Jianghu Diary

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2/10 garbage mobile port

English : impossible to launch the game, the game is meant to be single player, but the servers have closed French : impossible de lancer le jeu, le jeu se veut solo, mais les serveurs on fermer

1/10

Not much here. Played it at random and it feels like a generic mobile auto battler. I can't read Chinese but the introduction mechanic at first felt interesting but after 20 minutes i got bored. Felt like there was not much to keep me engaged for more then i played it for. And the game progression felt a little too slow for my liking and repeating the same process over and over again got stale. So in the end ,i decided not to waste my time further and i gave up.

Jianghu Diary is a relaxing take on the martial arts RPG formula, and I liked how it focuses more on the feeling of travelling through the jianghu than on nonstop action. I play as a novice martial artist who gradually grows from an unknown newcomer into a more respected figure. I enjoyed that sense of progression because the world feels like a place where my reputation and abilities can gradually develop. The game mixes exploration, strategy and turn based combat. I can travel through different parts of the martial arts world, meet characters and challenge various masters while improving my own character. I liked the slower pace because it gives me time to explore and decide how I want to approach the next challenge rather than constantly pushing me through a linear sequence of fights. The social side is another part I enjoyed. Meeting different heroes and building connections gives the world more personality, while the various encounters help make the journey feel less repetitive. I liked that the game is not only about becoming stronger. There is also a sense of building my own place within the martial arts world as I meet more people and learn more about its different groups.…