History VideoGame / ScarletBlade

* {{Bowdlerization}}: The Sentinel class, just like the Elin race in VideoGame/{{TERA}}, has got censorship applied to make her outfits somewhat less revealing in the overseas release of the game. A necessity, since the Sentinel has a questionable apparent age and the distributors don't wanna get in trouble. Also notable in that the censorship was actually done by the original developers prior to sending the game to get localized.
** Specifically, the original edit in the beta was basically adding a grey honeycomb texture "suit" that covered the Sentinel's skin from the neck down, which wasn't very attractive, clashed with some armor designs, and looked low-quality. A later edit that was made when the game went live changed the suit to strategically placed versions of the honeycomb-like texture, which now resembled scales and had a pinkish rainbow-like reflection added to them. This one was much more well-received and considered more aesthetically acceptable.

* {{NSFW}}: The trailer calls it Not Safe For Wimps.

* Whipper: The second melee class fighter, she specializes in dealing Area-of-Effect damage with her [[WhipItGood whip]] as well as pulling her opponents close to deprive them of their range advantage.

* WhipItGood: The Whipper's main shtick; her basic attack skill is called this.

* DifficultySpike: The level 40+ maps such as Nemesis and Scylla feature monsters that abuse Chakra attacks to the max, so much so that a group of ''Domesticated Boars'' is more lethal than a bio-engineered PersonOfMassDestruction.

* BikerBabe: All Arkana get a bike early in their quest chain, the quest's name is even "Biker Chick."

* FacelessGoons: Some of the [=NPCs=]. Not to mention, the very first thing you see when starting a new game is two Faceless Goons with AbsoluteCleavage representing the two factions you can pick, which should [[EstablishingCharacterMoment tell you right off what kind of emphasis the fanservice is going to get]].

This 2012 [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] game is known as ''[[MarketBasedTitle Queen's Blade Online]]'' in its home country of South Korea and at first glance its controversial character designs give the impression that fanservice is also front-and-center here, ''[[BrutalHonesty which it is]]''. However, in actual fact, the game shares barely anything with the ''Anime/QueensBlade'' franchise. Apart from the titillating character designs and animations and some adult themes the game was actually a fairly traditional MMO that uses a mix of several older titles' mechanics with some interesting twists here and there. The story is also surprisingly dark at times and the sci-fi aesthetic set it apart from the sea of similar looking fantasy games in the contemporary Korean market.

* SexSells: The only difference between this game's ads and ''{{VideoGame/Evony}}'' ads is that the ads for this one are more accurate.

* VendorTrash: Many items are straight up made just for selling. And then, there are even items where its only function is to stockpile them to complete achievements (namely, the Stamilar items).

* NotSoDifferent: VERY occasionally, someone will point out that though they are ideologically opposed (see Well Intentioned Extremist below), the Free Knights and the Royal Guard use identical technology and methods, and that individuals have been able to defect from one side to the other with little change of character. It's not helped that the first few zones and the vast majority of missions are identical, right down to the names and appearances of characters, with the only difference being which faction is mentioned in [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience stand-out yellow (Royal Guard) or red (Free Knights) text]].

* AlienInvasion: The Narak. One character in the supplementary materials lampshades the fact that their invasion did not turn out anything like it did in fiction with the much harsher RealityEnsues version instead: humanity is all but wiped out and the world devastated by humanity's nuclear counterattack.

From Creator/AeriaGames comes a different type of fantasy game, ''Scarlet Blade''. The setting takes place AfterTheEnd, with Earth devastated by an AlienInvasion. Humanity's last, best hope is the Arkana, super clones who have the power to defeat the aliens, with super powered abilities and mechs, [[ImprobablyFemaleCast and they're all female]].

The player must first choose a faction to join, which is part of the game's PlayerVersusPlayer gameplay. The main factions are the Royal Guards and the Free Knights who are at odds with each other.

This 2012 [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] game is known as ''[[MarketBasedTitle Queen's Blade Online]]'' in its home country of South Korea and at first glance its controversial character designs give the impression that fanservice is also front-and-center here, ''[[BrutalHonesty which it is]]''. However, in actual fact, the game shares barely anything with the ''Anime/QueensBlade'' franchise. Apart from the titillating character designs and animations and some adult themes the game is actually a fairly traditional MMO that uses a mix of several older titles' mechanics with some interesting twists here and there. The story is also surprisingly dark at times and the sci-fi aesthetic sets it apart from the sea of similar looking fantasy games in the contemporary Korean market.

On March 31, 2016, Aeria Games shut down ''Scarlet Blade'', due to a lack of support over the previous year and financial problems from the developers' end.

* KiAttacks: The Arkana have the ability to use an unknown energy source that their creators dubbed "Chakra," which at it's base level allows the Arkana to ignore the laws of physics and attack faster and harder than even their genetically engineered bodes should be capable of. The scientists are alarmed at this because they have ''no'' idea how the Arkana developed this ability.

From Aeria Games comes a different type of fantasy game, ''Scarlet Blade''. The setting takes place AfterTheEnd, with Earth devastated by an AlienInvasion. Humanity's last, best hope is the Arkana, super clones who have the power to defeat the aliens, with super powered abilities and mechs, [[ImprobablyFemaleCast and they're all female]].

The game is known as ''Queen's Blade Online'' in its home country of South Korea and at first glance its controversial character designs give the impression that fanservice is also front-and-center here, ''[[BrutalHonesty which it is]]''. However, in actual fact, the game shares barely anything with the ''Anime/QueensBlade'' franchise. Apart from the titillating character designs and animations and some adult themes the game is actually a fairly traditional MMO that uses a mix of several older titles' mechanics with some interesting twists here and there. The story is also surprisingly dark at times and the sci-fi aesthetic sets it apart from the sea of similar looking fantasy games in the contemporary Korean market.

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The game is known as ''Queen's Blade Online'' in its home country of South Korea and at first glance its controversial character designs give the impression that fanservice is also front-and-center here.

In actual fact, the game shares barely anything with the ''Anime/QueensBlade'' franchise. Apart from the titillating character designs and animations and some adult themes the game is actually a fairly traditional MMO that uses a mix of several older titles' mechanics with some interesting twists here and there. The story is also surprisingly dark at times and the sci-fi aesthetic sets it apart from the sea of similar looking fantasy games in the contemporary Korean market.

* LesCollaborateurs: The Shadow Army turned on humanity at large when the Narak invasion occurred. Right now, they, along with the Cabal, are the biggest threat on the face of the Earth.