En Garde!
Fireplace Games · 2023 · Swordplay, Female Protagonist, Spectacle fighter, Cartoony, Comedy
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About En Garde!
Play as the legendary swashbuckler Adalia de Volador, executing stylish sword combos and environmental tricks to outwit enemies while filling your Panache Meter in this beautifully painted adventure against tyranny. The game stands out with its theatrical character banter, dynamic arena mode with wild modifiers, and cleverly designed levels that transform combat areas into playgrounds for creative, comedic chaos.
From the forgotten pages of history, comes Adalia de Volador! Legendary swashbuckler. Dashing adventurer. Hero of the people.
Play as Adalia in her daring escapades full of sword-fighting, satire and shenanigans. Challenge the cruel Count-Duke and oppose tyranny with panache!
Beautifully painted locations, charismatic characters, and an astounding amount of battle banter will transport you to the golden age of swashbuckling comedy!
So, sharpen your sword, grab your boots and hat, and embark on a hilarious, action-packed spectacle!
Fencing With Flair
Parry, riposte and lunge your way to victory! Fight with style to fill your Panache Meter and unlock special skills! But you’ll need more than your sword to win the day…Adapt and Improvise
Challenging, ever-changing fights push you to rely on your cunning and acrobatics to disturb your enemies. Learn their weaknesses to toy with them and express your fighting style.Experiment with the Environment
Combat areas are playgrounds full of opportunities to create mischief and gain the upper hand. Surprise, stun, or evade enemies with a variety of objects - from rolling barrels to falling chandeliers.Arena Mode
Unlock zany game-changing modifiers and new fight situations in the arena mode. Play and replay randomized scenarios to test your skill against waves of enemies!Theatrical Characters
A flamboyant cast dazzles the screen! Adalia and her rivals react to each of your actions, exchanging witty one-liners during the flow of the fight.Story Episodes
Discover the tales of Adalia, with unique challenges to complete and secrets to uncover. Fight through marketplaces, dungeons and palaces: the world's a stage for your epic duels!Award-winning Passion Project
The game was first prototyped as an award-winning and much-loved student project. The original team has reformed and expanded as Fireplace Games to increase the scope, sweep and grandeur of En Garde!.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
(7/10) Too short but I've had fun, only get it if its on sale. Or if your kid wants to play Devil May Cry but it's too Violent for him.
En Garde!
Honestly some of the most fun I've ever had in a soulslike!
Surprisingly difficult but fun game. It does get frustrating at times though. The writing is rather weak and uninteresting. I tend to skip most of it just to get to the fighting.
pretty woke, but an overall fun pure action game. also episode 4 is baffingly bad
Not too much to say about En Garde, other than it's a short, simplistic, 4 chapter beat'em up with Arkham series-like combat. With a Spanish flair, you're Adalia, and you're tasked to take out the evil Duke. Not much in the way of story, but it's all for the best. The game is about 3~ hours if you get a hang of the combat. All there is to do is combat, not much in the way of exploration and secrets. There's some lore stuff you can find and read but it's not worth it or satisfying. The combat is simple, you get an attack which combos, a parry, dodge and a kick. Certain attacks need to be parried or dodged, and you can kick to knock enemies off ledges and down stairs to open them up for attack. There's not much depth, but it's good enough to keep you interested. However, the game kind of falls apart when there's too many enemies as they all hound around you and will interrupt all of your actions with attacks. Nothing, other than your dodge, has any I-frames, not even the parry so it's not that satisfying to pull off because you can just be hit right out of successful parry. The combat revolves more around kicking things into enemies, blowing them up with barrels or cannons or knocki…
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