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Souls of Blades
Souls of Blades (剑魄, JianPo) is a Souls-like action RPG released on Steam by Liu Qiwei (离忧先生), who later founded CangMo Game Entertainment and began development on A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei.
Details
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Platform | PC (Steam) |
Publisher | CubeGame (方块游戏) |
Early Access | September 30, 2019 |
Full release | September 22, 2021 |
Reception | Mostly Positive (70% positive, 536 reviews) |
Gameplay
Souls of Blades was set in a spiritual sword realm. It featured Souls-like boss fights, vertical level design, and a swordsman collection system. The game was developed independently by Liu Qiwei after he quit his job at a casual games company, inspired by seeing the Lost Soul Aside trailer.
Connection to A Whisper of Fall
The posture-break system, parry emphasis, and melee-focused design in A Whisper of Fall can be traced directly from JianPo. Souls of Blades served as Liu Qiwei's proving ground for the combat concepts that later evolved into the True Qi and Inner Breath systems. The vertical level design in JianPo also foreshadowed the box garden approach used in the current game.