I have to point out one thing that I see a lot of none-Chinese players has mistaken. The story of the game seems to have happened way after the end of “Journey To The West”’s story, where the power of Buddha and the other gods are gone and the monsters and YaoGuais are taking over the world. The players are not playing as WuKong the monkey king, but as the “天命人”(I believe the English name is “destined one”) who is another monkey trying to bring order and justice back to the world by re-walking the path that WuKong has taken. There’s also another theory in China that’s pretty popular, which is the main character is a reflection of WuKong’s impetuous heart, because the in the novel, the author is also trying to compare the whole story to the process of the cultivation of one’s 内丹(NeiDan/internal alchemy, a Daoism term), and each of the five main protagonists are corresponding one of the five elements(sorry for explaining this so poorly it’s really complicated😂😂)
That’s a good question. Every Asian web novels have their gimmicks Chinese have cultivation and ascension into godhood. Japanese have Isekai And Koreans have more video game elements.
okay let's be real, every action game is dodge slash nowadays this is very old hat at this point. a deity would probably have more power than a somersalt 💀
@IAm.Messmer.Brother.Of.Malenia if youd actually pay any sort of attention you'd realize you aren't playing as sun wukong himself. So you aren't a deity. So your argument falls flat immediately
Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty. It is regarded as one of the greatest classic Chinese novels and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. Needless to say, I think you could have said "many centuries ago" as opposed to "many many many decades ago," which does make it sound old, just not old enough. Just my thoughts as a writer...
I'm an American Cajun mutt, and I came here to say the same thing when he said it was written decades ago. I apologize to all Asians for my fellow Americans' ignorance. Please remember "The Journey West" is not a well-known novel in the Western world.
@@darknesswave100 just centuries ago lol who says decades ago for everything...i mean you don't say 2+2 everytime you have to say 4 cause there is a dedicated word for it
Every day when I wake up and open my eyes, the first thought that crosses my mind goes 'is black myth wukong out yet?'. God I wanna play this game so baddd
Your first thought in the morning should be thanking GOD that he has given you another day of life, for his love and mercy, and to show you how to do and accomplish his holy will, just a thought not a sermon. Then after all that, you can play some games.
If you read Journey to the West it makes sense the amount of boss fights. The monkey king would fight basically everyone he would come across. Cant wait to meet the buddah boss lmao
You aren't playing as sun wukong though. Cause there's dialogue in game that says the one you're playing as is the "destined one" which is somebody who is following the monkey kings path but isn't him. Wukong himself stops you at one point in the game also
From people that played the demo (from the first level), fighting optional boss (the werewolf) and get his ability will make fighting the level boss (the big wolf in the first trailer) much easier. In fact, when compare notes in the hotel after the demo, the people that thought the game is too difficult are the people that went straight for level boss after completing the story (understandable given the two hour limit), rather than search for extra people to pick fight with.
Actually, In Ghost of Tsushima, the way to change stances is to hold the back right trigger then choose the stance with one of the symbol buttons, not the d-pad.
I’m a hardcore vet at this point but before my boyfriend helped me I couldn’t even beat dark souls 1 for years because I kept going to the graveyard to get that bell first not realizing i wasn’t supposed to and now I’ve beat 1 and 3 multiple times same for bloodborne and I’m almost done with lies of p stuck on laxsia mainly because of the second phase and it sucks because I was stuck on the black rabbit brotherhood second fight for months and i finally just ground till I was max strength and like 40 health and stamina and maxed out my bone cutting saw blade and I was finally able to finish them luckily for the last brother as long as I stayed behind some rocks and was quick enough i could hurt him but him not be able to hurt me but yeah I adore Lies of P it even overtook dark souls 1 as my favorite for 1 main reason: the characters so much depth and backstory even for random background characters and I’m man enough to admit every time I re fight the white lady I cry she was a truly worthy opponent and her final words pierce my heart every time “Same red attire as yours, sister…. As promised, we always match”
Well I guess. But there should be an option atleast for a parry mechanic. Most of the time when there's only an attack button and dodge. It becomes a bit repetitive and bit too easy sometimes.
