Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament
The “Xuan-Yuan Sword” is an epic oriental RPG series with 25 years of history.It elaborates on the very heart of this series, the idea of "one, looking at the same thing from different angles, may come to different conclusions. " through a variety of historical incidents in different times.
Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament is a rpg, story rich and historical game
developed by DOMO Studio and SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
and published by SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT and 方块游戏(CubeGame).
Released on February 25th 2016 is available only on Windows
in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 1,488 reviews of which 1,073 were positive and 415 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP,Windows 7,Windows 8 (32 or 64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core Duo2 3.0Ghz or AMD equivalent (or better)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GForce 9800GT or ATI equivalent (512MB or better)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Sound Card: Direct compatible sound card for audio
- Additional Notes: Keyboard and mouse are required
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This is a pretty decent game for a reasonable price. Here are a few points I would like to mention. No. 1 - Game graphics is definitely good no matter how you look at it, ( 8 / 10 ) Pros - Character design and background is fantastic. Game reminds me of Blades and Souls from character design. Cons - Probably needed some facial expressions on characters as I could see that there is no shock factor there and no frowning from the character even though he is fustrated. Probably some parts where characters are too stiff and parts of the clothes could pass through character limbs during cutscenes. Hair does not even move when brushed against by their hands. Just an opinion. No.2 - Gameplay is user friendly. ( 7.5 / 10 ) Pros - Easy to maneuver, Skill tree seems legit to me and able to assist my gameplay. They have gears items crafting and wow just wow. Game reminds me of Magna Carta in a simpler form. Multiplayer game to be converted into RPG for single player. Brilliant idea. Chibi mode when walking from town to dungeons? You got to love those. Cons - I was hoping for more action wise from the gameplay but maybe it is just me. I was expecting more reactions that would affect the enemy as I was using the skills to attack them. No.3 - Background Music/OST is beautiful ( 10 / 10 ) Pros - I like the overall synchronization of background music and atmosphere. It is really well made and I am really impressed with the arrangements. Got to say that this gives me a really smooth experience in the game. Cons - Nothing from me so far but an english version of the song would be really pretty. No.4 - Story Wise is intriguing. ( 9 / 10 ) Pros - Story is really pretty and great to experience. Not gonna spoil you guys but experience the fun yourself haha. You will love it when you see the little boar or piglet at the start of the game. Nuff said. Cons - Deserves more series to come. No.5 - Voice Acting/Subtitles/Language ( 7.5 / 10 ) Pros - I would say that the voice acting is decent. It was in sync with the character's lips, you can feel the emotions from the character. Subtitles are well made and I really appreciate for the developers to put effort to the subtitles. You got to give it thumbs up for this definitely. Otherwise, most players would not be able to understand the story. Cons - Maybe I might be more demanding, I would hope that the developers would consider english voice acting as well. It would really really be so wonderful if there is also language for english voice. Overall Experience ( 8.5 / 10 ) - I would buy the game even if there were no discount for this game. Improvements is a must but definitely brings you to another world of excitement for RPG players.
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This is actually a great game. 7/10 Battle system. Boss fights actually requires strategy and may need multiple tries 8/10 Story. It's actually surprisingly good. I did have a low expectation before I started but the story does not treat you like an idiot. The things main characters say actually seem like they have thought about it and have reasons behind their decisions. It's very different than games like Fallout or Pillar of Eternity where the game is about player decisions or different choices. Instead the story in this game is set and smoothly unfolds before the player, much like watching a movie. I normally enjoy making my own decisions in the game but it feels nice to take a break and just watch a well orchastrated show. 9/10 Music. Some good tracks and some great tracks. Annnnnnd Voice Acting. One of the best I've experienced in a game. 10/10 will not skip cutscenes.
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This game is good (i think it´s the first game on steam in this style of artwork). Pros: - Excellent OST/BGM - The graphic and artwork is beautiful - Easy play game - You can forge your own weapons and capture monsters - I recommend buy the sound collection Cons: - Even if you play in english, the game isn´t fully translated (hope they will improve the english later) - In game has few orthographic mistakes (for english language) - The Steam version and non steam version are different. In steam version, as far i already played, you can´t disable companion AI to stop using items, so if the HP is running low, they will use items. - Since this one is the sixth game from the serie, will be good if other titles come to steam as well - You need know Chinese to enjoy fully, since even if you play the game with english subtitle, the subtitle is only a small part from their voices; in another words, if you know Chinese (at least conversation), you will have more fun with their chit chat. And this helped me in untranslated parts. - The main character sister is a nuisance - If you hate betrayal, don´t play this one In the end, i recommend this game. If they fix the problems above, will be a great game.
