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ZhugeEX

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• Jun 20, 2015

• #1

King of Wushu, developed by Snail Games is due to launch on PlayStation 4 later this year. The game was a launch title for the PlayStation 4 in China and was one of the first Chinese developed games for the system.

King of Wushu is set during the Ming Dynasty of China. The game plays fast and loose with history, though. The characters are armed with a range of offensive and defensive magic spells. Though some wield conventional weapons like swords and spears, others use fans or even a portable cannon.

The general gameplay of Wushu should sound familiar to veterans of other MOBAs like Dota 2 or League of Legends. Players choose one of the game's 15 champions and participate in 5v5 online battles. Each side is also supported by armies of A.I. minions that players must fight through in order to reach their enemy's base and destroy it.

What sets King of Wushu apart from many MOBAs, though, is that the game doesn't have the usual top-down camera. Instead, it utilizes a third-person perspective so it looks more like Darksiders than Heroes of the Storm. Snail Games built the game using CryEngine 3.

I'm not quite sure how I missed this during E3 but thought I'd post it now.

Please take a look at the website & trailer below-

http://kow.snail.com/en/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Knl-o0lMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvdAsVc-C6w

 

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Pankratous

Member

• Jun 20, 2015

• #2

Really awesome to see a Chinese developed game come west.

Good for MOBA fans.

 

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Banjo-Kazooie

Member

• Jun 20, 2015

• #3

I would imagine it's coming to Xbox One around the same time too(?)
http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/07/31/martial-arts-moba-king-of-wushu-coming-to-xbox-one

They also have been demoing it at shows for PC after transitioning the title to DX12.

Have had my eye on this for a while, excited it's out this year.

 

ShinMaruku

Member

• Jun 20, 2015

• #4

Getting insane Wind and Cloud vibes from this...

 

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ZhugeEX

Banned

• Jun 20, 2015

• #5

Banjo-Kazooie said:

I would imagine it's coming to Xbox One around the same time too(?)
http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/07/31/martial-arts-moba-king-of-wushu-coming-to-xbox-one

They also have been demoing it at shows for PC after transitioning the title to DX12.

Have had my eye on this for a while, excited it's out this year.

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Its on PC and PS4 in China at the moment.

It will launch on PS4 first in North America.

No word on when Xbox One version will launch at all.

 

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Eggbok

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• Jun 20, 2015

• #6

I ASKED FOR THIS!!!! HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Faustek

Member

• Jun 20, 2015

• #7

ohh yeah! First step!!
Will try, btw considering they have European countries on that list I assume they plan on releasing here as well...or? ^^

 

thelastword

Banned

• Jun 20, 2015

• #8

Always impressed by Wushu, glad to see it's coming over.

 

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ZhugeEX

Banned

• Jun 20, 2015

• #9

Eggbok said:

I ASKED FOR THIS!!!! HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!

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Me too

It looks really good!

 

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RyoonZ

Banned

• Jun 20, 2015

• #10

Oh it has Chinese voice too, love that!

I tried downloading with Chinese account since it launched but can't get into the game unfortunately, definitely will try this out.

 

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Recidivus Crimen

Member

• Jun 20, 2015

• #11

Looks really good. Hopefully we get more games from China coming over to the West.

 

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Rymuth

Member

• Jun 21, 2015

• #12

Hot diggity, I've been eyeing this one for a while now.

 

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Shengar

Member

• Jun 21, 2015

• #13

Can we get a Wushu or Journey to the West RPG after this? No? Okay

 

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GuitarAtomik

Member

• Jun 21, 2015

• #14

All for more action MOBAs. Looks like it could be cool. Wonder what's up with the Xbox version.

 

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Zengar

Member

• Jun 21, 2015

• #15

My experience with Snail Games and Age of Wushu makes me feel wary about this. Their gameplay is good but the customer support is beyond terrible.

 

autoduelist

Member

• Jun 21, 2015

• #16

oh wow, i thought it was more like Dynasty Warriors based on the limited footage I saw. It's a moba? Not sure how to process yet.

 

Shin

Banned

• Jun 21, 2015

• #17

It looks great aesthetically, very pleasing to watch.
I want to try it out , there's a Xbox One logo in one the trailers so it's just a matter of when.

Thanks for reminding me about this I had completely forgotten that it was a launch title in CN for PS4.

 

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Shining Sunshine

Banned

• Jun 21, 2015

• #18

Wow, that's pretty cool.

I'm always down on Chinese copycat pieces of garbage, but this Chinese company has done a lot of cool innovations or implementations in Age of Wushu.

Never got to play King of Wushu, but it should be interesting.

