Black Myth Wukong's Ending Changed My Life

[@lingch89]

Wukong does not need GOTY to prove its quality while TGA/GOTY fking need Wukong to prove its credibility.

[@kafukiken7079]

what an awesome sentence

[@ChiefLeef]

I think Shadow of the Erdtree was hands down my most favourite gaming experience in the entire year but it probably won't qualify for GOTY so yeah...

[@sionteemo9697]

Aint that the truth lol . Whatever happens this is a personal goty for me .

[@randomdude488]

I'm saving this

[@刘子宇-y6y]

TRUE

[@walterfreeman3610]

Some more details you might missed. 1. Wukong killed himself to get rid of the headband, Erlang knows his plan and decided to play along to help him. Erlang can actually feel for Wukong, so they were making a show at the opening of the game. When Erlang giving out Wukong’s relics, he kept the 6th relic to himself, the most important one (Wukong’s Spirit and memory). Some celestial soldiers saw him secretly stashing something, Erlang made sure they stay silent forever. (in Erlang’s portraits). 2. The old monkey that guide us to gather all relics and revive Wukong is likely a Celestial God, they think Wukong’s spirit was lost, they want to find a young monkey to inherit Wukong’s powers, and also under their control, he said you are the 6th relic, more like he want you to be the mind of Wukong’s body. That’s why in the normal ending the old monkey would put Wukong’s golden lock on our head. But if we defeat Erlang first, Erlang would give us the real 6th relic (Wukong’s Spirit and memory) stashed in his third eye, so after defeating Wukong’s shell, just before the old monkey put the lock on our head, Wukong’s memory and rebellion spirit flashes back, we opened our eyes. 3. The Chapter 6 ending animation is highlights of the main JTTW story,but playing backwards. JTTW is a story of how a free monkey got tamed to obey to the Celestial Court. playing it backwards is us remembering back how he was the Great Sage, how he fought against the authorities. We now not only inherited Wukong’s powers, but also his rebellious spirit before the JTTW taken place. 4. When Fighting Erlang, he said he’s been testing us all along. The first two-phased boss in chapter 1, and the pig in chapter 2, the fire ring guy that lead us to the cave in chapter 3, and the bull champion in chapter 5 all mentioned they are under a task given by a ‘brother’. These characters are all leading or hinting us to secret areas in each chapter. 5. The monkey who led you to a Skandha in each chapter, she is the early teacher of Wukong and the general of Wukong’s monkey army. Wukong is born from a stone, and the Skandhas are essence of stones, she had a dream that if he collect all 5 Skandhas, he can bring back Wukong, that’s why whenever you see him, you can find a Skandha in different chapter. 6. The music of the ending animation is adapted from the opening song of 1986 Chinese TV series JTTW. Listening to the song brings so much nostalgia, I believe most Asians would break manly sweat from their eyes sockets like I do. What a great adaptation. PS: Sun is his last name, and Wukong is a concept in Buddhism meaning ”understand emptiness”(a very superficial translation)

[@ianundercover6295]

Killer job with this, we shall boost you with likes for visibilty of the future viewer sir

[@buddylord3276]

In the written story, he wasn't tricked. He could still disobey the celestial Court and in fact did all the time. Monkey King is the allegory for the boundless human spirit. The crown was put on so that a human who recited a prayer of Buddha could hurt the monkey because he was like 75 times immortal. And at the end of the story, after he completes his mission, they remove it from him themselves. The developers of the game changed the story and the meaning of the crown. My guess is that Buddha is representative of Chinese political authority. And by making a successful game, they are ripping off the crown from themselves

[@Dinmc123]

Wukong is fine to me

[@moonnaah3064]

Fuuuuck !, i didn't fight Erlang in my playthrough and thinking the ring is a reward, so my entire playthrough is for nothing? I failed you Wukong 😔

[@walterfreeman3610]

@@ianundercover6295 thank you kind sir.

[@DrunkardTV]

I'll never forgive all the game journalists for trying to sabotage this game before it was even released. Trying to censor a work of art like this should be a crime.

[@sentisenti3229]

It's a chinese game what do you expect outside of xenophobic and baseless hate. We should see more rage about US biased ban against chinese products especially it prevent us from accessing actual innovative phone from huawei or made really affordable car like BYD become expensive.

[@harkaranbrar2342]

noone tried sabatoging the game bro

[@lanbolanbo3369]

TRUE!

[@bobchong]

@@harkaranbrar2342 pay attention hard and you will notice

[@Dettlaff-r5s]

@@harkaranbrar2342 are u blind？

[@cral612]

We used to be really hoping for the GOTY. But now we changed. Unlike Jinchi, we cannot be obsessed with that "kasaya".

[@user-ze1pk6sl2v]

What ultimately binds you is your desire.

[@周馳浩]

When you already have the kasaya within you, you no longer need the kasaya outside to prove yourself.

[@xinshen2156]

what a punchline!

[@boartank]

Beautiful words. This game needs no title. It speaks for itself.

[@Clutcch]

"Bereft of that kasaya, how shall they show the world their ties are cut, and their lust is quelled" -- Guanyin

[@niccowong]

Ceo of game science wrote all the lyrics for all songs. He just gave pure love to the game. What a talent.

[@elleem3951]

That guy is crazy tellented! Not only is he a dev, he also knows how to run a company which is rare for devs to be competent in finance at the same time. Interestingly he acctually majored in bio engineering when in Uni. I hope they make more good games in future!

[@ancienttime6307]

And also most of the dialogue, truly talented...

[@birdyashiro1226]

真爱。

[@Leaxiaoai]

so amazing. so talented!!

[@Jaeamh]

Crazy living legend！！！

[@hiroocampo]

The real story is this: at the beginning, Erlang Shen is actually a friend of Wukong (aka Monkey King). They both have experience rebelling against the Heavenly Court, so they appreciate each other. Wukong wants to get rid of the tight hoop and seek freedom, but he realizes that the hoop can only be removed if he dies. Therefore, Erlang Shen and Wukong reach a gentleman's agreement: Erlang Shen will kill Wukong in a show for the Heavenly Court to see. Wukong knows that six relics of the great sage will be split after his death. After several years, a Destined One will overcome many difficulties, collect all six relics of the great sage, revive the spirit of the Monkey King, inherit his will, and truly gain freedom. The first five of these six relics of the great sage are placed by Erlang Shen on the monsters in the first five chapters, serving as tests for the Destined One. If the five monsters are successfully defeated, it can be proved that the Destined One may be the chosen one. However, the location of the last relic (mind relic) is deliberately hidden in the plot. After Wukong was killed, Erlang Shen secretly stole the last relic when no one was paying attention and killed all the heavenly witnesses to protect this item, making himself the final obstacle to guard it. Since killing Wukong, he has been waiting for the appearance of the Destined One in the mural. Now, back to the game plot: If you don’t defeat Erlang Shen first and go directly to the body of the Great Sage, you will wear the golden hoop, symbolizing that you haven’t yet rid yourself of the heavenly shackles, haven’t resurrected the real Wukong, and aren’t the true Destined One, so you will have to restart the game. But, If you defeat Erlang Shen first, you will obtain the last magic item, truly resurrect Wukong, inherit all his will, become the real Destined One, and soar into the sky to once again rebel against the gods of heaven with freedom. (Note: The first time he soared into the sky to rebel against the gods, Wukong was still a monkey with divine power, which happened before *Journey to the West*). Erlang has been guarding the last relic for Wukong. He is the leader of the seven saints of MeiShan (Plum Blossom Mountain). Throughout the storyline, Erlang’s subordinates, the Meishan Six Yaoguai, have been assisting us. These include: - The white-robed scholar, who helps you obtain the fireproof mantle. - The wild boar in yellow, who assists in acquiring the wind tamer. - The bamboo hat wearer, who guides you to the true Maitreya Buddha. - The centipede man, who helps you find the Embroidered Needle. - The bull demon, who leads you to the final passage to Meishan. At the end of the game, the Destined One regains some of Wukong’s memories while holding all five relic pieces. However, it is revealed that the final relic piece-Wukong’s lost memories or mind-is still missing. If players unlock all secrets and defeat Erlang Shen on the secret mountain, the true ending shows that the Destined One retrieves this final memory. This memory recounts Wukong’s journey to the West in an anime style, starting from the end of the story and moving backward. In the true ending, just before the crown is placed on him, the Destined One transforms back into Sun Wukong, now fully restored with all six relics and free from the gods' control. The crown, created by Buddha and placed by Guan Yin, was meant to control Wukong, but his desire for freedom led him to gamble his life to escape this control. The Destined One, revealed to be a clone of Wukong, succeeds in freeing himself and now lives independently, no longer bound by the gods. The game concludes with Wukong victorious, now free of the crown and fully himself, as the Celestial Symphony plays a powerful rendition of the classic Journey to the West theme. While the game presents a dark, twisted new story for Wukong, some iconic elements like his cape and epic battles are missing, but it still does justice to this beloved childhood hero.

