Throne of Darkness Demo

Back in feudal Japan, the land was split between a lot of clans, all of which controlled their part of the territory with brute force. As you might very well be aware, the warriors fighting in these wars and skirmishes were called samurais and they are renowned for being excellent fighters, especially when it comes to swords and similar weapons that require skill and precision.

Throne of Darkness is an action-oriented RPG in which you get to control a party of such samurais through feudal Japan and make use of their abilities in order to find and defeat a powerful warlord who takes his power from a demon. Hence, by employing the skills of up to four different warriors, you must survive the journey to the warlord’s lair and gather as many magical items as you can on the way there.

The story revolves around one of the leaders of a clan, who decides he wants everything for himself one day, despite the fact that he lacks the army to take it. However, he makes a pact with a demon and he transforms into a powerful being himself, only to use his abilities in order to kill all the other leaders and subjugate the entire country. One of these leaders escapes, though, and he decides to gather a group of mighty warriors to go after the demon and reclaim their stolen territories.

Gameplay-wise, the game is about as straightforward as it can be for a hack & slash, in the sense that you just have to kill everything that moves and clear level after level, only to face off against increasingly more powerful foes and in greater numbers. You control the party from a top-down perspective and you can easily manage every aspect of the combat, as well as cast the appropriate spells and exchange pieces of equipment.

Speaking of which, the loot is probably one of the most important parts in an action-RPG, given the fact that the thought of a shiny new armor is what keeps you killing hundreds of similar enemies one after another. Thankfully, the designers did a good job with these as well and you can collect a wide array of different weapons and armor sets along the way, all of which are also quite useful as well.

All things considered, it’s nice to see games that are not taking place in a classic fantasy setting and Throne of Darkness does a good job at portraying the feudal Japan. The gameplay is also very effective and responsive, which makes for a memorable experience, despite the uneven difficulty level.