Xuan-Yuan Sword VII for Switch delayed to spring 2024
Physical edition pre-orders open on December 22.
Publisher eastasiasoft and developers Softstar Entertainment and DOMO Studio have delayed the Switch version of action RPG Xuan-Yuan Sword VII from its previously planned 2023 release window to spring 2024, the companies announced.
The Switch version is currently is in its final stages of development. For the physical release, the game will ship on a 16 gigabyte game card. Limited Editions will include the game, manual, soundtrack CD, art book, and numbered certificate in a collector’s box. Pre-orders will open via Play-Asia on December 22 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET. Standard edition copies will also be available as an open pre-order.
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII first launched for PC via Steam worldwide and PlayStation 4 in Asia on October 29, 2020, followed by PlayStation 4 in Japan on December 10, 2020, and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One worldwide on September 30, 2021.
Here is an overview of the game, via eastasiasoft:
About
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is an action RPG with frenetic real-time combat, visceral 3D presentation and a rich cinematic narrative. It is a celebration of ancient China’s landscape, civilization and culture, infused with the mystique of its own legends in stark contrast to anachronistic technological designs. It is a world that is both familiar and mysterious, one of both science and spirituality, one that is waiting to be explored.
Take the role of the calm and reliable swordsman Taishi Zhao as he fights to protect his family and uncover the truth of a blight threatens all of China. With a story deeply rooted in ancient Chinese history and mythology, Xuan-Yuan Sword VII reimagines both as one fantastical and chaotic realm under the governance of a new Xin Dynasty.
Near the end of Western Han rule, the powerful prime minister of China superseded his Emperor, promising an era of peace and prosperity. But ten years later, that promise has never been fulfilled. Instead, a decade of war and famine has left China in ruin, and its salvation seems to lie in the hands of a Mohist swordsman who gains control of a fabled artifact called the Elysium Scroll. Can the science-seeking Mohists revive their former glory, or will they fade into the pages of forgotten history?
Key Features
- Journey across ancient China as a cinematic adventure unfolds.
- Slash, block, dodge and riposte in combo-based real-time combat!
- Control the Elysium Scroll to slow down time, absorb monsters or alter the environment.
- Upgrade armor and weapons, develop passive skills and learn new techniques.
- Explore a standalone story requiring no prior knowledge of Xuan-Yuan.
- Immerse yourself in the most advanced 3D visuals in series history!
Watch a new trailer below.