What it does best
A parade of cinematic bosses worth remembering
Fast, flashy martial-arts combat with satisfying spellwork
Chinese mythology rendered as blockbuster spectacle
A richly realized visual world rooted in Chinese myth
What might put you off
Long stretches of bland, confusing level design
Difficulty spikes, awkward hitboxes, and camera problems
The setup
What you are walking into
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.
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