Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Nov 29, 2021

  I absolutely had to use the fan translation but I'm glad I did. The story and gameplay is so good. Exactly what I wanted from a wuxia action RPG. I can play with a jian, a dao, a spear/long stick, or just use my fists. I found some sections hilarious and the way to interact with NPCs (showing them items etc) are the types of RPG elements I love to see. Additionally the humor is great. The couple in Bichun Court :eyes: Cons: The fan translation has some hard to read text elements so some of the puzzles are a bit hard to solve but the game is generally very lenient. Quick saves etc can also allow you to retry again.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 30, 2022

  One of the best Chinese martial arts RPGs over the past decade. Had a lot of fun! It all started with [spoiler] a pair of smelly panties [/spoiler].
• gamedeal user

  Jun 10, 2022

  nice game , chinese story, chinese culture.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 5, 2023

  設計臺詞可以多用點心。雖然受衆大多是阿宅，也不一定要走這個路綫。每個女性角色都被叫做瘋女人 。罵女人時做雙關（鏢->嫖）實在是太機智了！
• gamedeal user

  Aug 9, 2018

  good as game 10/10 if it had english subs.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 14, 2018

  I seldome give a perfect 10 but this game deserves it. It brings me back to the first jinyong game i played 18 years ago. Great game especially if you able to read chinese. I was skeptical at first but gave it a try based on all the postivie reviews. Thank god i tried althought steam version is 10 usd more than what they retailing in china but i guess that's due to steam cut. I would like to see a Jin yong version of this game out in the future which they use actual Jin yong characters. That will be so cool. ***updated**** Spent almost 3 days playing non stop whenever i have the time. I got to give Kudos to the developer to come up with with this game which you can tell they put so much heart and effort in the development and trying their best not have repetitive areas. We need more game developers like this one which produce quality chinese rpg games. It will be great they have more vocal dialog for the main quest. That was one of the main draws during the first 1 hour of the game.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 15, 2018

  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Ratings 10/10 (Chinese Martial Arts RPG, Open World, Real Time Combat) This is one of the best Chinese Martial Arts RPG that I have come across in the last 10 years. However, it is currently in Chinese only and has not yet been localized in any other languages. So, you definitely need to understand Chinese to play this game. What is extremely attractive about this game is that it has an extremely huge open world. You are free to go to different locations and learn different type of martial arts, etc. A lot of the adventure is story driven, and since the world is so big, what you will ultimately become is a mixture of both of your random exploration and what you encounter. This game has a very interesting storyline, and a lot of your adventures are strongly driven by stories and quest items. What skills you learn, what weapons you will have, and what style of martial arts are all driven by a chain of quest items. For some reason, it reminds me of the old Sierra King Quest series, where there are a lot of quest items, and trying to solve these quest items (like who to give certain items to, how to combine them, etc) will ultimately drive the story forward. The fighting in this game is actually not turn-based, but real time. If you do not react fast enough, by pressing the right sequence of martial arts skills, you will be killed. This part is really difficult for me, as I am more comfortable with turn-based games where I can make my move "slowly". However, I have been enjoying this game very much. The graphics are excellent, and the main quests have Chinese voice acting. There is great attention to details in every building and every city that you visit. A tremendous amount of work has been put in by the developers to make the game world immersive and realistic. I highly recommend this game for any Chinese RPG gamer.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 15, 2018

