History VideoGame / XBlades

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: On the opening sequence, the shop owner doesn't notice the monsters spawning until it's too late.

* ActionGirl: Ayumi, oh so much. She can kick some asses with her DualBlades (see below), spells and some acrobatic skills.

%% * ActionGirl: Ayumi, oh so much.

* ActionAdventure: Running around exploring old temple ruins while killing near limitless hordes of monsters definitely counts.

* HackAndSlash: Goes without saying. You'd lose count on how many monsters you killed after the third stage if the game wouldn't tell you.
** Not that the system is good, mind you. There are no combos to speak of, targeting is rather poor, and overreliance on room-clearing magics sort of cheapen the whole fare.

* ActionGirl: Ayumi, oh so much.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Clothes that actually do something. They either heal her much faster or protect her much better.

* BareFistedMonk: Jay. He can actually cast spells too.
* BareYourMidriff: Since her initial dress is more or less a bikini with a sword holster, this happens.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * BigBad: Guess who.
* BlackMagic: Powerful, but corrupts.
* CleavageWindow: Even the less revealing clothes use this.
* TheCorruption: It tries to take over Ayumi but can give her more power as well.
* {{Curse}}: The Enlightened One warns Ayumi to not touch the dark artifact. She does it anyway. This is the result.
* DarkIsEvil: The aptly named Dark One.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Ayumi is somewhat tanned.
* DeathTrap: If it wasn't for Jay, Ayumi would be Swiss cheese.
* DownerEnding: Choose any darkness spell and you will get this. It's particularly mean since dark spells are very powerful.

* EliteMooks: Summoners, and most of the bigger enemies.
* FireIceLightning: Available spell types are light, darkness, various support types and these three.
* FlamingSword: Arguably the best of the sword enchantments.
* GlobalCurrency: Souls.
* GirlishPigtails: Three of them for Ayumi.
* GoldenEnding: Available by refusing to buy darkness spells.
* GoodIsNotNice: The Enlightened One is a total {{Jerkass}}.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Jay fights this way.

* HeroesPreferSwords: Ayumi prefers two. Jay however fights barefisted.

* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: The X-Blades.
* JigglePhysics: Ayumi at even the slightest movement.
* LightIsNotGood: Or at least not always helpful.
* MaleGaze: Ayumi has a very nice rear.
* MarkedChange: When the curse attempts to take over Ayumi, this happens with glowing runes.
* MixAndMatchWeapon: Gun Blades.
* {{Mooks}}: More than you could possibly count.
* MsFanservice: Ayumi.

* PantyFighter: Ayumi isn't clad in much more.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Blades of Time is essentially a reimagined X-Blades with less animesque character and better graphics.

* ThongOfShielding: Ayumi seems to think this is appropriate wear. Considering most other characters who are guys don't wear much more either, it's probably a typical fashion.
** Amusingly, the Japanese [=PS3=] version censors her thong and [[http://www.tnksoft.com/blog/images/2009/04/xblades.jpg replaces it with a bikini bottom instead]]. Even more amusingly, the ingame models retained said thong, making the whole thing rather pointless.

* WhiteMagic: Weak but useful against those weak to it, where it hits really hard.

* BigBad: Guess who.

''X-Blades'' was developed in 2009 by the Russian developer Gaijin Entertainment (yes, that Gaijin of VideoGame/WarThunder) based on the game ''Oni Blade'', to which it is mostly an update in terms of graphics and gameplay. ''Blades of Time'', also made by Gaijin Entertainment is something of a spiritual successor with the inclusion of a Time Control mechanic.

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!!Tropes which ''X-Blades'' provides examples of:

* XMarksTheHero: Played with, by Ayumi taking an X pose with her blades on one of the covers.

Not to be confused with ''Manga/XBlade'', the manga, or the χ-blade, a MacGuffin from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''.

Not to be confused with ''Manga/XBlade'', the manga.

* AnIcePerson: Ayumi can learn ice spells (among other elements).

* BadEnd: Choose any darkness spell and you will get this. It's particularly mean since dark spells are very powerful.

* DeathTrap: If it wasn't for Jay, Ayumi would be swiss cheese.

'''X-Blades''' (originally titled Oniblade) is a Russian HackAndSlash PantyFighter ActionAdventure game about the wielder of the titular weapons, Ayumi. Ayumi is a treasure hunter, always on the move and from one of her journeys she bought an artefact along. Said artefact has an equal, which she finds in the dimly lit shop of an old trader, who promptly gets plunged into the darkness when Ayumi accidentally combines the two parts. After killing the now summoned demons, she finds out that the two parts are a map to an ancient temple full of treasure along with a godly artefact (and monsters). Needless to say, Ayumi heads out immediately.

