The game events also occur during the time of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.), though it contains elements for the Three Kingdoms period that succeeded it, and the player will be fighting many warlords from that period as per IGN's latest developer interview. However, in other texts, the Yellow Dragon Qilin is also mentioned as a fifth deity, and so the game allows the players to harness the powers of five different elements and mythical creatures as they wish. They are The Azure Dragon (Qinglong in-game), The White Tiger (Baihu), The Vermillion Bird (Zhuque), and The Black Tortoise (Xuanwu). RELATED: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Showcases Intense Boss Battle In New TrailerĪs per ancient Chinese traditions, players will be able to channel the power of the Four Auspicious Beats who were given names and identities in Taoism practices and oversaw the seasons and the elements. The trailer directly references a Taoist character who is looking for that jade to create the ultimate elixir of immortality, strongly hinting at the identity of his real historical counterpart, Xu Fu. A famous story is one where the Chinese Taoist Xu Fu was sent on a big expedition to the legendary Penglai Mountain across the seas to search for that elixir, but never returned. Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Team Ninja have released a new Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty story trailer to shed light on the fabled "Elixir of Life" as one of the game's core themes.Īncient Chinese rulers often sought the elixir in order to achieve immortality and eternal life, and believed minerals like jade, cinnabar, and hematite contributed to longevity.
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