  [h1]Introduction[/h1] Who would've thought the best Bioware-style RPG I would play in 2018 would come from a Taiwanese developer? 甲山林娛樂 (JSLGame) brings us 天命奇御 / Fate Seeker and it's almost everything I've ever wanted from a Chinese Wuxia RPG. An engaging story, dynamic combat, and an evocative presentation make Fate Seeker an easy recommendation for fans of wuxia RPGs. Before we move on, however, it's worth noting that at the time of this review, an English localization is not available for Fate Seeker. Currently, the game supports simplified and traditional Chinese only. As the game is heavily narrative-driven, those who cannot read Chinese will struggle both to understand the plot and even to progress the story; there are no quest markers in the game and a major element of gameplay involves presenting the right quest items to the right NPCs. Unfortunately, this game is not currently friendly to non-Chinese speakers. [h1]Story[/h1] Fate Seeker is set in the early years of the Song Dynasty in China. Despite the government and populace settling into a period of burgeoning peace and growth, in the martial world of Jianghu, unrest foments. The Cult of Mani (摩尼教) begins a plan years in the making to upend the world for its own ambitions. It is into this backdrop that the protagonist Chai Nie Feng finds himself. Spurred to stop the cult's plans for both personal and honorable reasons, he travels Jianghu, gathering allies, mastering martial arts, and uncovering the truth behind the cult's sinister plot. On a surface level, the story could not be more generic. Where it succeeds is in its execution. Nie Fung is a protagonist brimming with personality, brought forth by competent writing and excellent characterization. While his backstory is predictable and falls a little too hard into cliched Mary-Sue territory, his interactions with friends, enemies, love interests (some who are all of the above) manage to keep him a compelling avatar for the player. Much of his dialogue is clever and humorous; he's an easy hero to get behind. The supporting cast is given less room to breathe, especially since you can only have one ally travel with you at a time, but they manage to eke out their own personalities and subplots, mostly with success. Nie Feng's interactions with the mysterious Zhao Shen and the vitriolic (literally) Xin Ruo Mei were highlights, along with his contentious rapport with his booze-swilling martial arts master, Liang Ren Hao. It's through these characters that the plot's stakes are raised; your actions (and inaction) have effects on their fates and the plot's ultimate outcome (though, this may be limited to the narrative's resolution). Various plot twists and sudden revelations keep the story from bogging down; the game does a good job of balancing the surprises between predictable and out of left field. [h1]Graphics & Sound[/h1] The visual and audio presentations are a bit of a mixed bag. The graphics are serviceable, but nowhere near the level of most recent western RPGs. They are along the lines of Dragon Age 2, which released in 2011. The tech behind Chinese RPGs is just not comparable to Western RPGs yet. The saving grace is the game's fighting animations, which do not disappoint (thankfully so, especially for a Wuxia RPG). The sound design in the game is a bit of a disappointment. The background music is mostly innocuous, but the way it loops can quickly cause certain short tracks to become grating on the ears. Sound effects are also lackluster, particularly the blips that accompany interacting with the game's menus. Again, those found in combat are at least competent. Voice acting in the game is excellent ... where it can be found. Most combat is filled with superbly-acted dialogue as combatants trade barbs and declare attacks. The game's opening act also features a lot of excellent voice acting ... but that only made it all the more disappointing when the game decided to abandon all voice acting afterwards (outside of the aforementioned dialogue during combat). Fate Seeker is a highly text-heavy game; while reading all that Chinese conveyed the story in a competent enough manner, having the dialogue voice-acted would have made the experience even better. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] Actual gameplay is typical to any RPG, eastern or western. You run around and explore various locales, from sprawling cities to hidden villages, pursuing the main narrative. A world map provides you easy access to each area. Along the way, you'll collect side quests that range from heavily story-driven affairs, rescuing allies and solving mysteries, to uncovering crafting schematics to forge weapons and consumables. When you're forced into combat - and expect for that to happen a lot - gameplay switches to the combat system. Fighting is real-time and - for the most part - frenetic and exciting. Nie Feng's martial arts abilities work on a cooldown system; his selection of martial arts differs based on the weapon he has currently equipped. There are four different types of weapons (swords, sabres, polearms and fists), each with three unlockable martial arts styles, all with their own unique movements, capabilities and situational advantages. Each style features a series of basic moves that have short cooldowns, along with an ultimate attack that takes longer to use again. Switching between martial arts styles mid-battle is possible, but results in a heavy cooldown being applied to the ultimate attack. The result is a free-flowing combat system. The game requires players to consider positioning, dodging enemy assaults and timing the right attacks at the right opportunities; button mashing will only get you so far. The excellent fighting animations make combat thrilling to watch and the ability to switch styles keeps battles dynamic. Challenging bosses provide a satisfying level of difficulty, although a little grinding can go a long way to make difficult fights easier. A few design elements negatively affect combat in the game. While one can switch between styles at any time, switching between weapons requires accessing the equipment menu interface, disrupting the flow of battle. Enemy variety is also somewhat lacking, apart from the many different bosses. Still, these are ultimately minor nitpicks in an otherwise engaging experience. Once victory is gained, Nie Feng receives "Training" points, which can be spent to increase his mastery in different schools of Martial Arts (which also increases his base stats like health, energy, etc.). A Ba Gua stat system comparable to DnD ability scores further affects Nie Feng's remaining stats (including but not limited to intelligence, movement speed, and critical hit rate). These stats can only be increased by completing quests and tasks available across China. Players have free reign to improve the Ba Gua stats and martial arts training as they choose; leveling is flexible and allows you to decide when and how to grow Nie Feng's capabilities. [h1]Closing Thoughts[/h1] While playing Fate Seeker, I could not help but recall the nostalgia of playing an excellent Bioware game. A competent story coupled with an excellent cast of characters makes for fun times, particularly when set in a genre that I've been longing to revisit since Jade Empire over a decade ago. For RPG fans who can read Chinese, I cannot recommend Fate Seeker enough. And for those who can't, the community discussions on Steam include a thread that already spans over a hundred comments petitioning the developers for an English localization. Maybe the developers will be spurred to translate the game? One can only hope! [h1]Recommended For:[/h1] + Fans of stories in their games + Fans who like their games with atmosphere and style + Fans of Wuxia + Fans that can read Chinese! [h1]Not Recommended For:[/h1] - Players who can't read Chinese. :( - Players who need their games to look and sound pretty.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 16, 2018

  游玩时间10小时， 不可多得的国产武侠佳作。 战斗系统和武学的配合可以说是武侠单机里真正的史诗级独创。 传闻和支线非常有意思 主线有配音，代入感很强。是一款各方面都很舒服的作品 另一方面，配乐也好像没有沿袭以往武侠单机的套路配乐，而是有自己的东西 据说这款游戏刚出就被破解，这也可以解释为什么这么多年来国产单机这么垃圾。
• gamedeal user

  Aug 16, 2018

  主角模样和个性很像仙剑一的任逍遥。不知道为什么中文游戏男主角都是潇洒英俊，来来去去就是这种样式，感觉无聊。故事大纲普普通通，不过游戏细节不错，喜欢推理过程。实时战斗非常好，只是内功心法大多都是鸡肋，从头到尾都是使用睡仙大法。 城镇设计一般般，美术一般般，战斗华丽，主线任务和支线任务都很有趣，尤其是支线任务看得出用心，不是随便敷衍。 整体来说6/10 （这是比较其他非中文游戏的分数）. 游戏结束后没有动人心弦，可能是因为妹子太多的关系，少了专一用情。 中文游戏里面，值得玩。推荐。