Path Of Wuxia

The premise of the game looks great, but the gameplay fails on its face.

1)The pace is insane. You can only do 2 things per day, and the story rushes you like crazy. You have to train techniques, meditate, read books, level up stats and 4 arts and rest of course, while you're constantly interrupted by your team members or plot.

Need to get stronger for an upcoming exam? You need to spend 4 actions on techniques, 4 on rest, 1-2 to get money for medicine and 5-6 for training 4 arts\leveling up friendships. That's 17-20 actions. Did i mention the game only gives you ~13? 3-4 of these are taken away by your companions forcefully taking you on some useless stuff. What? You want to train with more than 1 weapon? Good luck with that, as you will need additional 15 turns for that!

2)Combat is a damn slog. The animations are slow, the ui cut ins ("Your turn!" "Enemy turn!") take forever. The damage you (and your enemies) deal is miniscule. Your enemy has 1k hp, while you deal 50-70 damage per hit, and they keep healing for 80 each turn. Granted, you heal too, so this turns into a super slow meat grinder where you spend 20 minutes clicking and watching the same animations, while you slowly chip away your enemy's health 5% at a time.

3)The game supposedly has a choice mechanic, which doesn't really affect anything. At the very beginning you're presented with a choice, whether you want to be a righteous hero, or ruthless vigilante. No matter what you choose you're still stuck with the first route. At least for the first half.

This game should be fan for people who enjoy min-maxing their gameplay experience, as it has huge potential for that, due to many hidden items and events, so if you're a veteran who knows the game inside-out, you can pretty much plan your whole routine to achieve maximum efficiency. Sadly i like to explore all the game mechanics. The game forces you to either forego anything but one thing (i.e go full martial and skip all friendships/four arts) or spread thin and end up with crappy mediocre build that doesn't damage anything. In this situation i'd rather not choose at all.

The amount of story content in the game pales in comparison to tales of wuxia (TOW), their previous game. It is surprising this came out of EA considering this game is still missing around 40% worth of story because it ended so openly. No plot points where actually addressed, the three routes the game tries to give doesn't even change that much in the story. There is also a lack of maps you can explore compared to TOW. The combat was improved though compared to TOW but it does not satisfy cutting off 40% of story content especially because the replay factor is also worse considering there isn't much difference on the three routes you can play.

Compare this to TOW, an old game that basically has 3 school years (which is basically just this game) AND a 2nd half where you basically graduate and roam the world. Not to mention that game has 3 full cities, each with their own little quests that you can do and you can return to the cities on the free roam part. There are also a lot of different sects, sect competitions, etc. Best part of all is that it has actually DISTINCT endings so you don't feel like you are just repeating the whole game again with a few new cutscenes in the end. The 2nd half of the game is a huge chunk of the gameplay and is unique on all endings. I would just recommend that game instead if its latest update didn't ruin it because of the trash censorship. If you can play past that then just buy that game instead. Extremely disappointing considering they already made such a good game.

This will receive a negative review until they actually wrap up even just a single important plot point with the free dlc they promised. Even then I am against gutting content just to finish it through paid dlcs as that is always bad practice but will let it slide because I can count on 1 hand actually good wuxia themed games that are in english or has an english patch. That is if they can actually finish this unfinished game through dlcs.

So basically if you played TOW, better combat and worse everything else. Story is unfinished, lack of exploration, and lack of actual routes that matter. If you don't care for censorship just play TOW instead and wait to see if this game can actually be finished (through dlcs mind you).

2020年入正的游戏，本来有很高的期望，第一第二年的剧情还是可圈可点的，至少瑕不掩瑜。其他的战斗Bug和设计不合理的地方其实国内玩家也都能容忍。但是到了第三年剧情水平直转急下，简直到了弱智的地步。尤其是苗疆的剧情简直不忍入目。一开始愤愤不平，但是想了一下，其实这也是现代台湾武侠游戏必将没落的一个必然。一方面，绝对的侠义和坏人设定在今天信息开放的大背景下已经唬不住人了。另一方面，台湾做的游戏（从轩辕剑3就有很明显的痕迹）总有股拧巴劲。就是明明是不破不立还是修修补补的这种简单选择题，非要搞得两边都不是人。仔细一想也通了，这不就是不独不统不战不和的台湾岛内主旋律思潮吗？不要打，打仗不好，那你把问题解决啊，但也不想统，就拖，但对方不等你拖啊，到了非打不可的时候有祭出打仗会有平民伤亡的陈词滥调。这种思维固然可以说是人文主义关怀，但是扫帚不到，灰尘不会自己不见也是颠之不破的真理。

古人云盖棺定论。侠之道如今正式脱离ea阶段，也是时候评价一番。

1. 整个游戏给我的一个强烈感觉是整个项目的管理出了比较严重的问题。我想这个游戏在企划阶段时应该时比较乐观的：Unity是很成熟的引擎，战旗是机制很简单的游戏，整个游戏剧情绝大部分发生在侠隐阁里所以不需要做太多场景，等等。但实际执行下来却遇到了跳票、各种奇怪的穿模bug，甚至比较严重的会有坏档现象。给人的感觉就是团队里缺乏有经验的管理、技术，同时新人可能也有中途离职。

1.1) 在1的背景下，剧情细节等等自然都会被影响。我在玩前两年时注意到团队里有个很喜欢彩蛋的人。比如第二年初钓鱼得到的搞怪特质，去南昌时碰到一对母子可以回收第一年在士兵身上捡到的泥人军士。然而第二年虽然也埋了很多彩蛋，如从师妹身上掉下的兽牙坠饰、在南昌捉迷藏得到的花环等等，但这在第三年都没有回收。不知道是这位仁兄是离开了还是仅仅是工期紧张。