** Amusingly, the Japanese PS3 version censors her thong and [[http://www.tnksoft.com/blog/images/2009/04/xblades.jpg replaces it with a bikini bottom instead]]. Even more amusingly, the ingame models retained said thong, making the whole thing rather pointless.

'''X-Blades''' (originally titled Oniblade) is a Russian HackAndSlash PantyFighter ActionAdventure game about the wielder of the titular weapons, Ayumi. Ayumi is a treasure hunter, always on the move and from one of her journeys she bought an artefact along. Said artefact has an equal, which she finds in the dimly lit shop of an old trader, who promptly gets plunged into the darkness when Ayumi accidentially combines the two parts. After killing the now summoned demons, she finds out that the two parts are a map to an ancient temple full of treasure along with a godly artefact (and monsters). Needless to say, Ayumi heads out immediatly.

* FlamingSword: Arguably the best of the sword enchantements.

''X-Blades'' was developed in 2009 by the Russian developer Gaijin Entertainment (yes, that Gaijin of VideoGame/WarThunder)based on the game ''Oni Blade'', to which it is mostly an update in terms of graphics and gameplay. ''Blades of Time'', also made by Gaijin Entertainment is something of a spiritual successor with the inclusion of a Time Control mechanic.

''X-Blades'' (originally titled Oniblade) is a Russian HackAndSlash PantyFighter ActionAdventure game about the wielder of the titular weapons, Ayumi. Ayumi is a treasure hunter, always on the move and from one of her journeys she bought an artefact along. Said artefact has an equal, which she finds in the dimly lit shop of an old trader, who promptly gets plunged into the darkness when Ayumi accidentially combines the two parts. After killing the now summoned demons, she finds out that the two parts are a map to an ancient temple full of treasure along with a godly artefact (and monsters). Needless to say, Ayumi heads out immediatly.

''X-Blades'' was developed in 2009 by the Russian developer Gaijin Entertainment based on the game ''Oni Blade'', to which it is mostly an update in terms of graphics and gameplay. ''Blades of Time'', also made by Gaijin Entertainment is something of a spiritual successor with the inclusion of a Time Control mechanic.

* NoExportForYou: Overlaps with AllThereInTheManual, but with a massive twist. A tie-in promotional manga was release...but only in Japan, which is not even the game's country of origin!

* NoExportForYou: Inverted, although the game was released in Russia, Japanese release saw a Japan-only [[ComicBookAdaptation exclusive manga]] [[http://www.ubisoft.co.jp/xblades/extra/extra_comics.html as a promo to go along with it]].

Not to be confused with Manga/XBlade, the manga.

* NoExportForYou: Inverted, although the game was released in Russia, Japanese release saw a Japan-only exclusive manga as a promo to go along with it.

''X-Blades'' (not to be confused with Manga/XBlade) is a HackAndSlash PantyFighter ActionAdventure game about the wielder of the titular weapons, Ayumi. Ayumi is a treasure hunter, always on the move and from one of her journeys she bought an artefact along. Said artefact has an equal, which she finds in the dimly lit shop of an old trader, who promptly gets plunged into the darkness when Ayumi accidentially combines the two parts. After killing the now summoned demons, she finds out that the two parts are a map to an ancient temple full of treasure along with a godly artefact (and monsters). Needless to say, Ayumi heads out immediatly.

* {{Animesque}}: Ayumi, beginning with her name and ending with her huge eyes, nice face, nice body and skimpy clothing. The FMV scenes up the ante a bit as well by looking decidedly more drawn.

* DualWielding: Ayumi, wielding two truely massive blades.

* HairOfGold: Subverted, Ayumi can be somewhat bitchy at times.

''X-Blades'' was developed in 2009 by the Russian developer Gaijin Entertainment based on the game ''Oni Blade'', to which it is mostly an update in terms of graphics and gameplay.

''X-Blades'' (not to be confused with XBlade) is a HackAndSlash PantyFighter ActionAdventure game about the wielder of the titular weapons, Ayumi. Ayumi is a treasure hunter, always on the move and from one of her journeys she bought an artefact along. Said artefact has an equal, which she finds in the dimly lit shop of an old trader, who promptly gets plunged into the darkness when Ayumi accidentially combines the two parts. After killing the now summoned demons, she finds out that the two parts are a map to an ancient temple full of treasure along with a godly artefact (and monsters). Needless to say, Ayumi heads out immediatly.