History VideoGame / WoLongFallenDynasty

''Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty'' is a HackAndSlash ActionRPG developed by Team Ninja and published by Creator/KoeiTecmo. It was released on March 3, 2023 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, PC, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and the UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS platforms.

** Yuan Shu is also absent. Thus, [[spoiler:he's combined with his half-brother Yuan Shao. In that after the defeat of Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, Yuan Shao is prodded to become a tyrannical person thanks to the elixir similar to how Yuan Shu declared himself emperor after getting ahold of the Imperial Seal.]] Subversion in the last DLC, Upheaval in Jiangxiang, [[spoiler:as He [[BackFromTheDead came from]] [[KilledOffScreen his off-screen death]] to become BigBad]]

** Yuan Shu is also absent. Thus, [[spoiler:he's combined with his half-brother Yuan Shao. In that after the defeat of Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, Yuan Shao is prodded to become a tyrannical person thanks to the elixir similar to how Yuan Shu declared himself emperor after getting ahold of the Imperial Seal.]] Subversion in the last DLC, Upheaval in Jiangxiang [[spoiler:as He [[BackFromTheDead came from]] [[KilledOffScreen his off-screen death]] to become BigBad]]

** Liu Biao is absent. Therefore, [[spoiler:Yu Ji takes the job of killing Sun Jian, by holding Daqiao hostage and luring him to a trap that turns him into a demon to be killed.]]
** Yuan Shu is also absent. Thus, [[spoiler:he's combined with his half-brother Yuan Shao. In that after the defeat of Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, Yuan Shao is prodded to become a tyrannical person thanks to the elixir similar to how Yuan Shu declared himself emperor after getting ahold of the Imperial Seal.]]

* {{Kirin}}: One of the five summonable Divine Beasts.

** The battle of Wancheng does not happen, therefore, Cao Cao does not have both of his famed bodyguards, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, at his side.

** Previous games had randomized attributes that had to be rolled for to the players preferences. While random drops do exist, you can now choose from a much bigger pool.

** All of the wizardry skills associated with the virtues can now be obtained in a single playthrough

** For those that dislike invasions, the mechanic can be turned off. NPC invasions will still happen of course, but at least NPC invaders are a lot easier to deal with

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Even if not a ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' game, ''Wo Long: Sleeping Dragon'' still has Liu Bei's forces as green, Cao Cao's as blue, and Sun Jian's as red.

A SpiritualSuccessor to their previous ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' series, ''Wo Long'' is SoulsLikeRPG inspired by Eastern Asian mythology, but instead of the UsefulNotes/SengokuPeriod of Feudal Japan with Shinto Yokai, the setting of this game is the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms of China]] with folklore deriving from Taoism and Buddhism. More specifically, it takes place in 184 AD during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, with its plot based on a loose adapation of ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', similar to Koei Tecmo's ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' series.

* TheBeastmaster: Like the Guardian Spirits of ''Nioh'', the player can summon five Divine Beasts to assist them in-battle, including the [[{{Kirin}} Qilin]], the [[GreatWhiteFeline Baihu]], the [[DragonsAreDivine Qinglong]], the [[DivineBirds Zhuque]], and the [[WiseOldTurtle Xuanwu]].

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Even if not a ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' game, ''Wo Long: Sleeping Dragon' still has Liu Bei's forces as green, Cao Cao's as blue, and Sun Jian's as red.

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: The story ends with the Three Kingdoms of Shu, Wei, and Wu being formed.]]

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The main factions are color-coded similarly with ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'': Liu Bei's forces are green, Cao Cao's forces are blue, and Sun Jian's forces are red.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Liu Bei's forces are green, Cao Cao's forces are blue, and Sun Jian's forces are red.

''Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty'' is an upcoming 2023 HackAndSlash ActionRPG developed by Team Ninja and published by Creator/KoeiTecmo.

It is a SpiritualSuccessor to their previous series ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'', a [[SoulsLikeRPG Soulslike]] inspired by Eastern Asian mythology. But instead of the Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan with Shinto Yokai, the setting of ''Wo Long'' has been transplanted to the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms of China]] with folklore deriving from Taoism and Buddhism. More specifically, it takes place in 184 AD during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and its plot will be a loose adapation of the ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', much like the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' series.

* BeefGate: Zhang Liang, the first boss encountered in the game, is extremely difficult despite being encountered 30 minutes into the game. He serves as a test to see if the player has mastered deflection techniques.

* SoulsLikeRPG: A linear DarkFantasy ActionRPG with HackAndSlash combat and NintendoHard difficulty.

-->-- Zhao Yun

-->-- Excerpt from 2022 trailer

* FromZeroToHero: The meaning of the title. "Wo Long" means "Crouching Dragon", which refers to how the player character is incredibly powerful and influential despite the fact that they're a nameless nobody.
* GreatWhiteFeline: The White Tiger.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Its supporting cast is mostly made up of real-life Chinese historical figures like Zhao Yun, Zhang Liang and UsefulNotes/LuBu, but with mythological figures mixed in like TheFourGods.