This Game Destroyed My Expectations! (NEW Black Myth Wukong Gameplay)

[@Xuch]

"why does it look like every enemy is going to be like a boss battle" I remember in the journey to the west the whole adventure was like "oh is that a twig or twig demon? welp time to battle" which im so down for, boss battle left and right.

[@hlumelomaweni2577]

so wait you just go against boss after boss the whole time

[@kam5963]

@@hlumelomaweni2577 pretty much what the journey to the west is, boss fight after boss fight

[@hlumelomaweni2577]

@@kam5963 perfect a lot of sleepless nights and a lot of rage is coming my way i cant wait

[@localweebslayer875]

@@hlumelomaweni2577 that’s just how the novel was. We still don’t know how the actual game is gonna be like.

[@aadrgn6159]

The funniest thing about Journey to the west is that Wukong is usually the ones that says "hey thats thing is definitely an evil demon, lets go another way" and everyone else says " that, couldnt be" and wukong almost always have to take care of it.

[@NPixel7558]

"He's just a monkey chilling" Sun Wukong nearly solod everyone in heaven and pissed on Buddha because he felt insulted for being a stable boy. Man wanted every singular ounce of smoke.

[@LoliMaster69227]

Every bit of smoke he got was well deserved lol Dude was an absolute dick to everyone XD

[@jonathanleebh]

then he got pinned under a mountain for 500 years, a mountain made by buddha in a shape of five fingers

[@LoliMaster69227]

@@jonathanleebh Even after that he still went and started shit lmao

[@Aguazerh]

he calls himself Heaven's equal..........such a badass

[@boxtroller2289]

@@LoliMaster69227 the thing is that, he has a mind of a teenager, he doesn't understand moral principles set by heaven, well he challenged heaven because his village (hua guo mountain) got involved in the heaven and hell war. And all his people (monkeys) died for no reason. All buddha kept saying was "it was inevitable". so he got very pissed.

[@RageElixir]

Wukong is the blueprint of Dragon Ball basically lol

[@spoof2062]

Yeah its really easy to spot the similarities lol

[@makishimasuamvs8548]

Fun fact Journey to the west is was Akira toriyama based Dragon ball off

[@JoshuaIfidi]

@@makishimasuamvs8548 no way

[@BionicFlower]

I loved seeing him use the power pole or whatever the name is

[@chromtastic2092]

@@JoshuaIfidi yes way

[@rani-pi9kv]

Goku is Wukong and Wukong is Goku, they're the same character taken by a Chinese novel called "Journey to the west". It's really famous in Asia. You should read it because it has crazily epic storyline! Wukong is a monkey king but they made Goku as an ape. Goku's cloud (idk what it is in English, but it's Kinto Un in Japanese) is actually exists in Wukong's story, so is the Nyoibou cane (the cane Goku brings when he was a kid). And Oolong is based on Cu Pat Kay/Zhu Bajie, Wukong's friend who accompanied him throughout the journey. He's also called: Sun Wu Kong = Chinese name Son Go Ku = Japanese name Son Oh Gong = Korean name Sun Go Kong = Indonesian name Tôn Ngộ Không = Vietnamese name And many more..

[@nalanrola4577]

孙悟空(Sun Wukong in mandarin Chinese, son goku in Japanese), 西游记（Journey to the west), 筋斗云(jindou yun = kinto un)

[@AniketKumar-ts5gt]

is there a version of the novel anyone could link/recommend me to, to familiarize myself with the character. I have watched a movie called journey to the west but the dubbing was pathetic and i left it.

[@Xero488]

@@AniketKumar-ts5gt the book journey to the west cover pretty much every thing about him but it's very long like 2000 pages I'm not exactly sure whare to find it but you should be able to look it up and find it

[@木南楠-q1k]

@@AniketKumar-ts5gt I'm a Chinese and I haven't read the original book of journey to the west, because in China, the original book of journey to the west is presented in classical Chinese, which is difficult for a Chinese to understand, but the TV series of journey to the West has been with me throughout my childhood. Compared with your books of journey to the west, I recommend you to watch the film and television version of journey to the West and the sequel of journey to the West, Because journey to the West was shot in 1986. If you think it's difficult for you to watch it, you can directly watch the sequel of journey to the west, because it's easier for you to understand. Go to a TV play instead of a movie

[@eiyu-okuroryokan2634]

I remember seeing, that DB was going to be based on the Journey to the West, but later got changed. I saw this quite some years ago, not 100% sure if true, since I can't remember the source. But it would explain why early Goku is clearly inspired by Wu Kong, but later on it has nothing to do with him.

[@KamenSoL]

“He’s just a monkey chillin” He’s the one who asks for the smoke… that’s where Goku’s thirst for battle comes from

[@lipsmacking2956]

@Borin Secondson cringe

[@jadenworlds1106]

@Borin Secondson cringe

[@r2xd314]

@Salsicha Uchiha cringe

[@Es_.]

@Salsicha Uchiha This is why Itachi killed off your clan

[@yourworstnightmare204]

@NotKingNothing dont worry bout these people saying "cringe". i honestly loved that clever joke. it was made it looks like and it seems you spent time trying to come up with something clever just for these guys to say cringe. tbh they are all cringe because thats a word that recently became trendy and that shows they are followers of someone they want to be or look up to. and that is what a guinea pig is for. i actually almost shit myself because ur joke was actually funny. dont let their lack of humor you have make you feel something different. they are followers like i said and you made a joke that you created and is actually funny. i dont lie either like if a woman asked are they ugly then ima tell them the truth they are ugly as fuck so yeah i think ur joke is actually funny. and remember... they are followers...and it doesnt take a follower to be a leader... leaders are born... and you are a leader. have an amazing day/night/morning/afternoon dude! keep your head up and keep the grind. life is like a movie... the grind is just scene one! much love coming from a rapper as myself. i wont disclose who i am but just know this account is fake and i wanted to take the time to tell you even the big dogs see the little dogs. im an example to show the underdogs even have a chance. just keep the hussle my guy. much love.

[@literallyeuphoria]

Cant wait for you not to finish this game

[@RBDTone]

Omm

[@okipullup..]

