Ivent Games is Considering Bringing Strength of the Sword 3 to the Vita

After exchanging some tweets with the developer's official twitter account about bringing the game to the Vita, I became quite curious about how this game would be received in the Vita community.

Some games are received quite well, a la a Phoenix Force which I previously tossed up to the Vita community and will be coming to the Vita soon as a result.

Other games like Ray's The Dead have not had the same such luck in terms of support from Vita owners, so it is certain nothing is a guarantee. (That game is actually coming to the Vita, by the way. Cross-Buy with PS4!)

No matter the result, I have the platform with which to seek this information, so why not?

Better to try and fail than to not try at all.

I've looked over the game extensively in preparing this article and it seems like a quite fun and imaginative game with quite a bit of difficulty one must overcome in mastering it. I've never played it before, but I might just pick it up even if it doesn't come to the Vita. The price tag on it is certainly attractive enough.

Since its release, Strength of the Sword 3 has had a so-so reception with critics, garnering a 67/100 on Metacritic through a total of 15 reviews were submitted to the site.

This places the game as a solid playing experience and an above average game, so there could indeed be far worse games to be brought over than something like this.

At this time, Strength of the Sword 3 is an exclusive game for the PS3, but both the Vita and PC are in its sight as potential destinations depending on what turns out to be the better option when all things are considered.

There was gonna be #PSVita version, then there wasn't. IDK. The game fits the medium, but is it worth the dev cost. pic.twitter.com/3cwJxzU7cb
— Ivent Games (@IventGames) October 24, 2014

If you are a PlayStation Plus Member you are currently entitled to the game for only $1, but if you aren't it'll run you a bit more at $4.99.

Given its low cost, why not give it a go up close and personal to see if its something you'd like to have on the go?

If interested in purchasing it, you can find it here on the webstore or through your PS3.

I asked if the game could by any chance become cross-buy if it made it to the Vita, obviously making picking it up now a an even more appealing option, but have not yet received a reply as of yet. 

I'll update the article should I receive a reply on this matter or have any other useful information. 

Strength of the Sword 3 was created by a small development of two people, Lyubomir Iliev
& Georgi Rakidov, over five years. Five. That's a long time.

You can watch the announcement trailer for the game below to get a feel for what was put into the game by these devs. 



SotS3 is a "challenge-driven Sword Combat game" where "the player assumes control of a blade-toting, magic-fueled war-machine from the heavens and take on the Dark Mechanism and his minions"

You can view some gameplay in the YouTube video below.



The game has 12 stages to fight your way through featuring four different bosses you'll need to overcome as well.

Weapon and defense diversity isn't the most varied you'll find in a game, but there is a noteworthy amount of 5 weapons and 5 shields for you to try out throughout the game.

For a full list of features and a variety of screenshots of the game, you can visit Ivent Games' official website.

So, with what you know now do you want this game on the Vita, PC, or perhaps even both?

Well, make it known!

You can tweet the devs, comment on here, tell your friends, or, if you're feeling particularly ambitious, do all three.