Analysis of Sword and Fairy, the successful Asian RPG reinvents itself.

Six years after the last Legend of Sword and Fairy, the new sequel to the famous RPG saga finally arrives.

Legend of the Sword and the Fairy 7 is one of the most iconic and oldest series in the Chinese RPG world. He even has his own TV series, Chinese Paladin. The first game was released in 1996 and since then they have continued to evolve and improve. To give us an idea of ​​the attraction this title has in China, Legend of Sword and Fairy has 7 games main and 13 falloutBesides the series.

Difficult contextualization.

However, despite all these repercussions, if you do not follow the history of previous titles, you may be lost. It’s hard for new players to engage with an already hackneyed story that comes back from many games and spin-offs. For anyone who wants to delve into it, it can be painful to understand the the context Story. But basically we are fighting against a demon kingdom that invades everything, but the fight is not unified, each school oh sect they fight in their own way and with their weapons, while continuing to compete with each other.

In addition to the basic complexity, the plot also features many classic elements from the series. For example, and among many other winks, the song classic “Lost Moon” in “Sword and Sword III” appears in this Legend of the Sword and the Fairy 7. If you want to know more about the lore during the game and in the cult shelves, players can also read the records of Jin Ba Ye and other imperial spirits in “The Second Immortal Sword”, and can receive the ice imperial spirit.yun’erfrom Li Yiru in the past. All of this undoubtedly appealed to the most loyal audience, and it can serve to spot new ones. A run against the play is the durationLegend of Sword and Fairy 7 is a great story but if we focus on the main plot the game lasts a few 20 hours.

Modernizing tradition.

The game is back and trying to adapt to a new, more demanding and dynamic audience. To start the game migrated to the engine Unreal 4. With which, visually, everything looks much better than in the previous edition. Additionally, the team chose to give a total change in gameplay theme. The battle system is now real-time, so in addition to graphics performance, the fluidity of battle has also been greatly improved. We can say that the title has entered the group of those considered ARPGAction RPG, including Legend of the Sword and the Fairy 7 has many. However, all this innovation cannot hide some of the problems of this game.

Needs improvement.

Without a doubt Legend of the Sword and the Fairy 7 It’s the best game in the series so far technically. But that does not mean that it has many aspects to improve. For example, the characters in the dialogue scenes are quite rigid even if their expressions have improved somewhat if compared to the previous title. Here, we notice the hand of Unreal 4. The changes between the eyebrows, the eyes, the different shapes of the mouth while speaking and the blinks from time to time make the characters much more alive.

Fun and dynamic combat

One of the strengths of Legend of the Sword and the Fairy 7It’s his combat system, there are many different combos that happen naturally. If we consume mana, we can also easily perform sword moves and special abilities. We can also increase attack power and be invincible for a short time. Another very interesting thing about the new mode is summoning. Each character you can call your gods such as Valkyrie, Sword God, etc., capable of large-scale all-out attacks and a kind of “death“.

When the enemy attacks, the player he can also perform a perfect dodge. If placed well in time and form, an increased attack power time is activated which can help the player switch from defense to attack. A point against this is that characters have long, rigid movements, and cannot be undone or amended in the middle of the sequence. In addition, when our character is knocked down, he must lie on the ground for 4 seconds and then get up. After getting up, there will be more than a second of inability move, seriously affecting the flow of the battle.

Traveling around the world.

Legend of the Sword and the Fairy 7 It has a very successful open-world design. It is full of enemies to fight and level up if we need it. You feel almost total freedom, some areas are restricted, but as a player you really appreciate this freedom. When the game puts us on the way puzzles to solve, it becomes less dynamic because monsters and bugs no longer appear on the stage, so we will not have combat during this period. Although it is true that it allows you to focus only on thinking. The puzzle I am very interesting. Some are solved in groups or teams.

Full backpacks.

Our character as a good RPG has equipment. And this is the only way to improve the power of the character. Armor must be purchased from shops, while weapons can be forged and reforged. Players don’t need to collect materials per se, but if you do, Legend of Sword and Fairy 7 rewards you with being able to craft different weapons. It also makes weapon replacement speed generally very fast and we are constantly switching tools.

Lots of bonus content

In addition to a host of side quests and collectibles, Legend of the Sword and the Fairy 7 also has a casual card game “World Tour”. Its rules are similar to rock-paper-scissors. The AI ​​actions may seem hard to understand at first, but after spending some time getting to grips with them, you’ll become a gaming axe.

CONCLUSION

Legend of the Sword and the Fairy 7 It has reinvented itself in many ways. Technically, you can see the innovation and the courage to want to be a benchmark in RPGs, adapting to the times. The open worldengine Unreal4 and the system of fight new so they cherish it. However, the story that is its strong point for old players is not so much for new ones. Also, the game isn’t translated or dubbed, so if you don’t have a good command of English or Chinese, you’ll struggle. But beyond all that, this iconic saga has reel for a while now there’s a lot to do like a good RPG or MMORPGs. resolver puzzlescollectibles everywhere and a large number of secondary missions will make the function of this title, be a sink of hoursit’s more than full.