The Only Black Myth Wukong Review You Need

[@RealRanton]

Stop torturing yourself and get Opera GX: operagx.gg/Ranton3

[@TunaCanGuzzler]

i would rather not install that spyware kthx

[@jeremyfaustmann]

@@TunaCanGuzzler What esle is there? It's all chromium anyway.

[@elliotwatson3964]

No

[@greymoonz1]

1 minute in and I already feel like this is going to be a RDR2 level banger video. LET'S FUCKING GO RANTONI

[@mrchubatman]

I think Ranton needs to play the game again to understand combat better, while it's 1 button smashing, there's a parry system that gives you rewards for doing so (extra damage, focus point, invincibility frame, etc). In smash stance there's a skill called counterflow that let's you parry enemies attack if you clicked heavy attack mid light combo just in time before they hit you and that is a huge game changer for me, and that counts as a rewarding gameplay design as well. Similarly in thurst stance there's also another parry system that let you backtrack and counter attack enemies while being invisible. Sure there's room to improve in weaponry but in my opinion, having a parry system should be a plus in regards to combat design, the skill tree translation into english version didnt explain it very well and it took me awhile to figure it out on my own. For the rest of your criticism i agree, keep being yourself and hopefully i think you should give a game a chances again once you know what I'm talking about.

[@NeonPlantChris]

Said this before, will say it again Ranton always edits like it's the last day of his free trial

[@Gokudera1501]

@@punani_slayer4209 actually i find this funny

[@tasosplat3589]

So many things happening in 5 seconds

[@RyanPST88]

Hahaha this is excellent

[@jiachen-rv3nd]

that is so accurate😂

[@R3TR0J4N]

@@tasosplat3589 dont blink once 😂

[@zipiol.]

ranton never beating 7/10 allegations

[@ApahtieParty]

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[@isamuddin1]

Press X to hit 😅

[@ryosama1988]

​@@isamuddin1Wrong! Its Press Triangle to Trigger 😂😂

[@socrates6212]

7/11

[@michaelsimarmata5880]

I just learned that you have to beat the game 3x before you can get full set of combos

[@lovelypanda111]

You can see his shirt get progressivly more sweaty. Good old Rantoni Sweataroni

[@ApahtieParty]

It's fucking hell in Germany right now 💀

[@lovelypanda111]

@@ApahtieParty I know.

[@soluna2252]

Sweat on his sweater already, spam's momghetti

[@fallen6060]

Dude, I'm going to Berlin on monday-friday, and I saw that the temperature is gonna rise up to 34°...bro im gonna die

[@ynpavo]

@@fallen6060Condolences for having to be in Berlin

[@akb7039]

I thought Ranton's culture was already portrayed in Wolfenstein

[@RealRanton]

Hahaha 😂☯️

[@blumbtumb7404]

Except the bad guy protagonist had to kill the good guys in masses 😢😢😢

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

@@blumbtumb7404 fvw knvw thvs...

[@RaijinOTG]

Omg 😭😭

[@johntaylor7029]

Your dog is really patient and seems like a good listener.

[@OvEn599]

the fact that his dog stays so calm makes me think he/she's like "aw shit, here we go again". simply got used to it :D

[@aymen_b1267]

I'm pretty sure his dog is deaf.

[@faresmhaya]

Bro if Game Science takes all the criticism to heart, not only from Ranton but from everyone, I don't even want to imagine how their next game is going to be.

[@RealRanton]

Truuuueee

[@kartikayysola]

Kinda like with Stellar Blade for me, an imperfect action game by all accounts, but fuck if the studio doesn't have massive potential to grow, feels the same here.

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

Thing is, youre right. But to make another game of that scale all over again? Its crazywork, give this game a combat rework and frankly youre good to go and will likely never top it. Its just too much

[@faresmhaya]

@@thesaviorofsouls5210 It's definitely a once in a decade monumental effort, and it's a bit unreasonable to think that they're next game will be as big, but at the very least, it sets a precedent and elevates the standards. Even if any other studio takes a page from their book and learns from their mistakes, that's a win. We'll see what Crimson Desert may add to the table as well, given it's actually good.

[@Justin-sl7ri]

If you’re alive to see it.

[@bas1176]

Ranton's review is different because he actually knows small details and references that other western game reviewers might've missed. The perfect cultural bridge 🙌

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

Ranton always gives the most honest reviews i feel, highest highs, lowest lows, minor frustrations, little fun experiences. I appreciate that.

[@cromp3361]

That tiananmen square edit was crazy 😂😂😂

[@naterambles8525]

It's funny, because the original video/picture we all saw was edited as fuck. If you watch the whole video, the Tiananmen Square dude hops into the tank to stop and chat with the Chinese military. The iconic image we all know is American propaganda.

[@angsern8455]

​@@naterambles8525nah, he just stood on it for a couple minutes then some guy comes in and escort him to the side. It's very underwhelming.

[@cromp3361]

@@naterambles8525 nice try ccp.

[@wernersgaminglounge5235]

​@@naterambles8525He still stopped the tanks though

[@appleseinvater]

​@@naterambles8525 why was he never seen again

[@Lord_ofcinder]

finally the first review of black myth wukong came out

[@Abudzin]

First and ONLY review

[@enobening]

Ranton should change the title into how a Chinese person can slowly transform into a full German

[@Jesus-Disciple777]

thats probably why his reviews are so honest 🦍

[@nicbahtin4774]

There's also a bit of Russian there. Or just his wife

[@xtronot]

udah settingan pabrik lebih jerman dari ethnicity nya lmao

[@jamzqool]

hadeuhhh

[@kirururik]

germans are not funny so idk wtf youre talking about

[@coldblackvengance]

I'm genuinely surprised Ranton's "the day has come" wasn't followed up by "and so have I" 😂

[@braevinmaund1210]

zanny already made that joke

[@coldblackvengance]

@@braevinmaund1210 we can pretend Antoni Memeroni doesn't ever reference other people's jokes

[@danielbryla95]

Bury the Light intensifies

[@Breakaway-ic5gj]

​@@danielbryla95 Shall never surrender dingus

[@AlphaQHard]

@@braevinmaund1210 Who?

