Exactly. Although I love hearing people say Game Science raised the bar, a part of me low-key thinks perhaps they were just putting the bar back to where it was for AAA games a decade ago. Anyway, a helluva job they did!
Don't worry about crying for Bajie's story. Wait until you find out what the music is singing about (Go find out the translation!) and cry even harder the second time.
@@HobiAI The song is called 'Listen Not' The song is about a man and a woman who found true love with each other. However, the man who doesn't want to see his love suffers because him and wants her to move on in her next life, but the woman insists that she wants to be with him despite all the suffering and wants to meet him again the the next life. The context is that Bajie was cursed to suffer a thousand lifetimes of heartbreak. He cannot have a family or love or even acknowledge them or a calamity would take his life or his love's life. The animation shows us that both of them meet each other for several lifetimes now and it never ends well. Bajie truly loves the Spider that he is willing to let her go to protect her, but the Spider truly loves Bajie that she is willing to suffer alongside him.
In the old Chinese drama, Bajie is so much of a joke character we kind of forgot he's also a bad ass and one of the strongest celestial general. Him and Sha Wujin as well
@@dexterdr.7020 Well the celestial court is a totalitarian regime dedicated to keeping every denizen of China in its place and enforces its rule with a corrupt beauracracy, heavily armed law enforcement, and pervasive surveillance/monitoring of the populace...
@@soulmissile8862 im building a Jingubang in my spare time, practicing stuff fighting when the weather allows it outdoor. i have been meeting people online and offline for lord discussions. life is good.
Honestly, the animated parts are putting this game on another level. The love story and the family drama are absolutely wonders, with show, don't tell. Pixar introductions level IMO
fun fact BlackMyth was only half finished in compare to its original production goal. it was meant to have 13 chapters. but they ran out of money so they released it the game to restock for production. so more chapters incoming whoo. also nobody tell him that the pig is cursed to never be happy for yet another 500 life times.
Pigsy had to stay away to make sure that all the spiderlings were safe. Knowing that the celestial court might be keeping an eye on him. Such a hreatbrake.
@@roastpork5437they turned him into a pig and constantly torture him for 1000 reincarnation, of course they keep a very close eye on him. You know why? Because Celestial court in JttW is a parody of Ming dynasty which is a notorious control freak
Also, the youngest daughter of the Granny Spider is actually their daughter as if you look closely, her ears are bigger than her sisters. Also, the 4th sister, the goth one, was previously wanted to get married with another reincarnation of Wukong (the other Destined One) but it failed and that's the reason why she helped the MC a lot. Also, her clothes look different than her sisters and her makeup has tear drop as part as her grief I guess. Apparently, she turned to a pill by the court if you finish all of the side quests of tearing the paper as if you look at the cutscene when Granny Spider died, she wasn't there, mourning with her sisters. Could be a DLC to save her.
@@margarethmichelina5146 they are all their daughters. The 4th sister wanted to escape but the court would not allow it and turned her into a pill for the destined one
The game features -no repetitive bosses -poetry to describe characters (when was the last time u saw poetry as character description) - complete game . No dlc or micro transactions - back tracking and upgrades - beautiful art design - ability to turn into enemies (even get their attacks) - scale of enemies increase with progress - chapter endings have moral tales in unique animation styles - beautiful music - multiple endings - 40 hours of gameplay -new game plus with all your upgrades attached .
'when was the last time u saw poetry as character description' - doesn't Ghost of Tsushima have some poetry? Or was that Lies of P? Don't recall too well. Both were good games anyway. Eastern game devs seem to have a thing for poetry it seems.
@@ClarenceDass game science did raise the bar Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character. Think about it . Someone drew those paintings Someone wrote that poetry Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
@@ClarenceDass I had 84 tries on yellow wind sage 51 tries on yin tiger And I am still going . game science did raise the bar Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character. Think about it . Someone drew those paintings Someone wrote that poetry Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
@@JonySmith-bb4gx Yin Tiger rocked my ass good lord what a badass... it was really a fun fight and the slow motion when you hit perfect dodge at his final swing really keep me trying until I beat him
Yes, to me that was the saddest one, yet everyone just talks about the Bajie one. She got rescued just to be butchered over a stupid f-ing dream?! And all this while she was just planning to help him in his career and life.
@rajatcn Bajie's story is bittersweet and unfortunate... but the lore behind the little fox is truly heart breaking, at least you get to help it with passing on in chapter 3 😊
The Serpentscale Battlerobe from Whiteclad is also OP with its passive health regeneration ability, which is enhanced when in water. I used it all the way up to Chapter 6. Saved me countless times when my gourd ran out of juice.
me too! this game is so magical. im literally a monke with a stuff and i headbutts people. and im happy. i feel like i have achieved the purest and the simplest form of happiness.
well it worked, i've been searching youtube for more wukong mythology ever since. i get it now why it's so popular in china. i'm actually jealous of chinese culture, almost all historical literature in my country were boring, depressing pieces about sad life of oppressed peasants, or something like that. no fun or imagination allowed. meanwhile in china they were writing books about magical monkey fighting demons which is infinitely more cool.
@@miwoj To be fair a lot of western mythology was oppressed and destroyed because of Christianity and Islam. We have a huge mythological scene if you dig a little.
