A 60fps cap and shoddy optimization can’t compete with one of the best-feeling counters I’ve ever seen.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (opens in new tab) has been a game half on my radar for awhile, but after giving its demo on Steam a try, this Team Ninja-developed Wuxia action game has my full attention. I’m hooked on its combat like with no Souls pretender before it in no small part due to its fantastic counter.
It’s something halfway between the all-or-nothing parries from Dark Souls or Elden Ring and the more forgiving perfect blocks from Sekiro. Your requisite Soulslike dodge is a jaunty little dash that, instead of providing precious invincibility frames, has to be timed with enemy attacks to open them up for a counterattack and raise their stagger meter for critical strikes.