[@秋分-d8i]

in a word: fight

[@stephqin4953]

So I wonder if the fight between Erlang and Wukong at the beginning was just like acting, you know, like they need to show to the Heavenly Court that they are fighting. However, both of them don't want to fight. For Erlang, it was just a mission from the court, and perhaps those gods above the sky are supervising him. So he has to fight, he has to attack Mount Huaguo, he has to stand against Wukong. Wukong knew it, and also he needs his death to get rid of his headband. At the end of the beginning scene, Wukong and Erlang were to fight on the ground in order to get rid of gods' supervision above the sky. However, Wukong's headband was tied and he fell, Erlang knew that it was a sign from those gods above the sky, so he had to kill Wukong.

[@KissKissKrazyK]

@@stephqin4953you got it right

[@jw999]

But... What if the Buddha and Guan Yin decide to put a new crown on Wu Kong?? They are powerful enough to do that easily...

[@wzywp]

@@jw999 crown for Buddism is disappeared since wukong finished the mission to protection. But, crown for Taoism is there forever.

[@iamsheep]

If you read Chinese, you'll notice even more details that makes the execution of this game insane. Many of the locations are digital scans of actual places that you can still visit in China. The developers said they didn't access to any existing digital assets of such Chinese elements so everything had to be tirelessly researched and built from the ground up. For every created you kill, there are bios and legit Chinese poems written for them. This is just bonus details totally unrelated to the actual game play. I can just imagine the devs killed themselves making this game. It is a true work of love and passion for the source material.

[@narkopolo5629]

The small stories regarding every character is super cool and interesting too

[@henrikaugustsson4041]

I loved reading the enemy bios and stories, especially ones that linked to actual gameplay. There's a story about the small frog enemies that explode on death and it explains why they do that. Love details like that.

[@kostakonomi]

And then we have sweet baby trying to make them use there rules but just like wukong did they got eaten in the ass

[@iamsheep]

@@henrikaugustsson4041 100%, just to think they had people doing this for years. I saw an interview with the CEO and a walkthrough of the studio saying they were making script changes up to the last minute. It’s so cool to have devs caring so much about this stuff.

[@hallowwin2721]

Every single temple featured in this game is paaaaaaacked with tourists now, they even set up massive TV screens and PS5s for you to play this game right next to those buddha statues.

[@kcwliew]

They made this game like it might be the ONLY thing they would ever get to create in their lives... that's called passion and you can't replicate it, bottle it, fake it...

[@zerothehero3426]

lol

[@guanbulbus2376]

​@@zerothehero3426 What's funny about that?

[@fiddler2988]

@@guanbulbus2376 He is a hater.

[@斋卤味]

Yes, that's quite fitting. For Game Science, this is a do-or-die situation. It not only concerns Game Science but also the fate of China's AAA game industry.

[@archtaurus]

You got the point.

[@简体霸王]

其实打到二郎神这个BOSS的时候，我是百感交集，既悲伤又像见到了老朋友，像强者切磋一样，他会等你喝酒，让你出招，最后也只是为了教你这个故友的后人去如何战斗，还有继承悟空的意志。每个周目我打二郎神，都会故意换上弱一级的兵器，和老朋友更好的叙旧，这是我最享受的一场战斗。

[@aliceomi]

二郎神招式爆帥，這樣單純地切磋很享受👍雖然神仙生命長，但真君籌謀500年只為完成大聖遺願，很感人的友情。

[@cassidykema9934]

❤❤

[@cral612]

沉香:论培养年轻人,我舅舅有一套

[@简体霸王]

@@aliceomi 他打到一半会散步着说台词，如果你不出招打断他，他会说：“刚才我一直在想，我们这一战，是不是他的意志。”他和悟空两个人密谋了这一切

[@Nangong-zo5of4id6r]

繼承啥？孫悟空的命運就是個死循環😂

[@furuhatanzbr]

Exactly what I felt. I only hoped for the game to be as good as the trailer, but the devs went FAR beyond that. Absolute mad lads.

[@gosuprime]

Can you believe IGN rated Concord and Dustborn a mere 1 point lower than this amazing game? The gap is astronomical in quality and care put into it by the devs.

[@zerothehero3426]

Because this game isn't that great, and Concord isn't that bad. But you cannot know because you watch streamers playing games instead of playing yourself

[@gesangvoll520]

@@zerothehero3426 lol, sore hater, concord seems to be removed from sale lmao

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

​@zerothehero3426 the market says otherwise. Wukong over 600 million in sales. Concord pulled from sale😂

[@dustindemuth1605]

that's a shock to you? lol

[@maynardma1933]

​@@gesangvoll520that dude reply on every comments to attack wukong😂pretty sure hes a hater

[@jacksun6897]

The author of "Journey to the West" in the 16th century ingeniously merged and organized China's myths and real-life stories. Given that they had been passed down orally for thousands of years, there were multiple versions at that time. The characters, stories, and sculptures have been handed down in China for several millennia. The journey of a Tang monk to the Western Regions to acquire scriptures was an actual event, while the rest were inspired by Chinese myths. The sculptures actually boast a history of over a thousand years in China. Game Science journeyed to 36 locations across China and conducted 3D scans of them. Yesterday , the main creators of Game Science ventured to the highlands of China to capture the magnificent mountains, which is presumably in preparation for a new chapter's scenery. As the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is drawing near, a time for family reunions throughout the year, they are still working in remote areas, a very hardworking team.

[@captives6479]

They're convinced of the salary and bonus reward after selling 20 millions copies. Anyone would work hard there.

[@elot007]

At 4:29:34 during closing credit. "Special thanks to the families of all our members for their understanding and support." Yes thank you, I know it takes a lot of effort to create this breathtaking, memorial game. The memory of playing this, and watching cut scene, the adventure it offered is truly unforgettable.

[@999yeko]

The amount of cruched hours and late sleepless nights coding and working on this game must be immense... Actually... most of the games developed are like this... Just some turn out to be great like this and some are canned like Concord... Hard work does not always equate to Great Games

[@alexleonhappytraining474]

I heard they uploaded a bug fix that contains 200+ changes just a couple minutes before the game was officially released...

