Black Myth: Wukong sets Steam Charts on fire on its release day
today is launch day Black Myth: WukongThe first game of Chinese studio Game Science, whose release journey was quite a struggle. This game is based on a Chinese novel journey to the West about Chinese history, culture and mythology, Black Myth: Wukong The game has been criticised for not being diverse and inclusive, even though that sounds silly when we're talking about a game that features a monkey warrior fighting other anthropomorphic animals. This comes after a report from IGN which claimed that Game Science and the game's creator Feng Jie have given their opinion on the game. were sexist and sexually harassed womenWhich he has not taken back despite translating it from Chinese to English be proven wrong. However, the anticipation for the game never decreasedEspecially after an unconfirmed report that Sweet Baby Inc. Tried to put pressure on Game Science to hire to make their games more DEI-compliant and they were told which end to kiss. Between this nakedly partisan hate campaign and the excellent trailers, gamers seemed to have a fun time Black Myth: WukongAnd estimates were high.
Today, Black Myth: Wukong Was Welcomed with open arms on SteamWhere it broke records and had 2,223,179 concurrent players at its peak. It is the number two game of all time in this regard, second only to PUBG: Battlegroundswhich had 3,257,248 concurrent players at its all-time peak in 2018, According to That Park PlaceWhat is particularly satisfying is that Black Myth: Wukong The all-time peak is higher than all of Sweet Baby Inc.'s games combined:
Real gamers vs. their army of 'modern audiences'. pic.twitter.com/abiC7QJFYU
– Kevin Muda teammate. (@kevin12jump) August 20, 2024
And I doubt that this pace is going to slow down anytime soon because Black Myth: Wukong The game is getting very good reviews from the people who matter: gamers. (By “people who count” I don't just mean the people who actually pay for the game, but also the people who don't need to be told Don't bring “feminist propaganda” into your reviews.) according to SteamDB97% of the game's reviews are positive and only 3% are negative, meaning the response is overwhelmingly positive. One of the reviews Quoted on That Park Place says this game is comparable god of war And jedi fallen order in its gameplay. Another talked a bit about the story, saying that's where it starts journey to the West In the end, Monkey discovers six artifacts that contain the soul of Wukong, the novel's protagonist, who fights demons sent by the gods. Based on that summary – which the player says is based on very early parts of the game – I can understand why. Black Myth: Wukong is being compared to god of warIt looks like it was made with love, which is something Feng Jie expressed in a letter to gamers, thanking them and encouraging them to keep playing and have fun Black Myth: Wukong,
Some warm words from the creator of Black Myth Wukong on the day of release.
This is a manufacturer that clearly loves both gamers and games.
This is very different from AAA Western studios, who hate their audience. pic.twitter.com/hn1vyxOLMh
— Grumz (@grumz) August 20, 2024
This feels like inclusion that gamers want to see, not like Sweet Baby Inc. and game journalist style checkboxes that are ticked to meet diversity quotas. People play video games for fun, and that's the common thread that connects recent successful games. Black Myth: Wukong, stellar bladeAnd Helldivers 2 (When it first came out) all seemed like good, fun games, with gamers feeling like they were giving a thumbs down to the journalists and consulting firms trying to spoil the party. Helldivers 2 called fascist, Stellar Blade scantily clad heroine The hypocritical scolding drove me crazyAnd Black Myth: Wukong was targeted for destruction because it focused on gameplay rather than representation. This is good for gaming, if only because it reinforces that this is what customers want. Whether game developers pay attention or make up their own stubborn policy on DEI is uncertain right now; we'll see how Ubisoft's upcoming two-and-a-half-year, Star Wars Outlaws And assassins creed shadow Compare. It would be foolish to ignore them Black Myth: Wukong There was huge success, but no one said that the aware people were intelligent.
Let us know if you played it Black Myth: Wukong Still in the comments!