1.2) 细节受到影响，剧情也不会例外。段楚二极管的问题广受诟病，但偏执本身并不是问题。电影中的经典角色也不乏偏执的人物，小丑甚至是个疯子。按编剧的本意，对于凌云之死段楚有不同理解这不是问题，如果刻画的笔墨足够其实可以让玩家理解的。比如类似经典的《曹操传》，我们直接把侠道感悟数字化放到主属性栏，然后第二年中就根据侠道感悟让玩家跟着段、楚两个师傅出任务，跟着段就只能看到尸人作恶比如恒山救援，跟着楚就只能看到尸人也是人，这样玩家自然也会被引导得极端化，反而显得两位师傅没有那么极端了。现在玩家觉得两位极端，其实是因为工期爆炸，两派分裂被拖到第三年，于是玩家被迫看了很多中庸派的剧情，自然而然地对两位师傅都只有嫌弃了。如果换个姿势，让玩家完成高难度任务（高手时间管理成功就1周目就能开，新手就靠多周目继承强力特质）才能两边的任务都跟着出，然后最后打出真结局大家共同建设侠隐阁，这体验就会好很多。

2. 一个成功的作品需要idea+执行。前面说的都是执行上的问题，我们现在回到idea本身。一个产品必然有其定位，也服务于这个细分领域的消费者。侠之道的定位是养成类武侠游戏，就需要服务于养成玩家+武侠爱好者。但很遗憾河洛在这点上没有处理得很好。

2.1) 养成类战旗游戏相比其他剧情为主的战旗，有一个很核心的问题，就是为什么要养成？我们辛辛苦苦时间管理，终于学会一招挥拳天下无敌，然后第二年看着唐师傅剧情杀？第三年几回合战翻凌云最后两心相隔？玩家反复养成上百小时，不是为了最后体验人在江湖身不由己。既然做成养成游戏鼓励多周目（特质点），自然也要服务养成玩家，不然就是挂羊头卖狗肉，玩家不买账是理所当然的。

2.2) 游戏设计不同路线，实质上就是要给侠这个字做不同解释。就像人可以按高矮胖瘦分，可以按性别分，可以按国籍分。侠这个字当然可以按除恶务尽和止恶扬善分，但一旦切入点选的不合适，又需要强行立住人设角色就容易偏激而脸谱化。除恶务尽和止恶扬善这样的切入点不是不可以，但是这不是一个好的切入点，因为这两点不是本质冲突的。如果杀了洗心革面的人就显得残暴，如果放过不加悔改的人就显得懦弱。而作为非Rogue-like，通过读档和查攻略，玩家可以做到不杀一个不该杀之人，不放过一个该杀之人。因此尽管在现实里这可以是一个合适的辩题，因为作为凡人我们是不能存读档，但在游戏这种设定下，相比开了天眼的玩家段楚二人必定会显得很二极管。

2.3) 这里我觉得更好的例子可以结果正义和过程正义。让比如说段和杀手组织合作通过暗杀手段惩罚一些法律之外的人，或是让楚和朝廷合作实现greater good。在这基础上设计冲突也很简单，比如杀手为了脱身灭口无辜人士，或是朝廷随意驱使楚做些灰色勾当然后他含恨忍下等等。

惯例给国产好评，胜败乃江湖常事，希望下一作河洛能吸取这次的经验做得更好。

Thanks to the efforts of the translation mod team, I was able to enjoy this game so much that it's now one of my all time favorite games.

It has a great OST, easily digestible story with plenty of epic moments, secrets to uncover that expand the world, plenty of replayability because your choices matter, and is full of interesting and likable characters.

I highly recommend this game 10/10.

Yet another good game developed by Heluo Studio. There is no official English translation, but a fan translation for the full game is ongoing.

Good turn-based combat, decent visuals, but with a slighlty less interesting story. The games goes back to the more simulationist aspect of Tale of Wuxia, which could be off putting for some, but a lot of fun to me.

In short, if you are a fan of the studios' previous work, I think that you will enjoy this game, too.

One of the best Chinese Martial Arts games out there, Path of Wuxia is an RPG with a lot of difficult choices, unpredictable plot twists and colorful cast of characters. As well as one of the best if not the best martial school simulators on PC overall (I still think Persona 5 and Fire Emblem 3 Houses are slightly better, but they are not available on PC).
Path of Wuxia combines stat management with tactical turn-based battles, as well with many dialogues that are mostly not linear and affect the outcome based on youe choice. The progression may appear linear to those unfamiliar with similar games - but in fact it is not. Developing relations with certain characters, doing specific missions as well as some choices in these missions affect the events of the game and the game world drastically. It is not so evident in years 1 and 2 but is very evident in Year 3.

The English language officially is not supported, but there is a fan patch, so far year 1 and 2 almost fully translated, year 3 in progress (but still has machine translation so if you're ok with that you can play Y3 as well). Download and install it here: https://discord.gg/ztQ4APdNwB

Overall: 10/10 Definitely a must buy for any RPG fan who enjoys choice & consequence games as well as turn-based tactics and character management.

Path of Wuxia is an entertaining wuxia cultivating game that trips a bit at the end but otherwise offers players a rich and engrossing experience. The amount of content in the game beggars belief as you'll want to replay the game endlessly to complete all the side-stories paths.

This game buckles down on the sim-training aspect of Tales of Wuxia (the developer's previous outing) as opposed to the generic JRPG format of the pre-sequel. Train your character and watch as he/she and your NPC friends grow over a 3 year time-span with multiple plotpoints and perhaps a few too many characters.

The combat is simple to grasp, but with tons of different martial art styles to choose from there's always a new strategy to try out. I do suggest starting with Hell difficulty because I still found the game easy-ish on a first go at this level.

There are many side-quests that you can pick up on which enrich the theme of the game (destroy evil or give evil a chance at repentance) and just adds more flesh to the many characters. From fun dumpling festivals to facing the consequences of letting a bandit live, there's a lot of thought-provoking subplots to chew on in this game. They do repeat form time to time but hey at least its good.

A downside that I may point out is that the game's potential choices don't make too much of a difference in the endgame. Don't get me wrong, there is a difference (unlike Tell-Tale games), its just not as much as it could've been. And perhaps there were too many plotpoints to close that the ending isn't as fulfilling it could've been. But its still decent enough with good emotional payoffs. I would only ask the studio to make more endings like Tales of Wuxia! At the moment, there are alot of secret endings for when you fail. Have secret endings for completing secret questlines!

