will there be difficulty settings in the game?

[Roie]

I like a game that is with chalange...but not that difficult....so..?

[sune.joergensen]

No difficulty setting, then not for me.

[Demian DeVile]

There is a difficulty setting, the transformations Sun Wukong can use, with them the Game is easier than without them, like the Spirit Ashes in Elden Ring, you can use them or you can play on hard. So the difficulty option is not in the option menu but in the game itself

[不来战将]

this game doesn't look that hard,take it easy.

[Calandir]

This game is piss easy. Don't look for ''soulsborne'' experience with this one. It's just typical adventure slop. Borning.

[Lestrad]

They specifically stated that this was NOT a Souls game on several occassions, so I don't think they'd get away without significant backlash if that turned out to be untrue. Though claiming that, then only having a single set difficulty certainly "head turning". Especially when...

"promising a balanced experience for all players, both veteran lovers of intense challenges and those seeking a more moderate experience."

...seems to be an almost impossible task. The very statement, at face value, is fundamentally contradictory. Its screams of attempting to please everyone only to ultimately please no one. There's a reason Souls games are a niche genre. You're simply not going to be able to have that level of absurd difficulty (most of it relying on cheap tricks) AND somehow miraculously be able to have the game be accessible enough for the greater gaming community ready to take the developers at their word that this is a proper action adventure game, NOT a Souls game.

I would just set a timer and if it does, in fact, turn out the devs were not being as forthcoming on the matter of "souls-like", refund it. I for one do not plan on being at all forgiving if that turns out to be the case.

[MithrilGrizzly]

It was confirmed that there would not be any difficulty options.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/hands-on-black-myth-wukong-is-frantic-hard-as-nails-and-visually-stunning/

Excerpt from said article - “You can’t change the difficulty, but the difficulty doesn’t remain the same for the whole game”. “As we said earlier, the philosophy is that players fight like a hero. When we were developing the game we had to make a lot of hard choices".