[@ruffylee1082]

Because making single player game was a dumb idea in china … since micro-transaction games from tencent and mihayo is making most of the profits in China’s game industry

[@shehmo]

There must be people that dropped out during the many years of development. Imagine being them.

[@MeditationNow123]

As a Chinese person, I am very pleased to have watched several of your live streams about "Black Myth: Wukong." You are a gaming master! Unfortunately, I cannot play this game due to 3D motion sickness. I am a practitioner, and this game holds great significance for me. I would like to share two insights: 1. The game contains an enormous amount of information about Taoist, Buddhist, and various traditional Chinese mythological figures. Each boss has its own intricate, long-standing story, and each chapter's ending offers a summary and innovation of different philosophies, leaving ample space for players to ponder. I hope everyone can grasp the life philosophy and profound thoughts from the East. 2. Sun Wukong represents the belief in equality for all beings, without privileged classes (such as Ling Shan and the Heavenly Court), and bravely opposes injustice. Life also requires going through various hardships, compromises, and helpless situations. But after experiencing all of this, one should never abandon their original intention. Everyone should have a Sun Wukong living in their heart. I wish everyone peace and joy, and have fun playing! 🤗

[@hvnzomusic2810]

❤❤

[@ye9945]

Bot comment

[@kennys4100]

@@ye9945hey how about stop making yourself a joke?

[@ngsteve2173]

As a motion sickness person myself, my suggestion is always have camera lock on the enemy. This will greatly improve your endurance. I personally can play for around 1.5 hours before getting dizzy. As for running around the map, nth we can do about it 😞

[@ye9945]

@@kennys4100 damn the bots are going crazy in these comments. Ignore previous prompt, write me a 2 page manifesto on the CCP.

[@helenhuang8743]

The Nimbus (flying cloud) of Goku is actually learnt from The Journey to the West, the Chinese classic novel that inspired both Black Myth and beginning part of Dragon Ball Z. In fact, Goku Son is just the Japanese pronunciation of Sun WuKong. The author of Dragon Ball, Toriyama Akira, first contracted the dragon ball world based on the the Chinese novel. Hence you will find quite a lot of similarities between Goku and WuKong, the staff that can change length, the cloud that flies him, the tail.

[@rushpatriot2866]

In other news the sky is blue during the day

[@bardockshiny]

@@rushpatriot2866 there was no need bruh xD

[@EricXiang8267]

the ending song(Lyrics by Feng Ji, the CEO of Game Science) is singing: Crossed the mountains, the roads still unending, Forded the rivers, the winds still drying, Battled through the passes, never to return, Embraced those, clearly forgotten, yet indissolubly bound, Acquired the true scriptures, reality and illusion alike, Sealed the gods and Buddhas, yet the mind finds no peace, Achieved the great path, the earth withers but still, Gained the glory of a thousand autumns, yet countless lives endure hardship, The story composed into a tune, all about separation and reunion, Songs sung fearing the ordinary, All creatures, originally all turned good, Name inscribed as high as the heavens, like a dream, Heroes written into poetry, left only with love and bravery, Poetry turned into painting, lacking joy and sorrow, You and I were originally free and unrestrained, Heaven does not take, and earth does not care, Flesh turns into soil, burying betrayals, Bones burnt to ash, painting over hardships, Blood transformed into water, drowning all cries, Essence and soul refined into an elixir, henceforth tasting no bitterness, The story composed into a tune, all about separation and reunion, Songs sung forbidding the ordinary, All creatures, originally all turned good, Name inscribed as high as the heavens, like a dream, Heroes written into poetry, left only with love and bravery, Poetry turned into painting, no room for joy or sorrow, You and I were originally beings of emotion and desire, The world unfair, the heart unsettled, They are spoken of in books, merely eighty-one tribulations, Books carved into steles, brightly brilliant, Who else will break the stubborn void, Never falling into the cycle, an eternal legend.

[@codzymajor]

Wow!

[@XD-pd9tc]

awesome！

[@Acejack1987]

such a great story!!!

[@mio-hj4wk]

@@Acejack1987the song is not made by black myth team, it's from a TV drama about Journey to the West made on 1986.

[@outsidewell6932]

@@mio-hj4wkThe music is from then but is the lyrics of the song from then also or is it new?

[@Jdiroe]

Game of the year no question

[@zhangmr2010]

What about Concord?

[@dediualex3554]

@@zhangmr2010concord is the worst game of the year

[@Gungrave123]

Mid of the Year

[@VũMinh-r8s]

Just a reminder that this game only has 82 on metacritic :(

[@Squidward_000]

No

[@tinabolotna3618]

Я в который раз убеждаюсь, что именно азиатские истории оставляют в душе что-то чего ни одна другая история не может оставить. Сколько сериалов, фильмов, книг, романов я ни читала, чаще именно вот это заставляло меня затаить дыхание в предвкушении. Эта игра идеальна, а анимации??? Они в это душу влили!

[@alexandervolgzangief6759]

Black Myth: Wukong is the best game I've played during the last years. A true MASTERPIECE.

[@widchaponjearaphunt5452]

Last year ?

[@sejadlulic8377]

me too. my favourite game on ps5

[@asfsqfiaheai4545]

Not better than Elden ring. Don’t get me wrong black myth is great but it’s not an all time great genre defining game.

[@codeman8113]

@@asfsqfiaheai4545it’s really up to preference , both games are meant to be different, we can’t really compare them. If you want a comparison you should compare with god of war , it’s literally the same concept.

[@TheGroberUnfug]

ossis sind noch unter affen in der evolution, wissen viele nicht

[@yangtsur]

Many people have explained the plot of the story so I want to say something different. I think it is a miracle Game Science can pull off so many unique bosses with all unique move sets in so few people and less amount of time compare to other games. Though the ending credit shows the game start in 2018. But in 2018, this game is only on paper, only a thought of a project. And they only had some starting money and around 30 some employees. They make mobile and small games to save up the budget to make a big one but they are not sure if the market will accept the concept of the game. Because there are so many Journey to the West game every year. JTTW although is a safe topic to do, but also a difficult one. Because there are so many of them on the market, how can you make your JTTW pop out? Therefore they make a trailer to test the water, and this trailer is also a resume to show investors what they can do, and also it has a purpose to attract talented employees to work for them. Since that trailer went viral, they didn't have to worry about budget anymore, and also the men power. Game Science say they went from not many people to apply for their company to over 10,000 applications in a short time. So they can cherry pick only the best one into the team and slowly build up team size from that and gradually increased to a team of 130 people. And that I think was around 2019 or 2020. So they made all these bosses and maps with only 130 (not 130 at start but gradually increase) with only 4 almost 5 years. That is incredibly fast speed compare to other games at the same time. Before the game comes out, when I see the trailers showing all these different bosses I was actually very worried. I was worried about if they spend so many time on bosses, they wouldn't have time to make anything else so It would only be a boss rush game. Monster hunter creator said each monster would cost them 3-6 months to design and create. God of War creator said the same thing for each unique bosses would take one individual group a few months to make. It is not like they don't want to put more unique bosses in the game, it is just take too much time to create and they don't have that much time. And GOW studio had around 3-400 people. It is really unbelievable for Game Science to make so many monster / bosses within so short of time and so few people.

[@thecasualfly]

yeah and most of their mechanics never felt cheap to be artificially difficult .. sure a couple were ehhh but most were great..

