One of the Biggest Day One Xbox Game Pass Games of 2023 is Getting DLC

Developers of the historical fantasy action gameWo Long: Fallen Dynastyhave announced that it will get its first DLC on June 29th.Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s upcoming expansion is titledBattle of Zhongyuanand introduces a new scenario with a host of new content.Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo releasedWo Long: Fallen Dynastyon March 3rd, 2023. The game takes place in second-century China during the highly fictionalized version of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Players take the role of a nameless soldier who rescues a Blindfolded Boy from a rebel attack. The boy turns out to be the Chinese rain god Yinglong, and players must embark on a quest to save China from the machinations of the Taoist sorcerer Yu Ji.RELATED:Wo Long Update 1.06 Adds ‘Inner Discipline’ Feature, Fixes Major Bugs, and MoreTeam Ninja announcedWo Long: Fallen Dynasty’sfirst expansion on May 26th.Battle of Zhongyuanfeatures a new scenario with new stages, a new difficulty level, a new weapon type, and new enemies. Developers didn’t offer much specific information about the upcoming expansion but promised to show more as the release date approaches. While Team Ninja hasn’t talked about the DLC’s plot, it likely takes place during the early Three Kingdoms period, after the main game’s events.

Zhongyuan refers to a region of east central China along the Yellow River. It’s often considered the birthplace of Chinese civilization and was viewed as the center of the world by people in ancient China. The titleBattle of Zhongyuanmay refer to the historical Battle of Guandu. It was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in 200 AD and laid the groundwork for the establishment of the Kingdom of Cao Wei during China’s Three Kingdom period, which began not long afterthe events ofWo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were major characters inWo Long: Fallen Dynastyand the end of the game foreshowed the events of the Three Kingdoms Period.Wo Longpublisher Koe Tecmo seems to have a particular affinity for the Three Kingdoms, having depicted it in multiple generations ofDynasty WarriorsandRomance of the Three Kingdomsgames. The most recent of those games,Dynasty Warriors 9andRomance of the Three Kingdoms 14, released in 2018 and 2020.

Of course,Wo Long’s gameplay has more in common with Team Ninja’sNiohseries of historical fantasy games than either franchise. Unfortunately, despiteWo Long: Fallen Dynastyseeing a reasonably positive receptionat launch, it failed to matchNioh’s success. Hopefully, theBattle of Zhongyuanwill give the game a much-needed boost.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynastyis out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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