{"id":1974765,"date":"2026-06-05T22:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974765"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:23:19","slug":"after-the-success-of-black-myth-wukong-and-wuchang-fallen-feather-swords-of-legends-aims-to-elevate-the-chinese-action-rpg-even-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974765","title":{"rendered":"After the success of Black Myth: Wukong and Wuchang: Fallen Feather, Swords of Legends aims to elevate the Chinese action-RPG even further"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/swords-of-legends\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Swords of Legends 3<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">After the success of Black Myth: Wukong and Wuchang: Fallen Feather, Swords of Legends aims to elevate the Chinese action-RPG even further<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Think outside the Ox.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/NsfrS3CA.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Swords of Legends key art, featuring a protagonist holding a sword and peering into an amulet in his hands.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"NsfrS3CA.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Aurogon Shanghai<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/dom-peppiatt\">Dom Peppiatt<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Deputy Editorial Director<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-05T22:23:19+00:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"f3854b5c-b6f9-4093-a54a-54a131667b27\" data-name=\"Swords of Legends 3\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Swords of Legends 3\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Swords of Legends 3\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Swords of Legends 3\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Swords of Legends 3\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Swords of Legends 3\" title=\"Follow Swords of Legends 3\"><br \/>\n  Follow Swords of Legends 3<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Tonight during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-game-fest-2026-live-report\">Summer Game Fest<\/a> showcase, developer Aurogon Shanghai unveiled a brand new trailer for the upcoming action-adventure RPG Swords of Legends.<\/p>\n<p>The new trailer, which is focused primarily around boss fights, shows off more gameplay for the ambitious title &#8211; which is actually the fourth game in the &#8216;Gujian&#8217; series (which a freelaner I quite respect,  Khee Hoon Chan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gujian-3-comes-close-to-being-the-final-fantasy-of-chinese-rpgs\/\">once referred to as<\/a> &#8220;close to being the Final Fantasy of Chinese RPGs&#8221;).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Click to play video from YouTube\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gSHZhPgCCrw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gSHZhPgCCrw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Check out the video here.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gSHZhPgCCrw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Set in the primordial age, a world drawn from the strange tales of classical Chinese literature, where mortals, gods, and wandering souls walk the same earth, the new Swords of Legends trailer provides a fresh look at the game&#8217;s combat, featured in a boss fight against Kong Kong Zi, Master of Cantrip, a theatrical adversary whose every move is staged as a piece of Traditional Chinese Conjuring, the centuries-old Chinese tradition of close-up stage magic,&#8221; reads a press release. &#8220;The Master of Cantrip is drawn from living traditions and grounded in a real cultural form, not invented from whole cloth.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The trailer also detailed the Spirit Companion system, which allows players to bring a soul from the spirit realm to fight by their side, intercepting damage and joining players in linked finishers against your enemy. The first Spirit Companion you&#8217;ll meet is an ox, which looks great.<\/p>\n<p>The game is single-player, large in scope and targeting a release on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. There is no date attached to the title at the time of writing, but it&#8217;s been in development for a while &#8211; and from the look of this trailer, I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s quite far along.<\/p>\n<p>Following hits based on Chinese mythology like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/black-myth-wukong-review\">Black Myth: Wukong<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review\">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers<\/a>, it seems there&#8217;s a real hunger for Chinese folklore RPGs &#8211; let&#8217;s see if this one can live up to the example set by its predecessors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Tonight during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-game-fest-2026-live-report\">Summer Game Fest<\/a> showcase, developer Aurogon Shanghai unveiled a brand new trailer for the upcoming action-adventure RPG Swords of Legends.<\/p>\n<p>The new trailer, which is focused primarily around boss fights, shows off more gameplay for the ambitious title &#8211; which is actually the fourth game in the &#8216;Gujian&#8217; series (which a freelaner I quite respect,  Khee Hoon Chan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gujian-3-comes-close-to-being-the-final-fantasy-of-chinese-rpgs\/\">once referred to as<\/a> &#8220;close to being the Final Fantasy of Chinese RPGs&#8221;).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Click to play video from YouTube\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gSHZhPgCCrw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gSHZhPgCCrw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Check out the video here.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gSHZhPgCCrw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Set in the primordial age, a world drawn from the strange tales of classical Chinese literature, where mortals, gods, and wandering souls walk the same earth, the new Swords of Legends trailer provides a fresh look at the game&#8217;s combat, featured in a boss fight against Kong Kong Zi, Master of Cantrip, a theatrical adversary whose every move is staged as a piece of Traditional Chinese Conjuring, the centuries-old Chinese tradition of close-up stage magic,&#8221; reads a press release. &#8220;The Master of Cantrip is drawn from living traditions and grounded in a real cultural form, not invented from whole cloth.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The trailer also detailed the Spirit Companion system, which allows players to bring a soul from the spirit realm to fight by their side, intercepting damage and joining players in linked finishers against your enemy. The first Spirit Companion you&#8217;ll meet is an ox, which looks great.<\/p>\n<p>The game is single-player, large in scope and targeting a release on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. There is no date attached to the title at the time of writing, but it&#8217;s been in development for a while &#8211; and from the look of this trailer, I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s quite far along.<\/p>\n<p>Following hits based on Chinese mythology like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/black-myth-wukong-review\">Black Myth: Wukong<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review\">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers<\/a>, it seems there&#8217;s a real hunger for Chinese folklore RPGs &#8211; let&#8217;s see if this one can live up to the example set by its predecessors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Swords of Legends 3 After the success of Black Myth: Wukong and Wuchang: Fallen Feather, Swords of Legends aims to elevate the Chinese action-RPG even further Think outside the Ox. 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