But approaching it with that mindset and ignoring mechanics such as morale and fortitude is a recipe for plenty of butthurt and frustration, which sounds like a great name for a band, by the way. It’s easy to make the mistake of thinking that you can just spam attacks in Wo Long thanks to its faster pace and lack of a stamina bar. It will literally spell the difference between Wo Long being a tough but fair challenge or being a one way trip to the Fifth Circle of Hell (if you never read Dante’s Inferno, that’s where all the triggered, angry people go, by the way. If you haven’t played this game but are seriously thinking about starting it, my best advice is to make sure you understand what these two things do. To learn where things went wrong during my tiger fight, one needs to be acquainted with two important concepts in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Who knew that reading was so important? Fortitude and morale are REALLY important in Wo Long No, the reason was because I was actually more prepared - and educated - about how the game works. Heck, I could’ve taken out Zhang Liang on my first try if I didn’t choke like a dog during the latter part of his second phase and forgot the button combination for spirit summoning, which is what you needed to do to end the fight once you charge it up.īy the way, the boss fight didn’t go easier because my reflexes got an exponential boost after fighting the roided-up evil tiger. The funny part is that my fight against the first boss less than an hour later was actually much easier compared to Changgui. I started dreading the prospect of meeting Wo Long’s big baddies. I thought, if this stupid tiger was this hard, just how difficult is the boss going to be? If some throwaway mid-boss that I met in the first 15 minutes can kill me in one hit and wipe the floor with me as its human mop, just how long am I going to last against an actual boss? Now you would think that I would be a happy camper after finally beating the tiger. How could my first encounter - when I didn’t know anything about the monster - be my best one?Įventually, I managed to take down Changgui on my fifth or sixth try. What’s worse is that Changgui got even tougher after I challenged it again. By gaming standards, however, that’s a pretty tight margin for error. I mean, yeah that sounds exactly like what a tiger would do in real life. The tiger was killing me in one to two hits. Subsequent failed challenges only made me realize that while my skills were apparently a joke, Changgui was not. Let’s just say that it was not grrrrrreat! I thought he was done, but Changgui actually saved the best for the last hit. See, Tony, er, Changgui the tiger actually pauses toward the end of that combo to do a pouncing attack. Little did I realize that the tiger’s attack was not done. To make things even better, I actually successfully parried its multi-combo paw swipes before responding with a flurry of my own attacks. I actually gave Changgui - that’s the demon tiger’s name - the respect it deserved by sneaking behind it and taking out a huge chunk of its health with a surprise attack. Mind you, I was not overconfident or discounting the tiger. As someone who’s been gaming for decades, I know a designed encounter for skill progression when I see one. I figured it was just some minor mid-boss that was supposed to be a step up from the human cannon fodder I’ve been dispatching so far. It all started after I rounded a corner and ran into an ominous-looking tiger that was snacking on some poor dead soul. It’s also a lesson on the importance of paying attention to pop-up hints in games and not just blow past them lest you end up missing an important hint that completely changes everything. It’s a testament to just how challenging Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is. Nevertheless, I continue to play my fair share of challenging games such as Monster Hunter, Dark Souls and Elden Ring while still doing relatively well. Granted, my reflexes weren’t what they were back in my high school and college days. Not even Sekiro served up that tough of a foe on my plate that quickly. More in gaming: Wild Hearts video game review Just a few minutes into my first time playing Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, I was already facing a wall. Just barely 15 minutes into Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, I met my first wall.
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