Black Myth Wu Kong EXPLAINED - Cultural References to Journey to The West/The Monkey King

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[@justafreak15able]

KZbin recommendation you did well.

[@ckkher]

For once youtube recommendation did not fail us

[@Gambette69]

Right?! 🙂🙃🙂🙃

[@ch3ater467]

Facts.

[@Mikey-ikeyyy]

I swear it's a rare thing lol

[@kingstonanith]

Yeah what a surprise, a welcome surprise for sure.

[@kaizo_kon]

The game company should hire you as an ambassador to explain the full gameplay...

[@budgiecat9039]

or localizer script editor

[@c.kainoabugado7935]

I was thinking that too! She already did someone's work for sure. Hehehe. I'm hoping the English version turns out appropriate to AvenueX standards lol.

[@meowskylev4785]

你在开玩笑吧……

[@chuanhuansu9189]

如果你们是因为别人讲着英语就觉得别人不懂西游记，那你们就错了，这个女生的中国文学功底很强，至少比你强，还能用外语解释得这么好，我非常佩服他。如果我误解了你的意思，那么不好意思

[@chuanhuansu9189]

如果你们是因为别人讲着英语就觉得别人不懂西游记，那你们就错了，这个女生的中国文学功底很强，至少比你强，还能用外语解释得这么好，我非常佩服他。如果我误解了你的意思，那么不好意思

[@ThePortraitArt]

Just to add the book was originally written in the 1500's. I have read it since i was 6 to 8 (basically when I can read, not uncommon in china since this book is popular). Goku from DBZ is adaptation of the Wukong the Monkey king. In Naruto when Orichimaru first attacked the village and Saratobi summons the monkey to help him, that is the same reference to Wukong the money king. One of the Jinchuuriki is kinda based on him also. There are many other anime reference to him that I probably forgot. Oh and as far as I know, only maybe 3 beings are more powerful than him. One is of course THE Budda (even tho it really just means the enlightened one), who might as well be the big G - GOD. The other is Guan Yi, who is this goddess that have and could reach Buddha enlightenment level but choose to stay as a small g god, for the sake of having more opportunity to interact with / help / enlighten others. The next one is Zhenyuan Daxian, or Zhen Yuan Zi. This God is basically the father of all gods in a sense. He was able to capture wukong. (but this is before SUN leveled up even further through his battle with heaven). Still, can Zhen Yui Zi over power wukong. Could be, but the novel didn't focus on him too much. Guang Yi did comment in such a way that seems like Zhen Yuan Zi is next level and more powerful than her. shrugs.

[@Xenos777]

not include in a lot of other games as well

[@HanQ28]

I think Guan Yin is a male bodhisattva, at least originally. His name sounds feminine in Chinese, and his appearance/outfits have mostly been depicted as feminine, especially since Song Dynasty. But Guan Yin actually originated as the "Sanskrit Avalokitesvara" who was a male bodhisattva. So I guess in a way, Guan Yin can be both male or female, or just genderless, depending on which time period and place you're from. At least in modern China, he is more widely perceived as a female deity and motherly figure.

[@SaiyanGamer95]

Unless I'm mistaken, what about Erlang Shen? Wasn't he the only one who could match Sun Wukong in skill and strength, being the one who actually captured him?

[@TaigaXsenpai]

first Dragon Ball was more like a parody of the myth.

[@ThePortraitArt]

@@SaiyanGamer95 well yes and no, cuz like dbz wukong went through a bunch of stages of leveling up. That god is strong and has beaten wukong, but not Wukong 's late level. (he also captured him with help of other gods, and then wukong leveled himself up again when they sentenced wukong to die but it backfired) In the end of Wukong's destruction on Jade palace (and beginning of journey to the west), Wukong beat him and the other gods, causing the Jade Emperor to call upon the Budda for help. It's like invading mount Olympus and beating everyone and Zeus has to call on the big G-O-D for help.

[@MageMaurix]

Though, I'm not Chinese, I was BLESSED to have seen the TV show in the mid 90s. It was shown on a local channel in NYC. So, I definitely GASPED and got goose bumps when I heard the theme song. This is an absolutely great review!

[@thanhnguyenduc2867]

I see you the man that have a best childhood

[@ericwang914]

Journey to the West is one of the greatest novel in China and greatest IP for all time for a reason. It seems that this game has really jumped out of the box formed by 80s TV series. I mean although the TV series brings common memory for the majority of Chinese and people interested in Chinese culture, but it was not the real JTTW, a Children's Edition at the most. The real JTTW is way more interesting and thought-provoking than the TV series. Hopefully this game can open that door for all of us.

