Black Myth Wukong is scheduled for release on PC and PlayStation 5 on August 20, 2024. It is the most anticipated game of August on Steam.
Four days before launch, the first reviews and ratings began appearing online. After several dozen publications, the average score for Black Myth Wukong stands at 84 out of 100 on Metacritic.
Among the problematic aspects noted:
- Combat can feel repetitive.
- Level design causes frustration (difficult to navigate).
- Performance issues are observed, for example, mentioning “Minor stuttering on PC”
The PC Gamer reviewer describes the impressions of performance as follows:
“...yet another game suffering from the curse of graphics shaders that sap performance so heavily that instead of respeccing skill points, you find yourself changing graphics settings to find a combination that lets you progress further...”
Some outlet scores:
Trailer: https://youtu.be/pnSsgRJmsCc
Black Myth: Wukong is described as follows: “[this is] an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. The story is based on ‘Journey to the West’, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.”
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