By the way you’re not playing Wukong, but a member of the same race as Wukong that went to find his scattered relics. And this takes place AFTER the intro cutscene.
Okay. This is going to be a long one, you ready? In the Journey to the West Story, the Black Bear demon was friends with Elder Jinchi (a boss you totally missed, btw). When Wukong and his master San-Zang passed by, Elder Jinchi was obsessed with San-Zang's kasaya (a priceless "blanket", as you called it...). Together with Jinchi's two disciples (the fire blade wolf, and fan-wielding snake) they conspired to set Guanyin Temple on fire and tried to burn Wukong and San-Zang to death. Of course, it didn't work. And Elder Jinchi was so ashamed of his action, he hung himself. But Jinchi's obsession with the kasaya made his spirit unable to move on to the next world, so he became the "Big Head Baby" (the one you fought was just a remnant, you missed the REAL Jinchi Boss fight). The Black Bear demon was tamed and taken away by Guanyin Buddha. This story happens AFTER Journey to the West, the Black Bear Demon escaped Guanyin's watch, and somehow got his paws on Wukong's relic. Now, just to clarify, when they say "Great Sage", it refers to Wukong, because he was once called "Great Sage Equal To Heaven". Also, if you are confused, try to read the codex in the game Edit: thank you so much for all the love! I just commented on Afro’s newest video of CH3 where he just climb out of the pagoda realm, you are welcome to check it out!
Maybe there will be a plot twist, he might get reincarnated as the protag but he forgot about his past. Finding the relic might just be him retrieving a part of his soul and memories.
@AfroSenju XL, to understand the whole story on what you've watched at the end of Chapter, you will need to unlock the secret boss in Guanyin Temple. Plus, there's a recap in the Chapter 1 scroll, if you hover your mouse around. Each one explained how corruption/lust affected the monks. To understand more of the lore, go to the Journal. It's written there on how Sun Wukong, Tang San Zang and their group encountered these monks and so forth they turned into yaoguai
oh so the wolves and most of the animals that he fought this whole chapter, they were the monks from long ago? is that what you're tryna say? the got corrupted so they turned into yaoguai?
@@GooneyJib Not necessarilly all the lesser monsters, but the bosses yes, especially the ones with names, they were once monks. Transformations of physical appearance played a very big part in east Asia mythology that, if your heart is corrupted and your soul is wicked, you will eventually take the form of some sort of evil being, most commonly predator animals.
no,An animal can become a human through cultivation, and the more it becomes human-like, the more powerful the animal's cultivation is. so someone like furry is mean weak yaoguai. and someone like really human is mean great yaoguai. in this story,bear is friend with boy, but also symbol the "greed"
I'm guessing the secret boss has to do with the 3 bells? Haven't played the game, btw. Stationed somewhere where I don't have a PC lol Watching this shizz on a tablet.
51:25 this scene is actually a reference to the journey to the west, this monk had an obsession and collection of kasaya which is a robe that Buddhist monk wear, and one day monkey boy and the group stumbled upon the temple, stop by and wanted to stay over, the monk ask to inspect the robe of monkey boy's master, flabbergasted by it he wanted to steal it for his own, at night when he was stealing it he got caught by wukong, he crash out and burn down the temple, that monk was good friend with the black bear btw, since the bear was interested in Buddhism
Lowkey I struggle with bad anxiety and sometimes I really don’t want to be here. Afros videos have helped me want to stay around. Thank you so much bro for being you
Brother we all go through tough times and lows. But you meant to be here. Even if right now you don’t see it or feel it, you have a purpose. We all connected. We meant to build each other up. Glad you are here and I don’t even know you. Keep your head up and stay hopeful for tomorrow to be a better day brother.
Bro u are meant to be here until are loved bro I promise it gets better don’t do something permanent for a temporary problem. Also I don’t know if your Christian but trust pick up a bible or just talk to God one on one trust me it helped me. Just know I don’t know u but I love you
Remember you are never alone bro, I often feel the same way, but deep down I know I have to keep pushing forward..there always light at the end of the tunnel we just have to make it through the darkness 1st..much love brother keep your head up and keep pushing forward, you got this
hey afro this game takes place after the tale of journey to the west that's why the guy you fought in the opening call you the vicious fighting Buddha that's the title that sun wukong got after his journey
@@Gangerworldpeople are saying YOU are the reincarnation of the actual wukong, others are saying he’s a member of wukong’s race who went to find the 6 relics. so probably one of those two.
@@OnlyInDr3ams honestly I think it’s a reincarnation but there are some flaws to that. As far as we know, we are the only destined ones in the clan. No other monkey looks as close to Wukong as we do, or going on the same quest as us to prove themselves
@@Gangerworld bro they literally say it in the intro, the old monkey says "among you there's one destined to get these fucking relics and reunite them" you are not HIM, you are another monkey that conviniently looks like him, bosses also call you "imposter" or the old dude who gives you the spells "you look exactly like him", if that's not clear enough, I don't know what to tell you
AFROOO!! In the beginning of the game you are told WUKONG split into 6 relics. THE BIRD that you received was one relic so that is 1 of 6 parts you need in the game.
He will never think in a valuable way. He will literally always ignore anything he must think about. He won’t read or focus at all because he’s mentally challenged
@@Imkenneos facts. Most games either do Greek(as much as i like it, its definitely been overdone and overused), Norse or the occasional Japanese to mix it up or for the aesthetic. Chinese seems like a nice mythology to explore more in depth.
For the transformation, light and heavy attacks charge the meter in the bottom right. Once it is full you can do an evade and heavy attack during it to do the special attack, which is a big overhead slam for lots of fire damage. Very useful transformation.
The heavy attacks don’t charge the bar. Only the lights. But the heavy can be chained multiple times. Also I think when the bar is full when you dodge heavy. You get different moves. Cause he has an overhead slam as you said. He also has a flurry move. And one where he leapes into the air and charges down. I don’t know how to trigger which move you want tho. Maybe the dodge direction (forward, side, back).
Also him not knowing these things as the other guy said. It’s cause bro doesn’t fuckin read any of the pop ups. He’ll read like the first three words and say. “Ahhh okay got it”. Like bro read all your moves and upgrades.