@@miwojWell some scholars think Journey to the West is a satire of the corrupted government then. All the little bosses on the road are somehow connected to man in high place, celestial court or Buddhas. Wukong has always been the free spirit to upend the norm.
Hell, he was my favorite character the second he appeared at the start of Chapter 2. Could listen to that musical storytelling all day long, even not knowing what the words mean, and not get tired of it.
@@theElemDragon A lot of players are sort of interpreting him as a morally bad character though, if you analyze the story (just pointing out because I found it interesting)
@@KangZiJing I mean... Not entirely surprising. Zhu Bajie is essentially a god of lust (patron saint of masseurs, prostitutes, etc...). I just wish there was more of that music in more than just that chapter.
@@theElemDragon Well technically Zhu Bajie in the novel was a celestial deity who got punished for having the worldly desire of lust/romance (in Chinese the literal translation is to have his mortal heart moved) did not really ascend into Buddhahood (or become a bodhisattva or arhat) upon retrieving the scriptures, so I don't think he would be a pillion of "morality" as much as say a boddhisatva, which Lingji (the headless guy) is. Buddhahood is supposed to sort of transcend humanity and universal existence, and if there was a power ranking, they are supposed to top the charts. In the novels and the TV adaptations, Rulai (Syakamuni/Siddharta/The Buddha) and Boddhisattva Guanyin are kind of the most powerful/untouchable figures. Not sure if you already know this, but in Chapter 2, the people were originally Buddhist, but because they stopped worshipping as much because of the King (the rat king), they got punished by getting terrorized by Fuban (the giant beetle). Yellow Robed Sage saved them while passing by one day, and the kingdom started worshipping rats (Yellow Robed Sage is actually not a rat in the novel I believe), which angered whichever buddhism entity/figure was overlooking the area, and they transformed all the humans into rats. I believe the character in question was heavily hinted to be the bodhisattva Lingji. The story also ties back to the question Lingji asks at the end of the chapter as well as the ending cutscene, basically if all "yao guais" are born evil and all "buddhas" are born good, or rather if good (or "morality") is inherent to the circumstances of one's birth.
@@theElemDragon not the god of lust, but a deity who manages the celestial waterways. in the original novel, he was cast down from the heavenly realm for sexual harassment at the workplace. so in some ways this game's take is very different. All characters in the novel is supposed to be flawed: Wukong is impulsive and proud, Bajie is lazy and gluttonous, Wujing is passive, and Sanzang or JinChanzi in his past life, is too trusting. These characters slowly grow from these flaws throughout their journey.
I really do appreciate when games like these come around and humble you on your gaming skills. Cuz years of playing GOW really had me thinking I was a badass for button-mashing😂
Exactly!! Everyone knows why this GAME was AWESOME! Everything it showed when it debuted was promised on delivery! So simple! Good story, good graphics, good gameplay….GOOD GAME! 😮
I dropped the game for weeks because of the difficulty on my first try. But later, I completed the main story anyway. Wukong might be the player's first experience with a soul-type game that is rather hard. I find the challenge to be quite satisfying, especially when I defeat the boss and start to understand the mechanics. This game reminds me of what a great game used to be. This game is not for everyone, it's for the choosen one.
The story of Bajie had me genuinenly thinking about life, and it hurt my soul so much I hoped he got to reunite and make amends properly, what a master class in writing and cinematography you are BMK.
The spider will come to life. The artifact in Chapter 4 is the lotus pod. In the animation of defeating the BOSS, you can see that the lotus pod is complete, but when we get it, there is one lotus seed missing. Bajie hides a lotus seed, which may be the key to resurrecting the spider.
I'm telling you, the painting scroll realm is literally the Hood in a Projects; You got your crack/drug dealer. You got your liquor store. You got your Own PERSONAL Cannibis home supplier. AND to top it off, your local gun store on my man Yin Tiger 😂💀
@@clintl.4894 The true ending is when you found all of the Loong brothers in 4 different chapters and defeat them, and go back to Chapter 3 to a secret area in near Pagoda to meet Erlang Shen (the three eyes guy that Wukong fought in the prologue) and defeat him with the 4 Gods. In the real ending, The MC will reject the headband and he will gain Wukong's memories and also get his freedom without any pressure from The Celestial Court. Also, turns out that Erlang and Wukong pretended to fight in the beginning as they both are tired to the Court. Erlang wants peace and Wukong wants freedom. That's why Wukong called him "Brother" in the prologue because they both are sworn brothers.
Ah yes, the classic souls-like camera. You should have prepared to fight your own camera because this game is literally souls game (NO IT'S NOT GOD OF WAR, THERE IS NO RESEMBLANCE OF IT'S MECHANICS)
"deliver what it advertised" is now a hard standard for many games, so sad. I'm now more interested in seeing Concord wining game of the year now, because every gamer will know Black Myth Wukong is the best game this year (if not for recent years), which is enough. (Plus 20M+ sales)
This game is the best reminder in recent years that great games still aren't for everyone. I put it down after a few days. Graphics were good, combat was fine, but I've also realized I'm older than I used to be and what I need from games has changed. There were too many bosses, and if my limited time each night to play a game (1-2 hours at most) I could either potentially some the whole time failing to defeat one boss, or spend it grinding in fairly small, repetitive areas. It wasn't for me, though I'm glad so many have enjoyed it and it's nice to see a game release in a finished state.
