![]() ![]() Spirit is built up by attacking with your basic strikes and deflecting incoming blows. The green bar indicates health whereas the bar below it indicates your available spirit. At the bottom of the screen you have your two main meters. The traditional cadence of a soulslike is stripped away for a more visceral, frantic fight. When I first saw footage of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, I could not fathom what I was looking at. ![]() Thankfully, most people will come to this for the combat. It’s high on cheese and the delivery just doesn’t resonate with me. Voice acting sounds very hokey and, at times it feels like something played for kids. ![]() This has happened with Team Ninja’s previous works but they really don’t linger on the right things or create engrossing narratives. Our antagonist remains cartoony villainous but he lacks the screen time to really feel like an apparent threat. Elixir flows through the land and there are forces out there to steal it. The cast of characters will be familiar to anyone who’s dabbled with the Dynasty Warriors series but the main plot revolves around a mysterious Taoist’s quest for immortality. It’s well-trodden territory for Koei Tecmo and you’ll forgive me if it doesn’t move my needle much. The fallen dynasty in question is the Han dynasty of ancient Chinese history. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty certainly brews a heady mixture but some odd design choices seem to hold it back from being truly great. Their next move is to take the parry-heavy combat of Sekiroand marry it with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms fiction. Team Ninja’s no stranger to it with Nioh, a series I genuinely enjoy. Imitation breeds innovation, right? There’s been a lot of attempts to twist and add some spice to From Software’s recent efforts. Main PS5 / Reviews tagged chinese history / elixir / han / Romance of the Three Kingdoms / soulslike / supernatural / team ninja / wo long fallen dynasty by Mike ![]()
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