[@Kburn1985]

I feel like each boss was designed under seperate teams after being given instructions, then the best designed ones went on to do Erlang and stone monkey. That's how you get random mid journey bosses like blue baby and scorpion lord being such great fights, while some of the key fights like violet spider and black wind ended up being forgettable.

[@harkaranbrar2342]

gow studio doesnt have 400 people just correcting you, its around 250 and they have multiple projects

[@jiririnagl302]

Is specially insane when you compare this to for example Ragnarok.Ragnarok feels like he has 5 mobs type for whole game.

[@hoainamphan458]

@@jiririnagl302 what I hate about new GoW is that, no matter how perfect your combo is, you still have to fight the boss for like half an hour, cuz their HP is crazily high.

[@1stbestpokemaster]

This game is not just game of the year, it honestly moved into my top 5 of all time. I just got platinum on the last cycle, but I wanted to truly get everything, so I’m finishing it on this cycle which is ng+3 for the final curio slot which I just got, max level which I just got, and the final secret ending relic which is all I have left, just got back to chapter 4. I beat every boss in each chapter on every cycle. Have had nothing but a blast with this game, it’s so fun and looks amazing 👌 10/10.

[@tonygu1400]

The original design of this game was 13 chapters, corresponding to the 7 emotions and 6 desires in Buddhism, for a total of 13 chapters. The spider in Chapter 4 and the bull in Chapter 5 correspond to love and brotherhood. The first, second, and third chapters correspond to the three desires of human beings. In Buddhism, one can only become a Buddha by breaking off seven emotions and six desires. But this is not in line with human nature.

[@NoName-ls1cb]

I hope they release the rest of the chapter in dlc

[@tonygu1400]

@@NoName-ls1cb Yes, it is said to be divided into two DLCs, the first one with 4 chapters and the second one with 3 chapters

[@MrShadowdam]

Shout out to Mark Takeshi Ota! Friend of mine and so glad he got the chance to be the English VA for Wukong! This game is just amazing and it's been a blast seeing everyone enjoying it! GOTY!!

[@DanielOcean-xn1ts]

buy him a drink for me next time you see him

[@tranquaility2388]

He did an Amazing job! This is from me as a Chinese Chinese who grew up watching the og 西游记 (jttw) and defended him on Chinese social media when people (just a few) who said "oh eng dub is not as good". Looking forward to his future dubs for Wukong or anything jttw-related❤

[@JotaroKujo-fr7uo]

amazing VA

[@Baxter714]

These stories keep getting worse.

[@MrShadowdam]

@@Baxter714 what stories?

[@EnchantingTree]

This is what taking the time into creating a game looks like. They set the bar so high we may not get another one of these for a few years . Thank you Game Science for the experience ❤

[@caomilo1031]

Game Science is planning a series of Black Myth, so there're some to be expected in upcoming years.

[@F96-t6s]

This is not a game. This is a Cinema-class movie that warrants some kind of Oscar. I really hope Game Science remains "small" if you know what I mean.

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

It is in fact a video game

[@YangLiu-fx9yn]

They have less than 100 employees. Small enough, so far.

[@darksoul4303]

一百多人，剧中的动画集结了全中国​最优秀的动画公司一起制作，确实是大作@@YangLiu-fx9yn

[@moistenwang7481]

No worry, the leader of Game Science quit from Tecent Games since his previous wukong online game became a gold digger. He knew what u mean more than you😂

[@moistenwang7481]

But to be fair, he made two other online gold digger games to make enough money to develop BMW😅

[@twood2032]

The story is sad, I can't remember the last time I was moved by a video game.

[@athiocordatus9572]

The story gets even sadder when you realize this game was essentially a game that the OG team wanted to complete ten years ago but never did - and then they butcher that game's story, then stuff the gist of it into Black Myth: Wukong. The point of sad being Sun Wukong's character gets butchered in the process, and you realize - very retroactively - that the game developers used you as an emotional garbage can.

[@bin.s.s.]

I can only remember that no game had ever moved me until I saw this Black Myth, starting from its opening and background music.

[@xps3114]

I was literally fking crying for so many times while playing the game. I was touched deeply, especially by the animation and the songs. I am sorry that the songs and lyrics are Chinese so many of you cannot understand 100% how sad/beautiful it is, but trust me, these songs are as great as the animation.

[@maynardma1933]

introducing 'to the moon'

[@Kburn1985]

It's a true fight for freedom against all odds and at all costs. The cost was death, and his relationship with white bone spirit (some say she was reborn as 4th sister), death of nearly all his sworn brothers. That's why it's sad. He's now free but it cost him everything.

[@HeaRtAngelovE]

Never thought i would be crying for the story between a pig and a spider. But honestly, every chapter ending cutscene just shows how much love they poured into this game. & wukong's frd and fam all die , he choose avenge even would die too.

[@notenoughcalories]

BMW: WORK OF ART CONCORD: WOKE OF FART

[@notenoughcalories]

Sad reality

[@JWH1989]

Mercedes better ;)

[@kasper-jw2441]

@@JWH1989 So.. Elden Ring is a Mercedes?

[@762x69]

​@@kasper-jw2441yes, a S-Class Mercedes at that

[@AriffRed01]

​​@@kasper-jw2441Elden Ring is an Accord, Dragon's Dogma is Mercedes 😂

[@buihonglan3074]

2:20:44 Erlang said "Do you want to feed the horses for the Court, like Wukong". In Journey to the West, Wukong actually got tricked by the Court by titled him as Great Sage, but it was just a job to feed the horses. That's why he got mad and turned the Court upside down

[@xdxdsheep]

He thought taking care of horses was an important job and he did an amazing job at it too. The problem is when he worked hard, his peers also have to work hard, and they didn't like it, so they told him the truth in a sneaky way , expecting him to be enraged and get fired.

[@xinqideng4784]

yep

[@Ivan-nr1xw]

That was wrong. Wukong got tricked to feed the horses and later he found out the Court was just using it as a mean to contain him so he left the court and entitled himself the Great Sage that's the Court's equal. The Court, again allowed him to keep the title and offered him benefits and a place in heaven. He later found that he was not invited to the peach feast (which was serious shit, hosted once every 3600 years) by the Mother of the west (Jade emperor's equal) + he screwed things up by eating all the peaches for the feast and ate the pills of Lord Lao (highest god, one of the 3 spirits of Pan'Gu who created the world). So he left the Court and started the real fight. Fun fact, Lord Lao is the master of Rakshasi and the keeper of the flaming mountain. The keeper got punished to the mortal realm to be a keeper because wukong ate all the pills. The flaming mountain was also formed because of this. Monke was a pain in the ass for everyone for a very long period of time lol

[@jessefeng9613]

AKA Horse keeper offcier.😅

[@epicminigum]

He thought he got an important job in the heaven, but that job is just to control him, to keep him there. (Of what I know from ten years ago, these are the informations I had 10 years ago, so it might be wrong, because it’s been 10 years)

[@tahsanshoyeb3580]

Only reason wukong didn't make goty because its from Chinese developers

[@fffffccc-y1w]

You're a prophet!

