Thank you for buying and playing the game on TH-cam. I’ve wanted to buy this game ever since it’s been announced, but I have been so burnt by early release buys. I’ve looked at it every day since it’s been released and today I am buying it!!! I really appreciate your channel.
They can take some time, but the difficulty is fair. I just killed black wind. The boss that took me the most is the the wandering wight baby dude lol…….cowboy has the deluxe edition, that character is OP’d.
Same. All yesterday I was seeing comments talking about how they’re stuck on boss X or boss Y and having platinumed most FromSoft games, was responding to them with the obligate souls vet response “git gud” and then when I get home last night the wandering wight and fire stick guy had me farming mobs for extra sparks to beat them lol. I’m pleasantly surprised.
Same here, I have played all of Fromsoft, including Armored Core 6. It took me multiple attempts to beat the first two bosses. It gives me Nioh 2 vibes expect the fodder is easier to kill.
You didn’t rest at the shrine, that’s why you had no heals for that first boss🤣. I’m pretty sure that Wights souls will be available again later, and finally that elite you were looking for is by the waterfall
I know right? That guys kicked my ass like 8 times, Cowboy beats it the second try. Would've beat it the first try if he'd had heals available. Legend.
Yeah, the mini bosses that you get souls from can be redeemed at a shrine if you somehow didn't absorb it. In the case of the Wight you can beat him before you get the Gourd upgrade. So just remember to reclaim it.
Fun Fact.You can trigger Some Bosses “ Second Phase”if you do a lot of damage & take minimal in the first.Dont know if the rewards are greater yet.Enjoy Journey to the West & Thanks for everything Cowboy!
@Atmospheric1 I struggled for a good 70-80 minutes against the big blue head guy but every other boss ive beat in under 15min each (played for 4 hours)
That bastard changed me into a cicada and I was like, Sweet. I can fly. Then it ran out on top of big head boomer and I was dead. The 2nd stance was a blessing for that guy. Perfect dodges help
You dont 'run out of cicada'. You detransform when the head boomer notices you. You can sneak past him and go all the way to the other side of his arena to reach the next area.
@@rationalrama Yeah, I basically got to the very "end" and then got whipped by the boss, haha. I'd gotten distracted by something else and half-noticed I'd poofed, haha.
I just had to laugh at the Big head mini boss😂 Apparently a lot of Chinese players spent a whole day fighting this dude... And then they were complaining on social media about how hard this game is and how they are being scammed 😂😂😂
I needed the fire wolf spear to beat that big headed guy. So far I am really liking the combat. It is unfair for people to compare it to Sekiro because it has zero on death mechanic or stealth. It is like a cinematic ARPG game and it is a nice mix up.
Enjoy the view. Some of the buildings are exact replica of real ancient architecture from China. The music and art design are both consulted from the top expert in the world
God you got that big guy down to half health so quickly and staggered him easily maybe I'm not using my heavy attacks enough or something but I'm on my third attempt at beating that thing
@@davidnowhere2637 I have all the same preorder armor and gear infact he's not even using one of the gear pieces the gourd that gives you a full heal the first time you use it after a rest
@@karsongrimm4783 I have the game but I did not get the pre-order or get the deluxe since I did not want to ruin it which has happened to me before its later game armor and weapons to get after ( I Think). In the 1st video he put on some things and another weapon that is what I thought it was.
Game looks fun and gorgeous, also good work in general, ive learned alot from you about how i do my stream or upload content and i especially love your channel is focused on juat playing games and having fun no stress no drama.
Fun Fact: Tang, the name of the monk that Wukong follows in Journey to the West, was a Golden Cicada who had been reincarnated as a human and given a mission to collect scriptures in the west as penance for falling asleep during the Buddha's teachings. Tang, as a cicada, was one of the Buddha's earliest disciples and was supposed to sit next to him, the Buddha, and listen to his sermons.
