Fallen Feathers Faces Accusations of Censorship in Controversial Update

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers… man, it’s been called everything under the sun, right? Souls-slop, gooner-bait, and, to some folks, a pretty decent game. And now, we’ve got “censored” added to the roster. Why, you ask? Well, the 1.5 update hit, and it stirred the pot—a lot. Some angry fans in China, I guess? Diehard fans who grabbed the disc are feeling smug now, knowing they have the OG version from last month.

So, this patch—dropped earlier in the week—it had all these tweaks. Some were fine, like quickening the healing animation. Who doesn’t want speedy recovery, right? Dodging while healing? Genius. But then there’s stuff that’s got people side-eyeing. “Added dialogs for some NPCs to complete some plots,” they said. And, oh, they’re thinking of “optimizing” exhaustion animations. Whatever that means.

Leenzee, the devs—what were they on about? Turns out, it’s a bit wild. Lance McDonald, this hardcore fan, posted about it. He was like, “So now, you can’t kill big historical characters anymore. Instead, they just get tired and chat after you smack them around. Seriously.” So, folks like Liu Wenxiu, Liu Cheng’en, and Emperor Chongzhen? Alive and kicking, kinda.

Some guy tweeted, saying it was bonkers how people freaked about killing the “Dragon Emperor” zombie dude from the late Ming Dynasty. He was dead anyway in real history, so what’s the issue? Now he’s living? Messes up the story, if you ask me.

McDonald ranted on, “It’s like, actual censorship because some Chinese players were ticked off about offing significant historical figures. Really? Like, come on!” And what’s up with removing the ‘pray’ gesture? Said to be taught by a Portuguese Christian character. Plus, a bunch of Ming soldiers in Chapter 4 have turned into peace monks or something. That tough bit? Cakewalk now.

Throw in watered-down enemy armor and boss fights, and, well, the community’s not happy. Steam and Reddit are buzzing with rebellion. Some say Wuchang subreddit mods are deleting whiny posts. One fan was like, “After 80 hours on Steam, I switched to console.” High-fives to Wuchang 1.0, huh? Some are even trying to hack back to the good old days through file shenanigans.

But hold up—not everyone’s flipping tables over this update. Performance on PC’s getting better, little by little. Steam reviews, though? Still in the mud. Framerate drama swapped out for this censorship hullabaloo. Why’d Leenzee tweak the story? No clue. Update 1.5 just went live on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, if you’re curious.