![]() ![]() Of course, not all bosses are equally difficult to master, but the ones that are the best are probably the ones that demand more of you as a player. The first boss, for example, was a lesson in parrying incoming attacks, and since this is such a fundamental part of Wo Long's playability, I can see why they chose to place this speed bump right after the starting pits. There are times, however, when Team Ninja will force you to think twice in order to succeed, and these occasions come mostly in the form of bosses where you can't just mash the attack button to stand victorious. For Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty suffers from many blemishes, as I said, but what's inside the rewarding gameplay and eye-catching progression system is still good enough to make you want to come back for more, time and time again. However, when the boss finally fell to my sword, and I felt the sweetness of victory wash over my soul in true Dark Souls spirit, I'll admit that it became much harder to put down the controller. In fact, it didn't help that I got stuck on the game's first real boss, and were it not for the need to play more in order to write this review, I'm not sure I would have continued to pound away at this seemingly bland and intractable granite wall that stood in my way. The graphics were outright ugly, the world felt lifeless and the combat system was most reminiscent of an inferior version of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice where seemingly weird additions had me scratching my head as often as I swore at the initially high difficulty level. The developers behind this Chinese fantasy-drama mix many interesting elements, which bring life to an otherwise overcrowded gaming genre, with extremely poor technique and substandard storytelling, and unfortunately these eminent nuggets sink to the bottom in a frustrating way when they mix with the utterly mediocre whole.Īfter spending around 90 minutes with Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, I was not at all impressed with what I saw and experienced. The reason I'm telling you this is because Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, the new action adventure from Team Ninja, is similarly very difficult to rate. ![]() I remember Spiritfarer from 2020 as such an example where I absolutely loved the concept, the world and the music, but at the same time I had to settle for awarding the game with "only" 8/10 as the prolonged playability ruined the whole of an otherwise masterful adventure. Boiling down your opinions to a measly number isn't always the easiest thing to do, and it doesn't get any easier when the components inside a product can fluctuate so wildly in quality and create an overall to a scattered impression. While that won't make FromSoftware nervous ( Elden Ring alone had sold 16.6 million units by July this year), it suggests the new title could have plenty of fans.There have been a couple of games over the years that have been very difficult for me to review. Team Ninja has announced that the two Nioh games have shipped a combined 7 million copies since the franchise's debut in February 2017. There is a large potential audience, at least. It's not clear if Wo Long will continue Team Ninja's track record. Sony just revealed that the remastered Nioh 2 will be one of PlayStation Plus Essential's free games for November alongside the Lego Harry Potter Collection and Heavenly Bodies. You'll have something to play in the meantime, depending on your choice of platform. As with the Nioh series, you can expect an action-based battle system that rewards different playstyles, but is also unforgiving - when the creators talk about gaining strength by "overcoming adversity," it's safe to presume you'll die often. You'll encounter famous warriors in the process. You play a militia member fighting a demon onslaught in the later Han Period. Wo Long is effectively Team Ninja's love note to Koei Tecmo's long-running obsession with Three Kingdoms-era China (see: Dynasty Warriors). ![]() It will also be accessible through Xbox Game Pass on launch. Koei Tecmo has confirmed that Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty arrives March 3rd for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC (via the Microsoft Store and Steam). You'll have to wait a few months if you want to see Team Ninja's latest take on Nioh-style demon slaying. ![]()
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