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Have you heard of a game called Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled? I hadn't until Destructoid contributor Adam Dork pointed it out to me in the office this morning.

Black Sigil is a Nintendo DS game to be published by Graffiti Entertainment. Watching the above trailer, it looks like a 16-bit role-playing game, showing some strong similarities to Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. It may not have the polish that these two classics have, but it definitely looks and sounds interesting.

  • Vivid environments create a realistic yet imaginative landscape
  • 30+ hours of game play with tons of side-quests
  • Dark secrets and powerful plot twists create an original and intriguing story line
  • Strategically customize your 3 person party from up to 8 unique characters
  • 100+ different physical and magical skills/combos
  • 100+ different weapons
  • 200+ different pieces of armor

Apparently, this has been in the works for awhile now. It was previously called "Project Exile," and was in development for the Game Boy Advance. The official Web page says "TBA 2008," but 2008 is almost over.

What do you think of this? Have you heard of this before?








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grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 15:04
grafkhun
no I have not heard of this before... but now I have, and I will keep an eye on it.
imaginarythomas's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 15:06
imaginarythomas
Wow, looks great! It'd be a great sleeper launch mid december.
RyoGeo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 15:15
RyoGeo
This looks like the kind of game that would make Colette skweeeeee!
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 15:17
Demtor
SPRITES!!!!! ^_^
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 15:18
ZeroTolo
Seems okay. I'd like to see some closer footage of the gameplay though.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 15:31
Maurice Tan
No, only if it is the same as the Bird.
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 15:53
SWE3tMadness
I think I remember hearing something about "Project Exile" awhile back, but my interest is definitely piqued now. I'm with [b]ZeroTolo[b], though I'd like to see more details about the gameplay itself.

Looks pretty cool though. Hope it won't suck.
Krow-Kupo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 15:59
Krow-Kupo
Reminds me of Golden Sun.
Riposte's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 16:26
Riposte
Looks like something made in RPG Maker.
JynxShot's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 16:32
JynxShot
My coworkers and I always check every shift to see if this game is reservable in our system yet.

Can anyone... I don't know... check up on it?
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 17:09
AlucardX24
Looks really good. I'm looking forward to this.
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 17:46
welkstar
I think I remember hearing about this when it was in development for GBA. Looks fantastic though, just like an SNES-era RPG!
Grasshopper7's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 18:15
Grasshopper7
This looks awesome.
joedick's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2008 18:17
joedick
The game is set for Dec 19, but the release date keeps slipping, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's late.
RPGGirl's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/05/2008 07:42
RPGGirl
I like the music a lot :) This game sort of reminds me of Secret of Mana 2(Seiken Densetsu 3), hopefully it will be as good as it looks
Xarias's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 01:11
Xarias
This game is out now!
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