If you're a potential player in America, it's Age of Wushu. If you're in Europe or China, it's Age of Wulin. Wherever you're located, it's an upcoming free-to-play game focusing on wuxia-style combat in the same style as Chinese action films. And if you can't wait to see more of the game in action, you're in luck -- Snail Games USA has released a new documentary on the game focusing on its seven-city testing tour in China last year.
The documentary mixes in developer presentations, player impressions, and some live gameplay footage from this large-scale beta event, all of which combine to paint a picture of the game as it continues development. The full documentary is 15 minutes long and embedded just after the cut, so if you can't wait to see more of the game, check it out and keep your eyes peeled for more updates as the game approaches localization and launch.
That was actually a pretty cool video. Didn't actually tell me a lot of the game itself (other than your character may persist int eh world in some fashion even after you log out), but more of the gaming/development culture in China. Really neat getting such an intimate view of things. Highlights for me were those beautiful twisted buildings with the colored lights and the dude sporting the fedora, stash, and a cane. ...very pimping :)
I have to admit I laughed at the talk of the game starting a "worldwide wuxia game trend". Only us few Westerners who follow East Asian pop culture even know what the heck wuxia is. It's pretty much a niche within a niche.
Still a pretty interesting video, though, and I'm really looking forward to giving the game a shot.
f2p say no more. BUt I sure wish there was a game out there with accurate martial arts. Like a MMO version of Assassins Creed or Batman, where the combat is exactly like that.
