Few years waiting was really worth it. Graphics are stunning, story is great (I recommend reading Journey to the West or at least getting some summary) and gameplay is really well designed. Game runs (almost) flawlessly on Ryzen 5 3600/RTX 2060 Super on high settings (I didn't try ray tracing).
Gameplay is something like God of War but instead of greek or nordic mythology we have chinese one. Basic combat is really simple with a lot of variety provided by spells, stances, transformations and "summons" as I call them. Big skill tree allows to make different builds with option to respec at the shrines. As for weapon and armor, mostly we are changing just to stronger gear but special effects on sets make some better for certain bosses.
Knowing story behind Wukong and his journey not only gives a lot of context but also provides some knowledge on who-and-why we are fighting, so again - I recommend getting the hang of the original story to enhance your playthrough. As for the game itself we are playing as a monkey looking for Wukong 6 treasures long after he dies at the events in prologue.
For me it's easily GOTY and I'm really glad that developers just focused on making hella banger of a game.

Few years waiting was really worth it. Graphics are stunning, story is great (I recommend reading Journey to the West or at least getting some summary) and gameplay is really well designed. Game runs (almost) flawlessly on Ryzen 5 3600/RTX 2060 Super on high settings (I didn't try ray tracing). Gameplay is something like God of War but instead of greek or nordic mythology we have chinese one. Basic combat is really simple with a lot of variety provided by spells, stances, transformations and "summons" as I call them. Big skill tree allows to make different builds with option to respec at the shrines. As for weapon and armor, mostly we are changing just to stronger gear but special effects on sets make some better for certain bosses. Knowing story behind Wukong and his journey not only gives a lot of context but also provides some knowledge on who-and-why we are fighting, so again - I recommend getting the hang of the original story to enhance your playthrough. As for the game itself we are playing as a monkey looking for Wukong 6 treasures long after he dies at the events in prologue. For me it's easily GOTY and I'm really glad that developers just focused on making hella banger of a game.