{"id":14623,"date":"2025-07-23T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-wuchang-fallen-feathers-ps5-decent-souls-like-suffers-technically\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:00:00","slug":"mini-review-wuchang-fallen-feathers-ps5-decent-souls-like-suffers-technically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-wuchang-fallen-feathers-ps5-decent-souls-like-suffers-technically\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mini Review: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (PS5) &#8211; Decent Souls-Like Suffers Technically"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-wuchang-fallen-feathers-ps5-decent-souls-like-suffers-technically\/#Mini_Review_Wuchang_Fallen_Feathers_PS5_%E2%80%93_Decent_Souls-Like_Suffers_Technically\" >Mini Review: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (PS5) &#8211; 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Besides its Chinese aesthetics and setting, you could imagine the game in your sleep and you\u2019d be most of the way there \u2014 it\u2019s just that derivative.<\/p>\n<p>Mazy level design guides you through jungles and temples, battling increasingly difficult enemies and bosses, all while upgrading your own stats, gear, and weapons. There\u2019s a surprising amount of NPCs to talk to offering quests, and a compass provides better guidance than what\u2019s typical of the genre, but by and large, you\u2019ve seen it all multiple times over already.<\/p>\n<p>The twist is, though, that while Wuchang: Fallen Feathers feels overly familiar, the Souls-like trappings it subscribes to almost always produce a decent experience. It\u2019s no different here, as a combat system based on dodging makes fights fast and engaging. Then, with a unique Madness mechanic, you can transform your customisable protagonist to unlock new abilities and increase your damage. It\u2019s neat, and one of the few things the title has going for it when compared to any other Souls-like.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Again, it\u2019s an entirely adequate experience that proves fun enough in the moment but not particularly memorable a few days removed from a playthrough.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the technical performance that lets Wuchang: Fallen Feathers down the most, however, at least at launch. You can pick between Quality, Balanced, and Performance modes on PS5 Pro, but on top of them, you can unlock the frame rate, turn motion blur on and off, and adjust the depth of field between low, medium, and high.<\/p>\n<p>A PC-lite offering on paper, in practice, it actually gives you the rather unique opportunity to choose what technical flaw the game will suffer from. In testing, we struggled to find an acceptable combination of settings, with some introducing absurd screen tearing, incredibly blurry graphics, and low-quality environments.<\/p>\n<p>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is enjoyable enough without its performance troubles, but with them, they\u2019re a major drag on the overall game. Wait for them to be ironed out in post-launch patches and you\u2019ll find a decent, if formulaic experience.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"positive-negative\">\n<ul class=\"positives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Serviceable Souls-like action<\/li>\n<li>A few unique mechanics of its own<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Nice setting and environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"negatives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Very formulaic overall<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Poor performance options on PS5 Pro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"scoring rating\">\n<p class=\"stars\"><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"score\"><span class=\"accent\">Not Bad<\/span> <span class=\"value accent\">6<\/span>\/<span class=\"best\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"policy\">Review copy provided by 505 Games<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"ethics#product-reviews\">How we review products<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"scoring#score-6\">Scoring Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/reviews\/ps5\/wuchang-fallen-feathers\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mini Review: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (PS5) &#8211; Decent Souls-Like Suffers Technically The demands for fewer Souls-likes in the gaming release calendar make quite a lot of sense when they&#8217;re as formulaic and familiar as Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. 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