Step up is an untrue statement. With parry you take the risk of taking damage altogether. With dodges, if you whiff the perfect dodge, you still have the benefit of an enemy attack whiffing all together. The most engaging combat systems are always ones that reward you for high risk parries and still provide you with the options to dodge or space yourself to force whiffs
@themchannel853 I pre ordered it because I plan to stream it day 1, and just in case it releases early. I don't buy games unless I know I want them, that's why this and sparking zero are my only pre orders in years
@@themchannel853 1. Mainly its just good for management. You can buy it and not have to think about it until it releasees. Don’t have to worry about making sure you still have that $70 you need. If I know Im going to play the game no matter what then its nice to just have it taken care of. 2. Pre install so it’ll be available right when you want it to be 3. If you use Steam then theres no risk since you can refund if its broken or if you just decide you hate it
@@dtelegacy why though? Have you not seen the state of most of the AAA games which released in the last 3 years? Bugs, crashes, missing textures, fps drops and what not. Take my word and please cancel your pre-order. You can spend those 70 dollars elsewhere.
@@Rising._.ThunderI pre ordered the deluxe as well. Well there is already tons of gameplay and info out so if you can’t make your mind up now I don’t know what to tell you. It also automatically downloads the second it releases so you can play faster. Also some people may not have that money to spend when the time comes for it cuz they have to put it elsewhere or save it.
In fact, this game does have a parry system, which is demonstrated by the 17/06 combat video and the recent final trailer. The parry, however, looks more like "skills" and takes many different forms. There is literally a skill that wraps Wukong up with a light ball and kicks back the enemy attack, and also one type of staff stance allows for a quick parry. I think the combat of BMW differs from the souls-likes mostly because it tries as much as possible to encourage attack instead of too much defense, including powerful transformations, flexible parry, and short shifts between dodge and attacks.
"I think the combat of BMW differs from the souls-likes mostly because it tries as much as possible to encourage attack instead of too much defense" that could also be said for bloodborne, but it's still a souls-like
Journey to the west is one of the great 4 literature of China. Romance of the three kingdoms a lot of gamers know: ie dynasty warriors, rotk. The other 2 : Water Margin there was a japanese game in the 1990s that was based on it and the last is dream of Red Chamber. Would love to have games made base on the last 2 as well.
Dream of Red Chamber is a love novel (although there are a lot of social and political critiques behind its appearance). So you can probably only make a galgame based on it 😂
@@darknesswave100 We all suffer because of this behaviour so I will continue to tell people to stop being foolish as long as we all suffer because of it, whether they listen or not is up to them now behave yourself and stop stalking me you weirdo.
Honestly a lot of this gameplay highly reflects Wo Long where being more aggressive builds up a bar that can be cashed out with a heavy attack, and dodging perfectly also adds to that meter and getting hit detracts from that meter. Also turning into some demon with a completely different moveset is something that Koei Techmo uses as well.
The visual spectacle alone make it worth a try, that being said if this turn out good from a gameplay stand point it will be the first Chinese title i played that that the combat is not just serviceable at best, granted none looked as polished as this one, fingers crossed.
This might sound silly but I sometimes judge visuals based on how the snow looks and feels and this stood out to me right away when i saw it. I am so incredibly hyped for this. Thanks for this vid.
I very much agree about the parry topic, not that I don't like parrying but I personally find it more fun to nail dodge timings. I'm glad that it won't feel like it's designed all around parrying. I liked Stellar Blade a lot but it was so focused on blocking and parrying that the dodge felt pretty bad in that game.
cool point about the parry , its cool but I like it more in Sekiro than rest of them for sure but it doesnt feel "static" arena tho for me its quick and you can move quite a bit using prosthetics Looking forward to this one for sure
Sekiro is the only souls-like thus far that's worth playing. Fromsoft is largely overrated. Souls-like games are _hugely_ overrated. I'm w/ you on this game (Black Myth) though. Hopefully it's good.
@@yous2244 my favorites are I shall seal the heavens, Renegade immortal ( basically most of er gens novels) martial world, desolate era, coiling dragon and NSHBA
I'm preparing myself for a boss rush experience tbh. Not expecting tons of exploration in this game, but the boss fights do look very cool and promising.
