BLADE CHIMERAPlatform: WindowsGenre: ActionDeveloper: Team Ladybug, WSS playgroundPublisher: PLAYISM, WSS playgroundRelease: 2024Q3Blade Chimera, the flashy cyberpunk metroidvania from Team Ladybug that was originally meant to come out this August, is going to be delayed. No new release date has been set for the Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth developer’s latest project, but needless to say, the delay has been announced for a good – and fairly obvious – reason: the game needs further polishing and quality improvements. Simple as that.
In case you’re a bit out of the loop, Blade Chimera is set in a sci-fi near future and stars an amnesiac demon hunter named Shin as he explores the monster-infested lands of Dark Osaka, hoping to reclaim his memories and find his missing wife... all the while being accompanied by the demoness Lux, who now exists as a magical sword he can wield. Sounds pretty intriguing, if you ask me. Either way, the game is looking fantastic and I’m happy it’s getting some additional time in the oven, even if we have to wait a bit more for it. But in the meantime, here’s an older trailer to ease the pain of waiting: