Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

 PlayStation 5
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 681 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 143 out of 681
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  1. Bawa
    Jun 30, 2023
    2
    Lacks expedition mode with randoms . In nioh online modes were just a masterpiece, Here it is a disaster. So if You prefer online coop play, forget about this game
  2. Miz-taken
    May 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is so boring. The battlefields and the enemies in them are just so lame. It feels like every battlefield is exactly the same even though they may look a little different. game design is very poor. Do not waste $70 on this game. I wish I hadn't.… Expand
  3. DTM12NY
    May 16, 2023
    4
    My friend beat the game with the starting sword. All weapons feel like **** Farming simulator. Boring ball busting boss fights. I rather play dark souls or elden ring.
  4. Jon_P
    Apr 8, 2023
    0
    Terrible controls, worse UI, horrible gameplay. Stay away unless you are a glutton for punishment.
  5. Gonoru
    Apr 8, 2023
    0
    Mediocre in almost all aspects, argument, story, and dialogues, are awful, and some mechanics are prehistorical. The only decent thing is SOME aspects of the gameplay (fighting, but even that is mediocre since the limited number of enemy types, and that you can kill most of them by mashing buttons
  6. butteredbread
    Mar 31, 2023
    4
    This game is a photosensitivity nightmare. The level "Centuries of Glory Burned Away" has so many flashing lights that is is a HEALTH DANGER for people with photosensitive health issues. There are no warnings on the game about these flashing lights. It's 2023. They could have easily added a menu option to reduce flashing lights or put a warning on the level. Using bright flickeringThis game is a photosensitivity nightmare. The level "Centuries of Glory Burned Away" has so many flashing lights that is is a HEALTH DANGER for people with photosensitive health issues. There are no warnings on the game about these flashing lights. It's 2023. They could have easily added a menu option to reduce flashing lights or put a warning on the level. Using bright flickering inescapable nonstop flashing lights is ridiculous.… Expand
  7. kstud1
    Mar 25, 2023
    2
    Leveling up and armor means nothing in this game, who ever came up with the Morale system in this game, never needs to use this system again, it’s horrible, if you die in this game the thing that beat you is now even stronger the next time you meet it
  8. Dwideshrude
    Mar 9, 2023
    0
    Pros- cool bosses

    Cons- Game breaking bugs during combat. Sometimes the guage gets full to do a critical, and a glitches causes it to undo it. This is unacceptable, as it proves they rushed the game out without fixing major bugs. Parry timing inconsistent. Elemental weapon buff duration is far too short, almost as of it was never balanced. Enemy attack rng is literally unfair and    Pros- cool bosses

    Cons- Game breaking bugs during combat. Sometimes the guage gets full to do a critical, and a glitches causes it to undo it. This is unacceptable, as it proves they rushed the game out without fixing major bugs. Parry timing inconsistent. Elemental weapon buff duration is far too short, almost as of it was never balanced. Enemy attack rng is literally unfair and unreadable, 2 red attacks in a row with no chance of parrying both. Serious balance issues. An entire aspect of the combat system, special effects, which are a super dumbed down version of special attacks from Nioh 2, becomes literally irrelevant and unusable partway through the game due to how open it leaves you to attacks. Boss fights last about 3 times longer than they should even at full fortitude. Serious downgrade to how weapons work overall vs Nioh 2. Dumbing down of the combat customization in comparison to Nioh 2. Boring generic characters. Boring nonexistent story. Controls and gameplay overall feel far to frantic and cluttered, the developers just said "make it like sekiro". While the game is more stable than sekiro by a wide margin, the rhythm and feel of the gameplay is somehow less polished and like an imitation. Level design is lacking on a level I did not think possible. Everything looks the same and I run in circles constantly. Just...I don't even know. Too many things to count. I had hope that they had learned from Nioh 2, but they DEVOLVED TO FURTHER DEGENERACY.

    After getting further into the game, the quality, especially in level design drops *dramatically*. Copy and pasted, linear, boring levels, that you MUST explore EVERY INCH of to PROGRESS. One of the WORST, LEAST ENJOYABlE souls likes ever, by far the most linear.    … Expand
  9. Nate3nate
    Mar 19, 2023
    3
    It's a worse Nioh 2 in every way. In fact, they 100% stole Nioh 2's entire story line and even reused the enemy designs. It should have been a 20 dollar DLC that kept Nioh 2's awesome combat but instead we get this horrific magic system tied to a morale score that will take you the entire level to get high enough to use you good spells making magic worthless.

