As the first AAA game carefully crafted by a Chinese game developer, Black Myth Wukong has been attracting a lot of attention since its debut in 2020. It has excellent visual effects, innovative design concepts, and a deep exploration of traditional Chinese culture. Now, with the official release of the game, here are five things you should know to make your experience of Black Myth Wukong better.
5. Performance Issues Have Not Been Fully Resolved
The game has impressed players with its visual effects, its detailed pictures and harmonious color matching fully demonstrate the game’s aesthetic design. However, players need a PC with a fairly high configuration to run the game smoothly at Max settings, and this is under the premise of enabling DLSS.
High-performance PCs may not completely avoid performance issues when playing Black Myth Wukong. It is expected that the development team will fix these initial technical glitches later. So if you don’t mind waiting, you can choose to postpone your entry to ensure a more complete and smooth gaming experience. These issues are not considered major flaws as long as they do not seriously affect the overall experience of the game.
4. Only Some Areas Feel Like Part Of Open World
Despite Black Myth Wukong’s extolled visuals, it does not offer an open world experience similar to Elden Ring. Now that the game is available, it is clear that while some areas in the game are open and give players relative freedom to explore, but it is not equivalent to the traditional open world architecture.
Nevertheless, this does not mean that Black Myth Wukong lacks in the gaming experience. It is still a game worth recommending. Players can still enjoy the fun of free roaming in many areas, which are somewhat close to the feeling of the open world.
For players who like to explore the vast world to collect and use various game items, Black Myth Wukong still provides a certain exploration element. Therefore, whether it is by solving puzzles in the environment or using Black Myth Wukong Items to deal with powerful enemies, these elements increase the interactivity and fun of the game.
3. Playtime Is Not As Long As Expected
The trailers and early gameplay of Black Myth Wukong showed players an enormous world full of life, many enemies, and exploration elements. After the game was released, it even exceeded expectations in some aspects. The main storyline of the game takes about 15 hours to complete, and it takes about 32 hours to reach 100% completion.
But for players who expect an adventure of more than 60 hours, they may be disappointed. But it is certain that Black Myth Wukong provides players with satisfactory content and experience in these 32 hours of game time.
2. Cutscenes Are Long But Beautiful
The narrative part of Black Myth Wukong is enhanced by cutscenes, which undoubtedly adds depth and beauty to the storyline. However, this also leads to different opinions about the interruption of the rhythm of the game. In video games, opinions on cutscenes have always been polarized. Some players appreciate the cinematic experience they add to the game, while others think that too many cutscenes affect the interactivity of the game, making them feel more like watching a movie than participating in a game.
Specifically, for Black Myth Wukong, it takes about 15 hours to complete the main storyline of the game, and about 32 hours if you pursue full completion. Cutscenes account for about 20% of the main storyline. For players who prefer games with rich narrative elements such as the new God of War or Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2, this ratio may be just right. However, for players who expect as much game interaction as possible and less non-interactive content, this number of cutscenes may make them feel a little too much.
1. Black Myth Wukong Is More Forgiving Than Souls Series Games
Black Myth Wukong does have the shadow of Souls series game in its design, which is undeniable. The various bosses throughout the game, the avoidance-based combat mechanism, the fixed game difficulty, and the overall design concept are similar to FromSoftware’s works.
However, the game is more forgiving in how it handles played errors and failures. For example, players do not lose skill points upon death, and character upgrades can be made anywhere in the game, not just in specific rest areas.
In terms of weapon selection, while Destined One’s staff is an interesting and powerful weapon, Black Myth Wukong is more limited compared to the diverse weapon selection of Souls series games. Overall, Black Myth Wukong borrows elements from Souls series in some ways, but it also offers a more forgiving gaming experience that may appeal to a wider range of players.
Overall, Black Myth Wukong is a well-crafted AAA game, and while it may still have some issues, overall, Black Myth Wukong is a game worth trying. Players need to understand the above five points before entering the game in order to better experience this game.
