Enormous deities are a feature in Chinese Buddhism, not an innovation. It would actually be disappointing if they made the 4 Heavenly Kings human size.
I want to remind everyone, that this story was written so long ago that it was basically on scrolls... How one found this story to tell in this day in age is an absolute testament to their culture.
Turbulent times have always been hard for any culture in any history. However, JTTW has been preserved over times of peace thanks to the preservation, collection and comparison of archival works (also its scattered fragments, the recitation of storytellers, etc.) by people and historians. Thus, next generations are able to compare the variations of such ancient works and historical texts. JTTW has endured through time. Glad here comes a new interpretation/medium of JTTW and it brings something interesting to more people.
Erlang is the sincerest friend we always wished for, but hardly ever met. Wukong and Erlang used to be peers when Wukong served in the celestial palace, despite their huge difference in identity (Erlang is the military general while Wukong is merely a "horseman"). The horseman is the lowest rank "celestial official" in the celestial palace but the naive Wukong used to think it was a big deal, until he later found out when he was not invited to the fruit tasting ceremony (apparently due to his insignificant identity), and learned that his job assignment was barely an insult from the lord Yu Di, as the celestials thought Wukong was only a filthy lowlife creature and does not deserve a place in the majestic Celestial Palace. Wukong got provoked when he found out the truth, he then made a huge mess in the palace, fled away, and paid a visit to the East Sea Palace and took the [Sea stabilizing "pillar"] (or "needle" in its direct translation) from the sea palace which later became his weapon - the infamous monkey king bar. He then declared war to the Celestial Palace, Where Wukong also battled with Erlang (Er lang actually subdued Wukong in the end but it was with the help from other celestial Tai Shang lord). Er lang's third eye is actually called the [Heaven's eye] which Erlang can break through any delusion and see the truth (kind of like Wonder woman's Lasso of Truth), I guess that is where Erlang learned about Wukong's true nature - rebellious but with kind heart, dare to challenge and protect the average from the unfairness. If you pay close attention to Erlang's speech and facial expression in the beginning scene, the actions or trials he put on the protagonist and the final words he said to him before pushing him back in the shrine in the "good ending", you will know his brotherly love for Wukong and how he wished to spare Wukong from being controlled (the headband) by the corrupted bureau - Celestial Palace. Wukong is dead but what perished was only his body, his unfaded will and consciousness is retrieved and succeeded by the protagonists through his own journey and Erlang even said his (protegonist) journey has just began. Lastly, some may ask, if Erlang is all about to challenge the corruption in the Celestial Palace, why didn't he stand up against the Lord Yu Di himself. Well. He is Yu Di's nephew. The oriental mythology largely preserve the characters and virtue value of the east - Filial, unlike the greek mythology - incest and slaughtering within the family (just kidding). Apologies for my poor command of English (not my native language).
Erlang Shen, if you look at his story, he is more like an upright and responsible soldier, and also a human god with a sense of justice. In the entire Chinese mythology system, Erlang Shen is one of the judicial gods. He is bound by his own responsibilities and morality. The responsibilities undertaken by each person are different, and the results produced are also different.
like you said, mythology preserves the virtue and filial piety of familial ties but duty and the order of the realm should be preserved over the need of corrupted oppression. even the mortal courts are not distant from the idea of incest and killing family members to strengthen imperial power, much less the celestial court where gods live forever. immortality is a form of corruption in black myth wukong. it's just a shame that characters like erlang shen are probably rare.
@@huangshabaizhan326 He doesn't just have a sense of Justice. He IS justice. He is the god in charge of Justice in the Heavenly Court. In Eastern mythodology, the whole world is weaved by countless of threads. Each of these threads is a law governing the world. (it's not laws in the way of human laws but how the world works. Burning wood create fire is a law, water flows from high to low is a law. Things like that). A god who is in charge of something is the one who governs every law related to it and he/she has responsibility to those laws. Not to the court but to those laws. Erlang isn't very well liked within the court because of that. He governs the laws of justice. So whenever other gods violate such laws, they crashed with him. It's his duty.
@@RandiRoman-e2m The Buddha. The sun is the will of the Tathagata Buddha, and as long as there is a place where the sun shines, it cannot hide the eyes of the Tathagata Buddha. Including the beginning of the game why Wukong will suddenly be wearing a gold hoop, but also because the sun is shining over, representing a higher level of God personally, so Wukong just want to change places and Erlang play, gold hoop is also the Buddha to Wukong to bring. 太阳就是如来佛祖的意志，只要有太阳照到的地方都躲不过如来佛祖的眼线。包括游戏刚开始时为什么悟空会突然被戴上金箍，也是因为太阳照过来了，代表着更高级别的神亲临了，所以悟空才想换地方和二郎神打，金箍也是佛祖给悟空带上的。
So... If i'm to surmise this... the Duel between Er Lang and Wu Kong at the beginning. From the very start, even Er Lang himself had doubt over the righteousness of his mission to apprehend Wu Kong. He couldn't understand why Wu Kong rejected his Buddhahood and immortality. The arrogant demeanour and enmity between them was just bravado, they were simply a clashing of ideas and principles. ...and now, while he did win against Wu Kong in the first battle, in the end, he realized, Wu Kong was the victor: he's now free to live his life: he died, he reincarnated, live, die, then live again, as a new being, free from all forms of shackles because Wu Kong choose to remain mortal. By comparison, Er Lang must remain immortal, forever bound to his duty to the Gods. In this, Er Lang realized, that Wu Kong IS better off than him. And once Er Lang accepted this, he too was at peace - it shows deep down he does respect Wu Kong.
In short, Wukong learning from Journey to the West experience and know that immortality is a form of temptation. Buddha also against immortality and tell others to stop life cyle is the true goal.
Erlang Shen conspired with Wukong to "kill him," which freed Wukong's physical form from the headband, which symbolized control of the celestial court. Wukong promised Erlang that there will be a destined one who will bring him back to life. When Wukong became six artifacts, Erlang took the most important "spirit" and hid it in his third eye. Throughout the Destined One's journey, Erlang had been sending most of the bosses we fight as "tests" or "trials", making sure that the new "Wukong" will be competent enough to bear the name. In the true ending, Wukong defeated Erlang, and Erlang gave him the last artifact along with Wukong's memories, essentially "reviving" Wukong, free from the headband and control. Edit: Feel free to correct me, since this is just my interpretation of the story.