Right at 11:27, your health DOES increase. It looks like it needs to be either varied combos, or focus you build via anything other than Heavy Charging
Think I got lucky and flew past the big Baldy to the next shrine and saved. Went back and he kicked my ass. I then attempted the Wolf in the Temple and nearly got it first time, but died. Now all three bosses in that area kick my ass, but I’ve figured out that although you can’t block or parry (at least early game you can’t), I can use the spinning staff move to block attacks (not just arrows), plus it does some minor damage. Jump and normal,attack is effective, followed up by a charged up heavy attack. Just gotta persevere. If I can beat Nameless Puppet in Lies of P, any boss is possible. 😂
lol “no treasure behind the waterfall? Come on devs…” that was exactly what I thought when I passed that part. It’s almost an unwritten law the first waterfall you come across in a video game has a hidden cave behind it…
The heal in resolute strike is very good when you start flowing with bosses the heal seems negligible but in reality having those few extra hits can change the boss experiences for those who can master that flow
I just realized a fun detail about the Destined One's death animations: He turns into a strand of hair! Meaning that the Destined One is most likely a clone of the original Monkey King!
It seems like the focus points are only gained through basic attacks and actually gaining the point. Charging up to and using a heavy attack acts like as if there has been a point gained, but without actually getting one. So the heals will only happen while doing an instant heavy attack with a focus point already gained in order for the exhilaration ability to work
Yes and no. It’s just when you hold it to gain it, it is immediately released as a heavy attack when you let go, or disappear when you run out of stamina. Unless you get a new talent which means you automatically do a heavy attack. And all those words are just saying, it counts as focus point but you are also correct as only focus point gained through light attack can be stored as used in the light heavy switch deflect.
Yeah, you never rested to reset your gourd Im thinking lol Edit: I saw the HP go up slightly when you used a focus point. Its hardly noticeable unless your looking right at it lol
Still fighting Baldy Wight. Not sure if FCB got lucky or has real skills lol. I’ve gotten close now using the Red Tides straight away, and Immobilize, running and dodging and waiting for both to recharge. Then going back in. I tried going really aggressive on him like Cowboy did, but don’t think I have the reflexes at 57 years old ffs 😂
I'm having a rough time of it too. But, I just platinumed dark souls 3 offline. I have the confidence and patience of the gods right now. I can do this and so can you.
So cowboy initial thoughts the sound environment how captivating and immersive they are and most importantly the gameplay and mechanics are they polished and sekiro-ish like ❤❤❤❤❤❤
That kind of sucks that if you kill wandering wight before seeing the old man later you can't get his soul? I went back and fought him later and got him since he was clearly an optional boss that was tough for the area.
So Resolute Strike almost looks to work like a hyper-armor parry. You need to be combo'ing, have a focus point, and heavy attack while the enemy is attacking. I THINK.
I'm not sure if the game isn't reading my ps5 controller input but I'm really stuck on that blue guy. Not only that but the ps5 constantly popping up with PS5 is getting too hot.
Getting my ass handed to me and losing to both these “little” bosses time after time after time.. and then Cowboy does it on his second try each.. I don’t think I could give myself a bigger facepalm…
Man this blue baby is giving the most trouble im not even able to finish my light attacks. Idk how fcb was able. I might have pass this boss and just over level myself my damage out put is not there
@@OD91MJ i get that but i’ve seen a lot of reviewers say that it’s very hard to 100% without a guide plus i’m new to going for platinums so it’ll still be difficult but that’s okay thanks!
I swear that wight boss is not that easy so maybe the game was patched. He keeps on spamming that aoe attack at me and my attack is not doing the same damage as you. I took down all bosses in chapter 1 in 3-5 attempts but it took me 17 tries to beat it and I'm almost at the end of the chapter when I did.
the game doesn't do a good job of explaining how some of the skills work, resolute strike is like a counter. If you hit heavy strike during your light combo as the enemy is about to hit you, you get armor against damage and you get a stagger on the enemy.
Yeah, I definitely agree with you on that. Except that’s the only skill I’ve ran into that probably with. I had to watch multiple videos to get the understanding of the move down. lol it’s a good move once you learn it
@@tchula8265 oh really? Damn cause chapters 2 onwards expand a lot so thought there might be a lot of hidden areas I might’ve missed which cowboy would cover
The game itself is great, what's not great is the Unreal Engine. The blight from Epic that just keeps on giving the same Pixar look from 2010 manages to make EVERY single game look the same. The same textures, fog, water, terrain, clouds, same grass, trees, object details, Kena Bridge of Spirits, Pixar graphics and that same Font rendering in every lazy dev portfolio. It's like Developers fire up Unreal Engine, and click everything Default and start making their same boiled hot dog of a KFC McDonald trash to feed it to gamers happy to shell out full price. Unreal Engine, by Epic games ruins originality in games. Everything just looks the same and guaranteed to perform like a dump truck in a drag race.
