If you asked me about an action-adventure game by an Asian studio adapting and riffing on a classic novel, Black Myth: Wukong would normally be the first game I'd think of. Today, I'm thinking about the newly revealed Woochi the Wayfarer, a new game from Nexon which has a remarkably similar origin story.
Woochi the Wayfarer was announced for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC earlier today. We don't have a release date yet. A press release says it's "inspired" by The Tale of Jeon Woochi, a classic Korean novel, and is set in a fantasy world based on its Joseon era, which began in the late 14th century and ended in the early 20th century (or, based on my research, the late 19th century, depending on who you consult). Jeon Woochi, the Dosa or Mage of the Way, seems to have gotten mixed up in the supernatural.
