Game Science CEO Shares His Thoughts Over Game Awards After Black Myth: Wukong Loses To Astro Bot
Astro Bot has taken the gaming world by storm, clinching a much-deserved victory as game of the year for the 2024 Video Game Awards. Other titles also did well, notably Black Myth: Wukong, which has proven very popular with gamers.
The Game Science CEO shared his feelings on Weibo recently, concerning the 2024 Video Game Awards. While Astro Bot won the coveted Game of the Year (GOTY) award, along with various other accolades, Black Myth Wukong still did well. The Game Science CEO Feng Ji had a social media post on Weibo talking about the awards. Since this post is in Chinese, it is difficult to read the exact tone for non-native speakers. Initial reports seemed to indicate the Black Myth: Wukong CEO was not pleased with the results. Due to the difficulty in translations across languages, it is not possible to know the exact nature. It's possible there is a sarcastic or playful tone here, so it is easy to misunderstand the post for English speakers.
Of course, we can assume the CEO would want Black Myth: Wukong to have won because of its huge popularity. He also states that it was not an "accident" that this game was so well received, with a tremendous amount of work and talent behind the scenes.
The Game Science CEO shared his feelings on Weibo recently, concerning the 2024 Video Game Awards. While Astro Bot won the coveted Game of the Year (GOTY) award, along with various other accolades, Black Myth Wukong still did well. The Game Science CEO Feng Ji had a social media post on Weibo talking about the awards. Since this post is in Chinese, it is difficult to read the exact tone for non-native speakers. Initial reports seemed to indicate the Black Myth: Wukong CEO was not pleased with the results. Due to the difficulty in translations across languages, it is not possible to know the exact nature. It's possible there is a sarcastic or playful tone here, so it is easy to misunderstand the post for English speakers.
Of course, we can assume the CEO would want Black Myth: Wukong to have won because of its huge popularity. He also states that it was not an "accident" that this game was so well received, with a tremendous amount of work and talent behind the scenes.
Both Astro Bot and Black Myth Wukong received feature updates recently with new content, too. As someone who has completed both Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong with an embarrassing number of long hours, I am happy both titles exist for gamers.
Black Myth: Wukong is a gorgeous, engaging game full of excellent gameplay. It has many similarities with other RPGs, while being a bit more linear and not having the exact depth of titles such as Elden Ring. FromSoftware also announced a new Elden Ring: Nightreign survival title at the Video Game Awards.
Astro Bot is refreshing due to its well-crafted worlds, gameplay, and 3D platformer moniker. Aside from the brilliant titles from Nintendo, we don't often see such titles win these coveted awards. Astro Bot remains a gem, however, and it is no surprise that it won the award.
Both games are not even in the same world when it comes to comparing them, but each offers a compelling experience. It will be exciting to see what new titles come from both studios in the future, be it for PlayStation, PC, or other platforms.