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Thank you for buying and playing the game on TH-cam. I’ve wanted to buy this game ever since it’s been announced, but I have been so burnt by early release buys. I’ve looked at it every day since it’s been released and today I am buying it!!! I really appreciate your channel.
Sitting at my desk at work trying to avoid spoilers and here I am watching Cowboy play while I work.....
I’m doing the exact same right now😂
then, still cannot defeat the bosses, lol
They can take some time, but the difficulty is fair. I just killed black wind. The boss that took me the most is the the wandering wight baby dude lol…….cowboy has the deluxe edition, that character is OP’d.
@@obadiahplainman8897 Oh just wait for Stone Vanguard lol
Same
This game is far harder than I was expecting, it starts very easy with the general enemies you run into but the bosses are actually pretty brutal
Same. All yesterday I was seeing comments talking about how they’re stuck on boss X or boss Y and having platinumed most FromSoft games, was responding to them with the obligate souls vet response “git gud” and then when I get home last night the wandering wight and fire stick guy had me farming mobs for extra sparks to beat them lol. I’m pleasantly surprised.
@@natekidd4934too soon
Same here, I have played all of Fromsoft, including Armored Core 6. It took me multiple attempts to beat the first two bosses. It gives me Nioh 2 vibes expect the fodder is easier to kill.
@@richardwhite3521 yeah that's where I'm at lolol, and I'm not horrible at souls games.
You didn’t rest at the shrine, that’s why you had no heals for that first boss🤣. I’m pretty sure that Wights souls will be available again later, and finally that elite you were looking for is by the waterfall
cowboy is a legend. saw two other streamers take 30 and 75 minutes to beat the big baby
I know right? That guys kicked my ass like 8 times, Cowboy beats it the second try. Would've beat it the first try if he'd had heals available. Legend.
God damn dude. You mashed that big headed mini boss like it was nothin
Yeah, the mini bosses that you get souls from can be redeemed at a shrine if you somehow didn't absorb it. In the case of the Wight you can beat him before you get the Gourd upgrade. So just remember to reclaim it.
Fun Fact.You can trigger Some Bosses “ Second Phase”if you do a lot of damage & take minimal in the first.Dont know if the rewards are greater yet.Enjoy Journey to the West & Thanks for everything Cowboy!
You get more XP and materials but otherwise loot is the same.
The fact there is no block tells you how real shit gonna get
Actually you DO block, you just so happen to block with your *face*, which just makes it even more metal 💀
@@YouAreAGeniusSirthere is no block
@@robdurfee6861 there is a parry but its a spell
@@YouAreAGeniusSiryeah there isn’t a block only a spell that can parry using mana.
Game really needs a parry. Still looks fun though.
2 mil concurrent players on Steam alone right now this game is goin hard sales wise.
@Atmospheric1 I struggled for a good 70-80 minutes against the big blue head guy but every other boss ive beat in under 15min each (played for 4 hours)
That bear is giving me some grief...
@Atmospheric1it’s honestly a very fair challenge. I struggled with a boss that took me about 6 tries.
@@fogstorm5531 yep
@@fogstorm5531someone felt the need to have a different opinion and stand out from the crowd😂
That bastard changed me into a cicada and I was like, Sweet. I can fly. Then it ran out on top of big head boomer and I was dead.
The 2nd stance was a blessing for that guy. Perfect dodges help
You dont 'run out of cicada'. You detransform when the head boomer notices you. You can sneak past him and go all the way to the other side of his arena to reach the next area.
@@rationalrama
Yeah, I basically got to the very "end" and then got whipped by the boss, haha. I'd gotten distracted by something else and half-noticed I'd poofed, haha.
Had to reactivate membership for this game. Looks soo good! Ty for all your hard work cowboy☺️
For the big baby dude, if you kill him before you get the thing that lets you absorb those, it'll be at the shrine when you do get it.