@@apexpredator1699left or right heavy is spin attack , dodge back heavy is jump spin attack , forward dodge heavy is the over head slam he’s legit just not reading anything and just playing which he tends to do a lot he read a comment eventually and figure it out .
the big golden monk is Jinchi who was the chief of GuanYin Temple. the little monk is JinChi and black wind saved him in past. Black wind was the guardian of GuanYin Temple, however, since JinChi got corrupted by power, he got corrupted as well. Fire, Kasaya, and some image on this anime are all reference of Journey to the West. Better to read those stories and you can explore more details from it.
@HelloWilliam2007 the pieces are finally together. I recall reading a comment like this in some others gameplay and reading it once more, finally resolve my confusion. I appreciate it my brotha
@@tree_sentinel_ghost dont gotta be. I wanna see the anime levels of film quality i was getting w those videos. I felt like i was watching the MC go thru the training arc that people dont get to see during the 2 year timeskip😭. When he finally beat the stupid albino ape from sekiro shiiiiii i was happy as a mf
You missed another boss lmao, after ringing 3 bells you get teleported to a secret boss, the last bell was to the left of orichimaru and that cutscene at the end wouldve made alot more sense afro, explore a bit my friend this game has alot
So there is Sun Wukong and then there is the Black Myth Wukong. Sun Wukong is the incarnation of Wukong before Black Myth Wukong (Sun Wukong is the one you play as at the start of the game vs all the big dudes, he died on impact and reincarnated into you). In this game you are the Black Myth, and it takes you on his journey through earning the title of Wukong again and beyond, following his myth. I got really into Wukong lore a while ago, and he has reincarnated many many times. What happened in the opening has happened on a few occasions. The reason is because one of his previous incarnations ate all of the gods peaches of immortality, all of them. So every time he dies he just reincarnates, and has to earn his memories and title back. Im not gonna go too deep into the myth lore though because it might spoil the game.
I doubt the protag is a reincarnation of Sun Wukong. The Monkey King was immortal and Buddha wasn't even able to 'kill' him. He was sealed and the game takes places after Sun Wukong made his Journey to the West with Tang Sanzang. The relics are what Sun Wukong left behind afterwards.
Wu Kong never reincatnate before this. the punishment bestowed upon him for all of his misdeeds like eating the peaches, drinking the celestial wines, only resulted on him became stronger. Wu Kong has immortality x7 + budhahood. He literally can't die and only can be sealed or in this game, broken into six relics.
You expect Afro to use deductions or simply think before acting. You must not understand how mentally challenged this man truly is. I wish I could speak to him personally to express my disdain for his treatment of fans. You all deserve more than a mentally challenged adult who doesn’t know how to read.
All TH-camrs do this same thing idk why, they skip over shit they need but then read stuff they don’t, they’re also blind asf and don’t use common sense ever bro 😭
Short story: Black Myth Wukong takes place after Journey to the West. The opening cutscene is basically what happens after Wukong finishes his journey and is being attacked by the Heavenly Court. The current version you are playing is a monkey who comes after the opening cutscene, far into the future.
I would highly recommend reading the journal entries of each enemy type, specifically the one about the black hill guardian, as it unexpectedly provides a lot of context to what’s happening and more lore into the characters. I hate reading, but man is it worth it to actually know the story and learn more cool background plot lines
You’re playing as Wukong’s descendant and/or reincarnation in this game, Afro. The journey of the game right now is him resurrecting and becoming Wukong, I think. This all takes place after Journey to the West after the intro, that’s why the current character is a silent protagonist unfortunately.
1:10 Think about it. Goku has no original moves. Everything he has came from someone else. Spirit Bomb, Kaioken, Kamehameha, solar flare, destructo disk etc. Monkey see monkey do. Literally.
49:47 the boy was spared by the bear and he was given gold, this started his path of greed and as he grew older he had an obsession over Kasayas which the more elegant and detailed the more expensive they were i dont know if the Bear punished him for his never ending greed. The boys greed caused him to turn into a YaoGuai and boss fight Elder Jinchi and here's how to access it. When your entering the Whiteclad Nobles arena on the left there a path leading to the 3rd and final Bell. Ring all 3 for a secret boss fight
Afro at 11:11 : "I'mma drink" (while, healing in front of the boss) then proceeding to say "So he's not intelligent..." Me: "Traumatic Flashbacks kicking in from the Genichro Ashina second (lightning) phase."
Afro, So in the ending anime, the little monk is elder Jinchi, he was once a well respected 270-years-old monk who hosts the Guanyin temple, but when he met the Tang Xuanzang, Wukong's master, he was consumed by greed and wanted to take Xuanzang's kasaya (it's not just an ordinary kasaya but one given to Xuanzang by the buddha himself) for himself, two little monks (GuangMou and Guangzhi, the fire wolf you can transfer into and the snake yaoguai you have beat) suggested him to kill Xuanzang by using fire so he can take the kasaya. However, Wukong saw through his evil plan and protected Xuanzang, elder Jinchi ended up burning down his own temple and killed himself because of the guilt. In the game, he's spirit transferred into a big head golden monk yaoguai, you'll have to hit 3 different bells to reveal the hidden temple and fight him.
To interpret the Bear animation: It seems like the young boy who turned into a priest was very lustful for material objects which is something Buddhism doesn't think highly of because it taints and distracts the spirit. So the priest's lust for material objects turned him into a greedy and wrathful being who I assume was hoarding one of Wukong's relics. Just an interpretation though, not fact.
It's all in the game. People just have to explore and actually read the bountiful lore provided in the portraits. Jinchi and Black Bear have a backstory from before the game takes place in the novel the game is based on.
TLDR; The Bear became a servant of a Buddhist monk who once sheltered Sun Wukong and his master in Journey to the West. The monk, upon seeing the master’s robes ((called a Kasaya) which were given to him by a God) desired it so much that he set his temple on fire to kill them so he could steal it. Wukong discovered the plot, gave his master a fireproof cloak to sleep under, then used trickery to cause the entire temple to catch fire, killing all the monks there
"Everyone else reading that you can double roll to get rid of fire when it popped up" Afro: *yells for 3 straight minutes about fire and waiting it out*
To better understand Sun Wukong’s backstory (not the one you are playing as), I recommend watching Overly Sarcastic Productions’ Journey To The West recap videos. They briefly touch upon important parts of Sun Wukong’s journey, which this game takes place after!