For those who cba stretching 30 seconds of reading to 17 mins of listening to "Falcon": 10. Based on traditional Chinese folklore. 9. Souls-lite(ish) 8. Nice looking graphics,world building, enemies. 7. Ghosts of T like stances. 6. Magic and transformations 5. Not as difficult as some games in same genre. 4. Loot and crafting systems 3. Not open world 2. Devs claim 15 hours gameplay to beat, not confirmed as of yet. 1. Releases 20.08.2024 on PS and PC, no Xbox version. 130gb storage and SSD req.
@RolandSonofSteven likely because they don't want to port it to Series S and Microsoft won't let you put it on Series X without a Series S version as well. I don't even know how they COULD get this running on Series S without making it look like a potato lol. The series S has held Microsoft back a lot this Gen I think.
@@GrippeeTVif games like Avatar Frontiers, Elden Ring,CyberPunk and the Witcher 3 can run almost perfectly at 60-120 at 1080-1440p while still looking pretty dang good on the series S there is no reason this game can't. I mean unless they just don't want to optimize it, BG3 devs couldn't even optimize the PC version properly for months after launch, yet they still tried to blame the series s for it not being on Xbox at launch when clearly that wasn't the problem when they couldn't optimize a PC version.
I won't lie, I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy this game. However more and more I see and hear gets me to change my mind. I think your video just changed my mind. Since on the 20th I'll be on vacation I can play this game in peace. So yeah, I'm going to go now and pre-order this game.
@@ReaLiTYMuSiC347 That's what Im saying! Im hyped for the transformation but Im also wishing we could have the Yokai ability style options from Nioh 2. It's another great way of expanding our kit even more!
However "Souls-like" this game turns out to be, I appreciate that it's one of the few in the genre I've seen where every boss fight doesn't seem, visually, like some kind of absurd, bullying mis-match. It doesn't look like "Oh, no, I'm a poor, slow human in mis-matched armor who's going to get killed twenty times while this perversely fast giant monstrosity laughs at me"'; it looks like, "Yeah, you're big. So what. I'm the Monkey King. Bring it."
15 hours is actually the perfect length for me. As a father who works 60 hours a week and might get 2 hours a week to play games 15 hours is great. I can actually finish it in a couple months.
You got a new editor with dodgy headphones or something? The past couple videos have had bad mixing at times. This intro is kind of insane, have to really strain to hear what you're saying over the music.
@@dingo702wukong is game science's very first 3A game and is very risky for them, so they don't wish a serious leak before the game comes out. like zelda tears of the kingdom did. but physical version is promised after 820 so plz wait patiently :)
Journey To The West is HUGE in Asia. Historical impact? Ummmmmm not so sure anymore, since there's an iteration of this story. Every. Year. There's no medium Wukong hasn't been on, no parody yet done. This's just the latest version, and like always, we gonna eat it all up =))) Wukong is famously known for his 72 miracles/spells. I do hope we actually get all 72 of them in this game. And beside his Staff, there's a few legendary weapons he got his hands on in the novel, I hope we get them, too.
They say they're trying to figure out how to make it work in Series S, Microsoft should just drop the stupid requirement that all games must perform exactly as in Series X which is just hurting the buyers of Series X
@@TenaciousDrip1 dude is common knowledge, just Google why Larian had to get a special permission from MS to release Baldur's Gate 3 on series S without multiplayer
I remember when the devs released a spec requirement sheet and to max this game out on ultra settings they wanted 32gb of RAM and at least a 4080. I was pretty impressed with how much performance they wanted for this game and thought that it might actually be a true next gen title. Not really into the souls genre but I might give this a try since my pc can handle it.
15 hours is not short for an action-adventure game. I don't know why people feel the need for every game to seemingly last 85 hours with 200 hours of side missions. If a game is 8 hours long, but an absolute joy to play, then I don't see anything wrong with that. I would rather play a slightly shorter game that is more focused, than a 25+ hour game that just keeps you busy until the next set piece.
