

Let’s find out… It’s Your Dynasty, Warrior But rather than obtuse lore, Wo Long tells its tale in typical Musou/Chinese theatre fashion: elaborate cutscenes.Ī bright and beautiful attempt, does this put Team Ninja back up in the annals of hard games that its Ninja Gaiden reboots were famous for? Or is it another lost Soulslike, doomed to be relegated to the many other imitators. Challenging enemy gauntlets, over the top boss fights, grind and levelling up accordingly.

Not to be put off, they’ve joined with Dynasty Warriors veterans Koei Tecmo to offer us Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.Īnother retelling of the ancient Chinese fable, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wo Long is Souls through and through. Successful enough to warrant an improved sequel, but still a drop in the ocean of many in the sub-genre. Off the back of Ninja Gaiden’s success, their first attempt at a direct Soulslike, Nioh, was a middling success. One has to admire the tenacity of Team Ninja. Does it live up to legend? The Finger Guns review: Two powerhouses of action team up to deliver Wo Long, a new take on a Chinese fable.
