Wo Long's technical issues are driving players up the wall, but its controls could be a bigger problem

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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty came out today, but it could probably have used a little extra time in the oven. Players across the internet are complaining about all sorts of technical problems with the game's PC version: dropped frames, stuttering, issues with shaders, and other  performance issues that have become disturbingly common in PC ports over the past couple of years. But that might not even be the worst of it, players using a keyboard and mouse to play the game are reporting some truly baffling design choices with Wo Long's controls.

You don't have to go far to find players complaining about technical problems. Only 31% of Wo Long's 2,331 user reviews(opens in new tab) are positive at time of writing, and many of the negative ones mention the game's performance. One review from a user named AloneInSilence(opens in new tab) sums it up, calling the game «Unplayable» due to «Constant stuttering, regular freezes, occasional crashes,» which happen «in gameplay, in cutscenes, and even navigating menus». Issues like these were also present in the game's demo (video below), and it seems the full game is no different.

Here's examples of frames dropping while playing Wo Long demo...this is on performance mode. I know people prob gonna say it's my pc… listen I was just playing Returnal flawlessly! no other games doing this lol my 1080ti can still hang!!! Likely will play full game on console. pic.twitter.com/LUl64FcaduFebruary 26, 2023

Over on Reddit, a user called Individual-Error5651(opens in new tab) complains that their Game Pass version of Wo Long is inexplicably locked at 720p on their RTX 3060, but somehow still only manages to run at 10-15 frames per second.

But for every lament about Wo Long's technical issues, there's