Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 514 Ratings

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  1. SimonExMachina
    Mar 6, 2023
    6
    An average mix of Nioh & Sekiro that comes nowhere near the quality of its peers. Main takeaways:

    - combat can be fun but just like Sekiro - there's only one right way to play, not much room for different styles & builds. - boss fights are cool and interesting visually - presentation looks early PS4 era, worse than Nioh 1 - story is pure trash - it's confusing / nonsensical, badly    An average mix of Nioh & Sekiro that comes nowhere near the quality of its peers. Main takeaways:

    - combat can be fun but just like Sekiro - there's only one right way to play, not much room for different styles & builds.
    - boss fights are cool and interesting visually
    - presentation looks early PS4 era, worse than Nioh 1
    - story is pure trash - it's confusing / nonsensical, badly written and poorly acted
    - level design is bland and uninspired, with little in way of worldbuilding or sense of discovery
    - there's a lot of loot and RPG mechanics, but most of it feels meaningless, with little impact on gameplay (no matter your build & gear it's a parry-counter game)
    -game's cleary made on a smaller budget: production values, enemy variety, weapon/armor/gear & environmental design all suffer
    - halfway through the only reason to keep playing are the bosses - exploration becomes boring and combat extremely repetitive because you're fighting the same rehashed enemies over & over again

    It's still fun and exciting at times to fight in Wo Long but after Nioh 1 & 2 I expected much more from Team Ninja... and honestly can't they hire a good writer to tell a decent story?    … Expand
  2. Krispo123
    Mar 6, 2023
    5
    I love Nioh 1 and 2. This product feels unfinished and rushed. The pc port is awful and the grapichs and everything looks from the ps3 era. I think they will fix most of these issues in the future, but for now I can’t recommend it. The difficulty is also all over the place, maybe the hardest souls-like game I have played.
  3. Soracifer88
    Mar 4, 2023
    6
    Disappointing, play this game make me appreciate Sekiro even more... overabundance of loot system and stat that in the end are almost completely useless, basicly quantity over quality, lack of any real deep in the fight (like the combo system of niho2), if you explore the levels enough the bosses become extremely easy and a joke.
    but the worst thing in the game is the terrible and    Disappointing, play this game make me appreciate Sekiro even more... overabundance of loot system and stat that in the end are almost completely useless, basicly quantity over quality, lack of any real deep in the fight (like the combo system of niho2), if you explore the levels enough the bosses become extremely easy and a joke.
    but the worst thing in the game is the terrible and forgettable story and character...

    Pro:
    +Fast and fun basic combat
    +pretty good level design

    con:
    -Terrible loot system and management
    -overwhelming quantity of useless weapon, art, spell and stat that add nothing but confusion to a game that it is mostly base on parry
    -Disappointing and easy boss fight.
    -Anonymous story and character, bland dialogue.

