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《黑神话：悟空》游戏中悟空的形象。新华社发
Officially launched across the globe on Tuesday, "Black Myth: Wukong" is a highly-anticipated video game inspired by the ancient Chinese tale "Journey to the West". This release marks a bold foray by Chinese game developers into a market long dominated by Western triple-A titles.
Developed by Game Science, the video game "Black Myth: Wukong" is now available on platforms including Steam, Play Station 5, Epic Games Store and Tencent WeGame. According to data on Steam, "Black Myth: Wukong" has amassed over 1.04 million concurrent players by 11 a.m., merely an hour after the debut, topping the "most-played games" list of the platform.
“重走西游，就在今日”游戏官方微博20日发售前亦发帖邀请玩家“放马西行，直面天命！”要说爆火，上线发售前，游戏就已在全球收获拥趸无数，各类相关话题全网浏览破35亿↓
遍布全球的中外玩家们也给游戏开发团队贡献了大量真金白银的支持。据统计，截至其发布的20日当晚，《黑神话：悟空》在Steam平台上已经售出超过300万份，在加上知名的WeGame，Epic!和PlayStation平台，总销量已经突破450万份，销售额突破15亿人民币。这款游戏的热度甚至高到早在发售前一月预售销量就超过120万份，预售额突破4亿元。
On the video games circuit, an arena dominated by Western legends, one can say the Chinese legends have arrived.
On Tuesday, the day of its official release, 1.6 million global players were playing together online the newly developed gameBlack Myth: Wukongon the Steam platform. It had more takers thanCounter-Strike 2,Dota 2, andElden Ring, all popular worldwide.
The investment has received good returns as by Tuesday evening over 3 million copies had already been sold on video game digital distribution service Steam. Another 1.5 million copies were sold on WeGame, Epic! and PlayStation services, with the total sales having exceeded 1.5 billion yuan ($210.3 million)
评分网站：“满分”评价
外国朋友：求推荐西游记英文读物
《黑神话：悟空》是第一次由中国团队基于中国神话推出的中国游戏风靡世界，其文化输出的完备性是以往任何游戏都不具备的。
Compared withHonor of Kings,Black Myth: Wukongis the first Chinesegame developed by a Chinese team based on aChinese legend that has gained worldinfluences, which makes it a more suitable culture exporter.
据环球网等媒体报道，根据全球游戏评分网站metacritic统计，截至8月19日，54家全球媒体平均给出82分的评价。其中，权威评分机构IGN给《黑神话：悟空》打8分，IGN中国则给出“满分”10分，称其为中国游戏行业的里程碑，真正意义上放在全球市场也极具竞争力。
As of Monday, "Black Myth: Wukong" received an average score of 82 out of 100 from 54 global media outlets, according to the global game rating website metacritic. IGN China, a game review website, awarded the game a perfect score, hailing it as a milestone for the Chinese gaming industry and a domestically produced triple-A title that competes strongly on the global stage.
前期测试的几个boss，包括赤尻马猴、百足虫、虎先锋、晦月魔君等等也都能在《西游记》中找到原型。再加上这款游戏用的是不逊色于目前全球主流的引擎和画面，能吸引到全球玩家。
Itsengine, modeling, and qualityofimage are allamong the world's mainstreamones, making it appealing to global players.
在Reddit论坛上，《黑神话：悟空》发售引发了不少国外玩家讨论，他们想尽可能深入了解《黑神话》，为了沉浸享受游戏，正积极尝试寻找有关《西游记》或孙悟空的英文读物。
有网友推荐阅读由英国著名汉学家茱莉亚·洛弗尔翻译的《西游记》，称其是这部古典奇幻小说的最佳英文版本。网友表示，由于故事太过庞大，该版本虽然没有收录全部故事，但精选的故事阅读体验流畅，便于理解，很多有趣的内容也以幽默的风格进行了英译。
有网友推荐阅读由英国著名汉学家茱莉亚·洛弗尔翻译的《西游记》，称其是这部古典奇幻小说的最佳英文版本。网友表示，由于故事太过庞大，该版本虽然没有收录全部故事，但精选的故事阅读体验流畅，便于理解，很多有趣的内容也以幽默的风格进行了英译。
"Black Myth: Wukong" draws inspiration from "Journey to the West," one of China's most beloved classical works. The novel follows the adventures of a monk and his three disciples, centering on Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King, who is known for his supernatural abilities and mischievous nature.
“音效真的太美了！”
“你应该如履薄冰”
但这次的“软实力”输出成功
玩《黑神话：悟空》的老外想了解为什么主角是一只猴而boss是一只虎的话，就得去好好读《西游记》，别无选择。
在《西游记》这个蓝本中，孙悟空这一形象作为主角更是为传播本身助了不少力。不夸张地说，孙悟空或者猴王形象是海外认知度最高的中国神话形象之一，而且已经在多场游戏中出现。
就在几年前，Dota与Dota2都将齐天大圣添加进了自己的英雄榜单，为这一中国神话英雄设计了比较符合原著的专属技能与形象。随着中国文化影响力增强，在那两款游戏里只是众多英雄之一的齐天大圣在新的游戏里成了绝对主角，整个游戏都围绕其成长经历展开。
Compared withHonor of Kings, in which most heroes are drawn from Chinese history or legend,Black Myth: Wukonghas gone a step further by telling the story of a traditional Chinese legend in the form of a video game, the popularity of which will open the eyes of global audiences to the rich storehouse of Chinese legends.
The success of the game also owes a lot to the selection of Wukong – the monkey king hero from theclassic Chinese novel Journey to the West – as the game’s hero, which has long been so well known in the West that even Dota and Dota 2 hadboth listed Monkey King among their heroes.The appeal of traditional culture and the application of modern video techniques are working wonders.
从一支引发热议的13分钟实机演示片段视频（招兵贴），到承载了超乎预想的关注、带有浓烈中国文化特色的爆款游戏。被问到，在产品中展现传统文化元素，是手段还是目的？冯骥说：“用世界品质，讲好中国故事”，以中国神话故事为背景，融入陕北说书等非遗文化，对山西玉皇庙、重庆大足石刻、浙江时思寺等全国多处名胜古迹进行实景扫描入画游戏……
"Black Myth: Wukong" not only represents a significant achievement in game development, but also acts as a bridge in cultural storytelling, introducing elements of a treasured Chinese narrative to a global audience. And the game's scenes extensively replicate ancient Chinese architecture and religious icons, showcasing many of the game's real-life filming locations, including famous cultural landmarks such as Xiaoxitian Temple, Yu Huang Temple, and Tiefo Temple, achieved through meticulous research across many provinces and cities in China.
追求用户眼中的“3A”品质，游戏科学走了不少弯路。无论是在4年制作周期里不断面对“消费经典”“卖情怀”的质疑，还是实地取景、描摹古建建模，又或者基于经典，不断在创作中打磨游戏角色、动效、甚至是配音，理解悟空、理解它的敌人，成为悟空，成就作品……
“让这股传统文化潮继续‘热’下去。”冯骥对此信心满满。“传统文化就在那里，看一眼你就会喜欢。”美术总监杨奇说：“我们能做的，就是通过游戏，帮大家拉近一点距离。”
不同于海外朋友对于《西游记》和传统文化的好奇，国内爱好者们经历了4年漫长等待，发售前“睡不着”，发售后“也睡不着”，还有媒体甚至直播开机尝鲜↓
来源：中国日报双语新闻、21世纪英语