[@589sponge]

I also loved this programme when I was a kid in the UK 😊 the way he would blow his fingers and his cloud would appear above and pigsy always made me laugh 🤣

[@NoticeMeShizun]

When that title music plays I almost teared up oh my god childhood!!! I’m not Chinese but Journey to the West was huge in South East Asian countries as well. I remember growing up watching the drama and reading the illustrated book for children. This is so cool I wish I could play the game too XD

[@johnhuynh7741]

Lol, I’m Vietnamese and Chinese so my parents were bound to make me watch regardless 😂 I absolutely loved it

[@NoticeMeShizun]

John Huynh dude them VHS tapes were a good time lol

[@johnhuynh7741]

Ruiki Toji exactly!!! I absolutely loved the show and watched it for hours since my parents had the full thing. And when they played the title music from the 1986 ver. I just died from the excitement 😂😂😂

[@chronical]

i knew about the legend while googling on asian drama websites and i just watched it by curiosity, love the story.

[@ALLAHwithdaughterALLAT]

corona virus in china

[@SpikeRazorshards]

Remember that time Wukong went to hell and found that book of everyone that's going to die, and then he found his name and just inked his name out! LMAO

[@normanvanwyk1127]

lmao wow

[@mrfadzy5427]

and by that pretty much makes him immortal that king of hell cant do shit to him

[@ShweMyaukMyauk]

yup...he did that

[@MasDoeL]

nah he ripped the pages of his name and all of the monkey in the mountain

[@Lululuke1980]

He ate the immortal peach 🍑 to double on the safe side.

[@lutfifawzy9561]

KZbin algoritm is really good this time

[@HenSt-gz7qj]

just appeared on my recommendation today.

[@archerdark7524]

Greetings from Hungary! I am a great fan of classical chinese literature. My first book was the Journey to the West and my second book is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in this genre. But i personally found to much magic and unbelievable things (Xiahou Dun eats his own eye etc...) in these stories. My absolute favorite is my third book (not just in this genre, but from all books) is the Water Margin. Water Margin is a medieval masterpiece! Plausible in all ways (I even feel myself anxious when the treacherous wife killed his own husband, the brother of Wu Song or when i read that Panther Head wife commited suicide) The comic parts of the drunk "Sagacious" Flowery Monk are always a relief for me :) Trivia: The Water Margin didnt respect the spoilers because in the chapter names, the book spoils itself :D And you know what? I really liked that because back at these medieval days, not every man is a crybaby edgelord like nowadays.

[@xinchen5509]

wow,u really make me a chinese feel ashame that i didnt even finish all these 4 grand novels

[@simongao1942]

"金瓶梅"is very good

[@TL-fe9si]

@@simongao1942 hahahaha

[@5433D]

@@simongao1942 This is the pinnacle of ancient Chinese erotica hahaha

[@Qladstone]

​@@xinchen5509 其实迟一些读也不防，幼时读了也未必明白其中含意，现在进入社会后再来读，也许收获还远胜幼时读而后不复！

[@Wenji777]

I think almost every Asian person has watched Journey to the West growing up. Journey to the West is my all time favorite story. I use to have dreams of being Sun wukong haha. I love how much the story references real Buddhist values and teachings. I’m so excited for this game.

[@stephenchoi2791]

hahahah i remember as a kid wanting to learn how to use a bo staff

[@simsgazytech2013]

I don't know if middle east or south asian know Journey to the west. But i believe instead east asian, south east asian know journey to the west due popular series from HK..

[@user-Void-Star]

@@simsgazytech2013 he mean yellow race

[@nighttrox7046]

@D C, Y C. I believe Sun Wokong is based on Hanuman witch is a India Lord/god and Thailand has Hanuman to

[@martinzdansky5305]

Not just Asian. I'm European (Czech) and no matter how foreign it was at the time, I loved that show as a kid.

[@Gurugurustan]

Finally. A commentary that addresses and bridges the gap between Chinese/Eastern and Western reviewers. While I had seen many Chinese reviewers who gave indepth reviews, opinions and explanations to the lore, your video is done in English and easy to understand. Great!

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

This game already seems to mean much to us westerners, just because of its sheer beauty and references to a story that we're only vaguely aware of. I never knew how much more it means to the Chinese.

[@Xyan]

The 3 disciples names: Wukong means "Enlightened to non-substantiality". Wuneng means "Enlightened to Life Potential". Wujing means "Enlightened to Purity"

[@chicoti3]

what's the 漢字 of the other two though?

[@hujron]

@@chicoti3 悟能，悟净

[@chicoti3]

@@hujron thanks

[@yuyang9240]

haha indeed better than the "emptiness" as in the video

[@Lululuke1980]

Before LOTR, there was Journey to the West.

