Black Myth: Wukong Review: The Soulslike Action Hype Train Is A Little Off-Rails

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In the role of the 'Destined One', takes players on a cinematic, story-driven experience in an Action RPG based on an adaptation of Using dynamic combat and skills to defeat formidable enemies, cunning spirits, and the mythic Yaoguai, players traverse through breathtaking landscapes, from lush forests to towering mountains and mystical temples.

While there are elements of great design by developer GameScience — engaging narrative and varied boss fights especially — also presents issues that can severely impact the gameplay experience and reliability of the game. Taking into account its controversies with the current modern gaming audience and expectations of soulslike games, whether lives up to its hype is questionable at best.

In its optimal settings, is a cinematic masterpiece, with stunning and captivating visuals that truly immerse you in its world. It has achieved high amounts of detail and beauty in the mundane, as well as its vast landscapes.

From the reflections in rippling water to capturing the veins on every single tiny leaf of flora surrounding you, it's a shame that, due to its appalling performance, it isn't possible to see and appreciate these visuals.

Black Myth: Wukong's new gameplay trailer ends by advising players to kill, steal, lie, and lust. This advice shows Wukong will be an unlikely hero.

These fatal flaws consist of frequent stuttering, severe lag, desynced audio, and terrible frame rates. Aside from the frustrating amount of stuttering, the frequent cutting of audio also heavily impacts your experience, especially during boss fights if you're relying on audio cues.

With the recommended specs for the game that should allow for optimal performance, many areas from Chapter 2 onwards are entirely unplayable and become only marginally better when on the lowest graphic settings.

recommends the minimum Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Their recommended Processor, which I own and used to test the game, is Intel Core i7-9700.