    The combat is boring,    It's a worse Nioh 2 in every way. In fact, they 100% stole Nioh 2's entire story line and even reused the enemy designs. It should have been a 20 dollar DLC that kept Nioh 2's awesome combat but instead we get this horrific magic system tied to a morale score that will take you the entire level to get high enough to use you good spells making magic worthless.

    The combat is boring, you'll find a good portion of your attacks just going through the enemies and if you run out of stamina which is super easy to do, you get stunned by a stiff breeze.

    I'd stay away from this one, even in co-op it's a boring slog of a game.    … Expand
  10. SwIder
    Mar 17, 2023
    3
    This game is not playable. enter the difficulty level.I beat the first boss for 2 hours and I already lost my appetit
  11. ShaoTairo
    Mar 17, 2023
    0
    No chance. Not even ER or Seki gamers like it.
    Locking everything behind the first boss who less then 30% of the players can beat is also horrid.
    You buy for coop snd never even get to unlock it if you cant beat zhang. Talk about poor design
  12. LaernuTairo
    Mar 17, 2023
    0
    Game is a joke

    100% the majority of green ratings are bought and paid for indo reviewers.
  13. platDude
    Mar 15, 2023
    4
    Just got the platinum, and here is why I wish I'd have passed on this title, at least until they polish it up a LOT.
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    Let's start with the good: - Graphics look great. Sure there's better stuff out there, but this is a good-looking game. - Upload/Download to and fro PS4/5 versions. Wish more games had this feature. - Fairly deep item/equipment build customization. Similar to the    Just got the platinum, and here is why I wish I'd have passed on this title, at least until they polish it up a LOT.
    .
    Let's start with the good:
    - Graphics look great. Sure there's better stuff out there, but this is a good-looking game.
    - Upload/Download to and fro PS4/5 versions. Wish more games had this feature.
    - Fairly deep item/equipment build customization. Similar to the Niohs but slightly simplified.
    - Great trophy list (if that's your jive). Makes you experience the full game with minimal pointless grinding for it's own sake.

    And with that out of the way, here's what sucks:
    The parrying! Don't get me wrong, I've been gaming for over 35 years and Sekiro is in my alltime top 5. This game just didn't do it right. Like, at all. Weapon swings (from every weapon) are too slow to really synergize with fast-paced attacking and parrying, so for most boss battles and a few trash mob fights, you're just going to have to wait out and parry parry parry parry until you break their poise.
    Additionally, lots of enemy attack animations don't accurately reflect the timing of the parry, so you're forced to memorize which ones you do early or after the attack actually hits. When you make a game with tight parrying, this is uber important, but Team Ninja didn't seem to bother with that level of polish.
    Also (more noticeable on the PS4 version) sometimes the parry input doesn't even register. This is kinda crucial, because then if you want to ensure you don't eat an axe to the face, you're tempted to press the button twice. HOWEVER, some genius decided to map dodging to the same button, as a double tap, so then you end up dodging instead, which gives no offensive benefit, and simply allows the enemy's spirit gauge to recharge.

    I really, really wanted to like this game, but it felt like a total chore after the first few hours. Team Ninja was one of only 3 dev shops which I'd buy their stuff no question, site unseen. However, since the first DLC from Stranger of Paradise (base game was freaking awesome, don't get me wrong), it seems like their simply pandering to the elitist faction of the Git Gud club. Great games don't come from a nuclear arms race to see who to make the most challenging one. They come from solid mechanics and decent software performance, both of which were completely left in the dust on this title. Too many critics are giving this an inflated score because they're afraid of their base thinking they're just not Gud enough to enjoy it. Call a spade a spade, this game's not that good.

    We'll see, maybe they can polish this up and tweak a few things. I hope they do. It has the potential to be quite good and fun, but right now it's mostly the opposite of those things.

    -    … Expand
  14. Rhinogamer
    Mar 14, 2023
    0
    This game is utter trash. From the clunky controls, to the bad mechanics, to the ridiculous "tutorial boss". This game should have never been released. Beat all the Souls games, Nioh 1 & 2, and Elden Ring...this game...is a dumpster fire. Don't waste your time, money, or bandwidth on his PoS.
  15. Knichi22
    Mar 11, 2023
    3
    A ideia do jogo é boa, mas esta cheio de bugs que atrapalham completamente o jogador, tive problemas em enfrentar um boss e ele
    Bugar e ter que mata-ló novamente
  16. boxfire
    Mar 10, 2023
    4
    100% relies on defection. Meaning there is only one style of play. Hard pass
  17. mr_enry
    Mar 10, 2023
    0
    Que luego de 5 horas de juego no pueda pasar el primer jefe me parece ridículo.

