<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
7	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Sword	O
and	O
Fairy	O
7	O
(	O
)	O
or	O
Chinese	B-Application
Paladin	I-Application
7	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
xianxia/shenmo	O
-themed	O
fantasy	B-Application
action-adventure	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Softstar	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
Beijing	O
)	O
and	O
China	O
Mobile	O
Games	O
&	O
Entertainment	O
Group	O
(	O
CMGE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
preceded	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
6	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
about	O
100	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
homages	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
third	B-Application
and	O
fifth	B-Application
game	I-Application
even	O
making	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
platform	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
digital	O
distribution	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English-localized	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2022	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Sword	O
and	O
Fairy	O
:	O
Together	O
Forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Yao	O
Zhuangxian	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
established	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Softstar	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
of	O
the	O
game	O
named	O
Dreamlike	O
World	O
( 人间如梦	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
that	O
completes	O
the	O
plot	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
and	O
its	O
post-credit	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
mechanics	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
7	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
3D	O
third-person	O
in	O
a	O
semi-open	O
world	O
setting	O
and	O
a	O
real-time	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
style	O
of	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
no	O
pauses	O
between	O
exploration	O
and	O
combats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
multiple	O
major	O
locations	O
,	O
each	O
being	O
an	O
open-world	O
map	O
with	O
numerous	O
sub-regions	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
can	O
explore	O
freely	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
encountering	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
various	O
NPCs	O
,	O
enemy	O
mobs	B-Protocol
and	O
treasure	O
chests	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
numerous	O
mini-games	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
mainly	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
called	O
"	O
Journey	O
of	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Earth	O
"	O
( 天地游	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
called	O
"	O
Leaf	O
Fairy	O
Jump	O
"	O
( 叶灵纵	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
collect	O
trading	O
cards	O
and	O
unlock	O
a	O
hidden	O
fairy	O
servant	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
skiing	B-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
stealth	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
bamboo	O
pole	O
dancing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
"	O
Photo	O
Mode	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
aerially	O
tour	O
the	O
map	O
and	O
capture	O
screenshots	B-Application
from	O
any	O
viewing	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiu	O
Wu	O
,	O
a	O
deity	O
warrior	O
tasked	O
to	O
hunt	O
down	O
the	O
fugitive	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
celestial	O
rebel	O
group	O
Heavenly	O
Demons	O
,	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Demon	O
Realm	O
but	O
was	O
detected	O
and	O
attacked	O
by	O
Garuda	B-Operating_System
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
managing	O
to	O
escape	O
to	O
the	O
Yanbo	O
Spring	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Shennong	O
's	O
Nine	O
Springs	O
and	O
a	O
forbidden	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
demon	O
tribes	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
intercepted	O
by	O
the	O
demon	O
lord	O
Chonglou	O
,	O
who	O
critically	O
wounds	O
and	O
knocks	O
him	O
off	O
a	O
cliff	O
towards	O
the	O
magma	B-General_Concept
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
in	O
the	O
Human	O
Realm	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
lady-warrior	O
named	O
Yue	O
Qingshu	O
manages	O
to	O
outrun	O
Xiqu	O
,	O
a	O
violent	O
,	O
gigantic	O
bison-like	O
supernatural	O
beast	O
that	O
has	O
threatened	O
the	O
locals	O
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shocked	O
and	O
confused	O
,	O
Qingshu	O
decides	O
to	O
interrogate	O
the	O
exhausted	O
mysterious	O
man	O
the	O
following	O
morning	O
but	O
