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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 6.5 hrs on record (1.0 hrs at review time)
Posted: Oct 9, 2020 @ 2:43pm
Updated: Oct 9, 2020 @ 11:24pm

At a Glance
(Adult) Content
No.
Censorship?
Not applicable.
Hours of Gameplay
Six or seven hours.
Modding Support?
No.
Patch Available?
No, not necessary.

Black Knight - Milena is a third-person action-RPG about Milena's quest for recognition, and how it becomes one for defeating the ultimate evil.

Gameplay
Spam attacks, kill this or that, and go on fetch-quests until reaching the end of your journey. At your disposal are basic and magic attacks, the latter of which I nearly never used. As magic provides automated, high-damage, homing attacks, I felt it a no-brainer to forget the sword exists. As you gain experience, you can upgrade your defensive or offensive abilities, further augmenting them with craftable items. Many enemies drop materials, which can be combined to create the best gear in the game (free of charge!) There is a main questline to follow, in addition to many sidequests to provide income and player "rank-ups". Though the quests are samey, I strongly recommend that you do them — as enemies become increasingly spongy, you'll need every level-up you can get.

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Story
Milena is a member of an elite task force known as the "Black Knights", a rival organization to the Paladins. Her journey begins with her complete arrogance, taking on "quests" well beyond her skill level to prove herself. Little does she know, her world will be turned upside down as she become entangled in a plot to revive the legendary Quatro, a malevolent being eager to smite humankind. She can't fight him alone, and among her allies are her own mistress, a runaway gladiator, and a lone paladin. Will you be able to defeat Quatro, or doom Milena to life in chains (or worse?)

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Visuals
The titlescreen looks good, and the user-interface is serviceable. Interestingly, there are no adjustable user-preferences from the titlescreen. Stupidly, there is no way adjust audio anywhere in the game (forcing me to whip out my trusty Windows Volume Mixer.) I recognize many of the in-game assets and the user-interface from at least two other action-RPGs I have played, but Black Knight - Milena possesses a higher level of polish. I wouldn't be surprised if most, if not all of the assets are premade; if they are, this is using premade assets done right. The game looks great, and the use of hand-drawn images make Black Knight - Milena feel like an original experience.

- The Goods-
There are eight static CGs, each showing the protagonist in distress (either by agonizing death or BDSM). They are reserved for the "game over" screens, making defeat not as bad (as long as you don't lose more than once in each stage.) The artwork is good, though I was disappointed by the lack of variant CGs and sexual content.

Verdict
I definitely recommend this game! However, I'd consider waiting for a light sale. Black Knight - Milena is a little rough around the edges, and if you're already familiar with the engine it's based upon it's easy to exploit the game. Though I've played games that play nearly identical, this is a competent, somewhat polished game. I had a lot of fun (most of the time), and I deeply enjoy indie action-RPGs (even with all of their flaws). I had hoped this game would have featured sexual content (or at least nudity), but I still enjoyed my stay.


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5 Comments
Helena Neko Oct 18, 2020 @ 11:39pm 
No nudity!!! Very sad, I had high hope in my pants. :( Until they fix that with a dlc I will pass. thank you for your integrity and the honest review.:catpaw::vanilla:
DatWombat Oct 14, 2020 @ 11:23pm 
This is true, mostly for the "nudity" tag. I have seen a few games lie about sexual content, but apparently "nudity" includes bikinis! This is probably why my "At a Glance" section was present even in my first reviews.

That's what I thought too! Especially after seeing the CGs, I thought this was definitely going to have sexual content. If a patch comes out in the future, even if only a nude patch, I'd be happy to give the game another go. It was surprisingly fun, even if unrefined.
exLightning Oct 14, 2020 @ 11:18pm 
The Nudity and Sexual Content tag is tossed on anything with "anime girls" , it gets annoying having to constantly investigate if they're correct or not which is one of the reasons why I appreciate your reviews.

I was getting heavy adult game vibes from this though, maybe it was planned but they decided against it to be safe (defeat scenes is such an adult game thing).
DatWombat Oct 14, 2020 @ 11:05pm 
Agreed. I think I saw this game while browsing games with "Nudity", and I figured that the lack of nudity within the promotional material was just the Devs trying to avoid trouble. Turns out, there's no nudity at all!
exLightning Oct 14, 2020 @ 10:58pm 
Damn no adult content? That is a bit disappointing.