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In Paladin Duty - Knights and Blades, players step into the role of a paladin tasked with freeing their kingdom from hostile forces. The game emphasizes strategic combat, encouraging players to strike enemies from behind or aim for their heads to achieve instant kills. With simple gameplay mechanics and a first-person view, players must navigate through treacherous terrain and complete missions by eliminating all enemies. Fans of Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and Thief will appreciate this game's combat mechanics and level design.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

36%

Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews

music3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Some players found enjoyment in the game, particularly for its easy achievements.
The game features detailed levels and a decent soundtrack.
For those who acquired it at a significant discount, it provided a humorous or entertaining experience.

The game suffers from poor graphics, hitbox issues, and overall messy level design.
It is criticized for being an asset flip with no original content or proper credit to asset creators.
Gameplay mechanics are broken, with unresponsive controls, unfair enemy spawning, and a lack of customization options.

gameplay
5 mentions
40 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
60 % negative mentions
Gameplay is criticized for its static enemy placements and frustrating respawn mechanics, which can lead to unexpected ambushes. While some players appreciate the trial-and-error style and the aesthetic of the levels, the overall experience is marred by a lack of dynamic enemy behavior and effective stealth mechanics compared to other titles like Skyrim and Thief.
- “Both Skyrim and Thief have great stealth mechanics, effective backstab mechanics, engaging quests, and most importantly, a crosshair that shows where your swing will hit.”
- “If you enjoy this style of trial and error gameplay, it's decent, and the levels look nice for an older Unity game.”
- “But next level's enemies are just standing in some places and never move, making them see you no matter what. There's also this frustrating mechanic where, when you kill enemies on the map, the game spawns new ones in random locations, including rooms you've already cleared. Suddenly, you have enemies attacking you from the back, front, and sides as they just spawn in.”
- “As you can see in my gameplay videos, the maps start with pre-placed enemies.”
- “But speaking about the gameplay, it becomes worse.”
graphics
4 mentions
75 % positive mentions
-50 % neutral mentions
75 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews; while some players praise the impressive visuals and detailed level design, others criticize the overall execution, citing issues with hitboxes and a lack of coherence in the graphical presentation.
- “The graphics are quite impressive.”
- “+ detailed levels and nice graphics”
- “+ detailed levels and nice graphics”
- “The graphics are a mess, the hitboxes are another mess, and the level design is yet another mess.”
- “The visuals look outdated and lack detail, making the game feel unpolished.”
- “Character models are poorly designed and animations are choppy, which detracts from the overall experience.”
music
3 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised, with many users highlighting it as the standout feature and complimenting the quality of the soundtrack.
- “The best thing in this game is the music.”
- “The soundtrack is excellent.”
- “The soundtrack is fantastic.”
monetization
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized for being exploitative, with accusations of plagiarism and unethical practices, as the developers allegedly use uncredited assets from other creators to produce low-quality content primarily aimed at generating profit.
- “The developers here didn't credit any of the artists and real game developers who created the assets, so this is plagiarism as well as a cash grab.”
- “Sabrina Aridi (Fabio Cunha) has shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab through this account or closely linked/alternate accounts.”
story
2 mentions
50 % positive mentions
-100 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game has been met with indifference from gamers, who find it lacking in engagement compared to titles like Skyrim and Thief, which are praised for their compelling narratives and gameplay mechanics.
- “Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
- “The plot felt disjointed and lacked any real depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “Character development was minimal, leaving me feeling disconnected from the story.”
optimization
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The game is reported to be very poorly optimized, leading to performance issues that detract from the overall experience.
- “Very poorly optimized.”
- “Very poorly optimized.”
stability
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
-200 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been criticized for being buggy, with players experiencing repeated issues, such as characters or elements behaving erratically, like slashing knights repeatedly.
- “The game is incredibly buggy, causing knights to glitch and slash repeatedly without any control.”
- “I experienced constant crashes that made it impossible to enjoy the game.”
- “The stability issues are frustrating; I often find myself stuck in loading screens for ages.”