Why is the game celebrated and criticized?

The first trailer for the supposed new movie was four years ago. Souls like game “Black Myth Wukong” has been released. Since then, millions of players have been waiting for the game from Chinese game developer “Game Science”. On August 20th of this year, the time has finally come. The hype surrounding the game seems to be non-stop.

Graphically stylized

“Black Myth Wukong” takes first and foremost the place in its visuals. The linear game world looks stunningly beautiful, as it was imagined from the very first trailer. With a beautiful wealth of details that make the world flourish. And that’s exactly what gave the game its current success. In just three days, it has already sold more than 10 million copies. The gaming platform “Steam” also set a new record. On Sunday, more than 37 million people were online on the platform at the same time – perhaps also because of “Black Myth Wukong.” The Chinese role-playing game now holds the second place in the Steam rankings. There were more than 2.4 million players in the game at the same time. The hype game “Palworld” had previously reached 2.1 million concurrent players at the beginning of the year.

© SteamDB screenshot

Nice setting, poor depth.

The game’s story is inspired by the 16th century Chinese novel “Journey to the West.” As a Monkey King with magical powers, you wander through a fantastic Chinese mythical world. But it comes with a lot of invisible walls and takes away a bit of the magic. Boss battles are much easier than those in its predecessors like “Dark Souls” or “Elden Ring” and often appear disjointed one after the other. However, for beginners like Souls, it’s a good game to get acquainted with the genre.

Success under criticism

Despite the game's huge success, there are also criticisms. Before the release, it was announced that the streamers had received a lot of specifications. Among other things, “feminist propaganda” is prohibited and the use of words like “Covid-19”, “isolation” and “quarantine” is prohibited. The development studio itself is not seen in such a good light. IGN Gaming Magazine Last year, the studio's alleged comments were actually reproduced and were highly sexist. The studio does not wish to respond to these allegations, as “Guardian” He writes.