The game got released in 4 different countries on 3 different dates:Korea – June 30, 2012Japan – May 20, 2014NA and EU – Jan 19, 2016The game is based on martial arts and full action moves. Blade & Soul is a combination of quingong and martial arts inspired combat in an open world environment.You can easily create your favorite characters and can start exploring the world by finishing the quests assigned by NPCs.Players can choose 1 of 4 races; also developers had given many options to customize your characters. Characters may be one of four playable races based on the Four Chinese Symbols: The Gon (based on the Azure Dragon), the Jin (based on the Black Tortoise), the Yun (based on the Vermillion Bird, also known as the Fenghuang), or the Lyn (based on the White Tiger)..