    Solo te lo puedes pasar de una manera, "haciendo parrys". Parece como si hubieran dicho, que le den por cul* a los que no tienen reflejos o no saber timear los ataques, porque no le vamos a dar más opciones. Que quieres ir a bloqueo, o a esquives como en un Souls, pues no, te jod*s y haces parrys, y si no te    Que luego de 5 horas de juego no pueda pasar el primer jefe me parece ridículo.

    Solo te lo puedes pasar de una manera, "haciendo parrys". Parece como si hubieran dicho, que le den por cul* a los que no tienen reflejos o no saber timear los ataques, porque no le vamos a dar más opciones.

    Que quieres ir a bloqueo, o a esquives como en un Souls, pues no, te jod*s y haces parrys, y si no te salen, desinstalas el juego.

    Suerte que está en Game Pass y se puede probar "gratis" porque vaya coraje me hubiera dado pagar por esta basura     … Expand
  18. Decawliss
    Mar 10, 2023
    3
    Boring as hell, fighting system is so bad.. This game would have been good in 2005..
  19. Surlyclaw
    Mar 10, 2023
    1
    What a terrible disappointment. I expected the combat at least to be fun, but after several bosses I want to hurl my controller through my monitor. The almost exclusive reliance of this deflection mechanic is terrible for me and many others, it seems. The morale system is stupid and broken, reducing itself if you don't deflect.
    I loved Nioh and really loved Nioh 2.. but this game is    What a terrible disappointment. I expected the combat at least to be fun, but after several bosses I want to hurl my controller through my monitor. The almost exclusive reliance of this deflection mechanic is terrible for me and many others, it seems. The morale system is stupid and broken, reducing itself if you don't deflect.
    I loved Nioh and really loved Nioh 2.. but this game is torture. When you finally win you just don't care. And the gear... talk about repetitive and boring. The only thing worse is the level design.

    I want my money back.    … Expand
  20. crs
    Mar 9, 2023
    0
    Beat every souls games,blood borne and Elden ring multiple times couldn’t get past the first boss on this pile of crap

    Poor level design and full of bugs. It’s the 21st century can’t believe developers are still releasing games which rely on perfect timing. Reason the fromsoft games were fun was even though you died a lot you were encouraged to learn from your mistakes and use    Beat every souls games,blood borne and Elden ring multiple times couldn’t get past the first boss on this pile of crap

    Poor level design and full of bugs.

    It’s the 21st century can’t believe developers are still releasing games which rely on perfect timing.

    Reason the fromsoft games were fun was even though you died a lot you were encouraged to learn from your mistakes and use these to improve.

    If you can’t get the timing spot on you will struggle multiple times.

    When you’re overloaded it affects timing but unlike the souls game which affects the characters speed this piece of rubbish gives you no indication you’re overloaded.

    There’s no way to increase your weight limit so you have to contend with being overloaded permanently.

    There’s no way to see if the equipment you’re picking up is useful or not till you’ve picked it up.

    Very inconsistent one character first time I killed him I got 4000 qi.

    Started a new game and killed him again got 1000 qi wtf is that about.

    If you try the training mode to improve your skills but have too much equipment you can’t discard any equipment but can’t complete the training mode because you have too much equipment. If you then try to exit the training mode there’s no option.

    If you do master the parry it’s pointless as it’s different for each weapon you use.

    Come on team ninja it’s not April Fools for a month is this an early Joke and did you honestly play test this pile of crap you released a patch fixing bugs 3 day after this was released.

    Not sure of what you were trying to achieve with this I’d but a fromsoft title without reading any reviews but wouldn’t buy anything you release ever again even if your titles had perfect reviews.

