Fallen Feathers Faces Censorship Allegations Following Controversial Update

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Alright, so there’s this game, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. Folks have labeled it all sorts of things: “Souls-slop,” “gooner-bait,” and some even called it surprisingly decent. Now, it’s got a new tag: “censored.” Yeah, after this 1.5 update which stirred up quite a storm, mostly to calm some flak from fans in China, maybe? Diehard players who snagged a physical copy are probably grinning, knowing they’ve got the OG version forever.

So, this patch drops earlier this week. A bunch of tweaks, most innocuous. Quick healing—awesome! You can dodge out of recovery—hallelujah! Then, some odd updates: “Added dialogs for some NPCs to complete some plots.” Whatever that means. “We will optimize exhaustion animations.” Okay, but why does that sound fishy?

Leenzee’s intentions? Enter Lance McDonald, a Souls-like guru. He spills on social media: the update means you can’t kill certain key bosses or NPCs anymore. They just—I kid you not—get “exhausted” and chill post-fight. Historical dudes like Liu Wenxiu and Emperor Chongzhen, who bit the dust in-game before, now just… chill with you afterward.

And get this, McDonald tweeted, “People flipped because you could off the Ming Dynasty’s ‘Dragon Emperor.’ But he was, like, already dead in history. Now having him survive totally messes up the plot.”

Apparently, it’s all censorship, bowing to some players miffed about wasting historical icons. Also, that “pray” gesture you picked up from the Portuguese Christian in the game? Gone. And Ming soldiers in one chapter? They’re now passive kittens instead of fierce foes, making the level breeze by.

Cue the uproar—Steam, Reddit, everywhere—players are flipping out over the 1.5 patch. Some accuse subreddit mods of axing complaints. One fan on Steam cried, “80 hours in, now I switched to console. Wuchang 1.0 forever!” And some are trying to roll back updates on Steam, which sounds like a tech nightmare.

Not all doom and gloom everywhere, though. Some say performance on PC is creeping upwards, albeit at a snail’s pace. Is Wuchang regaining its footing in Steam reviews? Meh, not really. Framerate crash complaints were swapped with cries of censorship foul play. Meanwhile, Leenzee’s keeping mum about why they messed with the narrative. And yep, Update 1.5 hit PS5 and Xbox Series X/S earlier today. So, that’s the chaos for now.