Idk man, I'm not trying to pay full retail price for a game I can beat in like 2-3 days. It certainly doesn't need to be 100+ hours, but I'd appreciate something that would be like 30-40 hours. Personally, I want my money's worth, so if it is super short, I'll be waiting on a discount. But you know people should do what they want, nothing wrong with paying that much for a short run time if you think it's worth it.
@@Mare_Man Yes. 15 hours is just main story, not including any side missions the game may have or just goofing around. That also doesn't account for multiplayer if the game has it.
The things that you liken to the souls-like genre are things that souls games didn't invent. "Souls" are just experience points, and "Estus Flasks" are just health potions. Those things have been around for much longer in gaming than the Souls series has. I don't understand the needless comparison.
@@dharmdevilDefine "rewards". Fromsoft's Souls games has always been an environmental storytelling games, there's always a story to get from those "empty spaces". If you play video games just for ooga booga the enemies and loots, then that's on you buddy. Or is this about "the loot I got was magic, i don't use magic, therefore the loot is useless" kinda thing?
there's been so many journey to the west cartoons, tv shows, mobile games and remakes cuz everyone literally grew up with the story and loves it so much. but this game looks so unique and well orchestrated. so excited for this game!
@@Krypto121 there’s 80 bosses, in a 15 hour game. If you take 20 and put those in side quests, you get 60 bosses with 1 boss every 15 minutes. Hopefully it’s not true, but it seems that way.
@@ApsmneShsbshu Better hope these are the best damn boss fights in the history of boss fights if they're that frequent. I would have preferred environmental puzzles over that many bosses but oh well.
@@travistotle yeh times have moved on a bit since then 😁 sure it's a fantastic game and I will play it at some point. Just 15 -20 hours for £50 is pushing it for me personally
@@MatthewCEBamber if the performance is without issues and if it’s replayable (like 2 or 3 times ) I would buy it. But it’s unreal engine 5 with denuvo. It’s going to be a mess anyway , even though my rig is a 4070.
It's insane how little I care about this game or its existence. I'm glad people have a new game they're excited for but holy shit this doesn't appeal at all for some reason
It's okey. Not everyone have the same preference for certain game and it's a good thing. Some people hype for this game and some don't. Maybe you be more hype for game like pokemon or Pippa Pig and it's okey. You do you.
I think people are expecting this game to be way more than what it will actually be… it’s going to be just another linear experience… Get from point A to point B.
@@darknesswave100 listen buddy I’ve been gaming for a very long time. In fact I was probably gaming while you were still in your daddy’s nut sack… I can tell a lot about a game just by watching videos like this..
It makes sense that the game will be jam packed with bosses if the MC is actually retracing the steps of the OG Sun Wukong. The story for Journey to the West is typically split into 2 parts. The past BEFORE the Journey and the present when Tripitaka (Tang Sanzhang) the monk started his journey from the Tang Empire China to India to retrieve the true Western Buddhist Sutras for the Tang Empire. The past focuses on the backstories of the different party members chosen for the Journey, with the backstory of Sun Wukong being the most important, because him wrecking havoc in the Celestial Heavens have direct consequences later on in his Journey to the West. Some of the troubles they encounter in their Journey is Wukong having to clean up his own mess from 500 years ago. The party must overcome 108 calamities in their Journey, with some of the most powerful of them being Demons and Demi-Gods that Wukong had set loose during his rampage in Heaven 500 years ago. These Demons/Demi-Gods were actually the Divine Mounts/ Pets or even Servants to the Deities in Heaven. When Wukong rampaged in Heaven, many of them escaped to the Mortal World where they started to gather their own Demonic Forces to reign supreme and rule over certain areas. Might makes right for the Demons, and being of Divine or Demi-God origins, these escapees naturally become sharks among small fishes. Some even stole their Masters' Magical Treasures and Relics, making them difficult or impossible for Wukong to beat. For these situations, Wukong had to go to Heaven and ask for their Masters' help to personally come and subdue them. The new one that appeared in the latest trailer with a little monk eating watermelon is one such threat in the original novels.
