“Strike. Strike. Backstep!” I told myself through gritted teeth as I combined my character’s attacks and defensive maneuvers in successive fluid motions, all to avoid the devastating attacks of a masked warrior with an aesthetic akin to that of an opera performer.
Then, I stared, mouth agape, as, at the last moment, I forgot to avoid a lightning-fast spear thrust that made the ground tremble. My character perished, which meant I had to take another crack at one of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers’ fearsome bosses.
