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Black Myth Wukongis now available on the PlayStation 5 and PC platforms and the gaming community immediately fell in love with this new and ambitious project. The game developers emphasized heavily on Chinese mythology, and players were quick to draw comparisons with other iconic gaming franchises and their influences.
Players were captivated by the visuals and beautiful landscapes in the game and were impressed by the massive creatures in the background. Santa Monica Studio is renowned for this in its previous projects, and fans were satisfied to see more similarities with another gaming franchise instead of the Soulslike genre.
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The gaming community is focused on exploring every square inch of the worldGame Sciencehas worked on in the past few years. The game was greeted with an impressively high number of players on launch day, especially on PC which led toan astronomically successful release ofBlack Myth: Wukongand a testament to the influence of single-player games.
The game’s combat system has striking similarities with the intense combat of the Soulsborne franchise, and some players were bold enough to claim thatthis game will be much better thanElden Ringand will overthrow the game’s long reign. Early reactions are extremely positive and Game Science took its time and studied other aspects of successful single-player games.
Black Myth WuKong’s actually insane lol. Here’s me with my lil warthog buddy, we rocked up to the island on THE BACK OF A GIANT TURTLE! 😅🔥These kinds of things make it feel more like Chinese God of War than Soulsborne. An epic grand fantasy adventure.#PS5#BlackMythWukongpic.twitter.com/RzOwq3Lk93
The massive scale enamored players and reminded them of the good old days of playing the recentGod of Wargames. The Norse Saga was a step in the right direction to revitalize a much older franchise featuring different gods and mythologies.
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Santa Monica Studio did a fantastic job of taking the source material and making a few necessary adjustments to cater to the story they are telling. The developers of Game Science were inspired by the one-shot camera technique thatsmoothly blends in a cinematic after-gameplayand a seamless transition and vice versa for a much more immersive gaming experience.
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The featured clip above showcased a giant turtle creature in the background, similar to how the World Serpent lingers in the Lake of Nine inGod of War. The Destined One can be seen with an ally standing in front of a giant turtle creature, and the resemblance is uncanny.
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Fans are convinced that this game is more akin to theGod of Warfranchise than the Soulslike genre and hope director Hidetaka Miyazaki will not borrowthe unique boss feature introduced by Game Sciencein future projects. The genre is renowned for the difficult and intense combat, something Santa Monica Studio is far more forgiving.
It is rare for game developers to feature culture and mythology. Game Science single-handedly carried Chinese culture in a video game. Perhaps the Destined One and Kratos will get along famously. Mythology enthusiasts will have the time of their lives.
What are your thoughts aboutBlack Myth: Wukong? Let us know in the comments section below!
Rouvin Josef Quirimit
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Piqued by his interest in superheroes during the early days of Marvel movies, Rouvin fell in a rabbit hole of pop culture. His passion for movies led to video games and he fell in love with God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, and more great single-player games that paved the way for his career as a gaming writer.
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