Black Myth Wukong should Start a new Space Race

[@azuln.3760]

Honestly I just found the “propaganda” controversy to be so funny because if this game is “propaganda” then what the fuck is the last two decades of call of duty?

[@LineOfThy]

it's only propaganda if it's from the opposition

[@juanjorge751]

​@@LineOfThy it's true that the people of USA has that main character personality ? or that they thing they are the center of the universe, i know it's not applied to everyone but does some of them has that trait ?

[@kg7162]

​@@juanjorge751i'm not from the usa but they loved to depict them has the under dog ''the man who strugle against bigger ennemi but at this end he succed'' that why in call of duty you See the usa getting ATTACK and other thing like that

[@Counter-Chicken]

​@@kg7162Lol yep. Ghosts is just "the scary South Americans teamed up against us for reasons" and the original MW trilogy had Russia invading the US from the Atlantic side

[@Counter-Chicken]

​@@juanjorge751the USA as a whole has main character syndrome, and I say this as an American. Like the other person said, we like to portray ourselves as the underdogs, yet we have a stockpile of nukes and are the only country to have military bases on 6 continents.

[@yichijia5278]

As a Chinese, I don't understand those Americans who say this game is a political propaganda. Is there any place in this game that tells you that the Chinese Communist Party or communism is good? In fact, if you know the character of Sun Wukong and the related stories, you will know that he has a strong anti-establishment spirit. Even the hidden main plot of this game is actually to resist the heaven. To be honest, when I see some Americans talking, they are really not much different from North Korean robots. They only repeat some views conveyed to them by the media.

[@zomgneedaname]

He's just the average American watching American TV. If you spent all day reading and watching American media, you would understand where he's coming from

[@gelinrefira]

Because it elevates Chinese culture and that's soft power. You have to understand that part of the UAS hegemony and capitalism's dominance comes from their near stranglehold on culture, the "default" mode of what is right and wrong, what is correct and incorrect, what is good and evil. In order to make capitalism and Americanism work, for western exceptionalism to take center stage, all other culture's values have to be diminished because capitalism is a deeply unstable economic system that reward those who have capital and western exceptionalism is built on centuries of colonialism. Therefore, the tastemaker, the intelligentsia, the definer in chief of culture MUST come from the west, it MUST be controlled by capitalist sympathizers and partisans. Like what you said, USians sound like bots (let's not insult North Koreans who are victims of UAS g-cide attempt to wipe them out) because despite the whole anti-authoritarian facade, the UAS culture is deeply authoritarian. They just accept that the authority is the bourgeoisie. It is a dictatorship of the bourgeois and it shows up in most of their own cultural exports. The rise of China has not only taken away the real economy (manufacturing, tech, etc.) they are also now threatening the virtual economy (finance) and now they are exporting cultural economy (books, games, movies, social media)? That is simply unacceptable to western hegemonists or western adherents to the supremacy of western exceptionalism. Not to mention that this game protray Chinese Buddhism and Taoism not in a western style orientialism manner but as it is experienced by the Chinese in China and for most of the Chinese diaspora. Wait til the conservative Christians hear about this game. Cultural exports like BMW is deeply unsettling to these people because what was once unassailable (Hollywood, fashion, games, western narratives, western EDUCATION) is now being slowly "invaded" by alternative cultures like the Chinese culture. Not even Japanese or Korean culture is as threatening because they have become corrupted into capitalist variants and is today highly western derivative anyway. What the Chinese offer to the world, and to common westerners, is a completely different POV, one that does not hold western exceptionalism or particularly capitalism in any special regard. That is an existential threat.

[@alhkcblack9617]

Currently the US wants anything Chinese to be seen in a negative light. In that sense communist or not doesn't make any difference. The fact that this game makes something Chinese cool or desirable means it's a danger to that plan. That's all there is to it.

[@atussentinel]

@@zomgneedaname Wait you say he is really seeing this as propaganda (at least from at the beginning)? I though that's sarcasm thru the whole video.

[@jaycee_88]

Weak american, that has never done any research. On top of that this guy probally has never face any hardship in his life

[@fofoqueiro5524]

At least the money does not wear a National Flag outfit and call himself Captain China

[@UncleF115]

Hhhhhhhhahahaaaaaaa

[@shineluvslambiel]

Yeah, the blind double standard some people uphold is just incredible isn’t it 😂

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@yemozhou9789]

😂

[@antwango]

General China XDDD

[@justahotdog8430]

The only propogqnda message i got is that, this monkey is fucking awesome and has a transforming staff

[@Amir522]

And also read Journey To The West, it's cool

[@no3ironman11100]

The only one I got is "read journey to the west its awesome"

[@nicholaswhite9760]

@@Amir522The monkey’s English name is Eric?

[@domdomdom02123]

The staff's name is Jingubang, pronounced 'gin-goo-bawng', and he literally stole it from the gods (that's why the guy in the beginning is pissed). It's so sick

[@ThanhPham-hg8yg]

​@@domdomdom02123 he didnt stole it from god actually, he "got" it from East Sea Dragon king 😅 that wasnt a god

[@videepreddy9175]

the message is read journey to the west

[@tedarcher9120]

Or watch Dragon Ball Z

[@SilverDragonZZL]

I rather do that than have to play FFVII again to know wtf is going on with FFVII remake. And even after I have to watch an explainer on YT to tell me what the hell is going on. Don't even get me started with Kingdom Hearts.

