Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - Review - Nioh & Sekiro had a Beautiful Baby
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- Thanks to Koei Tecmo for a review code!
0:00 Intro
0:38 Nioh and Sekiro Influence
04:27 Morale System Discussion
7:56 Enemy Variety & Level Design
11:36 Technical Issues
15:35 Soulslike Formula Changes
22:25 Conclusion
From the depths of darkness, a dragon soars.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
184 AD, Later Han Dynasty China. The land is overcome by chaos and destruction. The imperial dynasty that prospered for many years is now about to collapse.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a dramatic, action-packed story of a nameless militia soldier fighting for survival in a dark fantasy version of the Later Han Dynasty where demons plague the Three Kingdoms. Players fight off deadly creatures and enemy soldiers using swordplay based on the Chinese martial arts, attempting to overcome the odds by awakening the true power from within.
Wo Long refers to a crouching dragon, and also refers to a hero or person of greatness who is not yet known. This is the story of officers, who will later become heroes, during their ‘unknown’ period, and also the story of a protagonist’s rise from being a ‘nobody’.
A dark fantasy set during the chaotic Three Kingdoms period, the narrative vividly tells the tale of a militia soldier’s strenuous fight for survival during a Later Han Dynasty infested with demons. It’s madness in the Three Kingdoms like never before!
Defeat deadly enemies to boost morale and awaken the power from within! Overcome adversity through unique new strategies, including battle styles based on the “Five Phases”.
Renowned for ruthless strikes that can change the tide of battle in an instant, sword practitioners of the Chinese martial arts gracefully change pace as they shift between offensive and defensive maneuvers. Overwhelm opponents with a flurry of force in a series of intense and bloody battles while learning the precision and skill necessary to become a true master of the sword.
Choose from a wide variety of weapons, from glaives to dual swords, to discover which fits your fighting style.
This secret art draws upon the power of the Five Phases, which allow for attacks using such elements as flames and ice. Upon achieving higher Morale Ranks, you can gain the ability to utilize even more powerful Wizardry Spells.
Divine Beasts like Zhuque and Baihu are brought forth through alliances with other warriors. By calling upon these Divine Beasts, you are able to perform feats of great power.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Let's Play: • Wo Long: Fallen Dynast...
#WoLongFallenDynasty #Review #FightinCowboy
Leave a Tip here: streamelements.com/fightincow...
Become a TH-cam member: th-cam.com/users/fightincowboy...
Livestreams are daily and can always be found at th-cam.com/users/fightincowboylive
Discord: / discord
Twitter: / fightincowboy
Use code FIGHTINCOWBOY to get a discount on any of your Logitech or Astro gear pickups! logi.gg/fightincowboy or astro.family/fightincowboy
Use Amazon a bunch? Go through my affiliate link to help support me at no cost to you! www.amazon.com/?tag=fighti0f-20
All recordings and streams are done using OBS, an Elgato 4K60 Pro, an Elgato Facecam, and a Samson G Track Pro Mic.
About FightinCowboy:
Content Creator, variety streamer, and professional weeb. I like to play games and make people laugh.
FightinCowboy
/ fightincowboy - เกม
After further testing it seems the white flicker is fixed by disabling both VSync and Ambient Occlusion. Hopefully they patch it soon regardless. Also worth noting this wasn't an issue on console versions.
My screen was flickering all sorts of colors at the first boss fight. After I turned off Screen Space Reflections it stopped. Hopefully this helps someone out there.
Good to know. I tested PC version before and was getting white flickering (which wasnt there in demo). Looked on the Team Ninja website faq and it mentions that VRR is not supported, so assumed that this was VRR flicking due to Gsync being enabled. Good to know there is also another workaround re Ambient occlusion and vsync.
Just out of curiosity my son and I recently got back into DS3. I know it was about 6 or 7 years ago that you probably touched it. We were wondering what is up with the fire keeper and her eyeballs?
Is this game worth it? From the videos that I saw they say it's super esay and the weapon and builds are not that great
I think the game if great but it's missing the nioh mechanics where u can change stance and have different moveset , that's the one thing I didn't enjoy the in nioh u could have so many different play stiles with the same weapon I feel like they downgrade in tht but the game is great
Dude the ability to save different builds and change them out is exactly what I wanted in Elden Ring. It would have been so convenient to try out everything
Yep. From really needs to get past the idea of one save. It's a real hassle.
