Soulslike success Wuchang: Fallen Feathers will get a sequel, it has been introduced, regardless of earlier reviews that the sport’s unique growth workforce had disbanded.
Certainly, the challenge seems to have been greenlit at a brand new studio based by Wuchang: Fallen Feathers artistic director Xia Siyuan, with assistance from writer 505 Video games, which introduced it had acquired the total rights to the franchise again in April.
Regardless of a constructive essential and business response, a follow-up to Wuchang beforehand appeared unlikely. Quite a few reviews acknowledged that Siyuan had departed developer Leenzee, adopted by varied different colleagues, after studio bosses reportedly informed employees to pivot away from post-launch assist and onto different initiatives.
Precisely what occurred stays unclear, although the sport has not been up to date since final November. Within the meantime, Siyuan — and, it is assumed, different members of the event workforce — have been organising a brand new studio to push forward on a sequel.
“We’re delighted to as soon as once more enter right into a deep partnership with 505 Video games underneath our new studio model, Chengdu Indolphinity,” Siyuan mentioned, confirming his new developer’s title. “As a growth workforce made up of Chinese language creators, we firmly imagine that profound cultural heritage is our best aggressive energy.
“505 Video games respects the artistic course of and understands builders’ wants. Our philosophies are extremely aligned, giving us nice confidence within the long-term way forward for the collection. We take participant and group suggestions critically whereas remaining dedicated to our unique imaginative and prescient and cultural roots. We’ll attempt to ship greater high quality and a extra full expertise in response to gamers’ long-standing expectations.
“The story of Wuchang shouldn’t be over. Chengdu Indolphinity and 505 Video games will embark on a brand new journey collectively, opening a brand-new chapter for this story rooted in Jap soil.”
There is no phrase but on when this sequel may see the sunshine of day, however this announcement does not less than affirm it’s on the way in which.
“Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is yet one more nice Soulslike so as to add to the ever-increasing pile, that includes wonderful fight, fantastic stage design, an unimaginable ability tree, and fearsome bosses,” we wrote in IGN’s Wuchang: Fallen Feathers evaluation, which returned an 8/10 rating. “Simply be careful for some steep problem dips and spikes, and a reliance on cheap-feeling ‘gotcha!’ ambushes.”
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