Same with me; I dropped the game for weeks because of the difficulty on my first try. But later, I completed the main story anyway. Wukong might be the player's first experience with a soul-type game that is rather hard. I find the challenge to be quite satisfying, especially when I defeat the boss and start to understand the mechanics. This game reminds me of what a great game used to be. However, I agree that this game is not for everyone; if you don't enjoy it, then there is no reason to continue playing it.
@@terrafrayI can definitely see the satisfaction people can get from spending a few hours on a boss. I remember those days with some old school games (I mean God I remember playing games you couldn't save and had to start from scratch every time!) Now though, it's not satisfying to spend what little time I have in an evening making no "progress". I can't play every day, so I also found myself forgetting whatever I had mastered/learned about a boss when I picked it up again. But again, glad people enjoy it!
Final Boss of chapter 2 is difficult until I explore the hidden area and get the stuff that can stop the wind. There is always a stuff that can help you fight the final boss of each chapter. Also, there are many clever ways to fight bosses through which you don't have to play good.
I don't play games with this high of a difficulty level. I work 12 hour shifts as a 911 dispatcher so I need to decompress after work. Not stress out more. Add in the time restrictions as a family man and these types of games are a no go. But it's good to see that quality games are still being made every now and then.
If a boss is too hard, then it's a sign that you need to change your build. Every boss has a weakness, it's up to you to discover it. I died so many times to the Wandering Wight before figuring out how to beat it.
One thing this game does not get a lot of credit (and it should) from is the sheer number of enemy and boss variations. No reskins, no let's now throw two of the same bosses into the same room. All different variations with different movesets than the other mobs/bosses.
I was wondering what creative jokes you'll come up with to make fun of Black Myth Wukong... turns out, you didn't come up with any. :) Can't blame you, this game is god tier!
Surprised and delighted that you didn't find anything to complain about. For me, this has OVERdelivered on that trailer. Loving it. Suck at it, but still loving it.
This is 100% an ad. Come on, they're telling us out about the skill reset feature? It's a really good game, but HGT has reviewed plenty of great games while still making jokes
@@nickmiller8386 There are jokes in this video, just none that insult the game. And they've done that before with other games and movies. Outright admitted some times that they struggle to find anything bad with what they're poking fun at.
@@Netherwolf6100 game science did raise the bar Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character. Think about it . Someone drew those paintings Someone wrote that poetry Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
@@nickmiller8386 game science did raise the bar Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character. Think about it . Someone drew those paintings Someone wrote that poetry Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
I love this game. Every time I die I start at the beginning and run through each of the levels doing my best to take as little damage as possible and not use my gourd. It’s led to me learning all the spawn points while building up XP. But the real secret is to put down the game, close out of it completely for a few minutes and come back to it later. Maybe even forget about it for a bit. It keeps things fresh and helps to take breaks. Some enemies only respawn when this happens too.
5:40 that whole chapter hits so hard and then that ending “music video” as the game calls them is just so damn sad. I unironically am reading the whole Journey to West because of that one chapter and the emotion it pulled from me. So yeah I think the devs did a great job considering I can’t think of another game that I have played and the said “yeah let me read a book about it”
This game is really important for its message. Not only return to Monkey. But return to stick! Every weapon out there is either a stick, a rock, or a stick that shoots small rocks!
The best part of this game is actually the ending if you really get what the game trying to express. That's something only people grow up in mainland China can relate. Oh my god this is such a good game.
Bro most of my hours in Black Myth Wukong is just going around in circles, getting entirely lost, failing to find secrets cuz I got lost and give up, and falling off cliffs somehow XD
The visuals and stories are 10/10. The gameplay is just 5/10. The hit boxes on some of the bosses make no sense. You can stand directly in front of someone, and when you attack, you'll swing completely away from your target. There's no blocking, only dodging. I'm a casual gamer and would not recommend this game to anyone who doesn't like wasting their time fighting the same boss 50 times. It's not enjoyable, and you can't change the difficulty level. Waste of money for me, but I can see why hardcore gamers would like it.
My GOTY still so far and even though it'll be snubbed for awards it matters more that the game was a massive success and Game Science will be around to make more great games.
You tagging Concord as a "mediocre" team shooter is your best joke to date. This game was a historical disaster. It is the definition of awful, not mediocre
@@danielsantiagourtado3430 game science did raise the bar Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character. Think about it . Someone drew those paintings Someone wrote that poetry Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
"Actually delivered what it advertised" its so sad that even had to be said lmao.
Thank you Game Science
Corporations setting the bar so low, you're just happy the game actually runs.
You know it is at least a good game if not a fantastic one when IGN trying everything they got to smear it.
Exactly. Although I love hearing people say Game Science raised the bar, a part of me low-key thinks perhaps they were just putting the bar back to where it was for AAA games a decade ago. Anyway, a helluva job they did!
FACTS
@@tauriusmagnamus3281 thanks cyberjunk 2077 . It ruined gaming
the second gasping of "pigs need love too" is epic
😢😢😢
Charlotte’s Web flashbacks 🐷🕷️😢
I am still hearing that echo in my brain as I play the game.
Do Concord just for kicks.
I second this. Also Dustborn!
Look at them! LOOK AT THEM AND LAUGH! HA!
Please do
He can’t even get footage anymore lol
keep concord alive for 14days with usd400mil!