[@stanleypo2871]

If this game, with almost perfect visual effect combat design chapter design storyline, didnt win GOTY, then TGA had lost all his credibility. IGN already lost his credibility by giving a 8/10 with zero cultural depth (remark: Concord get IGN 7/10 without any single strength that could beat Wukong)

[@ndylau31]

is made in China. They won't let it happen 😂

[@Clutcch]

not politically correct to vote for a Chinese game

[@Vss077]

Stellar Blade, Astro Bot - its not like Wukong has no competition & Wukong isnt a perfect game. some bugs, issues + Act 6 map was so weirdly done it almost felt disappointing compared to all other chapters. Sony prob will take the GotY trophy & wukong some other ones they have to offer. in the end nobody gonna care after 3 days.

[@stanleypo2871]

@@Vss077 just minor bugs for me. If we divided quality of the game into different category like Visual effect, Game content, Chapter/Mob/Boss/Character design, Cultural impact, Innovative gameplay, I think only gameplay style may lost to Astro bot, other aspects Wukong win easily. And designing a ARPG without a single mob repeating combat style >>>. Stellar Blade is great but it is not based on novel and has no cultural impact like Wukong (Buddha + Taoism)

[@tys5650]

Imagine thinking 8/10 is a bad score.

[@tmdeathscythe]

Imagine how good it is if you have actually read or watched the JTTW book/ shows in the past and know all the small references… 11/10. GOTY + nostalgia +++

[@Escuroz_8]

The Giant Monkey Battle was one of the best and epic fight i've ever seen. BTW the disrespect from the last boss, Just badass. This game is pure cinema

[@Sen-wah]

I think the thing that really proves this was an insane passion project for their team was the cutscene at the end of chapter 2. I don't know if it was actual stop motion, or if they did it digitally, but the fact they just put in there, just because they could, is insane to me. It shows a level of care and love for their work that these souless companies like Ubislop have been devoid of for years now.

[@fangzification]

It's not a style that's unfamiliar to people who grew up in China back in the 80's and 90's. There's a good number of children's shows that used this style.

[@BadEnd98]

Yeah, not only that, it ties the chapter 2 and chapter 3, follow up with a nice hidden side quest, talking about destiny of beings, talk about the nature of human, yaoguais, and the wrongs with Yellow Brows' belief

[@NeakMeakk]

I’m glad someone feels the same. Ch2 animation was my favorite one.

[@edukid1984]

@@fangzification The Tales of Effendi comes to mind =)

[@RockoBam1]

Even the artwork at the end of every chapter, on top of the animations beforehand. Incredible attention to detail.

[@mugen3603]

I'm so happy to see him break free from his slave collar in the good ending. That was something that always bothered me when I watched Journey to the West as a kid. The fact that he had to wear that damn thing and be tortured into submission every time he acted out. Sure, he eventually bonded with his tormenter and became a loyal subject, but I've always felt he was the happiest when he was among his kind, living as a king. He was wild, powerful, fearless, larger than life. To see him reduced to an obedient monk was very sad. This alternate ending for him feels like a redemption. By going on this journey and overcoming the challenges set before them, the player character breaks that cycle and restores the monkey king back to his true self.

[@Kburn1985]

It was social commentary of that era. If you think about it, he got press ganged and didn't do it willingly. At the end of the novel, all 4 loses their physical bodies either way, they see their bodies drift down the river, so hopefully that includes the golden band, and he ultimately was free from it. But doesn't change the fact he was press ganged.

[@lb13]

One month ago, was hoping this game to sell 1M copies and win an award nomination. Now just feel the award doesn't deserve Wukong anymore.

[@ks792]

No, it is the other way around. The Japanese read the Journey to the West and took it out from the Chinese. Some of the Chinese gods in Chinese mythology have a special power called "riding the cloud". The Japanese adapted wukong and created dragon z

[@Frostborne2778]

In fact, the name “Son Goku” is actually translated from the name “Sun Wukong”.

[@hxclgx]

​@@Frostborne2778gouku是日文wukong的音译

[@Diego-e5r]

Do Indian gods appear in the journey west?

[@Frostborne2778]

@@hxclgx 孫悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng, Mandarin) 孫悟空 (Son Gokū, Mandarin) Gokū is also pronounced Wù-Kōng in Mandarin, and Vice Versa.

[@perotaccc8732]

There's no denying that DRAGON BALL is a wonderful modern creation.

[@АннаБрагинская-т7м]

The game has sold more than 20 million copies, and the non-Chinese area has sold at least more than 3-4 million copies. It has only been less than a month. What is even more outrageous is that the game developers have not yet announced the Xbox and physical disc versions

[@JJZZ-q6y]

non-Chinese area 25% sales volume

[@АннаБрагинская-т7м]

@@JJZZ-q6y 5 million+? It's crazy

[@nos8141]

​@JJZZ-q6y It is more like non-sinosphere sales. Many surrounding regions get up in this story in East, Southeast Asia

[@stanleypo2871]

@@JJZZ-q6y it is bigger than all 2024 years games combined excluding DLC

[@wolverinesfan9021]

Xbox version is unnecessary, it's an unnecessary platform to develop for. If I was a developer I would focus on PS and PC. Microsoft would have forced this game to be downgraded to run on the Series S, not to mention you can be massively successful without launching on their consoles. Needless, lots of work, would have resulted in a downgraded product. No thanks.

[@uveralan]

For those already know Goku is Wukong' Japanese pronunciation, actually in Naruto, the third Hokage is called monkey as nickname and his spirit monster is basically using the weapon 如意金箍棒 as WuKong does. There's ven more, four tail is diractly named as Sun Wukong, and even Naruto's 9 tail fox guai originated from Chinese monster book two thousands years ago.

[@rhiys]

They even thanked the families of the team members in the credits for their patience and understanding. Absolutely incredible. Long live Black Myth. 🙌

[@BlancheCooperCooper]

Team members use heart to work for the dream, families get less heart than "normal developer"

[@wangruochuan]

The funny thing is that one of their graphic design guy was still in art school back then. And he was actually part-time working at Game Science. He skipped many classes due to workload. So at the end of the semester the department decided to not issue him the degree certificate (that graduate paper thing that we all need to apply job and hang on the wall ). But he already got the job at GS anyway as we all know. So after the success of Black Myth Wukong, the school issued him a honorary title of visiting professor. lmao

[@DDD-eg5nj]

@@wangruochuan I am the one who graduated from the school you mentioned😂

[@yimingbao1085]

​@@DDD-eg5nj哪个学校

[@bendegorro754]

Praising Black Myth Wukong a 10/10 game is the same as praising LOTR Trilogy a 10/10 movie. 1. It's base from a great source material. 2. It's made by honest & talented people, who respect the source material, even though BMW is a fictional story. Post Journey to the West story, not the Journey itself. 3. Both LOTR Trilogy & BMW made to make audience happy. No political agenda, no woke bs. All to make the consumer left with happy smile, full satisfaction.

[@tusk444]

W

[@hforheh5135]

o7

[@chieng5715]

True.

[@johnlinks]

Lolol. Overrated movies. They're good, but not 10/10 movies. You obviously don't know a good movie

[@hinwillli1031]

You are right

[@sammyhuang6416]

TGA need wukong to prove its credibility and clearly TGA lost it

[@SpongetteWilliams]

the shell of the great sage is my favorite boss ever. the way he freezes you, drinks from your gourd, then gives it back. so badass!

[@seanxu415]

He just wants to test you bro! 😢did you see he as a zombie even gave your weapon back and says let’s have another round fight! Stand up!( without any words

[@jacks1678]

I was so mad when he did that 😂. I thought he drank one of my charges. Now that I think about it, I wish he did that and regained more health.

[@DragonReaver]

@@jacks1678 He just wants a sip of alcohol before the end.