Shit he finished Sekiro so there’s a chance

[@bigred212]

BRUHH

[@jeromesmith2933]

Lmaoo it’s been years since I’ve seen him finish a game.

[@bayhead408]

Big facts

[@jahleel0077]

Fun fact: The Third Hokage's pole and monkey summon were also based on Wukong

[@mikehunt6649]

Which is super weird because in Shipuden they had Wukong as the 4 tails😂

[@komodosonn]

@@mikehunt6649 And they named the 4 tails after master Roshi in Dragon Ball 🐱‍🐉

[@jsansdream6860]

@@komodosonn no that’s the jinchuriki

[@kaahzvi5820]

Beat me to this comment

[@backseatpolitician]

@@mikehunt6649 I never noticed that. Now I am going to go back and see if they have the same names.

[@therwbyfamilton8023]

Afro: *Has phobia of birds* Itachi: HMMMM…

[@OtakuMonkei]

*Meanwhile Naruto having full whole crow inside of him cause Itachi*

[@rickandmorty2850]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXuwpJieo6-LrK8

[@soloq8719]

So he hates eren

[@ultimateitachi7031]

Yeah he better not get too close to my Crows if he hate them lol

[@zekejeager3647]

I want him to be watching "Birds" the movie

[@wenbinzhang8851]

First of all, great reaction video! Here are some lore i know about the last character who, i agree with you, will be a very important one in the game: The last character wearing a yellow rope is the Yellow-Browed Demon. In the original novel Journey to the West, the Yellow-Browed Demon tricked Wukong and Tangseng (his master) into believing that they had arrived at the final destination of the journey - Leiyin Temple, where in fact it was just a trap set by the Yellow-Browed Demon. In the novel, Wukong was captured by him and was detained under his gold cymbal (the huge gold disc you see at the end of the trailer). If you listen carefully, you can hear three knocks at13:09 indicating someone was inside. In the novel, it was Kangjin Dragon (the statue you see at 3:07 was his human figure) who rescued Wukong by drilling a hole in the gold cymbal with his dragon horn, hence the significance of the statue displayed by itself (instead of among other statues in the trailer). The Yellow-Browed Demon used to be a disciple of the Maitreya Buddha who was also called the Future Buddha. In the trailer at 12:07, the Yellow-Browed Demon called himself the Future Buddha and was scolding, "Why are you not paying respect (bowing)to me? " His was also the voice in the entire trailer. There are tons of lore in the game trailer in terms of characters, scenes, locations, building, and music. The developers really put lots of effort into it. I hope it comes out great!

[@gooddreams8495]

I looking forward to how do they portray a few of these demons. Golden winged vulture, the centipede(I want to see people react to his technique haha) and scorpion. the classic white bone demon may appear as well.

[@Xero488]

@@gooddreams8495 Im also hoping to fight the 6 eared macaque

[@gooddreams8495]

@@Xero488 That will be interesting, an enemy with the exact same stats. I'm not sure how much they will adopt from the lore, but Buddhism is the central theme and GuanYin is sort of impt as well. I wonder if she will appear and they will be able to capture her "presence" and "aura" like how it's in the classic show. I realise many adaptation change the story here and there..in the original novel, is there a snake demon? snake demon is popular in some adaptation but i guess in the original actually is missing so...

[@Xero488]

@@gooddreams8495 well I think a python demon in the original but your right a lot of adaptions change things

[@gooddreams8495]

@@Xero488 ohhh..if that's the case then good. but we shall have to see. I mean this game could turn out different. they may add new stuff also. I don't mind change as long as its good.

[@MohamedVallHamed23]

"He was just a monkey chilling, what did he do" if I remember correctly best believe he was asking for all that smoke lmao

[@SuperRONDALE]

Exactly. This is where Goku's sadist status originated from

[@bryan.p4072]

@@SuperRONDALE ahh yep that makes sense since Son Wukong is basically an extremely arrogant, but powerful demigod, claims that no heavenly deity can best him, and with the sadistic part as well.

[@Tij876]

@@bryan.p4072 what does sadistic mean

[@imsomething4432]

@@Tij876 I think a being like to inflict pain to others and get pleasure from it.

[@Tij876]

@@imsomething4432 hmm interesting very interesting

[@asmoruki]

Afro you aren’t the only one, no statue will ever catch me lackin.

[@madari8934]

*cough cough* Batman Arkham Knight

[@kam5963]

You know about the weeping angels?

[@shadowwhistle606]

@@kam5963 those things are why I’m afraid of statues

[@MammalianCreature]

F weeping angels. All my homies hate weeping angels.

[@KamenRiderRei]

Afro, Dragon Ball bases almost everything on Journey to the West, the Epic Novel that Wukong is in. Wukong was trapped in a mountain because he waged a war on heaven but was freed by Tang Sanzang to go on a journey to find sutras in the west. Goku stuck around his mountain where he grew up with Grandpa Gohan until Bulma came and asked him to go on a journey with her to retrieve dragon balls. Wukong could transform into a giant ape Goku could transform into a giant ape Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang/Golden Cudgel is a rod that extends and thickens and is basically Wukong's most powerful weapon. Goku's Power Pole extends. Wukong could summon clones of himself by releasing some of his hair Goku creates afterimage clones of himself Krillin was based on the perverted Pig Demon known as Zhu Bajie who joins Tang Sanzang and Wukong on their journey Zhu Bajie is a pervert Krillin as a child was quite the pervert, had his own collection of lewd magazines Yamcha is based on Sha Wujing, the sand demon. Yamcha was first encountered in the Desert Sha Wujing is a Sand Demon Tien is based on Erlang Shen, the 3-eyed Demi-god who's basically a military leader in Heaven's Palace. Chiaotzu is based on Nezha. The nimbus cloud is based on Wukong's Somersault Cloud Chi-Chi's father, the Ox King is based on Niu Mowang/Bull Demon King Chi-Chi is supposed to be based on Princess Iron Fan. The Bansho Fan is based on you guessed it the Bansho Fan/Banana Palm Fan there's a shit ton more. (Edit: Shout out to the homies who also read Journey to the West)

[@frostyfudge1662]

i didnt read journey to the west but ive watched the netflix series "legends of monkey". also props to you for writing all of this. you know your stuff

[@Wopder13]

Goku - Wukong G o k u - W u k o n g G o k u - u k o G

[@gammarey2954]

Agree in everything but the krillin part, oolong was based on the pig demon

[@Dontappo]

@@gammarey2954 no just because he was a pig doesnt make it correct

[@rashan141]

@@Dontappo Except that Oolong literally embodies everything the pig demon is? What are you talking about? Of course it's Oolong.

