Black Myth: Wukong Exposes The Problem With Game Reviews...

[@twinstars8812]

In China there is a saying: if a stray dog barks at you, you don't bark back. You ignore it, and move on with your life.

[@Cenot4ph]

There are a lot of stray dogs these days

[@MihaelGeng]

Chinese here. Pretty sure a wise person shouldn't bark back AT ANY DOG 😂 Talking about dogs, a western idiom, "nobody kicks a dead dog", also suits well here. If you're being wrongfully attacked, that's because you're significant and a threat to them!

[@HarrisonPudding]

Triumph the Insult Comic would tell these outlets: "I poop in your general direction!"

[@premsarin9866]

i got that one in my fortune cookie too

[@tbyte007]

We have something similar in Bulgaria. "The dogs are barking (but) the caravan is going forward". Basically means the same thing.

[@oligy]

Lack of representation? I saw monkeys, wolves, frogs, snakes, horses. And that’s just chapter 1.

[@Chiayiklin]

And some of them are hybrid which make it more diversed than any game out there

[@jackcoleman1784]

This was kind of what I was thinking. Like I'm knee deep in chapter 2 and there have only been between 3 to 5 human or semi human characters in the entire game so far. Or at least characters that you SEE as human or semi human. What's interesting to me is that noone has ever complained about the lack of diversity in Dynasty Warriors and it's on it's like tenth game in the franchise.

[@th3orist]

i bet people who identify as a monkey have no issues with the alleged "lack of I&D"

[@Borsalinokizaru-oh7no]

I think it's because it doesn't have a gay character

[@Some_one11237]

Ahahhaha

[@Kappashiro]

Eastern devs: We know what you want and we will give you what you want. Western devs: We know what you want but we will give you what we want.

[@machomanalexyt5736]

Gotta collect that larry fink investment money

[@5115neo]

🤓☝️

[@harryhoudini714]

the REAL Western devs: We dont like what you want, so we will brainwash you into liking what WE want and we will call it "social engineering" to make it look like it has any kind of legitimacy and we will cancel you if you dont do what we want you to do!

[@mr.melancholy4973]

A lot of these journalists are attacking a chinese company for a game based on THEIR Mythology. And they expected diversity, these journalists are showing their bigotry again.

[@tonyleung2442]

Yea. They want a black people in every single myth. 😂

[@stigmaoftherose]

Colonizers going to colonize.

[@cheerio2298]

it was about gender diversity not racial diversity. still a stupid thing to write an article about.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

Greek Mythology has some wild stuff. Like the minotaur being born from a woman that thought a sacred bull was attractive.

[@cirmothe9]

The increased racism by the west against far east culture and how they justify it is wild.

[@drizztsensei]

Black Myth Wukong. Stellar Blade. Hogwarts Legacy. Anytime the game journalists are mad about something stupid, the games get huge sales.

[@handleloverkira]

2/3 of it are asian games truly the peak of gaming now china unironically sweeping in gaming industry

[@bumwhistler6304]

@@handleloverkira weird when you ignore the DEI bullshit your product becomes successful.

[@dondante23]

These were three of four releases I purchased day one in the last couple years, the other being Dead Space.

[@RedRavenNine]

To be fair Hogwarts was a bit "woke" & Stellar Blade was a game for internet pigs, so the same depravity, but the other side of the coin. I did buy Hogwarts, and enjoy it, and just bought the Wukong Monkey Game.

[@BeefIntoCake]

Because its FREE MARKETING!! They bring the game under everyones attention and since most majority people (Who are normal thinkers) don't give a shit about their activist agenda...they see the game and think: "Oh that looks cool, lemme get that"

[@JohnJohn-wr7lg]

No diversity? No inclusivity? Buying it.

[@MarioGoatse]

African American protagonist isn’t inclusive? Please

[@ripvanwinkle3432]

😂

[@ExileTwilight]

@@MarioGoatse wat? Is this some poor attempt at trolling or did you just not realize that Sun Wukong is the Monkey King?

[@DanteMasaru]

@@ExileTwilight That person seems to be insinuating that age old disparaging and racist slur of comparing blacks to monkeys. I wonder if it was an actual attempt at a troll without realizing the implication...or not? I want to give the benefit of the doubt, but this is the internet.

[@chrishernandez7655]

@@ExileTwilight L

[@SKizzleAXE]

Sweet Baby Inc - " pls just don't buy the game its not diverse enough" 2M+ Gamers on steam only - "too bad" 😭😭

[@kmel3588]

Game jurnos talking bullshit about how "theres no female characters" caught talking out therir ass with multiple story beats and boss fights having them.

[@rps215]

Pro: Highly Diverse Characters Cons: Lack of Diversity That is what game journos are these days

[@moonasha]

all of the serious reviews (non meme reviews that actually played for a while) I saw basically said it's a 6 or 7/10, nothing special. Don't judge a game by its player count, or meme reviews.

[@human1066]

​@@moonasha ooookayyy boomer

[@cin2110]

@@kmel3588 They don't play the games just write about them.

[@benstanfill363]

Chinese company makes game based on Chinese mythology* Game journalists: how dare you

[@ultrabear1583]

Well that's basically a display of what the western "diversity" and "inclusive" truly means 😂

[@Crossovahh]

It's funny that western games media tried to cancel a Chinese game developer... that's backed by freakin Tencent lmao

[@RansomMemoryAccess]

America: The 'Land of the Free' Out-Marxing Communist China.

[@DinoFancellu]

Where da bruthas b at?

[@cherryshark9170]

I find it funny they say respect culture but when only based on one culture they get all pissy about it yet these are same people complain about colonization but yet them demanding Black Myth Wukong which is primarily Chinese culture isn't what they are doing the same as colonization

[@Ethan-yd4gn]

Its funny because by American standards, Black Myth Wukong SHOULD be considered "diverse" because it literally focuses on a culture from another part of the world entirely, and pays great respect to it. But no, not enough women in this chinese mythology-based game. These journalists probably couldnt give a good reason as to why there needs to be more, they just know that less women = bad.

[@LuceN1995]

its more that they are reaching to try to paint china bad...

[@kenw.4539]

Exactly. It's diverse by default because it's about a culture from another part of the world but these reviewers act like American/Western culture dominates the world so a Chinese game is treated as if it was made in Wisconsin which is just offensive.