@@themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988yeah, The Destined One retains Wukong relics+memories and Wukong fulfilled his wishes to achieve freedom and have his name passes to new generation
@@grimx6562destined one is a basically become fully of real sun wukong as a new reborn,after destined one get all artifacts real sun wukong,he become like him,so he is sun wukong now..
@@grimx6562 It's like a reverse Ship of Theseus. You take on so many parts of Son Wukong yourself you become Wukong. Wukong never "died" he just took on a new form.
How ironic, the game starts with Wukong telling Erlang to fight him on the ground since that's his domain and then in his fight, he tells you to fight him in the sky.
If you choose Chinese dub, the true ending has a bonus soundtrack played with the WuKong’s memories part and that music is known to most Asian kids in 80’s and 90’s.
More details of Erlang might make many people hate him because of his arrogance but the truth is he hated his uncle Jade Emperor more than anything. There are details in the original story that will reveal Erlang personality, after Wukong trapped under the five finger mountain Jade Emperor immediately tell Erlang to burn down Wukong forest and kill all the monkeys but when Erlang get there he just chased all the monkeys into a cave and burnt only a half of the forest
Ok that sounds messed up. Asking for his god to help him trap Wukong and then proceed to kill his kind for only being related to him is just messed up.
@@HandsomeT-z4l that the og story in the novel. Erlang is Jade Emperor's nephew, Jade Emperor's sister fell in love with a human and gave birth to Erlang, Erlang's older brother and younger sister which violate the celestial rules. The celestial hunt for his family to force Erlang's mother back to heaven punish her by trapped her in a mountain, killed his father and his brother. On the way of running with his sister he met a master teaching him how to use his celestial power, Erlang back to heaven after done learning for revenge and made a chaos even worse than Wukong but in the end Erlang must agree to serve Jade Emperor to keep his mother and sister safe (A fun fact is that the axe Erlang uses to chop down Wukong's mountain is also used to chop down the mountain that lock his mother)
@@MHAOvercharged that the og story, in the novel Journey to the West, Wukong even called Erlang "big brother" as a thank to Erlang for saved his kind, the monkey in Wukong's mountain even called him saint because of that action
That Chinese temple where Erlang was waiting in front was a throwback to the original saga when Wukong turned himself into a temple to escape from Erlang and his celestial army. But Erlang managed to see thru his disguise due to his Tian Yan (eye of heaven). Just a fun fact.
The version I heard is that Wukong had nowhere to put his tail, so he turned it into a flag pole behind the temple. Erlang immediately saw through him because flag poles are always put in front of the temple.
You can really tell that JTTW really is the ancestor of Shounen animes. The dynamic between Wukong and Erlang is exactly like the typical rival but brothers, the one who understands you the most but also the one who almost killed u multiple times type relationship. It's that Sasuke, Vegeta, etc dynamic we've all been accustomed to. Also, how one of them is the loud free spirited kind while the other is the stern, lawful type.
honestly, absolutely genius game design. ErLang was by far the hardest boss in the game for me, and the developers were expecting you to feel powerful after finally besting him after who knows how many attempts. And they decided to play in that direction and support that feeling of power you get by giving you a playable cutscene right afterwards, containing what's probably *the* most well-animated kaiju battle I've seen, where you beat the shit out of actual gods with your bare hands.
Not only is this game incredible quality but it's also China's first AAA flagship game, and a truly culturally significant one at that. It's amazing to see how many people have become fascinated with the lore and story of "Journey to the West". It really is one of the greatest literature classics in human history. It deserves the 10 million copies sold ❤❤
@@mbagas1835 Five thousand years of culture has nothing to do with the current communist government, and the culture has even been destroyed because of it.
Erlang covers up the sun when talking with the Destined One, remember when Wukong fights Erlang, he says, "The glare up here is dazzling." Just a cool reference
The blue giant is called Jul ing shen. The other four giants are called the Four Heavenly Kings. Four Heavenly Kings and Their Weapons Eastern Dhritarashtra Weapon: Pipa (sometimes described as vajra, but pipa is more common) Name: Dhritarashtra, Sanskrit name "Dhritarashtra" Duties: Mainly responsible for protecting Buddhist teachings, as well as guarding temples and believers. He can eliminate evil, quell disasters, and bring peace and happiness to people. Symbol: The pipa symbolizes music and harmony, and may imply guiding sentient beings to goodness with harmonious sounds. Southern Virūdhaka Weapon: Sword (Wisdom Sword) Name: Virūdhaka Duties: Responsible for increasing good roots, wealth and blessings. He can eliminate poverty and disasters, and bring good luck and wealth to people. Symbol: The sword represents the power to cut off pain and difficulties, implying that the king cuts off all troubles and obstacles with the sword of wisdom. Western Virūdhaka Weapon: Snake (sometimes described as a red dragon) Name: Virūdhaka, Sanskrit name "Virubhasha" Duties: Mainly responsible for distinguishing right from wrong, good from evil, and protecting sentient beings. He can eliminate disease and evil, and bring safety and protection to people. Symbol: Snakes or dragons are often seen as symbols of mystery and power in Chinese culture. The snake held by the King of Vision may imply his ability to see through all changes in the world. The King of the North Weapon: The Umbrella (also known as the Crown Umbrella) Name: The King of the North Duty: Responsible for educating sentient beings and guiding them to the right path. He can eliminate delusions and troubles, allowing people to gain wisdom and enlightenment. Symbol: The umbrella symbolizes protection and shelter, representing the wisdom and breadth of the King of the North, which can cover all evil and pollution in the world.
Sri Lankan Buddhists worship these four heavenly kings. Drutharashta, Viruda, Virupaksha, Vaishravana. We consider them as the rulers of the four main directions and protectors of Buddhism.