[@Jake-dh9qk]

Why can't wukong and the monkey just ride thr cloud all the way to the west xD

[@thuanlehuy4977]

@@Jake-dh9qk The Grand Buddha told the monk that he had to undergo 81 challenges in order to get the admission to get the sutras and to be deified as a Buddha. He later recruited Wukong, Bajie, Wujing as his pupils and the White Dragon as his horse, so they had to accompany him to the West, step by step. The monk had already explained that to Wukong in the first days of their journey together.

[@Jake-dh9qk]

@@thuanlehuy4977 Thanks, but it was a joke on how frodo didn't just ride the eagles to mordor.

[@truonganhdung3176]

@@Jake-dh9qk That's a sentence: "Can't be 1 step to heaven". Showing that's it's not easy at all to access heaven or budda's land. Budda won't approve your ability if you don't prove it by passing lot of hard challenges. Otherwise, this monk is just normal human. In buddhism, human are stuck in dirty, greed, easy to turn worse. Our main character monk need to train himself and wash all the thing before reaching the ecstasy land of buddha, where gold and jewel are just sand, buddhas are turned from diamond and lotus (mean very clean and pure). After this journey, the monk turned into buddha as a result. Using the cloud is cheating and prove nothing. This story is around the monk not the Wukong.

[@lyhthegreat]

@@Jake-dh9qk yeah why didn't he? because the eyes of mordor will see them?

[@gekkanshounen5112]

As a Chinese from Taiwan, this existence of this game was absolutely mind blowing to me. I can't contain the hype haha

[@junweihe8229]

哈哈哈是刚变中国人的吗

[@gekkanshounen5112]

@@junweihe8229 Hey, I've been Chinese my whole life, regardless what the rest of the idiots on that island pretend otherwise.

[@junweihe8229]

@@gekkanshounen5112 would be more convincing if we're actually speaking Chinese wouldn't it

[@gekkanshounen5112]

@@junweihe8229 你說呢?

[@junweihe8229]

@@gekkanshounen5112 哎这才像话嘛

[@Kairava]

I don't know how many times I've rewatched this video since it came out :)

[@ArchaeanDragon]

Thank you for the wonderful cultural translation. Translating the words is easy. Translating the culture, what it means, how it feels.. well, it takes talent and empathy. Kudos! :)

[@chipmantis]

The music immediately brought me back to those evenings, when my family had dinner together and watched Xi You Ji on a box TV (occasionally moved the antenna for better signal). :D

[@momoom2915]

Let's just give up on Hollywood and let the stories/sagas/tales be retold by game developers. I'm looking forward. I'm not Chinese but I'm loving the concept of shape-shifting. Also learning history/culture while playing a game is always nice. And the music sounds so good too! I loved the witcher and the European representation of tales and the atmosphere of the landscapes and the music was also brilliant.

[@n3tw0rk_n3k0]

The forbidden kingdom was horrible. I did like Jet li and Jackie Chan

[@Soluchi-InfiniteCoCreatorGod]

Nice review and breakdown.

[@mikedelgrande5296]

Thank you so much for this detailed explanation! 🙏 Your interpretation was better than any other video I’ve watched on Black Myth Wukong.

[@RenHeng_canon]

As a gamer woman, I am super excited about this game! They are doing FANTASTIC for an indie game. Great video and good observations as always! Greetings from Mexico! 💖

[@TheSunshineRequiem]

u mean a female gamer...

[@C4rnage-n8u]

hahaha😂​@@TheSunshineRequiem

[@batsukamuro]

This was incredibly entertaining and informative.

[@xchazz86]

Great video explaining Sun WuKong's mythology, pretty sure the old man is the mortal formed version of WuKong. As after his many deeds and transgretions against the gods and buddha, he is punished for all eternity. The lesson of the stories of WuKong is ultimately one of teaching humility as WuKong is characterised as extremely arrogant and careless with all his powers and cunning. Ultimately it teaches the audience that no matter how challenging or how successfully your journey becomes, in the end your biggest enemy will always be yourself. This is an extremely valuable taoist/buddhist philosophy which should be shared with as many people it can reach through whichever medium possible.

[@tuftuf7257]

Thank you for explaining, thank you for the lessons and thank you for translating 谢谢 xièxie (i hope this is correct, i dont want to offend xD)

[@ricklin2804]

There is one thing I want to add: Dragon is normally referring to the big lizard with wings in western culture, but Chinese Dragon (Long to be specific) is more like a snake with horns and claws and fins. 蕨根不等于龙。

[@Lululuke1980]

In fact one type of Chinese Dragon is 烛龙 'candle dragon' suppose to be Aurora.... According to western Han book of monsters. 山海经。infact.... Aurora northern lights look like Chinese dragon.