Don't worry about crying for Bajie's story. Wait until you find out what the music is singing about (Go find out the translation!) and cry even harder the second time.
Funny
true dude
What song? The one in animation?
@@HobiAI The song is called 'Listen Not'
The song is about a man and a woman who found true love with each other. However, the man who doesn't want to see his love suffers because him and wants her to move on in her next life, but the woman insists that she wants to be with him despite all the suffering and wants to meet him again the the next life.
The context is that Bajie was cursed to suffer a thousand lifetimes of heartbreak. He cannot have a family or love or even acknowledge them or a calamity would take his life or his love's life. The animation shows us that both of them meet each other for several lifetimes now and it never ends well. Bajie truly loves the Spider that he is willing to let her go to protect her, but the Spider truly loves Bajie that she is willing to suffer alongside him.
@@almontaseralazri3107 yep, the BGM song sang during end chapter's animation, so saaaaaaaaaaad!
Game so good even Honest Trailer is full of compliments
Seriously, they found nothing to diss so they started dunking on Sony at the end💀
@@mohamedab9033 exactly my thoughts :D
It kinda sounds like an ad. Describing gameplay features instead of cracking jokes. Bit sussy to me.
@@Monsolido new conspiracy theory, instead of disney paying off the critics, it's game science now.
@@Monsolido I mean it's there anything to complain about ?
I would be shocked if this game didn't win an award for visuals, cause holy shit this game is gorgeous
House just passed a 1.6B (yup, Billion B) fund for propaganda against China.
I would be shocked if this game wins anything at all in TGA.
Probably won't even be nominated. Politics and all that.
Keith Ballard: hold my drink!
I would be shocked if it does, though, outside of China. All Western award shows are so extremely politicized now 😭
@@ItsukaShimotsuki i always thought this game and the entire Journey to the West is anti government
In the old Chinese drama, Bajie is so much of a joke character we kind of forgot he's also a bad ass and one of the strongest celestial general. Him and Sha Wujin as well
He is not strongest celestial general, just a normal one with some drinking problem.
Real hard to look good when you've got an MC so OP that Dragon Ball is the toned *down* version.
@@blacksage2375especially when said MC is probably one of the most ridiculously overpowered fictional characters ever created
always a cute little piglet when he's on your side... and turned into a two stage mud covering monster with 20 different attacks when fighting you...
Pls say “bottoms up brothers, one final toast before we crash the celestial palace!”
fk the celestial court!
...ok i need to get a real life
@@dexterdr.7020 bro Wukong has been part of my real life for the past few weeks, I enjoyed every second of it
@@dexterdr.7020 Well the celestial court is a totalitarian regime dedicated to keeping every denizen of China in its place and enforces its rule with a corrupt beauracracy, heavily armed law enforcement, and pervasive surveillance/monitoring of the populace...
@@soulmissile8862 im building a Jingubang in my spare time, practicing stuff fighting when the weather allows it outdoor. i have been meeting people online and offline for lord discussions. life is good.
bottoms up brothers, one final toast before we crash the celestial palace!
Honestly, the animated parts are putting this game on another level.
The love story and the family drama are absolutely wonders, with show, don't tell. Pixar introductions level IMO
中国人的情感，是不善于直接表现，但会长期存在的，他受困于 仁义理智信！但又解脱于 仁义理智信！ 就像 阴阳 ！就像自然！这就是 道！
@@yunxuan30 用中华民族比较贴切。
Great scenes
fun fact BlackMyth was only half finished in compare to its original production goal.
it was meant to have 13 chapters.
but they ran out of money so they released it the game to restock for production.
so more chapters incoming whoo.
also nobody tell him that the pig is cursed to never be happy for yet another 500 life times.
In “ compare “ ?
Really
Wait, so I can wait for even more chapters and more fun monkey times? I SEE THIS AS A WIN
and yet still better than so much other things made lately.
The 2 DLC that are coming are supposed to be the other seven chapters. Can't wait!!
It's 1,000 lifetime
Pigsy had to stay away to make sure that all the spiderlings were safe. Knowing that the celestial court might be keeping an eye on him. Such a hreatbrake.
Not might, they are....
@@roastpork5437they turned him into a pig and constantly torture him for 1000 reincarnation, of course they keep a very close eye on him.
You know why? Because Celestial court in JttW is a parody of Ming dynasty which is a notorious control freak
Yep. They cursed Bajie to endure 1000 tragedies in his love life when he was banished from Heaven.
Also, the youngest daughter of the Granny Spider is actually their daughter as if you look closely, her ears are bigger than her sisters.
Also, the 4th sister, the goth one, was previously wanted to get married with another reincarnation of Wukong (the other Destined One) but it failed and that's the reason why she helped the MC a lot. Also, her clothes look different than her sisters and her makeup has tear drop as part as her grief I guess. Apparently, she turned to a pill by the court if you finish all of the side quests of tearing the paper as if you look at the cutscene when Granny Spider died, she wasn't there, mourning with her sisters. Could be a DLC to save her.
@@margarethmichelina5146 they are all their daughters. The 4th sister wanted to escape but the court would not allow it and turned her into a pill for the destined one
As a Dragon Ball fan, I am deeply saddened because Akira Toriyama will not be able to see the release of Black Myth: Wukong.😢😢
@@gangk8779 yes but he grew up with the story . He was a fan of Jackie Chan
@@gangk8779 On the other hand, they've got The GOAT Hideo Kojima got the whole pack of Black Myth Wukong including the figurines.
