MoonWhite

Loved the game and the zen mode. I just wish some combos were better communicated because it took me out of the experience of going 3minute zen :( That and Blanc wiffing some attacks for no reason.

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MoonWhite (月白) is a game that can truly be summarized by its store page description. There are no extraneous mechanics. Simply, time your key press to the rhythm of the martial dance. Not many games can successfully capture the 'art' in 'martial arts' but I think 月白 certainly makes a meaningful effort to do so. That being said, the experience is blissfully short. You can complete the entire game in less than half an hour, which is almost blasphemous for me as one who often weighs the purchase price vs. playtime that I can extract from a game. Nonetheless, games like 月白 serve as a reminder that gameplay length is only one aspect in what makes an experience truly meaningful & worthwhile. On a side note, I do have a minor nitpick that I feel compelled to advocate for. I disagree with the translation of '仙' as 'elf / elves'. In my opinion, it creates an inaccurate association with the fantasy / Tolkein-inspired elves of European literature. The usage of 仙 in the Xianxia (仙侠) genre refers to beings who are transcendent, immortal, or enlightened, etc. Qualities of which, can be cultivated through training or innate supernatural talent. A 仙 could be anything from an individual who cultivates martial prowess until they transcend into a higher being or a long-lived tiger that becomes elevated into a mountain deity. Personally, an appropriate translation may be something like 'fae', which I feel closely captures the diversity of spiritual & supernatural representations that 仙 can accommodate. Also, the classic capriciousness of European fae seems to find good company with the behaviour of some 仙 in Cultivation novels, wherein the cultivator may decide to spawncamp their mortal enemy's family line and GRINDMA⚔️⚔️ (Geneva Convention doesn't exist) into the Immortal Emperor realm where they obtain 72 jade beauties.