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Black Myth: Wukong is a brilliant boss rush, but is it a Soulslike?
Ever since its reveal in 2020, fans have wondered if Black Myth: Wukong is truly a Soulslike. In part that's due to the…
It's also proven immensely influential, spawning multiple TV adaptations, as well as inspiring Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and, perhaps most famously, Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga. From Dark Souls onwards, FromSoftware has truly innovated in this area - Lordran especially is an intricate labyrinthine puzzle box that twists and folds back on itself in surprising ways, which has become characteristic of the Soulslike genre. Some areas are broader and there are optional bosses roaming around - one particular giant-headed enemy admittedly proved too tough at this early stage, so I ran past after a couple of attempts - but for the most part, there's a singular route through the game.
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