I love a tough game. The kind of fight that makes you sweat, curse under your breath, and keep coming back for more. I’ve been through countless boss fights that seemed impossible at first but ended with me pumping my fist in the air. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers looked like another one of those games, a world full of creepy lore and enemies designed to break you then reward you for your stubbornness. And for the most part, it delivered. Right up until the Fierce Tiger showed up and made me throw in the towel.
The thing is, I don’t shy away from a challenge. Honglan? Utter chaos. Cheap attacks, nasty hitboxes. I adapted, I learned, and I smashed it. Bo sorcerer? Even worse. Timing that punished even the slightest mistake and bullshit spells. I still beat it. Liu Cheng’en? Don’t get me started. It was a proper rage-inducing fight, the kind that makes you question your life choices. I absolutely love having no stamina for an entire fight. But I did it. One by one, I took down every so-called bullshit boss Wuchang threw at me.
Then came The Fierce Tiger. And yeah, fierce tiger can get fucked.
It starts off deceptively cool. You walk into a temple courtyard, the air thick with tension. Then you hear the growl, low and menacing. The thing leaps into view and for a split second, you think this is going to be epic. It’s a monster of a fight, a slick design, quick as hell. But then it hits you, literally. And it doesn’t stop.
The Tiger is a blur. It doesn’t give you a second to breathe. Combos flow into each other with no clear gap, its movement is wild, and trying to heal feels like asking to be flattened. Sometimes it telegraphs a move, other times it just seems to teleport across the arena. There’s no rhythm, no proper chance to learn. It’s not hard in the usual way. It’s unpredictable and, frankly, feels cheap.
I did what I always do. I rebuilt my loadout, tried faster weapons, went heavier, changed tactics over and over. I learned its moves as best I could, but even after dozens of attempts, nothing stuck. This wasn’t one of those get good moments. It was the game saying, nah, you’re not winning this one.
And that’s the kicker. I can handle hard bosses. I thrive on them. The second, third, and fourth bosses pushed me to my limits but were satisfying in the end. But the Fierce Tiger? It crossed the line. I don’t mind dying to a fair fight. But when a boss feels like it’s bending the rules just to piss you off, that’s when I’m done. I’ve got better things to do than get wrecked by some oversized cat that doesn’t play fair.
Maybe some players will love it. Maybe they’ll call me soft or say I just needed to stick it out. Fair enough. But for me, there’s a point where fun becomes frustration, and that fight was it. I’m all for challenge, but I’m not here to get toyed with like a mouse. The Fierce Tiger might be beatable, but it wasn’t worth my time.
Still, I can’t hate Wuchang for it. Those first four bosses were some of the most intense, rewarding fights I’ve had in ages. The world is dark, the combat is sharp, and I’d recommend it to anyone who loves a brutal test of skill. Just know there’s a beast waiting in the middle of the game, and it doesn’t care about your patience or your pride. It’s fast, it’s nasty, and it broke me.
One day, maybe I’ll go back. But right now, fierce tiger can get fucked.