[@ckkher]

It becomes apparent to me now that u mention it

[@alto491]

@D C, Y C. wyrms are demonic though, which doesn't fit into the chinese loong's description

[@alto491]

@D C, Y C. idk what word to describe them, but anything draconic in christianity is demonic

[@alto491]

@D C, Y C. but anyway, wrym isn't a good translation for the chinese dragon (loong)

[@franco9091]

OMG!!! so well explained! ppl who like the trailer should definitely see this video, thank u so much!

[@kakashi1982]

Being a Chinese in Singapore born in the 80s, my childhood memory has this classic Journey to the West drama playing every afternoon (it's a super long series). The theme song is the most recognisable tune, full of chinese mythological, fantasy flavour and brings back so many memories. Of course, when I heard it at the end of the trailer, I couldn't help but cried. Anyway, great great video, explaining alot of things which some I know some I don't. Clear and concise and must watch for those who have any interest in this wonderful tale, and hopefully amazing game.

[@blakecandesign9628]

If you were born in the 80s in Australia, you probably watched this whole story in a series called ‘Monkey Magic’. Aww, the memories 😍

[@jettekko5044]

unbelievable，do you speak Chinese?

[@blakecandesign9628]

@@jettekko5044 - It was dubbed in English.

[@tarynr59]

So happy that you could explain this so well for us! Definitely get a console if this game is made successfully, I would watch your playthrough from start to finish and cherish your observations!

[@allelujah1210]

agreed :)

[@redman02]

that was so interesting. they should definitely hire you for an extended analysis of the game/lore.

[@surihuang6378]

第二期game play视频来了，老师！！第二期的文案我特别喜欢，期待您的更新~

[@xiaoousong9882]

老师讲得太好了，到位而且易懂。现在出了第二支预告片，请问老师还会做这种讲解嘛？其实整个神话体系都希望老师讲解(我是中国人hhh支持良性文化输出)

[@hugotob]

请关注游戏本身，别在这绑架游戏。做好游戏，水到渠成的事。

[@xiqin379]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@hugotob人家也没绑架游戏啊？cg解读难道不是关注游戏本身？？照你的意思 谁都别做游戏背景文化科普了😅

[@gogoawy]

With the game just released I can only think of you - the Chinese lady who speaks perfect English, understand Chinese cultural thoroughly, has experience in media production in China to explain maybe not the entire game but just the animation cut scene? I saw them and I loved them very much not just for the aesthetic which I think are very cinematic but also for the deep deep meaning behind. I grew up with Journey to the West and I love the original series and this game gave one add new layers of meaning and I would love to understand what are those and you are the perfect candidate to explain . I know AvenueX is not a game channel but this game have a ton of meanings behind those beautiful action scene and cartoon (some I would say on par with Love Death and Robot). Please please spend you precious time to see them , I believe not just me but many other players have the same desire to know and to understand. Thanks

[@jollyrancher5972]

That ending music 😭 so nostalgic

[@joechapman8208]

What a great video: thank you! We had the English dubbed version of the show in the UK on BBC from '79 onwards, and it was hugely popular. As a nerdy kid, I read the Arthur Waley translation of Journey to the West because of my fascination with the characters, and found that the book was even wilder! There were some missing episodes, unfortunately, but those were eventually redubbed by the English voice cast so we were able to fill in the gaps in the end.

[@coraline2770]

I love that you can really tell the developers love the source material and even the shows on it it’s so impressive

[@lilp5299]

I'm glad someone is finally explaining the mythology of the game to the entire world. This novel was the first Chinese novel I read, even as a person born and raised outside of China, and my favourite of all time. The most memorable part of it, for me, was when Wu-Kong was taken and put into that pill-refining pot and "refined" for 7x7=49 days, they all assumed he'd be ashes, but he bursts out the pot beyond pissed, with the new skill of shooting "lasers" from his eyes!!

[@Ryviusx01]

If I remember correctly, it also gave the monkey the ability to see through illusions cast by Yao (demon). It's always been the point of contention in the book since the monkey can see a trap/disguise from a Yao but the monk doesn't always recognize it because he's too gullible/trustworthy/dogmatic. Because of that, the monk would usually get tricked/captured by Yao and the monkey always had to save him and say "I told you so."

[@statsscience4748]

Idk how we name the ability 'Golden laser eyes' or 'fire laser eyes'? whatever it's so cool

[@claudius3359]

​@@statsscience4748it's fiery golden eyes.The 'laser' part he got it from birth

[@TheSpore35]

at the end of the reveal, when that song came on, it brought me back to my childhood

[@Stagefire420]

I enjoyed this video, especially the breakdowns of Chinese Language.