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Things you need to know about before playing or purchasing The Gate of Firmament ( 穹之扉 in Chinese) At the foremost, I have to be frank I am a fan addicted to The Gate of Firmament and its gaming series. But in this review I will try to elaborate neutrally the pros and cons of this game alongside with things you might be interested to know about. [*] Languages Supporting . You attention here please, this game only supports English, Japanese, Chinese, Traditonal Chinese with the corresponding UI, menu and subtitles. So feel free to play if you are English or Japanese players, but unluckily for players in other regions, whether waiting for mods( or official translations, donnot be expecting on that ) or choosing not to buy is at your discretion. [*]This game requires free disk space of appropriate 15GB , made by U3D (have been optimized several times since its first release in Feb, 2015 in China ), this steam version gladly has been given huge optimizations. In fact, my gt650m notebook with 8GB ram could run it quite smoothly in 720P, the highest resolution supported is 1920*1080. Technical notes here: should you have problems in failing to initail(black screen or whatever), try starting in win95 compatiable mode, hope it helps. [*] Gate of Firmament and its gaming series . Gate of Firmament is the 12th work in a row of the prestigious Xuan-Yuan Sword RPG gaming series(better be compared to the Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest gaming series in Japan, so you could get distinct understandings) with 25 years of history in China. As mentioned, there are twelve works from DOS to 2D to 2.5D to 3D with the first work released 25 years ago forming this Xuan-Yuan Sword game series. Each game have a separate story told so if you are a novice to play Gate of Fimament , there is no affecting your gameplay experience at all. (Somewhere through your play, there may be plots or concepts linked from previous works but believe me most are the surprise type for fans and have little to do with the gameplay). [*] About the game itself .Now let's get down to our main business, how is the game? The Gate of Firmament is a typical oriental rpg game or more specified, a Chinese martial arts rpg game in the sense that the game put great emphasis on the long moving story you gonna experience rather than the elements of a game, or put it in a another way, it is actually more like a movie than a game. The core spirits of this gaming series is its decent, impressive, beautifully written story. On a scale of 0 to 10 I would like to rate as follows: 1.Story 9.5 points, highly recommended if you are fond of Chinese culture and this loving story with the elements of divinity(of course Chinese myths). Must say again here, it's more like a movie, you have to get around villages, towns investing and talking to different people, if you previously had any Final Fantasy experience, it would be ez. 2.Music 9 points, music and sound effects are composed by outstanding musicians, but mostly oriental style. 3.System/Combat 7 points,actually turn based, you learn and upgrade your abilities, not much to talk about. One thing worth to point out is its Lian-Yao system(mainly you can capture the monsters after you defeat them as pets and combine different ones to a strong pet ) of this gaming series which may fascinates you. Also, there are mini-games included for instance you need to solve some puzzles to get treasures. 4.Video 6.5 points, made by U3D engine, modeling of characters and scenes may seem a little rough sometimes but much better than those 2D or 2.5D babies. Modeling are oriental aesthetically. At the very end, I would like to say if you are looking for extreme "play" experience such as RTS or acting , this is definitely no choice for you. But if you are a RPG lover or somehow just wondering what our Chinese game is, this game is a perfect choice for you. It won't let you down for such a fair price. If you have any questions during your game play, be free to leave a message, I would be glad to help.
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I don't buy a lot of games with zero prior knowledge of them, but the screenshots looked nice and the price was appealing, so I gave it a shot. And so far, I'm very pleasantly surprised. It's very good looking (especially for the price), and despite some rough edges (weak animations, rough translation), it's a shockingly well-made game, with a lot of nice presentation throughout (nice looking UI, full 3D model viwer for evey item/equipment/enemy in the game, great OST, etc). And it runs well too. Just in case the trailer didn't give enough info, this is a very by-the-numbers JRPG (or CRPG to be more accurate), with semi-turn-based battles with some combo/timing based inputs. Encounters aren't random though, and you can see all enemies in the world before hand and attack for preemptive strikes. Everything else is pretty typical RPG fare: decent amount of exploration, chests with loot (and you can actually dismantle the chests for more loot!), tons of battling, and I think even a sort of Pokemon-esque element later? Mostly what you'd expect, but with some nice twists as well. Definitely not regretting the purchase at all, and will probably buy future installments if they get English localizations (it seems like a small miracle, or at least an anomaly, that this one did).
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Developer
DOMO Studio,
SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Publisher
SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT,
方块游戏(CubeGame)
Release
25 Feb 2016
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