Release Date: August 20, 2024
A third-person action game with RPG and soulslike elements, created by the Chinese studio Game Science. Playing as the titular WuKong, we explore a dark fantasy world inspired by Chinese mythology. Our character uses mainly his staff and gradually becomes stronger.
Black Myth: Wukong is a third-person action game with RPG elements, developed and published by the Chinese company Game Science.
The action of Black Myth: Wukong is set in a dark fantasy world inspired by the mythology of the Middle Kingdom. The game's story is based on the classic 16th-century novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. The player takes on the role of the titular Chosen One - the Monkey King, who embarks on a dangerous journey to discover the truth hidden behind the magnificent legend.
Although Black Myth: Wukong draws some elements - such as camera work - from the soulslike subgenre, it is essentially a demanding action RPG. It does not offer the option to choose the difficulty level, but we don't lose experience points at the moment of death, unlike the "full-fledged" representatives of the mentioned genre.
One of the main elements of the game are demanding fights with various, ingeniously designed bosses. The game features exploring subsequent, interconnected locations, but it is not an open world title. Progress is made more difficult because of encountering both "ordinary" enemies and minibosses. A significant portion of enemies resemble characters and creatures found in Chinese mythology and in the Journey to the West.
The Monkey King uses a staff during battles, gradually mastering more advanced techniques of wielding it. The protagonist also learns magic - including powerful spells and transformations into animals or insects. The skills we acquire increase our chances in combat, and sometimes allow to avoid it.
However, this is not always possible - therefore, it is necessary to increase the level of the hero, using experience points gained from defeated enemies. In this way - and also by exploring the world - we also acquire better equipment, which can tip the scales in our favor in many battles.
Both enemies and characters who are peacefully inclined towards the protagonist are the source of stories full of love, hatred, greed, and anger. We get to know them by performing sequences of quests associated with them. In doing so, we also discover the motives that guide individual characters.
The game only offers a single player mode, presented in the form of a story campaign. It lacks a coop option and other forms of multiplayer fun.
Black Myth: Wukong was created using Unreal Engine 5 – technology from Epic Games.
Before the premiere of Black Myth: Wukong, its creators published a Benchmark Tool on Steam for free - it allows to check how the game performs on our PC and to compare it with the system requirements.
The mythological Sun Wukong, the character after whom the game's protagonist was based, was also an inspiration for Japanese mangaka Akira Toriyama when creating the first chapters of the Dragon Ball series and its main character – Son Goku.
Platforms:
PC Windows August 20, 2024
PlayStation 5 August 20, 2024
Xbox Series X/S August 20, 2025
Developer: Game Science
Publisher: Game Science
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Black Myth: Wukong Review: Monkey Magic
Despite its soulslike elements, Black Myth: Wukong feels accessible, looks amazing, and gives you plenty of ways to play it to your liking. It’s not perfect, but it is a game you should try.
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System Requirements for Black Myth: Wukong Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 580, 130 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 5700 XT, 130 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Ultra System Requirements:
(4K / RT) Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 32 GB RAM, graphic card 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 Super, 130 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Black Myth: Wukong Video Game.
Black Myth: Wukong Review: Monkey Magic
Despite its soulslike elements, Black Myth: Wukong feels accessible, looks amazing, and gives you plenty of ways to play it to your liking. It’s not perfect, but it is a game you should try.
TheSixthAxis: 6 / 10 by Jason Coles
Black Myth: Wukong is a stunning game to look at, but the exploration is lacking, and the fighting is just sort of fine for the most part. It's just a bit uninspiring, and isn't a game that I'm expecting to stick with me for any length of time now that I'm done with it.
Game Rant: 3 / 5 by Dalton Cooper
Black Myth: Wukong is a game that shies away from the Soulslike label, yet it is clearly gunning for the Soulslike audience. It is far from the best in the genre, but it's also not the worst game that has followed in Dark Souls' footsteps. If you go into it expecting a mostly standard Soulslike experience with some blood-boiling boss encounters mixed in with basic level design, you will have a better time than if you were going into it expecting it to be like a traditional character action game.
Metro GameCentral: 6 / 10
An ambitious but uneven action role-player, with impressive visuals and excellent boss battles, that are held back by an inherent shallowness – particularly in the lack of meaningful exploration.
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