[@5115neo]

Hope you had a good day at school today kiddo

[@louisxii3482]

so might not know, but for the woke crowd, "diversity" means something else entirely. the definition is different from what you said, tough i feel the confusion is pretty much intentional. for the woke crowd, "diversity" means dark skinned characters only. the more dark skin, and the darker it is, the more "diverse" something is. so a game with dark skins only is the most "diverse" there is. same thing with "inclusion" = lgbtq+ only

[@LuceN1995]

@@louisxii3482 that's not it bruh... even in woke diversity means a mix of people and backgrounds...

[@ShadowRaven779]

I judge games based on gameplay and word of mouth by gamers only. I could give 2 shits about what "journalists" have to say about anything

[@phobicbigot]

I care about what journalists have to say. If they are mad about a game, I BUY IT ON EVERY PLATFORM

[@brotherhoodofsteel3090]

​@@phobicbigot Literally my exact mindset lmao.

[@mrmosk2011]

You are not the problem, but these journalists can influence some game studios who are afraid of negative press. This is why it is important to speak against them, so the media is not filled with these nonsense and skew people's judgements.

[@scrillasofly]

Thats a lie yall hate on assassin creed cause its a black samurai and never played

[@aaronclay4665]

You should not even care about reviews or word of mouth....ppl told me forspoken wad a bad game, but it was great with sweet combat and a decent while predictable story... I never listen to ppl, I just wish they had more demos( this is why I bought forspoken cuz it had a demo), gamers should DEMAND all games have demos.... Fight for real problem

[@libertyprime9900]

95% positive on Steam, says all you need to know. Edit: I'm pretty confident the game will stay above 90%. Thanks for the likes everyone 🙂

[@zalabit927]

Starfield was very positive at first and took less than a week to get mostly to mixed reviews. Not saying the game is bad, just that early reviews are kind of BS filled with jokes and no criticism whatsoever. The player count does say more, but other top games are filled with bots at times so who knows.

[@tamto6328]

AMEN!

[@khmergodhobbies]

@@zalabit927 but some of the other games are either cheap or free. $60 per bot is kinda expensive for bot farms.

[@williamppl3624]

Really.. the intro alone got them a positive review from me. That sh. was sick.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

Always wait before buying a new game

[@krispybacon5038]

Activists not journalists.

[@thewatcher62]

Nowadays journalist has to become activist as their side job...

[@thelowroad216]

They not even real activists.

[@Cormano980]

There's no such thing as game journalists, they're just paid shills

[@Calvin704704]

propagandists

[@c1borgen]

urinalists

[@CB-qg3yh]

Just remember that ScreenRant made an article "How will the MCU continue without Black Panther" literally HOURS after Chadwick Bosman died

[@Entropy3ko]

LOL Personally I thought black panther was a boring movie.

[@crankfastle8138]

Well in regards to black panther, miserably. In regards to the cinematic universe, also miserably. But I don't think Mr Boseman could have helped it.

[@Sam-fs8sx]

@@Entropy3ko I thought it was the best movie I saw that year, a lot of people think that way too.

[@JBrandonMercer123]

@@Sam-fs8sx Oh wow. I didn't realize people actually thought that. Kind of just thought they were saying it to go with the crowd mentality.

[@koolaid14100]

I mean MCU been dead since Bozeman died if we’re being honest.

[@Jorendo]

I'm not sure how they want inclusivity more then what this game offers? There are frog people, dog type people, there are ape people, there are godlike creatures, I mean it sounds pretty diverse to me.

[@Diaszurana]

Because none of those Animal people are gay enough, I guess😅

[@jmgonzales7701]

They want black and white people there

[@guyincognito1406]

Mythological diversity != modern degeneracy?

[@Matt-jc2ml]

Bro everybody knows 15th century chinese mythology was dominated by black women

[@anon2427]

@@Matt-jc2mlwell you do play as a blk man right?

[@chosenelite762]

As a black guy, I could care less about the so-called inclusion. It's Chinese Mythology 😂 wtf?

[@5115neo]

The funniest part is pretending to be black in the internet for likes

[@bmsuperstar1]

Witcher 3 was actually a mix of Slavic and Nordic mythology in medieval Europe. And these "journalist" were complaining about diversity. 🤦

[@ianrwood21]

But weren't there loads of black people running around Northern Europe in medieval times, oh wait, maybe I have it wrong...

[@bmsuperstar1]

@@ianrwood21 Oh, yeah, dure. There were also a lot of alphabet freaks all over the place.

[@michaelleone6711]

Not to mention the ACTUAL OTHER SPECIES LIKE DWARVES, ELVES, AND SENTIENT MONSTERS that you could talk to and interact with

[@planebreach]

@@ianrwood21 Don't worry about it, i am pretty sure the next witcher will correct these "errors" ...

[@Blueslyfox]

@@bmsuperstar1 Well yes there were gay people in northern europe at the time, and they were getting killed. Also you're not really showing your good side here by referring to gay people as freaks. Isnt your whole thing that the other side are intolerable. but you're showing you dont see them as humans

[@Paul_Hardy]

The game hasn't been "mired in controversy". It's just had the usual treatment from the usual suspects because it isn't crammed with the usual bullshit.

[@TrackMediaOnly]

It has been mired in controversy, but only because activists are still mad that the developer wouldn't bend the knee to SBI's reported blackmail. So they spend every opportunity lie about it and making everyone that hate game journalists want to by the game even more. Its a controversy they created, just like most of them.

[@guyincognito1406]

@TrackMediaOnly That’s exactly what Op said lol

[@AndrewRyan-zv7zb]

Oh no! The game doesnt have any 🏀 people in it!!! How are we supposed to play it?!

[@pikebasss]

It’s so weird how game journalism is so corrupted by propagandist who don’t even seem to like videogames in general.

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

If a game is being praised by journalists like that, I take it as a red flag

[@peterkoh5632]

Chinese swimmers win Gold = cheating, not fair. Non-Chiniese = well done, well deserved.

[@Theswitchy1]

Not for no reason

[@5115neo]

What are you yapping about 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ez6811]

@@5115neo Olympics

[@SaltyNaughtySorcerer]

True inclusivity and diversity is when an Eastern mythological character gets loved and embraced all over the world by gamers of different color and culture. Its not the tokenistic gesture of force writing a female protaganist for the sake of doing so.

