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Codename: Wandering Sword is a Wuxia RPG with a blend of real-time and turn-based battlesIts art packs a real punch
Its art packs a real punch
Chinese indie studio Xiameng are bringing a Wuxia martial arts RPG to the West withCodename: Wandering Sword, which looks like a pixel art version of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The game’s graphics riff on the ‘HD-2D’ style of RPG that Square Enix introduced withOctopath Traveler. Have a watch of the trailer below.
Wandering Sword - Teaser Video
Besides the main story with multiple endings, devs Xiameng say there’s plenty of ‘hidden’ sidequests too. Interestingly, Xiameng have chosen to give players the option to switch between turn-based and real-time battles for Codename: Wandering Sword. With it being based on Wuxia, the devs say there are hundreds of martial arts moves and multiple sects to join to improve your mastery.
Codename: Wandering Sword hasn’t got a firm release date yet, but it’ll be onSteamwhen it does arrive.
