Chinese AAA studio, Lightspeed Studios, announced that it is adapting a famous wuxia novel series into a martial arts game called Code: To Jin Yong. The demo trailer displays stylish combat that incorporates aggrandized aerial movements and combat, which are fairly common in wuxia cinema. While most action games tether players to the ground, Code: To Jin Yong lets them jump grand distances and fly around the screen at high speeds.
Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine 5 is the most recent iteration in the 3D computer graphics game engine that many different games studios implement to create their games. Code: To Jin Yong is being made using Unreal Engine 5, which allows the developers to depict outrageous martial arts motions through the engine’s advanced physics system. Gorgeous visuals surround the fight at the center of the trailer and show off the engine's ability to render high-quality environments and keep them running at high graphical fidelity during high-action sequences.
The trailer does not have a voiceover or any explanation at all and lets the gameplay speak for itself as the characters go after each other in a high-speed, intense fight. The physics engine and improved graphics of Unreal Engine 5 shine through in the trailer as the visual details surrounding the fast-paced battle sequence hold fast during the smooth fight. Camera angles and features are important in a game, and the dynamic camera angles in Code: To Jin Yong make the fight look extremely cinematic.
The Chinese game development industry is in motion as agencies start to approve and regulate more projects for domestic releases, such as Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Black Myth: Wukong. Lightspeed Studios has only released AAA games for mobile so far, and the trailer for Code: To Jin Yong acknowledges that the trailer “does not reflect the quality of the final product.” Publisher Tencent has not announced a release date, so it may be quite a while before players are able to play Code: To Jin Yong.
Kung fu games and other titles steeped in Chinese culture are popular all over the world, and Code: To Jin Yong should be no different if the final release looks anything like the trailer. Fast-paced martial arts action and impressive visuals come together to create an engaging and exciting experience.
Though it is clear that Code: To Jin Yong is far from complete in its development in Unreal Engine 5, fans can look forward to the martial arts game with smooth action graphics and exciting gameplay.
Code: To Jin Yong is under development.