This is the only game which have presented how gods would actually fight. Their moveset their skills their raw strength and the impact their fighting does to the surrounding world. They have presented it so well.
@@blakesamson6820 best God presentation in gow is gow 3 like Zeus fights like hell Hades fight is goat Poseidon fight is goat Hercules fight is goat (except for Helios)
@@blakesamson6820 not Ragnarok unfortunately. It was a massive let-down in that regard. We all thought Kratos vs Thor would fuck up the Nine Realms, but it barely made a dent. Even Ragnarok -- the world-killing event -- was underwhelming.
@@blakesamson6820 kratos has the strength to flip realms in cutscene but in battle he can barely break the tree. The movesets and impact effects are portrayed not so god like in god of war. There was only this brief moment where thor showed such strength but overall the game lacks this much destruction.
I love how powerful and badass Erlang Shen is in this game. Charging up his Spear with lightning; calling forth a literal cyclone of swords; firing powerful golden lasers from his third eye; unleashing ominous red lightning while his third eye glows red; summoning the axe which he used to save his mother...it's all so fitting.
Definitely my game of the year, the story game character design and music really are what set this game part from other games, if you read the novel journey from the west, you know what I’m talking about
If you complete this fight before fighting wukong. Then this destined one so called wukong's reincarnation will not wear that head band. Where he's finally free and also got his memories back.
Wow. I'm floored at how eloquent the Chinese dialect can be. Every bit of dialogue in this game was so rich and full of wisdom that I left feeling a little more enlightened than before I had started playing. This was their modern Journey to the West, and they nailed it!
This game contains a lot of religious elements, which is one of the essences of Chinese culture. You can learn about Chinese Taoist culture and the original novel of Wukong, and you will like this game more.
As I recall the religious figures referenced in this battle are Buddhist deities, originating from the Indian Subcontinent - I may be wrong but I believe the original novel is about 4 companions journeying to India, "the west" to claim a Buddhist Sutra.
@@dewd9327 There are references to Indian Buddhist gods, but they are not quite the same as those in India, and there is also a large amount of Chinese Taoist culture.
Bodisawtwa , Yaksha ,Maithreeya , Buddha and so one , all these are sanskrit words rooted in indian subcontinent. Even in orginal book sun wyukong was humbled by the gauthama buddha. I see plenty of indian , south asian elements in this game , as a south asian buddhist.
@@dsijj123 I think that's to be expected when the game references buddhism, but of course they are seen in the chinese context, they are depicted like Chinese gods with Chinese elements even as they are Buddhist Devas with Sanskrit/pali names.
Hahahaha imagine the legend Kratos came out of know where and said I got ur back monkey 🤣👌💪😁 dream team there haha I mean there both slaying gods in there legend games
GoW 3 already gave you that.. Kratis slayed all the Greek gods, unless you refer to the soft reboot of the new GoW.. there's nothing new in the reboots that was not fresh in the originals, and the new ones hold nothing against. Technically if that's what you referred to then that would be GoW 6, or GoW Norse myth.
The first fight is one of the coolest bosses in gaming imo. I don't know y but he's just so cool. I wish the 4 Heavenly Kinda fight had more to it, like a part where they all gang up on together and just wail on him constantly.
This ending is really strange. As Erlang was never a lion in the original story or other Chinese myth stories. However, there were 2 lions in the journey to the west story, one is a monster king who was once a friend of Wukong and the Bull King; the other is another powerful monster king who tried to eat Wukong during his journey to the west.
The magic Erlang and monkey used name is law phenomenon. it will let them turn to very huge and powerful. also will change their looks to red hair, blue face, very ugly and ferocious.
Haha. Some translations have different meanings from the Chinese, such as "你不在的日子，我每天都在想你（I've been thinking of you every day since you were away）"was translated into "I‘ve been thinking of you every day since".
This has to be one of the, if not the best, boss fight in all of gaming history. This fight and the fight with shell wukong himself are absolutely amazing.
Damn, the way that Erlang said "Monkey, such power must be new to you" right at the beginning of the Four Heavenly Kings boss fight just hits so hard. One of the first games I have ever completely watched a playthrough on because it's just that good. *Edit:* Plus, The Destined One reviving at 16:51 caught me completely off guard first time I watched it. Unexpected in the best way possible.
Western media crying in the corner, that they could not render and create something like this... A masterpiece Love from india ❤ To China Asia will support you no matter what 🚀r
The "Myth" of The Monkey King is filled with so many great lessons. I'm so happy a good game was made to it's testament, And introduces that wisdom to a wider audience. It's truly Amazing
@@makisbizarreadventure4669 yes I know I agree with you but u know i really loved Asura wrath even though I don't own a ps my only wish was if the devs remade it completely new according to this generation graphics and story line it would have gained the popularity it deserved
Fun fact this isn’t aun wukong your playing but the “destined one” in the kang Jin loong boss fight the monk said he recalls your scent and mentions another monkey weeping and begging meaning wukong. Now in the erlang shen fight at 4:32 he says “young monkey show me how you can fight” meaning this a reincarnation or some random monkey. Another clue is that he doesn’t speak.
The most epic battle of Gods ever in the game history. Not often they made games like this where you become giants and beat up extremely powerful enemies where they can create storm with one of their weapon. No offense but I hope God of War can be like this because this is how God beings fight each other. edit: okay i get it that happened in GoW 1 but we never get that again in a future game like Ragnarok
I gotta admit that after struggle so bad with Erlang to beat him in the first stage, I was so satisfied being almost immortal and beat him out of shit in the giant form :D
Obviously that's the point, game is great but nothing new that the original GoW series accomplished.. with all merit technology has improved so fast that we expect this level of improvement, nonetheless this game has taken inspiration from the GoW series and some elements from the Souls series.
@@camf33god of war is a shell of its former self. This is what GoW should of been. Even Final Fantasy 16 was more god of war than the letdown Ragnarok is.
Can you imagine the pitch for this ?
"So let make them the size of a country and have them throw mountain ranges at each other."