[@patrickbyrne5070]

Monkey magic mate

[@Korvorkian1]

The message is to watch OSPs reading of Journey To The West

[@kang10oh]

@@Korvorkian1 if this aint the realest shit

[@aroonsubway2079]

They will eventually ban this game due to some national security concern. Hudson: Are you a communist? Wukong: I am a monkey Hudson: Do you need WIFI to play the game? Wukong: I am a monkey Hudson: Do you have any connection with China? Wukong: ...... Hudson: OK, I will ban this game. From now on, game science is an American company.

[@zomgneedaname]

😂😂😂 gold because it's true

[@okwatever3582]

Facts😂😂😂😂 sad but true

[@Hmhm_racer]

😂😂😂

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

😂😂😂😂

[@vankooj]

now this is propaganda hahaa

[@yikes7751]

The reason why youtubers mentioned they were looking forward to the game was because a trailer of it came out years ago which got everyone hyped, then it stopped being talked about until now.

[@v1kzu]

and for a long time a lot of people didn't think that the game was real also it has been in Steam's top 5 most wishlisted games for years

[@635574]

2 trailers log ago and then nothing until almost release.

[@yilunbai]

www.youtube.com/@BlackMythGame/videos They put out 12 trailers in total in a span of 4 years. At least 1 trailer every year since 4 years ago. Not a lot by industry standard, but they definitely didn't go silent completely.

[@tobiasmyers3505]

When Unrealengine5 was in new, it was the best looking game in development with it. They took their time and delivered a good game.

[@davesthrowawayacc1162]

We all got scared of Unreal 5 engine games after Forsaken came out

[@Kopserulii]

The only thing that is considered propaganda by US gov is that the fact China is a civilization with a culture not less worthy than the west. That would make government harder to dehumanize their geopolitical enemy, China. Harder to justify conflict if the people see their enemy as fellow human.

[@GothPaoki]

Exactly. That's what they're afraid of.

[@gelinrefira]

Worse is that they are deeply afraid that westerners, their own people will start accepting Chinese POVs and worldviews which do not necessarily put capitalism or western exceptionalism as anything special and sacred.

[@the_man502]

The Chinese novel "Journey to the West" predates the founding of the U.S

[@anniemeridian270]

100% correct

[@jb_19]

Then why are Chinese citizens allowed to buy US real estate, but US citizens aren't allowed to buy Chinese real estate? Seems the Chinese don't view westerners as equals.

[@Tuhar]

Habie starting the "living under a rock" phase of his youtube career. I'm still here for it.

[@xTiessieman506x]

Ey just like Sun Wukong himself

[@TheKnightCrafter123]

Sun Wukong litteraly lived under a rock for centuries 😊

[@hellovagim]

He was also born from a rock

[@vankooj]

​@@TheKnightCrafter1235 centuries to be exact, some people joked it's the "gap year" of his career lmao

[@iamsheep]

They didn't make this game for Westerners. Some of the references are ultra deep cuts from one specific adaptation to the Journey to the West.

[@sanderwillems8603]

The fact that the fart that emitted from Concord receded back into the butt is just peak cinema for what actually happened to that game.

[@inviktus1983]

This comment is peak internet

[@EthanX1ao]

Bro just killed the game

[@Byt3me21]

Some minds think alike

[@vicbaez]

What?

[@claudius3359]

What? 🤣

[@SIRKN1NE]

-Avrage person -Slightly disconnected person -Actually disconnected person -Lives under rock person -Hermit person -Habie147

[@holdmycoke]

It's more like -Avrage person -Slightly disconnected person -Actually disconnected person -Lives under rock person -Hermit person - Born and sealed under a mountain for 500 yrs monke -Habie147

[@willbyrn5920]

Yeah Wukong has been in conversation for years since it got revealed idk where tf dudes been

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

Guess dudes a hillbilly,... Who would have known.

[@vankooj]

the hell is a hermit person?

[@SIRKN1NE]

@@vankooj a person living in solitude as a religious discipline is the google awnser

[@Harry_Ballsac]

Lets not act like every cod game with history isnt just glorified american propaganda Edit: these replies have me contemplating and pondering some shit im not gonna lie

[@ChesterManfred]

I'll be really honest with you, I never thought of it that way

[@justyce_yt]

Pffftttt whattt? maybe you're right 😱 (lmao)

[@Harry_Ballsac]

@@justyce_yt i swear im onto something, why do u think they left out every single bad thing that ‘merica did in WAW or any other game? Propaganda nowadays has shifted from adding good into subtracting the bad which doesnt set off your BS detectors as much

[@wrongthinker843]

You mean they may have tried to use footage of real war crimes and say someone else did it?

[@lordzuzu6437]

why glorified?

[@gingerbread_GB]

Let me sum up this video in one sentence: "What I don't know must not exist. The fact that the world exists outside of my knowledge is a conspiracy."

[@JS-ih7lu]

Typical American exceptionalism 😂

[@downtownrats-ov1rx]

crazy amounts of eurocentrism

[@aitharel3009]

@@JS-ih7lu Nothing new, even other Western countries know that Americans are notorious for being oblivious to the "outside world"

[@antwango]

West in a nutshell! whaaaaaat Chinese have culture!!!??? whaaaat Chinese can make cars!!??? whaaaat Chinese have 6G!!??? Whaaaat HSR!!!???

[@rationalrama]

I think this youtuber is being sarcastic

[@TheOneTrueJack]

Two things: 1. Habie being completely unaware of a game that had its first gameplay trailer 4 years ago (with 10 million views) and has been on every site's "games we can't wait to play" list ever since is so on-brand (and lore accurate) that it's just adorable. 2. Let's not pretend that the insane events in the game (and presumably book) are any stranger or weirder than things that are described in the bible, which really kind of makes me want a soulslike game based on the book of revelation.