[@eugenisgaztambide187]

So well said !

[@HavelockVetinarii]

Eastern characters means...male? You started off racist but I guess forgot what you were talking about and had to throw women in there lol?

[@seregatanner373]

@@HavelockVetinarii diversity includes ethnicity. Nothing was said about eastern culture meaning men. The point made is that diversity does not mean forcing every story to have a strong female lead or a token minority. How was he being racist or sexist? You must be a game journalist with this logic.

[@HavelockVetinarii]

@@seregatanner373 What? I know it included ethnicity but the focus was "eastern" I assume only men? Why else the bitching about a female protagonist all of the sudden? Listen this game seems cool but but the devs and fans seem like such dogshit culture war racist trash I'ma skip this one.

[@Ozerati]

@@HavelockVetinarii This is a good example of, if you are looking for reasons to be offended you will find them. Please reread the comment....

[@DystopianrMusic]

I don't understand whom would care about those "journalists" opinion anymore, a meme steam review is more relevant than Miss & Mister Victim

[@GamingSpider115]

Exactly, every few Years [Insert Game Here] shows how bad [Insert Journalist] then Repeat

[@yankurph]

I care about their opinion. If they like something I know to stay away and when they hate it I know it’s worth my money.

[@sungleong]

True, their time has passed.

[@siliconhawk]

my favorite one is the monke out of 10 rating system

[@pralayaryan]

they r journalist bro, its their job and hobby to create controversy.

[@shem44]

Who trust games reviewer seriously? Trust gamers.

[@MrWarhead16]

I just watch common streamers and see the gameplay if it suits me. Game reviewers are sickening.

[@humonchronos9048]

Audience review also often just sucks. They give everything a 6/10 or 7/10, and then I buy it and it is slop. Best is to have 1-2 reviewers who align with your tastes and somewhat trust them in their ratings.

[@joshuaDstarks]

Reading the comments here made by gamers…I’m not inclined to trust any of you sycophantic weirdos any more than an agenda-pushing journalist.

[@anthonyadams2620]

Gotta be careful with this comment or we'll all be stuck playing CoD 🙄

[@smcauley600]

@@MrWarhead16 sickening? schools and hospitals are getting bombed daily but it's the reviews for a random game that is sickening to you?

[@The_Foolish_Fool]

No one actually reads the reviews from media. Only KZbinr's reviews matter these days

[@timothyboddie2724]

as intended. Game journalists lost all creditability a looooooong time ago.

[@albertcadgame8314]

Game critics reviewers are a bunch of corrupt, they only say what people want them to say by paying them $$$

[@PolumbiusTheThird]

even then its just their opinions. dont worship tubers.

[@LucciClubStudios]

@@PolumbiusTheThirdFacts a lot of people are sheep now a days cant form an opinion of their own

[@sologamer3122]

Eh a lot of madden youtubers are huge shills, remain skeptical, I'm happy to be wrong but I'll never want to be lied to.

[@ihatethiscrap5380]

"lacking in inclusivity and diversity" that's a pro to me

[@clintonleonard5187]

Day 1 buy

[@henriqueacabral]

pre ordered soon after I saw that!

[@berserkerpride]

And its a chinese fantasy world. So it's actually diverse as hell, in ways that actually matter.

[@HienNguyen-nz9dc]

Enough of the woke shit already

[@RedRavenNine]

@@berserkerpride Ya actual diversity and not modern diversity which just means accept perverts and their kinks.

[@sm753]

The reason why this game is so big in China - I'm assuming, is because they had similar exposure to Journey to the West as kids. I'm Chinese-American, immigrant parents, busy working, etc. We put ourselves to bed when we were kids. No bedtime story or anything because my parents were always tired at the end of the day. But we listened to Journey to the West on cassette tape, we'd play one side of a tape every night while going to sleep. We did this for years. Was really excited to see a "more or less" faithful adaptation.

[@Jonderlei]

I think this game is a sign no one takes game journalists seriously at all,all those sites were banded together against this game and it sells like crazy all the boycotts they attempt do is pump up sales. The game looked interesting from the start and thats alot more than alot of new games can say.

[@clintonleonard5187]

Hit the nail on the head. The game looked interesting. Leftist politics can get fucked.

[@enightc]

I don't usually play Souls like games, but I bought this just because journalists were yelling about diversity. This is a game based on a very famous Chinese novel, journey to the west, so people yelling about diversity is crazy for me. Its like you took Christianity and said that Jesus need more diversity so lets change Jesus to a woman and make it a black person, and change all the disciples to all different races just because. It doesn't work and really stupid.

[@Jonderlei]

@@enightc Honestly I think the yelling about diversity in any game is pretty ridiculous but yeah its extra stupid here. People like that pretend to be so tolerant and accepting of all cultures but when a game about ancient china comes out and it doesnt look like 2020s america they freak out and want it changed. Theyre mostly just mad because this game generates interest and the ones they cheer for dont. I had never knowingly even heard of Journey to the west before this game but had been watching videos on the story the last few weeks and its so damn cool

[@enightc]

@@Jonderlei Its cool that you are hearing about it, its a story that pretty much every Chinese person, also Japanese , maybe korea knows about. Lots of mythology spawn from it, creatures, deities, and various novels came after Journey to the West. It deals with lots of topics, with moral and ethics added here and there, story about brotherhood, sacrifice, and determination and what it means to be heroic. Its why Monkey King is super popular, and same name as Dragon Ball character, Dragon Ball came after just an FYI.

[@Mohgenstein]

They don’t take them seriously yet there’s entire channels that make a living talking about them😂

[@sleepyjoe4529]

Western journalists being Eurocentric, hypocritical, and condescending? I AM SHOCKED.

[@rustydavid5212]

Afrocentric* Gynocentric would also work

[@hafirenggayuda]

​@@rustydavid5212yeah. They unironically hate European aesthetic, especially traditional value.

[@penguin02137]

do you know what eurocentric even means lmfao

[@DeptalJexus]

they never break the cycle of being imperialist, thinking eveyone's dumb and they think they have the moral authority to dictate how things should be.

