NEED TO KNOW
What is it? A cartoon swashbuckler where combat is as much about showing off and using the scenery as striking your opponent.
Release date August 16, 2023
Expect to pay TBC
Developer Fireplace Games
Publisher In-house
Reviewed on RTX 2070, i7-10750H, 16GB RAM
Steam Deck N/A
Link Official site
In En Garde! 17th-century Spain is slathered with a sense of nostalgia. Not for the setting itself, of course—I’m not that old—although it is an enticing reimagining, with its piñata colour palette and kitsch flamenco soundtrack. No, because it reminds me of Asterix books, of Dogtanian, and black and white episodes of Zorro on Sunday mornings. Of simpler times, in other words, and simpler forms of entertainment.