Although not quite as good as Tales of Wuxia, its still a solid 8.5/10 for me. Do give the game a buy if you liked the company's previous outing. Don't mind the surge of negative reviews, you'll notice they're mostly from the Chinese fanbase and was done out of anger when the final third of the game was released earlier this year with bugs.

To Heluo Studio, thank you for making an amazing game and please keep making more while polishing Path of Wuxia.

You've probably seen everyone's comments as you want...
In fact...I intend to wait 2 years before commenting.
(Probably developed around 2 years as expected...)

The story is very meticulous. wide view... There's still a lot of space left for imagination.
(Good for the brain) that lead to something more profound...

No wonder why... Many players react to your game. which are both understood and not understood Maybe because the space in the plot was too wide that many players couldn't fill it up. But that's the direction you go and there's still plenty of room to improve the plot even further...

As for the OST, this is a very good exotic for foreigners.
BUGs and minor problems in that game. Think of them as obstacles for you to overcome.

I was very impressed the first time I saw Ling Wujie...
standing in the middle of the courtyard…
Excuse me... we've known each other since the previous universe(?)
...still waiting for me?!? And the rest of the people(?) are all here... LOL so clever...
(it's so hilarious I can't stop laughing In fact, I'm very happy.)

This first 3 years? Looks like it's just the beginning, right? Knowing that you can still write more stories...
Although I still have almost half of the achievements left to find while waiting for the full release. But hopefully the Devs team will add more DLC in the future. My money is ready to fly to you... LOL
Anyway, Why can't I find that Route(?) yet...? I'm curious.

It sounds strange to be a comment from a player who doesn't understand Chinese very well and is still learning English...
...need support? You got it! Cheer!

I really like this game. As many have said this is similar to the persona series in regards to improving stats, relationships, and skills. It also has the wildcard aspect of the protagonist. The game does not currently support English unfortunately, but there is an English mod available thanks to the hard work of some fans. Now I the translation isn't perfect, so please don't be disappointed at some oddities when translating. However, it is still fairly comprehensible.

Can't imagine how the game would look like if it gets the same amount of investment like other 3A games. Great foundation and core there, just hope it could have more expansion.

我是支持河洛所以购入的这个游戏，但游戏过程中那种就像看一部剧情极烂的电视剧还要被按着头吃XX的不适感，让我觉得给别人推荐这个游戏我良心会非常痛。游戏满口自由选择其实不存在任何的自由，你只要想不按着主创的意愿做选择，就会被diss被教育，而且还会发现即使你顶着主创的压力做了不同的选择，也不会对结果有任何影响——主创会教育你什么叫“河洛的世界只能听河洛的，不然就等着剧情的毒打！”

更新速度太慢，EA游戲但完全不定期公佈游戲進度。但内容不錯，希望後續補齊。

Two years already, but the game is still in early access lol. The game is really good, but updates are slow and small. I recommend to buy this game, but does not recommend to play it now. I recommend wait for another 1-3 years until the game is fully finished before playing

把武侠的世界与学院这种次世代概念结合起来，弄的很好，没有违和感。但是还是有些奇怪的bug，好像七夕的场地能穿墙到外面

The game continues to update. I really appreciate that.

relatively bug free and plot can be touching in certain moments.

It's an overall great game with a lot of innovation in Wuxia world. It's being heavily criticized by it's pilot development in the 3rd year, which is in fact a little bit sloppy when comparing to the first two years but nevertheless still a great year overall. Hope the game continues with more DLCs and keep expanding the Wuxia universe in the future.

Thought it was really boring wish i could refund it.

It is my first HeLuo (developer) game and it leaves me strong impression. The game is simulation and tactical RPG. For the one like Fire Emblem, he would like this game too.

In my opinion, the story discusses the difinition of justice in an ancient (or semi-virtual) time where law is incomplete. The player makes several moral decisions on whether helping the people who are aggressively and sometimes violently against the authority.

There also imperfection of the game especially near the end the game where pace is slightly fast. However, it won't hurt itself as a wonderful game.

If the game currently only have 1st and 2nd year then it's a good EA with potential. However we got the 3rd year and the whole plot / story went eight directions in a bad way. It seemed like the writer or writers didn't have time to flesh out character motivations / story developments for one reason or another.

The gameplay part of the game is serviceable, except the 3rd year part. Again, it's somehow rushed despite the lack of a deadline.

Will come back to this review in month's time. Fingers crossed.

This maybe a personal thing but this game is really really good, its story its quests its character choices, if youre willing to deal with an ongoing fan translation effort and some minor bugs this game is great.

PS: i recommend you download a trainer for this game ONLY to freeze the time and give your self some extra days to see more of the game in one playthrough.

Excellent game as usual by Heluo Studio. For fans of the Wuxia genre, this is a must-buy game!

Loving everything about the game. Really looking forward to the full release and an actual English version (even though the English mod for it is very good). I'm a huge fan of RPGs and Martial arts so this hits home with me. The customization is on a greater level than many other games and the choices you make are meaningful. Many AAA games could learn a thing or two from Path of Wuxia. If you are looking for an engaging RPG and don't mind playing early access games this is a great buy.

This game is pretty great. If you're english speaker there is a mod for it. This is the most fun I've had in a while with a cultivation fantasy. Can't wait to see more.

สุดยอดเกมกำลังภายใน เป็น tale of wuxia Version upgrade ข้อเสียอย่างเดียวคือ ไม่มีแปลอังกฤษแบบทางการ ต้องลง mod เอง และ mod ปี 2 ยังไม่สมบูรณ์

Game is all right, but a bit out of date in story. The system is referring the Persona 4/5, unfortunately the controlling is too old either. Perhaps it's just because I am getting old, but I'd really not prefer to spend time on it.

Although currently not a complete game, still strongly recommend due to high flexible choice on wuxia path from the begin.

I am a fan of their first game 侠客风云传. Engaging story about morality with good character development . I have enjoyed it so far. I think it is much better than their 2 previous games. Compared to 侠客风云传, still some way to go but you wont be disappointed. And the music i think is pretty good. Atleast for the first year.. the second year is not too shabby but can feel the change in music direction.
My main gripe is the need to develop your main character's 性格. Feel that it is redundant and i think complicates the game while without adding any value. Also, so far in my first play through the development of 琴棋书画 seem pretty useless other than to develop your 性格 to unlock your companion storylines and missions. Lastly I have mixed feelings about the combat / basic stats system. I feel it makes learning of new combat skills less important since your damage output is determined largely by your stats.
Also it is in Early Access for over a year now.
But yeah i will recommend it because i feel that the storyline is engaging. Not sure whether they will release the game in English or other languages though.

good. one of the nicer chinese games that is released in the recent years

Kinda like Persona but in the Wuxia theme. Pretty decent game.

