The most popular Chinese video game series Chinese Paladin

This clip is a combination of the game Chinese Paladin and its adaptation TV series, which was made by one Paladin gamer.I found it on YouTube. The author edits the TV series of the same name and the original game scenes together.It looks fantastic!

Western people may know little about this game but Chinese people at least have heard of this well-knowing Chinese video game series even if they do not play it.

Here are some introduction of the game:

Chinese Paladin Series---a role playing video game. It firstly was released in 1995. For 16 years it has been received many rewards and praises in China's game industry. The background of the game is set in the ancient of China. And it is based on the Wuxia Genre with some fantasy elements. The protagonists are just a group of young people in the beginning, but they have to fight with the evil if they want to protect their beloveds and dreams. In the fighting they gradually grow up and become to heroes at last.

I heard nothing of the game before I watched its TV series in a summer vocation when I just went to middle school. I felt so excited after I watch it.Just so in love with the story. Especially handsome heroes and their beautiful ladies who have both high magic and kungfu skills. Although today I realize that it is just another Hollywood style hero-centred cliche. But from this perspective, I guess in the game its narratives are a very important factor to attract people keep playing it. Gamers want to see their roles' fate and endings. The game roles like the children of the gamers or even are seen as another version of themselves. So, absolutely, gamers do not want their role die and will try as hard as they can to make a better life for their roles. To pursuit their dreams and beloveds are the first and fore goal in the playing. Games with better background and narrative settings will attract more players.

Jiwei Li