[@migueljunior]

ain't no way thats Ranton doing them moves at the beginning

[@RealRanton]

🤫😎

[@marcusgabriel8365]

I would honestly say it’s an 8/10 for me, very much agree on how barebones the combat system is even after many hours throughout the whole game but at the same time you could tell how much passion the studio went into designing the game and their love for the mythos so much they wanted to tell it’s story in a way that can appeal to everyone. I’m not familiar with Sun Wukong but I’m glad we are getting games like this

[@michaelsimarmata5880]

and the best part is this game does have combos but you need to beat it 3x to get them

[@husrebel494]

@@michaelsimarmata5880 beat the game 3x to get combos? can you elaborate?

[@MegaCygnusX1]

"The reason I didn't finish Sekiro is Nanjing." Holy fucking shit 💀

[@ryuusuk33]

What does that mean? Lol

[@simonbrockhoff5269]

​​@@ryuusuk33Nanjing massacre in WW2 where japanese soldiers conducted mass rapes and other gruesome execution practices that were actually even too cruel for some Nazis that were there... LOL😂

[@ChefRyoshu]

@@ryuusuk33 nanjing is a city in china. in ww2 japan invaded and killed a lot of people called nanjing massacre. sekiro is made by japanese, just an edgy joke lol

[@ryuusuk33]

@@simonbrockhoff5269 ....ALLAH have mercy.. Sheeesh

[@anonisnoone6125]

​@simonbrockhoff5269 Damn. I thought the Chinese and Europeans were brutal but damn.

[@HarumiYu]

The only time Ranton ever bought another pair of clothes was for a monkey costume, fantastic.

[@RealRanton]

True

[@Nero_9000]

​​@@RealRantonRanton, brother, hope you fine. Can't wait for you to review Phantom Blade 0. Also what Vitamins pills do you take I need em, thanks

[@Nexis1701]

@@Nero_9000 the blue ones

[@rob1nsky]

Ranton: The only youtuber where you don't skip the sponsor's message. I appreciate that.

[@uni1079]

And oversimplified.

[@ynpavo]

Someone doesn‘t watch Incognito Mode

[@androctonus1366]

His presentation is so chaotic he was halfway done before I realized it even was an advertisement segment.

[@yuehan6711]

You played for 30 hours so your opinion is set in stone at this point, but I really disagree with your takes on the combat. Your criticisms are warranted to an extent, especially on item variety I feel, the progression tree for the gourd feels a little bare in my opinion, but button mashing X is very much a personal decision and not at all the extent of the depth of the game. Button mashing X is not the main source of stagger damage, I don't think button mashing x will get much success in the game, any true mastery of the game is reliant on resource management and using focus points. Light attacks are only a way of filling the focus bar, and the game is incredibly parry heavy. I think that's where the joy of the game lies, nearly every spell or move in the game has some parry mechanic that rewards precise timing, a build could have as many as 4 or 5 parry options all on different cooldowns and resources. Even the smash stance's see through mechanics alone are engaging, I've not even delved that deep into the thrust stance's progression tree because I feel that getting back to back see throughs on smash is fun enough. There's plenty of gameplay loops outside of a set of more "traditional" combos, perfect dodging, triggering evenesance with your freeze, the invicibility frames off the transformation, you can even dodge during your light attack combo as a minigame to get the light attack combo finisher off. By then you have a focus point to do something else. The light attack spam is only a means to an end, filler for the actual cool stuff you can do once every 2 or 3 seconds. I think these gameplay decisions were pretty intelligent for a game that is so boss fight forward. It allows the player to keep up momentum and deal damage through the bosses attacks if you can use all the tools at your disposal.

[@erikouwehand]

tl;dr

[@quentinliang713]

Totally agree. The depth of the fight in this game is insane. If Ranton doesn't know how to combo, I recommend checking out other streamers. But honestly, If he really doesn't know how to use the parry and manage the focus points, I don't know how he could beat the game.

[@fahkinel]

13:03 “hiding them under the floorboards” took me tf out lol I know Tarantino would be proud

[@UltimaPowers]

Much respect for the criticism at the end, given how long you've been looking forward to the game. The only game reviewer with any integrity right here.

[@braevinmaund1210]

i'd say skill up and nakeyjakey have integrity too. but ye, not many in general

[@UltimaPowers]

@@braevinmaund1210 Jakey doesn't do reviews, he does video essays on gaming trends or game design.

[@SarkkiKarkki]

@@braevinmaund1210 skill up has done the "I don't want to be too critical because game dev is hard" -thing so it's tough to take him too seriously.

[@EcchiRevenge]

these are fake news criticisms. the skill tree and equipment/items allow for vastly different playstyle that often do not include light attack at all(circle/invis/4charge 100% build for example). Light attack isn't really needed either way when you know how to hit the enemy with staff spin(which, depending on build, can build spirit meter far, far faster than light combo) So either ranton played through entire game without figuring out the builds(which is unlikely but plausible, ign reviewer didn't even find the blacksmith for gear upgrade) or he's paid to write negatives.

