Jian Po
- September 22, 2021
- 离忧先生
Get on SteamIn "Jian Po," players explore a ruined mystical island and uncover the story behind its destruction. By defeating famous swordsmen, you can collect their cores and transform into their fighting styles. A variety of magic weapons can also be found and collected to enhance combat and exploration. The game's full potential is revealed as players uncover the source of the spiritual realm.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features great art, fluid and fun combat, and rewarding exploration, making it an enjoyable experience overall.
- The design, story, voice acting, and game optimization are top-notch, allowing for smooth gameplay even on high graphics settings.
- The game has interesting concepts and mechanics, with a unique world design that encourages exploration and connection between areas.
- The game is largely untranslated, with most in-game text and tutorials only available in Chinese, making it difficult for non-Chinese speakers to understand gameplay mechanics.
- The game has been abandoned by the developers, leading to unresolved bugs and a lack of updates, which diminishes its long-term appeal.
- Many players have reported performance issues, including lag and crashes, which significantly impact the overall gameplay experience.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for its fun mechanics and helpful tutorial, but players express frustration over language barriers and a lack of understanding of the game’s mechanics. Additionally, issues such as bugs and a poorly translated user interface detract from the overall experience, leaving some players feeling unsatisfied.
“There's a book you can 'read' that takes you through a very helpful gameplay tutorial.”
“I find myself wishing I understood the mechanics better because the gameplay is so good.”
“Interesting game... fun game mechanics.”
“Many bugs and no feeling of happiness from gameplay.”
“There are some other gameplay faults that I would overlook if I understood more about the game.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics are highly praised for their quality, allowing users to achieve over 30 fps even at maximum settings, which indicates good optimization. Additionally, the art style is well-received, contributing positively to the overall visual experience.
“It's so good that even with my computer graphics settings maxed out, I still get over 30 fps.”
“Thankfully, my graphics card can handle it, but it was getting really annoying translating (almost felt like I was working).”
“On the flipside, I do like the art style.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is highly praised for its excellent optimization, featuring impressive visuals, smooth gameplay, and engaging concepts. Reviewers highlight the top-notch quality of its design, story, voice acting, user experience, user interface, animations, and effects.
“The game was optimized well; it looked really good, flowed really well, and had some interesting concepts, lore, and ideas.”
“The design, story, voice acting, UX, UI, animation, effects, and game optimization are all top-notch.”
- story4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The story is praised for its high-quality design and voice acting, contributing to an engaging experience. However, language barriers hinder some players' understanding of the narrative and gameplay mechanics, limiting their ability to fully appreciate the unfolding story.
“The design, story, voice acting, UX, UI, animation, effects, and game optimization are all top-notch.”
“Seems like it could be really fun, but I can't read Chinese, so I don't have any idea what items do, or how the story is unfolding, or really what anything means or does.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is not directly addressed in the provided texts, which focus on gameplay mechanics related to an electric orb ability. Therefore, no significant emotional elements are highlighted in these descriptions.