    Will be trading in this rubbish as soon as I have the chance.    … Expand
  21. Paddladrui
    Mar 5, 2023
    4
    Got to admit that I'm pretty dissapointed by Wo Long. Tbh I expected an improvement, or at least something as good as, Nioh 2. But sadly what I got is a more than 3-steps-back from what I was looking for. Tho the Combat is very fluid, fast and can be fun (Sometimes), it's more than basic and really lackluster compared to what we had in Nioh 2: Jutsus are gone. Stances are gone. Combos areGot to admit that I'm pretty dissapointed by Wo Long. Tbh I expected an improvement, or at least something as good as, Nioh 2. But sadly what I got is a more than 3-steps-back from what I was looking for. Tho the Combat is very fluid, fast and can be fun (Sometimes), it's more than basic and really lackluster compared to what we had in Nioh 2: Jutsus are gone. Stances are gone. Combos are gone. No Ki-pulse. No switching things up. Omnyo (Magic system) is in no way near as good as in the Nioh Games. What we have instead are generic light attacks that can't be switched Up and 1 strong attack that's pretty much unviable to usw.
    The Game really pushes you to adapt to the parry system. Wich was kind of fun during the first 10 hours, but when there is NO other way to beat any midgame and above Bosses, or duels vs the Story NPCs than to sit back, learn every parry window and spam that stuff, it get's old pretty fast. Your melee-attacks won't do decent dmg, your Special moves will neither, even worse, in most scenarios you'll get punished by Bosses spamming their Specials whilst you perform yours. Or you'll get punished by their Specials while you try poking away with your non-cancelable light attacks.

    They tried mixing up the Nioh formula with sekiro, wich could have been a good Idea, If they wouldn't have kicked out everything that made Nioh 1 + 2 Special and different from the other soulsborne titles.

    My greatest disapointment really is in the forgettable, unbalanced, one-way-approach and boring combat. Even the always repeating enemies where WAY more fun in the Nioh Games. I platinumed every Fromsoftgame and their DLCs, same for both Nioh games and def played them Up and down, back and forth for thousands of hours. Yet I don't think I'll touch Wo Long again after beating the final boss...I really wish I would've waited for the Reviews and could refund the game, wich really saddens me to admit.

    Hope Team Ninja will do better on the next Game. Wich, I hate to admit, won't be a pre-order.    … Expand
  22. Antoniods
    Mar 8, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Questo Gioco è ingiocabilmente difficile. Non si può mettere una prima boss fight doppia. Non compratelo… Expand
  23. ostadbozorg
    Mar 7, 2023
    0
    i played every soul game and nioh series but this game is so unplayable and so unfair, parry parry parry ,
    so disappointed from team ninja :(
  24. Zeon1982
    Mar 7, 2023
    2
    Wo long is not on the same level as Nioh. Seems like they tried to do something special with the formula but It just didn't quite live up to expectations. I was looking forward to this game so much. I wasted my money by pre ordering. Give it a year and it will be on PS plus.
  25. RoverDiscover
    Mar 7, 2023
    0
    Another ultra hard game that has nothing to offer besides its difficulty. Bad graphics and awful story.
  26. needtohavefun
    Mar 7, 2023
    0
    Terrible difficulty 1st boss. Makes the game not fun at all and you basically get stuck unless you learn parry combos. How anyone finds this fun or how it made it through any play testing is insane. I'm swearing off team ninja products if this is the way its going to be.
  27. Belafonte
    Mar 6, 2023
    2
    Hope one day Team Ninja will also take inspiration of Fromsoftware in terms of level design and art direction. because environments and ennemies are quite boring. Not very entertaining when you decide to make a die/retry kind of game. Dont trust the high score. I dont get mainstream media these days...
  28. el-l-luk
    Mar 6, 2023
    2
    A game that shouldn't have been paid. I'm disappointed. The gameplay brings pain.
  29. tinyspiders
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    I feel cheated even getting this game for free day on of launch on gamepass.

    They should have just released the content as an addon for Nioh 2 since it's basically still the same game.

    its bad :(
  30. hhedd
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    Garbage of the year. this "game" is incredibly and unnecessarily complicated, the interface is crooked and unintuitive, the visuals raise a lot of questions, some buttons sometimes don't click, the story is sparse, the narration is slow and tedious. Not recommended to anyone
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 74
  3. Negative: 0 out of 74
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    60
    Bosses are fast, aggressive, tough. They hit you two times and it's over. But they all have the same mechanics and just different timing. So inexperienced players may feel frustration, while for experienced souls it won't be major problem to get through the game without a scratch. [Issue#326]
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Apr 7, 2023
    75
    Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a lovechild between Sekiro and Nioh games with some Chinese mythos and history sprinkled on the top. It is a truly great combat experience that is drawn back by somewhat convoluted storytelling, lackluster decisions to simplify magic and attributes and severe optimization problems. With that said, it is a really fun experience that any fan of the genre will surely love.
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  3. PLAY
    Apr 5, 2023
    90
    An evolution of Nioh 2, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is an action-packed ride through history and dark fantasy that stands out in a post-Elden Ring world. [Issue#26, p.88]
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