Chinese indie developer Game Science revealed the release window of Black Myth: Wukong through a stop-motion video to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. Fans now have a better idea of how long they will need to wait before discovering Black Myth: Wukong and its fantasy world filled with mythological creatures.
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG based on the classic 16th-century novel Journey to the West that follows the pilgrimage of a Buddhist monk who traveled from China to the western regions of Central Asia and India. During his journey, the monk met various creatures inspired by Chinese mythology, including a monkey king called Sun Wukong. This character is the main protagonist of Black Myth: Wukong and will have to fight against various enemies to help the Buddhist monk make his way to the West.
To celebrate the Chinese New Year and mark the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit, Game Science published a stop-motion video starring rabbits playing Black Myth: Wukong. This humoristic video shows a rabbit waiting years to play Black Myth: Wukong, upgrading his computer to no avail as the game has not yet released. Years later, he meets youngsters playing the action RPG on a large screen as the game is finally available. The clip ends to reveal the release window for Black Myth: Wukong, indicating Summer 2024.
This Chinese New Year short film by Game Science is filled with jokes, such as a mention at the end of the movie that the rabbit’s upgraded computer and his Knidia NoForce PTX 12999 graphic card do not represent the actual system requirements to play Black Myth: Wukong. In the comments to this video, players mostly enjoyed this stop-motion format used to announce the release window of Black Myth: Wukong and the throwback to old desktop towers.
Unlike the video, Black Myth: Wukong is nothing like a stop-motion clip featuring bunnies. This action RPG is developed using Unreal Engine 5, supporting 4K graphics to showcase the intense fights between the monkey king Sun Wukong and over 100 types of enemies. The first gameplay trailers for Black Myth: Wukong reminded players of action RPGs such as Dark Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, even if the overall difficulty of the game remains a mystery. Black Myth: Wukong is the first game in a planned trilogy, with each new title focusing on a different Chinese tale. Developer Game Science aims to turn Black Myth into a wide universe of stories, just like the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Black Myth: Wukong releases in Summer 2024 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.