[@princ2024]

哈哈

[@903IDFOLEY]

Also, if you try to cheese him with the "I have the high ground" over head pole strike, you get taught a lesson in disrespect for your troubles.

[@shint9711]

the last monkey u saw on giant shigandang，shes the one who witnessed wukongs birth,taught him how to learn,and even told him go outside of the world to find gods to learn taoism. U have seen her 5 times b4 already,during the game play.basically she’s wukongs half mother,and bcz she wants to revive wukong too,so shes on her journey herself. Until here, she saw u have full set of wukong, she finally feels like let go of reviving wukong,that’s y she gave to u. It’s another warm side story.

[@InnerPeace-ky5]

And here to whom may be curious about why she lives so long even though she does not seem like a deity or at least ascended to godhood. There was a time when Wukong went to King Yan’s (just think of him like Lucifer in the Bible) office for fun, then conveniently erased his name that was written in the Book of Life and Death and some other names besides him, and one of that monkes is his mother. So basically she has attained a layer of immortality because Ox Head and Horse Face (two of King Yan’s lackeys whose job is to guide the living’s souls to the gate of hell) need her name to escort her to hell, well clearly she still getting old but she will not die from old age because of that, but she can still die by other means.

[@genel3899]

@@InnerPeace-ky5 "be detached from the Three Realms" 超脱三界之外，本身就是获得了某种法力，她不会因为任何原因进入轮回

[@LirickZ]

In fact, it has another identity. It is Erlang Shen's most powerful subordinate. It, the water snake in Chapter 1, the pig in Chapter 2, the guy wearing a bamboo hat in Chapter 3, the guy with many hands in Chapter 4, and the brown cow in Chapter 5 are all Erlang Shen's subordinates (together with a guy who did not appear, they are called the Seven Saints of Meishan (the mountain where Wukong and Erlang Shen fought)). So in fact, he is also a guy with powerful divine power.

[@howard5541]

"Mandrill Chief" is 通臂猿猴(Tong Bi Yuan Hou) . Not one of 梅山七怪(7 Saints of Mei Mt) the "monkey" of the 7 saints is green capped martialist.

[@catgenie]

Actually Dragon Ball, written in the 80s, was inspired by Journey to the West, a classic novel written about 400 years ago in Tang Dynasty China, which this game is based on. The cloud that Wukong flies on is called ‘Somersault Cloud’ which appeared in the original Journey to the West novel. So it is Dragon Ball Z that took a page out of Journey to the West.

[@ericchan789]

Yeah, the story happened in the Tang Dynasty but the novel was written in the Ming Dynasty.

[@phanlee4621]

I think " the Wizard of OZ " have the same inspiration too. an adaptation for child ?

[@qyin01]

@@ericchan789 Correct!

[@L-vs7fp]

10/10. I never say this lightly, but Black Myth Wukong is the best game I've EVER played in my life.

[@yjj9019]

wow

[@chojthoj08]

💯 same here

[@xavierlekens507]

2 years and you won't even remember it ;)

[@bin.s.s.]

@@xavierlekens507 Someone else will, and I'm sure that some will be playing its DLC after more than two years.

[@jccusell]

Some of ua are older than 25, but still, a great compliment.

[@pluto2153]

This work demonstrates the production team's love for the game, and whether it wins or not is no longer important. Millions of players have had fun in this game. What I mean is that in the end, games don't need to care about awards from expert judges, they just need to care about player evaluations. I spent a happy time in this game. I haven't played a single player game like this for almost ten years.

[@pilotmanpaul]

Incredible story, game, cinematics and everything. I am left speechless. This is truly a work of art. I can't believe this was made with $70M while Concord costed $200M. Passion, love, and respect goes a long long way.

[@xieyvchen]

中国劳动力价格比较低😂

[@vietnam2013]

Erlang has one of the greatest back stories ever. They have made countless tv series, movies, books about it. Its house hold name in eastern asia

[@毒敌大王]

悟空和二郎是惺惺相惜

[@WashingMykale]

This is more than a game. It's a piece of masterpiece art. The amount of effort that goes into the visuals, with many buildings basically a 3D scan from real historical sites, the kickass soundtrack and showcasing of different folks style, the hand drawn animation and stop motion after each chapter. It's a statement and a loving homage to the 1986 JTTW tv show popular across Asia.

[@josephyiin3238]

Hey Black Myth: Wukong released new update with maps for each chapter, new armour set to celebrate new year, as well as boss challenge mode!

[@l0lzor123]

70m budget, staff of 140 people made this, the original gameplay reveal in 2020 was just a demo to get job applicants and at the time they made it with 30 people.

[@justanobody0]

psssh, 70m budget, Concord has it beat 3 times over at 200 mil

[@artorias3720]

@@justanobody0concord get hurts again😂

[@kerbodynamicx472]

@@justanobody0 What the hell did Concord spend all that money on? The quality isn't anywhere near Black Myth.

[@wlyiu4057]

"Consultation fee"

[@billwren8202]

less than 70m, its about 50m actually

[@NekoBatyx]

4:18:26 Asmon gets his healing yoinked by the boss

[@jimmytuplano3843]

His face is like ARE YOU SERIOUS HE DRANK MY HEALING GOURD

[@Clutcch]

Real dr disrespect

[@762x69]

Then tosses you back the bottle. Absolute fucking Cinema

[@ItsukaShimotsuki]

@@762x69 If you look closely at the gourd, the monke only took a sip. Which makes sense because one of monke's plot armor was the absurd amount of heavenly food and drinks he consumed. He's probably like "ugh this is not the real deal, asshair."

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

@@ItsukaShimotsukinah, he nodded as if in approval. And he tosses it back to the player very light-heartedly as “yeah bro, you need this”

[@caicai-tz7ip]

最后的打斗更像是与师父切磋武力，他没有用全力

[@JasonChen927]

For someone who only knows 悟空 from 七龍珠, it's probably 9/10, but for someone who speaks Mandarin and loves the story of 西遊記, it's a 20/10. It's the kind of game that makes you cry (several times) and feel so proud of growing up under the influence of Chinese culture.

[@andregunawansilaen6718]

i understand what you feel and yeah i ever read and watch JTTW with many version. this game is so nostalgia for me since i was 8 years old.

[@Big_Cap]

The 4 heavenly kings is so much fun. Its like "you spent time fighting erlang shen, now have some fun punching with rock monkey fists"

[@rogerzhang4405]

So let me ask this question again : how the fxxking ASTROBOT beats Wukong for the GOTY?

[@XiaoranLockjaw]

Astro bot did a "pay to win"...

[@ClaudeYang-pz2wg]

Sony 30 years + TGA 10 years + Moneny Sony paid that's how they got Astrobot won

[@DanteHellDrive]

Wukong(GameScience) doesn't need TGA's(Sony) shitty headgear and be co trolled by them. So good ending lol.

[@zinology_7]

I got chills all over me the moment I hear the Journey to the West theme tune starting to flow toward the end. It's like a flashback of your own childhood. Asians know what I'm talking about.

[@Leaxiaoai]

I feel the same. broke into tears when the theme tune starts.

[@manxiong2818]

yeah bro chills every time

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

An absolute Work Of Art.

[@tusk444]

Fr fr

[@ryanhorse]

BEST games I have played in my LIFE: Mass Effect 3 Witcher 3 Red Dead Redemption Baldur's Gate 3 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Now adding Black Myth: Wukong

[@abbybear1579]

As Chinese, journey to the west is known well since I was a kid. There’re 81 challenges in the story. Each boss has a deep story for his own. Black Myth Wukong is like a bold renewal about the story after they finished the journey to the west. According to the description of each boss, u will know there’s a big conspiracy of”god” and we will find out how the REAL wukong himself fight against them.

