{"id":10815,"date":"2023-07-20T11:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T09:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/20\/fun-flamboyant-fabulous-en-garde-is-the-ultimate-swashbuckling-fantasy\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:37:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T09:37:40","slug":"fun-flamboyant-fabulous-en-garde-is-the-ultimate-swashbuckling-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/20\/fun-flamboyant-fabulous-en-garde-is-the-ultimate-swashbuckling-fantasy\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun, flamboyant, fabulous: En Garde! is the ultimate swashbuckling fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fireplace Games\u2019 debut has comedic sword-fighting and an appealing anti-authoritarian vibe<\/p>\n

From Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/a> to Rocksteady\u2019s Batman trilogy<\/a>, from Absolver to For Honor<\/a>, games never tire of coming up with interesting permutations of combat duels to fulfil the power fantasy of being a suave fighter. And then there\u2019s En Garde!, a game determined to let us know that you can\u2019t spell funeral without fun.<\/p>\n

You take on the role of Adalia de Volador, a renowned swashbuckler, ready to face a cruel Count-Duke and his minions in battle. In colourful environments that make Spain look like a giant theatre stage, Adalia confronts her enemies with a sharp sword and an equally sharp tongue. The heart of En Garde! is the carefully controlled chaos of its combat \u2013 you parry, attack and jump away from large groups of enemies, none of whom politely wait for their turn to stab you. Adalia can kick barrels, drop chandeliers, throw jugs left on tables and smack enemies with lutes. Foes come equipped with more than 3,000 individual voice lines, adding a chorus of \u201chaha!\u201d \u201choho!\u201d and \u201csurrender now!\u201d to the fighting as you run rings around them.<\/p>\n

En Garde! is out 16 August on PC<\/p>\n

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\nFireplace Games\u2019 debut has comedic sword-fighting and an appealing anti-authoritarian vibe
\nFrom Assassin\u2019s Creed to Rocksteady\u2019s Batman trilogy, from Absolver to For Honor, games never tire of coming up with interesting permutations of combat duels to fulfil the power fantasy of being a suave fighter. And then there\u2019s En Garde!, a game determined to let us know that you can\u2019t spell funeral without fun.
\nYou take on the role of Adalia de Volador, a renowned swashbuckler, ready to face a cruel Count-Duke and his minions in battle. In colourful environments that make Spain look like a giant theatre stage, Adalia confronts her enemies with a sharp sword and an equally sharp tongue. The heart of En Garde! is the carefully controlled chaos of its combat \u2013 you parry, attack and jump away from large groups of enemies, none of whom politely wait for their turn to stab you. Adalia can kick barrels, drop chandeliers, throw jugs left on tables and smack enemies with lutes. Foes come equipped with more than 3,000 individual voice lines, adding a chorus of \u201chaha!\u201d \u201choho!\u201d and \u201csurrender now!\u201d to the fighting as you run rings around them.
\nEn Garde! is out 16 August on PC Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fireplace Games\u2019 debut has comedic sword-fighting and an appealing anti-authoritarian vibe From Assassin\u2019s Creed to Rocksteady\u2019s Batman trilogy, from Absolver to For Honor, games never tire of coming up with interesting permutations of combat duels to fulfil the power fantasy of being a suave fighter. And then there\u2019s En Garde!, a game determined to let …<\/p>\n

Fun, flamboyant, fabulous: En Garde! is the ultimate swashbuckling fantasy<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":10816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10815"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}