[@hafirenggayuda]

@@penguin02137 mistaking it with "modern" western approach I think

[@CHEEBnRUN]

Did that Screen Rant reviewer even play past chapter 2? Right in Chapter 3 there is a boss called Kang Jin Star, a woman dressed in traditional Chinese dress that turns into a dragon. I haven't beaten the game yet, but I'm sure there are other female characters that aren't rock monsters.

[@anthonypuk5190]

The thing about these "criticisms" about these games such as lack of diversity, opinions on women, opinions on the rainbow flag... the thing is these people working on the game are ENTITLED to their feelings and guess what? These games and their devs DO NOT OWE anyone diversity, they don't owe you female characters, they don't owe you rainbow flag characters. All they owe you is a FUN WORKING game, ideally from Day 1.

[@baltogames1501]

This comment needs to be pinned!!

[@Tombbistol]

Exactly ! Also asian buddhist monkey's not diverse enough ? Chinese developers ( or everybody else) dont owe these american gaming journalists diversity , they dont owe them anything !

[@SFX1990]

Hey Ubisoft, you watching? This is what happens if you make a game that embraces and respects the cultural heritage of a country instead of twisting it to fit a agenda

[@smcauley600]

no they are not they have lives unlike you

[@SFX1990]

@@smcauley600 what’s your problem? Didn’t get enough sleep last night ?

[@TheNuclearGeek]

How are people/characters from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, China, Singapore, and the rest of Asia not "diverse"? Isn't it about time they just drop the veil and stop saying "diversity" and just start saying "Black", because that is seemingly the ONLY "diversity" they apparently care about.

[@TheFakeGooberGoblin]

7:58 “Erase your culture in favor of our own or face backlash” sounds more like gaming imperialists than diversity consultants

[@christophermercaldi8616]

funny that they all preach for "freedom, equality, etc." but act as a dictator lmao

[@JonTheJedi]

Yeah don’t really want free thought or diversity they want you to agree with their beliefs. How is that diverse? I think that is the part that bugs me most is the hypocrisy. Don’t say you want diversity or inclusion when you want to exclude anyone whose views differ from yours. Truth of the matter is everyone has biases and ethics they adhere to and for the most part everyone including myself thinks those are right, but dang I’m not trying to ban or shun those who may disagree with me. If I did that I couldn’t talk to 90% of people I call friends or loved ones. Would I like them to come around to what I believe or think? Absolutely! 100%. However I know I can’t force people nor hate them simply because they don’t.

[@christophermercaldi8616]

@@JonTheJedi I completely agree. Those diversity-obsessed folks are always speaking the loudest about free of speech, free of thoughts, etc. yet whenever there is a solid counter argument they scream, they shout and play the victims, while trying all the ways to personal attack the speaker. They often generalize their opposites as N*zi and fascists, whilst in reality they are the closest of definition to that group. Such a clownish time we are living in.

[@ajaxtheunderkin2545]

There is a difference between journalism and defamation. I'm just waiting for the day that a major studio just starts suing these outlets.

[@fluffly8935]

Don’t forget devs said you can’t talk bad about China or women if you play the game, have fun tasting the boots tho 😘

[@poiipoiipoii]

@@fluffly8935 which is good, no feminist propaganda. Westerner these day are just snowflakes and feel insulted by pretty much anything. Even more than China gov

[@Peteruspl]

​@@fluffly8935 Why are you always projecting about these boots? Normal citizens are not worshipping anyone, they like a game, they play a game. It doesn't garner much loyalty or support for the producers of that art, art stands on its own. I like many songs by people whose politics are pure cringe... and so what? Your side is the boot lickers, who want to elevate and worship living heroes. JK Rowlings books are to the letter the same art now and 15 years ago, but then she was a saint of feminism and (aside from many normal fans of her writing, who appreciated HP for what it is) leftists would flock to her shoes tongues outstretched.

[@jeroenschaafsma138]

@@fluffly8935 Keyboard warrior only mad about cersorship that doesn't suit their narrative. Journalists and writers pushing for diversity in established, cultural tales is equally bad as a country pushing against it. Just write a new story if you want diversity. Litterally NO ONE cares. It's like me trying to turn RuPauls Dragrace into Rambo and acting all suprised and offended that the already existing fanbase pushes back.

[@christophergongora7885]

I’m waiting for it in all “modern journalism”

[@SinatoFilms]

Journalist: "The game's not diverse enough" Me, an Intellectual: "MONKE"

[@Neonsilver13]

if there was a female boss the review would complain about you being able to beat up women, thus encouraging abusive behaviour towards women.

[@MrWillypanda88]

No silly, if the game includes female boss, they'll criticize the game for not including LGBTQ+ characters....

[@SOPPI_srn]

They game does have female boss lol

[@Itariatan]

The game does have female bosses, that's what pisses me off the most. There were many female characters in the original story, not that a game's journalist would know

[@sprintstothebathroomdaily2429]

As Sean Connery said - sometimes they need a smack (in game)

[@crankfastle8138]

​@@sprintstothebathroomdaily2429 *shmack

[@EastyyBlogspot]

The mark of quality....not having SBI lol

[@Meliodas-xs4jc]

SBI ?

[@Mohgenstein]

@@Meliodas-xs4jcsuper big iguanas

[@longiusaescius2537]

@Meliodas-xs4jc Sweet Baby Inc, Canadian govt funded intersectional communist "consultancy" firm

[@sonakeshine]

​@@Meliodas-xs4jc Lack of SBI = Lack of Sexual Identity Blacks Inclusion

[@Crow-lz7et]

Sweet baby Inc ​@@Meliodas-xs4jc

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

Didn’t screen rant give Starfield a perfect score lol. They are obviously reviewing games based on identity politics rather than actual gameplay, fun and greatness.

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

So the real Myth all aloang was Video Games Journalism. 😅😅😅

[@ipostlamememesallthetime953]

Lol 😂😂😂

[@Pswayze23]

*Journalism

[@LoganHunter82]

The real myth is "modern audiences"

[@Cuthalu]

It used to exist, but hasn't in a long time.

[@cjsstudios9459]

Myth as old as time the legend of the game review journalist dun dun dun dun dun dun dunbnnnnn😂

[@kualarompin589]

How did they know some of the bosses were not females? Did these journalists assume their genders? As someone who identified as a gourd, I feel represented in this game.