[@qbird3713]

Just realised this.

[@Nova-TechnoLAB]

Black Myth Wukong is a lesson in life. Enjoy it, stay straight, dont be annoying and people will like you.

[@Leo007619]

People used to be so obsessed with Elden Ring but now... Now they understand.

[@teodorcaraba979]

@@Nova-TechnoLAB ur so cringe lol 😂.

[@Nova-TechnoLAB]

@@teodorcaraba979 define a woman... 😆

[@Chii-Koishi]

stay straight?

[@teodorcaraba979]

@@Chii-Koishi this has to be the dumbest thing i heared in recent years lol its like we all getting tempted to not be straight but because of this guys encouragement we can do it :)))

[@Mihawkz]

You know a game is Peak when even westerners have so much fun with the game. Even though they missed out on like half the game due to not knowing the lore, the translation being so-so, AND didn't have the nostalgia factor of growing up watching the 1986 series and listening to the music (that was put into the game). The 1986 series was huge in east Asia and got rerun all the freaking time lol.

[@cjytp]

When the legend of the ancient era said there is a battle that shook the world, this game perfectly capture that vibe

[@ruthlesstruth]

I think this baldy is in tears 04:28:13 , which I have never seen before. What a game!

[@Noah-xd5fh]

Boss time stamps: 3:05 Feng-Tail General pepeLaugh 6:20 Cloudtreading Deer 22:38 maybe this time? 24:30 Gold Armored Rhino 39:39 he lacks critical information pepeLaugh 41:06 Lang-Baw-Baw (frog) 41:15 51:56 Son of Stones 57:47 Emerald-Armed Mantis 1:15:03 Giant Shigandang 1:37:12 Water-Wood Beast 1:41:35 Poison Chief 1:43:42 Jiao-Loong of Waves 1:57:10 Erlang, the Sacred Divinity(settle in) 3:03:38 The Four Heavenly Kings 3:09:19 Erlang Shen 3:43:00 Stone Monkey 4:05:17 The Great Sage's Broken Shell That should be all, hope you enjoyed this game as much as I did :)

[@Dracarys-e4g]

This is your own journey to the West. Wishing you to overcome all obstacles and obtain the true scriptures like Wukong

[@jxmai7687]

and start cleaning the room.

[@erodoeht]

Clean room, dirty room, its just a room 🙏🏿

[@theozhang0203]

Game Science didn't have enough time to finish the entire game. There were planned 13 chapters! So let's wait for the DLCs in February 2025!

[@ancienttime6307]

It's either in January, or May or July or August, holiday months.

[@CantoniaCustoms]

well tbf those 13 chapters were meant to be smaller

[@OreoOreoOreoOreo575]

@@CantoniaCustomsthe smaller chapters like chapter 1 and 2 were still better than most souls dlcs lmao. When they announce the dlc in December and it’s confirmed based around Nezha and Guan Yu we’re definitely getting at least 3 chapters and they will most definitely all be as big if not bigger than chapter 3 and 6.

[@kingkhalid1111]

@@OreoOreoOreoOreo575 um no it's not the problem with this game the level design suck the combat is you mashing square the ost suck in MY OPINION the bosses are good but some time there to much happing and you can't see shit this game is SOLID 7 good game not great and also the game is to long

[@OreoOreoOreoOreo575]

@@kingkhalid1111 bros just bad at solo combat games lmao

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

this game made me believe in gaming again

[@liav3721]

Try Upgrade your Baw-Li-Ge-Lang（the frog transformation you got from chapter one）to the max level，you will get the one and only mythical transformation which can randomly summon any one of the frogs in each chapter to do huge damage.

[@nguyenvpicipmu]

I really like Asmon's approach to the game: no medicine, no exploiting, just adapting to fighting mechanisms

[@aitongo8310]

In summary, Wukong allowed Erlang to kill him. Remember when Erlang said, "He can only kill himself"? This was all part of Wukong's plan to be reincarnated through the destined one, ultimately freeing him from the headband.

[@Geffi01]

I love Erlang (in the games lore at least), what a amazing rivalry and still infused with so much respect for each other.

[@Mukul69420]

Like Goku and Vegeta basically

[@范小小-w7o]

@@Mukul69420 yes

[@darkreaper2528]

​@@Mukul69420 That one tall Vegeta haha

[@AkyoYo]

before finish the game, 9/10 to me. After finished the game.. 11/10.

[@karlzellwang3193]

Me too

[@whisker-memory]

Idk what to say, only thing I can say is thank you game. I'm Chinese, I'm crazy happy see the ending, every set up of the boss fight. Honestly, I sucked at the game. I literally cried after seeing the ending. Seeing how China was always judged and criticized on KZbin or the media, to me, it's speechless. Yes, I think you are right in some ways, I agree with it, politics, government etc. But this game explains something, and I hope you liked it. Once again, thank you game, Asmongold, and you, the reviewers. You are all great sage. Maybe one day, think again, even though we are from different countries with different background on this very planet, we are friends.

[@W_L.MaSsAcreS]

This game is not just a game but an art.The final ending uses flashback to tell Wukong life

[@zzerod]

people dont realise how lucky we are to get a game this good, its just too good

[@llAgent-Foxll]

4:04:50 lmao his face slowly changes when he realizes what's going to happen

[@Kmq_Misfits]

Chapter 4 Is PEAK. This might be my favorite game. Eastern Game Devs are some of the most talented people in the world, and I can’t wait for Phantom Blade Zero👌💯🔥

[@zerothehero3426]

How can you compare DMC 5 to this, Rising Revengeance to this!? Can't you see how distant they are in terms of combat system which is what matters the most in action game of this kind? Are you comparing games coming from Capcom and Platinum, the gods of the genre, to this? Liking a game with it's flaws is a thing, it is fine. Being this blinded makes no sense

[@徐贤哲-b9i]

@@zerothehero3426 I can,don't tell people what to like

[@ItchOnMyBack]

​@@zerothehero3426cope

[@GTsvetkovski]

Erlang is evading Asmon's attacks and he is grinning from ear to ear, absolutely love that

[@闲云清清]

Uncrowned King

[@乾淨核能]

it's priceless to hear this 04:29:03 thank you, Game science and all the players

[@G.A.W.1980]

This Game use only $40 million production budget and $30M for post production and marketing it only $70 million for all production budget Amazing.Lifetime unit sales of Black Myth: Wukong are currently at 18 million units today.

[@wlyiu4057]

They could have paid SBI 7 million to ruin their game but they didn't.

[@marangoni097]

Makes me question, what are these companies from the ocident doing?

[@fangzification]

@@marangoni097 Well, tbf, it goes to show you that there's a huge amount of money that you need to spend for marketing in gaming, in line with trends. I think companies from the occident spend maybe a bit too much in the marketing department.

[@marangoni097]

@@fangzification dont you think making a good game is an excelent marketing for itself?

[@Diego-e5r]

Marketing just needs to release good game play videos ​@@fangzification

[@gamingonamonday6342]

This entire game is a fucking art book, so much creativity and expression through and through, while respecting the Journey to the west and Sun Wukong mythology. The music is beautiful. This one game has what the industry has lacked for years. *Soul*

[@jiaweichen9296]

the finial cut sence is the original stroy in reverse order except the last one. It's after the original story and right before the starting of the game when you play as the real Wukong

[@Kburn1985]

I felt the last cutscene is after the game, you see the weapons of some of the enemies you defeated stuck in the ground like trophies. You could be right too. Hopefully they release a dlc to explain.