Well,I mean,multiple kaiju battles like this happened in the book already
Man he doesn't even need his staff,
Beat them with his bare fucking hands. Awesome
in the legend he fighting against buddha, while buddha palms bigger than planets
Enormous deities are a feature in Chinese Buddhism, not an innovation. It would actually be disappointing if they made the 4 Heavenly Kings human size.
Asura's Wrath and Final Fantasy 16 level of boss battles. Even the vibe is exactly the same
I want to remind everyone, that this story was written so long ago that it was basically on scrolls...
How one found this story to tell in this day in age is an absolute testament to their culture.
It's been rewritten and new prints have come out. The originals are long gone
the oldest originals lack of chapter 91-100
Turbulent times have always been hard for any culture in any history. However, JTTW has been preserved over times of peace thanks to the preservation, collection and comparison of archival works (also its scattered fragments, the recitation of storytellers, etc.) by people and historians. Thus, next generations are able to compare the variations of such ancient works and historical texts. JTTW has endured through time. Glad here comes a new interpretation/medium of JTTW and it brings something interesting to more people.
@@M.Bison94no their not, you disagreed just for no reason
@@M.Bison94
What do you mean by that and what evidence do you have to support your position?
Erlang is the sincerest friend we always wished for, but hardly ever met.
Wukong and Erlang used to be peers when Wukong served in the celestial palace, despite their huge difference in identity (Erlang is the military general while Wukong is merely a "horseman"). The horseman is the lowest rank "celestial official" in the celestial palace but the naive Wukong used to think it was a big deal, until he later found out when he was not invited to the fruit tasting ceremony (apparently due to his insignificant identity), and learned that his job assignment was barely an insult from the lord Yu Di, as the celestials thought Wukong was only a filthy lowlife creature and does not deserve a place in the majestic Celestial Palace.
Wukong got provoked when he found out the truth, he then made a huge mess in the palace, fled away, and paid a visit to the East Sea Palace and took the [Sea stabilizing "pillar"] (or "needle" in its direct translation) from the sea palace which later became his weapon - the infamous monkey king bar. He then declared war to the Celestial Palace, Where Wukong also battled with Erlang (Er lang actually subdued Wukong in the end but it was with the help from other celestial Tai Shang lord).
Er lang's third eye is actually called the [Heaven's eye] which Erlang can break through any delusion and see the truth (kind of like Wonder woman's Lasso of Truth), I guess that is where Erlang learned about Wukong's true nature - rebellious but with kind heart, dare to challenge and protect the average from the unfairness.
If you pay close attention to Erlang's speech and facial expression in the beginning scene, the actions or trials he put on the protagonist and the final words he said to him before pushing him back in the shrine in the "good ending", you will know his brotherly love for Wukong and how he wished to spare Wukong from being controlled (the headband) by the corrupted bureau - Celestial Palace. Wukong is dead but what perished was only his body, his unfaded will and consciousness is retrieved and succeeded by the protagonists through his own journey and Erlang even said his (protegonist) journey has just began.
Lastly, some may ask, if Erlang is all about to challenge the corruption in the Celestial Palace, why didn't he stand up against the Lord Yu Di himself. Well. He is Yu Di's nephew. The oriental mythology largely preserve the characters and virtue value of the east - Filial, unlike the greek mythology - incest and slaughtering within the family (just kidding).
Apologies for my poor command of English (not my native language).
It not just because he is the Jade King's nephew, he has a very strict world view, like captain America
Is there more story for the game to continue in a part 2?
Erlang Shen, if you look at his story, he is more like an upright and responsible soldier, and also a human god with a sense of justice. In the entire Chinese mythology system, Erlang Shen is one of the judicial gods. He is bound by his own responsibilities and morality. The responsibilities undertaken by each person are different, and the results produced are also different.
like you said, mythology preserves the virtue and filial piety of familial ties but duty and the order of the realm should be preserved over the need of corrupted oppression. even the mortal courts are not distant from the idea of incest and killing family members to strengthen imperial power, much less the celestial court where gods live forever. immortality is a form of corruption in black myth wukong. it's just a shame that characters like erlang shen are probably rare.
@@huangshabaizhan326 He doesn't just have a sense of Justice. He IS justice. He is the god in charge of Justice in the Heavenly Court. In Eastern mythodology, the whole world is weaved by countless of threads. Each of these threads is a law governing the world. (it's not laws in the way of human laws but how the world works. Burning wood create fire is a law, water flows from high to low is a law. Things like that). A god who is in charge of something is the one who governs every law related to it and he/she has responsibility to those laws. Not to the court but to those laws.
Erlang isn't very well liked within the court because of that. He governs the laws of justice. So whenever other gods violate such laws, they crashed with him. It's his duty.
21:43 This part where Erlang shifted the clouds to cover the sun kind of symbolizes blocking out the "eyes" above, from spying on their conversations.
wow, such attention to details
Wow I didn't noticed that! Thanks!
And who is spying?
@@RandiRoman-e2m The Buddha. The sun is the will of the Tathagata Buddha, and as long as there is a place where the sun shines, it cannot hide the eyes of the Tathagata Buddha. Including the beginning of the game why Wukong will suddenly be wearing a gold hoop, but also because the sun is shining over, representing a higher level of God personally, so Wukong just want to change places and Erlang play, gold hoop is also the Buddha to Wukong to bring.
太阳就是如来佛祖的意志，只要有太阳照到的地方都躲不过如来佛祖的眼线。包括游戏刚开始时为什么悟空会突然被戴上金箍，也是因为太阳照过来了，代表着更高级别的神亲临了，所以悟空才想换地方和二郎神打，金箍也是佛祖给悟空带上的。
Yeah i noticed i was like where the heck all the shine go lol
So... If i'm to surmise this... the Duel between Er Lang and Wu Kong at the beginning. From the very start, even Er Lang himself had doubt over the righteousness of his mission to apprehend Wu Kong. He couldn't understand why Wu Kong rejected his Buddhahood and immortality. The arrogant demeanour and enmity between them was just bravado, they were simply a clashing of ideas and principles.