Kind of a shame that Afro doesnt bother looking at the stories associated to the enemies after he beats them. They are extremely interesting and well thought out
Remember the baby you fought? There's a secret boss and it's the monk you saw in the animated short. If you rang the three bells tou will unblock him. And you didn't saw the bear backstory it was the monk's backstory, the bear was following the orders of her master. The lady was proving that child, if he can leave behind all his possessions to be a better person or something like that. But as you saw, he didn't, he was obsessed with that kesaya (the golden mantle he received), in consequence the lady told the bear to destroy everything with his fire.
there are many ways to meditate, but one effective meditation method for starters is to simply sit and recognize your body. the need to fart, hunger, thirst, and gradually work your way towards being able to recognize the tiny things. another good one is to just think. what your body is doing doesn't really matter. thinking is a simple, but great method of meditation.
I noticed when folks record they miss important spots like after the water fight, but when you don’t record you really zone out, probably get the three bells in the next vid
For that animated scene. Boy loved material luxurious things, and so did the Bear King. The Bear King pretty much was in cahoots with that boy and helped him achieve a high rank among the Buddhist throughout the years, while feeding their greed as a deal, going as far as to make it seem like priest had power over the winds. When the priest got gifted that beautiful and expensive looking silk cloth, the bear wanted it for himself too. The wind that the bear kicked up during the altercation over the cloth, set fire to the temple monastery. And because that priest greed was so potent to his very soul, he became a yaoguai(demon).
Almost right! The Kasaya belonged to the Tang Monk, the monk from Journey to the West. The head of the temple, Jinchi, being greedy wanted it for himself so he conspired to have the room where the Monk slept burnt. Wukong stopped him but in the chaos, fire was set to the whole temple. The bear guai, friend of Jinchi, went in to check on his friend but driven by greed, stole the kasaya instead and ran. Once Jinchi came back to his senses, he took his own life in shame. Wukong tracked the bear, killing his friends and with the help of Guanyin, subdued him and got the kasaya back. The bear became a disciple of Guanyin. This all happens in Journey to the West, in the game, the bear is back, having rebuilt the temple and learnt a new spell to resurrect his friends, though it did not quite pan out.
The prequel to this chapter is: In Journey to the West, the four master and apprentices arrived at Black Wind Mountain. The elder of the temple at that time, who is also the person in the last film, coveted Tang Monk's cassock and wanted to set fire to the four master and apprentices. As a result, the plot was discovered by Sun Wukong, and the whole temple was burned down instead. Regarding the bear and the elder Jinchi, the bear actually had good intentions. In the film, when the elder was still a young monk, he was so hungry in the forest that he wanted to eat frogs and was about to break the monks' precept of killing. The black bear gave him coins to save him, but it aroused his greed and he embarked on a road of no return.
In Journey to the West, Elder Jin Chi has died, but the Black Bear Demon has deep feelings for him, so the Elder Jin Chi in the game is actually the Black Bear Demon who resurrected him. All of this happened after the end of Journey to the West. There are many dialectical thoughts in Buddhism, such as what kind of kindness can truly save a person, and why a person is still so greedy after becoming the most respected person?
so the black bear basically is Buddhism , he saved the monke who’s name is called Jing hai, and the in Buddhism to cut tie with the world and reach the highest level of karma he has to wear that cloth which was given by the master of wukong. But because of him and the bear and he was saved by the bear he couldn’t wear it.
I'm not sure if the bear represents Buddhism in this story, I think he's the same bear in JTTW who fought wukong at black wind mountain, and Elder Jinchi wants the kasaya because tripitaka showed him his and then he began to want it. Seeing as Guangmou and Guangzhi are still related to their original character I think it's the same for the Bear.
You’re not play as Wukong. You’re playing as another monkey called The Destined One who is tasked with recovering relics so that Sun Wukong can be brought back. This takes place after the journey to the west.
Not sure if Afro will see this comment, but a word of advise finish your light attack combo fully and then use your heavy with full focus you do way more stagger
Love this content Afro! I'm chinese and have been waiting for this game for years! ❤ I play the game then watch u play it lol. Btw i really recommend u read the codex, it's how u pieces together the story. This is the only game I'm reading all the codex for. It's truly fascinating. Every little yaoguai (demon) has a backstory of how they become who they are. Greed, lust, bad luck, misunderstanding, sometimes even kindness being taken advantage by others. It's many little stories about humanity and the complex nature of ppl. Highly recommend!❤
love this dude, first part man this game to ez, gets to buddha and then starts getting clapped, now look at him, feeling the struggle. thank god you didnt find a difficulty slider to make it worse for yourself.
Thank you for posting same day your getting me through my concusion and physical therapy love your gameplay and commentary keep up your work we're rooting for you
Thank you for making longer videos we know it’s probably very time consuming for you but we really appreciate you I could watch your videos for hours you are by far one of my favourite TH-camrs hope to see you get to 10 mil by the end of next year or earlier you deserve it
I just finished the first chapter, the English version did no justice to the Chinese writing, if you can please try to listen to the original voice cover with English subtitles! I might not understand the story as well as I am still fighting my way through, but the first chapter of the anime shows the story of the bear and the monk (that big-headed baby you fought earlier - jinchi). The bear companied the young monk through his way up to the head of the temples. The blankets are what was mentioned by Guanyin the kasayas （袈裟）, only certain positions of a monk can have certain kasayas. Jinchi was able to live a long life (270 years old, and as the head of the temple) and have hundreds of collections of kasayas, yet he still lusted and fell for Sanzang's (red cloth monk not showing face in the anime) kasaya. He used his power to forcefully take the kasaya that wasn't his, and the lust burns like karma that set out the fire that destroyed the temple in the first place. You can see that Wukong were there was he sat on the tree seeing the temples burn in karma. It's interesting that Jinchi in Chinese is 金池, gold pond, and the bear bonded with Jinchi with a bag of earthly goods in the very beginning. The last sentence Guanyin said lost so much poetry and meaning when translated in English -- The bear asked Guanyin for guidance, for he does not understand how a mortal monk like JInchi, made his path so far for being a monk, which are known to cut earthly desires and ties, still can lust and fell for a kasaya that is not his. Guanyin said, "If I don't wear this kasaya, how could the world know that I have already cut the ties with all the earthly connections and desires? All the gold sea in my heart has already dried out." as a rhetorical question, meaning that to show the world you don't care for something sometimes you need to have it first. JInchi failed to control his lust, as he had everything and still wanted more. It is also fun that in Chinese it matches the name of Jinchi (Gold Pond) and the Guanyin said (Gold Sea) as a metaphorical symbol for the lust for materials. JInchi failed to control his lust, as he had everything and still wanted more, keep filling his pond with gold, finally meeting the karma of nothing being left for him.
