Foreign media give "Black Myth" three stars: lack of diversity/female characters as deductions

"Black Myth: Wukong" in-depth evaluation: a highly promising national style masterpiece

Battle and Plot

The battle system of "Black Myth: Wukong" is smooth and strategic, and the combination of various skills and weapons allows players to experience the thrill of battle. The movie-level performance is even more breathtaking and immersive.

Objects and Mechanisms

The game offers a wide variety of items and mechanics, and players continue to unlock new abilities during the exploration process, which brings continuous freshness. However, there are some performance issues in the game, such as cards, delays, etc., which affect the overall experience of players.

Inclusion and diversity

As a game set in Chinese culture, "Black Myth: Wukong" performs well in terms of landscape design and cultural elements, but it is controversial in terms of inclusiveness and diversity.

According to feedback from female players, there is a lack of female characters or only a few female characters in the game. The only female character to appear, Stone Mother, is just a stationary rock guarded and has no substantive effect.

This lack of diversity echoes the developer's previous misogynistic remarks, causing players to question and worry.

In addition, the original "Journey to the West" contained a wealth of female characters, but they were not shown in this adaptation. This change is regrettable and invisibly alienates the female player community.

summarize

"Black Myth: Wukong" shows the infinite potential of the national style game, with its ingenious battle design, shocking plot performance and diverse item mechanics impressive. However, the game's performance issues, lack of inclusiveness and diversity have dragged down the overall rating. Expect the development team to address these issues in the follow-up improvement to make this masterpiece even more complete.