[@itsTtttank]

They just released a new trailer. Please do a break down of that one as well! Wonderful insight, thank you!!!

[@edisonyang3658]

Really looking forward to play this game. Was so excited when I saw the gameplay trailer. And of course, avenuex being informative as always.

[@undead_corsair]

That was very informative and interesting. I knew a little about Monkey's powers and story before but it's cool to get a greater insight into all the details in the game.

[@Super.Dario.daVibediver]

AvenueX is sooo beautiful and her voice is calming me down and I was pretty chill coming in🥰🥰🥰

[@GoldeneyeDoubleO7]

They released another video and I hope you do another one of these

[@mr559]

Where have this channel been all my life? So many shows and reviews I can watch now, and we get language lessons too 😁.

[@theanhluk9984]

I ABSOLUTELY love this. Diving in depth in Chinese culture is always a treat. I grew up with the drama series and I can vividly remember dying of laughter every time he'd transform and mess shit up.

[@benjaminb5232]

Wow just wow. I can't describe how well she's done explaining all those culture references and translating the lines. I hope this video gets recommended to every viewer that has showed interest in Black Myth Wukong. 小姐姐太牛逼了！

[@wisebuddhaboiy]

I saw this show growing up every Sunday in Ghana and that title music definitely brought back a lot of memories. cant wait to play it!

[@thaivang8726]

I didn't expect that you will do a review on this game. Journey to the west, a must watch drama. I remember watching this drama as a kid. Love everything about it.

[@Dreamzkt]

Thank you for your detail explanation of the game trailer. I really enjoy your video because I know exactly what you are talking about. Even though, I am not Chinese but growing up in Asia, I remember watching the Journey to the West series with father when I was 8 or 9 yrs old. We both love the series. Watching this trailer, it’s reminding me of my father & bringing back so much memories. The music at the end of the trailer, omg I have to stop everything since it is so nostalgic. I hope the team will able to finish the game, and release it not only in China/Asia but to the West too (since I am currently living in the U.S.)

[@gantrnd]

When that music at the end hit me, I got goosebumps and a lump in my throat. I am not Chinese, but the series aired in Mongolia when I was a kid, all the millennials from Mongolia will also know this song because it helped to define our childhood. Thank you for the translations, it really took me back to the carefree old days! I hope the western world will get to know that this is the granddaddy of their favorite mangas.

[@aka_says2384]

There should be a “super like” button, if nothing else, your video explanation has me hyped for this game. 💯👏🏽

[@tyrisvn]

Thank you for being very throughout, I hope you do the 2nd trailer recently came out and perhaps gameplay later on. I got chill listening to the final OG journey to the West music, literally childhood came back

[@icesiren927]

I had no idea this trailer even dropped but i found myself fascinated by the graphics and by your explanation into it. Thank you!

[@timalice-2833]

I’m glad this came up in my recommendations. I read Journey to the West a few years ago. Sun Wukong is my favorite literary figure. Seeing this trailer has made me want to re-read it

[@Course6Beaver]

Game Science did the right thing by allegedly standing up against a certain western company. Thank you. This story has been told to me by my grandparents and parents growing up. I want it to stay as true to the source material as much as possible.

[@wherethegreatestplay3529]

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[@masteroneal]

Ok I have to pause at the 15min mark just to say that you and your coverage of this trailer is nothing short of excellence. Wow. First timer to the channel and I hit the red button gladly 🙏🏾🔥 Edit: It would be incredible if you did a full play-through of this game after it releases🙏🏾

[@114Lazy]

She’s making a new video about it. It will be out soon!

[@warpegius457]

@@114Lazy really?

[@santaengineer776]

When that ending music plays, I stand up and instantly know that my childhood was a happy one. Thank you!

[@ReddieEddie]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful face with us and breaking the gameplay trailer down for all of us to understand it better. Thanks again😎👍🏼

[@cossavard]

This was an excellent guide. You can see a lot of parallels between the original Dragon Ball series here too. Son Goku, his cloud, his staff, the fact that he changes into an ape. Really insightful!

[@noviben_]

Comment first, edit later 😁 Journey to the west is super popular too here in Indonesia. Your review bring back my childhood memories. Omg super cool video game 😍

[@quantumdelta123]

In Myanmar as well, I think all over South East Asia safe to say. I grew up watching the series back in late 90s on cable tv every night after dinner. The whole extended family, it's really just a rush of nostalgia.

[@noviben_]

@@quantumdelta123 really? I guess we have a very happy childhood, watching this show with full team family member after dinner. Whoa time flies 😅

[@seanc9520]

That 80s drama got tons of reruns in my country too. Pity the modern remakes had to mess it up by adding love plots.

