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Chapter 220 Black Myth

Without hesitation, let's start smoking!
[System: Congratulations, host, you have obtained the game "Black Myth: Wukong"]

Huh? Another game? ???

However, the last SS-level reward at least gave a full walkthrough video of Cyberpunk 2077 and the spin-off anime Edgewalker.

Why is the system getting more and more foolish? This time they only gave us one game?
It really is a game!
When Chen Yuan tried to open the black monkey he had just acquired, an incredibly clear Xbox controller, almost tangible, inexplicably appeared in his mind.

He was now lying in bed, holding Scarlett, who had just fallen asleep from exhaustion, in his arms.

His hands were relieving Scarlett's aching shoulders and neck from the heavy load.

The sensation of rubbing the joystick in my mind overlapped with the sensation in reality, and this feeling was truly peculiar!

After playing with the controller for a while and getting used to the perception that the system directly shapes at the level of consciousness, Chen Yuan refocused his attention on the game itself.

Damn it, the system didn't give me the game video, it just gave me the game itself. Can the value of a single game be rated as SS?
Looking at the familiar Black Monkey startup screen, the fully armored Monkey King closed his eyes as if deep in thought, and memories of his past life were involuntarily stirred up.

The sudden emergence of "Black Myth: Wukong" not only fulfilled the "Monkey King dream" of countless Chinese players and filled the void left by domestic 3A games,
It has also made a great contribution to the entire game industry, reshaping society's perception of the game industry and inspiring more game companies to devote themselves to the research and development of high-quality products.

Chen Yuan died during a motion capture operation for the game when the wire broke, causing him to fall and break his neck.

The project the studio took on at the time was a relatively large-scale ARPG single-player game invested in by Tencent.

It can be said that without the huge success of "Black Myth: Wukong",

Leading companies like Tencent and NetEase will not increase their investment in AAA games, and small and medium-sized manufacturers will be more cautious and fraught with difficulties in exploring single-player games.

The motion capture studio where Chen Yuan works will not receive the project that would allow him to travel through time.

After a long period of reflection, Chen Yuan controlled the controller and skillfully played through the prologue, beginning the journey of the chosen one.

As a symbol of the rise of China's game industry, anyone who wants to make a living in the industry has no choice but to analyze and study "Black Myth: Wukong".

The same goes for the motion capture studio where Chen Yuan works. In order to analyze the movements of game characters, Chen Yuan inadvertently achieved all the achievements in the game.

At the time, he was only exploring the game from the perspective of a motion capture actor, and he didn't pay much attention to the plot or art style.

Now, as a film director and the owner of a film company, he is re-playing "Black Myth: Wukong" with renewed seriousness and has gained new insights and understanding.

No wonder the game itself was rated SS by the system; its value is indeed much greater than that of a simple video walkthrough!

Real-world scanning reveals ancient architecture with cinematic quality, featuring detailed models that can be viewed from multiple angles.

Furthermore, the numerous monster characters throughout the game, along with their complete animation sets and special effects, are all invaluable high-quality materials!
It's worth noting that just the [Virgil full action module] alone has already put the quality of sword fighting scenes filmed in the Metaverse far ahead of its competitors!
Now, having a complete copy of "Black Myth: Wukong" is like a huge boost!
Especially for "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," which is currently in intensive preparation,

The art and special effects in games can provide creative workers with valuable inspiration for creating a more magnificent and colorful world of cultivation.

Let's look at the story the game tells. Although "Black Myth: Wukong" caused various controversies and uproars across the internet from the very beginning of its release,
But the game does tell a very profound story with a very lofty theme.

Upon returning from his pilgrimage, Sun Wukong, dissatisfied with the oppression of the Heavenly Court, rebelled against it but failed and died.
The six sense organs—eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind—that the remains transformed into were exploited by the evil Heavenly Court to carry out their own sinister schemes.

Players take on the role of a chosen one, retracing the journey to the West and collecting innate treasures. Just like Sun Wukong's journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, this is part of a scheme orchestrated by the Heavenly Court's higher-ups.

The various factions within Heaven are playing a game of chess, making moves and vying for power, completely shattering the traditional classical mythological filter of Journey to the West.

It vividly portrays the struggles for survival and the darkness of fate, where gods, demons, and mortals within the Buddhist and Taoist systems are powerless to control their own destiny.

If the chosen one fails to complete the hidden mission and lacks sufficient experience, they will be unable to break free of the golden headband, and instead become the "new Sun Wukong," continuing this tragic cycle.

If you complete all the hidden tasks, gain enough experience, successfully awaken Wukong's six senses, break free of the golden headband, and obtain Wukong's memories, you will discover that Sun Wukong is not just a pawn in this game, but also a player. His defeat and death were a game he wagered on with his own life, in cooperation with Erlang Shen, who always appeared as a villain.

