$9.59 (−40%)古剑奇谭二(GuJian2) A Wuxia Epic Staged Like a Film
Travel a mythic China with three companions, fight in real time, and uncover a conspiracy that asks what you would sacrifice for your people.
Is 古剑奇谭二(GuJian2) worth it?
古剑奇谭二(GuJian2) is worth it if…
- you would rather watch a long, well-acted story than grind action
- you care about characters, romance and a villain with real motives
- you want a soundtrack you will still be listening to after the credits
- you enjoy farming, cooking and crafting between story chapters
- you can read Chinese, since the game has no English support
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A story that earns its length
You follow Yue Wuyi, a cheerful young craftsman of mechanical wonders, who leaves home by chance and falls in with three companions: the warrior Wenren Yu, the reserved swordsman Xia Yize, and A Ruan, a girl with a mysterious past. What starts as a journey turns into a race against a catastrophe, and the answers sit with Shen Ye, an antagonist whose motives are given as much weight as the heroes'. The early hours move slowly while the world is set up; the later acts twist hard and hit emotionally. Cutscenes carry much of the tale, staged with camera work and voice acting that play like a drama. Come for the story and the characters more than for constant action.
Real-time battles, at your pace or not
Combat runs in real time: you control one of the four heroes, move around the field, and chain skills while the other three fight on their own, and you can switch who you control at any moment. Skills are flashy, spells light up the screen, and there is a counter mechanic for boss fights. The system is an experiment between turn-based and full action, and it shows: attacks have long wind-up animations, so many fights are best left partly to your AI companions. If a boss proves stubborn, the game lets you skip a story battle after repeated losses. Set up your party's roles well and the fights mostly run themselves.
What should you know before starting?
How long is the game?
The main story runs roughly forty hours, and much of that time is cutscenes and dialogue rather than play. Some cutscene stretches cannot be paused or saved mid-way, though you can fast-forward or skip dialogue if you need to step away.
Do you need to know Chinese?
Yes. The game has no English support, and the writing leans on classical phrasing, so even fluent readers may need to piece the plot together. If you cannot read Chinese, the story that carries this game will be out of reach.