    Just go replay niho 2 or if you want a parry based experience just go replay sekiro    … Expand
  4. Solidsnake69
    Mar 5, 2023
    6
    Unfortunately this game has quite a few issues. Performance is not very good. Graphics are outdated. The mechanics just feel sloppy next to a lot of other souls games. Take my opinion with a grain of salt I didn't love Nioh either. Overall if it's your thing it's a good game it just doesn't have the polish of many AAA titles.
  5. Bushido_DZ95
    Mar 16, 2023
    7
    Initially my rating was 4 out of 10 because Team Ninja doesn't care about PC users, but they're not ashamed to sell a game without optimisation. They've probably never seen PC and don't know what it is.
    But after a while they released a patch and made some improvements, but by then me and all the other people have already gone through the game and can't tell if anything has changed.    Initially my rating was 4 out of 10 because Team Ninja doesn't care about PC users, but they're not ashamed to sell a game without optimisation. They've probably never seen PC and don't know what it is.
    But after a while they released a patch and made some improvements, but by then me and all the other people have already gone through the game and can't tell if anything has changed.
    Despite all this the game itself is fun and dynamic. Surprisingly there's even a not bad story and a bunch of very nice and magical CGI. Nice and atmospheric music.
    There are problems with jumping difficulty that spoils the impression that the final bosses do not represent any difficulty, and on what would be a "Aoye" can spend a dozen tries.
    It's nice that in additional missions there are not only pieces of past locations with mobs, but also the bosses.
    The downsides are there, but overall I liked the game and it was a pretty interesting adventure that ignited my interest in reading the past works of "Team Ninja", namely "Nioh 1" and "Nioh 2", which was a big mistake because I haven't seen anything worse than these games.
    "Team Ninja took 5 steps forward with "Wo Long" compared to the "Nioh" series.    … Expand
  6. pstunner
    Mar 6, 2023
    6
    Terrible optimization. Weird input lag on certain actions. Could be good with some love.
  7. alien_mindbende
    Mar 8, 2023
    6
    This is a game for parry enthusiasts and weapon arts; all others will be deterred by the ugly graphics (looks like a PS3 game), the poor PC performance, uninteresting story and the boring level design. Some bosses are cool though.
  8. Hack
    Mar 8, 2023
    7
    I just finished the game, and it was okay. I would give it a generous 7/10, with how bad the PC port is it a 6/10 would be fair too. The combat did a lot of heavy lifting as it was very enjoyable, although pretty basic. My main issues were mostly technical (30fps cutscenes with improper frame pacing, frequent crashes during cutscenes, fire & lightning particle effects tanked performance,I just finished the game, and it was okay. I would give it a generous 7/10, with how bad the PC port is it a 6/10 would be fair too. The combat did a lot of heavy lifting as it was very enjoyable, although pretty basic. My main issues were mostly technical (30fps cutscenes with improper frame pacing, frequent crashes during cutscenes, fire & lightning particle effects tanked performance, terrible KBM controls, no DLSS/FSR, barebones graphics menu, ambient occlusion caused flickering, muddy, blurry textures, graphics settings reset themselves, compilation stutter and just an overall low level of fidelity with lots of shimmering).

    I don't think games should be released and sold in this state, if I had bought the game I would have refunded it, but I played it on Game Pass. I also found the script and voice acting laughably bad at times. If they can get the PC port up to scratch it would be a solid 8/10 for me.    … Expand
  9. Skyyfall
    Apr 19, 2023
    5
    Like other games from this developer like Nioh I enjoyed playing, but there are 2 main problems with this game. The first problem is the design of the levels and jumps. The design is horrible, enemies standing in the worst possible places, weird turns and turns. The places where you have to jump are also poorly done and the jumping in this game is done disgustingly. The second problem isLike other games from this developer like Nioh I enjoyed playing, but there are 2 main problems with this game. The first problem is the design of the levels and jumps. The design is horrible, enemies standing in the worst possible places, weird turns and turns. The places where you have to jump are also poorly done and the jumping in this game is done disgustingly. The second problem is the bosses. The first half of the bosses are elementary bosses that are passing with 1 try, the other is unbeatable monsters that can not be passed, and for the 50 attempts only if you do not clean the entire location, which will give you small advantage over the enemy in the form of higher levels. Bugs were not noticed, it was interesting to play, and investigate the location, too. The plot and characters are interesting only if you are very much interested in the Chinese style, although it is made by the Japanese. Basically if you love the souls like genre then you can pass, if not I would rather play Sekiro with which a lot has been taken for this game.… Expand
  10. JackKrauser
    Apr 22, 2023
    5
    The gameplay was enjoyable at first, but later on I started to get bored and after 25 hours, I think I will delete the game. The fighting dynamic based on evasion starts to get really boring after a while. In boss battles, you have to memorize their big moves and take away more health by parrying, other than that, when you hit, it takes very little health. This is not a very good combatThe gameplay was enjoyable at first, but later on I started to get bored and after 25 hours, I think I will delete the game. The fighting dynamic based on evasion starts to get really boring after a while. In boss battles, you have to memorize their big moves and take away more health by parrying, other than that, when you hit, it takes very little health. This is not a very good combat design. Like I said, it sounds fun at first, but then it loses it. The storytelling is also classic Koei Tecmo style and mediocre.

