Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is Old School Souls

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is the latest Souls-like, and the first to come out of China. What's most interesting about this one, compared to all the other swaths of Souls-likes is how it goes back to the old school, Dark Souls 1 style of game design, something long abandoned by the genre at large. In this video, we break down HOW Wuchang channels that old style of Souls game design, and whether it ultimately pays off or not. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Yet Another Soulslike 00:04:50 - Spoiler Warning 00:05:13 - HardResetO Opening 00:05:21 - The Striking World and Level Design 00:09:50 - NPC Questlines and Endings 00:10:52 - The Storytelling 00:11:29 - The Controversy and Changes 00:13:43 - The Story itself 00:16:45 - The Combat 00:18:03 - Madness System 00:21:10 - The General Difficulty 00:21:30 - Honglan and Unbalanced Bosses 00:25:01 - Status Effects 00:25:23 - Presentation and Performance 00:29:40 - In The End 00:33:05 - End Credits Sources: LanceMcDonald: https://x.com/manfightdragon for a lot of the Censorship/Changes stuff. ‪@IGN‬ for some footage of the changes ‪@eggyolkgamer6580‬ some footage of the changes