At 10am local time on August 20th, the Chinese 3A game “Black Myth: Wukong” was officially launched and released globally!
After its official launch, “Black Myth: Wukong” quickly became the top selling game on multiple platforms such as Steam and WeGame, with multiple related terms also trending on Weibo.
Black Myth: Wukong “is an action role-playing game developed by Chinese game developer Game Science Studio, which has received much attention during its development phase.
According to data from the gaming platform Steam, not only in China, but also globally, “Black Myth: Wukong” continues to dominate the charts as the top selling product.
According to the global game rating website Metacritic, as of August 19th, 54 global media outlets have given an average rating of 82 points. The authoritative rating agency IGN China gave “Black Myth: Wukong” a “perfect score”.
According to the official website of “Black Myth: Wukong”, there are four versions of the game, namely the digital standard version priced at 268 yuan, the digital luxury version priced at 328 yuan, the physical luxury version priced at 820 yuan, and the physical collectible version priced at 1998 yuan. According to official sales channels, the physical version is currently sold out.
It is worth mentioning that all the ancient buildings in “Black Myth: Wukong” are from the team’s field visits to multiple provinces and regions in China, and have been highly restored in the game, giving this large-scale game that focuses on traditional Chinese culture a national vitality.
Against the background of Chinese myths and stories, integrating the intangible cultural heritage culture such as storytelling in northern Shaanxi, the statues of Thousand Hand Avalokitesvara in Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, and the Western Pure Land Change in Baoding Mountain, all appear in the game screen. These attempts with strong Chinese cultural characteristics make this product bear unexpected attention.
Game Science “is a game development company that has only been established for ten years. During this decade, they have only developed two mobile games, and” Black Myth: Wukong “is their first single player game project. The producer of “Black Myth: Wukong”, Feng Ji, is the founder and CEO of Game Science, with the online name Yocar.
Feng Ji’s dream is to develop a single player version of the game, creating a game with a Chinese story: taking the God of War as the starting point, integrating mature foreign architectures, and continuously expanding larger and more in line with Chinese culture through various game forms, ultimately creating a rigorous pan Chinese mythology system.