[@TearTheRoof0ff]

Hoisted by their own petard lol

[@noahfz]

Gold 😂

[@potato_723]

hahaha

[@Mr_AbdulRehman]

😂😂

[@mangafan1._.741]

Funny thing is we have female boss in the game

[@laur100]

I think these "games journalists" wanted to be real journalists but just didn't enjoy playing and reviewing games.

[@tedflaig7546]

Them complaining about diversity in this game is like complaining why is there no football in my baseball game

[@rouxf13]

Underrated comment - that's exactly what its like. Let the story about x be about x not about wrstyuv.

[@MihaelGeng]

Well you know some "journalists" criticized Kingdom Come: Deliverance for not able to play as a female? They launched attack for women's insignificance in a realistic game set in 15th century...😮‍💨

[@gelinrefira]

It's like complaining why there are no female knights on the knights of the round table in King Arthur.

[@kimeli]

@@gelinrefira i think you forgot artoria pendragon.

[@evaander]

Reject modernity, return to monke

[@smcauley600]

no mate you are just a bigot

[@johanandhira5429]

They talked about lack of diversity when the game itself presents demigods, demons, spirits, anthromorphic animals with occasional Chinese people

[@intellectic9155]

If you needed Black Myth to expose gaming journalism you haven't been paying attention.

[@Entropy3ko]

Gamergate exposed it years ago, but media kept calling it an "harassment campaign" (and so does wikipedia now) so they could put the wool over the eyes of people (Yes some gamegaters were shitheads who did harrass people, but most really were complaining about the shitty state of gaming journalism)

[@bghost3636]

Anita Sarkhessian being allowed to be popular was the beginning of the end. These people spout absolute nonsense and people keep listening

[@SolantisA]

The "not diverse enough" is the biggest fucking endorsement I could imagine nowadays...

[@classiccuneyt]

It’s got African references tho 😒

[@beherid5111]

Oh geez... Does everything now have to have a gay, a woman, a black character, Hispanic, etc, etc. Give me a break and give this crap a rest already. Btw, I'm Hispanic before you go on a rant folks. This is all so freaking tiring already.

[@gregoryross9770]

Nobody black asking for this shit Keep us out of it.

[@kenw.4539]

I'm an Asian-American and as woke/DEI supporting as you get but often you have to have common sense. These people go too far when they want a "gay, a woman, a black character, Hispanic, etc" in everything like you said even when it's historically accurate. I expect a story about Asian culture from centuries ago to only have Asian people just as I expect a story about the European Middle Ages to have only white people. Giving me a false story to include people who were never present is offensive in itself.

[@terrysyvertson9205]

the reason for the outlets crapping on the game is because they couldn't blackmail the developer into giving them money because they don't have their hands on Chinese money

[@Cyael]

Wow finally safe to cover for normies.

[@yunarukami974]

You are the best Cyael. Stay yourself💪 Greetings from Germany

[@rps215]

They look like fools, beautiful

[@Blackpapalink]

Someone fucking said it, finally.

[@thebronzegenji2005]

yo cyael huge fan

[@jeremiahjohnson2784]

Tbf, we can't say don't pre order games in one breath, and then shit on people that wait for real, post release gameplay

[@gnosis7188]

Im really looking forward to more and more chinese game developers gaining momentum in the industry. Say what you will, but just 60 years ago, China was a mostly rural agricultural society. Here we are today, and they are a global behemoth of power, with vast amounts of influence, global trade, and prosperity. The gaming industry needs far more diversity, im looking forward to seeing new gaming studios emerge from all over the world. We need more competition in the industry. The largest gaming studios have ruined gaming in the last decade, with all the micro-transactions, unfinished games launching with massive bugs and problems, 3-4 different versions released of the same game , they are charging $120 dollars in the U.S for the complete game , this is an unsustainable business practice thats biting them in the ass. Black Myth Wukong, even with its performance issues on consoles, released as a full game from launch, I want to see more of this in the industry. The only recent title I can think of that launched as a fully finished game upon release was God of War Ragnorok.

[@omarkumar8036]

Their activists. Not journos. Trust actual people who know how to review a game unlike these agenda driven lunatics.

[@SpaceCattttt]

Forced diversity is a joke. For years, people (non-Gen Z) have been complaining about a lack of originality in entertainment. It's either an endless stream of superhero stuff or remakes upon reboots upon rehashes. And when we FINALLY get something a little bit more original, what happens? People attempt to cancel the new, original thing by complaining that it doesn't live up to the contrived, fascistic gender-political standards of today! WTF??? I believe Black Myth: Wukong is a pretty decent game, but even if it wasn't, the fact that it goes its own way and doesn't give a damn about what's politically correct.....well, that earns it an instant buy from me!

[@NiSE_Rafter]

? They're plenty of us gen z with the same complaint

[@SpaceCattttt]

@j.b.5422 Errr......what? Did you even read what I wrote? Can you read?

[@dmaxwell910901]

​@@SpaceCattttt It's thanks to that commenter? What on earth did they do?

[@Larry-Lobster]

@@SpaceCatttttAre you special? Is it Gen Z writing these shit articles and reviews? No! This isn’t a generational thing and you need major help if you think it is

[@Kazuny]

@@SpaceCattttt Why blame an entire generation instead of the loud minority that is actually the cause of this situation?

[@machinainc5812]

Lol not just “one the biggest games of 2024” its infact one of the biggest of ALL TIME. 2nd biggest concurrent players of all time on Steam in just 24 hours. Insane

[@eqeoii3816]

Being so anti-cop that you cant even side with a superhero is ballistic.

[@cloudnine5651]

cops are NOT your friends

[@opiniononion]

What's most shocking is that these journalists still have a job

[@tokiwartuthe]

Exactly who is keeping them in business

[@kirbyjoe7484]

Sweet summer child, the entire reason these journalists still have their jobs is they are willing to write these hit pieces for their corporate masters. Why do you think these big media companies have been buying up all the smaller struggling game Journalist outlets these last four or five year? Take note of when all these nonsense inflammatory hit pieces started showing up. It's not a coincidence. The primary reason this game is getting the slander treatment by corporate game journalists is it refused to pay SBI's 8 million dollar e̶x̶t̶o̶r̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ consultation fee. Look at any of the big titles we have seen get slandered like this in the last few years. Notice how its only been the last few years for starters, but beyond that the one thing they all seem to have in common is they are games that refused to pay Sweet Baby Inc's multi-million dollar "consultation fee." This is the same company whose CEO got caught making a statement about using the threat of turning the social media internet mobs against studios that don't play ball as a way to coerce them into doing so. This is a coordinated slander campaign and the game journalists are their paid attack dogs. It's nice to finally see people starting call out this behavior for how strange and ridiculous it is.