...and now, while he did win against Wu Kong in the first battle, in the end, he realized, Wu Kong was the victor: he's now free to live his life: he died, he reincarnated, live, die, then live again, as a new being, free from all forms of shackles because Wu Kong choose to remain mortal. By comparison, Er Lang must remain immortal, forever bound to his duty to the Gods. In this, Er Lang realized, that Wu Kong IS better off than him. And once Er Lang accepted this, he too was at peace - it shows deep down he does respect Wu Kong.
Being immortal must be very lonely.
Imagine losing your loved ones again and again, maybe at some point it becomes meaningless and you stop caring @@Yoirea
Yeah I would go with immortality and divinity lol
Hey, I really thank you for discussing this! I did not understand the ending at all... Also the cinematic could have ended in something awesome
In short, Wukong learning from Journey to the West experience and know that immortality is a form of temptation.
Buddha also against immortality and tell others to stop life cyle is the true goal.
Erlang Shen conspired with Wukong to "kill him," which freed Wukong's physical form from the headband, which symbolized control of the celestial court. Wukong promised Erlang that there will be a destined one who will bring him back to life. When Wukong became six artifacts, Erlang took the most important "spirit" and hid it in his third eye. Throughout the Destined One's journey, Erlang had been sending most of the bosses we fight as "tests" or "trials", making sure that the new "Wukong" will be competent enough to bear the name. In the true ending, Wukong defeated Erlang, and Erlang gave him the last artifact along with Wukong's memories, essentially "reviving" Wukong, free from the headband and control.
Edit: Feel free to correct me, since this is just my interpretation of the story.
Isn't Wukong just dead?like...the destined one isn't even Wukong anymore eventhough he got all the artifacts
@@grimx6562 him and Wukong merged into one. He's the dominant personality because Wukong willingly gave up for him.
@@themanwhocantbemovedbyatru1988yeah, The Destined One retains Wukong relics+memories and Wukong fulfilled his wishes to achieve freedom and have his name passes to new generation
@@grimx6562destined one is a basically become fully of real sun wukong as a new reborn,after destined one get all artifacts real sun wukong,he become like him,so he is sun wukong now..
@@grimx6562 It's like a reverse Ship of Theseus. You take on so many parts of Son Wukong yourself you become Wukong.
Wukong never "died" he just took on a new form.
How ironic, the game starts with Wukong telling Erlang to fight him on the ground since that's his domain and then in his fight, he tells you to fight him in the sky.
That is not definition of ironic
@@ryunakazawa947Still you get what he means
Wait, Erlang's domain is the ground ?
I thought his domain is the sky ?!
@@Ornzora No, the ground is Wukong's domain.
Well he got defeated at ground, now he asks him to fight him in the sky... Isnt that an improvement and a lesson learned?
If you choose Chinese dub, the true ending has a bonus soundtrack played with the WuKong’s memories part and that music is known to most Asian kids in 80’s and 90’s.
Do you know the name of the soundtrack?
No way, thank god I chose Chinese dub haha
Yes, I'm glad I chose Chinese dub where they originated instead of English dub
@@itookthewooockkk5200 云宫迅音 yungongxunyin?🤔
@@itookthewooockkk5200 It's called Celestial Symphony
imagine this you are a farmer work hard on your rice and see 6 god fight it out in the mountan and distroy all your hard work .
You'll get reincarnated, don't worry.
Imagine countless death of small fry in those mountains.. lmao.. 😂😂😂
Good news, this fight is in a drawing, so no animals were harmed in this case
Farmer: 😂
you think like a Chinese
More details of Erlang might make many people hate him because of his arrogance but the truth is he hated his uncle Jade Emperor more than anything. There are details in the original story that will reveal Erlang personality, after Wukong trapped under the five finger mountain Jade Emperor immediately tell Erlang to burn down Wukong forest and kill all the monkeys but when Erlang get there he just chased all the monkeys into a cave and burnt only a half of the forest
Sounds Like Ares and Zeus
Ok that sounds messed up. Asking for his god to help him trap Wukong and then proceed to kill his kind for only being related to him is just messed up.
So that's why Wukong's relics still exist and there's many Monkeys that still survived.
@@HandsomeT-z4l that the og story in the novel. Erlang is Jade Emperor's nephew, Jade Emperor's sister fell in love with a human and gave birth to Erlang, Erlang's older brother and younger sister which violate the celestial rules. The celestial hunt for his family to force Erlang's mother back to heaven punish her by trapped her in a mountain, killed his father and his brother. On the way of running with his sister he met a master teaching him how to use his celestial power, Erlang back to heaven after done learning for revenge and made a chaos even worse than Wukong but in the end Erlang must agree to serve Jade Emperor to keep his mother and sister safe
(A fun fact is that the axe Erlang uses to chop down Wukong's mountain is also used to chop down the mountain that lock his mother)
@@MHAOvercharged that the og story, in the novel Journey to the West, Wukong even called Erlang "big brother" as a thank to Erlang for saved his kind, the monkey in Wukong's mountain even called him saint because of that action
I heard a lot of people say there are four endings to this game and so far we've only found two.
Yeah probably because there aren't any more endings. That one's pretty cool anyway.
@@cedricrenaud5657
Yup, I agree. At least there's no resentment again between Wukong and Erlang Shen.
@@cedricrenaud5657 Nah, there's actually three so far, Bad Ending, Good Ending and this one, let's see if someone discovers a 4th one.
I do like extra two endings, but I heard from those pre-playing guys invited by Game science only 2 endings. we need to wait the DLC for further story
I think will be more endings-
That Chinese temple where Erlang was waiting in front was a throwback to the original saga when Wukong turned himself into a temple to escape from Erlang and his celestial army. But Erlang managed to see thru his disguise due to his Tian Yan (eye of heaven). Just a fun fact.
Damn. Thought it was just me. Had to doubt since I can't see the flag behind the temple.
The version I heard is that Wukong had nowhere to put his tail, so he turned it into a flag pole behind the temple. Erlang immediately saw through him because flag poles are always put in front of the temple.
Wukong also fart in Erlang face in the 1986 version tv it was so funny hahaha.
Strangling a giant with a dragon. Definitely a first in gaming
That sounds so AWESOME!!!
