Xuan-Yuan Sword VII (Nioh like?)

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Andym22

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The title is weird with it being marked as the 7th. I didn't research it enough to find out if it is in fact the 7th Xuan-Yuan Sword game but after watching a video I downloaded the demo and was pleasantly surprised by the quality. The sword fighting is fluid feels really good and for the short time I was in the demo the story was very touching and well done. There are shrines and campfires where progress can be saved. Takes place in China so it definitely has a Nioh vibe. Game releases on Oct 28th and there is a Steam demo.

Preview:
https://noisypixel.net/xuan-yuan-sword-vii-preview-pc-ps4/

Steam Page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249800/XuanYuan_Sword_VII/
 
The title isn't "weird," it''s the seventh iteration of this game series.

We have just never heard of it here in the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuan-Yuan_Sword

It doesn't look at that enticing (too many real-time combat RPGs on Steam with Sword hack-and0-slash being their primary focus), although I could give the demo a go this weekend.
 
defaultluser said:
The title isn't "weird," it''s the seventh iteration of this game series.

We have just never heard of it here in the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuan-Yuan_Sword

It doesn't look at that enticing (too many real-time combat RPGs on Steam with Sword hack-and0-slash being their primary focus), although I could give the demo a go this weekend.
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I wouldn't really consider it as much of an RPG as I would a Dark Souls(ish) clone or at least in that genre. 3rd person sword fighting with all the hallmarks from the genre like block/parry, dodge/dodge roll, camp fires, camp fire/shrine save spots, etc. I really enjoyed the combat but the story was pretty good as well.
 
Andym22 said:
I wouldn't really consider it as much of an RPG as I would a Dark Souls(ish) clone or at least in that genre. 3rd person sword fighting with all the hallmarks from the genre like block/parry, dodge/dodge roll, camp fires, camp fire/shrine save spots, etc. I really enjoyed the combat but the story was pretty good as well.
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Well, thanks, you saved me the trouble of trying the gfame. I finds pure beat-em-up to get boriing. I need somehing to do besodes just press the same button over and over, and I've never been good at timing parries.

The reason I got hooked on games like The Legend of Zelda was because you spend more time figuring out enemy tactics than you do jut doing the same thing over-and-over. They also put the whole game on easy mode by introducing a shooter element (with full health.) The added items made you think about how to kill or get around enemies. Every other pure beat-em-up since has bored me.

I have even tried Dark Souls and gotten bored.

The only modern beat-em-up I have enjoyed was Tokyo Xanandu (and that's because you have highly-varied combat from each of the playable characyters, and it doesn't just depend on a Streetfighter game mechanic for battles.) They also gift you a pretty big sweeet zone for a successful dodge
 
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