Software:Stranger of Sword City

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Short description: 2014 video game
Stranger of Sword City
Xbox 360 boxart
Developer(s)Experience
Publisher(s)
  • WW: Experience
  • JP: 5pb. (PC)
  • NA/EU: NIS America (Vita, PC)
Director(s)Motoya Ataka[1]
Platform(s)
ReleaseXbox 360
Microsoft Windows
  • JP: August 22, 2014
  • WW: June 6, 2016
PlayStation Vita
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
  • NA: March 16, 2021
  • EU: March 19, 2021
  • OC: March 23, 2021[6][7]
Genre(s)Role-playing, dungeon crawler
Mode(s)Single-player

Stranger of Sword City (剣の街の異邦人, Tsurugi no machi no ihoujin),[8] originally titled The Stranger in Alda,[9] is a dungeon crawler role-playing video game developed by Experience, developer of Demon Gaze, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One.[9] The Japanese Xbox 360 and Vita versions have different subtitles: the Xbox 360 and Windows version is subtitled White Royal Palace (白の王宮, Shiro no ōkyū), whilst the Vita version is subtitled Black Palace (黒の宮殿, Kuro no kyūden).[2] The Xbox 360 version was released in Japan on June 5, 2014, and the PC and PS Vita versions followed in August 2014 and January 2015.[4] The game was released internationally in 2016.[10] An updated version of the game titled Stranger of Sword City Revisited (新釈・剣の街の異邦人 ～黒の宮殿～) was released for PlayStation Vita on July 21, 2016, in Japan[11] and internationally on February 28, 2017.[12]

Gameplay

Stranger of Sword City is a dungeon crawler style role-playing video game. Players progress through the game by navigating through dungeons laden with hazardous booby traps.[13]

Plot

Development and release

Stranger of Sword City was originally announced in June 2012 with a 2013 release date.[14] In April 2013, director Motoya Ataka announced that the game was "in the middle stage of development", with the music " about 80% complete."[1] However, it was announced in September 2013 that due to delays, the game has been postponed, and will instead release in early 2014.[15] In September 2013, Experience asked in for fans to submit concepts for boss characters, including "boss monsters for the end of the story, a top class boss for the middle of the game, a boss that has a unique fighting space like underwater or outer space, a flying or floating boss, a monster with scales, and "god" tiers for regular enemies."[16] A teaser trailer was announced on February 7, 2014.[17] It was also announced that the game, which was originally only planned for release on the PC and Xbox 360 platforms, would also be available for the PlayStation Vita.[2][18] A new version of the game with a new graphical style, was released in March 2016 for the Xbox One.[19][20]

Reception

Stranger of Sword City has an average score of 71 on Metacritic based on a total of 24 reviews.[21] For the Xbox One version, the game has an average score of 70 based on a total of 12 reviews.[22]

Four Famitsu reviewers gave the Xbox 360 version of Stranger of Sword City 8, 9, 8 and 7 out of 10, for a total of 32/40.[23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sato (2013-04-23). "Demon Gaze Developer Working On Another Dungeon RPG Aimed Towards Older Fans". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/23/demon-gaze-developer-working-on-another-dungeon-rpg-aimed-towards-older-fans/. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Stranger of Sword City coming to PS Vita". Gematsu. 12 February 2014. http://gematsu.com/2014/02/stranger-sword-city-coming-ps-vita. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 2015-11-10, Stranger of Sword City for PS Vita coming west in April , Gematsu
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2014-09-19, Stranger of Sword City dated for PS Vita in Japan , Gematsu
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Romano, Sal (January 8, 2016). "Stranger of Sword City for Xbox One launches March 22 in North America, March 24 in Japan". Gematsu. http://gematsu.com/2016/01/stranger-sword-city-xbox-one-launches-march-22-north-america-march-24-japan. Retrieved January 13, 2016. 
  6. ↑ "Saviors of Sapphire Wings & Stranger of Sword City Revisited and coming west for Switch, PC in 2021". 5 August 2020. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/08/saviors-of-sapphire-wings-stranger-of-sword-city-revisited-and-coming-west-for-switch-pc-in-2021. 
  7. ↑ "Saviors of Sapphire Wings & Stranger of Sword City Revisited launches March 16, 2021 in North America, March 19 in Europe". 4 November 2020. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/11/saviors-of-sapphire-wings-stranger-of-sword-city-revisited-launches-march-16-2021-in-north-america-march-19-in-europe. 
  8. ↑ "Experience unveils Stranger of Sword City for Xbox 360, PC". Gematsu. 7 February 2014. http://gematsu.com/2014/02/experience-unveils-stranger-sword-city-xbox-360-pc. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sato (12 February 2014). "Demon Gaze Developers Bringing Stranger of the Village of the Sword To Vita". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/11/demon-gaze-developers-bringing-stranger-village-sword-vita/. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  10. ↑ "Stranger of Sword City Is Headed Westward In April 2016 For PS Vita". November 11, 2015. http://www.siliconera.com/2015/11/11/stranger-of-sword-city-is-headed-westward-in-march-2016-for-ps-vita/. Retrieved November 11, 2015. 
  11. ↑ "商品情報｜新釈・剣の街の異邦人 ～黒の宮殿～". http://black.ihoujin.jp/info/. Retrieved September 22, 2020. 
  12. ↑ "Product Information ｜ Stranger of Sword City Revisited". http://vita.drpg-sosc.com/information/. Retrieved September 22, 2020. 
  13. ↑ 2014-04-01, Stranger of The Village of the Sword Shows Its Deadly Dungeon Traps And Monsters , Siliconera
  14. ↑ Ishaan (2012-06-26). "The Stranger in Alda Dungeon RPG Crawls To Xbox 360 Next Year". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2012/06/26/the-stranger-alda-dungeon-rpg-crawls-to-xbox-360-next-year/. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  15. ↑ Spencer (2013-09-10). "Demongaze Developer Will Release A New DRPG For Xbox 360 Next Year". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2013/09/10/demongaze-developer-will-release-a-new-drpg-for-xbox-360-next-year/. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  16. ↑ Spencer (2013-09-12). "Demongaze Developer Looking For Monster Designs For New Dungeon RPG". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2013/09/12/demongaze-developer-looking-for-monster-designs-for-new-dungeon-rpg/. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  17. ↑ Spencer (2014-02-07). "Dungeon RPG Experts Experience Lifts The Lid On A DRPG For Xbox 360 And PC". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/07/dungeon-rpg-experts-experience-lifts-lid-drpg-xbox-360-pc/. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  18. ↑ "Stranger Of The Village Of The Sword Now Coming To Vita". Psxextreme.com. 2013-08-21. http://www.psxextreme.com/vita-news/392.html. Retrieved 2014-02-14. 
  19. ↑ Collazo, Natalie (September 12, 2015). "Stranger of Sword City Xbox One Version Announced". http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/09/12/stranger-of-sword-city-xbox-one-version-announced/166806/. Retrieved September 14, 2015. 
  20. ↑ Romano, Sal (8 January 2016). "Stranger of Sword City for Xbox One launches March 22 in North America, March 24 in Japan". http://gematsu.com/2016/01/stranger-sword-city-xbox-one-launches-march-22-north-america-march-24-japan. Retrieved 10 January 2016. 
  21. ↑ "Stranger of Sword City". https://www.metacritic.com/game/stranger-of-sword-city/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita. 
  22. ↑ "Stranger of Sword City". https://www.metacritic.com/game/stranger-of-sword-city/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. 
  23. ↑ "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1329". Gematsu. 27 May 2014. http://gematsu.com/2014/05/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1329. 



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