Basically the robe is a golden robe that has like special powers and the monk w the red hat that gave it away as a donation to put at the Guanyin shrine was the monk that wukong was guiding during the journey to the west. It was during the journey that the monk gave away the robe. The goddess is Guanyin and she is the goddess of mercy and considered to be the physical embodiment of compassion. She has like power to talk to animals n shit and she turned the monk into a yaoguai for being greedy. The big jinchiri (golden deformed baby) was also given a heavenly place but instead he decided to go and try to find immortality which led to him being stuck on earth as a yaoguai searching for his kasaya instead of reaching enlightment like buddha.
Hey Afro if there’s a secret baby boss, u should interact with three giant bell (u have done 2). For the last bell go to the snake boss and on the left side hit the bell it’ll take u to a different location and there you’ll find the baby boss. Reward: some fire shielding robe.
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By the way you’re not playing Wukong, but a member of the same race as Wukong that went to find his scattered relics. And this takes place AFTER the intro cutscene.
your playing wukongs reincarnation
@@loufy7nuh uh
So does this take place before journey to the west or after?
@@Hman02087after
@@Hman02087after. The og was sealed in the stone in the beginning
Okay. This is going to be a long one, you ready?
In the Journey to the West Story, the Black Bear demon was friends with Elder Jinchi (a boss you totally missed, btw). When Wukong and his master San-Zang passed by, Elder Jinchi was obsessed with San-Zang's kasaya (a priceless "blanket", as you called it...). Together with Jinchi's two disciples (the fire blade wolf, and fan-wielding snake) they conspired to set Guanyin Temple on fire and tried to burn Wukong and San-Zang to death. Of course, it didn't work. And Elder Jinchi was so ashamed of his action, he hung himself. But Jinchi's obsession with the kasaya made his spirit unable to move on to the next world, so he became the "Big Head Baby" (the one you fought was just a remnant, you missed the REAL Jinchi Boss fight). The Black Bear demon was tamed and taken away by Guanyin Buddha.
This story happens AFTER Journey to the West, the Black Bear Demon escaped Guanyin's watch, and somehow got his paws on Wukong's relic. Now, just to clarify, when they say "Great Sage", it refers to Wukong, because he was once called "Great Sage Equal To Heaven".
Also, if you are confused, try to read the codex in the game
Edit: thank you so much for all the love! I just commented on Afro’s newest video of CH3 where he just climb out of the pagoda realm, you are welcome to check it out!
Underrated comment!
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I highly doubt he will. No hate but just being real. At least he likes the gameplay though!
We need you to comment on every vid of this series 😂
We'll see you next video right?
Right?
Who's gonna tell Afro the guy he’s playing is trying to revive Wukong and isn’t taking place in the past but after Wukong got defeated in the intro
Hopefully he reads the comments and understand
I love him but fuck is he dumb 😂
Maybe there will be a plot twist, he might get reincarnated as the protag but he forgot about his past. Finding the relic might just be him retrieving a part of his soul and memories.
He could read the comments and still not get it😭
It ain't that hard to understand 🤦🏽♂️
I love watching Afro trying to figure out the cutscene at the end (with the boy and the bear) out loud, so funny. "And now he can summon blankets"
"cool party trick ngl" killed me lol 😂
That's what happens when you read none of the lore, do no exploring, and ignore all the NPCs.
I literally laughed for like a good 10 minutes 🤣. It was the dryness of his voice that tickled me so bad!
@@Herlequinewatching Afro is an experience. Funny as hell but frustrating as shit.
@AfroSenju XL, to understand the whole story on what you've watched at the end of Chapter, you will need to unlock the secret boss in Guanyin Temple. Plus, there's a recap in the Chapter 1 scroll, if you hover your mouse around. Each one explained how corruption/lust affected the monks. To understand more of the lore, go to the Journal. It's written there on how Sun Wukong, Tang San Zang and their group encountered these monks and so forth they turned into yaoguai
oh so the wolves and most of the animals that he fought this whole chapter, they were the monks from long ago? is that what you're tryna say? the got corrupted so they turned into yaoguai?
Yep they face them before in there journey now there back but facing wukong reincarnation
@@GooneyJib Not necessarilly all the lesser monsters, but the bosses yes, especially the ones with names, they were once monks. Transformations of physical appearance played a very big part in east Asia mythology that, if your heart is corrupted and your soul is wicked, you will eventually take the form of some sort of evil being, most commonly predator animals.
no,An animal can become a human through cultivation, and the more it becomes human-like, the more powerful the animal's cultivation is.
so someone like furry is mean weak yaoguai.
and someone like really human is mean great yaoguai.
in this story,bear is friend with boy, but also symbol the "greed"
I'm guessing the secret boss has to do with the 3 bells? Haven't played the game, btw. Stationed somewhere where I don't have a PC lol Watching this shizz on a tablet.
51:25 this scene is actually a reference to the journey to the west, this monk had an obsession and collection of kasaya which is a robe that Buddhist monk wear, and one day monkey boy and the group stumbled upon the temple, stop by and wanted to stay over, the monk ask to inspect the robe of monkey boy's master, flabbergasted by it he wanted to steal it for his own, at night when he was stealing it he got caught by wukong, he crash out and burn down the temple, that monk was good friend with the black bear btw, since the bear was interested in Buddhism
Afro the 40 to 50 minutes is peak one of the best creators out here
Lowkey I struggle with bad anxiety and sometimes I really don’t want to be here. Afros videos have helped me want to stay around. Thank you so much bro for being you
Brother we all go through tough times and lows. But you meant to be here. Even if right now you don’t see it or feel it, you have a purpose. We all connected. We meant to build each other up. Glad you are here and I don’t even know you. Keep your head up and stay hopeful for tomorrow to be a better day brother.
