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Black Myth: WuKong, a role-playing action game from Game Science studio, was released on PC and PlayStation 5. The Blix Team will tell you everything you need to know about the novelty of this material.
Highlights
- Details on player reviews, plot, and rating of the game
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What's the Game About?
Wukong starts with an epic in the spirit of the battle with Thor from God of War: Ragnarok. You are the mighty Monkey King, who can turn into a bird, summon clones, and even stop time.
Ahead of you is an army of villains with great magicians, and the battle with them is incredible: the characters pirouette, the operator chooses luxurious angles, and the editing interruptions are minimal. After such a spectacle, you want to throw money at the screen and give it 12 out of 10.
The plot of Black Myth: Wukong is based on the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. The protagonist, Destined One, has to embark on a dangerous adventure.
The protagonist must collect the relics of the famed monkey king Sun Wukong, imprisoned in stone during his last battle, hidden worldwide. To achieve his goal and uncover the secrets of the great legend, the character will have to face challenges and trials.
On his way, the hero will meet various enemies. He will have to fight a dragon, a giant bear, a huge spider, and other mythical opponents.
The main draw of Wukong is the abundance of bosses. You beat one colossal creature, ran down the path, and the next one jumped out of the sky.
In addition, the combat system is excellent. The protagonist owns a transforming staff and can also use various spells, skills, and equipment.
According to the authors, gamers can develop their character and select specific strategies to win battles. Users are waiting for about 80 bosses and hundreds of weaker enemies.
Game’s trailer
System Requirements
System Requirements
Before the release of Black Myth: WuKong, the developers released an official testing tool. The benchmark, which can be downloaded for free, allows gamers to check whether the PC meets the system requirements.
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Critics' and Gamers' Assessment
Stats from Steam Charts
Black Myth: Wukong topped the top of Steam's most anticipated games for many months. But did anyone believe that on release day, peak online would exceed 2 million players? CS 2, Dota 2, and PUBG have lower online numbers.
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Stats from Steam DB
If you consider only single-player story games, which Black Myth is, it tops the chart in terms of peak online:
- Black Myth: Wukong - 2.22 million.
- Cyberpunk 2077 - 1.05 million.
- Elden Ring - 953,000.
- Hogwarts Legacy - 879 thousand.
- Baldur's Gate III - 875 thousand.
The specialized press highly appreciated the game, and its rating on the Metacritic site is 81 points out of 100 (based on 60 reviews), which equates to "predominantly positive status."
The press praised the intense battles with enemies, the boss design, and the exciting world entire of secrets. However, there are drawbacks: due to the lack of a map, it is not easy to explore locations, clashes with enemies can get boring after a while, and the developers could have avoided bugs and sags.
Black Myth: Wukong Media Reviews:
- God is a Geek - 100/100;
- GamingBolt - 100/100;
- Hardcore Gamer - 90/100;
- PC Gamer - 87/100;
- GamesRadar+ - 80/100;
- IGN - 80/100;
- Windows Central - 70/100;
- Game Rant - 60/100;
- Screen Rant - 60/100.
Many gamers liked the graphics, soundtrack, and colorful locations. The developers were also praised for originality and DEI's rejection of diversity and inclusivity. Despite all the pluses, some still complained about technical problems.
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Media Scandal
Before the release, various Western media reported that the developers of Black Myth: Wukong were particular people. Allegedly, they were evil sexists. Journalists explicitly made it clear that it is unnecessary to financially support such people (as users found out later, the whole "evidence base" was based on incorrectly translated words of the developers).
We will leave the published material at this link. There's also a Twitter post. But comments are disabled everywhere else.
After the release, some media "quieted down." For example, IGN quietly published materials about the success of the "terrible" Black Myth Wukong. Players reminded the publication IGN that recently, they released materials about the developers' sexism and now quietly publish news about them.
The piece's authors also mention that in 2015, Game Science released some posters for its hiring campaign that allegedly demonstrated "Game Science's entrenched sexism." The posters are not presented in the article, nor are there any links to third-party resources where they could be viewed
As we can see, players support the game and continue to buy and play it.
Summary
For $69.99, the game is excellent quality and well worth it. Those with a penchant for RPGs will likely be fans of it. It has enjoyable gameplay, an attractive setting, and stunning graphics.