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I have to point out one thing that I see a lot of none-Chinese players has mistaken. The story of the game seems to have happened way after the end of “Journey To The West”’s story, where the power of Buddha and the other gods are gone and the monsters and YaoGuais are taking over the world. The players are not playing as WuKong the monkey king, but as the “天命人”(I believe the English name is “destined one”) who is another monkey trying to bring order and justice back to the world by re-walking the path that WuKong has taken. There’s also another theory in China that’s pretty popular, which is the main character is a reflection of WuKong’s impetuous heart, because the in the novel, the author is also trying to compare the whole story to the process of the cultivation of one’s 内丹(NeiDan/internal alchemy, a Daoism term), and each of the five main protagonists are corresponding one of the five elements(sorry for explaining this so poorly it’s really complicated😂😂)
Thanks for adding to this game’s lore and cultural background.
@@LirojAnakarkis Thank you for the reply! I’m glad you liked it!
thnx for info...this explains why wukong aint one shot-ing most enemies lol
Don't get me wrong but why are the Chinese obsessed with cultivation
That’s a good question. Every Asian web novels have their gimmicks
Chinese have cultivation and ascension into godhood.
Japanese have Isekai
And Koreans have more video game elements.
Dodging as the main way to avoid damage just makes sense. You're playing as a monkey deity, so you should maneuver like one
Yeah always been a fan of dodging versus parry.
okay let's be real, every action game is dodge slash nowadays this is very old hat at this point. a deity would probably have more power than a somersalt 💀
Makes sense to me! Honestly never looked at it that way.
This comment is perfect
@IAm.Messmer.Brother.Of.Malenia if youd actually pay any sort of attention you'd realize you aren't playing as sun wukong himself. So you aren't a deity. So your argument falls flat immediately
Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty. It is regarded as one of the greatest classic Chinese novels and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. Needless to say, I think you could have said "many centuries ago" as opposed to "many many many decades ago," which does make it sound old, just not old enough. Just my thoughts as a writer...
The story is in the Tang Dynasty 1200 years ago
fun fact: Goku from dragon ball inspired by sun wukong, said by Toriyama
@@user-xx6zg7tt1e yea but the novel was actually published in 1594
I'm an American Cajun mutt, and I came here to say the same thing when he said it was written decades ago.
I apologize to all Asians for my fellow Americans' ignorance. Please remember "The Journey West" is not a well-known novel in the Western world.
"Written many many decades ago" My guy, that thing was published over 400 years ago, haha. Game looks good and thanks for the info!
@@bearskinumbrella2249 I was about to say the same thing.
400 years ago is many decades ago. So this argument is kinda stupid
@@darknesswave100 You're right but "(a few) centuries ago" sounds cooler and more accurate imo
@@darknesswave100No you're the st*pid one buddy, you can also say many seconds ago which is also true but not like you should.
@@darknesswave100 just centuries ago lol who says decades ago for everything...i mean you don't say 2+2 everytime you have to say 4 cause there is a dedicated word for it
Every day when I wake up and open my eyes, the first thought that crosses my mind goes 'is black myth wukong out yet?'. God I wanna play this game so baddd
real
Your first thought in the morning should be thanking GOD that he has given you another day of life, for his love and mercy, and to show you how to do and accomplish his holy will, just a thought not a sermon. Then after all that, you can play some games.
@@carlosortiz6182facts
Well its not like there’s any else to play this year lol
@@carlosortiz6182 you don't have to take everything serious
If you read Journey to the West it makes sense the amount of boss fights. The monkey king would fight basically everyone he would come across. Cant wait to meet the buddah boss lmao
Imagine if it's a boss like Darth Vader from Fallen Order and you can't see his health
@@krajicsek13 if its anything like the book it would be beautiful to experience. All im gonna say lol
You aren't playing as sun wukong though. Cause there's dialogue in game that says the one you're playing as is the "destined one" which is somebody who is following the monkey kings path but isn't him. Wukong himself stops you at one point in the game also
@@darknesswave100 Yea tbh I felt all the more excited upon seeing the golden Jingu staff in that scene
Most of the fights would end with the group either tricking the demon or being carried by Guan Yin, though...
