Thunderblade Saga

Thunderblade Saga is a side-scrolling action game about Prince Keryan’s fight to rescue his wife, Arya, and restore peace to Retarria. Combat centers on combos, parries, quick-draw Iaijutsu and ultimate moves, with high-difficulty boss battles.

Story

In the ancient, peaceful kingdom of Retarria, Keryan has just married Arya when gigantic portals tear open in the sky and hordes of orcs invade. Keryan gathers a human army to resist them, but is gravely injured, and the orc leader captures Arya. He discovers his father’s legendary sword, which holds the power of thunder, and sets out to rescue her and protect the kingdom.

Combat and skills

You can use more than 10 skills at the same time to create your own combos. Defeating monsters unlocks new skills, bringing new ways to fight. The game uses a frame system in which each action is controlled frame by frame, and its boss AI draws on fighting-game techniques such as instant recovery, hit confirms, corner traps and pressure play.

Levels and bosses

The Early Access version includes 6 levels made up of 30 smaller levels, along with 7 bosses with different styles. After losing a boss fight, you revive at the door rather than having to traverse the maps again. The stated objective is to defeat the final boss and rescue Arya; a rune system is planned for later.