Fallen Feathers Faces Censorship Allegations in Controversial Update

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, huh? This game has been called everything from Souls-slop to gooner-bait, and yeah, even surprisingly good. But now, guess what? Add “censored” to the list. Why? A 1.5 update just dropped, and it’s… well, let’s say it’s stirring up a pot of spicy controversy, especially with some fans in China. I mean, some folks are relieved they snagged it on disc. They’re grinning, knowing they can play the OG version whenever.

So, this patch, it rolled out earlier this week. A bunch of stuff changed. Mostly, seemed pretty chill, you know? Speedy healing animation—always a win, right? You can bail out of recovery animations by dodging now. i-frames got some love, too, when you’re knocked flat on your back. But there’s more here, like, under the surface. “Added dialogs for some NPCs to complete some plots,” they said. Huh. What’s that about? Oh, and there’s something about optimizing exhaustion animations. Gotta love “plot performance,” whatever that means.

Leenzee, the devs, are talking in riddles. But it didn’t take long to figure out. Lance McDonald, the Souls wizard who’s been championing Wuchang, spilled the beans on social media. Turns out, you can’t off historically big-shot bosses or NPCs. Nope. They get “exhausted” instead. So they like, chill out and chat with you after a showdown. Seriously, Liu Wenxiu, Liu Cheng’en, and Emperor Chongzhen—they used to kick the bucket in the story, but now? They just keep on living.

And, let me show you a gem from Twitter:

> People went nuts you could take down the late-stage Ming Dynasty “Dragon Emperor” in the game. Come on, he was dead in history by then! You were smacking a zombie version to stop his comeback. Being offended by that? Totally wild. And now he survives? Plot’s kinda toast.

Lance kept going, “It’s actual censorship, folks. Chinese players didn’t like seeing their historical figures biting dust, so… here we are.” Even the “pray” gesture from that Portuguese Christian character—yeah, that’s scrapped too. And those tough Ming soldiers in Chapter 4? Wanna breeze through them? Now you can, like a stroll in the park.

Add nerfing enemy armor and bosses to the mix, and bam! Patch 1.5? Fans are flipping out on Steam and Reddit. Some folks are claiming subreddit mods are doing some sneaky deleting of complaints. “80 hours on Steam and I jumped to console,” said one diehard. “Long Live Wuchang 1.0.” Yeah, some peeps are even trying to rollback updates on Steam by poking around in files.

Not everyone’s flipping tables over the update, though. The game’s performance? Slowly getting its act together on PC. But is Wuchang’s Steam rating bouncing back? Nah, not really. Framerate crash complaints just swapped places with review-bombing on censorship. Leenzee? No word on why they shook up Wuchang’s story. Oh, and Update 1.5? It’s live on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S now.