At present, on the very finish of Gamescom Opening Night time Stay, Geoff had yet one more secret to disclose: The builders behind the super-popular action RPG Black Myth: Wukong are engaged on a brand new sport, Black Fantasy: Zhong Kui, starring a brand new legendary hero.
Right here’s the very quick teaser for Zhong Kui, which doesn’t have a launch date but:
Black Fantasy: Zhong Kui isn’t a direct sequel to Wukong. On the new game’s official website, the devs explained that they needed to “build more distinct game experiences, to challenge ourselves with bolder features” and work on “fresh ideas.” Nevertheless, they did tease an precise sequel or DLC to Wukong, saying: “And to all friends who love Black Myth: Wukong, the westward journey won’t end here.”
It also needs to be famous that, regardless of a slick-looking CG trailer exhibiting off the brand new legendary hero and setting, Sport Science admits it doesn’t have a lot to indicate as a result of the sport remains to be very early in growth, saying that Zhong Kui is “little more than an empty folder at this stage.” Nevertheless, the devs mentioned they love saying new issues and updating followers on August 20, in order that they created a CG quick to “let everyone know that a new project has kicked off.” However yeah, don’t count on to be enjoying this sport anytime quickly.
Based on Sport Science, Black Fantasy: Zhong Kui, like Wukong, is a single-player motion RPG that may comply with “the same business model as before.” That appears to indicate that this sequel received’t be free-to-play when it will definitely launches.
“However, you won’t be playing a monkey role this time,” defined the studio. “That said, we’re still exploring and experimenting with the concrete differences between Wukong and Zhong Kui. So take it easy—let us impress ourselves first before we serve it to you.”
On August 20, 2024, Black Fantasy: Wukong launched on PlayStation 5 and PC and shortly grew to become an enormous hit. The sport noticed over 2.4 million concurrent gamers on Steam alone, beating out fashionable video games like Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk, and plenty of extra. It nonetheless, to at the present time, holds the record for second-highest number of players all online at the same time on Steam, solely overwhelmed by PUBG’s huge 3.2 concurrent gamers report. Evidently, lots of people are excited for extra Black Fantasy, and I count on that when Zhong Kui ultimately arrives on PC and consoles, it is going to be as large if not greater.