[@seriusblack6870]

I'm fiendishly looking forward to this game.

[@rickandmorty2850]

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[@abdel2695]

This game and Sifu

[@stevenzhao3414]

Btw, at the start when the narrator was refering to "you", he's refering to the team of 4 from the original journey to the west (I say original because I'm not sure if the game will be a new iteration or not). You're here for a great cause, to pick up what's tried and failed, and make it whole - the monk Tang Sanzang, the great cause refering his journey to retrieve the Budhist scriptures. You want to be among the gods, and hear your name praised by generations to come - Sha Wujing, this one is kinda ambiguous, could be Wukong too You see this journey as a way out, an escape from what you deem unimporant - Sun Wukong, the reasoning here being that he really only wanted immortality and stay in his mountain. And you. The simple one. All you want is shelter and dinner - Zhu Bajie (the pig), should be pretty self explanatory.

[@wustenfuch]

underrated comment

[@Wrathfulz]

if you read the history of monkey king, he deadass had hella enemies because he was so cocky. This game will probably have all the enemies he's fought to get revenge in heaven

[@tutt6909]

He could also back his shit up

[@redoarceneaux1203]

@@tutt6909 faxxxxxx, prolly beat the shit out of most of em

[@tutt6909]

@@redoarceneaux1203wukong is the strongest Chinese entity

[@fuckno.]

reverse kratos

[@24News-t5i]

@@tutt6909 Didn't Buddha wreck him?

[@Tyler_ThaTruth]

It is crazy how he finished sekiro, one of the hardest games to date, but can’t beat nothing else lol we love to see it tho

[@jdennis867]

sekiro imo is safer to play because u can just block, parry or dodge and u can just win a fight by out parrying the boss. parrying is way too hard in soul games and the bosses do crazy amount of dmg.

[@luciplayground999]

@@jdennis867 from my experience sekiro is easier once u get the parry and counters down, from playing nioh 2 u mainly dodge but a lot more work you have too put in to win

[@YDKSTAR]

I see no lies

[@notsoaveragegamer5725]

Sekiro was the easiest for me. Idk how people say its the hardest. I even reccomend people to play sekiro first before going to the Souls series and or even Bloodborne. Sekiro gives so much room for error compare to the other soul games. Bloodborne gives you no room for errors. You fuck up... that's it. There is no shield or block to hide behind. You dodge and counter. That's it

[@jdennis867]

@@notsoaveragegamer5725 it's hard cause not every body is good at parrying and the game forces u to play a specific style whereas in soul games u can choose ur build and it's easier because bosses don't parry.

[@BudokaiTH]

yeah, the orginal Dragon Ball was heavily inspired by Journey to the West. How Son Goku acted, his power pole, the flying nimbus, how he trained, is all from the OG Monkey King. A lot don't even realize that Tien Shinhan is based off of Erlang Shen, the War God that managed to defeat Wukong once.

[@Dr.Meme-Man]

I’d argue that the only reason he won is because Wukong didn’t want to go all out in front of his subjects; his monkeys were terrified of his giant form and decided to go small instead

[@HunterSolo]

Wow did not expect to find such lore so many years after watching dragon ball 😳 thanks

[@The_Art_of_AI_888]

Nah, both Sun Wu Kong and Erlang Shen are equally match, but thanks to the 3rd "God-Eye", Erlang Shen win against Wukong in Shapeshifting fights.

[@Dr.Meme-Man]

@@The_Art_of_AI_888 well, more like trapped him. Wukong got distracted and was thrown off guard. And keep in mind: this was BEFORE he achieved Buddhahoood.

[@mchollow508]

All the characters too and their traits.

[@hungryhotdog103]

Journey to the West has a great story with a lot of fantastical elements, I hope this game will be an enjoyable way to experience some of that world

[@chrisyrndad1828]

you think this game is gonna have wukong at his strongest fighting all the gods?

[@khangvinh4656]

@@chrisyrndad1828 definitely, we even saw him going to the clouds to fight some mythical army there, a fight with buddha would literally be crazy too💀

[@Dargon8959]

@@chrisyrndad1828 In the first trailer it was revealed that the main character isn't Wu Kong. Might be a successor so probably not as strong.

[@Mongalingalong]

@@khangvinh4656 there is no fight with Buddha, in the novel wukong got folded by the Buddha because Buddha is all powerful.

[@Mongalingalong]

@@Dargon8959 or it could be the 6 eared macaque hmmm

[@joeldiao3215]

Journey to the west is a suggested book to read in school. Together with Three Kingdoms, Dream of Red Mansions and Water Margin. I think Water Margin is also a good novel for game because it has 108 heroes the collect.

[@木南楠-q1k]

My God, I always thought it was great for western countries to know the journey to the West. I didn't expect to know China's "four famous works". It's too rare. I'm sorry for my idea

[@hayatekazuya8090]

@@木南楠-q1k Four Famous Work of China is the masterpiece and I think at least the scholar of the University study about Eastern Culture must know that

[@miguelbranquinho7235]

I've read three of those: Three Kingdoms, Water Margin and Journey. They're all brilliant. Still have Dream to read and then Investiture of the Gods! Chinese literature is amazing.

[@Jojokaji-q1g]

@@miguelbranquinho7235 also read these😄 Dream of the Red Chamber is a great literature but not easy to digest for me.

[@alyseleem2692]

Senju:He's just trying to travel! Jade Emperor: Let me talk to you for a sec.

[@Moshuun]

I’m 1000% looking forward you playing this game!

