So, here’s the scoop on this summer’s game drama — Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, which was all sorts of things, really, but now it’s like, kinda censored? I don’t even know what’s happening anymore. Some gamers, mostly from China, weren’t too thrilled, so the developers, I guess, tweaked a few things. If you snagged a physical copy, lucky you, because you’ve basically got a collector’s item now or something.
Anyway, they rolled out this new patch. Most of it seemed fine — like, yay, faster healing and dodging and stuff. But then there’s this shady bit. One note was all like, “Oh, and we added dialogues and we’ll make exhaustion better later.” What? I didn’t get it at first but hang on. Turns out — and Lance McDonald shared this little gem — the big ol’ historically significant bosses who’d get whacked before? Yeah, they’re just “resting” post-fight. Okay, sure.
Some guy called “Dragon Emperor,” from the Ming Dynasty — people were all up in arms that offing this zombie-ish version of him was offensive… even though, btw, dude was already dead in the timeline. Now he just chills. Historical accuracy? Nah, apparently not the point.
McDonald mentioned something about the game being censored because fans from China were upset about killing these historical characters, right? Plus, they yanked the ‘pray’ gesture from this Portuguese Christian dude in the game. And, oh, Chapter 4 soldiers? They don’t fight you now. They’re just… there. So, super easy stroll, I guess?
Gamers weren’t exactly throwing confetti over patch 1.5. Steam and Reddit are buzzing with complaints; mods might (allegedly) be deleting stuff. Classic, huh? One player ditched it on Steam after 80 hours for the console version because nostalgia or stubbornness, who knows. But, some folks are fine with it, like, since the game’s performance is creeping upwards on PC. Imagine that. Still, overall ratings? Meh, thanks to review-bombs and frame rate whines.
Leenzee, the devs, haven’t really explained the move behind this storyline tweak. Feels like that’s important, but who am I to say? Anyway, this update hit PS5 and Xbox Series X/S today. We’ll see if more drama unfolds. Stay tuned, or don’t. Up to you.
