Black Myth: Wukongdeveloper GameScience has had quite a big year, but according to the latest statement from the studio, it might not be over yet. As an action-packed retelling of the classical Chinese novelJourney to the West,Black Myth: Wukongmanaged to find a global audience and garner plenty of acclaim. That momentum recently culminated in an Ultimate Game of the Year win at the Golden Joystick Awards, a major annual video game award ceremony.
As reported byEurogamer,Black Myth: Wukonggame director Feng Ji shared in the Golden Joystick Awards broadcast available on theFGS YouTubechannel that"there might just be some surprises" later this year. The message is primarily addressed to those who have already completedBlack Myth: Wukong, but it’s also part of a broad appeal to keep an eye on what GameScience is up to.
No more specifics are offered, but in the absence of hard news about future plans from GameScience, it’s still a significant announcement.Feng Ji also thanks everyone who voted forBlack Myth: Wukongand delivers the final message to “play hard, rest well.”
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A Story With Room To Expand
Since the release ofBlack Myth: Wukong, there’s been plenty of speculation about what might follow in the game’s wake. Considering both the amount of material contained inJourney to the Westand reported content that was scrapped or streamlined during development,there’s a lot of potential for future updates, DLC, or sequels.
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A lot of cool ideas didn’t end up making it into Black Myth: Wukong, but future DLC could be the perfect opportunity to tell more of the story.
Rumors indicate thatsequels toBlack Myth: Wukongmight ultimately cover different stories and characters from classical Chinese literature and history, but the promise of surprises before the end of the year seems more likely to correspond directly to the Destined One’s adventure.This could end up manifesting as anything from small quality-of-life updates to the announcement of a major expansion, and previous rumors ofDLC planned to release around Chinese New Yearcould line up nicely with that.
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Black Myth: Wukong Sets A Strong Precedent
I wouldn’t callBlack Myth: Wukongmy personal game of the year, butI did find its boss fights consistently thrilling. I’d love to see how GameScience can build on the strong foundation set byBlack Myth: Wukongin the future, and I’d be happy to dive back into the game if surprises are in store before the year is over.
The wording of the announcement isn’t specific enough to set any hopes too high, so I’m not going to bank on the imminent addition of a rousing adventure as Nezha or an overhaul of any of thegame’s weaker points. All the same, it’s nice to have some news on the future of GameScience andBlack Myth: Wukong, no matter how vague it might be.