[@chinesedefencenews81]

Hello,did it was translated to your language?i think Chinese language is difficult to translate accurately,

[@noviben_]

@@chinesedefencenews81 it was dubbed to my language, so as a kid I really enjoy the show without reading the subtitles 😁

[@LuisRodriguez-bb7wo]

Thank you for providing this detailed explanation with references. I watched the Chinese 80s drama dubbed in Spanish as a child, but had never heard anyone reference that show until I watched your video. I was excited for the game based on the trailer, but now I am more excited to learn the story!

[@BadassCharlene]

Could you please make another video for the newest trailer? I'd love to hear some more of your insight!

[@rc08zzr600]

Wild this video was made 3 years ago and the game came out last night where I am. Hope you are getting to play it. I’m having lots of fun playing it and learning about the story.

[@visa422978]

Sun Wukong was literally East Asian's childhood in 90's.To see a game coming in honor of this folklore is just amazing.I really hope the story sticks to the original literature.

[@gabrielaraujo6381]

Guys, just remember that the Journey to the West is the for several Mangas/Animes like: - Dragon Ball - Son Goku it's the japonese translation of the main characters name. The Stick that can change his size. The character being a monkey (remember that in DB Classic Goku has a tail and can transform itself in a giant monkey) and a lot more. -Naruto - One of the Bijuus (Tailed Beasts) is a giant monkey named Son Goku . Here's his introduction to Naruto himself: "I'am the Handsome Monkey King of the Water Screen Cave; the King of the Sage Monkeys, bestowed with the Dharma name of Son by the Sage of Six Paths. I am Son Goku, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven" For me it became far more easy to understand the concepts of this game and this incredible story by seeking for this Pop Culture references. PS: I'm just a Brazilian weeb, so probably I'm very wrong in a lot of ways, so I accept your help if anything that I said it's wrong.

[@Koenigg99]

You missed another reference in Naruto: the Sarutobi family summon (the Apes), Enma in particular, has the ability to transform into a Golden Staff aka Sun Goku's staff.

[@Tsurf]

It's referred to in Toriko as well, with the Monkey King in the Gourmet World and his ridiculous strength. How ridiculous? This monkey plays by skipping rocks around the world, but the "rocks" he uses are full on mountains he just tears from the ground and yeets it across a massive ocean.

[@katherinechang8747]

As a Taiwanese who grew up overseas, thank you for filing in my missing cultural heritage. I've always wanted to become more acquainted with my culture, but reading chinese is so slow for me... I'm so glad your YT channel exists!

[@aureliomook5078]

欢迎回来，同胞

[@Michael-bl5xh]

Amazing breakdown, I'm happy to see that I know enough of the journey of the west to pick up on certain details as well. You translating what they were saying gave a lot of insight to what the game could possibly hold, so again great job! I'm so excited for the game, I can't wait!

[@kennethwilliams543]

Journey to the west is one of my all time favorite classical tales right up there with the legend of Dr. Faustus and the Tale of Genji. Alot of people are saying the second WuKong is the Six eared makack. I'm just thankful to being exposed to the story and experience so young thanks to the old early 90's rendition of the story of Son Wukong called Monkey Magic.

[@Mushroom-Kula]

If you like the Tale of Genji，I highly recommend "Dream of the Red Chamber" (aka "The Story of the Stone"), which I personally think is the most literary value of the ancient Chinese novel. Not to say who is superior or inferior, but when we introduce the Tale of Genji to others, we tend to say that it is the Japanese Dream of the Red Chamber

[@Sunshine-si4fc]

could you break down the new trailer that got released recently

[@hilaryfijolek4608]

Thank you so much!! As a westerner who has been learning about the journey to the west story, I am fascinated. The details you give are so entertaining & enlightening!

[@condorX2]

