Wo Long, meaning ‘Hidden Dragon’, is an appropriate name for a game that feels like it’s basically come from nowhere to tear up the action RPG landscape. Which isn’t to say it doesn’t adhere to some of that framework – the legacy of Nioh and Dark Souls is still present – but by removing the traditional constraints of the sub-genre, Wo Long takes soaring flight.
It’s a project born from Team Ninja’s partnership with Koei, a developer and publisher well known for its games based around the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history – most notably. is set in that same era, blending historical fiction with the finely honed combat Team Ninja is known for, along with a dash of the fantastical and demonic. You are an unnamed warrior; a nobody who gets tangled up in monumental events. As if to drive home your nobody status, the very first boss might be the toughest in the entire game. You encounter this giant of a man before you have any major skills, spells seems to say.
