Why Black Myth: Wukong is no Dark Souls clone

Black Myth: Wukong immediately appealed to my 1980s nostalgia. Fueled by my memories of the TV show Monkey Magic, I naturally jumped at the chance to play the iconic Monkey (in this case Monke) in a game similarly inspired by the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.

I’m in good company according to the game’s Developer Game Science, which reported initial sales of 10 million downloads in the first three days of its release. That astounding figure even beats sales of FromSoftware’s Elden Ring, which says a lot.