@@TheDungeonDive I wanted to try the Sword of Night and Flame because it always sounded cool but after picking up tons of other weapons I wanted to try I realized the requirements for that sword are just ridiculous. So I thought it'd be cool to make a different build so I could do everything instead of forcing us to play 50 hours of the game again just to try other things. Respec is cool but eventually you have to pick something and stick with it.
Seriously, I've wanted that system in every souls like ever made lol. Just let us save and switch builds at sites of grace already dammit, make it cost runes or something idc just give me the option.
@@travislee4196 yea most games make you pay some kind of currency to Respec so the ability to Respec for free but switch to different builds for a price would be pretty reasonable
@@TheDungeonDive agree
Being a Dynasty Warriors fan since I was a kid this game brought me back to one of my favorite era of gaming. What a gem!
Same man. Dynasty warriors 3 was what got me into it and I loved em as a kid playing with my cousins or uncle. Such good times. I think I stopped around like 7 or 8? I finally got sick of how repetitive it was and then they went and changed certain peoples weapons to basic spears and swords. I was pissed. They also made my favorite character gan ning into a fruit basket by like the 5th game 😅🤣
This should be the direction the new DW is taking. Adding group block, deflect/group deflect. I also love DW5XL Destiny mode, where you can start from foot soldier into Lt. General and serve one of the General/Faction.
Just wanted to let you know that after watching your last demo walkthrough I decided to give it a try after hating the demo from a few months ago, and now I'm completely hooked. Between playing it for myself and taking some tips from your video, the game clicked for me pretty quickly. So thank you, your content made me buy the game and I'm super stoked now to dive in and try everything. 👍
been waiting for wo long content from you. thank you!
Thanks for the preemptive vids. Can’t wait to get into the full game tomorrow.
You just sold me on a purchase dude. I was on the fence about this but the morale system and build saves are a welcome change and offer new ways to play. Thank ya for the videos and congratulations on the kiddo from one father to another 👍🏻
I love how cowboy also begun making reviews, been with the channel from 300k subs. Can't thank you enough for your 100% souls walkthrough. Loving to see your channel grow.
Excellent review! Just the right amount of nuance I was looking for.
Definitely downloading this demo later. That multiple build option is really cool. I love playing with builds, so having immediate access to different ones is huge plus in my eyes
Excellent review man, kudos to you my good sir.
The build system made my day. Thank you Team Ninja
Great to be be back on your channel again. My bad for being away!
When it comes to a souls like game, this is the only guy I take seriously when it comes to reviews
Couldn't ask for more. Can't wait for my steelbook edition to arrive!
I think what I’m gravitating towards most, is how streamlined everything feels between the builds, and the combat and all that. I loved the demo a ton and can’t wait for game pass launch
Been waiting for this game for so long!
Great review , thanks a lot.
I loved both Nioh and Sekiro, I'll buy it tomorrow 💪
Great review Cowboy. Fair and balanced, the consummate professional. Looking forward to all the Wo Long content, as well as jumping in on my own to play and make builds.
Love that you can switch up builds on the fly btw, will primarily run A agility and have a beefy Earth build on deck in case I start getting whooped 😂
Also a godsend for people like me who suffer from 'alt-itis' and are perpetually trying different builds😅
yeah, do more of these man
Bro dropped a review at 6 in the morning ❤️😁
Wow, the build set thing alone is a very awesome thing
Shame about the PC issues, but glad you enjoyed the game! I got some dips on ps5, but mostly stable 60 with lil drops to 55. Maybe something to do with their Katana engine as WH was a mess too. Hope the dlc increases enemy variety
Yeah I'm sure it'll be patched
Great review! Thank you!
Nice review. Bought it this morning after I got off work but I haven't played much. Got a 3 day weekend coming up so I'll grind then. So far, the combat is very satisfying now that I understand the mechanics.
Thanks. I'm looking forward to playing.
Battle Sets are going to completely change the "difficulty." No more farming for respec materials or worrying about your build. Swap wherever you can Rest in the level or before a boss fight. It does mean keeping a lot more gear around, so you'll likely want to Store rather than selling a lot of 3* and 4* (5* in NG+) gear as you are building up different sets, so that you don't find yourself having to refarm levels and bosses for the right pieces.
Great review. Thank you.
Just finished the demo… OMG I CAN’T WAAAIITT!!!