The game features
-no repetitive bosses
-poetry to describe characters (when was the last time u saw poetry as character description)
- complete game . No dlc or micro transactions
- back tracking and upgrades
- beautiful art design
- ability to turn into enemies (even get their attacks)
- scale of enemies increase with progress
- chapter endings have moral tales in unique animation styles
- beautiful music
- multiple endings
- 40 hours of gameplay
-new game plus with all your upgrades attached .
There should be a dlc though. Hopefully
'when was the last time u saw poetry as character description' - doesn't Ghost of Tsushima have some poetry? Or was that Lies of P? Don't recall too well. Both were good games anyway. Eastern game devs seem to have a thing for poetry it seems.
About that dlc part, uhh there will be one next January from what I heard and it's confirmed
None of these are unique and it doesn't do the boss one well. Stronger enemies shouldn't count as bosses.
@@blazenfate that's literally what bosses are bro . Stronger enemies
I got Black Myth Wukong FREE with my new video card. I had zero interest in it but now it's the best thing I've played in ages. Phenomenal game.
Good games just click in place on their own
@@ClarenceDass game science did raise the bar
Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter
Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character.
Think about it . Someone drew those paintings
Someone wrote that poetry
Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game
If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
@@ClarenceDass I had 84 tries on yellow wind sage
51 tries on yin tiger
And I am still going .
game science did raise the bar
Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter
Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character.
Think about it . Someone drew those paintings
Someone wrote that poetry
Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game
If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
@@JonySmith-bb4gx Yin Tiger rocked my ass good lord what a badass... it was really a fun fight and the slow motion when you hit perfect dodge at his final swing really keep me trying until I beat him
Why and how you got BMW for free? Video card, which one?
Skill reset as you please is what I wasn't expected. Every action game with skill points from now on should follow what Game Since has done.
EA would change
Yeah and nah.. if it makes sense. It made sense in this game.
The tears you shed over Pigsy's backstory have both touched my heart and convinced me to buy this game. Well done.
Honestly the white fox story broke me. What a beautiful, powerful and enigmatic game...
Yes, to me that was the saddest one, yet everyone just talks about the Bajie one. She got rescued just to be butchered over a stupid f-ing dream?! And all this while she was just planning to help him in his career and life.
Ugh tell me about it. The stop-motion animation used to tell the story elevated it even higher. Incredible imagination and effort from this developer!
Yes, and surprisingly, the story of the white fox can continue in the next chapter. Just turn into a fox and run into the temple to trigger the story.
@rajatcn Bajie's story is bittersweet and unfortunate... but the lore behind the little fox is truly heart breaking, at least you get to help it with passing on in chapter 3 😊
@@prisonbread in awe here
When the game is so good even honest game trailers has no complaints
The Wandering Wight power is my favorite. It's so incredibly stupid but soooo powerful. Just a giant lunging headbutt. Love it
It is pretty funny they literally give you the best summon(wandering wight) and one of the best transformation (guangzhi) right at the getgo.
@@tarotaro6933BlackMyth: Guangzhi
The Serpentscale Battlerobe from Whiteclad is also OP with its passive health regeneration ability, which is enhanced when in water. I used it all the way up to Chapter 6. Saved me countless times when my gourd ran out of juice.
me too! this game is so magical. im literally a monke with a stuff and i headbutts people. and im happy. i feel like i have achieved the purest and the simplest form of happiness.
Bummer that they didn't mention it in this vid lol
Ah yes. The game that gave us Chinese mythology on the level of God of Wars Norse and Greek mythology which was Game Science's intention.
well it worked, i've been searching youtube for more wukong mythology ever since. i get it now why it's so popular in china. i'm actually jealous of chinese culture, almost all historical literature in my country were boring, depressing pieces about sad life of oppressed peasants, or something like that. no fun or imagination allowed. meanwhile in china they were writing books about magical monkey fighting demons which is infinitely more cool.
@@miwoj A magical monkey who then inspired the Saiyans and the entire mythos of Dragon Ball.
@@miwoj To be fair a lot of western mythology was oppressed and destroyed because of Christianity and Islam. We have a huge mythological scene if you dig a little.
@@miwojWell some scholars think Journey to the West is a satire of the corrupted government then. All the little bosses on the road are somehow connected to man in high place, celestial court or Buddhas. Wukong has always been the free spirit to upend the norm.
@@ZilingZhangnot just that, those guais related to the celestial court/Buddhism are usually spared whilst those not are killed without second thought
"Until the boss does something absolutely ridiculous" I laughed way too hard at this. 😂😂
This is the most positive Honest Games I've ever seen. The love for this game is real.
DECAPACITO.. is my new all time fav character :D
Hell, he was my favorite character the second he appeared at the start of Chapter 2. Could listen to that musical storytelling all day long, even not knowing what the words mean, and not get tired of it.
@@theElemDragon A lot of players are sort of interpreting him as a morally bad character though, if you analyze the story (just pointing out because I found it interesting)
@@KangZiJing I mean... Not entirely surprising. Zhu Bajie is essentially a god of lust (patron saint of masseurs, prostitutes, etc...). I just wish there was more of that music in more than just that chapter.