I just had to laugh at the Big head mini boss😂 Apparently a lot of Chinese players spent a whole day fighting this dude... And then they were complaining on social media about how hard this game is and how they are being scammed 😂😂😂
I needed the fire wolf spear to beat that big headed guy. So far I am really liking the combat. It is unfair for people to compare it to Sekiro because it has zero on death mechanic or stealth. It is like a cinematic ARPG game and it is a nice mix up.
Enjoy the view. Some of the buildings are exact replica of real ancient architecture from China. The music and art design are both consulted from the top expert in the world
And read the lores. They are fantastic.
God you got that big guy down to half health so quickly and staggered him easily maybe I'm not using my heavy attacks enough or something but I'm on my third attempt at beating that thing
End your light combos with a heavy
Cowboy is also playing deluxe with extra armor and weapon
@@davidnowhere2637 I have all the same preorder armor and gear infact he's not even using one of the gear pieces the gourd that gives you a full heal the first time you use it after a rest
@@karsongrimm4783 I have the game but I did not get the pre-order or get the deluxe since I did not want to ruin it which has happened to me before its later game armor and weapons to get after ( I Think). In the 1st video he put on some things and another weapon that is what I thought it was.
@@davidnowhere2637 nah it's just armor that gives you a little boost and also increases your will gain
Game looks fun and gorgeous, also good work in general, ive learned alot from you about how i do my stream or upload content and i especially love your channel is focused on juat playing games and having fun no stress no drama.
Fun Fact: Tang, the name of the monk that Wukong follows in Journey to the West, was a Golden Cicada who had been reincarnated as a human and given a mission to collect scriptures in the west as penance for falling asleep during the Buddha's teachings. Tang, as a cicada, was one of the Buddha's earliest disciples and was supposed to sit next to him, the Buddha, and listen to his sermons.
how you liking it? i wanted to get it too but not 100% sure
damn that deluxe edition gear goes crazy, its much tougher without it early on lmao
Bruv!! hahaha. I'm like, this 1st area boss(blue guy) is kicking my ass. I'm still stuck on him.
I thought the pre order bonus is just a style and not the stats..
Right at 11:27, your health DOES increase. It looks like it needs to be either varied combos, or focus you build via anything other than Heavy Charging
If you find the breakable Wall in chapter 2 then there is treasurer behind the waterfall. Definitely worth looking for
Bro cowboy, did you play till literally the last minute when you had to leave, like damn bro
Didn't receive early access, did what was necessary
@@FightinCowboy L1+R1, up, down, left, right, right, left, down, up.
@@FightinCowboy 🫡 respect
I've had a blast with this game so far. Even when it was challenging I still enjoyed it. Not that I'm further than chapter 2 yet.
there's actually a treasure behind the waterfall at 21:48 you just need to get a key item after you defeated a boss
I'll swing back by and take a look later
@@FightinCowboy niceee, it's keyitem is called "loong scales" haven't reach to get the item yet but i saw some clips of it in the net 😆
What is it? haha.. can you tell?
Good call not spoiling what it is, but yeah I heard "c'mon devs" and was like damn if only he knew
**spoilerss*** the waterfall is where the hidden boss is for later chapter after you collect an item to unlock it......
I think cowboy met his match with this game. Bc he’s blaming not having position heals. You got this cowboy
Think I got lucky and flew past the big Baldy to the next shrine and saved. Went back and he kicked my ass. I then attempted the Wolf in the Temple and nearly got it first time, but died. Now all three bosses in that area kick my ass, but I’ve figured out that although you can’t block or parry (at least early game you can’t), I can use the spinning staff move to block attacks (not just arrows), plus it does some minor damage. Jump and normal,attack is effective, followed up by a charged up heavy attack. Just gotta persevere. If I can beat Nameless Puppet in Lies of P, any boss is possible. 😂
lol “no treasure behind the waterfall? Come on devs…” that was exactly what I thought when I passed that part. It’s almost an unwritten law the first waterfall you come across in a video game has a hidden cave behind it…
Fun fact.. it actually does.. lol
@@koreyst-louis9741 haha yep! I just got that in my run Through too… I thought that was awesome. They new the assignment ha
Idk how it feels but this looks kind of easy, hope it’s a much more challenging experience than it looks 🤩🤩
I can't believe how easy u made this big blue guy look. Been stuck on him for a while.
