Ah, good ol’ Black Myth: Wukong – the dreamy action adventure game from Chinese developer Game Science, which steps out of the shadows a couple of times a year and never fails to drop our jaws. While we’re sceptical of this title ever seeing the light of day, it’s hard not to be impressed by what the studio’s showing here.
The first clip runs a full eight minutes, and has been published by NVIDIA to showcase its nifty DLSS technology. We get to see an array of gameplay here, including some particularly crunchy combat against a whole host of weird and wonderful enemies – we particularly like the plant-like foe, which can restrain the protagonist by sending roots through the ground.
The second video, meanwhile, features a six minute cutscene. The game is based on classic novel Journey to the West, and while we’re not especially familiar with that story, the cinematography in the cutscene is absolutely superb. We’re especially impressed with the way characters flit about the scene, never standing still – it really draws you in.
So yeah, incredibly impressive, then. The problem is there’s still no release date, or even confirmation of PS5 – although Game Science has said it’s targeting “all mainstream consoles”. For as exciting as it all undoubtedly looks, we’re just not convinced this will ever come out – let’s hope we’re proven wrong, eh?
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Very excited about this. I'm hoping it will meet expectations that are being set. Could be one of the best if it does.
I don’t ‘normally’ get too excited about upcoming games from unproven developers… BUT… apart from GoW: Ragnarok , this is probably my most anticipated game!
It does look absolutely incredible, for sure. The cutscene is really good as well.
It looks impressive, but I've been burned too many times to believe what I'm seeing will be the final product.
It cannot come out soon enough. It has the potential to be something truly special, so let's see how it turns out. I'm currently cautiously optimistic.
Hopefully it's not the next Beyond Good and Evil 2.
So far every trailer just keeps building my expectations further , hopefully it delivers
Glad to see Fromsoft will get some serious competition in the future. This game looks fantastic in every aspect.
All mainstream consoles? Jeez that Cloud Version for the Switch…
Also on PS4 for those who haven't upgraded (like me)
If this isn't a Souls like game I'm interested, otherwise I couldn't care less.
I'm not too sure what the hype is all about for this one. I mean, it certainly looks impressive visually and whatnot but it just looks to me like another samey open world action RPG (which I'm frankly very burned out on). Is there something that sets this apart that I'm missing?
@get2sammyb "We’re especially impressed with the way characters flit about the scene, never standing still – it really draws you in."
Ah, yes...
This game is gonna be amazing.cant wait for it.word up son
Alright, Embracer Group, you know what to do. Embrace this studio and give them enough resources to make sure they can release this game in due time.
Dark Souls 5? 6 if we include Bloodborne. Looks similar enough
These sorts of games tend to be all style no substance...but I'll reserve final judgement for when the game actually comes out and people get their hands on it.
@invictus4000 this is pushsquare , the demographic here eats these kinds of games up .
This game looks amazing; however, there are so many clips from the game and no release window confirmed that sometimes it seems that they are hiring the studio just to make short minigames to show the potential of the company. I really hope this is not the case though
@Blackmagehobbit I've said it before. They'll spoil every boss and here they are back at it again
@SystemAddict indeed, I have this very concern. The setting of this game and the creatures are part of its appeal, they are really great. Just imagine finding that giant white dragon from the other clip for the first time, that would be awesome. However, they are showing several enemies and locations, removing the sense of discovery, in part at least. Really a shame.
Game looks great. But it is never going to release lol
Out of curiosity, is there a particular reason that some people think this will be vaporware?
Looks awesome. I was literally just thinking about this game a few days ago. Can't wait till its finished.
@NeoTokyo404 Cyberpunk.
@Dr_Derp Doubt its appearing on PS4 considering its running on Unreal 5.
Can't wait for this game to come out
@WallyWest my bad, was looking at the old Wiki page
I am most excited about the lore and enemy designs. The Chinese fairytale like aesthetics, make the game look so exotic.
i think the devs said that we would be using like 50 of Sun Wukings powers, and if that true then this game will be goated. From what little we have seen, his powers look cool and diverse. I hope he also has a power to transform into a defeated enemy.
I understand peoples skepticism and wanting to see a release date, but the devs should take all the time they need.
Third consecutive year that Black Myth videos are dropping on 20 August.
@invictus4000 It is all about being woo'd by visuals. We are on about a group that doesn't think TLOU remastered is worth £16, but that TLOU pt1 is worth £70.
I joined to say I'm more interested in Atomic Heart, this has good potential however... Will both be over 24 hours after purchase? Word, etc.
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