![]() The camera stays closely locked on to your character as you move around, so the background is constantly panning as you move. Whether you’re exploring a city or a sewer, there is a massive amount of depth in the environment. ![]() Any individual screenshot looks like an awesome, stylized comic book page, but seeing the backgrounds in motion really makes them shine. This makes sure that the characters stay visible, but also looks super cool. ![]() The backgrounds are all rendered in a similar style, but with a little bit of a desaturated look and some halftone overlays. At the normal size, they look absolutely wonderful. I tried zooming in on the characters using the Switch’s accessibility features a few times to see the details, and they actually look really muddy and uninteresting when you see them up close. It’s actually a bit reminiscent of Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars. The characters themselves are all pretty simple 3D polygons, but with a little bit of a black outline that really makes them stand out. There are a few layers going on in the aesthetics of this game. The parts are all great, but The Legend of Tianding absolutely adds up to more than the sum of its parts. When I read that it was inspired by a Taiwanese folk-hero who is often compared to Robin Hood, I was even more hooked! It reminded me a bit of Okami in how it aimed to show a hand-drawn style in a 3D space. When I first saw the stylized, comic book aesthetics of The Legend of Tianding, I was intrigued right away. ![]() Sometimes it only takes a single screenshot to hook my interest in a game. Software description provided by the publisher.Geek to Geek Media was provided with a review copy of this title. Get more off Dadaocheng on your screen with Ultrawide monitor support. Test yourself against Tianding’s rogue's gallery in Boss Rush mode. See how your legend stacks up against your friend's in online leaderboards. Take a break from rebellion with this traditional Taiwanese board game. Take on incredible bosses like deadly courtesans, greedy businessmen, and even military leaders, each one guaranteed to challenge you with their dynamic abilities and brutal attacks.Įxplore the Dadaocheng area of Taipei city as it looked like in the early 1900’s Run through colorful streets, ride on a speeding train, and make your escape through dark sewers, all done in the style of a retro Traditional Chinese Manga.Įven the playing field and tailor Liao Tianding to your playstyle with different equippable talismans! These magical items grant you bonuses such as recovering more health from food, regaining stamina faster, or even reducing the damage you take. Execute advanced aerial combos, steal weapons from your enemies, use your waist sash and grappling hook to fly around the battlefield, and strike fear into the hearts of your oppressors. Rob the rich, feed the poor, and fight for justice in the streets of early 20th century Taipei as Taiwan’s legendary outlaw.īased on real events, real people and real situations, The Legend of Tianding is an exploration of a place and time often overlooked and presented in the style of Traditional Chinese Manga.īattle the colonial authorities in style with a tanto, waist sash, and fast paced Kung Fu in tightly tuned technical combat. Liāu Thiam-Ting), vigilante of Taipei city and wanted by the Colonial Japanese authorities. The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero.
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