwwxgseb
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    very good game, i like it so much, i have played it every day since its release
  16. siltkr
    Aug 21, 2021
    10
    Been playing since final beta and never looked back. Game is a refreshing take on the BR genre, and add in beautiful graphics and realistic kungfu moves, it simply has the best to offer in the market at the moment. Grab it if you have 20 dollars to spare and it'll keep you engaged for longer hours than most other games.
  17. Yusts
    Aug 21, 2021
    10
    Игра понравилась, качество на высоте, играется хорошо и картинка радует глаз. Баланс?? Не берусь судить, подленький геймплэй (убей из-под тишка, пока тебя не видят занятые дракой) как его тут понять? И надо ли? В целом, всё хорошо и весело. Стоит покупать или ждать скидок, а тем более тратиться внутри игры, личное дело каждого.Игра понравилась, качество на высоте, играется хорошо и картинка радует глаз. Баланс?? Не берусь судить, подленький геймплэй (убей из-под тишка, пока тебя не видят занятые дракой) как его тут понять? И надо ли? В целом, всё хорошо и весело. Стоит покупать или ждать скидок, а тем более тратиться внутри игры, личное дело каждого.
  18. Bioreactor1987
    Aug 24, 2021
    8
    + Отличный визуал и стиль.
    + Крутой паркур и полеты на крюке.
    + Классные пушки и герои. + Всякие интересности на карте. - Пэйтувина нет, но всё в донате и ценник удручающий. - Батлпасс не отбивается получаемой валютой. - Оптимизация... Ну, на 1060 периодически тормозит на минималках. Ну, тут ладно, калькулятор таки... Из неоднозначного: Чот сложна, ИМХО. Моя пятая точка не    + Отличный визуал и стиль.
    + Крутой паркур и полеты на крюке.
    + Классные пушки и герои.
    + Всякие интересности на карте.

    - Пэйтувина нет, но всё в донате и ценник удручающий.
    - Батлпасс не отбивается получаемой валютой.
    - Оптимизация... Ну, на 1060 периодически тормозит на минималках. Ну, тут ладно, калькулятор таки...

    Из неоднозначного:
    Чот сложна, ИМХО. Моя пятая точка не выдержала накала, расстались с наракой друзьями.
    Боевка поначалу нравилась, но когда на определенном этапе меня начали комбить как моба из дмк, чото конечно уже ну такое... Но спишем на мои клешни, есть же ребята по которым и удара не провести... В бронзе... >_<

    В целом игру рекомендую, но если у вас не клешни. Лично мне игра поначалу принесла тонну позитива, но скилла и нервов не хватило.    … Expand
  19. Haider93
    Jul 15, 2023
    10
    Oyun gerçekten harika, oynadiğım tek online oyun bu diyebilirim. Mekanikleri çok iyi. Ufak tefek hatalar var ama zamanla giderilir
  20. Blooed
    Aug 23, 2021
    10
    Game has so much potential with the unique weaponry and characters it provides. It will for sure go big once it’s released on consoles. The only negative comment I had is it needs to be optimized.
  21. Yondaime3443X
    Aug 28, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game
    Pro:
    -Great gameplay, suitable for the vast majority of players from basic to demanding skills, has an interesting melee combat system
    -Good graphics
    The gameplay is old (BR) but still interesting
    - Hero skills are well-balanced. Personally I prefer Kurumi, which is a healer character. Unlike other games, it emphasises the teamwork while the battle. The strong connection between the teamates fight together also amazes me.

    - Movement. Yes the map of NARAKA is pretty huge - but you could make yourself move faster by their grappling spools. Also the design of aiming your enemies by grappling spools also brings the
    enjoyment. You could use the target system to solve those enemies prefer lurking around.

    Cons: Connection is still poor sometimes    … Expand
  22. 5o4
    Aug 7, 2022
    8
    The game isn’t perfect but the fun factor is there especially with the right teams. Fornite meets melee basically. You will get hooked once you get the fighting mechanics. Slight stutter at random times though hopefully they could release an update soon. Can’t wait for the new map!
  23. Asoka
    Sep 24, 2022
    10
    The game is simply brilliant, if you like fast fights in close combat and want a cool movement, this is the game for you. Yes, there is no region lock, but the people here exaggerate, there are now and then 3 Asia players and you can also defeat them. There are ingame purchases but only cosmetic, so no pay2win what many write here. Too bad that such a beautiful game is so badly rated by noobs.

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#49 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. GameGrin
    Jan 3, 2023
    65
    Naraka: Bladepoint is a beautiful-looking and sounding game with some neat battle mechanics and fun martial arts action that is challenging to master. Finding opponents in your area may be tricky so being put against players from a different region with a higher ping rate feels unfair.
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  2. CD-Action
    Nov 15, 2021
    80
    A fun battle royale and a viable alternative for Chivalry II and For Honor. Naraka Bladepoint puts emphasis on closed combat, not skulking around the bushes with a ranged weapon. It drips the atmosphere of ancient China and offers a great combat system, but also doesn’t shy away from spells and well-implemented parkour. However, said combat system along with the game’s fast pace sets the bar rather high for newcomers. [11/2021, p.47]
  3. Everyeye.it
    Sep 14, 2021
    75
    Naraka Bladepoint is not a perfect battle royale, but it manages to mix a series of gameplay mechanics that make it frenetic, fun and above all immediate.
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