Same I been struggling on the blue dude I beat like 3 bosses after him lol
What is cool about this game is that is who they Based Goku off this guy
The heal in resolute strike is very good when you start flowing with bosses the heal seems negligible but in reality having those few extra hits can change the boss experiences for those who can master that flow
I just realized a fun detail about the Destined One's death animations: He turns into a strand of hair! Meaning that the Destined One is most likely a clone of the original Monkey King!
the ambient sounds and music are quite nice.
Traditional Chinese music brought to you by the utmost expert in the field😂😂😂😂
the red blood mist looking stuff is health .. the green is will..
I think combat feels most like Wo Long, also a very dodge based game. I like it so far
@Joe-ti7qd not like wo long lol
Not the sarcasm counter. That killed me. LOL
Wow you've beaten him from the second time amazing
You will be able to reclaim the spirit at a “site of grace” later in the chapter
The wights spirit stays at shrines to use an upgrade be careful what you upgrade
It seems like the focus points are only gained through basic attacks and actually gaining the point. Charging up to and using a heavy attack acts like as if there has been a point gained, but without actually getting one. So the heals will only happen while doing an instant heavy attack with a focus point already gained in order for the exhilaration ability to work
Yes and no. It’s just when you hold it to gain it, it is immediately released as a heavy attack when you let go, or disappear when you run out of stamina. Unless you get a new talent which means you automatically do a heavy attack. And all those words are just saying, it counts as focus point but you are also correct as only focus point gained through light attack can be stored as used in the light heavy switch deflect.
Dude I went from watching radbrad completely struggle and skipping entire sections to you. Night and day
During boss battle, instead of dodging, try sprinting circling the enemy
idk about anyone else but that little heal has saved my ass a few times lmao
Yeah, you never rested to reset your gourd Im thinking lol
Edit: I saw the HP go up slightly when you used a focus point. Its hardly noticeable unless your looking right at it lol
Still fighting Baldy Wight. Not sure if FCB got lucky or has real skills lol. I’ve gotten close now using the Red Tides straight away, and Immobilize, running and dodging and waiting for both to recharge. Then going back in. I tried going really aggressive on him like Cowboy did, but don’t think I have the reflexes at 57 years old ffs 😂
I'm glad I'm not the only one, I had a rage fit that I couldn't replicate Cowboy's attack. 😂😂😂
I'm having a rough time of it too. But, I just platinumed dark souls 3 offline. I have the confidence and patience of the gods right now. I can do this and so can you.
If you hit his big head, it staggers him. Cowboy has incredible dodge intuition from beating all the souls and soul like games many times
I discovered the healing on consuming a focus point works on everything but the charged heavy attack.
I think health recovery means it would increase the amount of healing you received when using your gourd.
😂 so looking forward to his payback arc when he has full control of his moves🎉
So cowboy initial thoughts the sound environment how captivating and immersive they are and most importantly the gameplay and mechanics are they polished and sekiro-ish like ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I just watched a video where that ability you’re talking about at the end of the video is basically used as a parry and riposte
You can switch out your gourd so your first sip heals you all the way.
Game looks super dope!!!!!!
This Game Already looks good
When you unlock the ability to absorb the spirit it will be at a shrine
Monkeeeey! Great sage equal of heaven!
Did you use the Staff Spin in the Wandering Weight fight?
That kind of sucks that if you kill wandering wight before seeing the old man later you can't get his soul? I went back and fought him later and got him since he was clearly an optional boss that was tough for the area.
Your gourd is your heal. Once it's gone that's it til next shrine. Gotta save it or learn to use the focused strike heal
i hope you find the secret behind the waterfall. W devs
So Resolute Strike almost looks to work like a hyper-armor parry. You need to be combo'ing, have a focus point, and heavy attack while the enemy is attacking. I THINK.
Correct
Kudos for beating him in 1 try. I m close to twenty now and have still not beaten him…
I struggled with that big headed dude and then watch you beat him on the 2nd chance lol
I stucked there for hours..
