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Black Myth: Wukong

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Black Myth: Wukong
Developer(s)Game Science
Publisher(s)Game Science
Producer(s)Feng Ji
Yang Qi
Artist(s)Yang Qi
EngineUnreal Engine 5[1]
Platform(s)
Release
  • PlayStation 5, Windows
  • August 20, 2024
  • Xbox Series X/S
  • TBA
Genre(s)Action role-playing, soulslike
Mode(s)Single-player
Black Myth: Wukong
Simplified Chinese黑神话：悟空
Traditional Chinese黑神話：悟空

Black Myth: Wukong (黑神话：悟空) is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Game Science. It is inspired by the 16th-century classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. It is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5 and Windows on August 20, 2024, with an Xbox Series X/S version slated for a later release.

The game is reportedly the first installment in an expected Black Myth series, which will explore different stories in Chinese mythology.[2]

Gameplay[edit]

Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game.[3][4][5] It is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West.[6][7]

The player controls a monkey referred to as the Destined One,[3][4][8] who is based on Sun Wukong from the novel.[3][8] The character's primary weapon is a staff known as the Ruyi Jingu Bang.[5] The player can make use of the character's various abilities and spells, including transformation spells that change the character into a different creature or being.[3][5] One of the transformations is Guangzhi, a wolfman who wields a fire glaive.[3][5] The game has a skill tree to upgrade the character.[3][4]

The game follows a mostly linear progression interspersed with larger areas.[9] The enemies come as the various yaoguai encountered throughout the world.[5][9]

Soundtrack[edit]

The game has been authorized by the China Central Television to use the theme song from its 1986 TV series Journey to the West.[10]

Marketing[edit]

On August 20, 2020, the developer Game Science released a trailer comprising gameplay in the pre-alpha build.[11] It demonstrates the game on Unreal Engine 4.[12] It shows a montage of the protagonist venturing through the world and fighting various foes.[12] Within one day, the video had nearly two million views on YouTube and ten million views on Bilibili.[13] The game had been in development for about two years by the time the video released.[2]

On February 8, 2021, Game Science released a promotional video in celebration of the upcoming year of the ox.[14] The footage does not represent the game's plot, but it gives a look to its visuals.[15]

On August 19, 2021, Game Science released an Unreal Engine 5 gameplay trailer.[16] It revealed that they made the move to develop the game on Unreal Engine 5.[17]

As of June 2024, the game is the most wishlisted on Steam according to SteamDB.[18]

Release[edit]

In a 2020 interview with IGN China, Game Science said that they planned to release the game no less than three years from then.[19] They aim to release the game for PC as well as mainstream consoles.[20] In January 2023, they released a short film for the upcoming year of the rabbit, which revealed that the game would be released in the summer of 2024.[21]

At The Game Awards 2023, Game Science released a trailer announcing the game's release date as August 20, 2024.[7][22] In June 2024, they announced that the Xbox Series X/S version was delayed for optimization on the platform.[23][24]

Controversy[edit]

IGN accusation of the game sexism.[25]

Alleged China connections[edit]

Paralleled with the Atomic Heart developed by Mundfish. Game Science had been accusation by Westerns politicians of harvesting data of users based in China and even providing to the CCP agency for the national security issues. Once again, The developer have denied the allegations and have no ties to Chinese president, Xi Jinping. [26]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Skrebels, Joe (August 19, 2021). "Black Myth: Wukong Switches to Unreal Engine 5 - Supports 4K, 60FPS, Ray Tracing, and More". IGN. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Young, Charles (September 11, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong - The World Exclusive Story Behind the Breakout Action-RPG". IGN.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Wood, Austin (June 16, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is easily among the best and best-looking action RPGs I've played in years, and after 2 hours hands-on I see why the devs don't call it a Soulslike". GamesRadar+.
  4. ^ a b c Smith, Mat (June 18, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks". Engadget.
  5. ^ a b c d e Van Aken, Alex (August 20, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Preview - A Classic Tale Retold". Game Informer.
  6. ^ Van Allen, Eric (August 20, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong Is an Upcoming Soulslike Adaptation of a Classic Chinese Novel". USgamer. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Holiday, Charming (December 8, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong Confirms 2024 Release Date". Game Rant. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Peachey, Jack (December 10, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong's Character and Enemy Design Set It Apart From Other Soulslike Games". Game Rant.
  9. ^ a b Nightingale, Ed (June 25, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong is a brilliant boss rush, but is it a Soulslike?". Eurogamer.
  10. ^ "《黑神话：悟空》获得86版《西游记》序曲"云宫迅音"正版授权 _ 游民星空". GamerSky (in Chinese). August 20, 2020. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Black Myth: Wukong - 13 Minutes Official Gameplay Trailer". YouTube. Game Science. August 20, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Hollis, Daniel (August 20, 2020). "'Black Myth: Wukong' announced with stunning gameplay footage". NME.
  13. ^ Ye, Josh (August 21, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong in race to become China's first AAA game". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Black Myth: Wukong - Chinese New Year greetings". YouTube. Game Science. February 8, 2021.
  15. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 9, 2021). "Black Myth: Wukong re-emerges with another stunning gameplay video". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Black Myth: Wukong 12 Minutes UE5 Gameplay Test". YouTube. Game Science. August 19, 2021.
  17. ^ Cryer, Hirun (August 20, 2021). "Black Myth: Wukong trailer reveals switch to Unreal Engine 5". GamesRadar+.
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ Skrebels, Joe (September 11, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong - 19 New Details We've Learned". IGN. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021.
  20. ^ Skrebels, Joe (August 21, 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong Developer Responds to Huge Popularity of First Trailer". IGN. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020.
  21. ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (January 16, 2023). "Black Myth: WuKong Launches Summer 2024". IGN. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023.
  22. ^ LeBlanc, Wesley (December 7, 2023). "Black Myth: Wukong Gets August Release Date In New Gameplay Trailer". Game Informer. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023.
  23. ^ Nightingale, Ed (June 7, 2024). "Black Myth Wukong won't be on Xbox at launch". Eurogamer.
  24. ^ Schomer, Matthew (June 8, 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong Dev Has Bad News for Xbox Gamers". Game Rant.
  25. ^ https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west
  26. ^ https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/video-games-are-chinas-next-soft-power-grab/

External links[edit]

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