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Black Myth: Wukong

Game Science

2024•Hack and slash•PEGI 16•About 44 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyfastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and accessible: an expansive hack-and-slash game, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

88 / 100

257 ratings

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About This Game

Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed by Game Science, inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. Players control the Destined One, a staff-wielding monkey protagonist, through mostly linear levels interspersed with expansive areas. The game features Soulslike elements, a flexible skill system, and boss encounters of varying intensity. It was the first installment in the Black Myth series and is widely regarded as the first AAA game from the Chinese video game industry.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Following his legendary pilgrimage to the West alongside the Tang Monk, Sun Wukong ascends to Buddhahood but rejects the Celestial Court in favor of his simple life on Mount Huaguo. The Court, grown mistrustful, sends an army led by Erlang Shen to force his submission. During their duel, the binding circlet incapacitates Wukong, and he is sealed in stone, severed from six powerful relics corresponding to his senses. Over the following centuries, the monkeys of the mountain seek to recover these relics and revive their fallen king. The Destined One, one of these monkeys, sets out on a journey...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAll consuming questSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Journey to the westChinese mythology

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Details

Developer: Game Science
Publisher: Game Science
Released: 20 August 2024
Series: Black Myth
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 26h rushed, 44h normally, 68h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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