Black Myth: Wukong isn’t a perfect action RPG, but it’s one that impresses in many regards, and there’s one particular element of its approach that I’d love to see in more games. As a challenging retelling of Journey to the West that takes place 500 years after the story of the classical Chinese novel, Black Myth: Wukong is hard to fit into a box. The game borrows DNA from cinematic action experiences like God of War and brutally hard soulslike games in equal measure, resulting in an experience that doesn’t feel too beholden to any one source of inspiration.

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Black Myth: Wukong isn’t a perfect action RPG, but it’s one that impresses in many regards, and there’s one particular element of its approach that I’d love to see in more games. As a challenging retelling of Journey to the West that takes place 500 years after the story of the classical Chinese novel, Black Myth: Wukong is hard to fit into a box. The game borrows DNA from cinematic action experiences like God of War and brutally hard soulslike games in equal measure, resulting in an experience that doesn’t feel too beholden to any one source of inspiration.