[@braevinmaund1210]

@@UltimaPowers true dat

[@Comicbroe405]

"This between me & China" Goddamn lmao

[@domuzpipisi]

No its mao

[@DaMorg3]

@@domuzpipisi😂

[@Fakemarcel]

Blame Xi Jinping, mf wont let the Chinese population express themselves unless it goes through the propaganda filter

[@wealthybone2990]

Was waiting for Ranton to play Black Myth Wukong and today is the day! Renton is the destined one he's the reincarnation of Sun Wukong!

[@akantorman1]

Honestly the fighting mechanics is the best part about the game, together with all those bosses. I love it but I understand Rantonis criticism as well, I guess it's not for everyone. Still a lot more variety than in Sekiro, which was a 10/10 game for sure. Now the invisible walls and endless running however...

[@Nova-Franconia]

The lack of impact on the standard attacks, as well as the absolutely minimalistic damage you do, is what does it in for me. You spam until you can do a finisher with somewhat acceptable damage, and then repeat.

[@IsThatDonnieDiddle]

Maybe at the start but once you get a Chapter or 2 in you can start doing decent damage atleast I was most basic enemies died in 4 to 5 hits of the light chain by the end of the game I could do a charged level 1 heavy and 1 tap any normal mob and absolutely wipe half the boss health bar with 1 attack 😂

[@sephiroxicalcloud3771]

You barely use light attacks mid to late game.

[@danmarculescu9043]

just like every souls game? except you charge them now? I mean, dont get me wrong, the learning curve with every stance o see through is IMMENSE (or im just bad), every single stance can keep the combo with the see through. I felt like it was a breath of fresh air, if you can time your heavy during the basic combo you get the reward of keeping the combo on (with the see through finisher) and deal a lot of dmg and stagger. But then again, im not big on Souls Games (nor very good at them) but I really enjoyed Black Myth Wukong as a whole, combat included. So yeah felt more like a 8 or 9/10 for me

[@Lookatthisguy0017]

That's like all souls game 😂

[@needlessToo]

Best Wukong review I've seen so far. Ranton didn't lie once in this review.

[@RealRanton]

I've never lied in my life once 💪🏻😤

[@Waladdin]

@@RealRantonLügen darf man nicht sagen!

[@michaelwesten4624]

But he said he got big pp. Lie

[@tamasschumann]

only wukong review i've seen so far

[@Nicros21]

​@@Waladdinneeeeee

[@kylelam1291]

Been waiting for Ranton’s review. Chinese dude here. I agree with every criticism you put in man. I also feel you, the most anticipated game for me as I grew up with Journey to the West TV. Chinese 1986 and HK 1996 ones. I wish it was perfect. The combo could be a bit more complex especially they put so much efforts in boss variety. Damn, then again, it’s their first time. It’s good, but not perfect. Good news is that this success will encourage more talents wanting to be part in. Let’s hope the next 2 Black Myth series better. As always, love your content bro

[@RealRanton]

Thanks so much xiongdi

[@StephenYoung1379]

Same, Chinese from South EastAsia here, grew up with 86s TV watching it every summer and HK series, Stephen Chow series... | The most disappointed and most stupid thing that I totally mad about this game is when they could have made game so much fun with all the Wukong abilities, what Wukong could do, but they totaly limited it! They could have given us at least, full combo abilities like the final boss at the end, but they stop giving up new spells and abilities very early and stick with only few spells at hand till the end of game? So fucking stupid and dumb ! Not to mention, the most annoyed things and tiresome that we can't even transform to animals to fast map running, exploring and traveling (except for one short time as the fox at chapter 3). Beside other good things, I'm so mad about this. I don't know why they didn't include that. Or maybe they are holding up for their DLCs.

[@kylelam1291]

@@RealRanton more than welcome 兄弟, most ppl don’t anticipate this game you do. The culture representation especially your experience in Shaolin Temple. I’d imagine you’d want this game to be perfect more than anyone. The tough love you showed is absolutely not trashing this game. Most people wouldn’t understand this part of it. Though, it is still a very fun and authentic game to play.

[@kylelam1291]

@@StephenYoung1379 ikr! I want the moves the final boss has! And not being able to transform into faster running animal is a bummer. If we could transform into tiger or some shit running around the map, that’d be awesome!

[@anonisnoone6125]

For the first AAA game they've made, this is a great game.

[@ronaldobrito3607]

Ranton's dog stays surprisingly calm during these unhinged game reviews

[@RealRanton]

He's seen worse 😂

[@dc8597]

Ranton has the best edits of all time, 15:14 the x-rays are S-tier! The only game review i needed for BM Wukong for sure.

[@Marko25Polo]

Dude is so unhinged i didnt even realise he segwayed into talking about Opera GX until AFTER he did it. I was just nodding and smiling along thinking "man this Black Myth Wukong review is wild"

[@MesoScale]

I am your sponsor now.

[@RealRanton]

Thanks bro

[@Nero_9000]

​@@RealRanton can we get a Beyonatta and Dante's inferno review please 🙏

[@ActuallyNotARobot]

​@@Nero_9000Bruh that game was like 10 years ago 💀

[@devam8192]

Wukong is so strong he awakened Ranton from his months long coma just to review his game.

[@dariuss777]

So here we are, time come full circle, Uroboros eat his own back... 7/10. How bittersweet moment is this.

