Why Early Access?

“○ It's difficult for hardcore action games to achieve a perfectly balanced default difficulty level for players upon first encountering the game. Even after multiple rounds of closed beta testing, we're still eager to hear more feedback. We look forward to more balanced adjustments before the official launch.
○ We truly hope to tell the story of the protagonist Zhao Yun's entire military career in a single work. Since the chapters involved are difficult to condense, we'll release a portion of it through Early Access and continue development.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“It will take about a year.
The game has already completed all its foundational systems, along with a free trial and an early access version with transferable saves. This development took two years.
The foundational systems will remain largely unchanged going forward, with the focus on content production.
The remaining content, while representing the majority of the game's gameplay time, will have a more manageable development process than the initial system development.
Perhaps, due to QA and balancing, it won't be completed in a year, but our current internal goal is to release the game within a year.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Combat and interaction will remain largely unchanged to ensure that Early Access players' saves and experience carry over seamlessly to the full version.
We are planning on​ introducing just a handful of progression mechanics to keep the experience from feeling monotonous.
Our overall goal is to tell the complete story of Zhao Yun's military career, from the Burning of Bowangpo in the Early Access version all the way to the final Northern Expedition, including the chapters in between.
We plan to have more bosses with different mechanics and levels with different design languages.
Of course, this is just a general goal. We haven't made any specific commitments yet regarding the weight of each chapter, the movesets and mechanics of each boss, and so on.
We will focus on the following aspects of the full version: story integrity, rich exploration, and boss diversity.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current Early Access version includes the entire content of the prologue "The Burning of Bowang" and the first chapter "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage," which can be inherited from save files.
The combat system and UI are fully developed, and aside from balancing, should be similar to the final version.
Ideally, we'd like to update each chapter one by one, completing the update within a year.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Our plan is to offer a 20% discount on the full version during Early Access as a way to thank and reward our early supporters.
The full version is priced to honor the final year of the Shu Han Dynasty, 263 AD. After the 20% discount, we plan to lower the first digit of the price from 2 to 1.
Once the game leaves Early Access and officially launches, we plan to adjust the price to the final full version price (restoring the original price).
This price holds special historical significance, and we hope to honor the game's complete form.
At the same time, we will continue to offer a robust free trial so that all players can fully experience the core gameplay before purchasing and ensure it's to their liking.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Our game is a hardcore action game, a Souls-like game, specifically a sekiro-like game, a very niche genre.

Our internal beta test results show that anyone who's played Wolf has a blast, while those who haven't can't get into it.

We don't expect to be a massive hit, so we hope that after the Early Access version (including a free trial) launches, more players will tell us the following:

① Where the difficulty is unreasonable ② Where the gameplay isn't comfortable

It's impossible to please everyone, but even if we don't have a perfect audience match, at least it's not unpleasant to play! (Although it's not that comfortable either.)

In addition to development progress, we also hope that players who have played the free trial and early access versions can help us with some basic publicity (or, more modestly, introduction).
Our beta testers have been quite positive with this little game. We hope that as more relevant players discover us in the future, they will share their experiences with their fellow enthusiasts.
Thanks in advance to everyone who offers feedback and potential publicity!”