History VideoGame / SwordAndFairy7

* BloodlessCarnage: Deites and Demons don't seem to bleed at all. One character doesn't bleed even after being impaled through the chest with a {{BFS}}. Instead, their wounds produce some kind of "ripple" effect.

''Sword and Fairy 7'' is the ninth installment of the ''VideoGame/SwordAndFairy'' series of Chinese {{Eastern RPG}}s. Developed by Softstar Entertainment, the game was released in October 2021. Unlike the [[VideoGame/SwordAndFairy6 previous game]], ''Sword and Fairy 7'' was released almost simultaneously both in China and worldwide. The game is the first pure ActionRPG in the series, with previous installment being various types of turn-based [=RPGs=]

* PointAndClickMap: The player can travel between major locations using one.
* PowerFloats: Anyone who casts powerful spells. Moqing in particular floats even during some of her combos.

* OptionalPartyMember: All spirits aside from the main five must be found in sidequests.

* ZipMode: "Flying Mount" allows the player not only to travel between locations, but also to teleport to specific landmarks. If a landmark is blocked, and the objective is to go there, it means that something will happen en route.

* FlawExploitation: The final stage of BigBad's EvilPlan relies on impulsive nature of Demons to lure them into a hopeless war against both Deities and Humans. To elaborate: [[spoiler:Aoxu tries to seal Yanbo spring, the only spring in Devildom, to deprive Demons from spiritual energy. Normally that would mean that Devildom, essentally, starves to death, but Aoxu can uphold the seal for only so long. However, Demons, being faced with such a threat, would invade Deity Realm, thus starting the war]]. He would succeed, if not for [[spoiler:Chonglou and Heaven Demons, who stopped Garuda tribe from starting the invasion]].

* TasteOfPower: The prologue starts with Xiu Wu, [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Chunzi sword]] in hand, escaping from a troop of Demons. He has damage-heavy skills in all four slots, a number of powerful healing items, and in on a high level. He then gets wounded, and the game cuts to Yue Qingshu, with only two skills and basic equipment. Xiu Wu soon comes back, but loses most of his power.

* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: Kuiyu used to be a leader of all New Deities, and when she went rogue, so did some of her subordinates. [[spoiler:The ''real'' reason for this is because Kuiyu is AMotherToHerMen, and events that led to her rebellion revealed her superiors to be enormous assholes]].

* ContinuityNod: "Paladin" section in the in-game "library" contains short entries about some characters from previous games, starting with [[Series/ChinesePaladin Li Xiaoyao]].

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: They used to be Beasts, one of three races that was created by the [[FantasyPantheon Three Emperors]], but following [[GreatOffscreenWar The War of Three Races]] retreated to Devildom, where they were corrupted into Demons. One example of Demons are Garuda tribe - orc-like {{Winged Humanoid}}s. There's also [[FallenAngel Heaven Demons]] - Deities that betrayed their kind and fled to Devildom.

* AwfulTruth: Early on Qingshu learns from the Ice Spirit the reason for decline of Mingshu Sect. Turns out that [[spoiler:one of previous masters of the Sect started enslaving contracted spirits for quick gains. After he died, most of his bound spirits fled, and refused to grant their help to the Sect any longer]]. %%Later, Earth Spirit tells that [[spoiler:for him, it was even worse, as he was bound not only by contracts, but also by artifacts, enslaving him for many generations, until he managed to run away after his latest master used up all of his spiritual power]].

* HopelessBossFight: The first encounter with Kuiyu. After that Aoxu enables SuperMode for the heroes, and they become able to actually fight back.

** Zhaodan spring is located in Deity Realm. It's the place where divine trials are being held.

* {{Wuxia}}: But of course! With Taoist protagonists and a lot of of references to immortals and cultivation it steers somewhat closer to SpiritCultivationGenre, though.

* AmazonBrigade: Xianxia Sect is an implied example. It's an all-female Sect, of which Moqing, a party member, is a disciple. Several members are seen with swords and its Master is a ''former'' party member, returning from ''Sword and Fairy2''. We don't see them in action, though.

* AmazonBrigade: Xianxia Sect is an implied example. It's an all-female Sect, of which Moqing, a party member, is a disciple. Several members are seen with swords and its Master is an expert in theurgy. We don't see them in action, though.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Changbai Mountain is a frozen region, where the group searches the Ice Spirit. There's even a snowboarding segment here.