[@smoothcat4334]

and not finish it

[@JadedLilian]

But lets just keep our expectations under control, dont want a redo from the cyber punk "INCIDENT"

[@rickandmorty2850]

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[@rickandmorty2850]

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[@MaajidM]

@@smoothcat4334 was expecting to see these exact words in these replies

[@mongtailin4942]

Wukong is based off the Chinese story "Journey to the West." It has been around since the 1600s in literature form. The story is literally the prime influence and/or what gave birth to anime.

[@1munitionz]

exactly , this is why i look at ppl stupid when they say naruto is better then dragon ball z. they’re loosely based off the same shit fr, yeah they have their differences but most of it still ties to the journey to the west.

[@celenial6009]

@@1munitionz naruto is definitely better than trash ball

[@7nnod]

2021 niggas still comparing anime that are completely different

[@berserkmaster2514]

@@7nnod well they’re not completely different, naruto obviously ripped off dbz in some aspects

[@7nnod]

@@berserkmaster2514 not what im trying to say im teying to say that it doesn't matter and we should worry About other things than "which anime is better" comparisons

[@ryqeusneal3819]

Goku is completely based off of Wukong, literally down to “Son Goku” being his name

[@romxxii]

The first season of Dragon Ball was literally a Journey to the West adaptation. It's not until later in the series where they veer off into space aliens n' shit.

[@Davemonlee]

Lol Akira himself has confirmed this it’s pretty common knowledge actually. They only get crazy explosion and aliens after dragon ball. If yu haven’t seen it check it out. It’s awesome.

[@stryderlao]

I still shock how a lot of ppl dont know this. I am glad a game like this is being made but there going to be some folks be like Wukong is copying Goku lol smh

[@ryqeusneal3819]

@@stryderlao mfs just be violating for no reason

[@nonutemperor]

Bulma is tangsen, Goku of course the monkey king, oolong is zhubajie and Yamcha is sashen. Chichi is the iron fan princess, ox king is ox king. Instead of journey to the west, it's journey to find the dragonballs. Vegeta is not just an average Saiyan, he has risen above and became a super Saiyan.

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

Wukongs staff weighs several tons getting hit by it is like being hit by a freight train

[@albericetzel]

I just finished Journey To The West. Because of Black Myth: Wukong trailer. Not bad at all. Hope it helped me more understand the story when it's coming.

[@hollis1799]

Son Goku is based almost entirely off of Sun Wukong: The Monkey King. Wukong wanted nothing but entertainment, food and a challenge.

[@sirocco2810]

That's monke for you.

[@WrongKristoff]

Huh... that makes a lot of sense to me after realizing that 🤔

[@AntiTheLost]

I would argue that the most important things to wukong were his home and his family. Once he discovered mortality he thought "Who are these gods to decide that my friends should die?" Then he erased his monkey friends names from the book of life and death making them immortal. He went on to destroy most of the heavens and would have completely destroyed them had the Buddha not stepped in.

[@andytlwang]

Well, Son Goku is the Japanese pronounciation of Sun Wukong...if you look at the Kanji (孫悟空), it is the same word.

[@taliban223ms3]

Sounds like Luffy was based off him too

[@JDWalker495]

Now, how long till this game makes its “Journey to the West” I’ll see myself out

[@k.i.l.l.a.c.a.m3531]

Naw stay💀

[@sungjin-woo8298]

Damn...

[@bigred212]

Ain't no way 💀

[@johnnytwopistols7788]

take my like good sir, if I could like twice I would 🤪

[@souluchiha4778]

You deserve to stay

[@zalyfe]

Yesssss black myth wukong is the next afrosenju rage/anime

[@西神-u5w]

12:08 That guy is Huangmei, “yellow eyebrow”. You can see his eyebrow is yellow right?That's him, the final boss of one chapter in Journey to the West.

[@ericthered2963]

AfroSenju XL: "I'm just worried about the localization" Me: "By the time this game drops I can most likely understand chinese" *Currently prepping for the HSK1 (A1-Level) Exam* Wish me luck guys!*

[@LEGTS]

good luck man

[@Doujxn]

Hope you ace it

[@kelcieford7236]

Do your best! HWAITING!

[@cbenya1113]

good luck 祝君好运

[@Dr.Meme-Man]

Did you pass???

[@tomtik101]

All of OG Dragon Ball is basically a retelling/adaptation/callback to Journey to the West.

[@zacharypreval3186]

Not really more like the first arc

[@accwontletmereplyanti-mobm7104]

Yup. If not for wukong, there would be no dragonball.

[@charlesingram8755]

Facts I agree it is

[@LeCaleb]

Is it how?

[@Scur130]

I recommend overly sarcastic productions videos on Journey to the west, it’s great at summarizing the story, sun wukong’s character traits, and you’ll see just how much that one folktale influenced all shonen anime

[@Dr.Meme-Man]

11:12 Everything. he literally did everything. in the beginning of Journey to the West, he actually managed to make enemies with all the gods and demons of the Chinese mythologies. And the demons and gods he hasn't encountered, are incredibly terrified of him and would always plan carefully if they ever encounter.

[@hlumelomaweni2577]

okay hold on i got a question i heard from some where that he the guy that defeated the god of heaven what happened like why did make enemies with every one

[@Dr.Meme-Man]

@@hlumelomaweni2577 I probably can’t say anything without spoilers. 😅

[@hlumelomaweni2577]

@@Dr.Meme-Man bro okay at least a hint plz

[@Dr.Meme-Man]

@@hlumelomaweni2577 here’s a good summary of what happened kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGLRpouoq9aBnas

[@eathen959]

@@hlumelomaweni2577 i would like to tell you, he was born that way

[@benlastname7154]

Sun Wukong is in a LOT of Chinese based shows, games, comics etc. it’s just a super famous myth that gets revised with different premises over and over with references in a lot of stuff like the Nimbus cloud and lightning, the staff (Ruyi jingu bang), and the golden crown/ headband. Seeing how it’s a Buddhist/ Taoist story (Journey to the west) it’s influence spread quite a bit in areas following the practice and beyond.