[@anthonyskrzypczak9437]

To be fair, I've also never heard of it

[@J6ZX]

@@anthonyskrzypczak9437 yeah same, i keep up to date with games much more than most people and literally never heard of the game before it blew up recently

[@anakinlowground5515]

I have also never heard of it until it released

[@jakey7563]

some people have lives and don't care what game reviewers say.

[@dickdickling9389]

Kinda stopped caring about lists like that after CP77 came out and was a complete clusterfuck while being one of the most anticipated games since 2012.

[@SolaireIntensifies]

"The US should dump millions of dollars into a making a response" My guy. That is Call of Duty. Literally.

[@wrongthinker843]

And Dustborn apparently...

[@Trio3224]

I think he means, you know, a GOOD game as a response.

[@victor_2216]

@@Trio3224 If people stopped dumping their money into the "bad game."

[@team3am149]

@@wrongthinker843 No, that's the European version.

[@stefenleung]

Call of Duty is a recruitment tools, it's different department.

[@CMan223-tr7rb]

It’s really cool how we have a game based off of ancient Chinese mythology

[@arandomfox999]

I've been following this game for literally years, not a year, YEARS.

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

Since the first trailer 😛

[@德川家康·薛定谔]

Actually, this game is essentially just a fan-oriented game, but what might surprise many people is that this fan base is a staggering 1.4 billion strong.

[@junli6065]

Got to be a lot more than considering the other Asian countries. Especially Japan, who’s been using Wukong’s name for decades now.

[@XZhang-cf1oe]

plus Japan, plus Vietnam, plus other Asian people

[@eamonwu8354]

@@junli6065 Unfortunately, the Japanese or Westerners are more familiar with Goku from Dragon Ball, not Sun Wukong from Journey to the West

[@cyborgchicken3502]

​@@eamonwu8354 no that's not true.... The Journey to the West TV series literally aired in majority of Asian countries.... If Japan wasn't a fan of Journey to the West, how do you think they got the inspiration to even make DBZ

[@randomyoutubeuser677]

i cant even lie i heard more about this game than i heard about concord

[@MYR_112]

Whats concord

[@lordbezzington8435]

​@@MYR_112doesn't matter anymore

[@Scott.E.H]

I've heard equal amounts about them, that is to say exactly none until AFTER they came out

[@team3am149]

@@Scott.E.H You must live under a rock considering BM: W and Concord were both making massive headlines before they even came out.

[@truth7down]

Concord doesn’t exist grandpa

[@lukelee888]

Now the US will try to ban Black Myth Wukong like TikTok

[@downtownrats-ov1rx]

senator: "are you a CCP plant?" wukong: ...🦍🦍🦍

[@junli6065]

Planet of the Apes and JTTW crossover: Caesar tells Wukong that Apes stick together. Wukong teaches him how to be a fighting Buddha.

[@doryfishie2]

You need a working brain to read and understand lore in BM:W. You don't need a brain to consume 30 second vids on TikTok.

[@Max-eq2lz]

I know its not Habie’s fault, but I think it’s sad that peoples first reaction when seeing something from China is that it instantly must be propaganda :(

[@eloryosnak4100]

Okay to be totally clear, the studio put out a "no feminism, no woke, no criticizing the regime while streaming" So like the *game* isn't, but man the marketing is

[@happyreaper08]

​@@eloryosnak4100 random chinese devs want people to focus people's critique on their game and not to further western culture wars? Truly bizarre.

[@happyreaper08]

The irony of how many times he referenced being on the look out for propaganda.

[@cadentan9083]

@@eloryosnak4100that was shown to be fake like the day it came out

[@jacksonlarson6099]

​@@happyreaper08"not to further western culture wars" you sound annoying.

[@monayong6995]

→A Chinese game with Chinese lore →An American boi plays it and doesn't know shit about anything →Said American:＂lol obvious propaganda cuz it's so bad that I can't understand things they are talking＂ like why?

[@juanjorge751]

Red scare all over again It, It reminds me of that Futurama episode when they got in a war with some sphere shaped aliens.

[@OYNG]

And the fact that no effort was given at all to at least try to understand the lore… what a crazy and ignorant angle to spin

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

Ya know some folks skipped school. Living in a trailer park, don't have a passport, and too fugly for only fans so had to resort to KZbin.

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

​@@OYNGwhat lore? Only lore we need is George Washington and Yosemite Sam.

[@bdleo300]

It's not Murican! So yeah it must be propaganda !!!

[@samh1554]

Sharing cultures isn't just about propaganda; it's about thriving together on this planet and creating a badass, harmonious world where everyone brings their unique flair to the table. Hollywood, Anime, and K-dramas? They’re all dropping fire and bringing something epic to the mix.

[@magoshighlands4074]

The message is "You should read Journey To The West, or atleast watch OSP's Journey To The West Summarised"

[@MrMontanaNights]

The reason you don't understand the game is because you are missing the entire cultural context that the game takes place in. It's almost entirely based on a very old Chinese legends and mythology (and a 16th Century novel that "fleshed out" that mythology) that any Chinese person is aware of, so the developers didn't need to include a bunch of background lore that people were already aware of.

[@Mankepanke]

I suppose it would be like making a game about Little Red Riding Hood. We just get the characters instantly without introductions. "What, is that some sort of wood worker? Where did he come from?"

[@okano1082]

I do think it's more like the Bible and the myth coming from it

[@MrMontanaNights]

@@okano1082 For some reason the Bible just never even crossed my mind haha. Yes, that's a good analogy I think!

