: This specific release by DARKSiDERS is the original Chinese version. Without a third-party English Patch , the text will remain in Chinese (or appear broken). Potential Fixes

: Ensure that "Supplemental Chinese Fonts" are installed via your Windows Language settings.

The filename Sword.and.Fairy.5.CHiNESE-DARKSiDERS.part1.rar refers to a specific scene release of the game (also known as Chinese Paladin 5 ), published by the group DARKSiDERS .

: The game is hardcoded to display Simplified Chinese characters. If your Windows System Locale is set to English (or any non-Chinese language), the game cannot load the necessary character sets, resulting in "solid" blocks or "Mojibake" (gibberish).

: Set your Windows "Language for non-Unicode programs" to Chinese (Simplified, China) . This often resolves font rendering issues in older Chinese PC games.

: Your system may lack the specific Chinese fonts required to render the game's interface.

(Partial) English Patch for The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 Prequel