[@cabreram.4734]

@Kyrbiejoe7484 Thank you, I couldn't ve written a more accurate answer to this.

[@wildguardian]

The hate on China made this game sell even more

[@pop1moreb4igo]

5’4 ft , 350lb, blue hair 😂 she/her/him wrote that BS

[@MBryy]

😂😂😂

[@saellenx3528]

😂🤣

[@ranx9078]

It

[@galamotshaku]

OMG That joke is soo original, Did you came up with it all by yourself????

[@chosenone6702]

​@@galamotshakujoke? that's what those people actually are

[@maineman5757]

Gamer Gamergate exposed the problem. We are just seeing what they refused to fix.

[@OlEgSaS32]

GG was never about integrity in gaming journalism...ever...not even for a nanosecond

[@megalonoobiacinc4863]

@@OlEgSaS32 At the time it pretty much blew over my head, and i got the same perspective everyone else got; gamers accused of sexist behavior with death threats etc. against outspoken poor women. Then we gradually saw how fake a lot of that turned out to be.

[@funkymunky7935]

​@@OlEgSaS32 You weren't/aren't paying attention

[@OlEgSaS32]

@@funkymunky7935 Oh I was...and a bunch of rabid alt-right 4chan incels organizing a harassment campaign against a random woman they didnt like based on BS accusations is related to "games journalism"...how?

[@chillfluencer]

Fascinating how much sinophobic racism this awesome game triggered.

[@Garrus-w2h]

well be careful, most people love China's culture and people, it is more about how the far left thinks of Chinese people as "white men" that is the issue, not part of their "coloured minority (and left wing only)" ideology

[@Mohgenstein]

Thats me

[@Lemonidas_of_Sourta]

Maybe we wouldn't be "phobic" if their govt didn't suck ass and if it's people didn't regularly harass other people over calling Taiwan a country.

[@joshuaDstarks]

Yeah, like everyone saying you get to play as a black dude. Weird what side of the argument that’s coming from….

[@mangafan1._.741]

​@@joshuaDstarks not really people are saying what do they mean by diversity when there many different animal do they mean people with different skin color? What do they mean also funny thing is we have female character in the game

[@Jeustful]

"disconcerting to modern audiences..." What modern audiences?! Them and a bunch of other grifter gaming journalists and Twitter no-lifers?

[@sergoogle5061]

Can't forget the redditors crying in the background lol

[@Entropy3ko]

@@sergoogle5061 Reddit is such a shithole now. Basically a propaganda machine

[@crankfastle8138]

"modern audiences" is obviously hyper "woke". To which, I say who cares. Not everything needs to capitulate to this absurd concept of representation. I'm surprised they didn't complain about the MC not being gay enough.

[@kusog3]

modern audience are still busy playing concord and dust born, they just peaked max woke player count at 66.

[@Illusive1313]

Yeah, "modern audience" people are playing Dustborn peaking at 83 players. Basically the devs, some SBI people and their families who play because of pity.

[@alexanderjames9128]

Its incredible that a relatively unknown studio has disrupted the entire game industry and has shown these so called "Triple A" studios how a game is supposed to be made and most likely become Game of the Year.

[@Sira_Kackavalj]

GotY for 2024 will either be Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree or Black Myth Wukong or Stellar Blade.

[@TrackMediaOnly]

It will never be allowed to be game of the year, because the activists are in control of all of that now. Just like Hogwarts Legacy didn't in spite of how many records it broke. Edit: If you mean Steam GoTY, it could but I think Elden Ring will get that.

[@loxul2239]

​@Sira_Kackavalj I don't know if Shadow of Erdtree can win GOTY. Probably DLC of the year. Your other choices are good choices though.

[@samuel5591]

Stellar Blade and Black Myth won't be GotY because it's voted by the woke activist shill media, so they won't even nominate them - just watch.

[@Sira_Kackavalj]

@@loxul2239 2024 is lacking in big time games that are good. Maybe add Stalker 2 to the list if it turns out great.

[@kenny2553]

Imagine writing a review so bad that the reviewer's name had to be removed from the review to "protect" them - what a joke. They wrote a review in bad faith and now don't want to be criticised like how they unfairly criticised games made by hard working developers. Screenrant is so garbage

[@QueenetBowie]

It’s not that all these accusations and resulting criticisms less to political correctness, i the issue is, it leads to a bland and generic corporate cookie cutter game with a dull story and script. Reminds me of that Aqua Teen Episode about standards and practices, they make a fake corporate employee training video about the importance of S&P that starts off: “Standards and Practices are a vital link in keeping good and funny ideas away from you, the television viewer…. By following the rules, you’re guaranteed to make a mediocre product that no one can relate to!”

[@Dryltd]

It's not political correctness but political activism. These articles aren't bland and generic and neither are the games. There are no triple A games that are bland. They are actively aggravating people. Nor are the games generic as they put in all types of new busy work and meaningless story related task. Finally, they legally can't cookie cutter a game. As many games are click on everything on screen to progress or aim reticle at the thing to click that keeps moving.

[@NoelNelson-t7d]

🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@anon2427]

Because myths and great stories themselves are and never have been the product of diversity. Myths are expressions of unique cultures and cultural values

[@PowuhToSeven]

​@@anon2427how else would we have gotten GTA or Dante's Inferno.

[@meko264]

10 years after gamergate, after they complained about "gatekeeping" these people have BECOME the gatekeepers. They are now using their influence to destroy gaming, like their opponents said they would.

[@TrackMediaOnly]

They only got involved so they could be the gatekeepers.

[@iaqh]

Exactly, their hypocrisy is showing

[@siliconhawk]

bro the gate is like a mountain and these people are like ants. they can't gatekeep shit

[@xJayhawkFANx]

They're gatekeeping as well as a crazy homeless man on the street babbling to himself. They can say what they want but people are going to do just look at them strangely and do whatever they want regardless.

