Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Dev Apologizes for Performance Issues
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– Developer Leenzee apologized for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers’ launch issues and promised a detailed explanation, while actively monitoring player feedback.
– Compensation for players includes extra deluxe costumes, weapons, and headgear items for Standard and Deluxe edition owners.
– Performance optimizations planned include fixing crashes, improving frame rates, adjusting difficulty, and enhancing AI logic for monsters and bosses.
– The game launched with significant technical issues, including poor performance and bugs, resulting in a “Mostly Negative” Steam rating despite high player numbers.
– Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike action-RPG set in the late Ming Dynasty, praised for its combat and level design but criticized for difficulty spikes and ambushes.
The developers behind Wuchang: Fallen Feathers have issued a public apology following widespread criticism of the game’s technical performance at launch. Leenzee, the studio responsible for the action-RPG, acknowledged player frustrations and outlined plans to address optimization problems, missing rewards, and other concerns through upcoming patches.
In a recent Steam update, the team expressed regret over the rocky release, stating they are actively monitoring feedback across all platforms. “Every piece of criticism and every suggestion has been heard, discussed, and will inform our next steps,” the developer confirmed. To make amends, additional in-game rewards have been granted, Deluxe Edition owners will receive three exclusive costume sets and four weapons, while Standard Edition players get three new headgear items.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a game that initially burst onto the scene with a remarkable 114,000 concurrent players, marking one of Steam’s most significant non-FromSoftware Soulslike launches, now grapples with a player base expressing deep dissatisfaction.
Developer Leenzee has publicly acknowledged the game’s significant shortcomings, stating, “We take full responsibility for these shortcomings and are working tirelessly to deliver the experience players deserve.” This comes as the game’s Steam rating sits at “Mostly Negative,” with a mere 22 percent of over 9,300 reviews offering a positive assessment. Players quickly voiced concerns about poor optimization, rigid combat mechanics, and a protagonist who failed to resonate, overshadowing the title’s early promise. Leenzee has detailed immediate efforts to rectify performance issues, specifically focusing on crash fixes across various hardware configurations.
Beyond technical stability, the studio has also committed to correcting regional pricing errors and resolving a pre-order reward bug, offering affected players a complimentary digital soundtrack as a gesture of goodwill. Set in the tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, the game casts players as a warrior afflicted by a peculiar feather disease, navigating a decaying empire teeming with supernatural threats. While its tense combat, intricate level design, and challenging boss encounters have drawn praise, critics have pointed to inconsistent difficulty spikes and frustrating ambush mechanics as areas needing refinement.
Currently available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is also accessible to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers at no extra cost. The developer has appealed for patience from the community as updates are deployed, emphasizing their long-term commitment to enhancing the game.
(Source: IGN)
