What isBlack Myth: Wukong?
Black Myth: Wukongis a single-player action RPG inspired by Chinese mythology.
But it also lacks many of the key elements of traditional Soulslikes.
Game Science
On the surface, the popularity ofBlack Myth: Wukongis hard to deny.
As reported byPCGamesN, the first days player peak saw a significant drop off toward the evening.
The dip, which took place around 5 p.m.
ET, left the game with just over 290,000 players.
Others broke down in detail experiences with a number of technical issues.
IGN, for example, uploaded asecond versionwith updated footage on launch day.
The latter is surprising, if not somewhat ironic, Sonys extensive promotion ofWukongas a PlayStation 5 game.
The game will eventually be released on Xbox Series consoles, although tech issues arereportedlydelaying that version.
Why is it controversial?
Members of the press and reviewers who were sent a key before launch did not receive the list.
The VOD of the stream features the phrases Human Rights and High Speed Rail.
Users also shared afake IGN reviewen masse, which the actual reviewerquickly discredited.
There are currently over 277,000 reviews on the platform, which aggregate to an Overwhelmingly Positive rating.