 

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Grimgrillz

Banned

• Aug 24, 2015

• #19

Any new info on this?

 

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ZhugeEX

Banned

• Aug 24, 2015

• #20

Nothing yet.

The game is launching on PC in China this September and Xbox One later this year/next year.

In the West it is still slated to come out but there is no further information on release date. At this point I think 2016 is likely.

 

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fedexpeon

Banned

• Aug 24, 2015

• #21

So...Chinese paladin will be next amirite?

 

Cyber Caesar

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #22

I want to play this in North America. I like this studio Snail Games. I think they could make money in the console market. I like what I'm seeing.

 

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sn00zer

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #23

Kinda neat we get at least one guy on gaf who is following China gaming

 

Cyber Caesar

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #24

I'm a fan of the art style. I wish we had a release date for North America.

 

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orthodoxy1095

Banned

• Sep 5, 2015

• #25

This game looks neat. I want ittttt.

 

mcz117chief

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #26

looks excellent. I am actually really looking forward to this. I just hope there will be option for both English and Chinese voices with subtitles.

edit: wanted to get the newsletter but it keeps saying to specify "valid country"

 

Azzurri

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #27

So it's basically Smite, cool.

 

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Golnei

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #28

Cyber Caesar said:

I'm a fan of the art style. I wish we had a release date for North America.

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...is that the MGS4 font?

 

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barit

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #29

This game looks awesome. Hope it will be a hit among MOBA players. Consoles need a good one for a long time

 

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SporeCrawler

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #30

looks great. is it like dynasty warriors?

 

mcz117chief

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #31

Golnei said:

...is that the MGS4 font?

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It does look very similar but I am certain that most ink drawn font is.

edit: ok, after closer examination it is almost identical.

 

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justgames7604

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• Sep 5, 2015

• #32

SporeCrawler said:

looks great. is it like dynasty warriors?

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More Smite.

 

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Warxard

Banned

• Sep 5, 2015

• #33

Looks pretty boring.

 

Sevket-Erhat

Member

• Sep 5, 2015

• #34

Sounds great as fan of Martial Arts and Wuxia Cinema but this game is just not my cup of tea

 

Cyber Caesar

Member

• Sep 7, 2015

• #35

Sevket-Erhat said:

Sounds great as fan of Martial Arts and Wuxia Cinema but this game is just not my cup of tea

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The game that I want would be something like this fleshed out into a full on action RPG. Too bad Bioware doesn't seem to be revisiting Jade Empire. I still want to play this game,that's very easy since this is F2P.

Kinda sad we have so few games in the West trying to do Eastern fantasy.

 

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Dazza

Member

• Sep 7, 2015

• #36

Nice to see a Chinese developer make the jump to the international console market. Hopefully they will find success and inspire more developers to branch out international

 

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Supermanisdead

Member

• Sep 7, 2015

• #37

So when is this coming out? Looks amazing.

 

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delSai

Member

• Sep 7, 2015

• #38

Shit damn this does look good. Now i want to play it too.

 

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ZhugeEX

Banned

• Sep 7, 2015

• #39

The game is currently in open beta on PS4 in China.

Closed beta on PC starts September 24th in China and already 100,000 people have signed up to try and take part.

Probably once that beta finishes and is successful we will hear more about Western release. They still say to me there is plans to bring it overseas! They want to have all players around the world playing with each other eventually


Anyway, here is the reason for me to get the game (Looks at avatar)

 

Cyber Caesar

Member

• Sep 7, 2015

• #40

We need more hand to hand combat action games, RPG and MMO games. I love the production values of this game. The gameplay looks a tad too slow for me though.

 

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PatBateman12

Banned

• Nov 3, 2015

• #41

do we know if this is still a 2015 release?

 

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Banjo-Kazooie

Member

• Nov 30, 2015

• #42

Released on Xbox One in China today.

Still wondering about NA release myself.

 

k1t4j

Member

• Nov 30, 2015

• #43

Games look like it could be fun for sure. Will keep an eye out for this and hope to hear some news soon.

 

Cyber Caesar

Member

• Dec 9, 2015

• #44

The year is almost over and we haven't heard anything about this coming to N.A. What's up with that Shu?

 

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Omegabalmung9

Member

• Dec 9, 2015

• #45

Looks super flashy which I like lol

 

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eFKac

Member

• Dec 9, 2015

• #46

Cyber Caesar said:

The year is almost over and we haven't heard anything about this coming to N.A. What's up with that Shu?

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Well Shu has nothing to do with it, so he's the last person who you should ask.

Maybe Adam or Gio, but firstly you should ask the Western publisher of the title, which I highly doubt is Sony.

Wondering when it's coming out myself.