Indeed, it reminded me of god of war lol
So badass.
You can really tell that JTTW really is the ancestor of Shounen animes. The dynamic between Wukong and Erlang is exactly like the typical rival but brothers, the one who understands you the most but also the one who almost killed u multiple times type relationship. It's that Sasuke, Vegeta, etc dynamic we've all been accustomed to.
Also, how one of them is the loud free spirited kind while the other is the stern, lawful type.
Yes indeed
Tenshinhan is inspired from Erlang
@takedown243 he used to be cool but then Toriyama decided he wasn't good enough anymore :(
5:13 that hang time was just insane 😲🙌🏽🔥
Crazy that I go to temples to pray to the Four Heavenly Kings, while still able to beat them up in a game lol
It's okay because sometimes they let you down lol
giờ đây sau khi cầu nguyện về bạn có thể đấm vào mặt họ trong ps5 :))))
its not true，they are always the security stands at the gate of temple
Its blasphemous act
I have a picture of the 4 gods on my wall at home seeing them appear in game was a wtf moment
honestly, absolutely genius game design. ErLang was by far the hardest boss in the game for me, and the developers were expecting you to feel powerful after finally besting him after who knows how many attempts. And they decided to play in that direction and support that feeling of power you get by giving you a playable cutscene right afterwards, containing what's probably *the* most well-animated kaiju battle I've seen, where you beat the shit out of actual gods with your bare hands.
Not only is this game incredible quality but it's also China's first AAA flagship game, and a truly culturally significant one at that. It's amazing to see how many people have become fascinated with the lore and story of "Journey to the West". It really is one of the greatest literature classics in human history.
It deserves the 10 million copies sold ❤❤
The battle was really epic, Chinese culture was very well recreated in this game
Chinese have 5000 years culture and history btw
@@mbagas1835 North Korea got 6000, 1000 years more than China
@@mbagas1835 😅It's a pity that most of them are backward and destroyed because of communism
@@mbagas1835 Five thousand years of culture has nothing to do with the current communist government, and the culture has even been destroyed because of it.
@@Tudor-jf9in yeah? Read it again its about their culture.
Erlang covers up the sun when talking with the Destined One, remember when Wukong fights Erlang, he says, "The glare up here is dazzling."
Just a cool reference
this game starting from Avenger Level fight, to Pacific Rim Level fight. Holy shit...
The blue giant is called Jul ing shen.
The other four giants are called the Four Heavenly Kings.
Four Heavenly Kings and Their Weapons
Eastern Dhritarashtra
Weapon: Pipa (sometimes described as vajra, but pipa is more common)
Name: Dhritarashtra, Sanskrit name "Dhritarashtra"
Duties: Mainly responsible for protecting Buddhist teachings, as well as guarding temples and believers. He can eliminate evil, quell disasters, and bring peace and happiness to people.
Symbol: The pipa symbolizes music and harmony, and may imply guiding sentient beings to goodness with harmonious sounds.
Southern Virūdhaka
Weapon: Sword (Wisdom Sword)
Name: Virūdhaka
Duties: Responsible for increasing good roots, wealth and blessings. He can eliminate poverty and disasters, and bring good luck and wealth to people.
Symbol: The sword represents the power to cut off pain and difficulties, implying that the king cuts off all troubles and obstacles with the sword of wisdom.
Western Virūdhaka
Weapon: Snake (sometimes described as a red dragon)
Name: Virūdhaka, Sanskrit name "Virubhasha"
Duties: Mainly responsible for distinguishing right from wrong, good from evil, and protecting sentient beings. He can eliminate disease and evil, and bring safety and protection to people.
Symbol: Snakes or dragons are often seen as symbols of mystery and power in Chinese culture. The snake held by the King of Vision may imply his ability to see through all changes in the world.
The King of the North
Weapon: The Umbrella (also known as the Crown Umbrella)
Name: The King of the North
Duty: Responsible for educating sentient beings and guiding them to the right path. He can eliminate delusions and troubles, allowing people to gain wisdom and enlightenment.
Symbol: The umbrella symbolizes protection and shelter, representing the wisdom and breadth of the King of the North, which can cover all evil and pollution in the world.
Sri Lankan Buddhists worship these four heavenly kings. Drutharashta, Viruda, Virupaksha, Vaishravana. We consider them as the rulers of the four main directions and protectors of Buddhism.
They are called Tian Wang doesn't mean they are kings in heaven.
in chinese myth, they are just the guardians of Heavenly Court
no, the blue giant is the nice guy in white. blue giant is his true form.
Hey, please PLEASE tell me what are those things that they carry on their backs
17:10 did he just give us a second phase?
Yes, this is exactly what a real battle of gods like entities should look like!
Love the classic Sun Wukong theme playing as he starts fighting the four heavenly kings
To me, I imagine myself hearing Rage of Sparta in the background
@@lordofchangelulz6645"KRATOS. EAT YOUR POTATOES."
Sounded like something out of a Steven Chow movie, which is both epic and funny at the same time
This fighting scene is something I have never seen in other games. It's very shocking!
This is the only game which have presented how gods would actually fight. Their moveset their skills their raw strength and the impact their fighting does to the surrounding world. They have presented it so well.
Didnt god of war 2018 and ragnarok presented the same thing but different?
@@blakesamson6820 best God presentation in gow is gow 3 like Zeus fights like hell Hades fight is goat Poseidon fight is goat Hercules fight is goat (except for Helios)
@@blakesamson6820 not Ragnarok unfortunately. It was a massive let-down in that regard. We all thought Kratos vs Thor would fuck up the Nine Realms, but it barely made a dent. Even Ragnarok -- the world-killing event -- was underwhelming.
@@blakesamson6820their fight is like Marvel but not Thanos level
@@blakesamson6820 kratos has the strength to flip realms in cutscene but in battle he can barely break the tree. The movesets and impact effects are portrayed not so god like in god of war. There was only this brief moment where thor showed such strength but overall the game lacks this much destruction.
