Difficulities in China 🧧🥠⚔️🔥🐉

While waiting for the COD MWII Beta to start later today, I decided to give a brand new game a try. I got a notification from PlayStation that a new demo has just been added to the PS Store this morning.

Team Ninja is the developer behind the famed Nioh franchise. If you loved those games, you would surely be a fan of their upcoming release Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

A bit about the story of Wo Long:

184 A.D. China at the end of the Late Han Dynasty.
The world is in turmoil and infested with demons,
and the long and prosperous dynasty is on the verge of collapse.
As the Yellow Turban Rebellion rages,
led by Zhang Jiao's Way of the Taiping,
the protagonist, a militia soldier heads out to suppress
the Yellow Turbans when he meets a young man.
This encounter engulfs the protagonist
into a swirling intrigue of chaos. ^{^Source}

As you can probably see, this game is set in ancient China. You can be assured that this is a beautiful rendition of the time period and will surely be a location that many will enjoy fighting and exploring.

As for gameplay, it reminds me a lot of Nioh which means that it can be categorized as a Souls-Like. Key emphasis on LIKE, since this game's combat is not slow-paced in the least bit. You will be dashing and slashing at high speeds and even incorporate magic with the ability to summon spirits such as a Phoenix. You can even sneak up on some enemies for an instant kill from behind. It looks and feels really good. However, if you aren't a fan of this style of game, Wo Long probably isn't going to change your mind. Anybody who enjoys a challenge or prefers the Souls-Like genre will feel right at home.

In today's video, I will be playing through the tutorial and other initial parts of the demo. I skipped past the character creator and went with the fire element type, although there were many different options for both.

Overall, I'd say this game is gorgeous and very challenging. There will be many people who fall in love with this game, but I am not one of them. There isn't anything inherently wrong with the game, it just isn't the type of game I wish to spend my time playing.