This review sold me tbh. Felt like the demo didn’t click with me as I found the spirit gauge and morale system a little confusing the way it was explained but this cleared it up. And the ability to save different builds made this a buy
Can’t wait. Hope we don’t have to wait long to start your 100% walkthrough
Well, it looks like there's a walkthrough prep stream scheduled to start in about 7 hours.
preordered deluxe cant wait for it to hit
As somebody that's a HUGE souls fan, the Nioh games never really clicked for me. They didn't get me obsessed with progression the way the From games did. THIS game is different. Something about it just feels soooo right and I can't put it down. I'm playing on Series X currently and will probably mess around with it on the gaming PC, but holy crap did they get so much right here.
Already looking forward to the game can’t wait
Bought the deluxe edition and have been playing demo can't wait for the full game later today
Incredible game and great review. I reviewed the game for a website as well and just last night completed all the main and sub missions and began on the Rising Dragon difficulty missions. I'm excited to get to play the game online as I could not find anybody during my review period to play with aside from another editor using the co-op mode. Looking forward to checking out all the content you make covering this game!
Roughly 30 for one playthrough
but the co op matchmaking is such a downgrade from nioh 2 though.
Played the demo a couple days ago and instantly pre ordered i love the combat and freedom in this game.
I told my friend who also loved Sekiro "I had pre-ordered Wo Long before playing the demo, but if I hadn't, I would pre-order it instantly after playing the demo" :D It's the best thing to come out in a long time!
Speaking of how daunting builds were in Nioh 2... That final Yokai Mage build you put together has been the most fun I've had in ages, mopping up the last bits in that game became a breeze. I'm really looking forward to starting fresh with Wo Long and trying to figure out how busted things can get.
There were so many distinct builds that nioh 2 had. I love that game so much. I’m sure I’ll love this one
i think i was too fixated on builds in nioh 2. I hadnt even finished ng because I was confused how to optimise things, when apparently you shouldnt even bother until ng+
Yeah well all of cowboys endgame builds have all been nerfed so anything that you saw in his previous streams you're not going to get that same results now.......
That's not accurate at all none of my end game builds have been nerfed lol
@@FightinCowboy bruh I'm in the middle of replaying through nioh 2 going through all the Underground Levels and the depths and I'm using your build,Magatsuhi/Susano and there's no way in hell that I can get 90,000 damage from a izuna drop on any human enemy which I've seen you do multiple times in the underworld and I've got every stat you basically except for a couple of things which aren't going to matter too much and I'm over 1500 hours into the game so i know something has changed, literally trying to recreate the damage you did and I can't do it and there has been at least 4 to 5 patches since then yeah something's up........
These are the reviews that matter. Content creators that invested a lot of time in Nioh / Nioh 2, other Souls games, breaking down Wo Long is worth 10,000 IGN or GameSpot reviews because you guys actually know WTF your talking about. So thank you.
I got through the demo and instantly bought this one. Really looking forward to sinking my teeth into it. I wish more devs nowadays would actually release demos like they did back in the day.
True and real
Thanks Cowboy, can't wait for work to finish and turn this bad boy on
Great review :)
I've played through the demo probably 20 times and this game just feels good to play. So stoked for the full release.
Love your videos!!! I bought this game already I need a souls type game in my life !!!
this is the most credible review I've watch so far
thank you sir
Thanks cowboy for the review. I’ve already pre-ordered the deluxe edition. Can’t wait to play it.
Well. Nioh 2 and Sekiro are among my favorite games, so I'm confident I'll love this game too. Hopefully the flickering can be dealt with by a day one patch or something. Otherwise glad to hear you enjoyed the game as I'm sure I will too. Thanks for the review, Cowboy.
Get it! This game sits well within the pack.
Super cool that you can change builds. It was a similar system in Code Vein.
yeah, it reminded me of that game as well
So it's in a similar vein as Code Vein you say?
I'm hyped for this game now
Yoooo am loving that battle set o.o can’t wait to play tomorrow. After med exams 😫
Let's gooo, one more day
Different kind of build looks cool☺️
Cowboy approved. Very nice.
Looking forward to it even more now.
Hoping for a walkthrough! Your videos gave me a fighting chance at souls-likes since Lords of the Fallen. One of the very view games I pre-ordered on the basis of the first network test.Thank you for the review.