[@gamephreak5]

The whole "Wukong is Chinese Propaganda" thing reminds me of the 1980s when Nintendo, a Japanese company, got a huge foothold in video games seemingly overnight when Atari, an American company that was the only one making game consoles and arcade games since the 70s, collapsed and crashed the American video game market in 1981. From 1985-1989, the only thing news channels and "culture experts" talked about was how Nintendo was "brainwashing our kids" and making us less patriotic towards America and American values, which was weird because Japan was/is a huge American ally who was in the same capitalist culture as America was, yet American newscasters loved to say "Japan's influencing our children! IT'S THE END OF AMERICA!" That died down relatively fast, but came back briefly when Pokemon came out in 1998 and become a worldwide phenomenon for 3 years straight. I think certain parts of America have Americans who are scared of other cultures dominating or influencing our culture and heritage, even though we're supposed to be a "melting pot of cultures". We're usually the ones dominating and influencing other nation's cultures, so when the opposite happens, some of us tend to freak out and overreact.

[@insidejoke2483]

The game is genuinely amazing, other studios really should take notes.

[@MinecraftManager]

Woke Chinese they then game

[@Duskbound]

@@MinecraftManager Cry about it

[@SolaireIntensifies]

Well, it's solid for sure. "Amazing" is stretching it. Also other studios should take notes and do it better because there's a lot of shit in there too.

[@shaneseem-sin3856]

Something a COMMUNIST would say

[@wrongthinker843]

@@MinecraftManager Take your meds

[@8lacKhawKtheRIPPER]

How tf have you not seen any of the 100 trailers that came out during various gaming events in the last couple of years? My man do be living under a real actual pig.

[@keanux5906]

I've literally never ever ever heard of this game and my country is a neighbour of china, so maybe habie isn't so out of touch

[@pabloc4204]

@@keanux5906 have you watched any of the gaming events or related media to the gaming events were the game was showcased at? its not that abnormal to not know about something if you dont partake in the things that showcases those things

[@GCTubaTim]

He has also never heard of GOG before so I think he's just oblivious.

[@keanux5906]

@@pabloc4204 nope, but I am following some gaming KZbinrs and they haven't mentioned it at all, I haven't even heard a whisper

[@pabloc4204]

@@keanux5906 dude, unless those channeles are litteraly news channels thats basically nothing i myself never "whisper" or talk about coming up that will still take like 3 years until release

[@Sndwvvvve]

Literally EVERY “game to look for in 2024” list included Wukong

[@brandondavis4721]

As if COD, the avengers, half the movie industry, and a bunch of public schooling in the US isn't just blatant propaganda as well

[@slatealan7082]

propaganda is not a problem as long as is enjoyable. The old modern warfare series are still very popular in china, and people love the story. The new one is just weird. Actually the whole western movie and game are just going to a direction We do not understand.

[@PunishedSpindle300]

​@@slatealan7082What? Propaganda isn't a problem if its fun? That's some sound logic right there

[@Cyan1deSandwich]

Yeah I think even Habie is aware of this, considering the pledge of allegiance at the start of the video

[@slatealan7082]

@@PunishedSpindle300 top gun is still Chinese most favorite fighter movie although is not like there's much to choose, and chinese version is suck. It suck not because it is propaganda material, actually most chinese love patriot story. Is just all the detail and story are laughable bad.

[@PunishedSpindle300]

@@slatealan7082 Things like Top Gun is very blatant. Also doesn't really matter if the Chinese also love it, it's a movie that has the message "THE US AIR FORCE IS COOL AND WE NEED YOU TO FLY OUR NEW JETS". Like you can't argue that's not propaganda even if it's dumb silly fun action

[@55rz55]

Politically speaking, it isn't as Chinese communist propaganda but more like soft power politics to boost Chinese culture internationally, like what Japan does with Anime/JRPGs and S. Korea with K-Pop. The goal isn't to spread communism, but to say that China is cool basically. Gaming wise speaking, yeah it's cool. Would wait for the response from NATO.

[@PunishedSpindle300]

Well said honestly

[@crowrequiem3934]

last line cracked me up😂

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

Dude man... It's just a bunch of guys making a game for an audience... What does the chinese government have to do with any of this. And why do you even think this game was made for you? Even anime? Mofos you think to much of yourself and friends... China got 1.3 billion. 80% of those playing the game is in china... Sold 20 million already... They didn't make it for your ass nor do they need to.

[@zuri6744]

I got into jttw because of a lego show based on that. The lego show was so good that I bought the book

[@tempoaccla4041]

the first trailer came out like 4 years ago and it was a big thing because it looked absurdly good everyone is freaking out because not only it did deliver graphically, it was a whole high quality game and not just a pretty UE5 tech demo

[@joshuaevans4301]

I gave the CCP 10 extra dollars for the digital collectors edition upgrade just because I love how good of a job they did on the game

[@alkaid5572]

How the fuck does CCP have anything to do with it? why you give CCP the credit and not the actual studio with talented man? why the fuck does everything just HAVE to be tie to the CCP, I just don't get it.

[@ariadneunsworth6248]

Yeah sadly the CCP are not in charge.

[@WestoidBreaker]

​@@alkaid5572 there's a Chinese saying "认真就输了" means you lose as you get serious (with a troll)

[@Amber-fg8nz]

@@alkaid5572Chinese government invested in this game, don’t you know? Even the developers themselves are supporters of ccp, so calm down. You bought this game then you gave money to ccp.😂😂

[@智障-k1s]

⁠@@Amber-fg8nzyeah they definitely support the ccp when they faced backlash because they found a picture of the dev giving a rude figure to Mao’s picture in Tiananmen Square that happened years ago.

