Summary
Reviews forBlack Myth: Wukonghave just gone live ahead of the game’s launch on August 20, and they seem to be largely positive about the latest Journey to the West adaptation.
Although there have beena ton of great game releases over the last few months,it’s been a bit of a quiet Summer for triple-A releases. That’sall about to change over the next few weeks though, and it all kicks off with Black Myth: Wukong in a few days. Game Science’s adaptation of Journey to the Westhas been a long time coming since its reveal in 2020, but it’s finally right around the corner.
If you’ve been looking forward to Black Myth: Wukong since it was announced, then you’re likely wondering if the long wait was worth it. Well, it seems that it was because, as of the time of writing,Black Myth: Wukong currently sits at a very strong score of 83 on Metacriticand acurrent score of 82 on OpenCritic.
Black Myth: Wukong Reviews Are In, And They’re Largely Positive
Let’s start off with TheGamer’s review first, which comes from our lovely news editor Joshua Robertson. Josh gave Black Myth a 4/5 and called it a “beautiful, entertaining, and polished soulslike” that is slightly let down by some frustrating level design.That positive sentiment was shared by IGN’s Mitchell Saltzman, who gave the game an 8/10 and praised its combat while critiquing how buggy it was.
Other reviews for Black Myth are largely positive as well.Hardcore Gamer’s Adam Beck scored the game a 4.5/5, praising its presentation values, world and quest design, and bosses, while being slightly less positive about the localization issues and somewhat repetitive combat by the end of the game.
It’s the most polished, intricate, and entertaining soulslike I’ve ever played outside FromSoftware’s masterpieces. - Joshua Robertson, TheGamer
Although most of the reviews for Black Myth: Wukong are positive right now, there are a few that are more negative.Game Rant’s Dalton Cooper gave the game a 3/5 in his review, praising the visuals and boss battles while calling out the exploration and a lack of a map.VGC’s currently unscored impressionscall the game a “beautiful if slightly boring boss rush” that hasn’t left them convinced.
Overall, while there are some reviews that have more criticisms and view the experience as more of a mixed bag, the general consensus so far is that Black Myth: Wukong is a strong soulslike with great bosses and presentation values that ends up having some slightly repetitive combat and exploration.