The abilities of the Monkey king and the story of "Journey to the West" are common sense for average Chinese, but I can see how it may sound strange to ppl from a different culture. Just want to list some of the main abilities of the Monkey King from the original story, not sure how much will be shown in the game: 1. Transform into 72 different forms. 2. His weapon is "如意金箍棒“, shown as the gold characters on the weapon in the game play. It was originally the pillar of the ocean, and the Monkey King forcefully took it from the dragon king of the ocean. It can change size as he wish. So normally when he is not fighting, he make it needle-sized and hide it inside his ear. 3. He s also known for the ability to pull, blow his own hair, and turn them into his clones to help with the fight. 4. He can travel very long distance instantly on "筋斗云“ which is a special cloud that pretty much function as his personal jet. :) 5. He also has "火眼金睛“ which is an ability that he obtained when he was trapped in the Alchemy furnace in the god's realm. The ability enables him to recognize other transformed/disguised creatures/demons in their original forms. But what shown in the game was likely the story before he obtained the ability. Also it may not be needed for the game play. 6. "金钢之躯" which translate to iron body. He is immune to common metal weapons and regular fire. 7. His spirit can also go out of his body. In the story, when they are in an dangerous environment, he sometimes leave his body with the group to protect his master, but his spirit will travel far away to get help. Again, not sure if this will be shown in the game since the story seemed to be before the actual Journey to the West, also it may not be something needed for the game play. 8. Also common magic spells and superpower that Western super heroes have, such as enormous power, fly, freeze the enemy, moving things in the air, spit fire, ect. He is pretty much the ultimate superhero in ancient China. I am sure this is not a complete list of his abilities. That is why this game gonna be so exciting! I am so hyped! Hopefully they will pull it through and make the game available next year or the year after! -Narcoleptic Kitty

[@tedjomuljono3052]

Sun wukong is the original superman, while Lex Luthor keep warning people of how powerful Superman was and how dangerous he is if he turned on humanity, Sun Wukong had actually became that threat, before he went on a more heroic path You can also say that the Five Finger Mountain he was imprisoned in is what inspires the Fortress of Solitude

[@KajiRider1997]

Loki's shapeshifting isn't far from Wukong's shapeshifting imo.

[@Uouttooo]

@Harris Fu He was never mentioned again in the book once he kicked Wukong out of his school. So he was only in it early for a little bit.

[@sarojjena4023]

But not more Abilities than The Hanuman

[@lucas-xf7rc]

@@KajiRider1997 Loki doesnt have limits to shapeshiffting as the monkey King does

[@Helghast73]

Superb looking trailer/Hiring showreel, you know maybe you could interview over the web of course their studio in Hangzhou 😁👍👍👍 And thanks for explaining details and you shouldn’t feel the need to apologise for a long video especially when it’s educational 🐵

[@rainiminiatures2184]

omg didn't expect you to cover this!! the gaming side of youtube has been raving about this game for days!

[@SuryakantBharti]

Thanks a lot! 🙏🌹 This video deserves at least 10 million views!! Random videos about this game in various channels have got more than 1 million view... 🤦‍♂️

[@RollaHolla12]

Just now watching this breakdown in 2022 and I absolutely love how you explain it and have such enthusiasm for it even though it's a video game which is not something you typically breakdown. Thank you so much for enhancing how I can enjoy this game when it comes out because I was not very familiar with the story of Journey to the West before hand! Very excited for it's release.

[@kptsjn]

I love that you make this video to introduce more people to Journey to the West and provide the background to upcoming game. I really hope the game will turn out great or at least decent.

[@mrdot1126]

like in every Chinese "anime" or 3D animated series, cultivation is everything.. love them...

[@Jinkypigs]

like in every "western game" .. learning magic and "leveling up" is everything. "loves them" .. Seriously you trolls are so mindless

[@kuliosw4815]

Chang Fong Chua TBF leveling up was more of a JRPG idea, typical western cliche would be the chosen one, the mentor, and the maiden in distress. Still a stupid criticism tho

[@collinsmin]

Yessiiiir algorithm doing the right work

[@lizahanson8834]

This is perfect to watch while waiting for the game to finish unpacking on steam. Useful information to have when playing the game.

[@NicholasKJable]

Trailer 2 is out. Can you do the same for that as well? Thank you so much! Great vid

[@jacobong1747]

i hope u make the another video for the new trailer, really appreciate your efford!

[@anhduy106e5]

WOW. I have never seen anyone did such a elegant and detail job translating and reacting as you just did.

[@parasahuja662]

Hey, the new trailer dropped, hope youll be breaking down that too for us.

[@AscendantStoic]

Thanks a lot for the info and valuable insights, the connections to the old show based on Journey to the West were the most surprising parts.

[@mrdot1126]

also its amazing that Dragonball is based on Monkey, i mean as a kid back then you did not known things like that....

[@asip2274]

same also God of High School..

[@manbolomo]

not based on, more like took references from

[@magnuscritikaleak5045]

@@asip2274 god of highschool is unoriginal.

[@TaigaXsenpai]

original Dragon ball, was in a certain way a parody of Dragon ball.

[@yongkykuncoro]

Sun Wu Kong in Japanese is Son Gokou. It started out as JTW parody, just saiyan...

[@DrBigBack]

This was so enjoyable to watch. Well done!

[@qobo5socikwa666]

This was truly insightful!!! Thank you !!

