Black Myth Wukong commentary collection

Answer 1

The following was the explanation for Black Myth:

** 1. Game background and settings **

The game was based on the classic China novel Journey to the West. The story took place after the Great Sage returned from his journey to the West and became a Buddha. Because he could not stand the rules of the temple, he resigned and returned to Huaguo Mountain to enjoy himself. However, he was not allowed by the Heavenly Court. 100,000 Heavenly troops descended on Huaguo Mountain. Under the blessing of the Golden Hoop Incantation, the Great Sage finally died in the hands of Erlang God. After his death, the six Great Sages were separated into six root artifacts. The destined person embarked on the journey of collecting the six root artifacts and re-walking the Journey to the West to revive the Great Sage.

1. ** Character **
- The player plays the role of the "Chosen One." The prototype of the weapon is the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod. There are different rod techniques to choose from in battle. They could also use secret spells, transformation spells, and other spells. Defeating enemies could obtain additional skills and effects. At the same time, there was a level system to increase character attributes.
- In the game, Wukong was divided into True Wukong and False Wukong. True Wukong was the essence of existence, while False Wukong was the physical attribute. True Wukong was sealed in the stone statue at the beginning of the game story.
2. ** The composition of the game world **
- The main storyline involved multiple locations. For example, the first stop was Black Wind Mountain, where the Black Bear Spirit murdered the Great Sage and took away the root artifact. The fated one had to fight with the Black Bear Spirit and his subordinates to take it back. The second stop was Yellow Wind Ridge, where the Yellow Wind King participated in the murder of the Great Sage. The fated one had to fight fiercely here to take back the root artifact. The western paradise was the territory of the yellow-browed old monster, and the fated one had to expose his plot and take back the root artifact. There was a spider spirit, Purple Spider, in the Coiling Silk Cave. The fated one had to resolve the emotional entanglement with Zhu Bajie and defeat the spider spirit to take back the root artifact. In the story of the Bull Demon King's family, he had to face the complicated feelings and grudges of the Bull Demon King's family, and finally, he had to obtain the root tool from the old monkey at the Flowerfruit Mountain.

** 2. Game features and highlights **

1. ** Cultural Integration **
- The game was based on traditional China culture and permeated with Buddhist culture. For example, the concept of "six senses" in the game (joy in the eyes, anger in the ears, love in the nose, taste in the tongue, desire for opinions, and sorrow in the body) originated from the combination of the six senses and six senses of Buddhism (seeing the color, hearing the sound, smell the fragrance, taste in the tongue, touch in the body, and the method of fate).
2. ** Gameplay **
- In terms of combat, it provided a variety of systems to enrich the combat experience. In addition to the basic staff techniques, the use of secret techniques and transformation spells increased the strategic use of combat.
- The level system encouraged players to increase their attributes and combat ability through combat.

** 3. The controversy and business results **

1. ** controversy **
- There were suspected plagiarism disputes. For example, Li Yunzhong claimed that the picture of the Great Sage's Remnant Body in Black Mythology: Wukong was similar to Sun Wukong's posture in his 2012 Journey to the West Character Atlas. There was also a blogger named Xuanmiao108, who was certified as a third-level craftsman on Weibo, who pointed out that Yang Jian's armband in Black Mythology: Wukong was similar to his previous arm designs.
2. ** Business Achievement **
- Since its global release at 10:00 on August 20, 2024, it has been on multiple platforms (PS5, Steam, Epic Games Store, WeGame platform) and has achieved remarkable results. On August 22nd, the number of players online on Steam reached 2.4 million, making it the second-highest number of players online on the platform. As of September 27th, it had sold 20.9 million copies on the Steam platform, with total revenue exceeding $1 billion. IGN China gave it a perfect score of 10 and called it "a milestone in China's game industry. It is a truly competitive domestic game in the global market." It also won four awards at the 2024 Thailand Game Exhibition: Best Game Director, Best Action Game, Best PC/console Game, and Best Game of the Year. Nominated for "Best Visual Design" and "Best Game" at the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards in October and November 2024.

In addition, there was also a pixel-based version of the video. The second chapter of the video had a unique innovation. For example, the scene of the headless old monk at the beginning of the video, and the gameplay of stepping on the rhythm of the music like a rhythm master; the various memes and unique designs encountered in the Yellow Wind Ridge, such as the faceless goddess Shi Shuangshuang. Although the image of Shi Shuangshuang in the pixelated print was different from the original, it was still very similar; there were novel settings such as the mouse holding a sniper, and the extreme restoration of the character of the Tiger Pioneer Boss.

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