As players encounter bugs, crashes, and crashes of Wo Long Fallen Dynasty after the game’s release on PC, Team Ninja says it is actively investigating the reports and preparing a patch to be released soon. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms-based fantasy RPG is available now on Steam and PC Game Pass, but it’s received mixed reception as gamers seem to be largely enjoying the game, if they can play it at all.
Currently, the Wo Long Steam page has a “mostly negative” review score, with only 32% of the 2,800 user reviews listed as positive. Of course, since the game was just released, it’s important to note that most players who were able to play without worry are probably doing so rather than writing reviews, so naturally there will be some bias. to reviews from players who had launch issues.
As for the nature of the concerns, gamers are claiming performance issues including stuttering and frame rate drops, with some setups struggling to deal with the volumetric fog of the game in particular. There are also reports of black screens during cutscenes or when joining co-op lobbies, occasions where no sound is heard when playing on certain sound cards, and some players are experiencing game crashes pure and simple.
On top of that, people are also expressing their frustration with the camera controls while fiddling with the keyboard and mouse. Camera movement feels very awkward on a mouse and is actually completely unresponsive when moving the mouse at slower speeds. Controller support seems to be well implemented, so this may be a suitable stopgap for some, but for those who prefer playing with keyboard and mouse, you might want to wait.
Fortunately, Team Ninja has already addressed these concerns. It says, “We are investigating the various bug reports we have received and are preparing to release a patch soon that will improve camera operation when using a mouse, as well as other issues.” Also THANKS players for their support and apologizes to those affected “for the inconvenience caused by the issues currently being experienced”.
In the meantime, he urges gamers experiencing a black screen and no sound issues to try the methods listed in his troubleshooting FAQ. These include installing a VP9 codec from the Microsoft Store, updating graphics drivers, and enabling “direct mode” for Sound Blaster cards from their settings screen.
Personally, I had a great experience, with the game running well at maximum settings with only occasional minor framerate drops that tend to occur when changing areas rather than during combat. It should be noted that I’m playing the Microsoft Store version through PC Game Pass, rather than Steam. I also use a gamepad, but when I briefly tested the mouse controls, I immediately understood why gamers weren’t happy. Hopefully those fixes come sooner rather than later, then.
Our Wo Long Fallen Dynasty review explores just how successful this Three Kingdoms spin on the Nioh formula is. If you’re considering buying it, you’ll probably want to double-check the system requirements for Wo Long Fallen Dynasty, but still keep the above in mind. We also have details on Wo Long’s Fallen Dynasty Steam Deck compatibility, as well as news on Wo Long’s upcoming DLC collaboration with Naraka Bladepoint.