Can't wait. Finished all Souls games, and both Niohs. Was thinking about completing Sekiro again but still stressed from epic final boss fight lol. This should fill that need very nicely
Same! All amazing games. I think Sekiro is particularly tough for NG+ cycles because there’s no real way to level grid stats like in the other games: it’s a limited hand we’re dealt, but utterly peak combat.
So excited
Looks really cool, never played Nioh or Sekiro, but I want to try
You can change builds on the fly as well as stats and it costs NOTHING???? Yooo! As someone who loves buildmaking, this is such an incredible news.
Finally no more hassle in trying different things
@Zanbatoss it wasn't a hassle ever. Really. The only thing is magic/miracle builds etc.
@@Zanbatossbut even then most of the weapons aren't any different in most souls game
Oh damn, that is a BIG and insane change with the battle sets. Doing that on the fly??? You gotta go back to your Hut in Nioh. I really like that
I download the demo thanks to this video, it look very interesting
Anxious to see your git gud guide ;)
I like the demo I can’t wait to play
absolutely tremendous.
I've found the best way to deal with screen flicker is to turn off VSYNC, set the framerate to the closest number to your monitor's refresh rate and then use RTSS to lock your refresh rate to the same number it is in your game.
you also need to make sure your graphics card has recent drivers.
My vsync is off and my screen is locked to 60 frames. That's an issue with the game itself and the devs are aware
Hi All, for the white flickering issue. The solution was to Disable "Ambient Occlusion" setting in the Graphics option. Also, Volumetric Fog and Cloud seems to have the most performance impact on high settings. Setting to Low seems to fix some fps.
Having builds readily at your disposal whenever you want to change is a Massive W.
Glad to hear the review cowboy! awesome review. game seems solid. Honestly, what was a little underwhelming for me in the past Nioh games was the enemy diversity, specially when going into dream of the Nioh lol.
Nonetheless, this games seems awesome, and will definitely give it a go; specially with the whole new in game build mechanics & flexibility.
Are you saying that there was too many of the same enemy type in the dream of the nioh
@@darkenedpsynoid yeah. I said name of Nioh because after a couple of playthroughs, the lack of enemy diversity starts to weight on you even more.
@@Halfhaphazard i hear yuh
Really excited for this game, loved Nioh and Nioh 2. The performance issues sound slightly annoying though, and more in line with Wild hearts recently (that game also has some bad load times on Xbox Series X besides its other issues).
Wanted to do a quick status build like you do in Nioh 2…broke the game like three main missions in. Stopped dying, stomped everything, only appeal was how incredible the bosses/cutscenes are. Solid 8/10…but I’m struggling ti want to finish
As much as I enjoyed putting a sweaty build together in Nioh by optimizing all the moving pieces, it is kind of a relief that it's a bit simpler this time around. Let's see if the DLC adds massive system and loot creep like in Nioh 2 lol
Im so ready for this 😫😫😫😫
Edit: also OMG. Thats where the last flag was! I completely forgot about that door! 😭
I actually noticed that white flicker too
Already got this pre installed from gamepass can’t wait
I got the game pre downloaded and now I’m just waiting for it to be unlocked so I can play it
Love you cowboy !!!
How many episodes u got already.
I can’t wait for release. I been loving the parry mechanic. I gotta use block more but the game is amazing and that’s just demo level.
Great review! In terms of enemy variety I wonder how Rise of the Ronin will be received since it seems to be non fantasy. I wonder if the more grounded approach will lower people's expectations to not expect a whole bunch of different enemy types since it seemingly will just be human enemies and possibly some animals, similar to Ghost of Tsushima in that regard.
I would say probably, I mean, I had no problem with enemy variety in Ghost of Tsushima because there was no supernatural threats and that wouldn't have really fit into that game since it was trying to be realistic. I actually felt they did enemy variety very well in that game considering it was (mostly) ONLY humans and there's really only so much you can do with that. But, a game very similar to Wo Long, Nioh I felt did suffer from enemy variety issues. Not so much Nioh 2 as they reused a lot of the old enemies from the first PLUS about doubled that in new enemies.
@@gamemeister2905 i think the same will be applied here ... i seriously hope they will make a second game like with nioh ... because they can perfected everything like in nioh 2 ... that would be a blast to play .... but from what i can see ... Wo Long hits all the boxes regarding a perfect combat system im looking for ...