[@alexchou1984]

Glad you're enjoying it, I'm looking forward to the game as well. Here's a bit of context on the background, hope it will help: Journey to the West was a fantasy story about Sun Wukong accompanying his master (Xuanzang, a monk who is also a reincarnation of Buddha's disciple) to the west to retrieve some Buddhist scriptures. Son Goku is the Japanese pronunciation of Sun Wukong's name, and a lot of his abilities and gadgets were based on Wukong (the pole and nimbus). Oolong is inspired by Xuanzang's second disciple, who is a pig demon. Accompanying them on the journey, there is also Xuanzang's third disciple, and Xuanzang's steed (a dragon transformed into a horse). Each of them (except Xuanzang) are being punished for something in their past life, and the quest is a means of redemption. Along the way, they encounter many trials and demons who want to eat Xuanzang's flesh for the power and life that it would grant them. I think the voice-over at the beginning was to call out that, while they're on this noble quest, the disciples are actually selfish and only in it for themselves. That was and probably will be the main character development that we will see in this game.

[@acmon8176]

The Journey to the West is monster fighting fiction to some, political manoeuvring to some, personal struggle for some. it has a ton of metaphors and symbols. Read it ten times it's deeper than Game of Thrones.

[@jamesshen7066]

The very fact that you are comparing it to the Game of Thrones is a huge insult to the original fiction. But I don't blame you, because people nowadays will habitually rank modern popular fictions much higher than classical ones. I personally would compare Journey to the West more to Don Quixote, Os Lusíadas, etc.

[@miguelbranquinho7235]

@@jamesshen7066 More similar to Don Quixote than Lusíadas. Lusíadas is an epic poem more comparable to the Odyssey or Divine Comedy. Journey to the West is a mroe traditional novel. But yeah, you're right regardless, Song of Ice and Fire has nothing to do with Journey.

[@rrodrreviews]

Dragon ball is literally a reimagining of the journey to the west. Everything goku has in the manga was mainly based from that legend

[@Keanehandiam]

Original Dragon Ball is literally just "Journey to the west", so the vast majority of Dragon Ball takes from Wukong's lore.

[@justoc1144]

I noticed that they changed some of the abilities from the last gameplay showcase and this one, the last one had transformations into defeated foes and he was able to put enemies in stasis. I honestly think those abilities would be pretty cool and hope we can use all the abilities shown in both trailers, cause these ones in this trailer too look great. This looks to be a great game

[@Mongalingalong]

There are many many more abilities swk possesses, I won't spoil any of them though.

[@MastaBlastah229]

Journey to West is the story that inspired the concept of the original dragon ball series. The main two components that are featured are nimbus and the power pole, but Goku like the monkey king is a monkey and travels on an epic adventure filled with peril.

[@theworldbreaker]

What a nice, simple concept... It's such a drastic difference to the Dragon Ball we know today.

[@theysaidimasian9766]

@@theworldbreaker tbh, sun wukongs personality still somewhat resonates with goku in super, since he wants to battle more and more powerful foes and literally fought a god, which is what sun wukong literally does on a daily basis in the mythology

[@adriansayshi4227]

Dragon Ball drew inspiration directly from Journey to the West. It explains why Goku has a tail, flying nimbus, and power pole.

[@christianwilliams6519]

Ive been really waiting on this game since Ive seen the trailer because I like jin mori and etc.

[@eesherstubbs]

Lol

[@schnitzel3136]

The game is coming in 2023

[@camerenjohnson5135]

Same but because I like wukong

[@thicclander6785]

Like mori jin from the webtoon

[@commanda3536]

Yeoui

[@yorkadelta5941]

"He is just a monkey chillin" Same monkey who really battle the whole heaven, Buddha, and so many more all because…. Why not?

[@justinvelazquez8502]

The monkey king fights so many things is fucking exiting he’s getting a game finally I’m super hype. Also he’s super OP once you know what he’s capable of 🤧

[@marcostowers704]

Journey to the West is pretty much the blueprint for what Shonen would become. DBZ, One Piece and Naruto have incorporated the myth of Wukong in some capacity. I recommend to watch the Wisecrack video on Dragon Ball where they explain the influence Journey to the West had on it.

[@_EVANERV_]

I believe Tenshinhan from Dragon Ball series is inspired by Erlang Shen, especially the third eye on the forehead. Also Goku's father-in-law Ox-King is basically Bull Demon King from Journey to the West. Ox-King's name is Japanese is Gyumao it literally means bull demon king. As for the story, the original Dragon Ball plot structure is fairly similar to Journey to the West with an overarching arc of finding the Dragon Balls/Searching for Buddhist's Sutras. While both stories are "monster of the week" affairs with each major monster/boss covering few episodes/chapters.

[@joshuaknox2724]

that dragon is one of the most majestic boss iv ever seen when it flew up into the sky 9:52 with its mane flowing and was illuminated by the sunlight and all you saw was a silhouette of the serpent as it got engulfed by the light it was so beautiful i fucking love it game looks sick give it to me now do this for us china and we will forgive you

[@TheRealGeorgeGibson]

I’m so happy to see frame drops in these gameplay trailers. Showing that these clips are legit.

[@crunchy273]

At the end was the Yellow Eyebrow Monster who faked to be the buddha and entrapped Monks in the novel 'Journey to the West', the 'UFO' thing in the very end on the mountain was his weapon 'Jin Nao'(Golden Cymbal), in the original novel the Yellow eyebrow used it to trap Wukong inside of it(can hear someone knocking inside if listen carefully), and in the end the Kang jinlong,(who was exactly the lightening dragon Monkey defeat in the trailer) saved Wukong with his horn. Love your reaction btw!

[@mychaelmoore5392]

The bird fear actually makes sense, there’s a demon owl living in my neighborhood and it terrifies everyone. It’s species is actually called ‘The Demon Owl’! nuff said

[@-_World_-]

The way the monkey slapped the dragon to finish it off was too smooth he didn’t have to do him like that

[@JinSeiryuu]

THIS IS NEXT GEN MY BOYS!!!!

