WhenWo Long: Fallen Dynastywas revealed at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, many instantly compared it to the likes ofNiohandBloodborne.The former comparisons were made because of the shared developer Team Ninja, and the latter because of the general themes seen inWo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s reveal trailer. It remains to be seen how it lives up to this legacy, but given both formerBloodborneandNiohdevelopers are working on it, that’s a promising start.

Since the showcase,Wo Long: Fallen Dynastyand Team Ninja have been rather quiet. Outside confirmation it would follow aSoulslike gameplaystyle of hard challenges, seen in bothNiohandBloodborne, no real gameplay has been shown. Despite this, Team Ninja did confirm some features coming to the game in a recent Twitter post, and it even confirmed the game will get a demo.

Some of these features are brand new reveals, including a character creator, a morale system, a game trial, and the inclusion of sorcery (at least this seems to imply players will be able to use sorceries inWo Long: Fallen Dynasty). Other mentions include weapons based on Chinese martial arts, the appearance of famous warlords fromChina’s Three Kingdoms era, and creatures from Chinese Mythology. Given thatWo Longis billed as following a militia soldier who is fighting for their survival during a demon plague set in the Three Kingdoms, where players must “overcome the odds by awakening the true power from within,” all of this fits the bill perfectly.

Perhaps the most interesting confirmation is the gameplay trial in the near future, especially since gameplay forWo Longhas yet to been fully shown. It’s a bold statement ofTeam Ninja’s confidence in the game if a gameplay trial were to soon follow a gameplay trailer. Of course, near future could mean anything here, but before the end of 2022 would seem reasonable based on the verbiage. After all,Wo Longis set to release in early 2023.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynastyreleases early 2023 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.