Bros polls give me ainxiety
Bro u are meant to be here until are loved bro I promise it gets better don’t do something permanent for a temporary problem. Also I don’t know if your Christian but trust pick up a bible or just talk to God one on one trust me it helped me. Just know I don’t know u but I love you
Remember you are never alone bro, I often feel the same way, but deep down I know I have to keep pushing forward..there always light at the end of the tunnel we just have to make it through the darkness 1st..much love brother keep your head up and keep pushing forward, you got this
You have value and we all have your back n stay strong man!
hey afro this game takes place after the tale of journey to the west that's why the guy you fought in the opening call you the vicious fighting Buddha that's the title that sun wukong got after his journey
Ok that clears things up. But then who is this monke?
@@Gangerworldpeople are saying YOU are the reincarnation of the actual wukong, others are saying he’s a member of wukong’s race who went to find the 6 relics. so probably one of those two.
@@OnlyInDr3ams honestly I think it’s a reincarnation but there are some flaws to that. As far as we know, we are the only destined ones in the clan. No other monkey looks as close to Wukong as we do, or going on the same quest as us to prove themselves
@@Gangerworld bro they literally say it in the intro, the old monkey says "among you there's one destined to get these fucking relics and reunite them" you are not HIM, you are another monkey that conviniently looks like him, bosses also call you "imposter" or the old dude who gives you the spells "you look exactly like him", if that's not clear enough, I don't know what to tell you
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AFROOO!! In the beginning of the game you are told WUKONG split into 6 relics. THE BIRD that you received was one relic so that is 1 of 6 parts you need in the game.
He will never think in a valuable way. He will literally always ignore anything he must think about. He won’t read or focus at all because he’s mentally challenged
It’s dope asl that people are getting to experience some Chinese Mythology.
it's based on ancient classics - while triptaka/tang sanzang is a real person (who travelled to India to collect transcripts)
@@Imkenneos facts. Most games either do Greek(as much as i like it, its definitely been overdone and overused), Norse or the occasional Japanese to mix it up or for the aesthetic. Chinese seems like a nice mythology to explore more in depth.
Yea It's so awesome. I've never heard of it before, but it Makes me want to learn more about it.
@@famgaming6969 everything ik about Chinese mythology comes from Smite. Iykyk
@@ZeUS-GARCiAfacts pretty greek mythology has been in every type of game you can think lol. Chinese mythology is a nice switch up.
For the transformation, light and heavy attacks charge the meter in the bottom right. Once it is full you can do an evade and heavy attack during it to do the special attack, which is a big overhead slam for lots of fire damage. Very useful transformation.
Bro is playing with his eyes closed idek if I can finish this video it’s like he went baby brain dude doesn’t know how to switch stances
The heavy attacks don’t charge the bar. Only the lights. But the heavy can be chained multiple times. Also I think when the bar is full when you dodge heavy. You get different moves. Cause he has an overhead slam as you said. He also has a flurry move. And one where he leapes into the air and charges down. I don’t know how to trigger which move you want tho. Maybe the dodge direction (forward, side, back).
Also him not knowing these things as the other guy said. It’s cause bro doesn’t fuckin read any of the pop ups. He’ll read like the first three words and say. “Ahhh okay got it”. Like bro read all your moves and upgrades.
@@apexpredator1699left or right heavy is spin attack , dodge back heavy is jump spin attack , forward dodge heavy is the over head slam he’s legit just not reading anything and just playing which he tends to do a lot he read a comment eventually and figure it out .
Fr every time I see it I want him to use iy
the big golden monk is Jinchi who was the chief of GuanYin Temple. the little monk is JinChi and black wind saved him in past. Black wind was the guardian of GuanYin Temple, however, since JinChi got corrupted by power, he got corrupted as well. Fire, Kasaya, and some image on this anime are all reference of Journey to the West. Better to read those stories and you can explore more details from it.
Didn’t he also burn the temple which k/lled the fire staff and big wolf ?
Really? So the bear is the guardian instead of some local demon seizing an opportunity in the fire made by the abbot in this one?
@HelloWilliam2007 Ohh I see.Yeah he must be the Wandering Wight thing.Since the other yaouguai we see seem to be the other monks under him.
@HelloWilliam2007 the pieces are finally together. I recall reading a comment like this in some others gameplay and reading it once more, finally resolve my confusion. I appreciate it my brotha
@rachelyoung8401 firing was happened on the Journey, and wukong burn the temple
Bro, please roll the fire away when you're burning 🙏😂
THAT WORKS???
@@mat5905 ye it's like 2 or 3 rolls 👌😂
@@mat5905the game gives you that hint
@@mat5905 in every game rolling puts out fire lmao tf
@@dreambiscuitsnot it fortnite! Or Minecraft or Roblox 😮
This series about to be the sekiro/elden ring sequel ive been waiting for😂. Been watching you since 2016 the content has never faultered, mad respect
It ain't as hard bruh
@@tree_sentinel_ghostnot the point
@@tree_sentinel_ghost dont gotta be. I wanna see the anime levels of film quality i was getting w those videos. I felt like i was watching the MC go thru the training arc that people dont get to see during the 2 year timeskip😭. When he finally beat the stupid albino ape from sekiro shiiiiii i was happy as a mf
more like sequel, sekiro ending is journey to the west
@@ZeUS-GARCiA Fair enough I was just sayin its not as hard not disagreeing with you goobers
You missed another boss lmao, after ringing 3 bells you get teleported to a secret boss, the last bell was to the left of orichimaru and that cutscene at the end wouldve made alot more sense afro, explore a bit my friend this game has alot
Shut up
He has a baby brain he couldn’t look in the abilities page for the upgrade it’s actually kinda weird
@@Chris346logo they keep talking that they don't understand the story meanwhile ignoring any scripts about the story
@@taurz1718it’s just odd I think it’s rage bait tbh
Can people stop saying this shit? Like yeah no duh it's a SECRET boss for a reason.... not everyone's going to find it immediately for fs
This Arc is already a Classic.
So there is Sun Wukong and then there is the Black Myth Wukong. Sun Wukong is the incarnation of Wukong before Black Myth Wukong (Sun Wukong is the one you play as at the start of the game vs all the big dudes, he died on impact and reincarnated into you).
In this game you are the Black Myth, and it takes you on his journey through earning the title of Wukong again and beyond, following his myth.
