Steam's Wukong award for best story has everyone confused

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  • The Steam rewards have started again and again people are very upset.

  • Black Myth: Wukong winning for Best Story has people confused, as has Red Dead Redemption winning Best Soundtrack.

  • Silent Hill 2 is also making quite a splash, beating the likes of Nine Sols and Metaphor for Best Art Style, and Elden Ring beating Stardew Valley and No Man's Sky for Labor of Love.

The Steam Awards have just wrapped up and they once again made everyone who was upset at The Game Awards last year appreciate the show as commercialized and predictable as it has been in recent years. That's because almost every entry has someone upset about it, though two particular winners get more pissed off than anyone else.

Black Legend: Wukong had a very decent showing and won a total of three awards. It took home the Game of the Year award as well as the You Suck At Award, two categories it almost certainly would have missed out on, with Black Myth: Wukong winning several other games voted for by players. Awards in the past, as well as Player Choice at The Game Awards.

Black Myth: Wukong's Steam Award for Best Story has everyone confused

It also managed to win the “Outstanding Story-Rich Game” award, though that award raised a lot more eyebrows. Despite having a story that many would consider completely non-existent, it managed to beat out the likes of Mouthwashing, Ghost of Tsushima and Final Fantasy 16. Twitter users like Network_Synth even point out that not a single person has discussed the story of Black Myth: Wukong at all.

Another Twitter user, KeyToAeris, has also expressed his disappointment with the Steam Awards, with both Black Myth: Wukong winning for best story and Red Dead Redemption winning for best soundtrack, which saw the likes of Silent Hill 2 and Horizon Forbidden win. beat West. It is in this particular tweet that we see many more upset people.

One user named VeryClumsyMage is upset that Elden Ring won Labor of Love, beating the likes of No Man's Sky and Stardew Valley, and Liar's Bar winning Most Innovative Gameplay over the likes of Balatro and Helldivers 2. Others are upset with Silent Hill 2. Winning the outstanding visual style over Nine Sols and Metaphor: ReFantazio. It's a bit of a mess really.

Of course, that's what you get from player voting, because it's pretty obvious that people are choosing their favorite games rather than games that deserve special awards. The Steam Awards have always been a bit of a joke in this regard, last year's awards were hijacked by Red Dead Redemption 2 fans who submitted Labor of Love as a joke. Unfortunately, it won't be taken seriously without some moderation, so I'll see you next year this time for the 2025 protests.

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Black Legend: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology and based on Journey to the West, one of the four great classic novels of Chinese literature.

You are destined to face the challenges and surprises that lie ahead, to discover the obscure truth beneath the glorious legendary veil of the past.

As a destination, you will face powerful enemies and worthy rivals along your journey. Fearlessly engage them in epic battles where surrender is not an option.

Aside from mastering various staff techniques, you can freely combine different spells, abilities, weapons, and equipment to find the winning strategy that best suits your fighting style.

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