Amazingly fun gameplay | I’m not the biggest soulslike player, and I’m usually terrible at games like Bayonetta or Devil May Cry, playing them in the easiest setting.That gameplay, though, now there is something satisfying to write home about. To be honest, the story wasn’t the main pull and likely won’t be the reason you’re picking this over similar games in the genre. There are dozens of characters introduced that you may know if you’ve played other games in this setting, like the Dynasty Warriors titles, but most of it was new to me. It takes place in China, during the later Han dynasty (hence the subtitle) and you’ll be facing plenty of demon-like creatures as an evil Taoist is going through the provinces trying to corrupt all its leaders and influence them to do his bidding.

I haven’t played the Nioh games by Team Ninja, so don’t expect any comparisons in this review, I’ll mostly be basing my feedback on experience with Dark Souls or Elden Ring, but Wo Long has plenty of things going for it that will make you want to play. I was amazed to see the achievement rarity for beating some of the end-game bosses was above 10%, meaning most players kept on pushing and weren’t scared away.

It’s a challenging soulslike where death comes easily, but the chapter-based approach and ease of leveling always makes you feel like you stand a chance. LifeIsXbox’s Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review | Getting Wo Long day one on Xbox Game Pass was a very nice surprise and something that has undoubtedly helped its popularity, but I think a lot of players didn’t expect it to be this good.

Wo long: fallen dynasty chapters