Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Censorship Update Stops You Killing Historical Figures

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers censorship update stops you killing historical figures

The developers behind Wuchang: Fallen Feathers have been criticised following an update which stops you from killing the boss characters.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers receives criticism after new ‘censorship’...

The game received its version 1.5 patch earlier this week, which fixed numerous bugs and made some gameplay tweaks. However, players were somewhat confused by one patch note, which reads: “Made adjustments to animations, values, and level design for certain NPCs and AI. Added dialogs for some NPCs to complete some plots. We will further optimize the exhaustion animations in the future to improve the plot performance.” Players who downloaded the…

Not Every Update Is a Good One: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Sparks Backlash With Sudden Censorship - theGeek.games

It might be best not to update Wuchang right now. A recent patch drastically alters the gameplay and storyline by making certain enemies unkillable—apparently due to pressure from nationalist groups in China.   Games that launch with a warm reception and then alienate their communities with post-launch decisions are nothing new. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is now among them. Just three weeks after release, Patch 1.5 dropped on August 12, aiming to …

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers patch messes the game's story all up, renders bosses technically unkillable, and it's all the Qing Dynasty's fault, apparently

A bizarre move.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is broken by a push to censorship — select bosses and characters can no longer be killed, leaving the story riddled with plot holes

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has been drastically altered due to backlash from players in China decrying the game's depiction of famous Chinese historical figures.