Phoenix's Faye

Phoenix's Faye follows a young woman trained in martial arts from childhood who becomes trapped in a fantastical world for an unknown reason. To return home, she must fight across regions inspired by wuxia, xianxia and dark fantasy. She can use swordsmanship, archery and hand-to-hand combat against the enemies she encounters.

Combat styles

In the Swords & Shadows level, you face groups of swordsmen, shield bearers and archers who attack together rather than waiting for individual duels. You can switch between a tachi, arrows and unarmed combat to meet each threat. With the tachi, parries deflect attackers and perfect dodges set up counters; unarmed martial arts include Mountain-Splitting Strikes and Heart-Piercing Kicks that send enemies flying.

Health and special attacks

There are no health packs in the described combat system: successful parries, dodges and other stylish moves restore HP. These actions also help fill the Rage Gauge (Fire), which unleashes a screen-clearing ultimate attack when full.

Difficulty options

The All Thumbs difficulty is an easy mode that you can enable in the options and change at any time during gameplay. Enemies do not become less intelligent in this mode, but stylish moves such as parries and perfect dodges restore large amounts of health, and the special meter fills more easily. The mechanics are lenient to make parries and perfect dodges easier to perform.

Characters and levels

You can control Miss Sparrow, a legendary figure in this fantasy world, in her exclusive levels. The game also features character customization and a clothing destruction system.