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<br>While it first appeared as though Game Science's Black Myth: Wukong would put players in direct control of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West , the action RPG is set some time after the events of the novel. Ultimately, this means that Black Myth: Wukong is separated enough from Journey to the West that it can attempt to establish its own identity as an original story, as opposed to being a direct adaption of the novel. As a result, rather than playing through Black Myth: Wukong as Sun Wukong himself, players experience a reimagining of the world brought to life by Journey to the West through the eyes of a humble monkey simply referred to as the "Destined One" — an almost identical physical copy of Sun Wuk<br><br> <br>One of Black Myth: Wukong 's most complex and developed characters is Bajie, a major character in Journey to the West who now fills the role of partner, mentor, and guide to the Destined One throughout most of the game's story. In the novel, Bajie is characterized by his laziness to some degree, but his respectful and soft-hearted side is often revealed in his love for Sun Wukong, whom he affectionately refers to as "brother." His relationship is best defined as warm, and it's easy for readers to endear themselves to him as a result. In Black Myth: Wukong , on the other hand, Bajie's most prominent characteristics are his arrogance and recklessness. However, his unbridled commitment to the game's protagonist often exposes the same tenderness of the character he is based on, as he can't help but see his old friend when he looks at the Destined One. The unifying element among these takes on Bajie is how likeabe he truly<br><br> <br>Black Myth: Wukong may dig its roots into Journey to the West , but the significant time gap between the two stories doesn't require the game to remain true to every single element of its source material. This ultimately grants some leeway for Game Science to include characters not found in Journey to the West , while still honoring its nature as an Eastern mythology-inspired story. Black Myth: Wukong therefore introduces new characters — primarily enemies — not originally found in Journey to the West that are largely inspired by Eastern mythology, in addition to new and revised locations from the novel to reflect the passage of t<br><br> <br>Beyond this tin foil hat theory being entirely ridiculous, none of it holds up to scrutiny. I’m not interested in arguing about conspiracies and giving them any credence, nor am I interested in debating whether or not the coverage is factual or not. What I am interested in is how Game Science has handled, or not handled, the controversy around its game, and how it’s continuing to kneecap itself with bad pr<br><br> <br>Journey to the West is a pantheon of celestial beings, deities, and mythological creatures known as Yaoguai, and Black Myth: Wukong is perhaps even more so with its inclusion of Yaoguai not found in the novel. The Destined One encounters dozens of "lesser" Yaoguai in Black Myth: Wukong that we haven't see in Journey to the West , including the Croaky, the Crow Diviner, the Tenner, and the Pitstone, Poisestone, and  [https://Www.Blackmythwukongtalk.com https://Www.Blackmythwukongtalk.com] Palestone. Some of Black Myth: Wukong 's bosses we also have not seen in Journey to the West , though almost every major boss<br><br> <br>According to a statement to Windows Central , Microsoft is " working with Game Science to bring the game to [Xbox Series X/S]. " However, no further statement has been made, nor has either Microsoft or Game Science given a clear timeline of when fans can expect Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox. Black Myth: Wukong is also available for pre-order right now on both Steam and the PlayStation Store . Players eager to have it ready for launch can buy it and preload it at a later date. However, there is no need to pre-order for those who would rather wait for revi<br><br> <br>It’s clear that Game Science is very aware of the discourse around its game; it’s just actively choosing not to say anything. That isn’t really a problem in itself – while it’s a clear effort to wait the allegations out and hope they’re simply forgotten, I can understand a smaller studio choosing to just shut up and let the game speak for itself instead of creating a politicised firestorm around a decidedly unpolitical game with a statement. It’s not great optics-wise, but there’s logic behind<br><br> <br>When a document allegedly detailing the guidelines for content creators around the game started circulating on social media , most people wrote it off as being fabricated. Screenshots of the guidelines showed a list of do’s and don’ts, which is fairly innocuous when it comes to these things. Reviewers and content creators are often asked not to share specific parts of a game or to talk about mechanics that will be fixed in day zero patches right before launch. It’s typical of a review embargo, as I and many of my colleagues at TheGamer can attest<br><br> <br>Black Myth: Wukong will not be released on last-gen consoles, including PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Additionally, there are no plans to bring it to the Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, for those hoping it would drop day one on PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass, that is also not happen<br>