I got really into Wukong lore a while ago, and he has reincarnated many many times. What happened in the opening has happened on a few occasions. The reason is because one of his previous incarnations ate all of the gods peaches of immortality, all of them. So every time he dies he just reincarnates, and has to earn his memories and title back.
Im not gonna go too deep into the myth lore though because it might spoil the game.
Small correction and if I'm wrong let me know I'm pretty sure the player is trying to collect the relics to revive the real sun wukong
@@kingtut4266yes and no I’m guess the relics will someone how combine with the player making them one
I doubt the protag is a reincarnation of Sun Wukong. The Monkey King was immortal and Buddha wasn't even able to 'kill' him. He was sealed and the game takes places after Sun Wukong made his Journey to the West with Tang Sanzang. The relics are what Sun Wukong left behind afterwards.
Wu Kong never reincatnate before this. the punishment bestowed upon him for all of his misdeeds like eating the peaches, drinking the celestial wines, only resulted on him became stronger. Wu Kong has immortality x7 + budhahood. He literally can't die and only can be sealed or in this game, broken into six relics.
To be precise, he has "seven" immortalities? And that eating the gods' peaches of immortality is one of them, right?
11:14 "Alright he's not intelligent"
Whiteclad noble : what did u say 😂
Bro if you’re burning, roll to make it go away. I feel like that’s gamer 101. Dude is smooth brain sometimes man
His brain is so smooth even the braincells slide to their deaths🤣
It even tells u when u fight the first fire wolf man
You expect Afro to use deductions or simply think before acting. You must not understand how mentally challenged this man truly is. I wish I could speak to him personally to express my disdain for his treatment of fans. You all deserve more than a mentally challenged adult who doesn’t know how to read.
All TH-camrs do this same thing idk why, they skip over shit they need but then read stuff they don’t, they’re also blind asf and don’t use common sense ever bro 😭
I see that happen with a lot of youtubers/streamers where they dont read any tips the game provides and pay no attention for some reason
Short story: Black Myth Wukong takes place after Journey to the West. The opening cutscene is basically what happens after Wukong finishes his journey and is being attacked by the Heavenly Court.
The current version you are playing is a monkey who comes after the opening cutscene, far into the future.
I would highly recommend reading the journal entries of each enemy type, specifically the one about the black hill guardian, as it unexpectedly provides a lot of context to what’s happening and more lore into the characters. I hate reading, but man is it worth it to actually know the story and learn more cool background plot lines
1:15 somebody tell this man he’s not playing as wukong 🙏
I thought that I was like ain't dude get sealed. He gotta pay attention 😂
You’re playing as Wukong’s descendant and/or reincarnation in this game, Afro. The journey of the game right now is him resurrecting and becoming Wukong, I think.
This all takes place after Journey to the West after the intro, that’s why the current character is a silent protagonist unfortunately.
"Say Goodnight" as he delivers the final blow to the bear from the mist form.
🔥
2:25 I’m here for that
We got it 30k likes we have 6k in an hour
Nooo cap
Perfect way to spend a midnight shift
I know it’s a niche thing, but it’s always what I prefer for this kind of content.
@@pokieplayboy No Bro the Best Thing to watch Wael Have, Sesh
“Gara of the sand” lol
1:10 Think about it. Goku has no original moves. Everything he has came from someone else. Spirit Bomb, Kaioken, Kamehameha, solar flare, destructo disk etc. Monkey see monkey do. Literally.
Super saiyan 3 and up??
@@Shad0wIiZz would you consider SS a technique? Its just an evolution of something pre established
@@MasterBlade111 u could see it both ways because there’s so many variations of it
You just opened my third eye bro
@@Shad0wIiZz That was just him improving on super saiyan, which arguably isn't a technique
49:47 the boy was spared by the bear and he was given gold, this started his path of greed and as he grew older he had an obsession over Kasayas which the more elegant and detailed the more expensive they were i dont know if the Bear punished him for his never ending greed. The boys greed caused him to turn into a YaoGuai and boss fight Elder Jinchi and here's how to access it.
When your entering the Whiteclad Nobles arena on the left there a path leading to the 3rd and final Bell. Ring all 3 for a secret boss fight
Love the 40-50 minute videos you're cooking. Use the D-pad to switch staff stances. Left, up, and right
The stareoffs and slow walking on boss fights in this game is cold af
Afro at 11:11 : "I'mma drink" (while, healing in front of the boss) then proceeding to say "So he's not intelligent..."
Me: "Traumatic Flashbacks kicking in from the Genichro Ashina second (lightning) phase."
This game just looks phenomenal, excited that a lot of people are playing it.
Afro, So in the ending anime, the little monk is elder Jinchi, he was once a well respected 270-years-old monk who hosts the Guanyin temple, but when he met the Tang Xuanzang, Wukong's master, he was consumed by greed and wanted to take Xuanzang's kasaya (it's not just an ordinary kasaya but one given to Xuanzang by the buddha himself) for himself, two little monks (GuangMou and Guangzhi, the fire wolf you can transfer into and the snake yaoguai you have beat) suggested him to kill Xuanzang by using fire so he can take the kasaya. However, Wukong saw through his evil plan and protected Xuanzang, elder Jinchi ended up burning down his own temple and killed himself because of the guilt. In the game, he's spirit transferred into a big head golden monk yaoguai, you'll have to hit 3 different bells to reveal the hidden temple and fight him.
40 MINUTES TILL AN HOUR?? YES PLEASE 🎉🎉🎉🎉
As someone who can't afford a setup to play the game, thank you so much for this afro 🙏🏻
I dont understand how Afro isnt understanding the base of the story after the intro
45:42 "Say goodnight" is tooo cold 😭😭
I was just gonna do this!
i have to give props for the GoT theme at the start, 20 seconds in and i recognized it immediately
To interpret the Bear animation: It seems like the young boy who turned into a priest was very lustful for material objects which is something Buddhism doesn't think highly of because it taints and distracts the spirit. So the priest's lust for material objects turned him into a greedy and wrathful being who I assume was hoarding one of Wukong's relics. Just an interpretation though, not fact.
he desires the robes, and the bear represents greed
It's all in the game. People just have to explore and actually read the bountiful lore provided in the portraits. Jinchi and Black Bear have a backstory from before the game takes place in the novel the game is based on.