[@superscooper18]

Those snow effects were crazy, the only thing I really noticed was that when he was running with his staff down, the staff didnt have collision with the snow, otherwise it would have been perfect to me

[@cc9787]

Look closer.... It actually does collide with the snow

[@shouheiakagi2583]

Yep, the staff and nimbus cloud you get from Goku is a direct reference to this guy. The staff can extend can extend pretty far if needed. Goku as a character is a reference to this guy, especially if you know in the original series, he had a tail :p.

[@Xentrolis]

"Why is he catching all the smoke from these demons? What did he do?" If only you knew...

[@sharonwong5688]

There is a really good video by AvenueX who explains all the details about the trailer and how they relate back to the story of Sun Wukong and even the old 80s TV show. Like 99% of the stuff you see is a reference to something in the source material and it's pretty wild. Also yes, Wukong has A LOT of enemies.

[@Samuel_99]

The game revolution is getting crazier and crazier with the quality of the graphics approaching to look real and the innovation of the game genre being more varied

[@ghostchannel4766]

"They took freeze tag to a whole 'nother level" I'm DONE🤣!

[@KanekiKen-mu4nu]

Wukong has quickly grown to be one of my favorite mythos characters of all time.

[@francoisdelrio1824]

dude! those snow effects at 5:15 are REALLY GOOD

[@tierapeekarpeekar7832]

Just for a reference for this Chinese myth, wu Kong is one of the main protagonist for a Chinese story called "journey to the west". So much so that they even make his story solo in many ways from shows and into game. Wu kong is a mystic being that was born from a rock on top of 花果山 ( mountains of flowers and fruits) due to the positive and negative powers of the land. He is blessed with superhuman strength and was also taught 72 transformations and ways to immortality by a Taoist martial artist named puti zhushi, which wu Kong promised not to share his name for where he learn his skills. After all this the monkey king then established himself as a powerful and influential demon. He then when to east sea dragon king palace to get a weapon from the king. All weapons failed his test except 如意金箍棒/定海神针 (monkey king staff/golden rod/stabilizer of the four seas). He took the staff and thus causes the seas to have natural disasters as the staff serves as a needle to stabilize the seas. He also was presented with a chainmail with striking Phoenix feathers on the top of the headgear. Thereafter he alliance with alot of other demons due to his influence. Bcos of all this acts he was sentenced to death by hell, but bcos of his powers he caused an uproar in hell, worse still he manipulate the lifespans of all the monkeys he knew. All this acts r reported to a heavenly emperor named "jade emperor" that governs all life, the jade emperor then proceeds to call upon. His heavenly armies to wipe sun wukong and all of his monkeys out of existence but failed. After he wrecked havoc in the heavens, the jade emperor invited him to the heavens and give him a promotion with a rank amongst the god. He was given the title : protector of the horses. However he later learned that it was a fancy name for the lowest rank in the heavens as a stable boy he got furious and set all the horses free and went back to his land proclaiming himself as 齐天大圣 (The great sage,heaven's equal). I will skipped this small part as he was tricked once more into being a peach picking boy in the heavens. So he get himself drunk and stole all immortality pill and immortality peaches and ate them. When baq to his mountain cave and prepare rebellion. Sun wukong single handedly defeated 100000 celestial soldiers, nezha, four heavenly kings and proved his equal to a deity named 二郎神/杨坚 (who did almost the same thing as sun wukong due to family love). Eventually the Taoist and Buddhists join forces and got the bodhisattva of mercy to help and was able to capture sun wukong, who was locked in a 8 way trigrams crucible for 49 days of burning in hopes to melt wu Kong into essence and make into heavenly pills. However the fire not only didn't kill wu Kong but also made him stronger with stronger body frame and gains a vision ability called 火眼金睛(golden gaze) which let's him see through any evil. So in the end no other choice but the Jade emperor proceeds to seek help from Buddha and thus was able to lock wu Kong under a mountain sealed with Buddha power to keep him sealed. There after comes the journey to the west story after 500 years of his sealing.

[@Pro-Diletante]

The thing about wukong is that he's basically a god wu long is also capable of standing on his pole to gain distance wukong has the ability to just blow a few hairs and he can clone himself he can also widen his pole to be big enough to flatten the Empire State Building another thing is that most of the time wukong can pretty much do alot it's even said he is EXTREMELY strong

[@NPixel7558]

Well yeah no duh He's strong. His pole weighs 70k+ pounds and he jumped across the universe so he has those thunder thighs.

[@senjugold6977]

can he beat goku? no body beating goku, who beating goku? nobody beating goku.

[@Aodhan_Raith]

@@senjugold6977 Found the fanboy.

[@Xero488]

@@senjugold6977 Goku is inspired by Wu Kong also Wu kong can't die it not possible he's immortal but I'm not going to argue with a fan boy

[@senjugold6977]

@@Xero488 my whole comment was poking fun at gokutards lmfao.

[@kj8632]

Guys don’t forget Afro also has a phobia of spiders🥴😂

[@JetBlackGodhand]

Bruh, if he ever plays more Nioh 2...

[@taldal1923]

Sun Wukong legit stole his alcohol from the gods and fought every high-class deity by himself until he was sealed away from a Buddhist, there are still a lot of deities wanting smoke with him. Each of those boss fights seems to be each of the gods, spirits, and demons he fought in the journey to the west, there is a series of youtube videos that cover it if you want to know more.

[@karma3918]

Combination of a classic adventure and souls game

[@rwilsonpaladin]

Tell me if you heard this before...a story called "Journey to the West" where the Monkey King named Sun Wukong has a power staff called Ruyi Bang that can extend and he rides on a magic cloud called Nimbus. He has a companion cursed pig-man Zhu Bajie who can change forms. Oh... and Sun Wukong name in Japanese is Son Goku.

[@gooddreams8495]

Yep. Ruyi Jingu Bang, usually when people, including him speak about they called it Jingu Bang. Technically is a cloud somersault, where he can travel fast distance in a single leap. Zhu Bajie is not really cursed...not in the usual sense. He is reincarnated into a pig so he has a pig body.