[@hx5525]

This is why gatekeeping is necessary. Never let fools into your communities, they will ruin it

[@LAHFaust]

That the IGN reviewer only played the first 2 chapters says so much about the quality of their work.

[@actionvids35]

I stooped reading and trusting screens game review a while ago they become more agende and activist then game reviewers and journos

[@GavinoTheFirst]

Exactly it’s all bs and they aren’t honest people at all just wannabe journalists

[@zzygyy]

Its better to watch the game being streamed and get a heads up from the streamer and viewers.

[@SuperZura91]

@@zzygyy Yes, but also it's better to keep in mind that those streamers play the game on high end PCs. So on your end the game could have issues. Best is to just wait 1-2 weeks before buying a triple A game nowadays.

[@mikeyzgt68]

​@SuperZura91 I played it on PS5 last night for about 2.5 hours. The loading times are a little longer than other ps5 games (about 20 seconds). The only technical issue I had was when I walked into a waterfall to see if there might be a secret passage, my frame rate fell through the floor. As soon as I walked away it picked right back up though. And I am playing on performance mode. Other than that, the game played wonderfully. Looking forward to playing more tonight.

[@lowdistortion]

Not the only thing it exposed. The blue hair coalition ain't got as much power as they think they do 😂😂

[@VF0312]

Yeah. Look at SS kill the profitibility. No one played it even it was given for free.

[@jahjoeka]

Who's that?

[@captainziggy82]

wtf you weirdos talking about lmfao

[@lowdistortion]

@@captainziggy82 found one 😂😂

[@AdAstra78]

​@@captainziggy82The irony. A guy in his forties using the term 'lmao' calling out people for being weird. Dear oh dear...

[@jccusell]

How someone can take a review site seriously after it subtracts points for lack of inclusion and diversity is beyond me. Can that site please go broke?

[@EnigmaHood]

A game that has mythical creatures from ancient Chinese mythology doesn't need "diversity", unless they mean diversity in monsters and other mythical creatures, which it has plenty of. The main character isn't even human. I'm not sure if the game even has any humans in it at all. I'm amazed that this even needs to be said a this point.

[@LeftyWick]

That what I was thinking, it mythical creatures. Which is pretty diverse to me, foxes, wolves, tree men. It shows they have no idea what they are talking about.

[@abcwarrior91]

@@LeftyWick those wokey don't give a crap about that they just care if there is a black person in the game or not

[@LeftyWick]

@@abcwarrior91 LOL, I am Black man and No that is not what woke is. But I see that is what you think it is. 🤣

[@abcwarrior91]

@@LeftyWick It doesn't matter if you're black or not; it's the white liberals behind the woke agenda who are pushing this nonsense because they believe that by include black people in games and movies, they are doing black people a favor by not appearing racist, while in fact they are the most racist.

[@abcwarrior91]

@@LeftyWick did you get my comment? KZbin deleted it

[@amanchoosesaslaveobeys6510]

Screen rant is very quickly becoming the next kotaku

[@MihaelGeng]

And I'm sure they'll treat that as a success 🙂

[@shah_rizal]

Black Myth Wukong by Game Science: Metacritic score 81 Black Myth Wukong by From Software: Metacritic score 96

[@messiLion999]

The company attempted to incorporate diversity into the game to satisfy activists = studio ended up shutting down Wukong: I don't care about activists = received 2M+ Players

[@Sus_Bak]

BMW is already the 2nd most peaked game dethroning Palworld with 2.3M players online 🙈🔥

[@scuppo]

Well as of now it's the #1 and still breaking it's own record

[@jvxchroma]

​@@scuppo#1 all time is still pubg no?

[@Dayz3O6]

the car came with rear wheel drive and a manual gear box.

[@LeftyWick]

In less than 24 hours

[@undifinder6643]

@@jvxchroma Pubg is free thou so not count

[@thetrueminaticobra2558]

Im pretty sure i speak for most gamers here. we don't seek diversity or non diversity in games, we seek good games that appeal to us.

[@Mysticbladegod]

Well stated.

[@paulanderson2963]

As a male player I am highly offended by the life is strange series especially the third one because I don't feel as if the main character addressed most of my masculine life issues enough. I think the developers should have spent the time to create a male presenting character and a male centric game alongside the existing story. Even though yes it would be almost like they were creating two games but that's the price of inclusivity and the only way to appease my ego and it's need for attention. I really don't feel represented enough in those games. Yes all of what I just wrote sounds illogical irrational and insane. And I'm sure some of these sensitive journalists would agree that I sound unhinged. So maybe occasionally they should try applying some of their concepts across the board and see if they stand up to scrutiny.

[@FalloutTributeMusic]

Every game that they tried to break only got bigger.... The problem is that these Game Review Scores hardly say anything when there is so much Political BS behind it. The game looks amazing and fun and that is all I care for basicly.

[@cesiba1]

You're the problem. As long as I LIKE IT who cares that the developers treat their employees horrible, the developers lie, or release broken shit. But as long as YOU are having fun, it's all good. Gamers are the reason the gaming industry is shit. You cry but still buy.

[@clorkmagnus]

@@cesiba1 take your med.

[@cin2110]

@@cesiba1 You are saying all that based on what? Accusations with no proof that were started by SBI protection racket and their journos in cahoots threatening to ruin the game's reputation if they didn't pay them 7 million dollars for making their game worse?

[@yukis4422]

@@cesiba1 The only one crying here is you. Keep seething while Game Science rolls in money. Hope Wukong hits 2.5 million players this weekend!

[@UnnamedThinkTank]

@@cesiba1 Where is the proof that Game Science treated their staff bad? Where? Just because it is a Chinese company hence there is discrimination? Heck Blizzard - Activision actually had undeniable proof of doing so to their own staff. If you got the evidence, show them now.

[@Deadcell91]

It's pretty simple. If the Game reviewing channels and bloggers don't get a review copy they throw dirt on it and rate it low.

[@FireTalon24]

GG was right.

[@dreadgear9683]

The only game reviews i trust is player steam reviews because i can see who bought the game, how much time they played and what they achieved ingame with their achievements.

