X-Blades is an unmitigated disaster, a maddening exercise in frustration and missed potential. The erratic controls feel like an uncontrollable storm, leaving players to wrestle with a chaotic system that offers no sense of agency. The disoriented camera only deepens the sense of helplessness, while the repetitive combat becomes a mind-numbing slog, devoid of satisfaction. Visually, the game is a dull, lifeless nightmare, with uninspired character designs and environments that lack any real depth or imagination. What should have been a thrilling action experience instead becomes a relentless, joyless grind, a cautionary tale of how not to design a game.