Talon's Blade

Talon's Blade is a dark fantasy game about Marcus Veridius, a Talon seeking vengeance against those responsible for the deaths of his fellow agents. You follow his search for the person who betrayed him and fight your way toward the source of corruption spreading through lands devastated by war.

A land at war

The Southern Empire and the Rasnayan Legion have been at war for 20 years. To try to bring the conflict to a decisive end, the Emperor sends the Talons, an elite force of agents, on a covert operation. Treason within the Empire leads to the Talons’ capture and near extinction.

Outlaws and pirates threaten villages on the Empire’s fringes, while soldiers betray and exploit the people they swore to protect. Blood spawn of an ancient demon rise from beneath the earth, driven by the war and chaos above. As the plague of war and corruption spreads, the world begins to tear itself apart. Along the way, Marcus can make deals with a demon, choose whom to help or abandon, and face ancient ghosts from forgotten worlds.

Combat and spells

Combat uses attacks and defenses in four directions. You can press an attack with a flurry of strikes, wait for an opening and punish an enemy with a timed parry, feint to throw them off balance or kick them from a ledge. Deflecting attacks and responding with strikes lets you study each foe’s strengths and weaknesses before looking for a chance to deliver a killing blow.

Attacking builds combos that empower magical finishers. You can unleash fire storms, trap enemies in entropic stasis or call down lightning; higher combos make spells more potent. The spells you unlock determine how this power manifests, and defeating more adversaries lets you upgrade your combo-finishing spells.

Equipment and alchemy

You can find 18 weapon and armor sets, each with attributes that let you customize your appearance and stats. Equipment affects damage, defense, attack speed and the stamina cost of actions, so your choices shape the balance of speed and lethality in combat.

You harvest alchemical ingredients from the land and fallen foes to craft elixirs and other supplies. Soul elixirs restore magic, firebombs set enemies and fields alight, and you can make healing potions or harmful poisons.