Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is an ARPG rooted in Chinese history and mythology. Players take on the role of Taishi Zhao, a calm and reliable swordsman who was accidentally involved in a tragic fate. To protect his beloved family, he starts a journey in this chaotic realm to find the truth.
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An enjoyable but flawed game. A surprisingly good main cast of characters with a genuinely great sibling duo with great voice acting and dialogue (the strong protector sibling with the weak younger sibling is a trope I usually hate, but it's done fantastic here), flashy combat with lots of fighting styles, a good variety of enemies, and a fun mini-game (Zhoulu Chess, which numbers among my favorite minigames now, alongside the Witcher's Gwent, and Kingdom Come's Farkle Dice). If you want a simple action RPG where you can have fun fighting monsters and humans alike this is a pretty good option. The story is nothing special and honestly the final act of the game feels like it is speedrunning the story. But there is a soul here. A great combat-system, fun moments, developer passion, and more makes it worth your time. Just don't expect a perfectly polished experience. This is jank, but good jank. (A note, if playing on console and the lighting flickers or looks bad, check and see if your TV has the option Game-Mode enabled, if so, disable it, I had to do this and once I did the game looked way nicer). Getting 100% trophies was very easy, so achievement hunters, this is a good buy too.
Fun little hack & slash game that kind of reminded me of the stuff I used to play on the 360. It's a very linear "open world" game that I actually enjoyed quite a bit. There was no unnecessary backtracking or grinding to complete the campaign.
My main gripe was that there were way too many cutscenes. They kept interrupting the game quite a bit, which took away from the overall enjoyment. Overall, a nice and cozy palette cleanser when you're not sure what to play next.
My main gripe was that there were way too many cutscenes. They kept interrupting the game quite a bit, which took away from the overall enjoyment. Overall, a nice and cozy palette cleanser when you're not sure what to play next.