At first, Chen Yuan thought that this game was a gamble by Sun Wukong to completely break free from the control of the golden headband and fake his death. After collecting all six artifacts, the truly free and unrestrained Sun Wukong would be resurrected.

But after playing the game again from start to finish, Chen Yuan realized that his previous understanding was far too superficial and one-sided.

The Monkey King in "Black Myth: Wukong" is probably indeed completely dead.
The scheme he and Erlang Shen devised was not to resurrect himself, but to select the chosen one who was truly capable of inheriting his will, who was indomitable and pursued justice.

Sun Wukong's death was ostensibly due to the restraint of the golden headband. In the game, the golden headband appears to be just a magical artifact used by Buddha to control him, but in reality, it represents the struggle and ups and downs of humanity in this turbulent world.

Removing the golden headband is not just about removing the headband, but also the headband in one's heart.

How can I remove the golden headband from my heart?
We must accept the mistakes we have made in the past, learn from them, and avoid repeating them.

Have the courage to resist the temptations one after another;
We must be wise and find the right approach; we cannot force things by brute force.
We must understand the importance of unity and find reliable companions to travel together.
You must have the determination and patience to make huge sacrifices, even if it means sacrificing yourself!

Even if one of them falls, millions of people who agree with his ideals will continue to follow in his footsteps.

Only those destined individuals who, like him, have endured countless trials along the way, inherit his will and remove the golden shackles from their hearts...
Walking on that unfinished road, he may have died, but he also lived fully.

The physical body may die, but the will lives on forever. This is the true story that "Black Myth: Wukong" tells.

The "black" in Black Myth refers not only to the darkness of the mythological world in the game, but also to the story it tells, which is so dark it's almost black!
Chen Yuan finally understood why the game's storyline had such a fast pace when it was first released!

Feng Ji's storytelling style is just too "artsy"!
Only by completing the true ending, understanding the trials of the previous levels designed for the chosen ones, and accepting that Sun Wukong has indeed died, can players truly grasp the message the game developers wanted to convey.

However, most players find it difficult to complete the game even without using cheats to achieve the fake ending.

Many people cannot accept the premise of Sun Wukong's death, dislike the game's dark heavenly court setting, and only bought the game to support domestic AAA games.

It's not surprising that their reputation has been affected by some malicious individuals taking things out of context and stirring up trouble.

However, the game quality of "Black Myth: Wukong" is really tough. The combat is not bad, the monster designs are creative, and the art style is in no way inferior to other well-known international AAA games. It managed to hold its own.

But once you've truly overcome the many challenges in the game and grasped its core message, the overwhelming emotions and the momentary epiphany you experience make it hard not to fall in love with this game.

Sun Wukong has always been a mythical hero in Chinese mythology, symbolizing courage, resistance, and resourcefulness.

Thanks to the enduring classic TV series "Journey to the West" (86), Sun Wukong has become the embodiment of justice, courage, and wisdom in the hearts of people across the country, and almost all Chinese children admire and like him.

Black Myth elevates the heroism represented by Sun Wukong to a higher level.

Even though he had become a member of the Heavenly Court, once he realized the corrupt nature of the gods and Buddhas and the suffering of the common people,

He still resolutely abandoned everything on Mount Ling and embarked on an extremely long and arduous road.

It blends Sun Wukong's righteous and indomitable spirit of resistance with his image.
It constructs a dark and absurd, yet incredibly realistic, 'Dark Myth World', telling a romantic epic of 'retracing the Journey to the West'.

Although there are some problems with the way this story is told, the story itself is absolutely fantastic!
Apart from the last two chapters, especially the last one which shows obvious signs of being rushed to release, the main stories of each of the other chapters, as well as the various rich subplots, are all deeply meaningful.

He originally intended to train suitable talents through "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" and, after the film market had grown to a certain extent, adapt classic Chinese mythology stories to launch his own blockbuster film production plan in the metaverse.

Now we've hit the jackpot! It would be such a shame not to adapt such an excellent work into a movie!
Each chapter of the game has a rich storyline that could easily fill a full movie.

Moreover, besides Sun Wukong, there are many, many stories that can be told in the vast world of "Black Myth", such as "Black Myth: Yang Jian" and "Black Myth: Nezha"!
Black Myth could easily become a 'series IP universe' just like Night City he's currently working on!
He wasn't afraid of being criticized for haphazardly adapting the original work. Audiences can understand the plot more easily when watching a movie than when playing a game, and Chen Yuan wouldn't deliberately try to be pretentious or mysterious.

Let the audience see real, good movies based on the Journey to the West theme, so they can distinguish the garbage blockbusters made by those people in Hong Kong in the future and avoid being fooled!
(End of this chapter)