[@jonathanleebh]

@@gooddreams8495 the stick was used as a ruler to measure water level and floods in the dragon palace, it was a thousand kilos, and wukong used it cause it was "just the right weight" to wield. what a cocky brat xD

[@gooddreams8495]

@@jonathanleebh haha yea, even the dragon king cannot touch it. I know they say long time ago Great Yu use it to stabilize the flood/sea or something but I not sure the exact application. I think it shows how powerful he is and since his strength is too much wielding a light weapon will restrict his power. Most people who use weapon get the weight that just suit them and Wukong standard is simply much higher than others hahaha

[@Raivon]

"All this *kanji* " Every chinese within immediate distance: *_O O F_*

[@ericthered2963]

Me as well...

[@theysaidimasian9766]

lmao exactly, had me dying lmao

[@machodgdon]

Another double upload? What I do to get blessed like this

[@RocksDXebac]

Wukong can transform into anything/anyone, he can multiply/make clones, he can expand, stretch is staff, and he has a flying cloud

[@tranquilk5912]

definitely give journey to the west story a shot cause that is the story of wukong, even god of high school manwah touches on his story a lot more, takes things out of proportion a lot, but still Chinese mythical stuff taken

[@jeromelockhart72]

Mad excited. People are about to find out why Wukong is goated fr. To answer your question about why Kong is running fade with every god, tbh.... HOMIE JUST WANTS ALL THE SMOKE!

[@Malthizar]

_"How much does Dragon Ball take from Wukong?"_ Son Goku is literally Sun Wukong in Japanese

[@赤色制裁者]

别再提及龙珠了谢谢

[@LeCaleb]

Son goku???

[@omybar7341]

@@LeCaleb In japanese it basically Sun Wukong

[@chblegendary165]

Basically Son Wukong is the most op character of fiction itself, I can’t think of any being other than God more powerful than him.

[@ashtonsmith590]

anyone that is omnipotent can beat him because he cant copy there power

[@chblegendary165]

@@ashtonsmith590 I didn’t know that, thanks bro

[@ashtonsmith590]

@@chblegendary165 no problem i am your guy when it comes to wukong

[@ashtonsmith590]

@@chblegendary165 also i was wrong if he is faster then them he wins but most omnipotent ppl are faster then him sadly

[@chblegendary165]

@@ashtonsmith590 I figured omnipotent beings are damn near God level. I just know that Wukong is pretty much the inspiration for Goku to some extent

[@TheElectronicsMan100]

*Inhumane demon bird* Afro: that's not scary *Regular bird* Afro: AHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@delphynenull2136]

The dbz power pole is based on Wukong’s weapon, the Ruyi Jingu Bang/Nyoibo/Yeo-ui, an iron pillar with gold bands at each end, which weighs 17,750 pounds and can change size at its bearer’s will, used by the heavenly bureaucracy to measure the depth of water in unspecified times of antiquity and subsequently used as a structural pillar in the palace of Ao Guang, the blue dragon king of the East, before Wukong claimed it to use as a weapon.

[@crypticwriter7001]

In terms of the wukong comparisons they are as follows 1.The relativity to being a monkey 2.Having the flying nimbus 3.The power pole 4.The perpetual invincibility that Goku has achieved along with achieving god-hood (the invincibility coming from wukong stealing and earning invincibility gaining and or strengthening items and then Goku...You know being Goku)

[@khaledm.1476]

Goku having that plot armour

[@accwontletmereplyanti-mobm7104]

Goku? Invincible?...er...

[@crypticwriter7001]

@@accwontletmereplyanti-mobm7104 at this point I think it's safe to say. I mean he can die but the plot wouldn't let him stay dead

[@joshelxiour1404]

@@khaledm.1476 so does monkey king

[@khaledm.1476]

@@joshelxiour1404 exactly lol, dude got "killed" a hell lot of times from what I hear and he just keeps coming back. Like I think one time he lost his head or something

[@MortuisRosis]

Is Afro finally back on his game? Are we finally getting our content creator back from the FFXIV grind?

[@disazter1234]

“You’ll never see me watch happy feet. I hate penguins the most.” The fact that your serious! 😂 oh man I feel for you bud, it’s a great movie 🤣

[@kingofhearts1072]

I have a phobia of statues too, it came from working at Queens Museum in Flushing at night. Walking around a big museum with statues in the dark.......Not fun at all, no matter how many times you do it.

[@Might_G]

“Y’all never gon see me watch happy feet” brahhh I f***n can’t right now 😭💀💀💀 my stomach hurtin after that one oh fuuu 💀💀😭

[@EyeBeZombie]

This game is going to have 3 genres of people playing it 1: people saying naruto and dragon ball were inspired and based off of journey to the west 2: people saying "Yoooo! HE gOT gOkUs POweR pOle and FlYiNg nImBuS fAm" 3: people labelling it sekiro return to monke edition

[@modernmillennium]

or people who read the book or watched the original show

[@Dameionaruto]

@@modernmillennium im this one. Read the book.

[@gooddreams8495]

@@modernmillennium I watch all the adaptation, didn't read the book. If there is visual, I tend to not read haha.

[@Dariusxwebb]

goku is based off sun wu kong. wu kong is known as the strongest goofiest warrior to ever walk the earth... sounds familiar ?

[@techgeek3325]

You are so absorbed by the fighting scenes that you forgot to read the subtitles :D BTW the game looks really DOPE and has a great GRAPHICS

[@stevenzhao3414]

Also the guy at the end is the Yellow Eyebrow Demon (one of the early ones the team encounters). When the team encountered him, he was pretending to be the Buddha Maitreya, aka the Future Buddha. Hence his line, which losely translate to "You are in the presence of Future, why do you not bow down?" He's also the narrator throughout this whole thing. Hence why if you really read into his monologue at the end, they are kinda extremist.

[@unholydanger]

12:08 He was saying " Since you have seen the future (the future buddha which is me standing here) , why are you not bowing down to pay your respect ?"

[@connorfaulkner2626]

"Those hits seem...heavy" His staff doesn't way 17,550 lbs or anything

[@lenatunji]

Afro doesn’t know that the power pole was based off of this weapon.

[@misterG2006]

I've just googled for the release date of this game.... just says 2023. These things take time I guess. It's probably good news that it's far away, it means they're putting a lot of time and love into it :o) Day 1 purchase for me!

