Eastasiasoft, Gamera Games, and Softstar Entertainment announced Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains launches on July 26 for PC via Steam. A Nintendo Switch version launches later in 2023, and a free demo will be available soon.
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains is a remaster of the Xuan-Yuan Sword 3: Mists Beyond the Mountains, which originally released in 1999 for PC. The remaster includes 16:9 high-resolution graphics, a substantial UI rework HD item textures, controller support, and the inclusion of the China Episode from the mobile version. The Steam version launches first on July 26, and a free demo will be available at BitSummit Let’s Go!!. As a reminder, BitSummit Let’s Go!! will be active from Friday, July 14 to Sunday, July 16 at the Miyako Messe Exhibition Center in Kyoto, Japan.
Here’s an overview of the upcoming remaster, via Eastasiasoft:
About Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains
Unite East and West!
Popular and award-winning Chinese RPG Xuan Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains arrives on new platforms!
Eastern and Western worlds collide in an epic tale spanning Eurasia, Arabia, Francia and China. Embark on a long journey to locate the Invincible Arts of War as you take the role of Septem, a Frankish Knight unwittingly drawn into the power struggle between disparate cultures.
Xuan Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains presents its narrative using mythological and historically-inspired architectural styles, garb, cuisine and customs, blended with traditional turn-based RPG mechanics and HD hand-painted sprites. Recruit new characters to your party, capture enemies in battle using the Spirit Fusion Pot, then craft new items and monsters from Eastern or Western altars for different resulting appearances and properties. Only by uniting the powers of East and West can you hope to challenge the ambitions of the dark lord who tears at the seams of civilization!
Key Features
- Experience traditional RPG mechanics with hand-painted 2D sprites!
- Take the role of a heroic knight and lead a diverse party of characters.
- Engage in turn-based combat and execute beautifully animated skills!
- Capture and fuse enemies into new items and monsters.
- Draw from the power of Eastern and Western mythologies!
Lastly, check out the new trailer below: