Most Anticipated Game of the Year Just Came Out

[@brodygray744]

Charlie seeing Son Wukong, the literal inspiration for Goku, jump on a cloud and saying "That's Goku Style" is 100% on-brand for Charlie, god bless him.

[@Patyk_i]

thats incredible and even cooler as a fan of dragon ball :D

[@myst2212]

The chinese and Journey to the West fans punching the air anytime someone refers to this as Goku "Style" LMAO

[@x01021]

“Goku” literally is the Japanese word for “Wukong.” Y’all need to browse Wikipedia once in a while 😂

[@Doomsons]

its goku style none of that chinese bs

[@garxgar]

@@x01021 Kinda fucked up how the Japanese renamed him Son Goku and that’s mainstream name now. I was like who tf is Wukong? 😂

[@XxAIZxX]

Wukong lore in short: -Born a demon, turned into monkey. -Woke up fear death, goes to learn all magic (it didn't help). -Accidentally went to hell, cross his name and all his monkey gang off deaths list, making him immune to death. -Comes back to life and boast about himself being immortal. -Goes to the sea and picks up the pillar holding the ocean (AKA his stick). -Gets called to heaven and be turned into a stable boy, but takes all their immortal pills and eats all the immortal peaches (x3 immortal) -Upset they clowned on him. -Goes ape on them. -Destroy everything. -Budda says Time out for bad boi. -Stuck in rock for centuries.

[@splecti46]

thats actually a pretty good summary lmao

[@jocamar15]

Isn't that just the very start tho? He then goes on tons of adventures with the monk

[@claudius3359]

>Gets freed >Shows a concerning amount of sociopathic behavior (lol) >Headache hat (ow) >Fights a dragon that ate Tripitaka's horse,dragon becomes horse >Frees a village from Oolong (who has a weapon that can insta-kill ppl but oof it don't work on Wukong) >Fights a demon that has a powerful wind power (the rat guy hitting the drums in the desert) that can destroy the universe (got blinded by the wind,oof,but they managed) >Oh God scary river demon! Oh,it's Yamcha.Guan Yin says he cool. >Oh no! An ominous mountain! We all know what that means. >Wukong trolls a bunch of Yaoguai in a questionable amount

[@Noone-d6u]

You forgot drinks heavenly booze

[@splecti46]

@@jocamar15 thats journey to the west, i would say that at that point wukong is just following a new master, not really "his" story at that point

[@DuCkY17RSA]

I can really appreciate the fact that Charlie chose playing this off stream to really enjoy this game distraction free.

[@kevinreyes1145]

@@AmericaIsACountrynumber 1 asshole alert

[@Robo-xk4jm]

@@AmericaIsACountry that seems pretty offensive to suggest this duck fellow is even comparable let alone beating the internet anarchist

[@TapMustDie]

@@AmericaIsACountry ?

[@ZeroOverOne]

@@AmericaIsACountry?

[@fake_hugo404]

Thats true. Sometimes streamers miss like the best parts of the games just because of chat lol

[@sjfbrkdnjrkdkajdjoajfok-2]

As a Chinese, my superhero from childhood suddenly being well known globally makes me cry 😭

[@seraphimmic]

me too 😭

[@hshsjeje8073]

my main is globally known too,

[@Davethawave1999]

Many people know about Journey to the West. It's just finally there is a decent game about it

[@Lala-gy7cn]

Same 😭

[@VictorWang-b4q]

国人骄傲

[@cat9448]

"I coulda tank that" The attack he said he could tank: *proceeds to split a mountain in half*

[@aR3r-rg4yc]

He could've tanked it ngl

[@gardenturtle4878]

Ez

[@mrdeafter]

Wukong tank Buddha palm the size of entire universe lol that little axe is nothing. for those who don't know. Wukong once challenge Budha that he will never catch him then proceed to jump from edge of universe to end of the universe in single leap thinking he out of Budha palm reach only to realize he still in Budha palm the whole time.

[@LoliMaster69227]

I mean hes not wrong lol Canonically Wukong has tanked bigger attacks

[@jaykztvn]

@@mrdeafterand then got trapped under a mountain for 500 hundred years

[@xyzen9673]

Fun fact: you actually can't lose the 1st boss because at this point in time wukong is like 8 times immortal and has 72 extra lives(one for each transformation he can do)... That means he needs to die 72 times but he has 8 levels of immortality they need to get past.

[@enorbi1087]

you mean the tutorial boss? if so thats a cool feature with some lore for beginning players who havent played souls games before

[@Viewer13128]

what does it mean to have 8 times immortal per life? and how does the concept of stacking immortality work?

[@tatujuntunen7668]

​@@Viewer13128he just has found 8 ways to be immortal and has done them all LMAO

[@joushua4428]

@@Viewer13128Basically the definition of immortality is “won’t die”, so Wukong found several ways to do it. He consumed several types of foods meant for immortals like the peaches and pills which each bestowed on him immortality, was roasted in a divine kiln which burnt away his mortal body to make him more than mortal + his special eyes, went down to the underworld and wiped his name from the book of death meaning that he was no queued to die at the end of his life. I might be forgetting some other things but you get the idea

[@_Cetarial]

@@enorbi1087This isn’t a Souls game.

[@TheAzarak]

To all those watching, there is NO LOSS for killing the Wandering Wight before obtaining "guidance." Kill him if you desire, but you will NOT miss out on anything. He is meant to be kinda like the Tree Sentinel and is not really intended to be fought this early, but is a fun challenge for experienced fans. He will be significantly harder than all other bosses for a while.

[@Noone-d6u]

Tree sentinel?

[@golgybody5413]

@@Noone-d6u I'm assuming you haven't played Elden ring. The tree sentinel is a re-occurring boss in Elden ring and players encounter one of its instances at the very start of the game. It's "intended" to be skipped at that stage as it is quite difficult compared to other bosses in the area.

[@Noone-d6u]

@@golgybody5413 thank you, and no I have not

[@henryholmes3949]

He's honestly just a gimmick boss. Once you realize hitting his head stuns him, he becomes super easy, so I feel like he was added for content rather than tree sentinel back tracking.

[@EcchiRevenge]

Wandering Wight is braindead easy with the immobilization and the fact that your light attack chain finisher staggers him(so he's stunlocked 90% of time if you just spam attack button and have stamina).

[@Meryman_]

Ubisoft trying to sell star wars outlaws for 120 when this masterpiece exists for only 60 bucks

[@awesomerieawesome2144]

Am i missing something or is outlaws $70?

[@Meryman_]

@@awesomerieawesome2144 the base game is but ubisoft is trying to make everyone buy the ultimate edittion, so they locked side quests behind the ultimate version

[@wooshydog]

​@@Meryman_that's insane

[@pepe2493]

​@@Meryman_ I'll buy it in five years for $15 or maybe never

[@predat11]

Probably will end up like Jedi survivor with performance issues even to this day. Meanwhile Wukong not only looks as good, it's amazing how few problems it has with performance for a modern game.

[@gingerbread_GB]

This game's development had been quite the story. Initially, the studio really did not have money. So, they were just making clips of mockups, trying to get investors. This period lasted for like a good year or two. Then when the game was labelled as the first serious attempt of making a AAA game by a Chinese studio, they start to get attention. Investment started to pour in, talents started to join. At least point, this game had years of development and significant money poured into it. We really should expect a good experience from it.

[@bingbong3084]

Damn can you imagine how expensive it would be to try and prototype a game with no investors in California for a few years, because most US studios make games in the most expensive cities in the world for some reason .Maybe thats the play , move extremely small core developer team to a cheap country and prototype ideas for cheap until you get big investment, and then start the crazy expensive development cycle. I always assumed thats why Ubisoft has so many teams in East Europe , for cheap RnD

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

It's a tad sad we have to resort to China to give us good games now while western studios go through horrible layoffs and mismanagement and so much poor quality writing for shoehorning

[@unorevers7160]

Thats like every new game studio ever.

[@Kommunist_Kittens]

I'm incredibly skeptical because of the influence the CCP holds over this game, I trust the CCP less than a Kenyan Prince asking for a loan.

[@Riderblast4356]

saw from china tiktok, the company was making mobile game and using the revenue from those to work on the game during the early phase

[@AnFeign]

Charlie not understanding what a back scratcher is was priceless. 😂

[@walmart-vz3lz]

Just like he doesn’t understand how kids shouldn’t get life altering surgery 😵‍💫

[@fardatarga3464]

​@@walmart-vz3lz Boohoo cry hi&&a

[@AliHasSpoken]

@@walmart-vz3lzcry idk

[@Vegeta_1990]

​@@walmart-vz3lzwtf? Imagine spreading false Informations 🤡

[@Conviict25]

@@walmart-vz3lz rent free but still watching him.. crazy work

[@chumz80hd]

Well, Son Wukong was literally the inspiration for Goku. He has the powerpole, nimbus, uses after image, has a tail and loves fighting strong opponents.

[@yb801]

I believe Goku is just the Japanese pronunciation of Wukong.

[@VicJang]

@@yb801 yes it is. 孫悟空 = Sun Wukong = Son Goku

[@shoestringVA]

Every Shonen anime has some DNA from Journey to the West, it's crazy how one story can influence so much art.

[@dtdai3671]

整个东亚文化都是受中国影响的 西游记和三国演义在日韩的影响都很深 😂when I was a kid and watched that Japanese animation, I clearly knew that was the inspiration from ours lmao 😂

[@johnsey2625]

Okay but why he stealing Lu Bu’s armor 😭 😭

[@gemodemplay415]

'Ah, they're nerfing me...' Narator literally 1 second later: 'And this marked the end of Wukong's journey' 😂

[@slayerr3086]

Crazy Wukong situation

[@2-0-5Snipermonke.Enjoyer]

Dead internet theory

[@dumianman1463]

Do you have a bot atractor or something?

[@someone6797]

Jesus Christ so many bots

[@Megidolaon-0]

cum

[@slayerr3086]

@@dumianman1463 I’m scared

[@xjustsomeguyx1554]

The clouds whipping around your attacks is actually so damn cool. Already sold.

[@yfpalli8899]

Factss the game looks great

[@ghuldorgrey]

fool

[@Frieza-0]

@@ghuldorgreybot

[@AAAAAA-tj1nq]

@@ghuldorgrey lol beep bop bot

[@That_One_MF_0]

Yeah the smoke trails really makes it look like youre on a floating island

[@Jonathan_Collins]

I would love to see more Ancient stories turned into cool action games like Gilgamesh, Beowulf and the Ramayana.

[@kmel3588]

Doubt about Ramayana atleast, religious figures in india went nuts back in the day when smite tried to add gods from hinduism into the game

[@yatokami2449]

Hades fan spotted

[@conaldeugenepeterson2147]

I would recommend a relatively unknown indie series called God of War. It’s pretty good.

[@IcemayneXXV]

I actually enjoyed the old Beowulf game.

[@kagar3465]

I'd love to see a Epic of Gilgamesh based game

[@rodolfojamezs.pestanopesta4471]

-became monke -becomes immortal -picks up a staff the size of a mountain -gets stuck in a mountain -refuses to elaborate be more like wukong.

[@titan133760]

Sun Wukong isn't just immortal, he's UBER immortal

[@naomikirisaki]

High above heavens equal. Until Buddha palm came into action 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Damn i love this monke

[@BirdBro2]

​@@titan133760he's 42x + being unable to die and getting stronger with each death immortal

[@grichl88]

Man, I really can't imagine them teaching Journey to the West in Florida high schools.

[@fluffly8935]

Especially with how conservative and racist that state is

[@tooitchy]

@@fluffly8935 what a stupid fucking comment lmao. "the tv told me Florida was racist so I repeat it without knowing a damn thing about it"

[@capitalism7189]

@@fluffly8935I live in Florida and think you got us confused with Texas. The majority of Florida is democrat (but only by a few%) and there’s very little racist. The only place with those type of people are down south and around central Florida in some of the more rural communities. All big cities tend to be blue and have tons of minorites and very rarely do you hear about racial/hate crimes.

[@capitalism7189]

I live in Florida and was forced to read it during sophomore year of high school. Good book.

[@williamsimon7312]

@@capitalism7189there’s 2 million more registered republicans than democrats in the state of Florida bud

[@Leo40214]

The original book was written for playwright purposes, and the Chinese in game dialogue do kinda reflect it. That’s why the translation might seem off or funny at times.

[@ThatChalk]

I kinda assume some of the dialogue sounds way better in the devs primary language

[@templarknight7]

@@ThatChalk yea, this translation is a bit off sometimes

[@starrynight8709]

​@@ThatChalk it is better if you use the Chinese dubs. It is full of wordplay that didn't translate well to English

[@knell18897]

@@starrynight8709 wordplay is meaningless if you don't speak the language. All these guys saying chinese -> english dub is just pretentious weebs.

[@peterjiang2423]

both are true, ofc if you don't understand the language, English (or whatever you understand) is the best way to go. at the same time, there is a lot lost in translation - wordplay, cultural/historical connotation, etc. a lot of the Chinese dub is like poetry, so they'll use few words to convey heavy meaning that doesn't necessarily correlate to anything English.

[@claudius3359]

3:22 That's Xiao Tian Quan,or Heavenly Dog.He helps Erlang subdue demons.He's capable of magic,like shape-shifting. Erlang Shen,the guy with three eyes (his third eye can see through disguises and shoot lasers btw) probably has some respect on Wukong cause he's one of the guys sent to fight him at the beginning of the book (and he puts some really good fight that it's not until Lao Tzu helps with his diamond circlet/snare thing that Wukong finally got captured).He also helped Wukong hunt Nine-Headed Pest (if you know the green bird in the 2nd good ending that's the thing). 5:26 That's probably a reference to how Wukong defeated a copy of him: struck him in the eye and kills him.

[@beegyoshi1685]

oh so his ass mocks him by saying i don't have a habit of fighting people i bested before as if he did not jump him lmao

[@blacksagegrandmaster7699]

Xiao Tian Quan (哮天犬) is the name of the black dog. Xiao - Barking, Tian - Heaven, Quan - Dog, so it is "Barking at Heaven Dog". 😎

[@typicalairhead6846]

Thanks paragraph guy.

[@claudius3359]

@@typicalairhead6846 Anytime,my guy

[@ItchOnMyBack]

​@@blacksagegrandmaster7699Sky Howling Dog, is more fitting

[@tris1188]

I am vietnamese and The Journey To The West is almost everyone's childhood here. Sun Wukong has always been something i loved for so long and now they finally made an incredible game about him. Also please find and watch the many movies about Sun Wukong its very very incredible

[@kevin-f5q6g]

更是儒家文化和世界的@@susan56566

[@bananapeehole782]

Right on. That's very cool to hear. Thanks for the lil' story. 🤘😎🤘

[@张先生-p9l]

@@susan56566 东亚和东南亚大多数国家都属于中华文化圈，以前不知道，直到这游戏上架我才发现他们小时候也读西游记😂

[@thanhkieuphuc367]

The show is awesome

[@tris1188]

@@张先生-p9l i wouldnt say it “belongs” to the Chinese cultural sphere but i would say that some really incredible Chinese cultural pieces made it out to other countries, influencing them

[@joshhitxoriginal9367]

My man really became goku playing wukong, not wanting to fight weak things, asking people how strong they are; bouncing around gleefully from one point to another.

[@cody6550]

Fun fact, Goku means Wukong in Chinese

[@LuisSierra42]

that's the spirit

[@asterglaceon]

Goku is literally based on Sun Wukong I'm pretty sure lol

[@shuaibkamedien2203]

Bud I'm pretty sure it's goku that became wukong not the other way around

[@joshhitxoriginal9367]

I clearly meant Charlie, not wukong, sorry to burst the bubble of pedantry.

[@ChrisZ901]

for everyone who is confused about this and dragonball: The monkey king's name in Chinese writing is: 孫悟空 its Mandarin pronunciation is: Sun Wukong Its Japanese pronunciation is: Son Goku. And for those who don't know either of the languages, Japanese use Chinese characters extensively in their script which they call Kanji. So dragonball literally just borrowed the exact same name for its monkey king inspired character

[@胡蜂-e3w]

True

[@x01021]

@@ChrisZ901 Sun Wukong is known not just in China but also Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines. As an Asian, it is so fun seeing all these (I’m assuming American) people yelling at each other in the comments about this lmao

[@trillionwins2028]

​@@x01021always American's

[@FriendlyVimanam]

​@@x01021 Heard somewhere he is based on the Hindu monkey God HANUMAN.

[@grapefruitsyrup8185]

​@@FriendlyVimanam absolutely nothing to do with Hindus. Indians nationalist out here embarrassing themselves yet again claiming other cultures because they themselves don't have a written history.

[@arguekayes]

That Fire Staff mini boss doesn’t drop a soul he drops his fire ability. Which does a ton of damage against the wolf boss, Lingxuzi.

[@randomisaac5959]

That doesn't solve the problem, the Wandering Wight dropped a soul, gives you no guidance beyond you needing guidance to use it and it despawns and the boss doesn't respawn. I'd feel wary of fighting optional bosses without that guidance just because of that.

[@ziyadhusaini6385]

theres other location where you gotta defeat a big toad monster. There you'll get the guidance

[@FEBRIZIOtv]

@@ziyadhusaini6385 you can literally reclaim lost souls at any shrine right after the wolf boss.

[@leihe1091]

⁠@@randomisaac5959 You don't lose it tho, it will ve back soon and easily after you find the Guidance. Yeah I know that a player couldn't know it before and could be depressed because of it, I know. I think it's better if there was a more clear instruction for it, just to tell you "don't worry your efforts aren't wasted".

[@ayushsinghchauhan9558]

@@randomisaac5959 everyone in this thread missing your point completely lol, even tho you dont really lose it, it just appears like you have lost it, the game doesn't convey that part properly and anyone would obviously be wary of fighting optional bosses aftee that point till the game has conveyed that you have recieved guidance and do not lose the souls

[@Masv1pe]

My dad just came by and watched some of the video with me and asked “Is that Jesus sitting there playing”

[@beastmaster6943]

Your dad is a Facebook Mom

[@Hooglymoogly]

😭

[@svenskhund3603]

Charlie actually making a commentary gameplay video for this is wild. For years, his gaming videos were just clips pulled from livestreams. We are in the end times now boys.

[@Johnnybobonny1837]

the month i buy a membership he takes a break

[@84everfan90]

Thank God

[@debohancock4716]

He's going back to his roots.

[@fordakacar]

he did that with the colleseum game like a week ago too

[@julz_swag]

FR. WTF.

[@w1-w2-w3]

Sun Wukong is the best fictional character of all time. It was created in 1592 and still super popular across the Asia. There is no Asian who didn't know about Wukong. "Journey to the west (1986)" and "Black Lotus" are so much fun to watch when I was young.

[@camlee2341]

i only know him from monkey magic the tv show years ago

[@MelanatedRepublican]

Incorrect nowhere near the greatest fictional character of all time what are you smoking

[@linkvagar2336]

@@MelanatedRepublicanwho is then?

[@AdibAkmal-ub6cc]

​@@MelanatedRepublican he is tho. Not for European tho

[@mayfort8573]

@@MelanatedRepublicanhe is as the original literature has significant cultural influence in Asia as it inspired numerous works like Dragon Ball. He’s as well known as Jesus to Westerners. You could argue Jesus is more influential, but you’ll start a war calling Jesus fictional

[@stateofflorida5082]

2:05 Knowing Wukong, not even slightly.

[@Ghalaghor_McAllistor]

Yeah, there aren't enough enemies to give them the slightest chance against Wukong.

[@ANDR3alfaro]

​@AvaTysonWonHow are the bots on KZbin more weird than the bots on twitter

[@damprat141]

​@@ANDR3alfaro just, don't reply to them, literally the best thing is ignoring them

[@bas_ee]

​@@ANDR3alfaro also youtube wont ban them. I reported the same bot account like 100s of times over many days with all different submissions but KZbin just allows these kind of bots to exist even after reporting them.

[@Medved-]

Screaming holes 😂

[@saiostar]

The Story of Wukong: Wukong’s origin traces back to one of China’s oldest myths. Long ago, after the goddess Nüwa fixed the sky with magical stones, one leftover stone was left on Earth. After thousands of years, this stone cracked open, and out came Wukong. This earned him his first title, “Stone Monkey.” His birth caused a massive shockwave that shook the palaces in the clouds, scaring the emperor of the gods. Wukong became the leader of the monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain. This earned him his second title, “Handsome Monkey King.” He was happy at first, but then he saw the reality of life and death, which filled him with fear. He crossed the sea to the human world, learned their language, and found a master who taught him how to transform and fly using magic. Wukong visited the Dragon King’s palace and showed off his almost limitless strength, rudely demanding the god’s most prized weapon and armor. When the king of the underworld decided Wukong’s time was up, Wukong fought his way through hell, crossed out his name (and all the monkeys’ names) from the book of life and death, making them all immortal. After angering both the sea and underworld kings, the gods decided to try and recruit Wukong. At first, they underestimated him and gave him a lowly job as a stable hand. Wukong didn’t realize this was basically just a janitor job, and when he figured it out, he rebelled against heaven. This earned him the humiliating title “Bimawen” (the horse-tending monkey). If you want to get under his skin, call him that. After beating back the gods’ army, they tried to appease him again. Wukong demanded the title “QI TIAN DA SHENG” (Great Sage Equal to Heaven), and surprisingly, they agreed. This became his proudest title. But this title was all show and no power. Soon, Wukong realized he wasn’t getting the respect he deserved. Just like in other stories, he wasn’t invited to the big banquet. So, he crashed the party early, ate all the magical peaches, drank all the wine, and gobbled up the immortality pills (each god was supposed to get one). This time, the gods decided to take Wukong seriously, but here’s the embarrassing part: even with all their combined forces, they couldn’t catch him. So, they called in Erlang Shen, a god with a third eye. Erlang Shen, like Wukong, is a legendary figure with his own rich backstory. He’s one of the few who knows the same magic as Wukong. Erlang Shen’s mom was the emperor of the gods' sister. She secretly came down to Earth, married a mortal man, and gave birth to Erlang Shen. The emperor, punishing her for marrying a human, trapped her under a mountain. Erlang Shen grew up, split the mountain with an ax, and saved his mom. In the game, you’ll see him use that ax. He hates the emperor of the gods and runs an independent army, handling his divine duties but refusing anything outside of combat. Erlang Shen eventually cornered Wukong, and with help from other gods, they captured him. The gods locked Wukong in the strongest furnace, intending to burn him to ashes, but instead, he survived and gained golden, flame-filled eyes that could see through any disguise. He emerged from the furnace right in the middle of the gods’ palace and charged straight for the emperor of the gods. This time, the one who stopped him was the Buddha, also known as Shakyamuni or the Tathagata. The Buddha proposed a challenge, and Wukong accepted. He flew 108,000 miles, thinking he’d reached the end of the world, only to find himself still in the Buddha’s palm. The Buddha flipped his hand, turning it into a mountain that trapped Wukong underneath. Wukong stayed pinned under the mountain for 500 years until a Chinese monk named Xuanzang passed by. Xuanzang was on a journey to visit the Buddha and get the complete Buddhist scriptures. The Buddha instructed him to put a magical band on Wukong’s head. Whenever Wukong angered Xuanzang, the monk could recite a spell that would tighten the band, causing Wukong intense pain. Wukong became Xuanzang’s disciple in name, officially becoming a Buddhist monk and earning the title “Sun Xingzhe” (the monk in training). Despite having far more knowledge and skills than the mortal Xuanzang, Wukong’s monkey nature kept him mischievous, like a child. Wukong and Xuanzang had a complicated relationship. As a devout Buddhist, Xuanzang refused to kill any living being, even the bandits and monsters trying to eat him. Wukong, on the other hand, had no problem killing in battle, which often led to him getting punished by Xuanzang’s spell after saving his master. Yet, Wukong cared deeply for Xuanzang, enjoying their conversations and risking his life countless times to rescue him from monsters. Ironically, more than half the monsters they encountered were related to the gods, their servants, or their pets. These monsters used stolen divine artifacts to nearly kill Wukong multiple times. When Wukong finally defeated them, the gods would show up to prevent him from finishing them off. After surviving 81 challenges and defeating countless monsters, Wukong finally delivered Xuanzang to the Buddha. The Buddha declared that the journey had allowed Wukong to achieve enlightenment, granting him the title “Victorious Fighting Buddha.”

[@bellabenis]

Thank you for sharing! :)

[@bobli-qx9pz]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@ThePlastikChair]

bro really summed up a big piece of my childhood in a single essay.

[@larryt4156]

牛逼！！！🎉

[@MerlinOfAtlantis]

Wukong truly is the monkey of all time

[@Dasheroids]

Actually knowing the story behind this makes it a 100 times better

[@Scoopsdepoop]

I'd say not knowing makes it 200 times better

[@DuxpaOfficial]

Where do you get started with the story?

[@polaralpha5561]

@@DuxpaOfficialI’m in the same boat

[@jhcho3002]

@@DuxpaOfficialsearch for journey to the west in KZbin, there's a channel that has simplified cartoon version for novels, journey to the west is one of those

[@ramang05]

@@DuxpaOfficial maybe watching some youtube summaries of the story can help. once you get the basic gist down you can go into more detail.

[@aa1944-k2r]

I feel like if you are "too good" at the boss fights, you can't appreciate the game details. The giant grey wolf coming out the roof top is my favorite boss yet, in terms of the look. And if you are too good and you dodge everything, you don't get to see how the wolf brings you up to the sky, pause, then BOOM slams you to the ground HARD, I am so impressed with this wolf fight alone. The way he climb around the roofs and then speed jump at you looks so good. amazing. I dont even play RPG at all but I really want to play this game, but I dont have the PC to run it.

[@Kareem-kb9jh]

GeForce Now? If you have a good internet connection you legit forget you're streaming. It's super high quality.

[@abrokeengineer967]

2:48 You are right Charlie but it was not gods, it was the Buddha himself who made a bet with Wukong after he rampages in the Heavenly Court for basically getting pissy that he wasn't invited to a party. Then he pissed on the Buddha's hand, who then buried Wukong under a mountain for 500 years until his new master would begin his journey to the west.

[@ferro9926]

One could even call it a journey to the west

[@harryxyz2982]

@AvaTysonWonI don’t think anyone really cares about your channels Focus on life Don’t let the hate change you

[@ChengsHardware]

@@harryxyz2982 That's just a bot , ignor it

[@harryxyz2982]

@@ChengsHardwareI know 😝

[@eldasd.4631]

How he still Sane trap or prison on mountain for 500 years!?...

[@monstahslayah]

Not actually playing as Sun Wukong was the biggest surprise that makes complete sense because in the book he starts out as one punch man then gets more powerful

[@moneygrabber6720]

Is he supposed to be a character from a story or an actual god from legend?

[@santiagogarciazapata7422]

​@@moneygrabber6720 chinese ancient novel

[@mvmusic8467]

@@moneygrabber6720Ancient Chinese Buddhist fanfiction.

[@moneygrabber6720]

@@mvmusic8467 😂

[@monstahslayah]

@@moneygrabber6720 Sun Wukong is a character from Journey to the West. Have you seen anime? He's that one character that all of anime has.

[@MrFanservice]

This game feels like a much needed return to the early 2000s of action/adventure games

[@AvidBlahajEnjoyer]

But with great visuals this time! So refreshing to get a good game focused on action and story, with good visuals on the side. Instead of another “let’s put all our budget in dei”

[@brysonharrison5698]

How is this even remotely like DMC, early God of War, or Ninja Gaiden?

[@MrFanservice]

@@brysonharrison5698 Wide Open room/area -> Boss/encounter -> Wide Open room/area -> Boss/encounter -> Wide Open Area with puzzle -> Boss

[@TooSweaty7]

​@MrFanservice I was trying to describe that early PlayStation 2 feeling to my friend couldn't really find the words. Because it's a compliment lol

[@therdordrinkwater2509]

Because thats what the studio did, straight copy from Onimusha, just like Genshin is basically a direct rip-off of Zelda. They put everything into the gameplay/ visual quality as they spent zero dollar on the RnD, they just copied. Typical Chinese companies

[@SmolPotatowo]

16:35 It's a back scratcher! With those short arms I'd assume he'd need one.

[@r3gret2079]

Get reported ​@AvaTysonWon

[@RoboThePanda]

@@r3gret2079same

[@Threat_LvL]

That shittalking before a fight with midcombat dialogs remembers me of metal gear rising revengence

[@That_Mahi_Mahi]

@AvaTysonWoneven as a bot account this is a new low

[@SmolPotatowo]

@AvaTysonWon Wow I posted a popular enough comment to get my own bots in the replies!

[@WashingMykale]

Comment section shows how successful Manga and Anime are as a cultural export, especially Dragonball, that many people know Goku, but are just now introduced to the inspiration of the character. Journey to the West was published in the 16th century lol. China has so much to offer in terms of cultural IP like this. Civil war and communism really delayed the cultural export from China by at least 20 years...Japanese has been borrowing a lot, another popular one is Romance of Three Kingdoms. Good to finally see Chinese devs telling their own stories in such a gorgeous packaging.

[@dennismetzger9287]

That's because there's a lot of *you know what*ism out there

civil war and communism? you mean western propaganda, even with black myth wukong western media is trying so hard to drag it down by slandering the devs

[@qozia1370]

CCP bot

@@qozia1370 CIA bot

[@WashingMykale]

@@qozia1370 I literally said communism is in the way, wtf you talking about

[@chobits3525]

Note: that soul is not losted, once the item claimed. You can get all these soul at check point.

[@TheOneGreat]

Some people almost have this inability of just playing a game. He should just enjoy and not meta game every step.

[@ayushsinghchauhan9558]

@@TheOneGreat maybe some players just like clear game designs and consitent communication of game rules you mentally damaged furry

[@gangsterbenji]

Not sure if English is your second language but “losted” isn’t a word. You would just say lost there.

[@JebadiahChrist]

@@TheOneGreatyou make no sense. He killed a boss and was curious why he couldn’t interact with something that looks intractable??? Use your brain.

[@NotSoSerious69420]

@@JebadiahChrist killed an optional boss early and acts surprised the mechanic to get it might yet not be available? no way! current year guy games been doing this for a very long time.

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

Not every action game needs to be a Soulslike. Glad this game went a different direction.

[@noahrobinson5952]

What makes this game not a souls like

[@alvinvalentino5797]

This feels like sekiro with no parries but more abilitites

[@Ligmaballin]

Agree, but at the same time as a souls fan, i don't mind more souls type games

[@halo3isawsome321]

​@@noahrobinson5952 feels more like a cross between god of war ragnarok and soulslike, with a sprinkles of combat flow that batman and spiderman have, it feels really good and weighty. Very hard to keep the weighty feeling with the flow, and they executed it pretty well

[@djvg7607]

You’re right it’s a Sekiro like.

[@JanghanHong]

1:35 "Nimbus cloud, Goku-style" Someone needs to tell Charlie that Wukong is literally Goku in Japanese pronunciation of the same words.

[@naturalLog26]

Nice replies

[@LaterHarmony]

He knows I think it's a joke

[@yddq6884]

nobody cares man.. you're such a neckbeard, like we give af about chinese mythology

[@longboy5639]

🫵🫵🫵🤓🤓🤓

[@statesminds]

Im sure he knows

[@hungryfurball]

As an avid Wuxia novels reader, this is scratching the cinematic wuxia itch that i've been craving for years 11:18 Calling your enemies brat, or proclaiming yourself as their grandpa or ancestor is par for the course in Chinese mythology. Because their culture deeply values _Face,_ their insults often resort to elevating oneself while degrading opponents as ants or mortal trash.

[@zeikers]

Bro the bots are OUT OF CONTROL on Charlie’s channel yet KZbin deletes my comments if I swear. Great job KZbin, you guys are great at your jobs.

[@rrinnlonginus]

And there's a full movie of Deadpool & Wolverine, not camera recording, that was uploaded somewhere here and it survived for 3 days.

[@punani_slayer4209]

​@@rrinnlonginusThat's a good thing. Entertainment should be free

[@CROninja666]

The sarcasm is real with this one

[@fudgex453]

Genuinely half expected you to be a bot ngl

[@dyyylllaannn]

@@punani_slayer4209brother what??? lmao I understand that the cost of both production and entertainment is high but saying it should be free is completely brain dead 😂

[@RepellentJeff]

“Oh, is that Eustace!?” Caught me so off guard. 🤣

[@evandavis5223]

Charlie is immune to itching, he doesn't understand the concept of backscratching.

[@Goblin_Plane]

Whats funny is he itched his chest just before that 😭

[@killtsukii]

16:31 he doesn't understand, that back scratcher is vital to an asian household

[@ieatyonomnomnom]

3:54 damn they got Frieza in this game talking about monkeys

[@VileVamp]

Is it actually his VA?

[@Betacr1tikal]

Frieza,geto they all got a new Ally

[@SvnMelodies]

@@VileVampno

[@jfr1995]

​@AvaTysonWon you're a loser

[@basti.9022]

It's the voice of Raiden from MGS.

[@Dangy11997]

Quick fact: the nimbus cloud that most of us are familiar with originated from the journey of the west novel,sun wukong is the original owner 😊😊

[@quanyeradford8750]

Yea be a little annoyinh when i always hear people talk like it originated from dragon ball lol

[@BobFrankerino]

Isn't it like, fairly known goku was inspired by him? Like, pole weapon and everything

[@dj_daem0n]

Just like most people don't realize Goku's "power pole" was also from Sun Wukong's legend. Except, Goku didn't store it in his ear.

[@yous2244]

No most people don't know ​@@BobFrankerino

[@Auvlen24]

yes​@@BobFrankerino

[@beatsbymonny]

to give an idea how strong Wukong hits, his staff is made of pure iron, and when he attacks, it bends against the air due to how fast and powerful his swing is

[@SwankTheTank]

Its a staff originally, and it also weighs 9 Tons 😭

[@kubobetterrelax7435]

When Wukong went to choose a weapon, he looked around the armory and then chose a pillar that was holding up a building. He said, "huh... let me get that" and shrunk it 😭

[@notbot5360]

And can be adjusted to how long and how big he want it to be, the way the player put and pull his staff is to shrink it as small as a needle, and put it inside the ear. Look up "Jingu Bang"

[@kindamaybeyeahno7495]

@@kubobetterrelax7435wasn’t it also from another gods temple at that? Like he really was about that shit

[@user-jk5um1om8l]

It’s a multi-ton pillar that was originally “the stabilizer of the seas” or something. 😭

[@astraltempestvt]

For reference, Wukong's taunts in the tutorial fight are worded the way they are because that character is Erlong Shen, the nephew of the Jade Emperor who Wukong called himself the equal of. Hence, he taunted him by treating him like a nephew or grandchild.

[@yopot37]

16:34 That’s a backscratcher wukong mentioned in the prologue 😂

[@donpedro9004]

I do love how the corniness of the english translation is a thing. Chinese, Japanese, and Korean translations into English all have their own weird quirks that's pretty distinct from each other. Part of it comes with the accents, and the other just comes from their phrasing.

[@ashdog9235]

What no diacritic does to a language 😔

[@dtdai3671]

🤣back to ancient times , Japan and kr r our dependent state . Actually even today their language can’t function without Chinese cuz Japanese and Korean characters r phonetical just like our Pingyin .

[@e_12kesha74]

Ive never seen this game or announcement or anything but after seeing the intro fight scene im just really blown away at how impressive this game looks, the emotion it evoked from me seeing the sheer size of those beings and the beautiful artwork made by the artists, animators just the whole crew i cannot put into words. i havent felt this way about a game in a long time. ill be watching that intro fight over and over until i get to experience this myself.

[@ThisGuy1219]

Charlie needs to look up xianxia style dissing: You have eyes but can't see mount Tai Your heart is weak. Your dao is false. Your life is worthless. Junior, you dare?! You're merely an ant!

[@MattManDX1]

You have courted death!

[@ItchOnMyBack]

Courting Death!

[@sonofapan0738]

" your dao is false" god damn XDDDDD.... that ones the best

[@sawthelina5597]

Newborn calf not fearing the tiger I have eaten more salt than you’ve eaten rice

[@PurpleHayesDrums]

0:01 myth ong

[@FirstnameLastname_official]

my thong

[@LUNCH_MEATz]

“my thong”

[@bryanwithamask]

ONG 🗣️🔥

[@jusbertmeza4424]

Shut up bot

[@Seventy9er]

@@jusbertmeza4424they aint bots

[@someguywithoutamustachestw4406]

The intro to is one of the best game intros I've honestly seen in a game and the fact that wasn't even the main character makes it even better

[@ellisking13x29]

Very much reminiscent of the intro from god of war 3

[@noyes9923]

you know its gonna be one helluva game when charlie makes an entirely separate gaming video on it for youtube

[@Mr.DontOverThinkIt]

He would've streamed it like all his other playthroughs. But uh...well...

[@ChocolateEffigy]

Who's gonna tell em

[@Delsin42]

Tell em what

[@ChadofWar1899]

​@AvaTysonWon monster

[@jehehehedias5881]

​@@ChocolateEffigy I chose you. What happened?

[@cheebur]

"they're jumpin' my ass now" said by a man fighting 3 giants

[@Sadikel]

I hope Charlie uploads a complete playthrough of this game even if it's piece by piece, honestly these 45 min where so much fun to just watch!

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

Trunks: So, you're Sun Wukong, right? [Thinking] Damn it! Goku: I'm Son Goku, yes. Trunks: [Thinking] ...Roll with it.

[@beatsbymonny]

this implies that TFS Goku knows Chinese

[@richardbaran60]

I understood and appreciate this refference.

[@HeroesHoshi]

The Chinese dub is full of deep wordplays, like a Chinese Shakespearean play on Roman Gods. English is a watered down version, very normal which makes it sound a bit weird with god-level atmosphere in the background.

[@ThatBoyAiintRight]

Ya I actually thought the English VA for the MC sounds really amateur or out of place.

[@dayoadeluwoye]

Can you play the Chinese Dub with English Sub?

[@SvnMelodies]

@@ThatBoyAiintRighthe truly fits wukong

[@keyk8004]

@@dayoadeluwoyeyes!

[@sugusenpai4273]

Yes u can ​@@dayoadeluwoye

[@jadekaiser7840]

>Kills the optional boss that doesn't give any major rewards, thinking they're mandatory >Leaves behind the story-critical one that unlocks a whole new mechanic, thinking they're optional lol

[@MrNedimX]

When I first started I felt it was too easy, then got HUMBLED by the Wandering Wright dude lol

[@jebshook6939]

The snake dude with the spear humbled my ass

[@twizms7362]

Just wait for the Elder Wright 💀

[@jebshook6939]

@@twizms7362 the what

[@armentorosyan8268]

@@twizms7362 that fighht was actually easier cuz when you kill the zombies he summons you heal

[@bobpang1353]

So excited for this game. As a Chinese person, Wukong is heavily wired in our childhood. It's like kids here want to be like Superman or Spiderman, we used to pretend to be Wukong. Super cool to see a video game with this quality coming up soon!

[@pureheroin9902]

What do Chinese people think about the way certain westerners complain about everything being racist and sexist? Do they think we're all a bunch of delicate weirdos? 🤣

[@bacon4life314]

I’m a black kid from Canada, and that is so interesting to me. Really cool info there

[@Tylerf962]

Do you read xianxia novels

[@peterpeter5035]

@@pureheroin9902people in china wouldn’t ever even begin to consider race and gender in media, “hehe black dude” is as far as it goes lol

[@jico5147]

@@pureheroin9902i doubt it but they probably think you are

[@LaynaStambaugh]

"He's not just any monkey, he's a monkey of merit" Freeza talking about GOku after TOP

[@fbi538]

i like how the entire point of the health bar is because you’re not sun wukong and you don’t have immortality

[@WonderOfU-l9r]

The first boss u kill is actually the optional one,while the one with a fire blade is one of the main bosses,by deafening him u can pick up his fire blade the “red tide” which gives some extra burning damage when fighting some of the hairy bosses such as that white wolf.Many of the bosses have its own weakness,by doing side quests or just read conversations with npc may help u gain such suitable weapon or armor or a hint on how to acquire them.

[@themattcave1424]

As you progress an NPC will upgrade your gourd and you’ll be able to retrieve that dropped soul from a rest point. Also highly recommend you go back and fight the fire wielding guy he drops something other then a soul

[@rankyb8088]

I had to run past him and circle back after a few bosses. Bald btch has op moves

[@giannistaz]

I wanted him to get the the fire weapon so bad. It's so awesome against the wolf later and it sets him on fire in a beautiful way

[@VygoUwU]

This game looks absolutely incredible

[@Turkmenistanzntp]

DONT TRANSLATE भवतः मम्मा कतिपयेषु घण्टेषु वाहनदुर्घटने मृता भविष्यति... एतस्य निवारणस्य एकमात्रं मार्गं मम चैनलस्य सदस्यतां ग्रहीतुं शक्यते

[@Divinarium1]

the game sucks though

[@DaniWhen]

These bots bro 😭

[@LongLiveIsrael-c7y]

Charlie also looks absolutely incredible

[@AyaanZaz]

@@LongLiveIsrael-c7yFree Palestine

[@neonexjpxfrd4145]

This ain’t dark souls, it’s Jedi fallen order and I’m all for it

[@ClownyGuyToo]

Jesus Christ playing Wukong what a crossover

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

He’s moses

[@SMMmc76]

3:05 “Why don’t you back that up with a source!” I love it already

[@moa-anims]

The calling wukong monkey was giving me real frieza vibes

[@beatsbymonny]

The detail in this game is crazy, when Wukong stomps on Erlangs sweeping attack, and he sees Wukong about to take action while holding his weapon down, he changes his grip to defensive positioning, but as soon as he sees Wukong back flip he changes back to the offensive position

[@autisticrogue]

2 mil concurrent players on steam is actually insane

[@60sekundenpolitik]

Probably more than half of them Chinese.

[@mariojumpman8949]

AcTuAllY InsAnE

[@不给糖]

​@@60sekundenpolitik Not all Chinese! We have our own game publishing platform in China. We all play on our own gaming platforms

[@fluffly8935]

@@60sekundenpolitiklike 95%

[@deadlyydude5522]

@@mariojumpman8949 it is actually insane relax weirdo

[@himeliofon]

So refreshing to see him play a new game without chat asking him "how's the game so far?" 20 million times per second.

[@jojo2267]

The clouds moving in the first fight gave my inner child such joy. This is truly next gen and it's beautiful

[@deadlyydude5522]

One of the coolest things I've ever seen in gaming, the volumetrics in this game are absolutely bonkers

[@qualiacontrol]

1:40 saying you're versed in Wukong from playing League 😂

[@eientertainment4314]

Yeah as a long time dota player I literally had to stop watching after he said that

[@leefeebeck9890]

Brother PLEASE post all your gameplay. I've been waiting for this game for years and absolutely love your content, this video was so much fun

[@Sasquatch33]

3:54 I can already see the amount of meme potential from that line alone

[@xersaeesfrope3752]

Charlie monotone voice saying "OOhh that wasn't a peach at all" got me dying 14:55

[@dwtdwtdwt]

16:14 That's a Backscratcher. For hard to reach itches.

[@TrueKappa]

Charlie, I too, struggled against that Wandering Wight more than any other mob in the first chapter.

[@Cold-uq3bx]

That bo staff choreography is amazing the flairs are the perfect balance of safe and flashy too

[@TrungTH1190]

The martial art style with the staff is actually existed. It is based off of Shaolin’s style.

[@Cold-uq3bx]

@@TrungTH1190 yea I know Shaolin also had tricks, I like the one where they angle it and stand on it using weight and strength it's impressive stuff man

[@Lemminjoose]

The Wukong situation is CRAZY

[@benashbaugh5982]

Why does the Wukong English voice reminded me of Starscream / Cobra commander minus the signature hiss.

[@sean8102]

Ahh man. It doesn't matter much because this game I want to play myself first before watching anyone else (bought it last night but had to be up early, going to dig into it tonight). But I was so happy when I booted up the game and saw the option of Chinese dialogue with English subtitles.

[@Leurockit]

He's a monkey, have you watched dragon ball from Japan? GoKu's voice is similiar, well, Goku is WuKong, same one.

[@lunarxpunk]

love that you didn’t stream this, nice change of pace!

[@XanderYTV]

Can't wait for Reddit to decide the only true way to play this game is without using any abilities

[@nono9543]

This game feels like the love child of a Dark Souls game and God of War. I like it.

[@puzzlemtm]

Those cloud physics are actually insane 😮

[@deworldzlastpunk666]

i think its the best in gaming so far

[@coolraygaming]

Frl gave me hella cinematic sekiro vibes. Might get this game cuz sekiro had me hooked, amd this game gives that “satisfying combat” feel like sekiro did.

[@TheTTony444]

@@coolraygamingI dont think you’ll get the same satisfying combat as sekiro. sekiro is much more deliberate like dark souls and black myth is more of a hack n slash, but still looks fun

[@Subsandwich981]

​@@coolraygamingDodging is all you have in the game. There is a parry, but it's a spell that's on a cooldown. The heavy attacks feel satisfying, but the light attacks don't. You'll have to play around with spells and different stances if you want to have a good time. It ain't as satisfying as Sekiro if you enjoyed the parry system in that game imo.

[@kunkaifu270]

Most players would not fight with Wandering Wight when first meet, you can get around it, but you win, I have to say you're a genius of these kind.

[@JakeMcCollum]

Please upload your full play-through of this, I’m already heavily invested

[@mariefmsr]

Putting the most anticipated game ever into parts and pieces and not just fully stream it is diabolical Charlie

[@jia3ds]

Like another comment said Good to know he enjoys it off stream away from the distractions

[@giomoses3229]

because in the terms of services for the game they said they don't want it streamed or something like that.

[@giomoses3229]

That or they put heavy restrictions on streamers streaming it. But I know the devs said some things regarding streaming

[@mariefmsr]

@@jia3ds Yeahh. Im not really complaining but just when the game Im most excited about and seemingly him enjoying it too that I have to wait like episodic playthrough from other channels

[@fishjelly8593]

@@giomoses3229the rules only applies to people they gave the keys to. (So the company doesn’t get in trouble if anything happens.) If the game was purchased, non of the rules apply.

[@XParasiteOctoling]

Can’t believe they made a game on this famous MOBA character!

[@YBBHE]

Who's gonna tell him?

[@FrizFroz]

And they didn't just stop with Wukong, in the intro scene alone they even copied Erlang Shen from the game Smite. Even his dog! Absolutely blasphemous

[@TeoMOeditz]

@ZNTPOFFICERJOB-k8v no subs? no content?

[@Monkey_30000]

You see, this comment is funny because it applies to 3 different MOBAs

[@TeoMOeditz]

@ZNTPOFFICERJOB NOBODY LOVES YOU + MY CONTENT IS BETTER THAN YOURS + GET BACK IN YOUR CRIB

[@chingwu4781]

Journey To The West is one of the most well know Chinese novel, even put in (must study) curriculum, that because it combines multiple religions, some real history, and art. It will level up your experience if you understand Chinese and play this game in Chinese, it use classical Chinese and one word in classical Chinese can express many meanings.

[@anastasyavie6236]

16:34 it's not a little hand, imo it's a backscratcher, to scratch your back, it's satisfying

[@ssswery]

love this non livestream playthrough by charlie here. honestly i prefer this over the livestream cuts and stuff hopefully this becomes a regular occurrence.

[@Westonator5000]

16:38 that's the aforementioned back scratcher

[@amy370]

3:20 for anyone curious, the dog is 啸天犬, the pet of Heavenly General Yang , he is known for being the reason the moon is a crescent (yes, he takes a chomp of it every day until the General gets mad and tells him not to for a few days) and the guy who goes stupid dog is General Yang. He’s supposed to have this all seeing eye but it never works on wukong lol 8:40 “a pluck of many” refers to the myth that wukong plucks his hairs and they can turn into clones of him, he used it to fuck with heavenly generals a lot. He also has the ability to turn anything bigger or much smaller? So he hides his stick in his ear after he shrinks it. 11:20 wukong has very childish insults bc he’s basically a kid. He’s known for being childish, always fucking around (he ate all the magical medicine up in the heavens so…) yeah he can’t swear that well

[@Vince_lac]

Yea I would say this game has soul elements but isn’t exactly a souls like it, does have some god of war elements in it such as recharging special abilities. A pause menu that allows you to gain skills and many cutscenes and dialouge that’s far and few in souls games

[@JJsiN84]

So I looked it up as well, and apparently once you get guidance, there’s an option at the shrines to select “retrieve souls” so feel free to kill any boss in any order as you want.

[@TYLOTYLOTYLO]

Charlie jumping on a cloud and saying ITS PRECIPITATION TIME! Is peak moist.

[@MundiComedenti]

I want to point out, wu kong was talking about needing a backscratcher in the intro, and then this old man pops out with a hand on a stick, the most common back scratcher, gotta be related