Topic: Black Myth Wukong

So Fextralife has just posted a video about his recent experience when playing Black Myth Wukong… and I’m left a little deflated I’m not gonna lie.

Even though the game is by a first time dev team out of China, the gameplay footage shown over the last few years just appealed to me so much, that it has probably been my most anticipated game since God of War: Ragnarok released last year. Partly because of its souls-like gameplay, partly because of its dark reinterpretation of the Into the West mythos and just how great the combat encounters looked with some epic looking boss fights… but my normal trepidation towards games from unproven origins was superseded, probably in error tbh… for me at least.

Reason being, Fextralife’s experience with the game seems to indicate it is basically a boss-rush… with very little mobs or world exploration. Now I love a good boss fight don’t get me wrong… but I honestly think it’s the exploration around labyrinthine level-design that keeps me coming back to the genre.

Oh well, maybe (unlikely as it is) the devs are keeping stuff back from the demo.

Oh no, I thought this game looked too good to be true and something would lessen its appeal and boss rush is it. Boss rush games don't appeal to me in the slightest but there are those that enjoy them.

Still the whole Souls like genre is going stronger than ever so I'm sure there will be plenty else to play, not least the Elden ring dlc which seems (to me) that it's scope has probably been increased since the success of the main game. In From we trust.

@colonelkilgore I saw the reveal trailer for this, which perked my interest. Beyond that, I haven’t followed this one too closely. I agree, a huge part of what makes this type of game resonate so deeply is the journey. Being dropped into an unfamiliar, alien world and slowly uncovering its context, its secrets, its lessons as you explore on your own terms, forging your own story, is a brand of special sauce that few studios outside of From Software grasp. That said, I wouldn’t count this out yet. It’s hard to watch that video and not be blown away by the potential on display. It does make wonder if they’re holding something back, as there seems to be very little point in mechanics such as turning into a cicada if you can’t do anything interesting with it beyond bypassing a couple enemies to reach a boss. I guess time will tell.

P.S. Good to see you around these parts!

@Jimmer-jammer cheers bud… yeah fingers crossed that there’s more to it than what Fextra got to experience. As you said, it looks incredible and would be a real waste without one of the foundational aspects of the genre.

I have been waiting for this game and watching that video above still impressing me the quality speaks for itself, 4k gaming.