Blades of Exile is a 1997 shareware role-playing video game developed and published by Spiderweb Software. The game is the fourth and last title in the Exile series. It features an editor, allowing players to create, edit and share their own custom scenarios in addition to the three scenarios packaged with the game. Upon release, critics praised the addition of new gameplay features and the editor, although critiqued the game's simplicity and limited graphics.
Gameplay
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Blades of Exile introduces several improvements over past Exile titles, including the addition of an automap and new dialog system. It was released as shareware, with players only able to complete the first scenario unless they registered the game.
Plot
Blades of Exile contains three developer-created scenarios. Following release, Vogel re-created the game's engine and scenario editor for Blades of Avernum, featuring more powerful scripting capabilities.
Reception
Lisa Karen Savignano of Allgame praised the "excellent" scenarios for their quality and replay value and improvements from previous Exile titles, but felt the combat was repetitive and the "biggest drawback of the series".