Just did this last night & it was incredible, it’s much more immersive when you’re actually fighting them.
the heavenly king who conjured up a lightning storm was insane
Vaiśravaṇa , Duowen Tianwang , or if you prefer it Bishamonten .. The leader of the four
@@FoieGrasreally cool stuff honestly
I love the fact that they are Kaiju size but the movements aren't slow like other games..
Choking a immense all powerful god with a chinese dragon is the most metal and based thing I've seen
Anyone that says this game is shit has really poor taste I know they have there opinions but fuck them this game goes hard 10/10
This game has its flaws, but god damn it I love it so much
Well, nothing is flawless@@pickle5074
@@pickle5074 same man im addicted to it haha im nearly done with Chapter 4 and its such a great chapter the bosses are epic 👌🔥😃💪
12/10*
@@pickle5074 Nothing can be perfect
I love how powerful and badass Erlang Shen is in this game. Charging up his Spear with lightning; calling forth a literal cyclone of swords; firing powerful golden lasers from his third eye; unleashing ominous red lightning while his third eye glows red; summoning the axe which he used to save his mother...it's all so fitting.
It makes sense as in the original journey of the west Erlang is just as powerful as wukong
Really loved Wukong's voice... it was really cool and great!
Most cinematic boss fight I’ve ever experienced. This fight alone made Wukong GOTY in my opinion
Grabbing the dragon to choke him is so insane i love it 12:06
I find it funny many players like to use the fire spirit form until the end game.
Probably cause of that long dash attack.
The umbral one is pretty good
Now there is literally a joke in China calling the game Black Myth: Guangzhi (Guangzhi is the Dharma name of that fire monk)
@@riza-2396heh I don't mind being called Guangzhi player
its very mobile and apply burn dot, very solid for clearing trash mobs as well if you running single target charge heavy build
Definitely my game of the year, the story game character design and music really are what set this game part from other games, if you read the novel journey from the west, you know what I’m talking about
Epic. What an imagination. The best cinematic CGI ever. The best fight.
If you complete this fight before fighting wukong. Then this destined one so called wukong's reincarnation will not wear that head band. Where he's finally free and also got his memories back.
Wow. I'm floored at how eloquent the Chinese dialect can be. Every bit of dialogue in this game was so rich and full of wisdom that I left feeling a little more enlightened than before I had started playing. This was their modern Journey to the West, and they nailed it!
Over exaggeration.
@@centurynerdbr bro u like the mcu you dont have the rights to talk
@@centurynerdbrclown
@@centurynerdbrChinese have 5000 years of culture and history btw
@@centurynerdbrand you are genuinely a jerk
This game contains a lot of religious elements, which is one of the essences of Chinese culture. You can learn about Chinese Taoist culture and the original novel of Wukong, and you will like this game more.
As I recall the religious figures referenced in this battle are Buddhist deities, originating from the Indian Subcontinent - I may be wrong but I believe the original novel is about 4 companions journeying to India, "the west" to claim a Buddhist Sutra.
@@dewd9327 There are references to Indian Buddhist gods, but they are not quite the same as those in India, and there is also a large amount of Chinese Taoist culture.
Bodisawtwa , Yaksha ,Maithreeya , Buddha and so one , all these are sanskrit words rooted in indian subcontinent. Even in orginal book sun wyukong was humbled by the gauthama buddha. I see plenty of indian , south asian elements in this game , as a south asian buddhist.
@@理想再见-k7y the ones depicted here are the way they're depicted in china - they are influenced by the traditional chinese folk elements
@@dsijj123 I think that's to be expected when the game references buddhism, but of course they are seen in the chinese context, they are depicted like Chinese gods with Chinese elements even as they are Buddhist Devas with Sanskrit/pali names.
I imagine myself hearing Rage of Sparta in the background as Wukong went full Kratos on them
Hahahaha imagine the legend Kratos came out of know where and said I got ur back monkey 🤣👌💪😁 dream team there haha I mean there both slaying gods in there legend games
this is what we want from GOW 3, a clash between Gods full form in 4K full glory
GoW 3 already gave you that.. Kratis slayed all the Greek gods, unless you refer to the soft reboot of the new GoW.. there's nothing new in the reboots that was not fresh in the originals, and the new ones hold nothing against. Technically if that's what you referred to then that would be GoW 6, or GoW Norse myth.
So cinematic, nice to watch even for non-gamers, so much details.
The first fight is one of the coolest bosses in gaming imo. I don't know y but he's just so cool. I wish the 4 Heavenly Kinda fight had more to it, like a part where they all gang up on together and just wail on him constantly.
I love FIGHTING IN MASSIVE BEAST FORMS so fun. I also love how his voice changed later on while in Beast Form
The most impressive thing about this part is how good the 4 kings teamwork is
I've gotta say, the fights in this game look really good
This ending is really strange. As Erlang was never a lion in the original story or other Chinese myth stories. However, there were 2 lions in the journey to the west story, one is a monster king who was once a friend of Wukong and the Bull King; the other is another powerful monster king who tried to eat Wukong during his journey to the west.
二郎神 法相确实是 狮子（不是狗）😅 猴子的法相 却不是猿猴。。😂
强大的妖怪王是青毛狮子怪，那个关卡非常庞大复杂，游戏科学来不及完成，但狮子模型已建立。
可以看到二郎神身上有许多骷髅头，这不符合神仙的身份。手拿的大刀，就是青毛狮子怪的武器。
@@lihongfan9306 where is the reference that Erlang's 法相是狮子？
游戏里面的怪物图册中写的是青面獠牙兽 ,不是你认为的狮子, 游戏里也没说是狮子, 所以是你想错了.
The magic Erlang and monkey used name is law phenomenon. it will let them turn to very huge and powerful. also will change their looks to red hair, blue face, very ugly and ferocious.
19:06 This is Cinema 🙌
And thats a good thing for you ?
@@mariaconcepcionrodriguezhe2850Get your lil pretentious ass outta here
Does anyone know the ost track during this bit?
@@mariaconcepcionrodriguezhe2850 yup
I have never seen a more detailed fight before in a video game like this awesome!
