The Black Eye: Blackguards

The Black Eye: Blackguards
Studio	Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher	Daedalic Entertainment
Erstveröffent- lichung	January 24, 2014
platform	Windows , macOS
Game engine	Unity3D
genre	Strategy RPG
Subject	The black eye
control	Mouse & keyboard
system advantages preconditions	Windows: OS : Windows XP / Vista / 7/8 CPU : 2 GHz dual core processor RAM : 2 GB Graphics card : OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM Sound card : DirectX 9.0c compatible 20 GB of free hard disk space macOS: OS: Mac OS 10.7 CPU: 2 GHz dual core CPU RAM: 2 GB
medium	DVD-ROM , download
language	German , English
Age rating	USK PEGI

Das Schwarze Auge: Blackguards is a strategy role-playing game by the German developer and publisher Daedalic Entertainment . It is a computer game in the fantasy world Aventurien of the role-playing game rules Das Schwarze Auge . It was released on January 24, 2014 for Windows and macOS , and EuroVideo took over distribution in Germany .

Due to the success of Blackguards, Daedalic announced a successor to Blackguards 2 , which was released in early 2015.

action

The action begins in the city of Neetha in the game world Aventurien . The main character is the player character who was wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his girlfriend. On the run from his persecutors and in search of the real murderer, he meets other characters who also have problems with the law. The player has the opportunity to make decisions at important points and thus influence the game.

Characters

character	role
Aurelia	Witch from Neetha
Naurim	Irritated dwarf working as a smuggler
Niam from micram	Drug addict half-elves
Takate	Former slave and gladiator
Zurbaran Florios	Decadent, southern black magician

Gameplay

In Blackguards, the player can assume different classes, such as warrior, magician and hunter. Both the fights and the entire game are turn-based. The game is controlled with the mouse and keyboard . A special feature of the game are the visible hexagonal grid fields.

development

The Black Eye: Blackguards was first released for Windows and macOS on January 24, 2014. Distribution in Germany was regulated by EuroVideo. The successor to the game, Blackguards 2 , was released on January 20, 2015 for Windows and macOS. The version for Playstation and Xbox One followed on September 15, 2017.

reception

Meta-ratings Database Rating Metacritic 69 of 100 reviews publication Rating 4players 68% Eurogamer 8 of 10 GameStar 76% Gamona 86% PC Games 69%

Blackguards received average to slightly positive ratings. Metacritic rated the game with 69 out of 100 points, PC Games and 4Players with 69 and 68%. From GameStar and Gamona , the game received better ratings of 76% and 86%, respectively. Eurogamer gave 8 out of 10 points.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Black Eye: Blackguards - All information, release, PC system requirements - GameStar. Retrieved March 1, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Blackguards 2 - All information, release, PC system requirements - GameStar. Retrieved March 1, 2019 . 
3. ↑ metacritic.com
4. ↑ Frank Erik Walter: The Black Eye: Blackguards - Test . In: EuroGamer.de . Eurogamer Network . January 27, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
5. ↑ Eike Cramer: Test: The Black Eye: Blackguards . In: 4Players . freenet AG . January 23, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
6. ↑ Rüdiger Steidle: A perspective is a matter of luck . In: GameStar . IDG . January 27, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
7. ^ Frank Fischer: Daedalic's clever move . In: Gamona . Webguidez Entertainment. January 31, 2014. Accessed February 20, 2014.
8. ↑ Peter Bathge: The Black Eye: Blackguards in the Test . In: PC Games . Computec Media Group . January 28, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.