is	O
distracted	O
to	O
rescue	O
villagers	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
suddenly	O
appeared	O
feral	O
monsters	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
bison	B-Application
beast	O
Xiqu	O
also	O
appears	O
,	O
Qingshu	O
attempts	O
to	O
draw	O
it	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
but	O
crashes	O
off	O
her	O
flight	O
after	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
falling	O
boulders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ziqiu	O
also	O
appears	O
and	O
transforms	O
into	O
the	O
avatar	B-Application
of	O
a	O
deity	O
minister	O
named	O
Aoxu	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mysterious	O
man	O
reveals	O
himself	O
as	O
the	O
deity	O
warrior	O
Xiu	O
Wu	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
reverted	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
primordial	O
form	O
as	O
a	O
divine	O
fruit	O
after	O
being	O
injured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
demons	O
incur	O
into	O
other	O
realms	O
,	O
the	O
supremacist	O
Aoxu	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
pretext	O
to	O
wage	O
a	O
war	O
of	O
extermination	B-Protocol
upon	O
the	O
Demon	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
confront	O
Aoxu	O
's	O
avatar	B-Application
and	O
manage	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
tower	O
formation	O
via	O
a	O
hidden	O
spell	O
Kuiyu	O
previously	O
put	O
inside	O
Ziqiu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Kuiyu	O
and	O
the	O
Heavenly	O
Demons	O
are	O
nearly	O
overwhelmed	O
blocking	O
waves	O
after	O
waves	O
of	O
aggressive	O
Garuda	B-Operating_System
troops	O
,	O
but	O
Chonglou	O
arrives	O
to	O
intervene	O
and	O
intimates	O
off	O
the	O
demon	O
clans	O
until	O
Yanbo	O
Spring	O
is	O
finally	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ziqiu	O
( 子秋	O
)	O
—	O
a	O
mysterious	O
,	O
amnesic	O
young	O
boy	O
under	O
the	O
custody	O
of	O
Tianshi	O
School	O
( 天师门	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
deity	O
child	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
earthly	O
vessel	O
for	O
Aoxu	O
's	O
theurgic	O
avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chonglou	O
( 重楼	O
)	O
—	O
the	O
fight-loving	O
but	O
righteous	O
demon	O
lord	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
who	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
self-appointed	O
guardian	O
of	O
the	O
Yanbo	O
Spring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuxia	O
Zhenren	O
( 余霞真人	O
)	O
—	O
Bai	O
Moqing	O
's	O
master	O
and	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Xianxia	O
Sect	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
actually	O
Shen	O
Qishuang	O
( 沈欺霜	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
female	O
protagonists	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yun'er	O
( 蕴儿	O
)	O
—	O
a	O
water	O
fairy	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
become	O
a	O
fairy	O
servant	O
of	O
Yue	O
Qingshu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tianji	O
Daozhang	O
( 天机道长	O
)	O
—	O
an	O
eccentric	O
but	O
strangely	O
capable	O
old	O
Taoist	O
monk	O
encountered	O
by	O
the	O
protagonists	O
,	O
suspected	O
by	O
fans	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
aged/immortal	O
Li	B-Application
Xiaoyao	I-Application
( 李逍遥	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
who	O
became	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
the	O
Tianji	O
Palace	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jiutian	O
Xuannü	O
( 九天玄女	O
)	O
—	O
the	O
overseer	O
of	O
the	O
Deity	O
Realm	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
songs	O
,	O
soundtracks	O
and	O
scores	O
are	O
composed	O
by	O
a	O
combined	O
teamwork	O
from	O
Chen	O
Zhiyi	O
( 陈致逸	O
)	O
and	O
Softstar	O
veterans	O
Rizet	O
Tsen	O
( 曾志豪	O
)	O
,	O
Chi-Yi	O
Lo	O
( 駱集益	O
)	O
and	O
ShinRay	O
Woo	O
( 吳欣叡	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Owl-Song	O
Studio	O
( 枭工作室	O
)	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
and	O
Xiaoxu	O
Game	O
Audio	O
( 小旭音乐	O
)	O
in	O
Beijing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviews	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
musical	O
and	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
immersive	O
portrayal	O
of	O
Chinese	O
culture	O
and	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
modeling	O
optimizations	O
from	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
very	O
poor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
quite	O
demanding	O
on	O
hardware	O
specification	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
is	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
also	O
criticised	O
for	O
being	O
mediocre	O
and	O
lacking	O
the	O
weapon	O
collision	O
feedbacks	O
that	O
are	O
common	O
among	O
modern	O
AAA	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
