I’ve been watching a lot of Elden Ring clips this week, especially the ones that include commentary about the player feeling frustrated or demoralized. What I’m seeing most often is bosses that chain together multiple attacks that force you to dodge with perfect timing over and over. It feels like you should be rewarded with an opening to counter attack when you time a dodge perfectly, but Erdtree’s bosses like to dance around, striking repeatedly, and force you to dodge three, four, sometimes five attacks in a row before you have a chance to coun

Of course, dodging doesn’t stagger or interrupt an enemy's attacks the way a parry would, and one of the most difficult things about Wukong’s boss fights is how often you’re required to dodge multiple attacks in a row. Every time I nailed a perfect dodge my instinct was to immediately retaliate with a barrage of attacks, but more often than not, you need to string three or more perfect dodges together before the enemy gives you an opening. Most of my deaths came because I dodged too early, or failed to dodge a bunch of times in a row.

I haven’t played Elden Ring, but I played two hours of Wukong earlier this month, and these long combos look very familiar. I took on four bosses during the preview and every one of them came at me with the same long strings of attacks that were difficult to read and almost impossible to dodge. Dodging early or late was almost certain death as the attacks just kept coming, and even when I managed to avoid the entire barrage, the opening to retaliate was much smaller than I would have liked. For most fights the cadence was: Boss lunges across the arena and makes five sweeping attacks at me, and if I perfectly avoid all of them, I’m allowed to respond with two light attacks, three at the m

With how immensely powerful Sun Wukong is — at least, with how powerful he is according to Journey to the West — it might be difficult for Black Myth: Wukong to be a traditional Soulslike. Based on what has been revealed so far, Wukong will be facing some massive foes, so it's likely he could meet his match. However, considering what has been written about him, it might be a challenge to make him insignificant in any world. That's actually a good thing, as it would be a shame to play as a legendary warrior such as Wukong and for his supernatural abilities to feel underwhelming against enemies. Instead, Black Myth: Wukong should lean as heavily into Wukong's overpowered nature as possible, still providing a decent challenge, but simultaneously allowing players to feel more powerful than anything else in the wo

While Black Myth: Wukong has been marketed as a Soulslike, and it certainly appears to have elements of Soulslike gameplay, it might not be as true to the genre as it should be to technically be classified as such. Unlike most genres, the Soulslike genre is a very particular one, as it is ultimately defined by its niche characteristics. As such, there are certain traditions a game must observe to be both technically classified and publicly recognized as a proper Soulslike, and although Black Myth: Wukong may observe some of those traditions, there is one key characteristic that may set it too far apart from the genre for it to find its home th

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Game Science, the independent Chinese developer behind the highly-anticipated Soulslike Black Myth: Wukong , provided a release date for the studio's upcoming title during The Game Awards 2023. At the time, the company announced that the action RPG would release on August 20, 2024 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Although Game Science did reaffirm its committment to launching the title on this date during 2024's Summer Game Fest, the Black Myth Wukong News|Https://Blackmythwukongfans.Com/ Myth: Wukong developer shared bad news for Xbox fans , as it announced that the Series X/S port of the upcoming Soulslike would not launch on the same day as the PS5 and PC versions due to optimization issues. Game Science's abrupt decision to delay the Xbox port has led to rampant speculation on the matter, but fortunately, Microsoft has stepped in to provide some clar

Hardcore Soulslike fans are very protective of the genre, to the point that they refuse to label any game that might be too easy or accessible a Soulslike. Even Elden Ring , 2022's Game of the Year , threw some fans of the genre for a loop, as many thought it was far too accessible to be considered a true Soulslike experience. That is because difficulty is one of the most defining characteristics of the Soulslike ge