Haha. Some translations have different meanings from the Chinese, such as "你不在的日子，我每天都在想你（I've been thinking of you every day since you were away）"was translated into "I‘ve been thinking of you every day since".
This has to be one of the, if not the best, boss fight in all of gaming history. This fight and the fight with shell wukong himself are absolutely amazing.
Damn, the way that Erlang said "Monkey, such power must be new to you" right at the beginning of the Four Heavenly Kings boss fight just hits so hard. One of the first games I have ever completely watched a playthrough on because it's just that good.
*Edit:* Plus, The Destined One reviving at 16:51 caught me completely off guard first time I watched it. Unexpected in the best way possible.
Wukong: fight me on the ground
Erlang: fight me in the sky
Yin and yang are these 2. Erlang bound and wukong unbound.
Not.. Gonna... Lie.. That fight was legendary.
Man I appreciate it so much that you post these for those of us that cannot afford a PS5 or that are not great at playing Souls like games 🙏
Western media crying in the corner, that they could not render and create something like this... A masterpiece
Love from india ❤ To China
Asia will support you no matter what 🚀r
Man i love the giant fight, so awesome and wat a rush. Fighting 5 giant bosses. The finishers
The "Myth" of The Monkey King is filled with so many great lessons. I'm so happy a good game was made to it's testament, And introduces that wisdom to a wider audience. It's truly Amazing
The original Wukong fought all four kings at the same time and won. They were never a threat to them.
2:32 that kick was Brutal! Felt that through the screen 💀
Imagine the earthquakes this battle caused😭
Well considered they grow to more than 30 kilometers the whole country or perhaps continent can feel the earthquake
21:20. I love endings like these, and Erlang is such an Awesome character👌💯
VOTE WUKONG GET GOTY THIS YEAR
espero muito que isso aconteça
bro played nonstop since launch
this fight alone can win game of the year.
is nobody going to point out that this game is literally just "reject heaven, return to monkey"
7:07 bro said "This MONKEY!" With so much hatred in it bro that I felt it
12:07 that just so fucking clean.
The giant form called Fatian Xiangdi
At this time, the altitude of Wukong and Erlang is more than 30,000 meters!
Soon, the farmer in that montain will take revenge.
😂
This felt like what it was supposed to be. A all out life or death brawl fueled by rage between gods.
this is actually so fucking cool holy shit
Fighting as titans is dope af
The fighting is so damn good to watch. I like the npc moves.
This ending will definitely take our pc to heaven with Sunwukong 😂.
I will play this game next in queue. Thank for the gameplay boss Shirrako.. Love Your Content.
「The world is cruel, the destiny is unfair」
Anyone noticed he fought without using imoblized spell😮
If asuras wrath gets a complete rework like this game it would be incredible and it would even break more records if only the devs weren't so lazy
Lol no
Asura’s Wrath was hype but this game is way more profound lol
@@makisbizarreadventure4669 yes I know I agree with you but u know i really loved Asura wrath even though I don't own a ps my only wish was if the devs remade it completely new according to this generation graphics and story line it would have gained the popularity it deserved
@@jasrajsandhu1658 bro I am not comparing both games but saying if devs of Asura wrath did the same like this game dev team then it would been popular
my goodness, the f*king humiliation of the gods even the Wukong is on a whole another level.
Thank you Bookworm Adventures Vol. 2 (when I was a kid) for helping me identify the four kings individually and Er-lang Shen.
Erlund: I bested you once before.
Wukong: I think you mean you survived
me long enough for Lao Tzu to interfere.
Nah. He bested him. Just don't mix the original novel and the game. It's clear he was so desperate he had to turn himself into an unfitting temple.
Learn how to spell
Bro used kaido to strangle a heavenly king....💀
Erlang Shen's temple is in Sichuan. If you travel in Sichuan, you can go and have a look.
FINALLY! Been waiting for you to get this ending
Fun fact this isn’t aun wukong your playing but the “destined one” in the kang Jin loong boss fight the monk said he recalls your scent and mentions another monkey weeping and begging meaning wukong. Now in the erlang shen fight at 4:32 he says “young monkey show me how you can fight” meaning this a reincarnation or some random monkey. Another clue is that he doesn’t speak.
It's not another monkey, lol, it's a piece of Wukong, it's hard to explain.
The way Erlang speaks about Wukong sounds like Frieza in the start
What i throw at bro when he says,'IS THAT A CELLULAR DEVICE I SEE?' 19:08
This game is just like the very first sun wukong movie but so much better.
3:25 damn man this is very smooth 🤯
Im late to the party but, this game might just be the game of the year
It should be but you know how they are. Remember how Ghost of Tsushima got robbed too.
sadly its rigged by bunch of asian hating westerners who only promote BLM & gay shets
Thank you for your dedication, the video is of high quality.
13:22 STANDING HERE, I REALIZE...
U are just like me
TRYING TO MAKE HISTORY
The most epic battle of Gods ever in the game history. Not often they made games like this where you become giants and beat up extremely powerful enemies where they can create storm with one of their weapon. No offense but I hope God of War can be like this because this is how God beings fight each other.
edit: okay i get it that happened in GoW 1 but we never get that again in a future game like Ragnarok
It happened in God of War 1 when Kratos was fighting Ares, both were very big.
Did you play the ever first God Of War game? It was exactly as you discribe the God's battle.
Underage children
That's because you are young, GoW has done it a few times as mentioned already ares fight in first game
@@CALI-KING-CFC Few times? When else has this happened other than the ares fight?
Let the monke cook (cooked my PC 😭)
I gotta admit that after struggle so bad with Erlang to beat him in the first stage, I was so satisfied being almost immortal and beat him out of shit in the giant form :D
Did anyone else get major God of War vibes when facing the 4 Heavenly Kings and Erlang Shen in his beast form.
Obviously that's the point, game is great but nothing new that the original GoW series accomplished.. with all merit technology has improved so fast that we expect this level of improvement, nonetheless this game has taken inspiration from the GoW series and some elements from the Souls series.
@@camf33god of war is a shell of its former self. This is what GoW should of been. Even Final Fantasy 16 was more god of war than the letdown Ragnarok is.