If this game ends up being a disappointment I will never buy a modern game ever again
Even gta 6?
you gone buy the Space Marine
Yes even gta, gta has to filled legit the biggest boots in gaming history gta5
@iljenshumilin467
@@iljenshumilin467I must stay true to my word if that’s the case
@@PouyadGamingidek what that is bro
Really looking forwards to this, especially since the whole Dragon Ball story is based on this myth
Very true! Hopefully it delivers for you! :)
0:40 lol it’s technically true but using decades when it’s centuries old is pretty funny
Maybe to Falcon, centuries are like decades.
Glad I wasn't the only one that caught that lol.
I also thought the same 😂
using centuries instead of decades does sound more suitable in this context but then you can't say "many many"😂 it's not that many centuries
I guess using years instead of decades or centuries would be better? purely English language question
novel is about 400 yrs ago
Had the essence of a Souls type game, story flow like God of War, and stylish gameplay of Devil May Cry.
Why does this description make me wanna instabuy
@@bdashrye182 you should've preordered this masterpiece by now😅
Its actually none of them, we need to start to stop comparing everything with old formulas
@@NetoJ0N the devs themselves said they were inspired by DMC with the play style. I'm not just making it up.
The essence is what is making me hesitant to buy it
Always nice to see a new studio come up. Looking forward to this one.
Hope you enjoy it!
Falcon.. I'm riding beside you in Hype train too..👍👍
Chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo
Those transformations encourage the player to actively search out optional bosses🔥🔥
From people that played the demo (from the first level), fighting optional boss (the werewolf) and get his ability will make fighting the level boss (the big wolf in the first trailer) much easier. In fact, when compare notes in the hotel after the demo, the people that thought the game is too difficult are the people that went straight for level boss after completing the story (understandable given the two hour limit), rather than search for extra people to pick fight with.
too bad i just can't explore forest levels
Actually, In Ghost of Tsushima, the way to change stances is to hold the back right trigger then choose the stance with one of the symbol buttons, not the d-pad.
Looked for this 😂
☝🏾🤓 “actually” 😒
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I was literally thinking that when he said it’s exactly the same lol
What was the point of this correction
Like Lies of P I was excited about this game the second it was announced 😂
lies of p is goated
Fellow lies of p enjoyer
Lies of p was mid
I’m a hardcore vet at this point but before my boyfriend helped me I couldn’t even beat dark souls 1 for years because I kept going to the graveyard to get that bell first not realizing i wasn’t supposed to and now I’ve beat 1 and 3 multiple times same for bloodborne and I’m almost done with lies of p stuck on laxsia mainly because of the second phase and it sucks because I was stuck on the black rabbit brotherhood second fight for months and i finally just ground till I was max strength and like 40 health and stamina and maxed out my bone cutting saw blade and I was finally able to finish them luckily for the last brother as long as I stayed behind some rocks and was quick enough i could hurt him but him not be able to hurt me but yeah I adore Lies of P it even overtook dark souls 1 as my favorite for 1 main reason: the characters so much depth and backstory even for random background characters and I’m man enough to admit every time I re fight the white lady I cry she was a truly worthy opponent and her final words pierce my heart every time “Same red attire as yours, sister…. As promised, we always match”
@@joshuagoforth1658 Use the Two Dragons Sword (katana) for Laxasia
4:50 I like this. I dodge more than parry. More people are able to dodge than parry. Dodging is just a step up from blocking in difficulty.
That's the main reason I'm interested in this game outside of the mythology.
Like bloodborne
@@Doominater799not true. Bloodborne rewards parrying using your gun.
Well I guess. But there should be an option atleast for a parry mechanic. Most of the time when there's only an attack button and dodge. It becomes a bit repetitive and bit too easy sometimes.
Step up is an untrue statement.
With parry you take the risk of taking damage altogether. With dodges, if you whiff the perfect dodge, you still have the benefit of an enemy attack whiffing all together.
The most engaging combat systems are always ones that reward you for high risk parries and still provide you with the options to dodge or space yourself to force whiffs
"Many decades ago"
Yeah that's an understatement lol
Quite literally Understatement of the millennium. As this book was written almost half a millennium ago
Shout out ween
I've been waiting years for this game to release..can't believe I finally get to mash my buttons and enjoy this beautiful creation
It inspired Toriyama to make Dragon Ball. That’s all I need to know to get it.