@@theElemDragon Well technically Zhu Bajie in the novel was a celestial deity who got punished for having the worldly desire of lust/romance (in Chinese the literal translation is to have his mortal heart moved) did not really ascend into Buddhahood (or become a bodhisattva or arhat) upon retrieving the scriptures, so I don't think he would be a pillion of "morality" as much as say a boddhisatva, which Lingji (the headless guy) is. Buddhahood is supposed to sort of transcend humanity and universal existence, and if there was a power ranking, they are supposed to top the charts. In the novels and the TV adaptations, Rulai (Syakamuni/Siddharta/The Buddha) and Boddhisattva Guanyin are kind of the most powerful/untouchable figures.
Not sure if you already know this, but in Chapter 2, the people were originally Buddhist, but because they stopped worshipping as much because of the King (the rat king), they got punished by getting terrorized by Fuban (the giant beetle). Yellow Robed Sage saved them while passing by one day, and the kingdom started worshipping rats (Yellow Robed Sage is actually not a rat in the novel I believe), which angered whichever buddhism entity/figure was overlooking the area, and they transformed all the humans into rats. I believe the character in question was heavily hinted to be the bodhisattva Lingji.
The story also ties back to the question Lingji asks at the end of the chapter as well as the ending cutscene, basically if all "yao guais" are born evil and all "buddhas" are born good, or rather if good (or "morality") is inherent to the circumstances of one's birth.
@@theElemDragon not the god of lust, but a deity who manages the celestial waterways. in the original novel, he was cast down from the heavenly realm for sexual harassment at the workplace. so in some ways this game's take is very different. All characters in the novel is supposed to be flawed: Wukong is impulsive and proud, Bajie is lazy and gluttonous, Wujing is passive, and Sanzang or JinChanzi in his past life, is too trusting. These characters slowly grow from these flaws throughout their journey.
I really do appreciate when games like these come around and humble you on your gaming skills. Cuz years of playing GOW really had me thinking I was a badass for button-mashing😂
Exactly!! Everyone knows why this GAME was AWESOME! Everything it showed when it debuted was promised on delivery! So simple! Good story, good graphics, good gameplay….GOOD GAME! 😮
"PIGS NEED LOVE TOO" i absolutely cried over that story
Please Say: I'm the Victorious fighting buddah!
Dude, I shook my whole house during the “featured” section. Especially with you how you delivered Cowabunga. Damn, that was hilarious
Black Myth: Wukong is a true MASTERPIECE. 10/10
IGN 7.8
@@vintding5059not a real，at least 9
6/10 at most. The game is plagued with technical issues and bad decisions. It's just a poorly optimized Nioh 1 in UE5
It's ass no HUD you just wander around till you find where you need to go and do another fight 5/10
@vintding5059 sounds more accurate than all the OMG 10/10 HYPE TRAIN
Can’t wait for the DLCs, and the next Black Myth series
I dropped the game for weeks because of the difficulty on my first try. But later, I completed the main story anyway. Wukong might be the player's first experience with a soul-type game that is rather hard. I find the challenge to be quite satisfying, especially when I defeat the boss and start to understand the mechanics. This game reminds me of what a great game used to be. This game is not for everyone, it's for the choosen one.
for the 'Destined Ones'.
Congrats to complete your journey, Destined One, hope you found your path to enlightment during your journey 🙏
It’s like Tekken in an actionable movie?
Wouldn't call it a souls like. It's way closer to ninja gaiden and it's famous difficulty
much easier than elden ring tho I would say..
Animal crossing: you beat up a cat with a stick
Black myth wukong: a "cat " beat you up with a "stick"
I mean... they did live caption cats and credited an orange chonk named "garfield" as the actor for the tiger vanguard XD
Give us Concord just for hell of it
He has to play it in order to make a trailer. Maybe he just doesn't want to play it.
Well there's no game at all anymore to play or to record. They have to find the 60 bots that played it on launch just for the footage hahahhahahaha
@@fairfeatherfiend you literally cannot play it anymore though XD
@@fairfeatherfiend Like everyone else then even the people it was made for didn't show up.
Concord and Dustborn whombo combo!
"And extend that rod and prepare to get rock hard" Damm bruh
The story of Bajie had me genuinenly thinking about life, and it hurt my soul so much I hoped he got to reunite and make amends properly, what a master class in writing and cinematography you are BMK.
The spider will come to life. The artifact in Chapter 4 is the lotus pod. In the animation of defeating the BOSS, you can see that the lotus pod is complete, but when we get it, there is one lotus seed missing. Bajie hides a lotus seed, which may be the key to resurrecting the spider.
Honest Game Trailers: Space Marine 2.
For the Emperor
THE EMPEROR PROTECTS!
CADIA STAAANDS!
Only if they remind everyone that WH40K is a satire of authoritarianism, not an ode to it.
I'm telling you, the painting scroll realm is literally the Hood in a Projects;
You got your crack/drug dealer.
You got your liquor store.
You got your Own PERSONAL Cannibis home supplier.
AND to top it off, your local gun store on my man Yin Tiger 😂💀
Just FYI if you got the headband put on your head in the end after the finale... you got the wrong ending
确实是错的，那个headband并不是王冠，而是一种束缚。就想开局wukong就是因为这个headband才输的。
@@clintl.4894 The true ending is when you found all of the Loong brothers in 4 different chapters and defeat them, and go back to Chapter 3 to a secret area in near Pagoda to meet Erlang Shen (the three eyes guy that Wukong fought in the prologue) and defeat him with the 4 Gods.