@@tulpasconstructor2711i ain't doing allat exploring
Bruh do you know how many brain cells it takes to even understand souls games lore? Elden ring for example. I do not understand that shi tbh
TLDR; The Bear became a servant of a Buddhist monk who once sheltered Sun Wukong and his master in Journey to the West. The monk, upon seeing the master’s robes ((called a Kasaya) which were given to him by a God) desired it so much that he set his temple on fire to kill them so he could steal it. Wukong discovered the plot, gave his master a fireproof cloak to sleep under, then used trickery to cause the entire temple to catch fire, killing all the monks there
Roll to cleanse fire. Get your focus points up. Use the smash stance and get the three focus points for it. Helped me out A LOT.
brother, rolling when you're on fire extinguishes the flames.
"Everyone else reading that you can double roll to get rid of fire when it popped up"
Afro: *yells for 3 straight minutes about fire and waiting it out*
Evening gentlemen
good day sir
Evening
Yooo
How do you do, kind sir?
Evening
Black Myth just means dark and gritty story telling but I also love the fact that you never went back a true Afro experience.
2nd episode better then the 1st one, CINEMA!
To better understand Sun Wukong’s backstory (not the one you are playing as), I recommend watching Overly Sarcastic Productions’ Journey To The West recap videos. They briefly touch upon important parts of Sun Wukong’s journey, which this game takes place after!
That's definitely one of the better explanation videos of the myths
Damn at 36:10 I think Afro activated his second phase way sooner. I didn’t even know you could do that
Yeah, I noticed that too and was confused on how he did it. I fought that bear at least 10 times and that never happened.
Probably since it’s not a second phase idk why people think it is it’s not like White clad how is it considered a second phase boss lol
Kind of a shame that Afro doesnt bother looking at the stories associated to the enemies after he beats them. They are extremely interesting and well thought out
4:08 getting some backshots in is nasty work 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Remember the baby you fought? There's a secret boss and it's the monk you saw in the animated short. If you rang the three bells tou will unblock him.
And you didn't saw the bear backstory it was the monk's backstory, the bear was following the orders of her master. The lady was proving that child, if he can leave behind all his possessions to be a better person or something like that. But as you saw, he didn't, he was obsessed with that kesaya (the golden mantle he received), in consequence the lady told the bear to destroy everything with his fire.
22:56 that dodge was too clean 🤧
“And now he can summon blankets”
Underrated commentary 😭🤣💀
The “I am the monkey” is crazy work…crash out imminent type shi
there are many ways to meditate, but one effective meditation method for starters is to simply sit and recognize your body. the need to fart, hunger, thirst, and gradually work your way towards being able to recognize the tiny things. another good one is to just think. what your body is doing doesn't really matter. thinking is a simple, but great method of meditation.
I noticed when folks record they miss important spots like after the water fight, but when you don’t record you really zone out, probably get the three bells in the next vid
For that animated scene. Boy loved material luxurious things, and so did the Bear King. The Bear King pretty much was in cahoots with that boy and helped him achieve a high rank among the Buddhist throughout the years, while feeding their greed as a deal, going as far as to make it seem like priest had power over the winds. When the priest got gifted that beautiful and expensive looking silk cloth, the bear wanted it for himself too. The wind that the bear kicked up during the altercation over the cloth, set fire to the temple monastery. And because that priest greed was so potent to his very soul, he became a yaoguai(demon).
Almost right! The Kasaya belonged to the Tang Monk, the monk from Journey to the West. The head of the temple, Jinchi, being greedy wanted it for himself so he conspired to have the room where the Monk slept burnt. Wukong stopped him but in the chaos, fire was set to the whole temple.
The bear guai, friend of Jinchi, went in to check on his friend but driven by greed, stole the kasaya instead and ran. Once Jinchi came back to his senses, he took his own life in shame.
Wukong tracked the bear, killing his friends and with the help of Guanyin, subdued him and got the kasaya back. The bear became a disciple of Guanyin.
This all happens in Journey to the West, in the game, the bear is back, having rebuilt the temple and learnt a new spell to resurrect his friends, though it did not quite pan out.
@@charlietownsend2826 I was close? Nice.
But seriously, this was a great interpretation
The prequel to this chapter is: In Journey to the West, the four master and apprentices arrived at Black Wind Mountain. The elder of the temple at that time, who is also the person in the last film, coveted Tang Monk's cassock and wanted to set fire to the four master and apprentices. As a result, the plot was discovered by Sun Wukong, and the whole temple was burned down instead. Regarding the bear and the elder Jinchi, the bear actually had good intentions. In the film, when the elder was still a young monk, he was so hungry in the forest that he wanted to eat frogs and was about to break the monks' precept of killing. The black bear gave him coins to save him, but it aroused his greed and he embarked on a road of no return.
In Journey to the West, Elder Jin Chi has died, but the Black Bear Demon has deep feelings for him, so the Elder Jin Chi in the game is actually the Black Bear Demon who resurrected him. All of this happened after the end of Journey to the West. There are many dialectical thoughts in Buddhism, such as what kind of kindness can truly save a person, and why a person is still so greedy after becoming the most respected person?
Bro you need to explore more🤣🤣 you missed the last bell
YOU MISSED A SECRET BOSS. You needed to check the left path after you beat the white noble snake dude. There’s another bell there.
He’s rushing the game obviously bro is too hype he can’t even read descriptions and gets upset he can’t deflect
How long y’all think it’s gone take before my boy Afro figures out he ain’t playing as Wukong
Yessir Back to Back daily uploads 🔥🔥🔥
That big foreheaded baby and wold caught them hands last vid 😂😂😂
I didnt understand what bro said either afro, W chapter tho
These longer uploads are so peak, really different kind of energy from the usual while still being really well paced. Shit is good vibes.
Bro, are you ever going to use your sparks? Lol
He intentionally didn’t look at the column about deflecting and also doesn’t understand items idky he went baby brain w this game it’s a rpg
The long form videos for the animes are great. The one-off videos are good length, but these 40+ minute playthroughs I AM HERE for
so the black bear basically is Buddhism , he saved the monke who’s name is called Jing hai, and the in Buddhism to cut tie with the world and reach the highest level of karma he has to wear that cloth which was given by the master of wukong. But because of him and the bear and he was saved by the bear he couldn’t wear it.
