They censored everything.. | Asmongold TV

August 25, 2026

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In a move that one observer described as "actual censorship due to pressure from Chinese players who are upset about being able to kill historically significant characters from the end of the Ming Dynasty," the developers of the action game Wu Chang: Fallen Feathers released a patch that fundamentally rewrote their own story. The 1.5 update, which also tightened combat mechanics and improved performance, quietly made it impossible to kill any historically significant bosses or NPCs. Characters who previously died in the game's fiction now survive their encounters, falling to the ground exhausted before getting up to talk to the player. A series of Ming soldiers in one chapter were also changed to not fight the player at all, turning a previously challenging section into a breeze. As one fan wrote on Steam, "The 1.5 patch adds censorship and makes changes to NPC dialogues, NPC deaths, quest outcomes, gameplay mechanics such as the madness system. It completely affects the story's message and endings."

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1 (02:04) **The "Censorship" Claim and Initial Reaction** - Asmongold introduces the article about *Wuchang: Fallen Feathers* being censored, and contrasts his expectation (covering up sexualized content) with what actually happened.
2 (03:47) **The Real Changes: No Killing Historical Figures** - The host details the actual controversial changes in the patch, specifically that historically significant NPCs and bosses can no longer be killed.
3 (06:06) **The Motivation: Chinese Audiences and Government Pressure** - Asmongold argues the changes are driven by the extreme sensitivity of Chinese audiences and the risk of government intervention, not a vocal minority.
4 (12:28) **The "CCP Patch" and Cultural Complexity** - The host reframes the update as a "CCP patch" and argues Western players don't understand the complexities of how other governments exercise power over cultural depictions.
5 (14:40) **Gameplay Impact: Enemies That Don't Fight** - The host highlights that the patch also makes a previously challenging section trivial by changing Ming soldiers to not attack the player.
6 (18:02) **The "Mandate of Heaven" and Flood Censorship** - A viewer comment connects the censorship to the ancient political concept of the "Mandate of Heaven," where floods are seen as a sign a ruler has lost the mandate.
7 (20:12) **Rebuttal to a Viewer: Politics vs. Gore** - Asmongold directly addresses a viewer who compared the censorship of historical figures to the removal of skulls and bones in other games, calling the comparison "stupid."

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