    Performance problems in the PC port are also an issue that should be criticized. It's unfair and frivolous to release the game like this.    … Expand
  11. george_bondo
    Mar 23, 2023
    6
    i didn’t finish the game but i’m already tired of it even halfway, the same enemies, the combat system clumsy in places, the feeling that when you level up nothing happens because of the flag system, and only battles with some bosses and animations can bring some that pleasure. P.S for a long time it was not like the plot in games)
  12. Nataraja
    Aug 22, 2023
    6
    Incredibly poor game design. The entire game is gatekept by a single, reflex related ability - deflect. If you cannot get the deflect down you can not progress out of the tutorial. If it was just defeating a single phase boss, fine. But to have two phases that rely on reflexes ONLY is a really, really poor game design choice. The only reason why it is not receiving a 1 from me is thatIncredibly poor game design. The entire game is gatekept by a single, reflex related ability - deflect. If you cannot get the deflect down you can not progress out of the tutorial. If it was just defeating a single phase boss, fine. But to have two phases that rely on reflexes ONLY is a really, really poor game design choice. The only reason why it is not receiving a 1 from me is that it was made available on Game Pass so at least all I was out was time and space on my SSD.

    I was able to get to the second phase multiple times but the pace of the deflects changes drastically. Also the deflect window is inconsistent and the hit boxes for the first boss are obscene, making any dodging impossible. The same is true of the second phase. If it were a single phase I could understand it. I think I will stick to From Soft games. At least there I can find multiple ways to progress.    … Expand
  13. Zeneko90
    Jun 17, 2023
    7
    Interessantes Souls Like, welches ausschließlich auf die Block/Parry Mechanik vertraut. Insgesamt ein wenig eintönig. Hätte für meinen Geschmack kürzer sein können. Insgesamt deutlich schwächer als die großen Vorbilder Sekiro, Bloodborn und Dark Souls. Bereits beim 1. Nioh Spiel hatte ich das Gefühl, dass es hätte kürzer sein können. Die Story und die Cut Scenes waren für mich nur Beiwerk,Interessantes Souls Like, welches ausschließlich auf die Block/Parry Mechanik vertraut. Insgesamt ein wenig eintönig. Hätte für meinen Geschmack kürzer sein können. Insgesamt deutlich schwächer als die großen Vorbilder Sekiro, Bloodborn und Dark Souls. Bereits beim 1. Nioh Spiel hatte ich das Gefühl, dass es hätte kürzer sein können. Die Story und die Cut Scenes waren für mich nur Beiwerk, welches nicht von Interesse war. Insgesamt hatte ich dennoch Spaß mit dem Titel, da ich eine Weile kein Third Person Souls Like gespielt hatte. Meine Hoffnung war ein wenig größer als was mir serviert wurde, aber dennoch über den Gamepass eine gute Zeit gewesen :).

    7 / 10    … Expand

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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Impulsegamer
    Feb 26, 2024
    80
    The performance issues from launch seem to be largely gone, making Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – Complete Edition a much more attractive proposition than perhaps it previously was.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 4, 2023
    62
    The name of the game is “parry”. Whatever the problem is, a well-timed parry will save the day. But if you can’t handle parrying mechanic, you’ll lose, no matter what tactics you use and what your equipment is. [page 52]
  3. KeenGamer
    Mar 27, 2023
    85
    Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is another solid entry from Team Ninja and is a good option for you that wants to try the Soulslike genre for the first time. Deflection/Parry and the Morale System are the two main mechanics in this game, and Team Ninja manages to implement them incredibly well while making them seamless with other aspects in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.
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