[@Ccubed92]

Being released later doesnt confirm anything lol

[@Ai404Ai]

The scale, scope, depth of this game is crazy, every statue is there for a meaning, representing different god and Buddha. Even every word has deep meaning. Not just express the core idea of the game, the story, but also mocking at the developers themselves. Most of the developers used to make another game about wukong called “dou zhan shen”(god of fighting) which is wukong. that has a great story line but the game is so screwed due to many reasons. So they gather up again for this black myth. At the beginning the subtitle says: some of you trying to make great achievements, some of you trying to be among the gods, some of you try to be free, some of you just wanna feed yourself with simple food. But I’ve seen trough all your disguise. The same lust and desire.” The developers of the game is also facing lots of problems, distrust. Some of them trying to make great game and say it’s their childhood dream and it’s all about passion. Some of them try to make this game great so they be among the “god” of the gaming industry, some looking for freeedom that one day they can do anything they like and enjoy, some just wanna take care of their family. But behind all these “disguises”, the same thing(mentioned by the dick head bird that everyone wants it so bad) is about money and fame. In the game that thing could be a real tool or weapon. We all have dreams, but as we grown up old ass, we have to face the reality. Yes at the end it’s all about “that thing” every one is looking for and want it so bad, it’s money and fame, there’s not right or wrong about this. The core of the world is like a cycle, destiny. And wukong wanna break all these shits so he has to stand alone against the entire world. those with powers got corrupted, people were fooled, and some one stood out rebuilt everything. Years later they got corrupted again. I think these are the core ideas that the game is trying to discuss and deliver. Every building is 1:1 restore from real life landmarks(ancient buildings)in China. And I feel like the story ain’t gonna be about wukong along, all the good guys bad guys will have their own background story and agian there’s no right or wrong, they probably just do their job and that’s it. At the ending, the leader of the little men is the Buddha of future. Here’s what he said: since the future(Buddha of future) is right in front of you, why don’t u bow down(to me, to the future, to your fate) The fire circle wukong drew on the ground used to protect his master monk and his junior fellows according to the tale. Demons can’t enter that circle. At the end the hat looking giant thing is a Buddhism weapon which according to the ancient tale, trapped wukong inside. Main theme is from 1986 drama journey to the west. Lyrics at the end: so where is the way? The way is right under your feet. (Repeat) Ending caption: after overcoming all the barricades and difficulties, I’m on my way once again. Like the developers, like wukong. The core is never give up even if your enemy is the entire world, even if this fight will never come to an end

[@iceharmonyrl]

YO that narration was cold af, basically seems like a world where demons took over and they were preaching everything that was untruth and fasle has become truth and the norm. Wukong fighting to keep his virtue intact in a world taken by darkness and demons

[@jayjackson3238]

If we could an avatar game with this same concept it would be so fire. Imagine Aang using his glider like how Wukong used his staff it would be amazing.

[@bacondood1148]

A fair bit of dragon ball is from wukong. Son goku is the name of the monkey in journey to the west. Goku’s monkey tail is well…. Obvious. And the power pole or nyoibo as it’s called in the manga and the journey to the west is shared

[@ChenSaiyanG]

This is gonna be the spiritual successor anime arc to Sekiro.

[@YurameshiVT]

This has absolutely been my most anticipated game from the very first trailer.

[@MrSirHaku]

"He was just a monkey chillin'" Hah, say that to his face. He literally shoots a lazer right after bowing in each cardinal direction into heaven and it disrupts the Jade Emporer, ontop of that, he literally fights the gods because they made him a stable guy and because he stole the peaches of immortality, disrupts a heavenly party, forces people to call him the The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, challenges EVERY GOD IN HEAVEN, and pisses on Buddha's hand... About the pole. It's name is the "Ruyi Jingu Bang," which he can shrink down to the size of a needle and keep in his ear, as well as expand it to gigantic proportions. The rod, which weighs 17,550 pounds, was originally a pillar supporting the undersea palace of the Dragon King of the East Sea, but he was able to pull it out of its support and can swing it with ease. Sun Wukong (If we can call this one that) runs into many "demons" who just happen to be godly beings who've been corrupted. I can understand why Feng named this game Black Myth (Game Producer of Black Myth) and he said that its because "hoped to give the Monkey King's name back to him. He said the tale is from China, but everyone refers to him as Goku, so he wants to let the world know his true name is Wukong." "Why is he gettin' all this smoke from all these demons though." WHOOOOO Boy do you got a lot of reading to do. So, the main premise of Journey to the West is so that Five People YES. THE HORSE IS THE FIFTH MEMBER to return some scrolls to India. It is funny that you say this because Wukong mostly gets into fights with those "demons" because they tend to capture Tang Sanzang and devour him so that they can berid of their sins to return back to normal. Reason why I put demons in quotations is because they're not really demons. They're mostly just godly beings who've been corrupted by acting sinful or sinning. I can't say for sure that's what this game is going to provide but it's definitely one of the main elements as to how these demons come about. The guy at the end is in fact, very important. He's the Future Buddha, or in better words. His title is Maitreya. You know those fat buddhas that people keep talking about and thinking that he's the only buddha? Yeah, that one. He's technically a bodhisattva but also a buddha? Difference being that a bodhisattva is someone who is able to reach enlightenment but decides to stay back to guide those who suffer and a Buddha is a title for someone who is awakened, and has attained nirvana and Buddhahood through their own efforts and insight, without a teacher to point out the dharma.

[@lzzhzz8751]

The first dragon ball was heavily inspired, the rest aren’t too much

[@ashtonsmith590]

goku whole personality is inspierd by wukong

[@Niggcolo]

Son Wukong can easily destroy goku

[@theysaidimasian9766]

for those who dont know, in the mythology, Sun Wukong most of the time asks for trouble, he would try to fuck with gods and shit

[@top5everything352]

The best part is snow remains the same after each attack.... Not like returning back to normal... That's just awesome

[@isaactoler2330]

I like how wukong stole a stone pillar from a sacred temple and was like "ya know, I like this. I'm keeping it."