These are the moves which should be parried, as one or two of these will ensure they’ll leave their guard open for an ultimate attack. Certain enemies and most bosses, on the other hand, have special attacks where they’ll flash red before performing them. You don’t exactly need to worry about a balance meter. You use this timed deflection to basically leave an opening for your attacks. This parrying is not unlike Sekiro‘s, but a bit simpler. In fact, you’ll quickly learn you’ll use this mechanic to parry enemy attacks. This latter one is a bit confusing at first, because Wo Long gives an initial impression that this deflection is meant to be a dodge mechanic. You can still defend with L1, use a ranged weapon with L2, and use an array of deflecting moves with Circle.

Holding down R1 opens up an array of physical art moves to use, while R2 opens up your list of spells. First of all, X jumps, Square is your main attack, and Triangle is your stupidly slow strong attack. If you’re used to your typical From Software schtick, you might find Wo Long‘s gameplay to be overly complicated and prone to feature creep. Use stealth kills to drastically raise your morale.įor starters, there’s the controls. Wo Long is a neat little take on the Nioh (and consequently, Souls) formula, with some elements that felt welcoming, and others that just didn’t hit the landing as gracefully as initially expected. It’s not also just Chinese Sekiro, as its demo may have made it look. With that being said, the game isn’t just Chinese Nioh, as previously expected. This is what you’re here for, and Team Ninja did a great job, as always. If you decide to pick up Wo Long, that will be because of the gameplay. It also means that, if you have never given a second thought about the plot in a Dynasty Warriors game, the wall of (well-acted) dialogue and names to remember in Wo Long won’t make you change your mind.

That means that fans of the novel, or the aforementioned games, will get a kick out of dramatization of the same events, but with a heavier dosage of supernatural crap being plastered onscreen, in true Souls-y fashion. In true Koei Tecmo fashion (more on the Koei side of things, though), Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is their Nioh-fied take on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms lore, the same tales that spawned the similarly-titled strategy series, as well as the ten quadrillion Dynasty Warriors games the company has developed since 2000.

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