[@stonerhino83]

Steam review from someone who earned all of the achievements and played for over 1200 hours: "This game is trash"

[@derekofbaltimore]

​@@stonerhino83 I have a steam friend who had 3000 hrs on a game, rated it not recommend, and then played it for another 2000 hrs.. Im not even kidding

[@fulanitx]

It still says more than ign 7s on 90 percent of the reviews.

[@mangafan1._.741]

​@@stonerhino83it won't happen because if it was trash they wouldn't play it to the end

[@nathanielmarrs1018]

I’m from the west, and I could care less about what ign says, they’ve not been relevant in a decade

[@Crimsontears83]

The thing that sticks out to me (and I'm glad you mentioned it) is the "No women in Chapters 1 and 2". It implies that she never finished game. And she focuses on it like the first two chapters represent the entire game. She never mentioned how far she was in the game after that point. She never says something like, "Sure in chapter 5 more women showed up but..." I mean if she did the smallest amount of research before typing that she would know 2 years ago they had a trailer with women in it. This is incredibly dishonest.

[@Cure_Hana]

How much do you wanna bet she gave up because she couldn’t reach a tricky platform?

[@samuel5591]

Hey come on! You had to jump AND dash while in the air!!! No-one can be expected to master skills like that during a review period!

[@Crimsontears83]

The sad part is if that's the case she missed the female boss that you fight in the very next chapter ​@@Cure_Hana

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

How DARE we not obey the game "journalists"!

[@funkymunky7935]

Commissars

[@clefsan]

I like it when a game journalist starts talking about diversity, inclusion or modern audiences. It communicates quickly and clearly that whatever they are writing cannot be taken seriously when one is looking for reliable information.

[@DreadArkive]

Now if only more people would start revolting against the heavy-handed censorship of KZbin.

[@ZeelofTheMarty]

that will not happen as it comes from the companies paying for all the ads on the site KZbin will not budge on it as that is what is giving them most of their reveune you are better trying to revolt against the companies.

[@jermainemorales7875]

You know, we laughed at these people as they emerged, thinking that they would go away. All they did was get louder.

[@asmo1313]

just laugh louder then

[@W48032412345]

To discuss 'Black Myth: Wukong' purely from the perspective of a video game is to somewhat underestimate this title. Assuming the overall score for gameplay and artistry is 80, the artistry alone would score a perfect 100. I'm not sure how many people have finished the first chapter, but the quality of the ending animation is simply outstanding.

[@brotherhoodofsteel3090]

The more the journalists hate, the more I want to buy, and I'm not even into games like this.

[@DruuzilTechGames]

When they complain about a lack of diversity, they're not talking about "Why isn't there more of X demographic", they're saying it doesn't push "THE MESSAGE".

[@Short_Storm]

In my country there is a saying: "The dogs barks on the caravan, and the caravan keeps going".

[@ricozepplin]

IGN proving themselves the worst game journalists around? Is this news?

[@rjcrooks1182]

What would you rate the game if you've played it? I haven't but I'm thinking about it.

[@brotherhoodofsteel3090]

​@@rjcrooks1182 Same, definitely tempted, the more hate it gets from journalists, the more I want it.

[@LeftyWick]

No we all knew that.

[@aumshukla3178]

​@@rjcrooks1182 I played 4~ hours on ps5, super impressed so far. No bugs encountered.

[@saellenx3528]

​@@rjcrooks1182 Its an amazing game, but bosses are kinda hard (for me as casual). If you played Soulslike you probably wont have problems.😄

[@sologamer3122]

Journalists crying sexism or other bigotry is not controversy, it's slander. Never go full game journalist.

[@rayjohn-dl3ec]

im playing for 5 hrs now... i cant stop playing!

[@kagebunshinnn]

Infinite money glitch using DEI: 1. make a game 2. don’t let wokies near it 3. double down and really don’t put woke stuff in your game 4. let the woksters write hit pieces about your game 5. $$$ 6. Profit

[@Rai2M]

I did actually put a "diverse" character into my game. All other characters are like: "Poor boy, he went to the university and now we don't know who he or she is".

[@jerzygibon2225]

319,735 players right now 2,223,179 24-hour peak 2,223,179 all-time peak 7 hours ago

[@FREE_WILL_DEFENDER]

Steam only btw not including ps5 players

[@SearchingStranger]

As a fan of the Journey to the West and a HUGE Sun Wukong fan, I was ecstatic that such a beautiful and polished game was released based on the myth and that the story will be shared to hundreds of other people who might not be familiar with it. Imagine how pissed I am that these game "journalists" are trying to shoot down the game and by proxy its wonderful story by transplanting their Western values of "DiVeRSiTy" and "InCLuSiVitY" onto an Eastern-developed game.

[@brkbtjunkie]

Journalists divide, gamers unite

[@vikram5491]

I've completely stopped trusting critic reviews . I go straight to the user reviews.

[@GingerDrums]

Lack of ideological gerrymandering is a badge of honour! A negative review from a DEI officer seals the deal for me to at least check it out :)

[@micheljolicoeur6094]

Samar Abedian, the Screen Rant "game reviewer" played roughly 20% of the game, see the game has 6 Chapters and she didn't even finish chapter 2.

[@JAmonOfficial]

Sweet Baby took a big big L straight up chin haha 😁I'm loving it !

[@alexel-ramahi2274]

My only complain is that it’s absolutely a souls like and it’s even more stressful than the rest of souls games

[@Cr0wsMurd3r]

I remember a time when games journalists who reviewed games did so based on gameplay, graphics, story and you know the content of the game. Which... you know is their actual job. Seems to be these days the journos that work on these sites are the ones that are such terrible journalists that the only job they can get is for ScreenRant or some such when they really wanted to work for some politico shill place instead. The majority of games I play, books I read, movies and tv-shows I watch I watch to escape from reality for a moment. Sooo, the further it is removed from the "current real world" shit the better. And if said piece of media is based on a piece of literature, history or what have you, I want it to cling as closely to that source material as possible so it feels authentic. For example if a game or movie is set in the Scandinavia during the viking age(I know, so very overdone by now) I dont want 20% of all vikings to be ethnically non-norse because around a fifth of Sweden happens to be first or second gen immigrants today. It makes the setting feel inauthentic and just throws me out of my immersion. Respect for the source material and the setting is very important, it's important to keep the world believable, it's important for the people who are fans of the material, and it's important to the people who's cultural heritage is on display etc.

[@MBryy]

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