Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Moderate overall intensity
Highest flag: Dark themes — intense
FantasyHistoricalRPG

What's in it

Violence realistic
Moderate

Fast melee weapon combat against human soldiers and demonic foes with blood spray on hits; enemies die on-screen but there is no dismemberment or lingering gore.

Dark themes intense
Moderate

A war-torn setting of rebellion and betrayal where humans are corrupted into demons by a cursed elixir, with themes of death and civil collapse.

Horror & psychological spooky
Low

Grotesque demon-corrupted enemies and boss creatures give some encounters a menacing, unsettling tone without sustained scares.

Animal combat combat mechanic
Low

Players fight corrupted beasts and mythological creatures as ordinary enemy encounters in combat.

Language mild
Low

Cutscene dialogue between warlords and rebels carries occasional mild profanity and insults during heated confrontations; there is no repeated or strong swearing.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a fast, difficulty-focused action role-playing game set in a supernatural retelling of the fall of China's Han Dynasty. Players create a warrior and battle human rebels, generals, and mythological beasts that have been twisted by 'demonic qi,' relying on deflecting attacks and unleashing elemental spirit powers and Divine Beast allies. Combat is bloody, with weapon strikes drawing blood against both people and monsters, though it avoids graphic gore or dismemberment. The overall tone is dark, dealing with warfare, death, corruption, and demonic transformation. It is primarily a single-player game with an optional cooperative mode where players can summon help for tough fights.

How it's framed

The game frames the player as a righteous militia soldier fighting to stop a demonic plague and liberate a captured dragon deity, casting violence as heroic resistance against corrupt warlords and monsters drawn from Chinese history and mythology. Enemies are portrayed as corrupted or villainous, and killing them is rewarded with experience and loot as the expected path to victory.

Details

Developer
Team Ninja
Publisher
Koei Tecmo
Released
2023-03-03
Metacritic 80critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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