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Stealth plays just as important a role so that you can walk slowly up to an enemy and deliver a backstab. Movement has also greatly improved thanks to a dedicated jump button, including a double-jump that allows you to flip up to higher ground much more easily, which in turn gives you opportunities to leap down for a surprise takedown.

You don't even lose all your Qi, Wo Long's equivalent of Souls for leveling up your character, upon being killed, though you will have to exact revenge on the enemy who felled you in order to retrieve any you've lost. For instance, falling into water or off a cliff isn't an insta-death, while running or even normal attacks don't consume stamina. Some of this is down to some more forgiving changes from Nioh. I treat them almost like a security blanket so I know someone has my back, giving me the confidence to charge in more recklessly, though it's the much improved and more fluid combat system that makes me want to face its challenges myself. Which is not to say the legendary likes of Zhao Yun, Cao Cao, or Liu Bei will fight your battles for you, although cheering them does make them far more proactive. Here's a look at Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty's launch trailer to show it in action. In Wo Long, this is almost the default, where an ally (sometimes two) will accompany you from a mission's start to its concluding boss fight, while you can also summon another from your accruing roster.

If you played Nioh 2, you might remember being occasionally accompanied by an AI-controlled companion in several missions.

Given the numerous larger than life heroes that have virtually been mythologised not just in the musou games but countless other Chinese adaptations, it seems fitting that these figures should also fight alongside you. The translation from musou to Soulslike comes with a dark fantasy angle as this mysterious elixir is turning all exposed to it into demonic creatures, including the warlords fighting to acquire its power for themselves. Koei Tecmo is no stranger to the Three Kingdoms era, having spent two decades hacking and slashing through this historical timeline in the Dynasty Warriors series.

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In leaving behind the Nioh series set in Sengoku-era Japan, the studio introduces new mechanics and features that actually make Wo Long one of the most approachable Soulslikes I've played in years, without simply sticking it in easy mode. It's a rather cruel first hurdle to put in front of you, perhaps characteristic of Team Ninja's 'masocore' sensibilities, but almost an anomaly to the rest of the marathon ahead of you.

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Availability: Out 3rd March on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (Game Pass), and PC ( Steam).Surely this is meant to be a trick boss you're supposed to lose against, like in Sekiro? Or there must be an easy exploit right under your nose, as with Dark Souls' Taurus Demon? Fortunately, after almost an hour of struggle, I realised it was the latter, the price for turning on Chinese audio for authenticity but failing to read the subtitles during the thick of battle. Thrown straight into the thick of China's turbulent Three Kingdoms era during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, you find yourself up against one of its formidable leaders, whose strength has been enhanced by a cursed elixir. There's always a cause for concern when you think you've hit a wall early on in a game, or in the case of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, at the end of what's meant to be its tutorial mission. Team Ninja evolves Nioh's formula in a Three Kingdoms-era action RPG where allies, flags, and stealth make its brutal challenges more manageable than ever.

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