[@loojohnson3069]

As Chinese, I know the whole story about Journey to the West! But I am very impressed to the game design! Might be one of my wishes about game design with Chinese thing. I am wishing if the game can include more in fighting the heaven force and hell force.

[@TheWowWow88]

Wait .. first of all, wukong didn't steal the "stick" from the dragon king of the east, the dragon king challenged him that he could move the stick, he would give it to him (btw he also gave him a set of armour). Second, he didnt just go to heaven and wreck havoc. He was invited to be a deity but it was a lowly post that looked after the heavenly battles horses, which he thought was degrading to his capabilities. Thus he declared himself Sage Equal To Heaven and proved it by starting a 1 man war with heaven

[@ryoninmarada456]

In my recall, sun wu kong was searching for a weapon from the Dragon lord but can't found any of his satisfaction. Later when he saw something glowing outside the castle, he saw a giant pillar of ocean and he was interested to make it his weapon, but the Dragon Lord did not approve since it was a pillar for ocean and would create a disaster if it were pulled off. Considering the pillar is so heavy, hence, the dragon lord dares sun wu kong if he can pull it off, then it can be his. Andd.... he can puledl it off, the Dragon Lord was very surprised and cannot hide his disappointment of being a fool.

[@KikaCheshire]

@@ryoninmarada456 In the version I have, the Dragon King was tired of Wukong telling him that all the weapons were too light and his wife whispered to him that they could show the monkey the Staff that measures the ocean, because it was glowing since a few days anyways and maybe it was meant to be for him, and that way they could get ride of Wukong. I feel that the weapon was stolen anyway, because Wukong was pressuring them and threatening them so they gave him what he wanted but under pressure and fear.

[@PhucNguyen-tr1pz]

​@@KikaCheshire If i recalled correctly, Wukong saw the glow and wanted to see the weapon but the Dragon King refused to let him in. Then his wife told him just let Wukong try it, it's not like Wukong can lift it anyway. The Dragon King made the promise to give him with the belief that Wukong cannot use the stick. So in a sense it was given to him

[@GaM3Addict904]

YOU'RE AMAZING THANK YOUU!!

[@gyula4792]

Excellent video, thank you very much! I just watched it one week before the release.

[@jhanblanco6124]

Watching your explanation of the game, got actually interested in the game, they need to HIRE you asap, you did an amazing job

[@duplessis3]

THe series played in San Francisco where I was living in the 80s. My housemates and I watched even though we don't speak Chinese and aren't Chinese because the person who played Wu Kong was just amazing! I can't even remembered if it was subtitled...

[@reesonh3407]

We Chinese all love the actor But sadly, a dragon slayer finally turns into the evil dragon... This is another story tho 😦

[@kickheavy8982]

Your knowledge of The Monkey King is so impressive! The enthusiasm and attention to detail is very engaging. Great video!

[@wayfaringstranger5808]

18 seconds in I liked and subscribed. No I am not simping. You know right away when you run into a channel that delivers quality content.

[@kevintian2103]

📙 Fun fact 📙 108,000 li roughly translates to around 54,000 kilometers or 33,554 miles. So in one somersault, Sunwukong can travel from China to India and back, 7 times. Or from China to the US and back, 2 times. For reference the circumference of the earth is roughly 40,000 km. Let's say one somersasult takes a gererous 3 seconds, Sunwokong would be traveling at 18,000 km/s. Which is 52 thousand times the speed of sound. 64,800,000 kilometers per hour. That's one fifth the speed of light. Funny thing Sunwokung isn't the fastest at traveling in Journey to the West. That title is held by Golden Winged Dapeng Eagle, a demon Sunwukong faces closer near the end of the novel. The eagle demon actually turns out to be Buddha's own eagle and can fly 180,000 miles with just one flap of his wing, easily outracing Wukong with a few casual flaps of his wings.

[@user-te6hb8vr8k]

I honestly believe they supposed to be faster than that since wukong was able to travel from earth to heaven in seconds and since human realm and heavenly realm each of them need to be have it's own space time continuum so wukong and golden wing great peng need to be like octillions of times faster than lightspeed Like let's say for example wukong is 54 octillion times faster than lightspeed while great peng 100 times more faster than wukong

[@RichardmpayiTnway]

what just happened at 6:02 that was a cool glitch. ps:love the breakdown

[@psilocybabe]

I'm so excited for this! Thank you SO much for such a comprehensive overview of all the cultural references - I've learnt more about Chinese literature references from this channel than my entire childhood/family. Look forward to the next video!

[@sac4i]

Hi! Super late comment but this video helped me a lot in an essay I was writing. It was very hard since I am not a native Chinese speaker so having the in depth breakdown of all the dialogue in the gameplay demo was incredibly helpful. Cheers!