''Gujian3'' (''古剑奇谭三'' in Chinese, ''Swords of Legends'' 3) is an

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developed by Aurogon Info & Tech, a subsidiary of Wangyuan Shengtang. The third installment of the ''

Gujian ''GuJian'' ( zh, s=古剑奇谭琴心剑魄今何在, t=古劍奇譚琴心劍魄今何在, p=Gǔjiàn Qítán Qínxīn Jiànpò Jīn Hézài, l=The tale of ancient swords: the story of a guqin and an ancient sword) is a 3D role-playing video g ...

'' series, it was released on December 14, 2018, on

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Synopsis and gameplay

This game expands the world of Gujian based on the previous titles and features cultural elements from ancient China. The game's monsters were inspired by

Chinese mythology Chinese mythology () is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature in the geographic area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology includes many varied myths from regional and cultural traditions. Much of t ...

, and many of the in-game locations are based on photographs and descriptions of historic sites. As the latest title of the Gujian series, it has a more free and smooth combat experience with its full real-time combat system. The game was compared to the Final Fantasy series for its gameplay mechanisms and mythology.

Release and reception

On August 20, 2018, a trailer and demo were released. Gujian3 was released December 14, 2018 on

. A year later, a version of the game with English subtitles was released. In July 2020 it was announced that the game sold over 1.3 million copies.

References

{{Reflist 2018 video games Gamebryo games Role-playing video games Swords of Legends Video games based on Chinese mythology Video games developed in China Video games set in Imperial China Windows games Windows-only games Single-player video games