With Black Myth Wukong now out within the wild and breaking information left and proper on Steam, gamers are lastly attending to grips with its type of soulslike gameplay, and working up in opposition to its spectacular and sometimes powerful boss fights.
Whereas Black Myth Wukong is extra easy-going than FromSoftware’s video games, for instance, with no significant punishment upon demise, there’s one mini-boss encountered very early within the recreation that’s ripping unsuspecting gamers to shreds.
Warning! Black Myth Wukong spoilers comply with:
Within the Outdoors the Forest space of the Forest of the Wolves, which you’ll get to about half an hour or so into the sport, you’ll hear an odd noise coming from throughout the way in which. It is a particularly powerful and, we should stress very elective, mini-boss with a large head.
That is the Wandering Wight, which Black Myth Wukong gamers are already singling out as one of many hardest mini-bosses in Chapter One. Some followers have already given it varied nicknames (‘Blue Bobblehead Thanos’ made me snigger).
Throughout Discords, subreddits, and social media, Black Myth Wukong gamers are reporting that they’ve spent or are nonetheless spending hours dying to the Wandering Wight earlier than they both emerged victorious or moved on. And right here’s one thing I can relate to: some are saying they’re too cussed to maneuver on till they’ve defeated the Wandering Wight, though it’s totally elective, encountered very early within the recreation, and could be a a lot simpler combat in a while when you’ve improved your character’s talents and stats a bit.
That Wandering Wight man 💀#BlackMythWukong #wukong #ps5 pic.twitter.com/lGKfUlQ5Lb
— Tag UR A Gamer (@TagYourI7) August 20, 2024
The Wandering Wight is a very powerful elective boss early on.
I’ve died to this factor at the least 10 instances. You may bypass him, in fact, however superior gamers will wish to problem themselves right here.#BlackMythWukong #wukong pic.twitter.com/lUEDdJOHE5
— Marc Foxx (@RealMarcFoxx) August 20, 2024
Am I the one one getting BODIED by the Wandering Wight in Wukong? Lols goddamn! @BlackMythGame #BlackMythWukong
— Timtr0n (@the1andonly2233) August 20, 2024
this wandering wight man is a beeyatch! #BlackMythWukong pic.twitter.com/imVUwyHSuy
— jeko. (@eyehategutz) August 21, 2024
How is it I crushed a lot of the bosses in Black Myth Wukong 1 to 2 tries but this mf “Wandering Wight” kicked my ass from all completely different angles?!?! pic.twitter.com/dphRVl85rO
— The Mad ArchFiend of Shimano (@6ShubNiggurath6) August 20, 2024
The Wandering Wight is inflicting a lot bother as a result of its quick, onerous to keep away from assaults do an enormous quantity of harm to early recreation gamers who’re but to extend their well being pool. Equally, it has a great deal of well being itself, making it a bruising combat to tackle.
When you’re at the moment banging your head in opposition to the Wandering Wight, you’ll want to try IGN’s Wandering Wight Boss Battle and Information. Whilst you’re right here, IGN has lots extra Black Myth Wukong guides that will help you out, together with Important Suggestions and Methods, Issues Black Myth Wukong Would not Inform You, and our Boss Listing and Guides.
In the meantime, developer Sport Science has apologized for any tech or efficiency points gamers have encountered because the recreation went on sale earlier this week. Sport Science took to Black Myth: Wukong’s Steam page to subject a press release promising patches geared toward these efficiency points.
IGN’s Black Myth: Wukong evaluate returned an 8/10. We stated: “Regardless of some irritating technical points, Black Myth: Wukong is a superb motion recreation with implausible fight, thrilling bosses, tantalizing secrets and techniques, and an exquisite world.”
This week, IGN verified an e mail despatched from the Black Myth: Wukong advertising and marketing workforce that advised content material creators who had been granted a Steam key that they have to not embrace “feminist propaganda” or use what are referred to as “set off phrases” akin to COVID-19 of their protection.
Chinese language studio Sport Science has but to answer IGN’s earlier report compiling quite a few sexist feedback made by the studio’s founders and different builders spanning the final decade.
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