Early reviews for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty have surfaced online. They are mostly positive, but Elden Ring is not.
Debuting tomorrow, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty looks set to be one of March’s biggest releases. Due to the characteristic mechanics of soul-like games, the work of Team Ninja is compared to last year’s hit – Elden Ring.
Today, the first reviews of the latest game from the creators of NiOh began to appear on the web. Her The general tone is very positive, even if it does not quite reach the level of DeSoftwareThe magnum opus of Additionally, the average industry media rating is, at this point, lower than the previous two Team Ninja games. NiOh scored around 88/100 upon release, while the sequel scored 85/100. And how did Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty fare?
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – selected reviews
personal computer
- Real Game – 9.5/10
- PC Player – 89/100
- Jeuxvideo.com – 17/20
- God is a Geek – 8.5/10
- Star of the Game – 81/100
- – Game News – 8/10
- GameRant – 4/5
- WCtech – 8/10
- Game Point – 8/10
- Reverse – 7/10
- PC Invasion – 7/10
- Metascore – 82/100 (17 reviews)
PlayStation 5
- Attack of the Fanboys – 5/5
- Digitally Uploaded – 5/5
- Game Trend – 100/100
- Invention – 9.5/10
- Destructoid – 9/10
- PSX Brazil – 90/100 (PS5)
- dlprivateserver – 4.5/5
- Game informant – 8.8/10
- JuegoGrin – 8.5/10
- Noisy Pixel – 8.5/10
- Universe PlayStation – 8.5/10
- IGN France – 8/10
- Game Radar – 4/5
- VG247 – 4/5
- IGN- 8/10
- Space Games – 7.9/10
- Well played – 7.5/10
- GRYOnline.pl – 7/10
- On-screen rant – 3.5/5
- Dual shock – 6.8/10
- Dexerto- 3/5
- GVC – 3/5
- MGG – 60/100
- Metascore – 81/100 (48 reviews)
Xbox Series X/S
- Windows Central – 4.5/5
- Cabin News – 9/10
- Xbox Era – 84/100
- GamePro Germany – 83/100
- Pure Xbox – 8/10
- Digital Trends – 4/5
- Breeding Vultures – 8/10
- Xbox Achievements – 78/100
- The player – 3/5
- GameReactor Spain – 6/10
- Metascore – 80/100 (18 reviews)
- OpenCritic – 83/100 (69 reviews)
First of all, it should be noted that many critics point out that Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty has skillfully developed the well-known formula of you-oh series. Various “unnecessary” elements have been removed and the whole game, although still quite difficult, has become more accessible to the average player.
At the same time, the combat system has gained even more speed thanks to the morale feature, reminiscent of the stance mechanic from Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and being aggressive and taking risks pays off. Several critics have said that Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty offers some of the best boss battles in the soulslike subgenre..
A frequent criticism has been the lack of variety of rather silly common enemies, which is striking despite the fact that the title can be finished in around 20 hours. The recycling of opponents seems even more important than in you-oh. According to many testers, (too) many elements have been borrowed from the latter, from resources to technical errors.
The story is also generally praised, although the silent protagonist apparently does not improve its reception. Pleasant exploration of vertical locations gives many rewards, but at a certain stage of the adventure they become “trash cans” cluttering the backpack, which must be sold. Additionally, the character progression system was often noted as a plus. As disadvantages, on the other hand, we have bugs, poor graphics and poor optimization on PC.
All in all, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty seems like a title worth trying out, especially for fans whet their teeth for the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Elden Ring. An additional incentive is the presence of the game on the PC/Xbox Game Pass service. However, even those who are not subscribers can test the title thanks to the demo version. offering around 3 hours of fun. It will be available for download on PC, PS4, PS5, XOne and XSX/S until March 27. More details can be found in separate news.