God of Blades was an ambitious, and ultimately very satisfying project. Not just because of the game (which we loved in our God of Blades review), but because of a lot of the supporting materials. From fake pulp novels that …
In the eternal debate between style and substance, there's probably never going to be a definitive winner. Sorry GQ. You can have both, though, at least in your iOS action games. White Whale is making sure of that with God of Blades, a super atmospheric side-scroller that will have you hacking up bad guys by the dozens, flashing back to the 70s and possibly even visiting a library for more than just free wi-fi.
Nostalgia isn't worth much these days. It's easy to wax poetic about things you barely remember, especially when the world wide web can so easily give you an instant refresher course on that thing you want so badly to remember so you can tell people that you remember it. The team that makes up White Whale Games knows a thing or two about how to mine your past to create something good for the present. With some of the team having previously worked for BioWare, they're bringing that expertise to iOS devices next year with their first release, God of Blades.