A player from China has compared the locations from Where Winds Meet and especially the capital Kaifeng with those from the real world, showing them to the players.
What is Where Winds Meet based on? The open-world role-playing game Where Winds Meet has long captivated many players with its presentation and its game world. The locations in the game look like paintings and are showcased through a clever interplay of light and shadow.
The game world of the game areas Qinghe and Kaifeng is based on real locations in China. While not every hut, cave, or mountain that exists in the game also exists in real life, especially in the capital Kaifeng, many similarities can be recognized. So that you don’t have to make this journey yourself, a player who lives in real Kaifeng has shown what it really looks like there.
Almost like in reality
How real is Where Winds Meet? Of course, the developers of Where Winds Meet have created their own game world that is not meant to be a pure copy of the real world. Nevertheless, many locations can be found in the capital Kaifeng that look similar in reality and in the game.
For example, the Reddit user Anita_yuan shows a real city map and the game map side by side. It becomes clear right away: the developers have remained close to the original.
But even the city itself and its attractions are not only colorful in the game. There are also rooster fights, fire breathers, and one or the other monument really in real Kaifeng. For this, the Reddit user also shows comparison images:
How do players react to the comparison? Even though there are not many comments so far, those who have seen the photos are very pleased with the images. A Reddit user also points out that a painting you see when entering the city for the first time is a very famous painting that was animated for the game.
The so-called Qingming Scroll is considered the most significant artwork from the Song Dynasty era and is the most famous Chinese painting (via Wikipedia). Today, more than 4.8 million people live in the administrative area of the city of Kaifeng, meaning the locations we are allowed to visit in the game.
With Kaifeng, Where Winds Meet has chosen a historically significant location and implemented it in the game so well that after a trip in the game, one can recognize some places in real life. Whether this will also be the case in future regions remains to be seen. You can find out what is next for Where Winds Meet here: Where Winds Meet: Roadmap and upcoming content