[@simonborkowski6982]

So to answer your question about what going on, this about the ancient Chinese classic journey to the west written in the sixteenth century about a monk and his disciples including sun wu Kong who you play as in this game! There is a ton more stuff I can’t tell you because the book is insanely long.

[@simonborkowski6982]

And about stuff with your character, son Wong is a monkey who learned how to become immortal and has powers of flight Shapeshifting and a s**t ton of stuff

[@theghosthero6173]

16th century is not ancient lul

[@tobiasmyers3505]

There is a pretty fun Chinese movie, Journey to the West, by Stephen Chow, who made Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer, etc. The book predates Communism, of course. It's more like the Knights of the Round Table stories or Grimm Fairy Tales. It's very culturally important in China.

[@shadosnake]

@@theghosthero6173 ancient isn't that strict/technical a term

[@almamorrissey8594]

@@theghosthero6173older than America

[@jaytheexplorer9016]

I hope the success of this game pushes Huawei to make a graphics accelerator that mogs NVIDIA and AMD. I hear their AI chip already does, and perhaps it could be adapted to graphics.

[@fludblud]

Nvidia and AMD run by Taiwanese cousins vs Chinese owned Huawei. This is the war for Taiwan we've been waiting for.

[@angsern8455]

That will take some time but they are doing it considering sanctions, they're kinda forced to do it.

[@MorbidEel]

there is issue of fabs and yields even if they could

[@K..C]

afaik Huawei's chip is just stolen tech from Nvidia and AMD but with the government dumping truckloads of money into the research I could be wrong, I haven't read up on that in a good while

[@MorbidEel]

@@K..C that sounds a bit strange if it actually manages to perform better. Like some copies your homework but they get a better grade.

[@Ryan-tn4gk]

I love this game and I haven't even finished it yet. I was looking forward to this game for years since it first got announced and showed gameplay. I was hesitant though cause it looked too good to be true. I thought it was going to be a scam. But it's honestly so good

[@mr.pumpkin8891]

i hate that people r calling this game chinese propaganda. how? it happens in a fantasy world depicting china 500 years ago. it does not portray modern china at all. communism or capitalism didnt even exist.

[@Dethmeister]

True. The actual drama was made up by the journos that were mad that the devs didn't use a DEI consulting firm. So they went on a smear campaign using anything they could think up.

[@kg7162]

​@@Dethmeisteryes finaly someone mentions that

[@kg7162]

Their also a video of the act man talking about that

[@nistarok123]

7:07 I can't believe this wasn't turned into the smoothbrains segment.

[@habie147]

It almost was lol

[@HallowHalo]

@@habie147 Do better 👁🐽👁

[@jagaimo3484]

2:35, the us dumps millions of dollars into one missile to launch at a shack with 3 people in it every couple of months, I don't think you need to tell them to

[@QuipsterIX]

How the hell have you not heard of this? Its been advertised all over the place for years....

[@jenbanim]

This is habie147, we smoothbrain in this mf But seriously Habie has the soul of a golden retriever - he never understands what's going on, he's just happy to be involved, and that's why we love him

[@stirpsromana]

I have never heard of this game either. It seems awful to me tho, maybe only a chinese person would understand this game. The story is confusing and random af for what I seen in this video.

[@team3am149]

@@stirpsromana You're judging the game and story off a video where an American plays in full Chinese without subtitles and wonders why the story is confusing and hard to understand? Maybe use that noggin of yours sometimes.

[@Mankepanke]

Are you watching ads? Why?

[@Jenna_Talia]

I mean it hasn't. I only found out it existed a year ago because it was the most wishlisted game on Steam.

[@NulshPhism]

"He's really fond of towels" got me rolling XD

[@GK_Squid]

I recently learned the story of this character influenced Gokus character

[@jinglejangle1533]

Yeah journey to the west influenced dragon ball a LOT, the classics quest to find the dragon balls and pretty much all of the main cast that were in it (goku bulma etc) were inspired by characters from JTTW, even OG broly was somewhat inspired by sun wukong what with the headband paragus used to control him and the whole destroying a galaxy thing coming from how sun wukong would regularly travel to the heavens to fuck shit up

[@starboiii1837]

Naruto and luffy too

[@dusty_giraffe2111]

Son Goku is literally just the Japanese pronunciation of 孫悟空

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Its official that wukong now had been downloaded the most downloaded game in usa , Mexico , Canada , Japan , EU ,UK

[@randilldo]

You just called a "mushroom" a plant in that joke.... Sighhhhh... Fungi are actually very similar to animal cells Habie, meaning we are actually more closely related to fungi than plants. They do not use photosynthesis to make their energy either. You better apologize for mixing these up.

[@ericliume]

You think he cares? lol

[@randilldo]

@@ericliume well when I say it... No lol

[@fofoqueiro5524]

Definitely he's not well educated

[@Liliphant_]

You must be a fungi at parties /j

[@sacrom5398]

The American mind cannot fathom the concept that the rest of the world has creative ambitions.

[@Zoraxon]

It's apparently based on Journey to the West, which if you grew up in a broken home you might know from Dragon Ball.

[@CSkivvs]

never apologize for playing monkey game, Himbo.

[@tomshepard9050]

I know, it's a game from another world if you are from the Western world. Anyway, think of this lore as Chinese's Lord of the Rings - a staple MiddleEarth fantasy that nearly a billion of people grew up with. Now with tech, they can finally realise their vision and it's Epic.

[@BamirengVR]

"The game coming out of nowhere" Brother appearently didnt watch KZbin in the last 3 Years.

