The story behind Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong is a huge hit Close to two million people were playing the game on the Steam platform just hours after it was released on Tuesday. But how did the producers come up with the story?
CGTN asked producer Feng Ji about the inspiration behind the game.
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CGTN asked producer Feng Ji about the inspiration behind the game.
#blackmythwukong #blackmyth #gaming #china #steam
Transcript
00:00In 2016, we saw that the US single market was about 110 billion yuan,
00:05and Japan was more than 5 billion yuan,
00:06and China was less than 100 million yuan.
00:09At that time, we thought that within 10 to 15 years,
00:13I think the single market in China will reach Japan,
00:15and even exceed the scale of Japan.
00:17We are not considering whether it is a popular topic,
00:20or whether it is outdated,
00:21but first of all, we think about ourselves.
00:22When we think about this topic,
00:23will we feel excited?
00:25For example, I think China's culture
00:28or oriental,
00:30but still with magical colors,
00:33we think that the past is not enough.
00:37It seems that it has not reached the level I want to reach.
00:41Can I do this better?