[@cupnoodles7109]

This is one of the most honest, entertaining, and informative reviews on the game. But what keeps this review from being the best ever is that the part about combos is objectively misleading. Plenty of people have already discussed this but I wanted to point out specifics in this video: 13:15 This is the only time that heavy attacks are mentioned in the entire video, and what you say is that the *only* use for Y is to do a basic light -> heavy combo with a focus point, and that they're the same between stances. None of this is true. They all do different things depending on the stance. Smash stance and thrust stance allow you to "parry" enemy attacks with the follow-up, with thrust stance's follow-up being safer with less damage dealt. Pillar stance's follow-up differs in that it does a continuous attack while draining stamina. There is also no mention of the 2nd follow-up for smash and pillar stance that require a 2nd focus point. There's no mention of thrust stance's 2nd follow up that uses light attack. There's no mention of pillar stance's interaction when you have 3 focus points or thrust stance's interaction with 4 focus points, and there's no mention of thrust stance's potential for a repeating combo of ( tactical retreat -> forceful thrust -> whirling thrusts -> tactical retreat). 14:07 The only thing showed for different stances was charged heavy attacks and even those don't do the same things. Charged heavy attacks in smash stance do the most damage by far, let you move while charging, and grant damage reduction, but are close-range and have a long windup. Thrust stance has long range but does less damage and can't be charged while moving. Pillar stance also has long range and gives safety from certain attacks but has slightly less damage than thrust stance and can't be cancelled with a dodge. So the reason why the stances can't all be consolidated (14:14) is that they all do different things. Even the basic charged attacks have different requirements and advantages. You also have aerial attacks that can be chained together to safely engage on enemies and staff spinning which not only deflects projectiles, but also very quickly builds focus if you can't use sweeping gale or whirling thrusts. Could the combat be deeper? Yes. Is it nearly as simple as this video paints it to be? Absolutely not. It's only repetitive if you make it repetitive.

[@haoyangchi4232]

There are many combination skills in the game, but he didn't study them carefully at all

[@HARU11211]

this is the game that Chinese dev can produce when they are actually trying not just a gambling game or any scamy games

[@mp4archieve921]

But gambling and scamy games are easier, quicker and more profitable

[@zuhbooka]

The one and only review to watch from the only deserving reviewer of this game🐒

[@RealRanton]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@wofly5536]

man, that twist on the direction of the video was brilliant. Thank you for your honesty Ranton, as always!

[@WhatchaGot2Say]

After much pondering I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing on earth that could have prepared me for that intro. The intro alone is enough for me to subscribe to this channel and place this video as one of the best KZbin videos I have seen so far this year. At the time of typing this message I have not made it past the intro. I'm almost scared to move forward in my viewing as I am afraid of the rest of the video not being as good as what I have witnessed thus far. Anywho, I shall press play and continue onward.

[@RealRanton]

Haha thanks dude 🙏🏻 hope you like the rest too 😅

[@onesolopolo4194]

First ranton video? Yikes

[@miqvPL]

watch his sifu review asap

[@JustFlor19]

Godly edits, honest reviews, he put so much passion in these reviews, man I love this guy and I don t say that too often to people. I watched those reviews at least 2 times each to get every bit of his humor. My personal rating of Ranton's content is Godly gift/Galactic/Infinite/Cosmic/Utopic/Out of words in every language out of 10!

[@JesusGreenBL]

Just discovered you through the Anything Else episode with Destiny and Dan. What a banger of a channel and video, subscribed.

[@sirpanda4908]

1. **但是革命尚未成功** Aber die Revolution ist noch nicht erfolgreich. 2. **大力弘扬优秀中华传统文化!** Fördere energisch die hervorragende traditionelle chinesische Kultur! 3. **同志仍需努力** Genossen müssen weiterhin hart arbeiten. 4. **为了人民** Für das Volk. 5. **坚决勇敢改进游戏** Entschlossen und mutig das Spiel verbessern. 6. **最后胜利就是我们的！** Der endgültige Sieg wird unser sein!

[@tom_hawki]

google translate did some changes when I translated both chinese and german: 1. *But the revolution has not yet succeeded* The Revolution is not yet a success. 2. *Vigorously promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture!* Let us continue to promote the Chinese culture! 3. *Comrades still need to work hard* Let us continue to work hard. 4. *For the people* For the Volk. 5. *Resolutely and courageously improve the game* Let us continue to fight against the enemy. 6. *The final victory is ours! * The final victory is ours!

[@MrStreaty122]

I was wondering if anyone had translated that segment

[@gurulaghima6518]

I was actually waiting for someone whos opinion i actually respect to review the game

[@RealRanton]

Plot twist: not me 😭

[@asad210]

So we're not gonna mention Ranton's voice acting debut at 12:15?

[@CartRay-gf2tp]

ah so that was him

[@LordEdegaru]

That was some MGS stuff right there.

[@Esotericspirits]

Broo your editing is superb

[@dropelaves]

The combo argument is 90% true (you can get small combo variations while investing in the Stance skills in particular, check that out), but it's not like that's something new in the Souls world. I'd wager it's still better than most Souls in termos of attack variation, so we good. Wanted to see you struggle with bosses some more, feel free to upload videos of you being bad and raging :D

[@thisismysuperawesomeusername]

15:51 "Somebody call Snorlax, cause he can sleep some more, keep sleeping. Don't call him"

[@lavoroxan8114]

Ranton is so real for understanding that having 81 lit bosses is insanely cracked and such a treat. Bro it's literally the "VICTORIOUS FIGHTING BUDDHA", not the "Coward Boss-avoiding Buddha"

[@蔡啟鋒]

No, if you read the original work, you will find that wukong is very cunning, he is not a master of frontal one-on-one, because he is a cunning monkey

[@unknownguyindo4356]

​@@蔡啟鋒But you didn't play as Wukong though. You played as his next "vessel" to take his mantle.

[@lavoroxan8114]

@@蔡啟鋒 That is true, and one of the games criticisms is not showing us more funny monkey. But, isn't Wukongs martial might still a core aspect of his character?

[@蔡啟鋒]

"wukong" doesn't mean Sun wukong specifically. It can mean you, me, him, she, so Sun wukong is dead but you are the next Wukong. “Wukong”means:To see through the world of mortals, don’t be too attached to everything. Joy, anger, sorrow, birth, old age, illness and death will all be in vain in the end.(sorry its hard to translate）@@unknownguyindo4356

[@musafirghayrmaeruf1]

​@@lavoroxan8114All he has is the mind. Nothing else. Whatever that means. The game is awesome and all but its nothing compared to what it could have been.

[@jsuperhalo1]

the animated scenes after each chapter were prob my fav parts of the game

[@Rehdoras]

This is and always will the only good channel for gaming rewiev, please, never stop. (as a Warhammer 40k huge fan, I hope you are gonna review Space Marine 2 as well)

[@gorantrpevski6699]

that moment at 5:22 had me laughing my ass off. Never a dull moment with you bro!

[@qierw2700]

I enjoyed combat quite a lot, especially with the combos coming from the skills, which do make a difference and change the way of fighting.

[@dmitrygavrilik52]

sudden russian at 8:46 stunned me like it was Matrix glich or something awesome review as always, man

[@danielivanov930]

😆👌

[@z0ttel89]

Damn. It hurt watching the end of this ... but kudos to you for staying honest when you really wanted it to be better.

[@RealRanton]

Thanks bro 🙏🏻

[@YourACun..t]

They should just make you the game journalist for every game because you never falter even your fans knew you were hyped for this game but you still gave the most honest review

[@iAmjustDRRN]

this game definitely has a combo system even if its not a lot lol, its enough to keep the game going, diff stances will have different looking combos, some less drastic of a change than others, with the combos u can use ur abilities to lengthen them because theyre not very long with just normal attacks been a fan of ranton for YEARS but definitely cant agree with him here. same with the skill tree what u choose will DEFINITELY change things and has a feel to it id say a lot of other games lack

[@RB8Gem9]

The different stances add about two new moves each. That's not enough combos for an action game. Combos in the game are a light attack string. Light attack combo + triangle Light attack combo + triangle + triangle Light attack combo + triangle + hold square That's really about it.

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

@@RB8Gem9well duh, combat is souls-inspired

[@arthuralmeida6049]

yeah I did like the combat, I don't like combos too much because I always forgot wtf I need to press, it's so bad that I get my self in mid of combat trying to make a combo without even considering the enemies action, I prefer straightforward movements and let your enemy reading dictate the combat, I have 600 hunts in MHRise with DB and over 1200 with Bow in MHWorld and is basically spam the same move over and over until the monster is dead and its never get bore OBS: There's only one thing I hate about the combat, the lack of precision, some large enemies are fucking annoying to hit because the lockon is positioned on a bad place or boss movements are so fucking chaotic that half of your hits are in the air.

[@Fyrijou]

@@iAmjustDRRN … 1 combo for each stance. Wow, what an arsenal, especially when half of them are useless compared to smash and thrust combo…

[@iAmjustDRRN]

@@Fyrijou its not a combo oriented game it doesnt need a big arsenal

[@JordanD1992]

Ranton doing a playthrough is a must, the passion, the easter eggs we miss that he finds, well worth a series.

[@mrstanchelios]

...guess that wont happen anymore..unless 🤔

[@SeMDesu]

5:20 I'm dead 💀

[@kevinkituli8829]

I died too

[@miqvPL]

I almost pissed myself laughing even though I still dont understand what he says there

[@blues05]

​@@miqvPL"diD yOu kNow cHiNa AnD JaPaN aRe AcTuAlLy A difFerenT cOuNtRY?

[@miqvPL]

@@blues05 oh my god it's soo good

[@sebastianmunozochoa1485]

​@@blues05thank ranton for clarifying that

[@zzasserzz]

Your editing is insane…. Like you….. You’re insane….. I like you

[@strikestorm]

Bro i came here from the destiny podcast, and holy shit was I not disappointed. Well done man.

[@karingeeemelon6808]

Bro youre an incredible reviewer. Honestly your objectivity is incredible.

[@RodoMars]

Tbf imo the combat is more enjoyable and deeper than what you described, and i enjoyed it a lot. Likely because i like playing game in diverse ways trying to fit in every move and skill i like. I unlocked all the combo talents first and actively seeked out opportunity to parry with staff combos and to dodge attacks with invincible poke. Then maybe i switched to pillar for aoe combo for a group of grunts, and L2 to quickly build up charges or combo into a gap closer. I would say it may be a design choice, and a consequence of their design or solution to singular difficulty in action rpg such as elden ring. This game definitely is not hard, at least compared to souls game. but for people with lower skill level (no offence), dodging bosses' attack, managing mobs and staying alive can sometimes be stressful enough, especially since some real tough bosses do exist. So it was designed in a way that people can beat the game with just dodging and spamming x, but you can also be flashy though you have to actively put some effort into it.

[@minmean3016]

Exactly, ranton saying spamming x makes me think he didn't even reach chapter 3, the spells though are quite cheesey which is understandable as this game draws in many non-action gamers, but the counters you need to lean against all 81 bosses is very enjoyable and diverse, not to mention boss like yellow loong straight up parry all your focus strike and you need to work extra hard to dodge his first attack then somehow combo parry his follow up.

[@__vha]

Finally someone talks about the combat. I've said to all my friends the game is trying to be an action game and a souls game and not fully commiting to either and it makes it worse as a result. The world, the soundtrack, the bosses, fantastic, it's what keeps me coming back to play it for hours every day but the combat is so whack.

[@_Jay_Maker_]

I'm a Nioh player. This game can't even touch that series. 😆

[@kartikayysola]

Straight up, when I got to that part of the video, that basically shot this game from "I'm almost ready to buy it" right into "wait for a VERY deep sale".

[@Skitz0frenix]

Fuck... I only played like an hour and thought the combat was simple until I looked at the skill tree and was hopeful it would get more intricate. Sadly not the case then? 🥺

[@__vha]

@@Skitz0frenix the skill tree offers little variety. The fundamental gameplay loop is pretty much the same.

[@xGen720]

exactly what i said few days after release on a Facebook group, and people bandwagon to insult me as a hater of the game.

[@ULTRAOutdoorsman]

Most innovative gameplay of 2009

[@TheKhyLife100]

Extremely Funny review. I get his main points. Strangely I gave the game a 8.5 - 9 just based on how entertaining and the imagery. It’s weird in that it’s mechanics are simple and yet has depth. It’s not open-world but the world building was still stellar. Even with all my exploration, the amount of secrets I missed out on is insane. It walks a fine line balancing challenge. Some right, some challenging and some downright infuriating. Most of The Boss designs were second to none. Some silly but still a very replayable game. Game of the Year candidate for me.

[@creativepicnl]

I always need a second to recuperate after watching a Ranton review. It’s like being plugged in the matrix. ❤ keep it up though. Think I just learned ‘Kong’-Fu. ✊🏾

[@khurgar8120]

The "my rating" followed by that snort. I instantly knew XD

[@TheGalacticCannibal]

The Bruce almighty edit was actually sick, very smooth.

[@carlj10]

Ah yes, tall and smart, those are definitely the first things that come to mind when Ranton is mentioned

[@DashBlue]

I totally get your feelings on the combos, especially coming from a martial arts background and seeing a game like this Man, they REALLY missed a huge chance to have a great combat system that's not just a 4 hit combo with cooldown abilities Cool game, but they should've called Platinum Games to help with combat (Although to be fair, I love that the boss fights feel like a rhythmic dance)

[@DecimatedSoul]

Been waiting for this one!, the most hilarious video editor ever Ranton😂

[@philippf8614]

Monk gang ❤

[@BigBoy-ok3eg]

Monke gang 🐵

[@samurai_xx436]

Monk gang

[@Rubenz343]

@@BigBoy-ok3eg Monke together strong 🐵🐵🐵

[@loC2ol]

9:36 agreed!!! This is something I haven’t seen other reviewers mentioned. I legitimately thought when we got the fox paintbrush in chapter 3 we’d be able to keep it and use it as a non-combat transformation form for backtracking and running around the levels. When I realize it only works in chapter 3, and you lose it after completing the Fox’s quest I was very sad. 😔

[@marcotanke417]

i heard u can keep it if you choose not to complete the mission

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

It works in any chapter and you can keep it by not completing the quest

[@concited00]

F the reviews, I am here for this mans GOLD edits.

[@piggytripper3704]

Your best work so far bro, the last 4 minutes are a work of art..

[@kidcoma1340]

Never stop doing these reviews please, every single one is pure gold

[@XieQiu]

Native Chinese here. Like most people in my generation i grew up watching the 1986TV show. Before the game came out the story is actually what im most excited about and the few CGs they released showed a lot of promises. After the game released, at first i was disappointed because the story seemed too simple, lack of any twists. But after spending more time on it reading the lore, NPC conversations, and other people's findings, I've come around to it. The story actually has more depth than i initially thought, its just very scattered and delivered in a confusing way, even for the the average Chinese. Spoiler ahead. Dont read if you haven't finished the game. = = = = = For example, the prologue is a lie, or rather it's missing critical details since its told as a story by the old monk. You will know what really happened from end of chapter 5 animation and conversation from the secret boss Erlang Shen. What Lingji said at the end of chapter 2 is also a lie, if you read every lore from chapter 2 and chapter 5 animation. IMO the story is not bad, it's just too difficult to piece together without prior knowledge of JTTW and reading everything in the game.

[@Magneticitist]

Do you know of any films or series which seem to closely portray the original story? I watched the movie with Donnie Yen in it and it seemed like it kind of stuck to the story some but there were variations. Certain things never really added up to me but the whole context of it seemed to be that while he was definitely a magical creature made from Heaven and Earth, he seemed to have gained these unmatched powers through only Dao practices. I couldn't quite understand the concept where he can never defeat Buddha, and ultimately becomes humbled and accepted in Buddhahood, but is constantly displaying his amazing prowess via his mastery of The Way. I seemed to get some impression that it was more his following of The Way that gave him his abilities than his innate divine traits. So it's like he's this special chosen one kind of dude who basically becomes overpowered by learning a bunch of stuff from a Dao teacher, and somehow these teachings are what give him the ability to best everyone in the pantheon. So what do you make of Black Myth as it relates to Journey to the West? It seems like he's achieved some rightful deal with Buddha after being released and passing the trials, but then decided he wanted to go back to his mountain. Or went to visit and realized his brothers were dead cause monkeys had to be re-added to the list of names to be taken to the underworld. So then this is like a second rebellion of his against the Taoist pantheon where Buddha steps in again and kills him? It seems like what can end up happening is you basically beat the game and literally become Wukong reincarnated into an already-living being.

[@StephenYoung1379]

In short: "Wukong want to free from the headband that are controlling him, so he kills himself to reincarnation into new body, Erlang has been helping him. The mission of the game is to be reborn as true and free Wukong". The story is simple, it's just scattered and hidden, feel like not complete, just in the middle of a story, they need to add more to it, for example, like fighting the whole heaven.

[@Magneticitist]

@@StephenYoung1379 Is that just a gimmick for some reason though? I mean I get it but is the idea that once he's freed, he'd never be able to get tricked into putting on a headband again? In the game it just materializes on his head again. Either way, the headband can just be a small representation of how he's never really "free" anyway.

[@StephenYoung1379]

@@Magneticitist If you achieve the true ending, you will see the memories from the Destined one show as animated film when Erlang said to Wukong, "you can never be free from the headband even after you achieved buddha hood," then Wukong replied, "Open your dog eye and watch how I got rid of it", then the animated film showing us his memories in revere like they are flooding or coming back to the Destined one. Plus, after we beat Erlang, he said, "He won", which mean Wukong is right, and Erlang also believe Wukong can actually do it and be free.

[@Magneticitist]

@@StephenYoung1379 Ohhh that's awesome. I thought I saw that ending but it might not have been it. I remember seeing 2, one where he is tricked yet again and the reincarnated Wukong still spends his time sealed in the rock. The other he didn't have the headband and it looked like he went to slaughter the court lol.

[@JonathanFlexx]

Disagree on your last point about the combat being shallower than me after not getting laid in a year. The stances have different use cases and i switch between all of them during combat, after 10 hours i was still button mashing but then I started getting more methodical with everything and god damn is it satisfying to perfect dodge into "seen through" varied attack into rock solid into 4 focus smash heavy to name just one combo. I'm having a blast with the combat and I cannot wait until ng+ and ng++ where I will refine my skills.

[@sentryion3106]

If anyone ever think to combat is shallow they should watch how Ongbal plays. Then they will know who the real shallow one is

[@miguelalves8955]

​@@sentryion3106 Bro if you need to get to Ongbal's level to have variety in the combat, then it just exposes the problem even more.

[@JonathanFlexx]

​@@miguelalves8955 You don't need to get "to his level". He meant that there is variety to be had and used Ongbal as a very good example of what it can look like.

[@quentinliang713]

@@miguelalves8955 Even though you just learned 20% of Ongbal's skill, you will not say that the combat is just about smashing xxx. Either Ranton didn't beat the game, or he just did not spend time researching the game. And the title of this video "the only review you need"? That's pathetic and not responsible.

[@JamesHui522]

Agrees with everything, except for the combat... x-x-x is the basic attack, in many games even if they have more complex combo systems you still need to use basic attacks sometimes. In this game you build your focus with that, but alternatively you can use flurry to build focus instead, and that is also the faster option. Rock-solid can be spec'd into essentially a resource-less "parry" ability with a very low cooldown, and you can basically rock-solid into heavy your way through many bosses, that is another option. Each three stances also have the light into heavy "see through" option, with different follow-up combos that no one seems bothered to use and you don't mention them, and each one have different use cases. Smash is the simple, damage-focused combo, pillar allows for a pole-dancing like move that does AOE and kicks enemies around you, followed up with two strong horizontal swings. Thrust is a safer option that has a build-in dodge in the combo, and you can followup the dodge into a powerful stab, or a flurry of light-jabs that kinda stunlocks enemies, which you can then combo out of. If you time these combos correctly you can use them as some sort of a parry as well. Again, you can mix and match these in game, the option is always there. If you don't want to learn to use them, calling the game's combat "x-x-x" is like saying there is only one class in BG3 because you can beat the whole game with just that class and you don't need anything else. I think this video while mostly objective, does not do the combat justice. So definitely take that part with a grain of salt.

[@zacharyculley3538]

I have never seen this channel before and just wanted to watch randoms videos about black myth wukong so I skipped half way to see what you’re talking about. BUT when I seen the way you edit I instantly have got hooked to your channel, very original these days with video making and a absolute breath of fresh air I’m definitely subscribing and watching everything you put out. Fan for life keep it up 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@randobandobby6443]

The most funniest thing about you talking about the combos/aerial/grabs in the game is that it does exist... its just that your shell does it, not you. The aerial combo where Wukong teleports around and hits you multiple times in the air before slamming you into the ground? Cool as hell, but not you. When Wukong grabs your staff and slams you down and throws you? Cool as hell, but once again not you. When you were talking about games like Darksiders, Stellar Blade and God of War I was like "YEAH those games do have some cool as hell combos/aerials/grabs." My Favorite combo system was definitely Darksiders 2 and God of War 2018

[@m4x899]

seriously most unhinged reviewer yet most useful

[@Nightmare200]

Ranton looking like he's about to sing "You and me, baby ain't nothing but mammals.. So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel" ♪

[@r1thm489]

I've been stalking this Channel since launch for THIS!! 😭😭

[@happypechay146]

i was looking for a review for this game. first time I watched one of your videos. love it. subscribed!

[@arioalbertozulini381]

Hey man just a fan wanted to say i love to see you go back doing something you said you didnt want to do anymore with such passion!❤

[@minmean3016]

I find the combat quiet enjoyable, and the statement about spamming x is quiet untrue, in fact reaching the combo finisher is the least desirable thing you wanna do as it's slow with subpar damage. Late game combat relies heavily on focus point counter strike, the resolute counterflow in staff stance, by successfully timing it, wukong can nullify the damage as well as boosting strike damage by a huge margin. And this is not a simple parry, it has to be done mid combo, which requires you to not spam light, understand light combo mid stage timing and time that with enemy attack perfectly. This timing will also be changed for some weapons useing spear attack pattern. During chapter 3 you can do a side quest to obtain the spell binder, which disables all the cheesey spells, transformation but boosting damage and critical chance significantly, making combat even more thrilling.

