Where Winds Meet's Combat, Character Customisation and Exploration Detailed

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While it's sadly not playable at Tokyo Game Show 2023, Everstone Studios' ambitious open-world action RPG was highlighted today in a special IGN Japan livestream, and we've got the full 18 minutes of gameplay footage here for you to check out in stunning 4K.

The action starts with a fiery assault on horseback through fields of flowers highly reminiscent of Ghost of Tsushima's gorgeous vistas, before crashing straight into a boss fight. When he went hands on with it back at Gamescom 2023 in August, Matt Purslow suggested that the boss encounter in Where Winds Meet wasn't exactly Dark Souls-level in difficulty, but its fast-paced slashing and parrying would suggest that it isn't exactly for babies either (despite the fact the main character has an infant strapped to his chest for some reason).

With the hulking boss down for the count, we then get a look at Where Winds Meet's staggeringly detailed character customisation. A simple set of base presets soon gives way to a dizzying array of feature sliders - if you're the type to obsess over the size and shape of your avatar's glabella or philtrum then fear not since Where Winds Meet has got you covered. Brow arches, lip sizes, nose tips - Where Winds Meet's character customisation seemingly offers more conceivable nips and tucks than a plastic surgeon on a Kardashian's speed dial.

Next up we see Where Winds Meet's unusual skill attributes. On one page it shows Drinker, Witty, Whimsical, and Poet, which is incidentally the four stages this writer progresses through on an average night out. But elsewhere we see attribute tags like Mountain Lifter, Moon Gazer, and Dreamer. There appears to be around 27 different unique traits like these, suggesting that Where Winds Meet is doing