WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Reviews
At first glance, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers feels familiar, but its deeper systems take the genre in some unexpected and highly rewarding directions.
Familiarity stalks you at every turn in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a competent, cool and pretty soulslike with a nice twist on death but few true surprises.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is yet another great soulslike to add to the ever-increasing pile, featuring excellent combat, wonderful level design, an incredible skill tree, and fearsome bosses. Just watch out for some steep difficulty dips and spikes, and a reliance on cheap-feeling "gotcha!" ambushes.
Wuchang brings some fun ideas to soulslike boss fights, but the rest of it is a pale imitation of much better games.
There’s plenty to enjoy about Wuchang, but it is not a game for the casual soulslike enjoyer.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a solid soulslike game, but it takes a while to get used to its quirks.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' combat, art direction, flexibility, and level design are fantastic, but balancing issues and its derivative nature ultimately hold it back.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is an ambitious game that has a lot going for it. The combat is solid, fun and challenging while still giving you a dozen ways to solve any sort of trial that you’re going up against.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers doesn't soar all the way to FromSoftware heights, but it comes darn close. What's presented here is likely the best traditional Soulslikes I've ever played from a competitor, and well worth checking out for any fan of the genre.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers does a lot of things right and manages to stand out in a genre as crowded as souls-like games, but it also tries to take on too much, and that ends up costing it. In any case, fans of the genre (and especially of games like Bloodborne, Sekiro, or even Black Myth: Wukong) shouldn't hesitate.
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is an innovative souls-like with deep combat and dynamic systems that add a lot of the depth to the overall experience. The 'Madness Gauge' and the Inner Demon manifestation is quite a groundbreaking way to transform death into a powerful gameplay mechanic. If you are looking for a new souls-like with fun, fast-paced combat, then Wuchang: Fallen Feathers will definitely check all of your boxes.
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Despite a fascinating premise, one inspired by both Chinese folklore and real-life history, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers resolutely fails to deliver on any of its initial early promise. This is a Soulslike by the numbers, one hampered by a cornucopia of PS5 performance issues that plague the game like a disease.
The character models don’t always look great, and the feel of combat wasn’t always where I wanted it to be, but this is still an interesting take on the Soulslike action-RPG style, bringing enough unique elements to the table that it feels well worth the challenge.
Wuchang has some neat ideas, but the inconsistent difficulty and confusing story really made it hard to enjoy a lot of times.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers isn't perfect, but it doesn't need to be to stand among the best in the Soulsborne genre. It doesn't just mimic what makes these games fun but expands on the formula that few others could. Challenging gameplay, riveting exploration, and unique control mechanics help to elevate Wuchang well above the run-of-the-mill Soulsborne clone. Wuchang more than deserves its own franchise.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is enjoyable enough without its performance troubles, but with them, they’re a major drag on the overall game. Wait for them to be ironed out in post-launch patches and you’ll find a decent, if formulaic experience.
It treads extremely familiar ground to be sure. Its greatest appeal might be to those devoted Soulslike players who are looking for an unadulterated old school challenge with up-to-date production values and new systems to learn.
If you like the classic souls-like formula, Wuchang Fallen Feathers is a truly exemplary case study, but which adds some very welcome touches of originality to freshen up the experience.
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers doesn't attempt to compete with the giants of the genre, but it earns its place with honesty, effort, and a unique identity .
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Your wardrobe will also abound with deep-cut tops, uncinched robes, and other oddly revealing and impractical clothing—an artistic choice that undercuts Wuchang’s message. The game’s politics, like its labyrinthine world, gesture at meaning but find nothing to grasp.