In the real ending, The MC will reject the headband and he will gain Wukong's memories and also get his freedom without any pressure from The Celestial Court.
Also, turns out that Erlang and Wukong pretended to fight in the beginning as they both are tired to the Court. Erlang wants peace and Wukong wants freedom. That's why Wukong called him "Brother" in the prologue because they both are sworn brothers.
What do you mean?
i lost it at Decapicito 😂
Bojacked Horseman did it for me.
The real enemy of this game is:
The camera angle because sometimes the boss is too big, I can't even see where the MC is
Ah yes, the classic souls-like camera. You should have prepared to fight your own camera because this game is literally souls game (NO IT'S NOT GOD OF WAR, THERE IS NO RESEMBLANCE OF IT'S MECHANICS)
after elden ring, i didnt find it really that annoying in black myth tbh
there were some moments but overall it worked pretty well...at least for me^^
"deliver what it advertised" is now a hard standard for many games, so sad.
I'm now more interested in seeing Concord wining game of the year now, because every gamer will know Black Myth Wukong is the best game this year (if not for recent years), which is enough. (Plus 20M+ sales)
This game is the best reminder in recent years that great games still aren't for everyone. I put it down after a few days.
Graphics were good, combat was fine, but I've also realized I'm older than I used to be and what I need from games has changed. There were too many bosses, and if my limited time each night to play a game (1-2 hours at most) I could either potentially some the whole time failing to defeat one boss, or spend it grinding in fairly small, repetitive areas.
It wasn't for me, though I'm glad so many have enjoyed it and it's nice to see a game release in a finished state.
Same with me; I dropped the game for weeks because of the difficulty on my first try. But later, I completed the main story anyway. Wukong might be the player's first experience with a soul-type game that is rather hard. I find the challenge to be quite satisfying, especially when I defeat the boss and start to understand the mechanics. This game reminds me of what a great game used to be. However, I agree that this game is not for everyone; if you don't enjoy it, then there is no reason to continue playing it.
@@terrafrayI can definitely see the satisfaction people can get from spending a few hours on a boss. I remember those days with some old school games (I mean God I remember playing games you couldn't save and had to start from scratch every time!)
Now though, it's not satisfying to spend what little time I have in an evening making no "progress". I can't play every day, so I also found myself forgetting whatever I had mastered/learned about a boss when I picked it up again.
But again, glad people enjoy it!
Final Boss of chapter 2 is difficult until I explore the hidden area and get the stuff that can stop the wind. There is always a stuff that can help you fight the final boss of each chapter. Also, there are many clever ways to fight bosses through which you don't have to play good.
I don't play games with this high of a difficulty level. I work 12 hour shifts as a 911 dispatcher so I need to decompress after work. Not stress out more. Add in the time restrictions as a family man and these types of games are a no go. But it's good to see that quality games are still being made every now and then.
If a boss is too hard, then it's a sign that you need to change your build. Every boss has a weakness, it's up to you to discover it. I died so many times to the Wandering Wight before figuring out how to beat it.
One thing this game does not get a lot of credit (and it should) from is the sheer number of enemy and boss variations. No reskins, no let's now throw two of the same bosses into the same room. All different variations with different movesets than the other mobs/bosses.
"wait where's the pro part?!" Had me laughing! 😂
I was wondering what creative jokes you'll come up with to make fun of Black Myth Wukong... turns out, you didn't come up with any. :) Can't blame you, this game is god tier!
IGN out here hiding Black Myth Wukong for game of the year polls.
I don’t know but heavenly migraines cracked me up
It really do be heavenly migraines tho
@@PewPew_McPewster even reading their lore giving me headache, screw the heavenly court
one of the favorite parts of the video
Haha if you stick to the original story, it should be Buddist migraine since the crown was first given to him by Buddha
@@yangshen5494 It's OK. Heaven is but just one world of the six in Buddhism 🙂
Poor Bajie cursed to take one thousand reincarnations and suffer a tragic love story everytime is the saddest part in this story
Do an honest trailer for Astrobot!
I second this.
I think AC: shadow need one
This is the best retelling of the pig's romance with the spider lady.
Surprised and delighted that you didn't find anything to complain about. For me, this has OVERdelivered on that trailer. Loving it. Suck at it, but still loving it.
Make an Honest Trailer for The Plucky Squire
Didn't hear a single complaint or insult.
This game is just so good
This is 100% an ad. Come on, they're telling us out about the skill reset feature? It's a really good game, but HGT has reviewed plenty of great games while still making jokes
@@nickmiller8386 There are jokes in this video, just none that insult the game. And they've done that before with other games and movies. Outright admitted some times that they struggle to find anything bad with what they're poking fun at.
@@Netherwolf6100 game science did raise the bar
Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter
Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character.
Think about it . Someone drew those paintings
Someone wrote that poetry
Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game
If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
@@nickmiller8386 game science did raise the bar
Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter
Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character.
Think about it . Someone drew those paintings
Someone wrote that poetry
Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game
If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $
The Scorpion Lord killed me so many times.
