Gamertell Review: Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled for DS

Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is the best DS surprise of 2009. I’d originally heard of the game back when it was called Project Exile. As the first, incredibly expansive RPG of new developer Studio Archcraft, I thought it had a lot of promise. It originally was designed for the GBA, but then altered to run on the the DS instead.

And then, the 2008 release date came and went, with no game. I was a bit disappointed, figuring Black Sigil had joined many other DS games which had been announced, shown some progress and then abruptly been canceled.

Until June 8, 2009, when I realized that Graffiti Entertainment had shown off the game at E3 2009 and it was scheduled for a June 9, 2009 release date. Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled has defied the odds and survived, fantastic news for any DS RPG fan.

In Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled‘s world of Bel Lenora, everyone is able to use magic. However, occasionally a rare individual will appear who is unable to use any kind of magic…