[@BamirengVR]

@@Pwnopolis Brother... over the course of the last 3 Years they showed of at Least 30 different bosses... and new Gameplay. Not hearing about this game is actually impressive for someone who is on the Internet. The Hype revived last year because of the Gamescom demo btw.

[@ayjj8223]

​@@PwnopolisThe trailer had so many views dawg, the hype was there since the start it just faded into the background until the game was closer to launch

[@Thesteve1137]

​​@Pwnopolis no u just live under a rock 😂

[@Mankepanke]

A million people seeing the trailer adds up to 0,0126% of people having seen it. You sure it's not you who are the special one here? Gamescon? What is that?

[@BamirengVR]

@@Mankepanke Yes I am sure 😂 The numbers speak for themselves. And I mean the real numbers not the 1 million that you imagine 😅 The SEVERAL wukong Trailer have more than 1 Million views combined 😂 But you can believe whatever makes you happy ✌

[@SWilford]

To the China haters, everything from China is second rate and of poor quality, propagandas. Yet she build her own space station, get soil sample from the back of the moon, best EV cars, infrastructures that help the industry and country, developed a triple A game that millions and millions of gamers around the world enjoyed. Comparing with the aging ISS, Boeing planes and space ship that malfunctioned, infrastructures that are falling apart and tripe A games that only last for a couple of weeks that only a few players tried and rejected. Weird, weird, that is US for you baby.

[@GeorgeForman-i9t]

Shhhh dun tell the sheeple...

[@snakeshepard9761]

See Wukongs's haters, THIS is what actual propaganda looks like.

[@exu7325]

@@snakeshepard9761 Not a single thing he said is wrong.

[@leffeup8117]

I love that this game is just fucking amazing and i dont think anything bad can come from that

[@ChesterManfred]

Nothing bad will come for you. But your info will probably go somewhere bad

[@Viesta]

@@ChesterManfred unless you're playing on steam... then i wonder if steam would allow anything stupid like that.

[@edmarcamy]

@@ChesterManfredWhat info, exactly?

[@theta426]

@@ChesterManfred lol sure bro. Like it hasn't been stolen a trillion times already by all the spyware you use daily regardless of where it's from. You're literally signed into a Google account right now, you know that?

[@ericliume]

@@ChesterManfred You mean steam, or SONY, or Epic or soon Microsoft?

[@stevenr.rodriguez9997]

I've been waiting on the game since the first KZbin teaser trailer, I haven't been disappointed!

[@Dan_Tasty]

Didn't know about this game until they gave it to me for free with my GPU. It is now my all-time favourite (barring some nostalgic picks). Elden ring was my first souls game and I really appreciated the challenge and the illusion of choice between which brick wall to smash my head into until being lucky enough to win, while also having plenty of secrets and field bosses to discover. Wukong is a fair bit more linear (so far, I'm nearly done ch 3 and each chapter has been more open than the last) but has everything I liked about Elden Ring and none of the stuff I hated like the granular RPG math and minmaxing gear. Some mechanics in Wukong are hidden but instead of making the game harder for no reason (like refusing to explain the relationship between defence, resistance, and reduction or how that changes in new game plus so freaks have to dig into the code to find out) they make you feel like you've discovered a unique and rare interaction, such as using a certain item or spell during a fight (two fights in chapter 2 come to mind that also trigger extra dialogue). 10/10 let the arms race begin

[@Gxbbzee]

I had the same thing with baldurs gate 3. Suddenly it was out and everyone was already hyped about it despite never hearing anything about that franchise ever.

[@Connor-hl4fc]

Me too but tbf I don't watch gaming videos (other than habie) or read gaming journalism. So I pretty much do live under a rock when it comes to games

[@emperioszyrandios7667]

Honestly, I thought it was just a prank 5 years ago and I didn’t even give it a second thought. When it actually HIT. I was like WTH? It’s a real game ?!

[@frunkenstein1057]

Saying this game came out it nowhere is hilarious

[@MorbidEel]

I knew about it since before the trailer. Back when a lot of people assume it was just going to be a scam. Still feels like it came out of nowhere. Partly because there only seems to be bits of footage here and there. There continued to be be people throwing doubts as to whether it is a real game or scam up to its release.

[@joeyc9418]

Now it's America's turn to drop black myth John Henry, or black myth Paul Bunyon

[@adriancollado9275]

Yeah it’s lame man. People always like to think the people of a country act like their government but that is not true. Most people in China are normal people it’s just their government doesn’t get along with ours. So, when some of their people get together and make a beautiful game that’s not the CCP doing it that’s their people doing it. Sure if we were in a hypothetical war with China and they thought making beautiful games that people would buy would allow them to distribute propaganda and give them a tactical advantage of course they would. However, we aren’t at war with China and again most shouldn’t assume that anything coming from it can’t be beautiful or send a great message. Anyways great video man and thank you for getting me into new games👍

[@SlinkyD]

China still make Mamie figures and shit.

[@iceblade019]

I am Chinese and I’d say if you consider often times *Extreme* nationalism normal, then most Chinese are normal… However, regarding the game, it’s a decent action rpg and should be viewed that way. Realistically in industries that are less related to politics or the government there are passionate people doing what they like here.

[@adriancollado9275]

@@iceblade019 exactly man. I’m nationalist but I can admit when my country fucks up but that’s normal man👍

[@koimeiji]

@@adriancollado9275 If you can admit when your country makes mistakes, then you're not nationalist. You're patriotic. The difference between a patriot and a nationalist is that the latter views their country as the Best and Can Do No Wrong, amongst other things. Normal people are patriotic, not nationalist.

