Last year, the developer Game Science surprised the gaming world when they showed off Black Myth: Wukong. Now they have released a new trailer, and the game has not become less exciting since last time. The 12-minute snippet that shows more of the game can be seen at the top of the article.
New this time is that the game has switched to the game engine Unreal Engine 5, as well as implemented support for the upscaling technology DLSS.
The action role-playing game is heavily inspired by the classic Chinese short story Journey to the West, and the players will play as Monkey King as he cuts through enemies in a very acrobatic way.
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The Chinese short story Journey to the West dates from the 16th century, and has been a very popular literary work in East Asia ever since. The work has also been a fruitful source of inspiration for popular culture and games. Perhaps best known is Akira Toriyama’s popular manga series Dragon Ball.
In the context of games, there is chance Enslaved: Odyssey to the West fra 2010 the game that is most clearly inspired by the short story. The game was made by Ninja Theory, who is best known for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice in recent times.
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