把武与侠两个字的意义发掘到顶点的游戏！游戏进程不断帮助玩家定义着自己对侠义的理解，武学之路包罗万象甚至能从文房四艺中悟出武学！我从书法中悟出了一套完全克敌制胜的武学！真的没想到一款游戏能把武侠诠释如此淋漓尽致！赞！！越玩儿越迷！！每次从新开始都会有不同的经历和体验！ 比起侠客群侠传画面大大的进步，故事更加有深度（群侠比较无厘头, 像早期成龙武侠电影，这个比较深沉，像有血有泪的金庸小说），对武侠的定义更加深，养成系统简化并且紧凑和完善，不像侠客那样复杂，繁琐又拖泥带水。个人认为这个游戏是河洛真正展现自己独特的养成游戏系统和故事风格的代表作。

In short, this game encompasses the true depth of wuxia martial arts and spirit and is a great improvement to the basis and systems established in Tale of Wuxia. Takes a certain level of experience and knowledge in wuxia and martial arts to appreciate this. Every single playthrough puts you on a completely different path and completely different martial arts exposure, its so refreshing! Even a different combination of teammates on the same mission can unlock different scenarios and rewards!! This game removes all the unnecessary time wasting "features" of other games like its previous Tales of Wuxia and fate seeker by removing exploration, walking around etc and focus deeply on a time period by time period character building without having to waste unnecessary time to grind for XP or what nots.

玩儿到第二年发现原来故事不在长短而是每一个故事点都会发现自己角色没优化好所以又读取save从新再来。就这样我第二年春校玩儿好几天。。。如果不求故事，只求优化，这个游戏老长了！

UPDATE AFTER 40 HOURS!!
Ok, this game is much much deeper than it looks. This is NOT a casual playthrough game just for its story. If you do that, its just a short 20 hours game so far. What this REALLY IS , is a min max character building game where given a very restrictive time line and limited resources, you have to build the best wuxia character that you can. There are so many tricks and nooks that you need to follow a play guide to get all the secrets and unlocks in order to build the best character possible! This brings me back to the old gaming times where strategy guides were essential! So far, I spent over 40 hours just playing and replaying just year 1 of the game and just restarting when I feel I am not getting the build that I want after the critical 1 year in game time. Yes, this is what this game is really about, not a linear playthrough game for the story but a min max character building game for geeks hahahaa

AFTER 50 HOURS!
OK, this is a stats game 100% hahaha and a very fun one. Once you get fully into the stats optimization, you begin to look past the lack of graphics, customization, free roaming gameplay etc. In fact, the game provides you only just enough context to play with the results of your customization without anything extra... extras like, free roaming etc etc. Just build your stats over the time constrain and then bam, a scenario to play with your new capabilities and then a period to build your stats again and then another scenario to play with yoru new capabilities. This is in essence the real gameplay of this game and its FUN.

AFTER 60 HOURS!!
After 60 hours, I still have not have a single playthrough which I am completely happy with the build nor have I created a build I feel is fully optimized! I cannot count how many times I have restarted! LOL! By this time, I care nothing of the story line anymore, the game becomes completely just a stat based character building game with a very very very tricky and strict character building system with extremely limited resources to play around with. If you are looking for a good wuxia based character building game with deep focus in the character building itself and not so much the story nor graphics (story is amazing but after 26 playthroughs...er... hahahha).

AFTER 70 HOURS...
I still wanna restart the game and build another character... this is going to be my best character ever!!! (Also, remember to pump your teammates... if they keep dying, you not gonna unlock the best rewards either...) Also, this is when I learned more about the developer and what that legendary man has been through over the past few years, made I want to buy a second copy of this game just to support this guy... 徐大，加油！路又从新走对了，坚持自己的游戏风格，无须跟风！！！ （bought the OST DLC just to support the game development)

AFTER ALMOST 80 HOURS....
史诗般催人泪下，辉煌无比，感人肺腑的结局。。。 好久没有从游戏中得到这样的感动。。。 犹如目睹剑圣的剑23一瞬的辉煌。。。
Completed the game (year 2) with a character I can be proud of at last and experienced the most heart tearing, tear jerking but beautiful epic ending ever... cant remember when the last time I cried to a video game... this is one such moment.
(time to restart with a new character... I still think I can build one much much better character hahaha)

AFTER ALMOST 100 HOURS...
I have yet to build a 100% satisfied character.... sigh... time to restart again with a new idea...

在最近更新了几次之后 我二周目了一遍 在数值等各方面改动以后 最后一站明显体验好了很多 再加上这次我十月份没去苗疆 而是走了巧后路线 整个剧情也好了许多 很多背后的故事也解释得更清楚 最后我打算把评价改回好评 虽然整体上依然和我心中的完美标准还差许多 还有很大的改进空间 但是只要河洛还愿意改 我就愿意继续给河洛信心和鼓励 （谁让我是任侠呢)

ps：最后制作人名单一长串 就是没有编剧的名字（难道是我没看清？）可见制作组对剧本不是很上心啊 前两年的剧情很好 第三年拉胯 是因为编剧团队是流动的吗？

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一直都很喜欢这个游戏 之前给了好评 但是打完最后一战 我决定给它改成差评 毫无战术可言的恶心战斗 最后2小时毁了整个游戏体验 令人大失所望！什么时候能改好一点 什么时候再把打分改回来 否则就是一个令人惋惜的烂尾作品！

最后boss战的关卡设计人员 请扣奖金！

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Very good game! Kinda similar to Fire Emblem Three House but it has its own Wuxia culture and background, which makes it very special. Good story lines and character developments. Since it's still in EA stage, there are still a few flaws. For example, it crashed some times during my 27 hrs of play time. And I really hope they can solve the fixed camera issue. It's kinda annoying especially in battles. Overall I think this game is great, and very likely to become a 9/10 game after it's done.

