We already knew Black Fantasy: Wukong was set to obtain a few “surprises” earlier than the tip of the 12 months, due to some earlier teasing from its director – and it now seems no less than a few of these are right here, courtesy of an enormous new replace for the record-breaking action-RPG.
Black Fantasy’s new stuff begins with its Keeper’s Shrine challenges, which unlock after finishing the sport as soon as. These are available two flavours – Return of Rivals and Gauntlet of Legends – each bringing again beforehand defeated foes for a rematch.
Return of Rivals is all about one-on-one fights, with gamers capable of problem former opponents to a duel throughout one in all three ranges of selectable issue. Gauntlet of Legends, in the meantime, options plenty of returning enemies – some with new strikes – battled in succession, with issue based mostly round customisable curses. Efficiently beating a gauntlet rewards uncommon treasures, however developer Recreation Science warns challenges will not be out there if their corresponding opponents have not but been defeated in the principle sport.
Elsewhere in right this moment’s replace (formally often called 1.0.12.16581, quantity followers), gamers can now lay their arms on Journeyer’s Charts – that includes landscapes organised “for steering and marking”. Which is to say, maps. Journeyer’s Charts are initially unlocked after assembly the Keeper in Black Wind Mountain, and new ones might be bought for every visited territory at shrines. As Recreation Science so splendidly places it, “Let the chart chart the journeyer’s journey.”
And for gamers seeking to shake up their wardrobe, Black Fantasy’s new replace brings 4 particular armour items added to have a good time the upcoming Chinese language New Yr. These might be claimed below “Trailblazer’s Present” at any Keeper’s Shrine.
Past the large headline additions, Black Fantasy’s 1.0.12.16581 brings an entire host of bug fixes and enhancements protecting every part from efficiency and localisation points to boss tweaks. Oh, and the Black Fantasy: Wukong Soundtrack Choice has been added to the music library. All that is out there on the Epic Video games Retailer proper now, with the replace slowly rolling out throughout different platforms – so that you may want to attend just a little earlier than you’ll be able to probe its wares. Full patch notes can be found on Recreation Science’s web site.
Black Fantasy: Wukong’s newest replace arrives simply forward of this 12 months’s The Recreation Awards, the place it has been nominated throughout a number of completely different classes: finest motion sport, finest artwork route, finest sport route, Participant’s Voice award, and sport of the 12 months. And in the event you’re curious to know the way it fares, the present kicks off this Friday, thirteenth December, at 1am within the UK. Or simply go to mattress and examine all of it on Eurogamer once you’re sufficiently prepared to begin the day.
Will The Recreation Awards additionally deliver a long-awaited Xbox launch date for Black Fantasy: Wukong (or perhaps even a shock drop in a similar way to Baldur’s Gate 3)? All shall be revealed quickly.
