• Melt@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Sun Wukong is not any Chinese mythology, he’s hugely popular. This is like Star War or Lord of the Ring getting the first AAA game ever.

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      2 months ago

      Kinda diff. It’s just an influential Chinese story - well known in the country.

      The Sun Wukong (Chinese: 孫悟空, pronounced [swə́n ûkʰʊ́ŋ]) is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.[1]

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      I’m not knowledgeable enough about Chinese mythology (popular or not) to be able to comment on that, but it does seem to be very under-explored as a genre; it’s neat that it’s getting a spotlight. I don’t have strong feelings one way or the other about the game personally, but it’s always cool to see a studio try something new - even if it’s only new in theming - and be successful with it. I’d much rather Wukong be wildly successful than another Call of Duty game or whatever.

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        2 months ago

        And a ton of other games

        MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK

        Was published by Sony/THQ 5 years ago, I would say that fits AAA a lot more than this indie game

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          Monkey King: Hero Is Back made 153 million dollars. Warframe is 11 years old, and currently has an annual revenue higher than 153 million. Warframe is the bigger game.

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        Judging buy your less broken English, you may be biased.

        It’s almost like everyone has biases. 🤔

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            What’s even your point here? You’re suggesting the person you’re originally replying to is part of the demographic that seems to enjoy a game, so their enjoyment of that game is cheapened in some way? If anything that makes them more qualified to talk about it than you are.

            Seriously, just let people enjoy things.

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      “Star War”, “Lord of the Ring”

      Seriously?

      Also your first sentence makes no sense. I think you tried to say “Sun Wykong is not just any random Chinese mythology, it’s a hugely popular one.”

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        Not everyone is a native English speaker. You get what they’re saying, stop being so rude