Youplayas a mutemonkey, knownastheDestinedOne, whosharesmorethan a fewsimilaritieswiththetitularSunWukong, a legendarysimiancommonlyknownastheMonkeyKing.
However, it's clearthatGameSciencehadthefreedomtodeviatefromthesourcematerial, but I stillfeltlostwhentryingtofolloweveryfacetofBlackMythWukong's narrative.
Ithelpsthateachofthegame's sixchaptersrevolvesaround a relativelyself-containedtale, dealingwithuniversalhumanemotionssuchaslove, hate, andgreed, yetitstillfeelslike a storybestexperiencedbythosewithintimateknowledgeofthesourcematerial.
ReferencesandconceptsfromJourneytotheWestandotherChinesemythologyfrequentlyflewovermyhead, so I founditdifficulttoinvestinboththebroaderpictureandmoreofitsintimateyarns.
西遊記』やその他の中国神話からの引用や概念は、私の頭の上を頻繁に飛び越えた。
It's a shamebecausefinallyseeing a Chinesetakeon a Chinesestoryasclassicasthisoneisinherentlyfascinating.
A lotofpeoplehaveonlyexperiencedthestorythroughthelensofanothercountry's adaptation, andit's clearlybeentreatedwith a lotofcareandattentiontodetail.
多くの人々は、他国の映画化というレンズを通してしかこの物語を体験したことがない。
Therearemoments I love, likeeveryencounteryouhavewith a headlessmonkwhoserenadesyouwith a sanxianandthecharacterdesignsareuniversallyfantastic, butthestoryishardtolatchontoifyou'reunfamiliarwithJourneytotheWestorChinesefolkloreandmythologyingeneral.
Theseincludetheabilitytogenerateclonesofyourselftogiveenemiesmorethan a singletargettofocuson, andtheuseof a magicspellcalledImmobilizethatletsyoufreezeyourfoesinplacefor a fewseconds, givingyoutimetowailonthemwhilethey'rehaplesslytrappedorusingtheopportunitytotake a stepbackandheal.
Shapeshiftingis a significantpartofyourarsenaltoo, asyou'reabletotransformintospecificpreviouslydefeatedenemiesandutilizetheirdifferentmovesetsandweapons.
Byshapeshiftingintothisferociouscanine, you'reabletowieldhisflamingglaivetoinflictburndamageonyouropponentsasyoutwirlaroundandpulloff a varietyofcombos.
Withenoughupgrades, youcaneventuallybankuptothreeofthesepointsat a time, andthegame's entirecombateconomyisbuiltonfarmingfocusandcashingitinassoonaspossibletodealsignificantdamage.
Blockingisnotpartofyourextensiverepertoire, andtheonlyformofparryingislimitedto a magicspellon a cooldowntimer, soyouneedtoexcelatdodgingtomakeitthrougheachfightalive.
I stillwouldn't sayBlackMythWukongisapproachable, however, asitstoughestbossesstillpose a considerablethreat, andtherearen't anydifficultyoptions.
というのも、最も手強いボスは依然としてかなりの脅威であり、難易度の選択肢もないからだ。
Therampuptoitsmostchallengingmomentsisjust a littlemoreforgiving.
最もチャレンジングな瞬間への傾斜は、ほんの少し寛容だ。
Whetheryou'refightingon a frozenlakesurroundedbysnow-cappedmountainsorsloshingthrough a shallowpoolofblood, thesebattlesagainstYaoGuaiarefrequenttriumphs.
You'reoftenchallengedtolearnattackpatternstonailthetimingondodgesandfigureoutwhereopeningsoccursoyoucanget a comboin, buttherearealsoopportunitiestobestrategicwithyourabilitiestoo.
攻撃パターンを覚えてドッジのタイミングを見計らい、コンボを決められるように隙を見計らう。
Immobilizeisineffectiveagainstcertainbosses, soyoumightgofor a differentspell, orvaryyourtransformationstoattackanenemy's elementalweakness.
Evenif I sometimesfoundbossesrelativelyeasy, thatdidn't takeawayfromtheirthrills, whilethetoughestamongthemwereoftenmetwith a poundingheartandpalpableelationwhen I finallymanagedtoemergevictorious.
ボスが比較的簡単だと感じることがあっても、そのスリルがなくなるわけではない。
Thegame's abilitytoproducethissensationiswhereBlackMythWukongfeelsmostlike a Souls-like.
この感覚を生み出すゲームの能力が、『黒神武功』が最も『ソウルズ』らしさを感じるところだ。
Therearemoreobvioussimilarities, suchas a checkpointsystemthatrespawnsenemieswhenyourest, and a flaskforhealingthathas a finitenumberofchargesandcanberefilledatsaidcheckpoints.
Forthemostpart, yourpaththrougheachchapterislinear, albeitwith a coupleofforksintheroadleadingtooptionalbossesandcraftingmaterialsusedforbrewingpotionsandforgingarmor.
I alsoneedtomention a momentneartheendofthegamethatstumpedmeforseveralhours, becausethesolutionisincrediblyspecificbutnotatallobvious, especiallywhenthere's nothingelselikeitinthegame.
というのも、その解決策は驚くほど具体的でありながら、まったく明白ではないからだ。
Thissappedthemomentumfromthefinalchapterandhadmequestioningwhether I hadencountered a game-breakingbugorwasjustbeingignorant.
Whenyou'rerunningthrough a bambooforestgrovepunctuatedbyfallingleavesanddensevegetation, orplantingyourfeetonthesun-kissedrocksof a craggycanyon, BlackMythWukongisfrequentlybeautiful.
Itstriumphantbossbattlesandfast-pacedcombatmakeupforthestalemomentsinbetween, whereblandleveldesignand a scarcityofenemieswillhaveyouclamberingforthenextface-offwith a deadlyyaoguai.
It's disappointingthatitfaltersoutsideofitscinematicclashesagainstmightybeasts, butdesigningthismanyrousingbossbattleswhileavoiding a senseoffatigueisnomeanfeatanddeservespraise.