![]() The team sure likes to throw players in at the deep end - it's Ninja Gaiden all over again - and while sure, the fight isn't an easy one, there are some important other factors here. We say that because some of you who played the Wo Long demo might be feeling morally crushed yourselves after hitting a wall with the game's brutal first boss, and even before it launched, Team Ninja's new game had made a reputation for itself as being ridiculously difficult. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - Nioh x Dynasty Warriors is a good time And given that Wo Long is a reimagined twist on that same Three Kingdoms era, it makes sense that morale should also be a factor in Team Ninja's new hardcore action-RPG, although it plays out in a very different and creative manner that makes this Game Pass newcomer a fair bit more approachable than it initially appears. Much as they have a reputation for being simple button-mashing hack-and-slash games, the better Dynasty Warriors titles also make good use of morale systems as you defeat key generals and take strategic landmarks in order to quash the opposing force's momentum and turn the tide of battle from the mental high ground. But breaking someone's spirit before crushing them is a whole different level of satisfying, as seen in the likes of Sekiro's battles to break an enemy's stance and create an opening for that one killing blow, and even some of the best Batman games where you really get to employ fear as a weapon and demoralise crooks into making mistakes or giving up completely. Many are fine with the immediacy of letting us go in guns blazing, fists flying, and swords swinging, and that works well enough or it wouldn't be so common. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty KOEI TECMO Xbox Game Pass Online Multiplayer Review Game review Action-RPG Luke Albigés Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty launches into Xbox Game Pass this week, and Team Ninja's Nioh-esque spin on Three Kingdoms lore returns to the format of the PlayStation exclusive action-RPGs while adding some magic of its own.Morale is a mechanic not enough games experiment with. ![]()
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