《俠之道》，非常棒！ 它是我等待了多年的策略成長歷險遊戲。 Love it. 俠之道模擬中華武俠傳奇的歷程。 江湖險惡，世態炎涼，矢志「修身、齊家、治國、平天下」，的確是考驗，也是光榮。 為俠者，也面對實踐理想和締建夢想的種種抉擇。 俠之大者，如何？ Have a great journey of Wuxia! (三年後記：1) 由於每門武功最多只可取其5項裝備，所以武功必須選擇大招，並且必須轉換武器。 這造成最終的最強養成幾乎90%相同，減少了最強成長路徑的選擇，也減少了遊戲的再玩性。 2) 遊戲中沒有太多獎勵給專注每門武功的。雖然第三年後期有傳書作「特別武功修業」，可惜效果並不明顯。 3) 原本期望第三年的傳書中有多些「大陣仗」，以及多些跟不同門派或重要人物的恩怨情仇，有點失望。 因此，期待會有《俠之道II》的出現，提供一個多元高深度的俠道成長闖蕩之旅。

If you are a fan of wuxia type of story, high chance you will enjoy the story.

多谢河洛制作团队的努力，期待接下来的故事和发展。
希望能有加速选项于战斗中。

The 3rd year is very disappointing and feels rushed harder than cyberpunk 2077 on the release day. The endings and choices has been hyped during development during 3rd year feel like they did nothing, whole ending is a mess. And person responsible for writing characters during the accursed 3rd year failed to show depth of Characters.

I recommend the first 2 years of game but just go ahead and either skip the entire 3rd year or don't play at all as it just feel insulting to the playerbase

看了评论，现在完全不敢玩，希望河洛不负初心，能改得更好一点更用心一点。希望老徐能圆武侠迷玩家们的一个梦吧。不希望杯现实打败，不能圈了钱就随便应付的节奏。如果有什么困难也可以以社区的方式向大家伙诉说一下。不能给了两年的糖果，最后喂大家一口shi吧。实在不忍心打差评，希望有更多爱好者能看到这游戏能加入这社区。但是打好评也不符合现状。希望能改的更好吧。看看最近的热度就知道还是有无数人期待这款作品的。

Recommend with anyone. English patch is pretty good

国产游戏很少有能让俺玩到最后的，这个是个例外，而且是很认真的在玩。10/10 不要被画面所蒙骗，这游戏深不可测。

Despite the small size of maps, this game still offers a lot of content in its EA stage. The game has two types of gameplay, management and combat. You will decide how you want to spend your time in the academy, and your efforts will be reflected in the combat. You will see how your character grow stronger and stronger, from a nobody to a hero/heroine.

Really good story line and different SRPG style.

The best game RPJ turn base I've ever played

看似自由度很高，实际被数值设计限制了，导致不按既定路线走，会错失部分支线剧情

A great Persona-fix and one of my favorite games.

This game is so awesome I cry at certain scenes. So much replayability as well

This is a great game for turn-based RPG enthusiasts like me. It's story rich, has good values, and you learn a lot about Chinese culture. Fans of the infinity engine games and early Fallout should give this a try. There's a mod that can be easily installed to play in English. Don't miss out on this gem!

Plot: 10/10
The story is light at the beginning. The atmosphere is like combining classic chinese wuxia and harry potter's hogwarts. The first year is mainly about setting the stage of a wuxia school. You can feel the characters' interaction and growth. The later half of the first year and the second year are when you really see the conflicts between different values held by different parties. The story is not rushed. Everything unfolds gradually and naturally. The twist is great. The arguments by different parties are solid. The characters are not like some (many) of the JRPG characters saying cringy and cliche stuff. Their beliefs are well justified by their past experience. When you are asked to make a choice on who to support, you may struggle a bit.

The choice made by the player affects future events and options (i.e. if you choose not to save someone, he/she will die and no more quests/rewards from him/her).

You can choose who to make friends with. The plot will also become slightly different. And some lines by other NPCs will also make much more sense (or at least you know the hidden meaning) if you become more friendly with someone.

But since it's an EA version, it's not sure how much impact it (Decision made by the player) will have on the ending.

Game play 9/10:
The key play is to schedule your day (Basic training, learning martial arts, learning medicine, learning cultural stuff, make friends, doing sidequests). Every activity is useful, depending how you play. If you get closer to a classmate, he/she will become stronger. If you focus on basic training and learning martial arts, you become a one-man band and almost need to clear the enemy alone, since your classmates are pretty weak. There are up to 8 different classmates. You can form different teams. And you can learn different martial arts. Even if you learn cultural stuff, you can still get some good martial arts from it. So there is a rich variety of styles. The combination is sufficient for you to try several rounds without getting bored.

Combat 9/10:
The combat system is a turn-based chess game. There is an element system. So you need to choose the right character to fight the right enemy. Every fight is strategic and variable. It does require the player to think about who to kill first and where to move. Most fights have a target mission and some have extra missions. If you can finish the extra missions, you can have extra rewards. Most of the fights are not long. The pace is good. Difficulty is just right for me. Some boss fights and side quests with good rewards are challenging but not impossible. (You can choose the difficulty.) Overall, the combat system is sound and logical.
Most of the buffs and debuffs seem to be a bit weak. It does not feel like it makes a difference on the fight. I think it is a waste because they have designed a bunch of buffs&debuffs, linking different martial arts. (i.e. spell A can cause debuff X, and spell B can cause extra damage/debuff Y if the enemy has debuff X). My experience is that damage is the most important factor. So I choose the martial arts based on the damage rather than the combination. (Some combinations very fun though.)

Game design 10/10:
There are different aspects you need to cater for, not just martial arts. There are classmate, culture (painting, chess etc.), stats, character (bravery, patience etc.), side-quests, equipment and titles. The developers have done a great job in integrating all these systems together. For example, doing a side-quest can help you get closer to a classmate, raising your stats and character, getting a better equipment. This gives a very enjoyable playing experience. And the game is replayable.
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The functions of some features are still not known (e.g. getting closer to the teachers).