[@wei89711]

I agree, somehow I feel Ranton didn't really try to learn the combat mechanic. He's disappointed because Wukong didn't turn out to be the game he wants to play or allow him to play the way he likes to play. I also completely disagree with his point on the story as well. Each chapter has its own story, but put together they do serve an overarching main story of Wukong trying to be free. But I do recognise how this can be easily missed by western audiences who are not familiar with the Journey to the West

[@pr0newbie]

He probably spammed spells and transformations. Souls games don't get penalised for just light or heavy attack combat. If anything Game Science needed to create a casual difficulty mode which is what most main story bosses unfortunately are, and nerf the AFK damage for normal difficulty. They wasted such great designs.

[@pr0newbie]

​@@wei89711he's super propagandised by western narratives and ideology that's for sure.

[@imoutocompalex]

The core way of playing still remains more or less the same despite using a well timed resolute counterflow to nullify the damage, and it's because no matter how you choose to play, the combat is locked behind a "focus point economy." You always some way or another have to either time pressing circle to dodge or mash square for light combos to build your focus points again. I've tried everything and there's maybe only 4-5 actually efficient ways to fight the bosses. I wish I could have the freedom to play how I want with some wacky style no one uses. Not get shoehorned into a narrow range of play styles.

[@minmean3016]

@@imoutocompalex yes it's build around focus point economy, but there's many ways to gain focus and many ways to spend it. By the chapter 4 you can build focus by: perfect dodge, staff spin, counterflow see through, light combo without finisher and simply downing some pills. You can spend focus to: See through counter 2 stage combo, instant thrust heavy, tier 4 heavy, thrust stance see through-heavy-light combo and pre boost transformation qi meter.

[@Doobiedoo86]

"Why is the Panda Express menu not like this?" 🤣🤣

[@RealRanton]

Why tho

[@formanngamingdk]

Pretty sure that's not him dancing in the start but his wife🫣😂 but I hope it's him😂🤣

[@witheesoul]

these reviews are always a sensory overload and i love it. danke rantoni für deine geilen reviews

[@nefarix2758]

Habe dein Poster im Hintergrund Analysiert, einfach aus Kurz Gesagt, Ehrenmann

[@thedutchwolf97]

My criticism of the review is about the critique of the combat system - just because you can play the game by just pressing X, doesn't mean you should. Try combining armors with builds and attack appropriately. Try mixing jump attacks in there for better distance control. Try getting the parries by pressing heavy as an enemy attacks you during a light combo and then profit off the effects. Is it the deepest combat system? No. But it's absolutely not as shallow as you think, Anton. Just experiment with it, you'll see what I mean.

[@yslknowplug7022]

If you compare it to many other combat systems its really disappointing and boring like why is there only one basic combo

[@asain3586]

​@@yslknowplug7022 Non able spirit and other stuff like adds a lot of depth. You can literally stunlock or take bosses out of their bs phase with correct configuration

[@thedutchwolf97]

@@yslknowplug7022 I mean, yeah, it's definitely not as deep as you can go with God of War or something like Devil May Cry, which would've been cool. And I do agree the combat could've used more besides the basic light attack chain, charged heavies, timed parries and perfect dodges. The only thing kinda unique here is the jump attack. Light jump attack kicks the opponent and launches you back. Heavy jump attack consumes all Focus for a hard bonk. You can even do a light jump attack and immediately follow it up with a heavy whilst still in the air if you're feeling ballsy. So it definitely isn't as simple as just pressing X, especially when considering builds. Is it shallow? A bit, but not so much that it completely breaks the game IMO. But could it have used more? Absolutely, Sun Wukong is supposed to be the literal best at martial arts, at the very least equal to Erlang Shen. More would've been better in this case.

[@江夏-d5b]

true

[@ricokiwill2045]

Yeah he just over simplified it. In that logic I can simplify Elden Ring’s combat to “attack and dodge” Sekiro to “attack and parry”. (Btw… does sekiro has any combo at all for its basic attack? ) The combat system of Wukong isn’t deep, for sure, but simplifying it to spamming x is just not true

[@SstylerMA]

just how dafuq did you edit this masterpiece of a video with this kind of editing in a few days wtf xD

[@RealRanton]

Meth

[@heisenberg3206]

@@RealRanton ur wife edits these???

[@Lord.alucarD]

This is why I respect you. This is a game coming straight from your culture and a game that absolutely shattered records and everyone is playing it and praising it. Yet you choose to point out the flaws and give a realistic score.

[@N1kura]

Inaccurate, misinformed, straight up incorrect "flaws". This video seems more like a satire than an actual review that anyone should rely on.

[@enlightenedvagabond3556]

@@N1kuracope there is no combos

[@theodorebear6714]

Thanks for the unbiased review. 👍

[@alexpuro8077]

shoutout from kenya... i literally jus subscribed... love the energy

[@1432tkm]

The Thumbnail is perfect. Laughed before I even started the vid. This should be good. 😅

[@marcoux25]

16:17 the dawg is like: naah this human needs help

[@ArnnFrost]

The poor doggo seen some shit lmao

[@renchonggu7057]

That is an insane amount of work to edit a video like this. ❤