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A free-to-play 2.5D action semi-rpg game. Get gear, assign your abilities, explore and kill. Procedurally-generated areas and special “maps” give end-game replayability.

While straightforward to get into, it becomes atonishingly complex and unashamedly hard. They are also committed to keeping the game “hardcore” and not stooping to the level of appeasing the filthy casuals who ruin other games. This includes not avoiding pay to win.

Its developers care about their game more than any other developer for any other game I’ve played or have even heard of. Other than the little things, the game gets major updates every three months. Major as in expansion-quality new stuff.

Their community participation is strong.



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(Wikipedia: Kung fu · Chinese martial arts)

A classic description of martial arts in general, it’s actually specific to Chinese Martial arts and is appropriated as a generic term for all, or just Asian, martial arts.

  • Literally “time” (夫) and “work” (功) (“effort”, or “one who is highly skilled”)
  • Mandarin Pinyin: gōngfu
  • Cantonese Pinyin: gūng fū)

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