Well RoR isn’t a soulslike so I’m basically expecting GoT but with solid combat - not Elden Ring but Nioh
@@itsalwaysdarkestbeforethes1198 That's pretty much what I'm expecting as well. You'd be surprised how many people think ROTR will be a soulslike though.
Only review I trust
“There are bosses that will make you feel bullied.” A certain horse boy comes to mind.
Great review. Thanks.
Loading screen's? Most people I know go and make a brew when there's a loading screen never mind 15 seconds is too long. 😂
I’ve only played the demo, but I enjoyed it. (Kind of, had no idea what to put points into). Trying to decide whether to get “Wu Long” or “Lies of P” next. (Would prefer to get both on sale, lol)
It looks like a real fun game I wish I could play it
Huge fan of sekiro and I’m damn good should try luck with this
I think this was my fastest platinum, at least for a soulslike game. Really enjoyed it and got all except 3 shiteshou, kinda proud of myself 😂
I saw there's already a season pass with 3 DLC announced which makes me excited but also sad that it was more than likely content cut to sell later. But I thoroughly enjoed this game and will be spending the money for dlc, this game deserves more and/or a sequel fof thdm to improve on
I long for Wo Long :)
Hey cowboy! Just wanted to say thanks for all the good content! Are we gonna get a 100% walktrough for this?
Yeh
@@FightinCowboy thanks for the quick annswer! Waiting to finish work to start warching the lets play! Keep up the good work man! I feel like you are a partner when I start a new soulsgame and it makes me less lonely haha have a great one!
hey cowboy. how does the weapon move variety and chained combo depth compare to nioh 2? thanks for the review!
Just stumbled upon this game on game pass downloaded it a week ago and haven't played anything else since. My only discrepancy is that the first boss should start on that secomd stage first and when it gets under a certain health threshold it shoud trigger the cut scene. Great game will be playing the dlc as well for anyone looking to play it remember its not supposed to be easy.
So my PS5 ran this game nice and smoothly. I heard that there was a similar issue with Elden Ring: PC version was having frame dips and lags more than the PS5 version.
The beatings really will continue until morale improves.
tdlr: This game comes with FightinCowboy's seal of approval!
Wish they opened up the map design a bit more with these games they all seem a little 1 note on the exploring side. I get it it’s a team ninja game but something like that would’ve made it a bit more updated. Otherwise the combat and progression is phenomenal.
Hello. You have to turn OFF the occlusion in the setting to avoid the visual artefact in the game. Do this every time you launch the game because sometimes the ambiant occlusion turn back on. 😉
Hopefully if we get another ng+ mode like in nioh, maybe there will more enemy variety
Fantastic review, spot on👍
I'd argue this has the best, most rewarding and diverse combat system of any souls like.
BUT Fromsoft still have it on level/world design, atmosphere and imagination.
I'm playing it on an old ps4 Pro, no issues at all other than slow loading.
I agree about the easy build change. I got so much hate when I said the larval tear in elden ring could have been a single infinite use tear because after you have done everything in the game it got boring having to farm them just to change your build.
With the game having just minor issues on PC would you recommend that version over consoles?
I’m surprised that Team Ninja has this game coming out and then it’s hopefully less than a year until we get Rise of the Ronin. Definitely not gonna complain here!
alright so the best comparison to the morale system is like leveling up in a game like final fantasy 7(and im talking about the OG on ps1) as a matter of fact any jrpg , you know there is going to be a powerful boss , so you need to grind , however , if you want that extra difficulty you can not grind and see if you can beat that boss by finding a exploit ... right ??
Yes
Yeah in the demo this random screen flashes and texture flickering annoyed me lot , also the mouse control sucked , i hope they will fix this issues soon
Make sure you play this game, especially if you're a dynasty warriors. Fan. Lu Bus storyline is awesome!
I might get this. I don’t like the lack of enemy and level diversity that you mentioned. I think I’m just at a point where I need to take a break from souls likes. but everything surrounding the builds is what makes this game interesting imo. Will surely check it out at some point just not sure how soon. Glad that it turned out pretty great overall though.
Yeah I’ve been buying every souls like for the past year or 2, mortal shell, steelrising, Thymesia, evil west, and others, and while they were all fun(to an extent), about halfway through each one of those games I felt Ike they peaked, they just can’t reach that Fromsoft quality.