Hello! I'm Beralt Lyu, Producer at Everstone Studio, and I'm excited to announce that our title Where Winds Meet will be coming to PlayStation 5. We've spent five years creating an epic wuxia open-world action-adventure RPG game, and we're really excited to bring it to PlayStation fans. Wuxia is a genre of fiction and film featuring ancient Chinese warriors wielding superhuman martial arts skills. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or House of Flying DaggersNow imagine that as a young swordsman or fencer, you got the chance to master these amazing Chinese martial arts to improve your fighting abilities or, more interestingly, solve puzzles and traverse vast lands.
Your character can use the mystical power of Qing Gong to sprint up steep cliffs, sprint across shimmering waters at high speeds, and use the power of chi to stun opponents from afar or grab targets from far away that are beyond reach. You can also master martial arts skills by observing and imitating the behavior of animals. Breathe fire like a dragon, leap like a giant toad, or roar like a lion. These are all extremely useful skills when facing a variety of foes, including humans and even a giant bear that you accidentally provoke.
Where Winds Meet is set in a period in Chinese history known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. For us, this historical period offers an exciting opportunity, because it is a time of great turmoil and change, the perfect setting for a young hero to make his way and find his destiny. Of course, there is a story that will unfold and be revealed as the game progresses. For example, you will unravel the mystery of your identity, discover the historical background of this epic adventure, enjoy interesting encounters with fascinating characters and maybe even fight with them. … But we won't say too much about this right now, because it remains to be discovered.
What we can't wait for you to experience is the open world of this game. A vast, seamless open world unfolds before you, with breathtaking landscapes. Adventure through different regions rich in historical and cultural characteristics, interact with a variety of local NPCs, and immerse yourself in the puzzles, plot, narration, and of course the martial arts influence that is prominent in “Wuxia Tales”. Whether it's individuals like the eccentricities of the Qinghe villagers or the machinations of the various factions, you'll want to dive deeper into the underlying narrative threads of our martial arts tale.
Where Winds Meet is themed around oriental martial arts and attaches great importance to expressing martial arts (Wuxia) elements in the game. Weapons are an important part of the player's combat ability. We strive to recreate a variety of unique weapons from Wuxia martial arts in the game, including spears, swords, fans, dual swords, umbrellas, glaives, etc.
In addition to weapons, the game also has some equally important combat abilities, which are the inheritance and development of Kung Fu, the traditional Chinese martial art, and contain real combat movements and physics-defying moves, adding a romantic and fantastical element to the combat system.
We want to introduce the unique appeal of wuxia fighting to players around the world. Players can use Accupoint Hit to temporarily freeze their opponents or Chi Grip to disarm their enemies and launch a counterattack. There are also powerful foes waiting to be discovered. It is this breadth of strategies and variety of weapons and skills that we believe makes Where Winds Meet so compelling, and we hope PlayStation fans will agree.
We hope you find this setting interesting, rich, challenging and refreshingly different, and of course, we've optimized the game controls for the PlayStation and PS5 DualSense controller, allowing users to manipulate the puzzles and techniques of the martial arts for a seamless and unforgettable adventure.
Stay tuned for the latest news on Where Winds Meet for PlayStation 5.