But overall the game is amazing. You will be absorbed into the wuxia world. Story is great. You can feel the tension. Character development is natural. Combat system is solid. Strongly recommend to anyone interested in wuxia world.
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The game is supposed to be replayed several times. Unlocking steam achievement will allow you to start stronger (higher stats and more titles). I would suggest new players use an excel to record how they play (timeline, activities, rewards of side quests etc.) . It makes the planning much easier and so that you don't have to save-load multiple times after the first round to get what you want.

support heluo, the best wuxia game studio ever!

สนุกมากจริงๆ ข้อเสียที่หงุดหงิดน่าจะมีอย่างเดียวคือเรื่องมุมกล้อง มันไม่อิสระเท่าไหร่

上学期的摆烂，会在下学期被焦作人。
难度差的有点大，像我一样手残的建议先把前面家底攒厚一点，别想着攻略这个那个小姐姐，家底不厚一开学都不够造的，就好像上学期考了个60分，不代表下学期也能考个60，很可能是拿着60的水平去挑战80分。

So I have to be a man to love a woman? Thanks, no. The game is amazing in some ways, but not this way.

祝愿徐昌隆小虾米和金庸群侠传、武林群侠传、侠客风云传以及河洛全体工作者，你们要心怀道德，你们要有任侠义勇军精神，下，你们要心怀侠义，拒绝妖魔邪魔歪道，不断以道德反思自己，你们要拒绝淫秽拒绝淫邪无耻，拒绝淫邪无耻，拒绝吃喝嫖赌那种下贱事情，你们要净化自己的思想，以忠孝为净土，有高尚的道德情操，拒绝自己卑贱的意念和庸俗的想法，不断探求侠义之道，秉持仁的精神，用仁爱之心传承前人智慧，探索具备仙人的品质的造物，修身律己，尊崇浩然正气。

写道要挟中校中小

现任仙人仙人线人现任专转转站吗没么 常长许许长龙一年

第三年剛開始的傳書進入戰鬥畫面會不停跳回合，無法操作啊，請問如何解決？？？

辛辛苦苦好感刷到7，对话都铺垫到这个程度了，你让我跟人义结金兰？

Eh, will not recommend until they finish polish the end game. Went from decent EA to unfinishable mess with 3rd year content mostly untested before release. EA wise, 1st and 2nd year did the trick. Game wise, 3rd year put it in a worse, unfinished state despite it being the supposed conclusion. Give it until the end of year to review/recommend again.

一周目老段线的剧情就不说了。。
不能后宫 -50分
多周目能不能多点有意义的加强，或者剧情的不同 -50分
期待DLC的补全

Really like the idea that the righteousness is not simply defined by 'right' or 'wrong', but a combination of making your own choices, sharing the recognitions with others and following the good heart you trust the most. We learn the path of 'Xia' and explore the path of "xia'.

等了这么久， 结果最后一站居然是这种鬼样子，70000血 + 14000血， 呵呵。。你来玩给我看啊。。看你怎么玩。。与其让人复活那么多次，不如减少木头怪的血量。。而且，敌方还一直有援军。。。

给个好评吧 但是缺点确实也是非常非常明显 剧情大缩水 确定关系之后特殊互动基本为0 成天把大道理塞在人嘴里 哪怕想传递价值观但是游戏毕竟是游戏 张弛有度大家才会接受否则只让人厌烦 我不知道dlc的概率有多大 但是我相信很多人和我一样不怕你卖得贵 真的打磨了 玩家都会支持你的 而不是现在这样把我们喜欢的游戏当成垫脚石 着急忙慌的开几个项目去捞钱

还有多少情怀可以消费 自己作死吧 等死忠玩家都放弃了就等着倒闭吧

好游戏肯定是好游戏，玩了263个小时，各种绝境难度，但是不得不说还是存在不少BUG。。比如结局的CG我都没看到。。就忽然在侠隐阁里啥都没了。至于说内容有坑的，我相信在各任务自己的支线中肯定有很多的补全，所以在未多周目的情况下说是很不负责任的。其实对于人物而言，我最感兴趣的是，古师兄到底是何方神圣。。还有，头两年的双修好学生没点啥特殊待遇吗？

Wonderful journey, wonderful game

玩了近两百个小时，来留个好评。主角是进阁学武才不到三年，有些玩家希望三年内练成天下无敌，那是不切实际的。河洛写了个多姿多彩的武侠世界，在第二第三年里加了许多不同背景的角色。虽然有些坑没填，我认为主线剧情的坑大致上都填了。游戏并非完美，但总体来说，我喜欢这类注重故事情节的游戏。希望有续作

Each month section [ first, upper, medium, lower and end cycle per month with total 10 turns included day and night ]
- Side quest mission, personal training, music and art development etc
- Relationship building also to unlock the individual companion story and DPS skill move
- Main story plot in Mar, Jun, Sep/Oct and Dec

The timeline management of this game
-Not enough time to accomplish all the relationship building for each and every companions and their story plot.
-During walk-through game play, your decision-making will sacrifice/skip some of the tasks in order to accomplished another.
-3rd Yr final battle, you will realize all your companion will get KO easily due to low-level in relationship building for lack of unlock their full potential DPS skill move.

Both main and companion story plots are emotional and touching. Unfortunately, the timeline mechanic had ruined our fun to enjoy the endgame product.

Well, It's still EA. I won't recommend due to unpolished mechanic and bugs. I truly hoped the developers will do something to improvise the timeline mechanic and the balancing of the game.

