Nghịch Thủy Hàn is a standout title from global game giant NetEase Games. With their motto “Make MMORPG great again!”, the developer has poured countless innovations into reinventing this genre, creating a breakthrough style known as the “Nghịch Thủy Hàn-like” model.
As part of this journey, the game’s take on the concept of lightness skill (khinh công) in martial arts brings exciting creativity that reconnects the idea with its original roots. The goal is to give players a high-quality, diverse experience of flying and jumping through martial arts.
Clearing up historical misunderstandings about lightness skill
Traditionally, lightness skill refers to training methods that boost the body’s spring and agility. Practitioners can run fast, climb walls, and leap high with well-trained stamina, making it seem like their bodies are as light as clouds.
But during the early 20th-century boom of Chinese martial arts novels by legends like Jin Yong, Gu Long, Wen Rui’an, Liang Yusheng, and Ngọa Long Sinh, plus their film adaptations, the concept became misunderstood. To add drama, these works focused on flying abilities and cinematic effects, leading audiences to think lightness skill was simply a form of supernatural flying.
The Nghịch Thủy Hàn team studied this closely and aimed to bring the concept back to its authentic roots. According to their developer blog, they based their design on philosophical and martial arts texts like Zhuangzi’s “Unity of Heaven and Man,” Liezi’s “Beng Xu Yu Fang,” and more recent academic works such as Wudang master Chen Shih-Hsing’s “Yuan Xiang Fan Fu” and parkour pioneer David Belle’s “Passing Through Houses and Alleys.”
From this foundation, Nghịch Thủy Hàn’s lightness skill is divided into three layers, blending fluidly with the game’s world.
Layer 1, Ground-based lightness skill
This layer offers multiple lightness skills to master movement in various situations. You can use a sprint skill for high-speed movement combined with “Swallow’s Return Launch” to dodge enemy attacks.
When crossing rivers or lakes, you can switch to “Flying Swallow Glide” to move skillfully and quickly on water. If you prefer gliding to running, “Sand Flat Swallow” lets you slide over water, grass, sand, or snow like surfing.
Layer 2, Overcoming mid-air obstacles
Gamers know the “mid-air” concept as the space between ground and sky, where you can’t run but aren’t fully flying yet, with obstacles like buildings and trees. Nghịch Thủy Hàn offers agile moves to navigate this zone.
This is where parkour shines. You can launch forward while suspended mid-air, grab surfaces like tree trunks, walls, or rooftops to climb or continue combos. Combining climbing and lightness skill creates seamless movement, letting you run on walls and flip effortlessly across city rooftops.
Layer 3, Soaring high in the sky
Above rooftops and treetops, you fly freely like a bird with Nghịch Thủy Hàn’s gliding lightness skill. Featuring QTE-style mechanics, players can keep flying almost endlessly by hitting prompts at the right time. The flying styles constantly change, keeping the experience fresh and exciting.
But it doesn’t stop there. While hovering high, you can combine with the skill “Shadow Sword Leap” to lock onto a target and dash toward it. This creates a cinematic landing move perfect for surprise aerial attacks from afar. The scenes look as epic as superhero movies, with dramatic landings surrounded by enemies.
“Shadow Sword Leap” also lets you hang fixed on objects without support, like tower spires or cliff edges, letting you observe the world artistically, just like in films.
More excitement awaits ahead
Just with the lightness skill alone, Nghịch Thủy Hàn shows its unique creativity, proving its philosophy to redefine MMORPGs and pave the way for the “Nghịch Thủy Hàn-like” gaming style.
But this is only a part of the vast open world you can explore. You’re about to dive into an impressive new experience. Get ready to discover the unique open world of Nghịch Thủy Hàn!
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