Fallen Feathers Faces Censorship Allegations After Controversial Update

Oh boy, where to start with this Wuchang thing? It’s like… I don’t know, imagine your favorite movie suddenly changes its ending. Yeah, that’s kinda what happened after the 1.5 update. So, this game, “Wuchang: Fallen Feathers”… apparently, it’s been a rollercoaster. Some call it “souls-slop” (whatever that means), others say it’s surprisingly good. And now? It’s got a shiny new label: “censored.” Fun times, right?

The game dropped a patch earlier this week. Lots of changes, most of them pretty meh, like speeding up the healing animation (about time, I guess) and dodge-canceling recovery animations. But then there were these weird bits about “completing some plots” and improving “exhaustion animations.” What’s that even mean? Turns out, you can’t kill the big historical characters anymore. They just… get tired? And then they chill out and chat. Honestly, I laughed when I read that.

Lance McDonald — this huge Souls fan — he’s been all over social media about it. I mean, the guy is losing it because now, bosses like Liu Wenxiu and Emperor Chongzhen just hang around instead of kicking the bucket like before. Wild, right? Apparently, people flipped about taking down this “Dragon Emperor” guy because, uh, history? But, seriously, it’s a zombie version you’re fighting. Should be chill, no? Nope. They’ve changed it now, and it messed up the story big time.

McDonald went on — kind of a rant, honestly — about pressure from Chinese fans leading to what he’s calling “actual censorship.” Imagine that! The “pray” gesture is gone too. Thanks, Portuguese Christians? And those tough soldiers in Chapter 4 are now on vacation or something because they don’t fight you anymore. Easy peasy.

But here’s where it gets juicy: people on Steam and Reddit are not having it. There’s talk of mods deleting complaints, and some diehard fans say they ditched their PC for console versions just to keep that original vibe. Others are hacking away trying to roll back updates. Good luck to them.

Not everyone’s hating, though. I guess performance is a bit better on PC? But nah, doesn’t look like Wuchang’s ratings on Steam are bouncing back. Instead of lag complaints, now it’s review bombs over censorship. And as for the devs, Leenzee, they’re tight-lipped on why they shook up Wuchang like this.

So, yeah. That’s the Wuchang saga for you. Who knows what’s next? Maybe another patch where everyone gets a pet dragon. Or, I don’t know, a cupcake?