@@frankiehuang2266that was the first hard person I fought. Ridiculous😂😂😂😂😂😂
Why doesn’t he have the trailblazer’s gourd? I got it with the digital deluxe edition
Did you forgot about the gourd from preordering the game?
You can hide the mask but still get the stats CB
I'm not sure if the game isn't reading my ps5 controller input but I'm really stuck on that blue guy. Not only that but the ps5 constantly popping up with PS5 is getting too hot.
Died 30 Times to the wandering wight meanwhile cowboy here beats him second try easily.... I feel so embarassed :p
Seems so far the only penalty I've found is if you use up your stamina you can't use a combo finisher.
Getting my ass handed to me and losing to both these “little” bosses time after time after time.. and then Cowboy does it on his second try each.. I don’t think I could give myself a bigger facepalm…
It increases how much your gourd heals u
21:24 resolute strike is like a party it seems.
3:42 my life for the last hour 😂
Dude you rock
Man this blue baby is giving the most trouble im not even able to finish my light attacks. Idk how fcb was able. I might have pass this boss and just over level myself my damage out put is not there
The miniboss gave me so much trouble but that other guy I got on the first try
This game is awesome. But for me it's extremely difficult
Crazy they didn’t give you early access when I typed your name in before even loading the game up 😂😂
You are the goat ❤
Monke 🔥
are you going to make a guide to platinum trophy for this?
This is a way linear game and you level up quickly. This doesn't need a guide. Just like Lies of P.
@@OD91MJ i get that but i’ve seen a lot of reviewers say that it’s very hard to 100% without a guide plus i’m new to going for platinums so it’ll still be difficult but that’s okay thanks!
Let’s get it!!!
Wow the game looks much easier with that deluxe edition gear omao
There is secret boss in the waterfall but y can get it when you in chapter 2
I swear that wight boss is not that easy so maybe the game was patched. He keeps on spamming that aoe attack at me and my attack is not doing the same damage as you. I took down all bosses in chapter 1 in 3-5 attempts but it took me 17 tries to beat it and I'm almost at the end of the chapter when I did.
Nope, he bought the game just like you did. He didn’t get an access code, this is the base deluxe edition
His deluxe gear is helping g a lot.
There is a boss behind the waterfall
HAHA.. no way that was your second time fighting big head blue dude...
the game doesn't do a good job of explaining how some of the skills work, resolute strike is like a counter. If you hit heavy strike during your light combo as the enemy is about to hit you, you get armor against damage and you get a stagger on the enemy.
Yeah, I definitely agree with you on that. Except that’s the only skill I’ve ran into that probably with. I had to watch multiple videos to get the understanding of the move down. lol it’s a good move once you learn it
I can't wait to see all the boss fights and endings so my playthrough will be relaxing when it comes out on Xbox
Its gonna be relaxing anyway its a casual game
I beat red tides before i beat the other boss and it let me pick up the blue light
Fix your playlist number @FightinCowboy.
Baby Thanos !!!!!
cowboy you are getting greedy with your hits on the enemies
Starting to think Cowboy is better than me a games
Plays darksouls for a living and is not clear on the heal mech.!
Cowboy will you do a walkthrough for this series?
He's said on stream he doubts the game needs one.
@@tchula8265 oh really? Damn cause chapters 2 onwards expand a lot so thought there might be a lot of hidden areas I might’ve missed which cowboy would cover
Naw this aint no souls game its Kung Fu
The game itself is great, what's not great is the Unreal Engine. The blight from Epic that just keeps on giving the same Pixar look from 2010 manages to make EVERY single game look the same. The same textures, fog, water, terrain, clouds, same grass, trees, object details, Kena Bridge of Spirits, Pixar graphics and that same Font rendering in every lazy dev portfolio.
It's like Developers fire up Unreal Engine, and click everything Default and start making their same boiled hot dog of a KFC McDonald trash to feed it to gamers happy to shell out full price.
Unreal Engine, by Epic games ruins originality in games. Everything just looks the same and guaranteed to perform like a dump truck in a drag race.
This or stellar blade?
This
Both
@@Puppylucky888 facts
You never said if you are enjoying the game or not? Where is it ranking so far in your opinion for 2024?
He played it for like 40 minutes so far?