This monkey means business

You may or may not have seenBlack Myth: Wukongimpressions floating around as of late.

Some claim it’s not aSoulslike, or is merely Soulslike-adjacent.

Some say it’s a “boss rush” with a world that lets it down.

Guangzhi swings his fiery twinblade at Wukong in Black Myth Wukong.

Black Myth: Wukongcertainly felt like a Soulslike to me.

Black Myth: Wukong isn’t just a Souls clone, though.

“So yes, we indeed have a lot of bosses.

Wukong jumps away from a crowman enemy in Black Myth Wukong.

What you just played is the chapter one of this game.

That… also won’t be the case.

Game Science explained how team restrictions meant they had to focus on what was important.

Wukong transforms into a frog in Black Myth Wukong.

“We are a team of only 140 people and this is our first console-only game.

And what we believe is what we’re good at, we’ll do more of that.

So with our capacity, it’s not possible for us to do an open world game.”

Wukong getting battered by a wandering monk boss in Black Myth Wukong.

Nah, Wukong is wonderful to control!

So yes, the fundamentals of scrapping were rock solid.

I had his moveset and everything!

Wukong fights a massive bear in an arena besieged by fire in Black Myth Wukong.

Plentiful tools aren’t the only things that carry Wukong’s fights, though.

The battles themselves are wracked with tension and fireworks.

Trust me, I’ll be there when the game launches on August 20th.

Another shot of Wukong fighting a massive bear in an arena besieged by fire in Black Myth Wukong.

Loong and I have unfinished business, after all.

Wukong takes on Red Loong, a ferocious dragon in Black Myth Wukong.