[@eloryosnak4100]

To be clear, the "no feminism, no criticizing the regime, etc. During streaming" is the issue with this game. The game is fine. The "don't say gay or Taiwan if you look at this game" is not

[@keyboardmanyoutube3189]

Reminds me an interview conversation with Frank Grillo: “Do you think Wolf warriors is propaganda? “ “you think Rambo is not?” 😂

[@Pregatz_]

1:30 fungus, not a plant

[@hunterblackthorn9114]

Brother watching your videos after a rough night at the bar at 4am on a Sunday morning is amazing 💜 for the past 1 1/2 years your video is always the first one i watch

[@seiyachan]

The fact is, calling out that was a propaganda that is the propaganda...

[@ClokworkGremlin]

Technically, Dragonball was based on Journey To The West, so technically I think this is the new season of Dragonball Super.

[@statelyelms]

I think the whole "it's propaganda" thing is a little bit of a stretch.. it's a game focused on Chinese culture. Because it was made in China. Just like how American AAA games are usually focused on American culture. Was Red Dead Redemption II a government operation to "spread American cultural dominance"? Or was it just Americans who liked American cowboy/frontiersman culture and decided to make a game themed around it? Not to say it's impossible, just saying acting like it's basically assured is.. silly

[@Vaporwave_Z]

Gold

[@TheJadedSkeptic]

The character of Son WuKong is the embodiment of rebel against authoritarianism and individual freedom, if that’s the “propaganda” that people are speaking of. This game is technically an unauthorized sequel to the Journey to West.

[@Kreppi]

Been waiting for this game for years actually- it's really fun but been having to tiunker with performance to get it to run well (close now apart from screen tearing)

[@Taotaoba]

Man, watched your channel for VR game reviews, and I never thought I would go back to play flat games again, but here I'm playing it now, very much enjoy it.

[@aamindehkordi]

Highly recommend watching overly sarcastic productions summary of the journey to the west to get some idea of what the original story was about and went about

[@aamindehkordi]

Not just for habie but anyone else that wants to play or has been playing and is confused

[@eragon_argetlam]

You never fail to make me chuckle all through your videos! I see you have a new one and I watch immediately

[@thebigcat2940]

alright, little man. next saturday, i'm expecting some serious space marine 2 gameplay. get it done. please

[@jackyjackson604]

I believe in my first 30-40 years of my life I have already watched hundreds of movies with superheroes or main characters holding up American flags or saving Statue 🗽...etc. Oh, there's a guy even named Captain America 😂

[@ClellBiggs]

You really hadn't heard of this game before? It's been big news for several years because of the graphics. The rest of the industry has caught up now but when it was first announced nothing like it had been seen before.

[@FrostKing104]

Rare situation where I also had no idea about this game until it came out and everyone was freaking out.

[@gjl4101]

Keep playing bro, it gets better from Chapter 2

[@NSAgent]

I have no idea how you never heard of this. It was first revealed at one of those game trailer shows like 4 years ago and it was the talk of the show and people were so impressed we thought it might not be real

[@emayex8934]

I know literal grandads in the highlands of scotland whos heard of jttw😂 its like the equivalent of the bible in the east in terms of popularity

[@G.Giorgio]

It definitely did not come out of nowhere

[@idiotelderscrollsplayer.6729]

Intro had me wanting to fund proxy wars 😊

[@loC2ol]

2:02 my new dream is for all major countries to compete in this modern world by releasing their best version of a Souls like. 👍🏼

[@GreenMiscreant]

Concord wasn't a disappointment, everyone knew it would be dogshit. In fact, it exceeded my expected enjoyment of it by infinity%

[@SnowyTundra]

You know what I like to do and have done 4 times, stop watching habie for like 2 months then come back and watch all his vids in one sitting :)

[@qinlongfei]

The funniest thing about accusing Black Myth Wukong being Chinese government propaganda is how western people don't realize how much prejudice Chinese anime, comic, and games face. Because the government still think having fun make children stupid and they would rather turn all of us into human computers. Black Myth Wukong isn't even the first big Chinese video game success (although previous ones are mostly indie), and this is the one that finally got huge public recognition from both western community and Chinese community. Gamker, one of the Chinese video game youtube channel I highly respect actually spend half of their Black Myth Wukong video condemning Chinese media on not being supportive of this industry and finally came out praising Black Myth Wukong after spending decades demonizing video game makers.

[@atomictraveller]

jin yong's "laughing in the wind", "drink this wine and you will no longer be able to tell good from evil.." 💚

[@pakjai5532]

0:39 That was uncalled for and rather ignorant, as Buddism and Communism are two separate entities. One is a belief and a story that existed for hundreds of years. The other is just an ideology.

[@tsivilsඞ]

It's a joke. In the same way liberty prime from fallout is. The entire basis for why it's a joke is bc people know it's not true. He does not actually believe he helped spread communism. I thought everyone on the internet would understand post-red scare humor by now.

[@中華傲訣]

When one loses, the proper way is to face the challenge, improve oneself and win back the race or whatever, instead of complaining, trying all means of harming your challenger or hitting him below the belt, hopefully this will demoralise your challenger and give up.

[@Cold_soup._.]

Thank god I'm not the only one everyone was saying they've been waiting years for this game but I didnt even know it existed and nobody was talking about it until it released

[@majoraccident1924]

Omg true, it's so weird how so many people heard so much about the game, and how some others like me never even heard the name till now

[@Sir_Steven]

Same. I've never heard about this game until the day it came out (or maybe I did but just don't remember) and I'm usually aware of upcoming titles, even the more niche ones.