纯属应付， 尤其第三年，剧情 数值 养成 都是玩过的游戏中最差的

中文武侠系经营养成类，目前EA瑕疵不少但也无法掩盖一周目能玩上10多个小时的可玩性。内容丰富

能在我手上拿个差评也是不容易。第三年完全就是个半成品，而且最终战战斗体验拉胯，真就是养成养了个寂寞。

很有潜力的作品，但是最后一年也实在有点不负责任了，总的来说其实是推荐的，会在内容添加够量后改为好评

I love games on Chinese martial art. The RPG story is legit and touching, as Heluo always achieved before. Especially I am probably too old to play any action games, this kind of chese-type game fits me.

support taiwan game from malaysia

這作武俠游戲感受不到古代風的武俠。
又機器人又屍人的。
希望下個作品會比俠客風雲更加好玩。

希望河洛能加油吧。。。这游戏第一年还蛮好玩的，第二年展开得挺好的，第三年开头还行，但就结局都很拉跨！作为个恋爱脑剧情向玩家，只能说，糖太少了，基（姬）情也不够基（姬）动。。。很多坑没填，结局牵强（参考火影嘴遁，属于是青出于蓝了），剧情不足，而且看来有些错别字。第三年，真的很影响体验。。。

保留意见，也保留希望把？期待河洛能修出个和侠客风云传比起来，不一定青出于蓝，但是不那么烂的作品吧。

Gameplay for the first 2 years was good. But the 3rd year was horrible. I stopped playing halfway.

剧情第一第二年好好的，铺垫了很多人事物，结果全部在第三年草草了结。
就比如那个巧后，前面弄到打巧后是主要剧情，最后只用几个字说她死了！！！打都没打就死了！！
第三年根本烂尾，很有TVB的感觉。

A much worse version of "Tale of Wuxia" without the opportunity to roam freely on a map. It has a friendship system like Persona 4, but most characters feel more like colleagues than tight-knit families. The whole story, or the so-called path of Xia, revolves around the debate on whether you should kill the villains. The problem, however, is that players are often forced to choose between two extreme options that don't make sense at all.

Ideological polarization in this game is worse than that in the American society.

恍然明白：人生于世 仅存有上净心是万般不足的 有道是“百尺竿头，更净一步” 行于江湖 求道之初 始宜知难而净 亦辅以平流缓净 然后则倍道兼净 长驱直净 最后才可七净七出 达到激流勇净 里出外净 之效 继而终可求得所谓净无止境的“侠道”

感觉对侠道的领悟又净了一步...

对上班人士太不友好了，战斗系统连剧情不能中途保存，动不动战斗就一小时以上，想下班养成一下万一进了主线，那没个4、5小时是不行的。而且辛辛苦苦打完，来一个剧情杀？？？？？

剧情杀太无耻了！我战斗2小时结束，以为自己真的能争取到什么，进剧情后还是要死同伴，这什么游戏体验，到第二年年底开始，每次开机10分钟就被各种设定气得血气上涌。

还有一个，虽然战棋模式是传统，之前河洛一般都是我方3-4人打，但这个居然阿猫阿狗都要我控制？？？？？
连僵尸也要我来？？？ 战斗动不动就拖得又臭又长，真的无语。

结局剧情格局也太小了吧！ 入学开篇说什么家国情仇，朝廷阴谋，阁中帮派多得数不过来，说的好像很多阴谋需要揭秘，结局剧情居然就是这么肤浅的男女私情？？ 段楚纷争我也不想吐槽了，极端得不行，就是两个老顽固还要我硬要跟一个，据说可以走木线，但可能是我太菜了吧，点数根本不够完成所有传书（不要跟我说作弊，个人认为作弊影响游戏观感）

视觉太差了！！！ 手柄党不友好，战斗一群人，画面都放不下，键盘难控制角度，而且当全局上百人时，你要在里面找目标敌人真的要吐血了，谁想出来的垃圾设定？？？

而且收费也不算低啊，怎么大结局连个剧情动画都没有？？？？ 什么出掌，什么一击，心路历程居然都是文字？？？我这是来读小说的吗？ 都大结局了啊，给个动画吧！！！

剧情对话真的又臭又长，而且完全没有重点，对话太散乱了，真的一味在说教，而且还特多特浪费时间，你想加快点速度吧，加速=一闪而过，一个字都看不了？？？ 制作组能不能理解为什么玩家需要加快对话速度？？
是因为慢慢看一页一页翻太浪费时间啊！不是玩家不需要看！！！ 我要是不需要看字，你还不如直接给个“跳过”的选项，这个加快速度是什么鬼？（玩过的都应该可以理解我的意思吧）

我已经无力吐槽了，全游戏最爱南兄弟，他的支线是最合理的了。

还有：主角就是个工具人。并无主角光环。当大战来临时，你就是全校的药品供应商，没错，你的师傅师兄师姐们都不会自己带药，最爱来蹭你的药。而且药很宝贵！上千一个，武器上万一个，但你平时打工就是赚500-1500，还得浪费一天来恢复精力，珍贵的药最后给全校免费用。怀疑这是个假的主角剧本。

朋友作弊党，无法理解我的吐槽，只能来这里抒发一下了。
槽点实在太多，很大原因可能是因为我很菜，高手们不要喷我。

谜之安排，需要达到XXX才能接任务，任务还有时间限制。玩个RPG游戏跟赶作业一样。
而且要求还是滚雪球的，就以第二年擂台为例，第一年没有刻意去刷四维，然后第二年开始不够560总和走不了擂台赛任务，然后你好不容易练到560，又是620要求，然后练到620又是700要求。而且这些任务都是一个月内才跳出来，根本来不及刷四维。
所以一周目不看攻略玩体验就很吃屎，很多剧情看不到。

我玩个游戏非要去刷数值，这个设计就很傻逼。

我是很喜歡這遊戲的。雖然我同樣認為第三年設計與劇情顯得倉促，遊戲體驗不足，但我還是希望遊戲公司盡可能改善、不要放棄。儘管遊戲公司承諾的額外劇情調整看起來要延期....然希望然你們做出讓大家改變印象的調整與誠意。謝謝。

不推薦在現階段(EA)購買俠之道

1. 第三年傳書不夠充實
支線任務不像前兩年的一樣有內容，多數都是跑腿打工，沒有補充世界觀及相關設定

2. 第三年好友劇情需要加強
尤其是有些年紀比主角大的，另外建議兩情相悅跟義結金蘭分開述說，不然有些場景滿尷尬的

3. 戰鬥與學武體驗頗差
先說戰鬥，由於隊友特殊技能綁定好感，導致部分隊友前中期戰鬥時就像路人
再來武學，因為綁定四維的關係，技能循環跟搭配不是很重要
嘗試幾種build都沒覺得很有趣，建議 buff / debuff 每到 n 重就會有特殊效果

結論:
等製作團隊完善前先觀望吧，前兩年是真的滿好玩的，會讓玩家想更深入了解這個武俠世界
只是最後一年就像茶老，沒有把故事說完

After almost 700 hours of play, I've finally completed all 99 achievements, no cheat codes used, plenty of S/Ls. I played in Chinese so I don't know the names and terms used in the English version so I'll make them up as I go.

