![]() However, if you block for too long or take significant amounts of damage, it will shift left in the negative direction. You’ll need to combine attacks without taking damage in order to build your Spirit Meter in a positive direction, allowing you to take advantage of more powerful attacks. It sits under your health bar and acts almost like a traditional stamina bar that holds both positive and negative effects. The real key to combat is managing your Spirit Meter, which builds as you block attacks. You’ll be able to utilse both light and heavy attacks, in addition to special Spirit attacks which deal greater damage. It’s fast and frenetic and presents the challenge that most fans of the Nioh and Souls-Borne games, in general, would appreciate. Right out of the gate, combat in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty feels fantastic. It’s not that the narrative is even particularly bad, but it feels like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty knows what we’re all here for the combat. While they rarely make combat easier, their involvement adds context to the story as you progress, but once again, do little to add much levity and weight to the story. When it comes to general pacing, there are indeed various elements that propel the story forward, be it pairing you with a historically important companion or mythological beast to help you through each stage. It’s also worth noting here that Wo Long also runs quite well on next-gen consoles. Thankfully, there’s plenty to admire, from gorgeous and unique enemies and bosses to larger environments that remain ravaged from a previous battle. The supernatural approach to the last days of the Han Dynasty definitely encourages a little research prior to playing, should you want to understand exactly how this world has been manipulated to suit Wo Long’s approach, but should you be in it for the combat, the story sits largely in the background. While the lore is admittedly more interesting than the story itself, its structure exists to guide your character through each of the demons that inhabit the lands, inspired by various Chinese mythological creatures. While Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty actually takes place in 184 AD China during the battle of the Three Kingdoms, players can create a unique and customisable character, who is tasked with ridding three surrounding kingdoms of the demons that have now risen to plague them. While its boss battles serve as the main highlights, this is without a doubt a successful entry into the ever-expanding S ouls-Borne games that rarely pushes the medium forward, but uses past tropes and successful aspects to deliver something that feels relatively fresh. ![]() Much like those games, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a challenging and satisfying romp that largely succeeds at providing consistently cohesive combat mechanics and confident pacing. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty comes to us from developer Team Ninja yes, the same Team Ninja behind both Nioh and Nioh 2.
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