Black Fantasy: Wukong director Feng Ji isn’t completely happy that Astro Bot gained Recreation Of The 12 months at the 2024 Recreation Awards.
Black Fantasy Wukong was launched in August and shortly turned one of many greatest promoting video video games of all time.
It was then nominated for 4 trophies at The Recreation Awards and ended up successful two in final week’s ceremony, together with Finest Motion and the community-voted Participant’s Voice. Nonetheless quite a lot of followers suppose it ought to have additionally gained Recreation Of The 12 months over Astro Bot.
Following the awards, Astro Bot was evaluation bombed on Metacritic. “The sort of sport that makes you query why it even exists. It brings completely nothing new to the desk. There’s no effort to craft a world that feels alive or value exploring. Even the story (in the event you can name it that) is a cliché-ridden afterthought,” reads certainly one of a number of new 0 star opinions.
Expensive Destined Ones,
We’re delighted to announce that #BlackMythWukong has acquired nomintations from #TheGameAwards within the following classes:
Recreation of the 12 months
Finest Recreation Course
Finest Motion Recreation
Finest Artwork Course
Because the saying goes, “Nonetheless excessive the mountain, it may be… pic.twitter.com/vxqwrphPIv— Black Fantasy: Wukong (@BlackMythGame) November 18, 2024
Recreation director Feng Ji has additionally responded to the obvious snub. In a submit on Chinese language social media web site Weibo, he wrote (through Google translate): “I’m right here to say a couple of phrases from my coronary heart. In any case, I didn’t have the chance to talk on stage yesterday.”
“The 4 nominations for Black Fantasy: Wukong (Finest Motion Recreation, Finest Artwork Course, Finest Recreation Course, and Recreation of the 12 months) are all the primary in China. Ultimately, it gained the Finest Motion and Participant’s Voice, particularly the Participant’s Voice, which is gratifying. However I have to admit that there are disappointments and regrets. The video games nominated this 12 months are all glorious, however I actually don’t perceive the choice standards for this 12 months’s Recreation of the 12 months. I got here right here for nothing!”
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“I’ve additionally seen sturdy dissatisfaction, unwillingness and unhappiness within the feedback of many gamers – most of them expressed in a humorous and deconstructive approach, which is hilarious. It’s regular to be a bit offended if you end up so assured however not recognised by others. I’m truly extra assured than you (consult with my first reply on Zhihu). The speech for the annual sport was written two years in the past, however it was not used.”
He went on to say that Black Fantasy: Wukong’s success wasn’t a fluke. “It’s not unintentional. It’s the inevitable results of the collision of Chinese language tradition, abilities, sport trade and the huge variety of gamers world wide. Some say it will likely be troublesome to duplicate sooner or later [but] I imagine that there can be extra colleagues who will carry higher, extra fascinating, and extra assured Chinese language tales to the world,” he added.
The group at Recreation Science are reportedly engaged on an enlargement for Black Fantasy: Wukong.
In different information, Package Harrington is returning to the world of Recreation Of Thrones with new sport Kingsroad, which is due out subsequent 12 months.
