Publisher eastasiasoft has announced a delay for Xuan-Yuan Sword VII on Nintendo Switch.

The Softstar Entertainment and DOMO Studio co-developed ARPG will forgo its 2023 release for one sometime in early 2024, on Switch.

The game was originally released for Windows PC (via Steam) worldwide, followed by a PS4 release in Japan and Asia, then finally a worldwide console release for Xbox One and PS4.

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a new trailer:

Protect your family and save China! 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Near the end of Western Han rule, the powerful prime minister of China superseded his Emperor, promising an era of peace and prosperity.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?

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!