EastAsiaSoft has announced a release date for Xuan Yuan Sword 7 on Nintendo Switch. The game will be launching on May 30th with digital pre-orders now open on the Nintendo eShop. Anyone that pre-orders the game digitally will receive a 10% discount.

If you want something a little more physical you can head over to Play-Asia and pick up a standard release or a limited edition that includes: soundtrack CD, art book and numbered certificate in a collector’s box.

Both the digital and standard physical releases will set you back $39.99, while the limited edition release is a bit more at $49.99.

Here is more about the Xuan Yuan Sword 7 from the press release:

Xuan Yuan Sword 7 is an action RPG with frenetic real-time combat, visceral 3D presentation and a rich cinematic narrative. It is a celebration of ancient China’s landscape, civilization and culture, infused with the mystique of its own legends in stark contrast to anachronistic technological designs. It is a world that is both familiar and mysterious, one of both science and spirituality, one that is waiting to be explored.

Take the role of the calm and reliable swordsman Taishi Zhao as he fights to protect his family and uncover the truth of a blight threatens all of China. With a story deeply rooted in ancient Chinese history and mythology, Xuan Yuan Sword 7 reimagines both as one fantastical and chaotic realm under the governance of a new Xin Dynasty.

Near the end of Western Han rule, the powerful prime minister of China superseded his Emperor, promising an era of peace and prosperity. But ten years later, that promise has never been fulfilled. Instead, a decade of war and famine has left China in ruin, and its salvation seems to lie in the hands of a Mohist swordsman who gains control of a fabled artifact called the Elysium Scroll. Can the science-seeking Mohists revive their former glory, or will they fade into the pages of forgotten history?
Key Features:

  • Journey across ancient China as a cinematic adventure unfolds.

  • Slash, block, dodge and riposte in combo-based real-time combat!

  • Control the Elysium Scroll to slow down time, absorb monsters or alter the environment.

  • Upgrade armor and weapons, develop passive skills and learn new techniques.

  • Explore a standalone story requiring no prior knowledge of Xuan Yuan.

  • Immerse yourself in the most advanced 3D visuals in series history!

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