Even without big traditional events happening this year like E3, companies are still finding ways to announce games being worked on. One of the biggest surprises this week was the reveal of Black Myth: Wukong, an action game that comes from a small Chinese-based development team called Game Science Studio. The reveal showed off impressive visuals, fluid combat, and other interesting gameplay mechanics. The footage quickly spread across the internet, pulled in 10 million views on the Chinese video site BillBill along, and gained a sizable following across the globe. The rise in attention and popularity is a fact which has not gone unnoticed by the developers.
Responding to the new found support on the website Weibo, and translated by ResetEra member Nightengale, Game Science founder Feng Ji provided an overview of the 13 minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Wukong. The original intent of the footage was actually less about trying to impress people with the game and more about attracting potential employees to work at the studio as well as provide an honest look at the title.
Understandably, the resulting popularity spike and press has made the team happy, but Feng Ji goes on to say that the team won't let it go to their heads. In fact, he goes on to ask that fans forget about the trailer as it doesn't represent the team's best work. Most of the post is then used to highlight things that are wrong in the gameplay footage including a moment where the frame rate drops in the fight between main character Wukong and a crowd of enemies. Not stopping there, Feng Ji also mentions that the water in the footage also has no physical properties, and the soundtrack doesn't quite sync up with the action on screen.
Fans may also be disappointed to hear that following this welcomed and impressive surprise game reveal, Game Science Studio intends to go dark to continue working on Black Myth: Wukong. Ultimately, fans shouldn't expect to see a new update for quite some time though the team is pleased that the trailer is able to provide some people with a bit of comfort during these times.
Although the game appears to be still a ways off, there's still no official word if Black Myth: Wukong is even going to be released outside of China. However, the positive reception will no doubt go a long way to potentially helping a worldwide release. So far, Game Science has confirmed a release for PC and what it describes as all mainstream host platforms. This likely means consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X, but fans will likely need to wait for the official confirmation to be sure.
Black Myth: Wukong is currently in development for PC and unspecified platforms.