@afrosenju
I'm not sure if the bear represents Buddhism in this story, I think he's the same bear in JTTW who fought wukong at black wind mountain, and Elder Jinchi wants the kasaya because tripitaka showed him his and then he began to want it. Seeing as Guangmou and Guangzhi are still related to their original character I think it's the same for the Bear.
That misty step against the bear was clean😂
“should i ring the bell? it’s too late now.”
visions of sekiro…
Btw Afro, the 3rd bell was on the left in the place where you fought the Whiteclad Noble.its a path that leads ro some wolves and the bell
21:30 bro didn't wait 500 years for you to freeze him lol
You’re not play as Wukong. You’re playing as another monkey called The Destined One who is tasked with recovering relics so that Sun Wukong can be brought back. This takes place after the journey to the west.
He dont be paying attention 😂
27:47 Ok, bro, you won the grand prize. I might actually die of laughter, this time. 🤣🤣🤣
Damn dude. This emotional ride's making my heart rate go above high. Keep up Afro!
Not sure if Afro will see this comment, but a word of advise finish your light attack combo fully and then use your heavy with full focus you do way more stagger
Love this content Afro! I'm chinese and have been waiting for this game for years! ❤ I play the game then watch u play it lol.
Btw i really recommend u read the codex, it's how u pieces together the story. This is the only game I'm reading all the codex for. It's truly fascinating. Every little yaoguai (demon) has a backstory of how they become who they are. Greed, lust, bad luck, misunderstanding, sometimes even kindness being taken advantage by others. It's many little stories about humanity and the complex nature of ppl. Highly recommend!❤
And he gotta figure the deflect thing out 😂🤦🏽♂️
It’s not difficult tbh I think he’s rage baiting he doesn’t even try to switch stances
Bro did the fire boss without the fire cape 😂 insane strat
game's lore takes place AFTER the main canon novel
love this dude, first part man this game to ez, gets to buddha and then starts getting clapped, now look at him, feeling the struggle. thank god you didnt find a difficulty slider to make it worse for yourself.
Afro, for the love of god you do not play as Wukong it’s a different monkey 😂
Thank you for posting same day your getting me through my concusion and physical therapy love your gameplay and commentary keep up your work we're rooting for you
Man Afro is missing every hint that we are not Wukong the game is basically out right telling him
Tip 1: always check around boss areas. They hide stuff in them sometimes
Tip 2: transformation has the big move when focus bar is full
Completely missing the deflect at the start had me screaming 😭
It’s insane like is he a child? Does he do it on purpose
hope we make it to 30k likes. you're my favorite person to watch. You're super entertaining
He only rang one bell, im kinda mad… one was at the snake guy and the other was at the poison snake guy
He rang the poison snake bell. Did bro even watch the video
@@apexpredator1699 i just realised it was exactly when i went to grab some snacks and water -.- my bad
40 mins to 50 is what we need. i need more mins of entertainment at work
Every time Afro thinks he’s playing as wu kong
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u are so good, literally the best streamer at this game, so natural and quick to learn.
Bro getting cooked already 😭
Thank you for making longer videos we know it’s probably very time consuming for you but we really appreciate you I could watch your videos for hours you are by far one of my favourite TH-camrs hope to see you get to 10 mil by the end of next year or earlier you deserve it
When afro realizes he ain't wukong it's gon be hilarious
Please make these videos an hour long. They’re so fun to watch
44:41 YOU F##ING BAEAeR
I love the fact that there alot different side bosses. Definitely keep exploring afro there so many secrets just in chapter 1
I just finished the first chapter, the English version did no justice to the Chinese writing, if you can please try to listen to the original voice cover with English subtitles! I might not understand the story as well as I am still fighting my way through, but the first chapter of the anime shows the story of the bear and the monk (that big-headed baby you fought earlier - jinchi). The bear companied the young monk through his way up to the head of the temples. The blankets are what was mentioned by Guanyin the kasayas （袈裟）, only certain positions of a monk can have certain kasayas. Jinchi was able to live a long life (270 years old, and as the head of the temple) and have hundreds of collections of kasayas, yet he still lusted and fell for Sanzang's (red cloth monk not showing face in the anime) kasaya. He used his power to forcefully take the kasaya that wasn't his, and the lust burns like karma that set out the fire that destroyed the temple in the first place. You can see that Wukong were there was he sat on the tree seeing the temples burn in karma. It's interesting that Jinchi in Chinese is 金池, gold pond, and the bear bonded with Jinchi with a bag of earthly goods in the very beginning. The last sentence Guanyin said lost so much poetry and meaning when translated in English -- The bear asked Guanyin for guidance, for he does not understand how a mortal monk like JInchi, made his path so far for being a monk, which are known to cut earthly desires and ties, still can lust and fell for a kasaya that is not his. Guanyin said, "If I don't wear this kasaya, how could the world know that I have already cut the ties with all the earthly connections and desires? All the gold sea in my heart has already dried out." as a rhetorical question, meaning that to show the world you don't care for something sometimes you need to have it first. JInchi failed to control his lust, as he had everything and still wanted more. It is also fun that in Chinese it matches the name of Jinchi (Gold Pond) and the Guanyin said (Gold Sea) as a metaphorical symbol for the lust for materials. JInchi failed to control his lust, as he had everything and still wanted more, keep filling his pond with gold, finally meeting the karma of nothing being left for him.
Basically the robe is a golden robe that has like special powers and the monk w the red hat that gave it away as a donation to put at the Guanyin shrine was the monk that wukong was guiding during the journey to the west. It was during the journey that the monk gave away the robe. The goddess is Guanyin and she is the goddess of mercy and considered to be the physical embodiment of compassion. She has like power to talk to animals n shit and she turned the monk into a yaoguai for being greedy. The big jinchiri (golden deformed baby) was also given a heavenly place but instead he decided to go and try to find immortality which led to him being stuck on earth as a yaoguai searching for his kasaya instead of reaching enlightment like buddha.
"Da Baby was the hardest thing I have fought so far"
Thank you brother
For making these longer bro blessed 🙏🏽
Hey Afro if there’s a secret baby boss, u should interact with three giant bell (u have done 2). For the last bell go to the snake boss and on the left side hit the bell it’ll take u to a different location and there you’ll find the baby boss. Reward: some fire shielding robe.