Black Myth: Wukong (20.08.24)

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Entwickler: Game Science
Publisher: Game Science
System: PC, PS5 & Xbox Series
Release: 2024

Black Myth: Wukong ist ein Action-Rollenspiel, das in der chinesischen Mythologie verwurzelt ist. Die Geschichte basiert auf „Die Reise nach Westen“, einem der vier großen klassischen Romane der chinesischen Literatur. Als Auserkorener machen Sie sich auf einen Weg voller Herausforderungen und Wunder, um die verborgene Wahrheit einer glorreichen Legende der Vergangenheit aufzudecken.

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knapp 6 minuten preview von ign. weitere infos folgen die nächsten tage, u.a. wird es keighley auf der gamescom show zeigen.

 

[Cannibalpinhead]

Schaut ja schick aus... aber das ist wieder so ein Souls-Titel, oder?

 

[0shikuru]

Sieht tatsächlich immer noch ziemlich gut aus, insbesondere durften es endlich mal Leute anspielen und es gibt richtiges Gameplay zu sehen.

Bisschen mehr Trefferfeedback würde ich mir wünschen, aber maybe lags auch überwiegend an den Boss Gegnern. Die ganzen Gegnerdesigns sind dafür richtig geil, einfach mal was neues

 

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For an indie studio that has only released mobile titles within the country, this widespread acclaim over Black Myth: Wukong is a largely unprecedented feat, particularly for a game that has not been released yet. But beneath the luster of this souls-like is a studio plagued by claims of sexism. Several posts have surfaced from Chinese social media site Weibo, written by individuals from the studio, that contain multiple references to genitalia and sexual innuendos. These have provoked a backlash among some in the games community, many of whom are women. This was coupled by recruitment posters by the studio, produced in 2015, which featured images and headlines that point to a culture of ingrained sexism in Game Science.

IGN spoke to several women familiar with gaming culture, as well as the games and technology industry, in China, many of whom requested to be anonymous for fear of backlash from fans of Game Science and the broader games community. “In the eyes of many female players, [Game Science] has a notably negative reputation,” said Jen (pseudonym), a Chinese games designer who’s now based outside of China. “I admire their dedication and work. I had high expectations for their game, until I came across their misogynistic remarks around 2021, which was reported in the news.”

IGN reached out to Game Science ahead of the publication of this article, but the studio did not respond to a request for comment on any of the allegations.

 

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Release: 20. August 2024

 

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Hab ich bislang komplett ignoriert irgendwie. Sieht richtig gut aus, hoffentlich packt mich dad Gameplay dann auch.

 

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To take Black Myth: Wukong to the next level, developer Game Science is upgrading the game with Full Ray Tracing, which will be enhanced by NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 with Ray Reconstruction on GeForce RTX PCs, giving GeForce gamers the definitive experience in this eagerly anticipated game.

Full Ray Tracing is a demanding but highly accurate way to render light and its effect on a scene. Also known as Path Tracing, this advanced ray tracing technique is used by visual effects artists to create film and TV graphics that are indistinguishable from reality, but until the arrival of GeForce RTX GPUs with RT Cores, and the AI-powered acceleration of NVIDIA DLSS, Full Ray Tracing in real-time video games was impossible.

Enabling Full Ray Tracing in Black Myth: Wukong sees environmental effects and detail taken to the next level. Reflections on water reflect all surrounding detail. Water caustics add further realism, accurately rendering the refraction and reflection of light. Fully ray-traced Global Illumination ensures lighting indoors and outdoors is pixel perfect, darkening areas where light is occluded or doesn't reach, and realistically illuminating the world by bouncing light. And in concert with the lighting system, contact hardening and softening fully ray traced shadows are cast everywhere, rendering the smallest of shadows from leaves and pebbles, and those from geometry-rich buildings, the main character, and the gigantic bosses that must be overcome.