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==Reception== ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' is praised to be the pioneer of Chinese RPG. It has deeply affected a whole generation of Chinese, and established a particular Chinese style of story-telling and maze-running RPG. Many Chinese consider it to be one of the most classical RPG games ever made.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} In the first month following the game's release in Taiwan, ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' sold over 100000 copies. Sales reached 350000 copies in mainland China a month after the game's release there. The game's sales totaled about two million copies, but as many as 20 million copies may be in circulation due to piracy.<ref name="southcn"/> ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' won numerous awards. The game was recognized in 1995 by the Best Role Playing Game award from CEM STAR magazine and the Golden Bag Game award (游戏类金袋奖) from KING TITLE. ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' was also on the top of the Best PC Game List of the New Gaming Era (新游戏时代) magazine until October 1996, for 14 consecutive months; and topped the "My Favorite Singleplayer PC Game" list in the People's Software (大众软件) magazine for ten years.<ref>[http://game.pcgames.com.cn/game_index.jsp?id=480 仙剑奇侠传] 太平洋游戏网</ref> ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' is best characterized as a very memorable tragedy. Its plot, especially the ending, has moved many players to tears.<ref name="southcn"/> Zhao Ling'er's death and the question of whether or not Lin Yueru was successfully resurrected have fuelled an abundance of forum discussions and fan fiction. Yao Zhuangxian became reputed as the "Father of Xianjian", and many players reverently refer to him as "Immortal Yao".{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} Due to popular demand, the Kuangtu production team released ''New Legend of Sword and Fairy'' in 2001.<ref>[http://baike.baidu.com/view/951327.htm 新仙剑奇侠传] 百度百科</ref> Minor changes were made to the storyline; and the graphics was greatly improved using better technology (new visual effcts, reproduced music, some additional storyline details, etc.). The most significant and most requested addition was two new hidden endings. The game's success eventually led to the creation of the subsequent titles in ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy'' series, even somewhat against Yao's wishes.<ref name="yaocomment"/>
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