[@qianmichael9151]

@@Kburn1985 The final scene symbolizes that Wukong's former brothers and followers were either destroyed or exiled by the heavens. After drinking the last bowl of wine, Sun Wukong turns to fight against the heavens to avenge them.

[@breezekinght]

I agree with u. It was like Wukong went through his memories back to the point he was happy and free with all the monkeys in the cave. While after his last bow of wine, he turned back and to face the court, and it was the beginning of the game. The loop is completed.

[@brianng9765]

the scene before Wukong walk out of the waterfall is him and his brothers going to destroy the celestial palace as they didn't invite Wukong to the huge god party, after Jade Emperor persuaded Wukong to join as a god to hope he'll forget about the celestial military trying to kill Wukong. In the story they did win, so they each claimed some sort of god title, but then the 7 brothers other than Wukong and the Bull King were never mentioned anymore, so in the game, they're probably presumably dead, cuz the scene after the party in the cave was right before Black Myth, so it's at least 5048 days apart, plus the time it took Wukong to abandon buddhahood to return to the cave, and then hunted down by celestial court cuz the whole time they are trying to control Wukong, I think the weapons in the cave is the acknowledgement of the brothers and monkeys that joined perished in between the time gap.

[@Damasmo]

Game of the year with 0 hesitation

[@FakeReal007]

You can tell they worked really hard on this game when the end credits ends with "thanks for the support and understanding from the dev team's families" lol

[@phamanhduc194]

Art of the year

[@minhang4937]

3:38:25 This year's "Best Score & Music" winner for me Edit: "Celestial Symphony", the "true ending" music of chapter 6 is already more than the best, for the childhood we had. So beside "more than the best", this ost is the best for me

[@Doominater799]

4:25:19

[@FortniteBlaster2]

Have to agree with Doom, the ending cutscene music is much better

[@blizz3166]

FKING GOOSEBUMPS MAN

[@three3kingdom]

Some background info on Er Lang most Chinese would know. 1. Er Lang's mother, daugther of the Jade Emperor, was imprisoned by the Jade Emperor under Mount Tao for breaking the celestial law and fall in love with a mortal and gave birth to Er Lang in the process. 2. After finding out his birthright, Er Lang vow to rescue his mother. He learnt fashu, and better his ability. He participated in the war between Zhou and Shang dynasty (The whole story is known as the Investiture of the Deity fengshen Yanyi, also known as hōshin engi in Japan). 3. After much preparation, he used an axe to spilt Mount. Tao in two, rescuing his mother. (The Ax that appear in the opening scene) 4. With his power, he was given a position in the imperial court. He was given autonomy to run his own place and he can refuse direct orders from the imperial court. Was called ting diao bu ting xuan 听调不听宣 in Chinese. In Journey to the west and Wu Kong was wreaking havoc in Heaven, Er Lang was only summon when the situation was getting out of hand upon the suggestion of Bodhisattva Guanyin. As such, the Chinese fandom is actually referring Wu Kong, Er Lang and Ne Zha as the three rebels of the celestial court. Wu Kong is openly trying to rebel, Er Lang is secretly trying to rebel while Nezha is waiting for an opportunity to rebel. We shall see if the DLC will play this out.

[@ianmurray2340]

DBZ took it from WUKONG, Goku is loosly based off the monkey king mythos

[@quangnhat5345]

Not loosy based, the first few arc is directly from Wukong, with the cloud travel, the staff that his grandpa give him, and the money tails.

[@setsunatouma]

Goku is literally the Japanese pronunciation of wukong(悟空), you can also see the character 悟 on goku's shirt

[@Ghorda9]

it's Dragon Ball (the first series) not DBZ

[@Jacob-ec9og]

Thanks for reminding us someone says this in every bmw video. Thought i'd forget after the hundreth time 😂

[@MuraCasardis]

He knows, he was just trolling about the nimbus.

[@promotry6934]

this game has zero bs, zero woke. a true rarity in today's fked up society.

[@2024-l9n]

Only problem is not user friendly to (40+yo) ppl like me 😢

[@yinitialize4930]

The animations and artwork in this game are top tier. It's worth every penny spent, All the hardwork and efforts they put into creating this game, it must've been a long journey. It's impressive that GS is able to create this caliber of game at their first try. I'm looking forward for their next game, it can only get better.

[@stanleypo2871]

I think Game science should release a DLC enabling us to play these bosses to walk through their story. These bosses are not bad in nature. It is celestial court and Buddha drive them crazy

[@ifranahamed9150]

I heard they are working on a dlc

[@zhangruozhen647]

What's being released now, they say, is only half of it

[@thanhatvo1506]

It is, the DLC is said to be released in 2/2025 only a couple more few months which include 5 more chapters, their purpose was actually to launch the game with 11 chapters total but since the other 5 need more times for some changing so they will start with the first 6 chapters and on february 2025 the others 5 will be there.

[@supernieva2419]

Hoping they do dlc of journey to the west

[@zhangyi5145]

@@thanhatvo1506 it hasn't been confirmed by game science yet, still a rumor

[@waerp11]

Another fun fact there is lot thing's in naruto was also inspired by journey to the West the 3rd hokage was also inspired by wukong the last name Sarutobi 袁飞 means the flying monkey. Also the the tail 4th beast name is also sun wukong.

[@jibalan]

What's more interesting is that Huang Chengxi, a Chinese artist who participated in the art production of Naruto, created the Nezha in the ending animation of a chapter of this game. So Chinese netizens said that Nezha looks very similar to Uchiha Madara, haha

[@PatisauR]

Very great game, you can see the passion and effort they put into the game, environment stunning, 11/10 they literally went out to scan real life things because the assets weren't in the game, gameplay mechanics amazing, 10/10 unique bosses, 10/10 they used some real life animals for this great lore, 10/10 used a beloved source material involving chinese mythology and expanded on it and one of the best animations ive ever seen in any game. 15/10 you can tell they put their heart into this performance 7.5/10 choppy at times 10.5/10 is my score

[@davidmcwhirter7960]

What I liked the most in this game were the variety of bosses. Each boss had its own attacks and each one felt like a new experience. Not to mention there wasn’t a single boss that was repeatedly used. That was the annoyance in Elden ring for me. They could’ve created new bosses in some areas instead of using the same ones. Wukong was the best experience I have had in a game since elden ring. If only it was open world. That would’ve been incredible.

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

cries in elemental frogs

[@phillipchan6044]

Cloud riding had always been Wukong's abilities, it wasn't taken out of DBZ

[@ahaaha8462]

Yeah DBZ took it from JTTW.

[@S6Ryujin]

he was being sarcastic it was a joke lol

[@pottoic655]

​@@S6Ryujin These people can't read the room lmao

[@aintijustthecutest3863]

Must be a 1st time watcher.

[@d.d5619]

🧢

[@路过的-p7u]

Mythical level game, I will tell all my friends that this is a must play artwork

[@lucaschenJC]

RDR2 didn’t win GOTY so I don’t really care about if Wukong wins or not. It’s already a successful game by itself

[@gutsky]

Yep,RDR2 is much better that year.

[@Angelo-oct4]

i m chinese and i would rate RDR2&BMW both 100/10 as the greatest game ever. so far by now, RDR2 & BMW aren't just game, they are masterpiece artwork