Moving onto gameplay, as an action adventure game with some mild rpg elements, Black Myth Wukong puts most of its points into Combat, and delivers a very interesting experience that can be described as a more complex version of God of Wars quite simple combat system. The overall gameplay loop can feel a bit dull at times, with normal enemies feeling like a chore, but this is countered by excellent boss variety.

Combat

The games combat system is at first very hard to understand due to a very lackluster tutorial, but can be learned as you go along. You have a health, mana and stamina bar, a vessel slot, a spirit summon slot, a focus meter, 3 stances and 4 spells. The combat revolves around the signature weapon, Wukong’s mythical staff the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which can be swapped out and upgraded as you go along using various crafting materials and boss drops that you find in your travels. Using light attacks and heavy attacks with your staff consumes stamina, and you want to be dodging enemy attacks as well as using occasional jumping heavy or light attacks.