The key to this game is good time management and planning ahead. If its your first round, just jump in and have fun. It's fine to miss stuff when you're new to the game. Just enjoy trying out various skills and get yourself familiar with the plot. I certainly won't recommend looking at walkthroughs or even cheat codes - they will spoil your gaming experience. Detailed walkthroughs are work of seasoned players who have tried various strategies. They're more useful for players looking to refine their gameplay.

I like this game a lot, else I won't be able to sustain the numerous rounds required to attain all the achievements without using cheat codes. The turn-based combat kind of reminds me of Civ which I used to play long ago. If you like the style of this game, check out the other games by the same team. I'm also a fan of the Sword and Fairy series but at most I've played them 3-4 rounds so to have more than 10 rounds at this game speaks volumes about its appeal, at least to me.

Basically there are 3 years and each month is divided into 5 parts, day and night which makes it 10 turns per month. Some tasks are mandatory while most of the time you have a choice on what you want to do with your time (run a mission, train, practice, relax etc). To fufill the pre-requisites of some missions, you need to watch your development carefully. There are also random events that can pop up when you do an activity to give you some extra boost. In the first 2 years and the first half of year 3, time is very tight. Its quite a challenge to maximise the tasks you can do. And with each round I find better ways to strategize.

Friends wise, its pretty impossible to have all 9 of them at L7 by the end of the game. I've managed 6 at L7 (Shi Kun, Cheng Yong, Nan Fei Huang, Duan Hong Er, Jing, Xiao Qian Ling) and the rest I chose to forgo - Zhong Ruo Xin L3, Shangguan Xu L2, Wu Zhe L1. Mainly because I didn't fancy their storylines. So, 6 friends at L7 is managable, with an overall stats of 2300, each character traits between 650 and 790. 2 artistic skills at high level (zither 600+ and paint 1000). This was achieved without the beginning bookworm trait but with the ironman trait - quick note that the penalty for the artistic skills is quite severe. Without it I usually can level up 2 artistic skills to high by Nov year 2 but with it I only managed one and have to leave the other till May year 3. If you're willing to settle for lower stats (below 2k), I'd say bookworm is a better choice. It's also possible to do nothing much but train and get your stats to 4k so you finish the enemies off in one strike but what's the fun in that?

Skills wise I really like the long range darts. I would recommend to start with Za Yi and switch to darts mid term. Early rounds I used to like Pole (for Lao Jiang's freeze) but after trying out darts I never looked back. The paint skill with the pole is good too, long range and immobilises the enemy. I much prefer the zither/paint combo to the chess/calligraphy one. Better AOE in my opinion. Of course the Mo Ran Gong is very popular but I prefer the Xiao Yao Jing which allows you to strike twice. The way to go is to learn a variety of skills and switch weapons during combat. I usually go with Sword (Yu Yun), Knife (Jing Yue), Pole (Dan Qing, Jiang Shang, Jue Ni, Feng Ye) and most of the darts. Medic is unnecessary because enemy isn't really that strong and anyway you have friends that can do the healing.

Plot wise it ok. Obviously its not perfect. Some friends missions are somewhat under developed, I'm not too fond of the 3rd year's october battle between Duan and Chu although I didn't find it difficult to win Duan's side. That could do a rework. Mu's battle was good though, especially if you can get Jing, Hong Er and Cheng Yong to L7 but the choice somewhat makes the storyline incomplete as you get told in the background what happened in the other battles without actually fighting them. A little disappointing too that the main lead's origin and connection with Ling was left unexplained. And it's getting old to have everything linked to Sheng Tang again. Friends wise I like the development of my favourite character Cheng Yong. Obviously he's the one the developers paid most attention to. Shi Kun is also not bad but valentine's day was terrible. I'd wish they did more with the couple relationships too - like add on some lines with different couple combinations. Even a friend at L7 could have some battle lines. The final battle too, can be more challenging. Even at the highest difficulty level its possible to get through with stats of about 1600 only. Well obviously you can do it all alone and not bother with any friends but what's the fun in that? Which is also why I never use cheat codes. They just kill the fun. Admittedly it can be tiring to reload for the teacher to appear for the artistic skills (mid level is worst) but I still get a sense of satisfaction when they pop up. Some achievements that are attainable mid game, you can roll back the clock once you're done (like Dao Heng's) so planning is key.

I also enjoy playing more as the female character. There's some additional options and Cheng Yong's L6 and 7 really caters largely for the gal. Jing's L7 though, is more natural if you played as the guy, with the gal its rather wierd so I do hope the developers come up with separate tasks depending on gal/guy.

I also think that some missions can be changed to taking up no time at all, instead of half a day. Like the teachers admiration missions, the final skill lesson, the dumpling festival missions, missions to level up training to the next level etc.

Definitely lots of improvements can be made. Nevertheless I still had many hours of fun with this game and probably many more to come.

看得出来第三年的剧情确实是赶的，有大量的细节都没有补足。相信游戏会逐渐更新最后补足。武侠游戏本来就没什么选择，侠之道的故事细节和框架都还是非常不错的，更多补丁后值得二刷。

战斗过程太长，结局充满说教，确实是一款充满试水精神的幼稚作品。一局战斗就1小时起步，战棋本来挺好玩的被你们做得无聊到爆。说实在的满失望的。吐槽随手就可以列出一百条： 你的卖点是武侠学园，为什么不做得充实一点点？我费了那么多劲增进朋友同学关系，为什么结局里毫无体现？不同的武学流派有何意义？为什么段大爷最后跟个反派似的？ 为什么半途莫名其妙出现个女主？平时互动就一点点？我已经和小剑客基本满关系了，但金丝熏和小剑客的羁绊又是从哪里冒出来的？

Excellent game. If your English Only the translation patch located in the first/top steam review makes the game fully playable from start to finish.