* {{Wuxia}}: But of course! With Taoist protagonists and a lot of of references to immortals and cultivation it steers somewhat closer to SpiritCultivationGenre, though.

* FieldOfBlades: There's a graveyard variety, found in the Devildom, and made by Heaven Demons. Xiu Wu borrows a sword from here.

* InstantRunes: Whenever Qingshu signs a contract with a spirit.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: They used to be Beasts, one of three races that was created by the [[FantasyPantheon Three Emperors]], but were later corrupted into Demons. One example of Demons are Garuda tribe - orc-like {{Winged Humanoid}}s. Deities that betray their kind are called "[[FallenAngel Heaven Demons]]".
* OverratedAndUnderleveled: Xiu Wu is hyped up as being so much more powerful than the rest of the party, it may as well be "he and everyone else". [[CutscenePowerToTheMax Cutscenes]] has him {{Flash Step}}ping around before anyone can react and knocking people out [[TapOnTheHead with a single chop]]. In gameplay, he's no stronger than the rest of the party, even though he does have some useful skills and FlashStep instead of dash.
* PointAndClickMap: The player can move between major locations using one.
* PlaceOfPower: Nine springs, scattered across Six Realms, serve as this. [[GreatOffscreenWar The War of Three Races]] was fought over them. Each spring has a Guard - a Human, Deity or Demon, tasked with the protection of the spring, and a Sentry - a [[GeniusLoci personification]] of the spring itself. It's possible to travel between springs and, by extension, Realms.

** Several segments, starting with prologue, has button prompts appearing on screen. Thankfully, if failed, the scene would just play again.

* StealthBasedMission: Several, most notably during the first visit to Lulong town. Notably, these missions slightly differ in mechanics. One segment has heroes just sneak past the guards, in another player needs to take them out with sedative, and in yet another mission player can [[ThrowingTheDistraction throw distractions]].

* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: Normally averted, but during [[spoiler:fights against major Demons]] Xiu Wu must survive, even though other characters are present and actively fighting. It may be due to the fact that the enemy in question is so much more powerful than everyone else, that only Xiu Wu can stand up to them.

''Sword and Fairy 7'' is the ninth installment of the ''Legend of Sword and Fairy'' series of Chinese {{Eastern RPG}}s. Developed by Softstar Entertainment, the game was released in October 2021. Unlike the [[VideoGame/SwordAndFairy6 previous game]], ''Sword and Fairy 7'' was released almost simultaneously both in China and worldwide. The game is the first pure ActionRPG in the series, with previous installment being various types of turn-based [=RPGs=]

* CombinationAttack: During battle, there's a small chance that a [[ActionCommands button prompt]] will appear. If pressed in time, lead character and a random ally will use a powerful attack.

* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: Normally averted, but during [[spoiler:the second fight against Kuiyu]] Xiu Wu must survive, even though other characters are present and actively fighting. It may be due to the fact that the enemy in question is so much more powerful than everyone else, that only Xiu Wu can stand up to them.

''Sword and Fairy 7'' is the ninth installment of the ''Legend of Sword and Fairy'' series of Chinese {{Eastern RPG}}s. Developed by Softstar Entertainment, the game was released in October 2021. Unlike the [[VideoGame/SwordAndFairy6 previous game]], ''Sword and Fairy 7'' was released almost simultaneously in China and worldwide.

A Deity general, Xiu Wu, was tasked with assassination of a [[FallenAngel Heaven Demon]], who betrayed Deity Realm. However, he fails, and has to flee, losing [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Chunzi sword]], that holds the power to freely traverse Realms. Meanwhile, in Human Realm, Yue Qingshu, a disciple of Mingshu Sect, by chance saves a boy named Ziqiu, who turns out to be a vessel for a Deity Lord Aoxu, and a target for Demons. She also encounters Xiu Wu, who ended up in Human Realm, and accidentally forms a link with him. Together, they set out to stop Demons from invading the Human Realm. They are later joined by Bai Moqing, a disciple of another Sect, and Sang Yo, a wandering doctor with a crush on Moqing.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Changbai Mountain. There's even a snowboarding segment here.
* StealthBasedMission: Several, most notably during the first visit to Lulong town.