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Black Myth: Wukong Looks Amazing, But Its Graphics Have A Major Problem

Black Myth: Wukong Looks Amazing, But Its Graphics Have A Major Problem

Invisible walls are nothing new in video games. They've been around for years, preventing players from reaching areas and locations they're not supposed to. Not many are as frustrating as Black Myth: Wukong's, howe

Black Myth: Wukong 's size of 130GB (or 128.68 GB to be precise) on Steam and 104GB on PS5 may be beefy, but it is hardly uncommon now. Two massive releases from last year are comparable in size: Starfield, at an impressive 125GB on Steam, and Baldur's Gate 3 , at a hefty 150GB on Steam, but these two titles are open-world adventures that can take over one hundred hours. Black Myth: Wukong is more linear, taking anywhere from 30–35 hours to beat , showing how much extra room the incredible graphics and massive scale of visuals requ

By all accounts, Black Myth: Wukong has been a resounding success. It smashed the record for most concurrent players in a single-player game on Steam , beating the four-year-old record set by Cyberpunk 2077 , sold ten million copies in three days , and scored a very respectable 81 on Metacritic . Not bad for a studio's debut g

A lack of a mini-map or compass was lamented by players and suggested as a simple solution to this issue. As was having the barriers glow a particular color when approached to make it clear the area was a no-go zone. Whatever the reason for it, though, this design choice is an odd

The complaints weren't limited to Reddit either. In Black Myth: Wukong's Steam reviews , players were quick to point out that one of the biggest cons is that "invisible walls are especially noticeable in the first chapter," and that it's "Annoying to see something that looks like a cave, but has an invisible wall five feet in front of

To unlock Sanzang in WO3 , players follow the monkey-ish Hideyoshi Toyotomi and pig-like buffoon, Goemon, as they search for treasure. Instead, they get Sanzang, who aids them against the demonic hordes. Their arguing and clumsy scheming even reminds her of her old adventures with Bajie and Wukong. Nezha also makes his playable debut, though he originally came from an older story before turning up in Journey to the W

Granting The Destined One the ability to freeze any enemy in the middle of their movements, Immobilize lets you dive in and do massive damage before your rival eventually escapes the spell. There are some enemies that have attacks that mean the ability doesn't work on them, but most of the time, Immobilize is a great way to do massive damage or even just give yourself a chance to heal. Best of all, it casts quickly and doesn't cost much Mana eit

The last unmissable spell you unlock throughout the campaign of Black Myth: Wukong is unfortunately disappointing, and after a couple of attempts, it's unlikely that most players will want to keep it equipped over the other superior choices that share the same s

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This attack is easy to avoid because of the small range. You can simply click the up coming document move out of the range or dodge away from the boss, but you’ll have to be wary and not get caught by this attack during one of your combos.

This sparked a major discussion among players, many of whom share the same frustrations. Usually, games will use some environmental objects to indicate a path is blocked — a rock, a tree, a fence — but not Wukong, which allows you to think you've discovered a new area, only to block you off rando

However, while the game is already a critical and commercial success, there have been some major bugbears for players, most notably the invisible walls that plague the world. This has led to a flurry of player complaints onl

Black Myth: Wukong features several secret bosses that you will encounter on your journey. Unlike other bosses, you have to take a few extra steps to unlock these hidden boss battles. While fighting them is optional, we recommend you defeat them for the exquisite rewards, and we are sure that you wouldn't want to miss out on the challenge.

Part of the reason why Cloud Step is so useful is that you can drink from your gourd and use any medicine and even some other spells, all while the enemy has their eyes set on your decoy. This spell also doesn't cost much Mana, making it low-commitment as w

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