[@AiriMagePRISM]

Seeing the entire comment section flooded with overseas people entirely unaware that Habie calling it “propaganda” is a joke/sarcasm is incredibly funny. Especially the people who are like “sO ChInA CaNt HaVe CuLtUrE NoW” like no, it can, but this game was hardly advertised over here before its release and no one from the west was really talking about it when suddenly a bunch of popular people from over here are acting like they knew about it and were waiting for its release, which is super funny.

[@Amir522]

Just say, there were some KZbinrs and a lot of people aware of this game's existence before it was released. Like if I remember, the first showing of this game is boss fight Lingxuzi in 2020 when everyone thinks it's not real with how good it looks like. Some KZbinrs like Asmondgold, Afrosenju and moist Critical are aware and excited for this game release. So called them "acting" doesn't feel right

[@ragnarokws2670]

propaganda with monkey god and other gods? bring me MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@rainyfriday6175]

How can you be in the gaming sphere and have not heard of this game? It’s been on everyone’s radar since it was announced. Whenever someone says they’ve never heard of this game until now, I immediately think “oh, so a tourist.”

[@TheMegaOnyx]

Whose going to tell him?...

[@Amir522]

Tell what?

[@StableColonel]

NPC calls this propaganda, proceeds to watch CNN and believe it.

[@kevinpeng842]

Funny how when the JTTW novel came out there’s no such thing as the United States

[@Wakish0069]

"The next best Souls-game since Elden Ring" - Habie do you know of Lies of P? Probably the best souls-like game ever

[@Ubernaught012]

This isn't even a Souls like. Like, it's a cool game, but it's not a Soulslike

[@Wakish0069]

@@Ubernaught012 Wukong and Sekiro have the makings of being a Souls-like but have unique fighting styles Lies of P is 100% a Souls-like, their game is the most polished Souls-like there is imo. It's my personal favorite

[@SaltSpirits]

@@Wakish0069wukong and sekiro are both just action rpgs, not soulslikes, which is a subgenre of action rpg

[@Ubernaught012]

@@Wakish0069 LOP is great, but yeah I also wouldn't really say Sekiro is a Soulslike, and it's closer than Wukong

[@Ubernaught012]

@@SaltSpirits Boss Rush ARPG, absolutely. But people (not saying the other guy we responded to) act like it's an insult to not be called a Soulslike

[@plyxxi]

yo bro youre genuinely onna my fav youtubers and lowkey my inspiration to start streaming luv you bro

[@yao7234]

The funny thing is if the CCP official actually played this game, by no means would they this game to be published. It's all about how the mortals fight against the oppression from the high above. Not to mention Chapter 4: The Human Farm for the Court.

[@someone1949]

My guy the CCP literally helped publish the famous 1986 Journey to the West series. Also Wukong is just inherent rebellious and the original novel from 16th century was made by an author to protest the Ming government, this isnt something unique to the game lmao, STOP trying to parrot American propaganda about CCP.

[@hoitatchan1403]

The real funny thing is,this game passed examination and verification from china government’s related department. That's mean ccp actually know the content in this game. Chapter 4? human farm?oh,just take a look on the real world,who has been harvesting people's asset all over the world, with wars, financials, sanctions,even some dirty tricks like assassination,advocate color revolution in other countries? who's the "high above"? Fight against oppression! It's the time! CCP actually love wukong so much cause the messages 😂

[@JS-ih7lu]

The CCP has over 100 million members from all walks of life. Everyone in China has friends and family who are party members. When you say “CCP”, it’s quite literally just under a tenth of the entire population of China, they ARE the people’s party for a reason 😂

[@henli-rw5dw]

CCP grew up watching the 1986 Journey to the West.

[@JSG-m1t]

Your assumption shows ignorance. Every one in China knows this story. If you have to put it politically, Wukong is China and the West is the heavenly court with its rule based order

[@TheKnightCrafter123]

5:53 NEVER heard of ANYONE refer the Kasaya as a “towel”😂. I’ve heard a youtuber call it “cloth” or “some sort of fabric”l but TOWEL?

[@joeliolioli4156]

The game is incredible, but by definition, its not a soulslike. Its missing the core mechanic of losing all your money when you die with the opportunity to pick it back up. If a game doesn’t have that, its not a soulslike, its just a difficult third person melee game. Wukong is closer to Monster hunter than and souls game

[@Salad-in]

Thank you for putting that brain supporter segment towards the end of the video. Slapping it in the middle is such a pace breaker.

[@theta426]

It's so embarrassing that people will see literally anything coming out of China, whether it's a video game or an instagram post of some random scenic mountain, and their first thought is propaganda, as if you would think that in any other case (besides if it were Russia or NK, the US's other cartoon villain Big Bad Guys). The state department has really done a number on you. You say "ummm is this propaganda?? I dunno but it could be soooo watch out!" like 30 times in this video and that seems like a normal mindset to you? I'm sure there are some people in China who said the same shit when Baldurs Gate 3 came out. Sounds ridiculous right? It's the same thing.

[@kanding3369]

Except I have never heard anyone saying that kind if shit about BG3 (Im Chinese)

[@theta426]

@@kanding3369 Wouldn't know cause I'm American, just using a random example to make a point because people don't realize how hypocritical their hyperawareness for supposed propaganda is when it comes to media from China/Russia. Ironically these morons are thoroughly gripped by US propaganda lol

[@kg7162]

Red scare all over again

[@DarthsenioMall]

It's deranged!

[@SOPPI_srn]

Chinese gamers aren't this stupid. No one would act like 'DUDE THIS GAME IS AMERICAN PROPAGANDA STOP PLAYING IT' when seeing any western game They just enjoy the game and complain about propaganda in the game when the game actually has it e.g. Call of Duty games