Rejected Concord, Return to Monke
Reject West, Return to East.
I love this game. Every time I die I start at the beginning and run through each of the levels doing my best to take as little damage as possible and not use my gourd. It’s led to me learning all the spawn points while building up XP. But the real secret is to put down the game, close out of it completely for a few minutes and come back to it later. Maybe even forget about it for a bit. It keeps things fresh and helps to take breaks. Some enemies only respawn when this happens too.
The labyrinth in question: one branch path that always circles back to the main path
Bajie 😥😢😭
5:40 that whole chapter hits so hard and then that ending “music video” as the game calls them is just so damn sad. I unironically am reading the whole Journey to West because of that one chapter and the emotion it pulled from me. So yeah I think the devs did a great job considering I can’t think of another game that I have played and the said “yeah let me read a book about it”
Then you better start reading investiture of the gods cus ther next game gonna relate to it 1🤣
A book written 400 years ago none the less
This game is really important for its message. Not only return to Monkey. But return to stick! Every weapon out there is either a stick, a rock, or a stick that shoots small rocks!
Oh damn, wasn’t expecting a Mighty Boosh reference in this one!
Say "Pigs need love too!"
.. and do it without crying
Please say “The Talk Tuh Podcast is a cinematic MASTERPIECE”
A little disappointed you left out the invisible walls, but you still killed it with this one. Great job
The best part of this game is actually the ending if you really get what the game trying to express. That's something only people grow up in mainland China can relate. Oh my god this is such a good game.
So what is it trying to express
The plot sounds like basically Simon's Quest but instead of reviving Dracula, it's someone far, _far_ more dangerous.
Waiting for that Space Marine 2 honest trailer. FOR THE EMPEROR!
Bro most of my hours in Black Myth Wukong is just going around in circles, getting entirely lost, failing to find secrets cuz I got lost and give up, and falling off cliffs somehow XD
You forgot to mention how much the modern game industry hate this game and the players that chose it instead of Concord
Rejected Concord, Embraced Monke
To be fair, that's every good game these days. The industry is filled with people who were never told "no" as children, I think.
"until you finally reach the boss.. and get your red baboon ass handed to you" killed my lungs because of how true it is 😂😂😂😂
The game EVERY gamer is streaming on TikTok and Twitch.
The visuals and stories are 10/10. The gameplay is just 5/10. The hit boxes on some of the bosses make no sense. You can stand directly in front of someone, and when you attack, you'll swing completely away from your target. There's no blocking, only dodging. I'm a casual gamer and would not recommend this game to anyone who doesn't like wasting their time fighting the same boss 50 times. It's not enjoyable, and you can't change the difficulty level. Waste of money for me, but I can see why hardcore gamers would like it.
This is the only game I bought at full price.
Yeah the pig man’s love cut me deep too. Never finished the last boss. 30 tries was my uninstall limit
Uncle bajie need love too
1:33 Heavenly Migraine😂😂
They should make a bonus concord trailer, do a 30 second intro, and then have the last 5 minutes just be a blank screen.
5:20 "Barrels, bananas, humans and capture nets are not included". 😂😂😂😂
The ps5 pro comment had me screamingggg
This is probably the most positive honest game trailer I've seen.
My GOTY still so far and even though it'll be snubbed for awards it matters more that the game was a massive success and Game Science will be around to make more great games.
Do an Honest Trailer for Dustborn!
This was such a great video, and amazing explanation 😂😂
You know what they say. You can't spell "Monkey" without "Monk".
I absolutely love the game. On my NG++. You forgot to mention the game nemesis: INVISIBLE WALLS
Do a Honest Game Trailer for Hyperdimension Neptunia
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Rooting for this guy, didn't know how to give up asking the same thing even after 10+ years ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
Please say, "Improvise, adapt, overcome. Whatever's there, we'll deal with it."
-Eiger (Shadowrun: Dragonfall)
I can hear IGN and ScreenRant seething right now...
I am a grown ass man and I balled my eyes out when Bajie cried in chapter 4's animation.
You tagging Concord as a "mediocre" team shooter is your best joke to date. This game was a historical disaster. It is the definition of awful, not mediocre
Gold
also i heard it! that was that song SOLO used for their trailers too, i rly want it XD
Please say: "I look forward to the Minecraft movie, because I want to see Jack Black punch trees."
The second I clicked on the video, I thought if this isn’t named ape escape I’d riot. Thank you for doing the only correct decision
Make an Honest Trailer for Transformers War for and Fall of Cybertron to promote Transformers ONE!
Oh man I've been waiting for this haha😂
Can you please say "All I have in this world are my balls and my word and I don't break them for nobody!" As Optimus Prime?
Holy shit. First time I’ve seen one of these honest trailers. Great stuff!!
Pls say: My master...SAFE! The scriptuures...Soouuuuuund!
"My rod is extended and rock solid, now what?" 😂
ALL HAIL THE MONEY KING! 🫅🫅🫅🫅🫅
@@danielsantiagourtado3430 game science did raise the bar
Just look at the murals in the end of every chapter
Looks at the character journal. That have poetry for each and every character . They have folk stories attributed to every character in the game. Every character.
Think about it . Someone drew those paintings
Someone wrote that poetry
Someone thought of those stories so they could be related to every character in the game
If that's not raising the bar, I don't know what is . And they did it all in 60 million $