ChinaJoy 2024 was flooded with Soulslikes, but many are utilising dark fantasy settings. Project Jinyiwei’s historical backdrop looks a lot more grounded, but it will ultimately be compared to the likes of Rise of the Ronin. For as scrappy and as early as it seems, though, there’s clear promise here – and it’s easy to understand why Sony has signed the game to its China Hero Project.

That said, there’s really not much unique for us to introduce from this stage demo captured by Gematsu. It appears to have the tried and trusted gameplay blueprint of locking on to a single opponent, parrying their attacks, and utilising openings to strike. There are some traversal and stealth elements, but we’re effectively seeing a slightly more grounded alternative to a FromSoftware game.

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