Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is not a revolutionary title like souls that aims to change the sub-genre, but it attracts the attention of many players at the moment, in part because it is available on day 1 on Xbox Game Pass. Wuchang, however, has problems with the under-expression of certain mechanisms, which has a little trouble to players.
Wuchang Brings changes to the formula as souls established by Fromsoftware, developers of demon souls and dark souls. These changes are not so clearly arranged, and unfortunately, this adds a layer of difficulty to the game that does not need to be there.
If you have trouble with Wuchang, here are some tips to help you beat the game.
Get the sword counter
Easy advice to start is a better explanation of the sword counter. It is available in the pulse benchmark (the leveling grid), in a sanctuary, and you don’t need to unlock. The sword counter is the equivalent of the parry game found in other games from FromSoftware. It looks like a standard block, but if you timer properly, you speak the attack and will not receive any damage.
But that’s not all. Next to the sword counter node on the grid, there are two variants which are also worth obtaining. Unlocking the three, when enemies attack you, you can divert their attacks and hit them on the ground to sneak into additional blows.
Something to keep in mind is that the sword counter can only divert weapon attacks, so punches or enemy kicks cannot be adorned. In addition, with bosses, your deviations can only give you a window to get a free blow or two, but they have greater value to increase the erased counter of the bosses, which is a circle that increases after successive attacks. Fill this and the boss will be staggered, which will allow a critical attack to do big damage.
Unlock the upgrades of your weapons
In addition to improved attacks, new weapons capacities and statistical increases, the pulse benchmark (the name of the game for its skill tree) has nodes to improve a class of weapons. You must first unlock the knot, then acquire feathers to improve the weapon. The upgrading of a class of weapons affects all weapons, therefore the improvement of +3 long swords means that each long sword of the game will also be +3.
You will need specific items for these upgrades, which are generally found on harsher enemies with red eyes and can sometimes be purchased from merchants. There are light, brilliant and radiant red feathers necessary for upgrades, the radiants being the best of the three.
Respect all the time
A useful mechanic for Wuchang is the possibility of respecting or realloring your upgrades at any time. If you feel like you are a little weak or there is something you have not tried yet, be sure to respect – don’t worry, it’s free and maybe repeated indefinitely.
On the pulse benchmark, there is the possibility of canceling an upgrade to a single node, or you can do it for a whole path. If a weapon like the ax is doing well against the bosses but there is a boss which is too fast to win attacks, then it is time to respect and try another weapon. There is no shame in doing so. And who knows? The new weapon could end up being your favorite.
Wear the right equipment
As in any subtype, there are different status effects that accumulate over time, such as Burn or Blight, the name of this game for poison. Enemies in certain areas will focus on different status effects with their attacks, such as the way enemies in colder climates can cause accumulation of frostbite. There are consumable items that you can use to remove the effect or stop accumulation, but in the case of status effects such as despair and corruption, if your armor resistance is not high enough, you can be killed almost immediately. If you notice that this happens (and you can say that this happens due to the state effect icon in the middle of the screen), consider changing your equipment to better resist the state effects you encounter.
Armor in Wuchang is very based on the situation. Some will offer a lot of protection against slash and stabs, which is ideal for bosses with swords or spears, but it may not offer any burning protection, which means that you can be poisoned very quickly. In general, armor which is the best to protect against physical attacks is horrible for status effects, so you can die almost instantly in certain areas. If you notice that this happens, be sure to change your armor for the right opportunity.
Explore, explore, explore
Like any good soul with a quality level design, like Wuchang, there are different paths available and some are easy to neglect. So many side paths in Wuchang apparently lead to dead ends, but you would be surprised by the number of people will lead to completely new areas. Not only can you find powerful objects and weapons, but there are whole sections of a card with their own bosses that you may have jumped. I missed several locations when I rushed into the game during my first levels. If you encounter problems with a pattern, spend a little time to go back and explore every corner and corners in a region.
Another point to keep an eye on the option is the teleportation option to the sanctuary. If there is an NPC to whom you should talk, there will be a small face next to the list of locations. These NPCs can give you objects or help you with a boss fight, but some will not be right next to the sanctuary. In general, the places you encounter without enemies and something like a fire tends to be places where NPCs will eventually appear.
Just die if you’re crazy
Wuchang’s most interesting mechanic is probably the effect of madness, which increases the world damage that you inflict and that you get back. Folty can increase or decrease, depending on the enemies you kill, but it increases considerably after death. Once the madness of Wuchang reaches more than 90%, the next time it dies, an orb that is where death has manifested itself in an inner demon, and if it kills you or is defeated, the madness counter goes back to zero. This is very interesting for long -standing players of Souls, because it acts as a punishment for players who can easily be overcome and, in a way, helps to bring out the frustration for death.
However, there is a problem. If you will die in the hands of a boss again and again, the orb will be inside the boss arena and the inner demon will not appear. The result is that madness, which, if more than 90%, will increase the damage of your attacks while increasing the damage you undergo, will not decrease. You can try to defeat certain enemies to lower it, or give a donation to the statue of the Shu Sanctum, but the madness counter will always pull if you die.
If that happens to you, you have to bite the ball and die elsewhere, ideally just near the sanctuary. When you reappear, you can go to the orb, eliminate the inner demon and return to Zero Madness.
Don’t forget to emotate
Through the game, there will be certain brilliant places that are not signs. It could be a statue, an urn or a serious marker. Inspect these locations and a message will appear with a few words in blue. These words can “make your respect” or “tai chi”.
When you meet these places, draw the menu from the pose or emotes. You will see several poses, such as worship, examination and very obvious, Tai Chi. Assuming that the installation on the specific location will unlock an index on the past of Wuchang, or will abandon an article.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is now available for consoles in the PC, PS5 and Xbox series for $ 50. Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play the game as part of their subscription.