I pre ordered this game the other night. I can't wait to stream this til sparking zero drops!🎉
Genuine question, why pre-order? Whats the point?
@themchannel853 I pre ordered it because I plan to stream it day 1, and just in case it releases early. I don't buy games unless I know I want them, that's why this and sparking zero are my only pre orders in years
@@themchannel853
1. Mainly its just good for management. You can buy it and not have to think about it until it releasees. Don’t have to worry about making sure you still have that $70 you need. If I know Im going to play the game no matter what then its nice to just have it taken care of.
2. Pre install so it’ll be available right when you want it to be
3. If you use Steam then theres no risk since you can refund if its broken or if you just decide you hate it
@@dtelegacy why though? Have you not seen the state of most of the AAA games which released in the last 3 years? Bugs, crashes, missing textures, fps drops and what not. Take my word and please cancel your pre-order. You can spend those 70 dollars elsewhere.
@@Rising._.ThunderI pre ordered the deluxe as well. Well there is already tons of gameplay and info out so if you can’t make your mind up now I don’t know what to tell you. It also automatically downloads the second it releases so you can play faster. Also some people may not have that money to spend when the time comes for it cuz they have to put it elsewhere or save it.
Before you buy soon
too late lmao already preordered months ago
More like before your journey to the west.
@@antoinemartin6471How old are you? Or how rich are you?
@@blad...It’s not that deep. 60$ makes you rich? Like be for real 😂
Will buy it and comeback to seeing if I should had buy it
One of the few games I don't wait for "Before You Buy" since I am so hyped and pre-ordered
In fact, this game does have a parry system, which is demonstrated by the 17/06 combat video and the recent final trailer. The parry, however, looks more like "skills" and takes many different forms. There is literally a skill that wraps Wukong up with a light ball and kicks back the enemy attack, and also one type of staff stance allows for a quick parry. I think the combat of BMW differs from the souls-likes mostly because it tries as much as possible to encourage attack instead of too much defense, including powerful transformations, flexible parry, and short shifts between dodge and attacks.
"I think the combat of BMW differs from the souls-likes mostly because it tries as much as possible to encourage attack instead of too much defense"
that could also be said for bloodborne, but it's still a souls-like
@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Fair enough. The game is out now. You can try it if interested
Every character in this game is so well created, from its sheer size to how detailed each model looks, it’s gorgeous
Getting Lies of P vibes from description. Which is Awesome!
Journey to the west is one of the great 4 literature of China. Romance of the three kingdoms a lot of gamers know: ie dynasty warriors, rotk. The other 2 : Water Margin there was a japanese game in the 1990s that was based on it and the last is dream of Red Chamber. Would love to have games made base on the last 2 as well.
Dream of Red Chamber is a love novel (although there are a lot of social and political critiques behind its appearance). So you can probably only make a galgame based on it 😂
I pre ordered this over the weekend, so hyped !!!!
Stop pre-ordering games
@@EnglishInfidelstop telling people what to do. It's their money let them use it how they want to
@@darknesswave100 We all suffer because of this behaviour so I will continue to tell people to stop being foolish as long as we all suffer because of it, whether they listen or not is up to them now behave yourself and stop stalking me you weirdo.
@@EnglishInfidel Gonna pre-order Space Marine 2 next.
Honestly a lot of this gameplay highly reflects Wo Long where being more aggressive builds up a bar that can be cashed out with a heavy attack, and dodging perfectly also adds to that meter and getting hit detracts from that meter.
Also turning into some demon with a completely different moveset is something that Koei Techmo uses as well.
This trailer makes the game look so grand and badassery. I can't wait to play it.
Don’t have too much longer to wait! :)
The visual spectacle alone make it worth a try, that being said if this turn out good from a gameplay stand point it will be the first Chinese title i played that that the combat is not just serviceable at best, granted none looked as polished as this one, fingers crossed.
Try nine souls if you want a nice indie Chinese game
This might sound silly but I sometimes judge visuals based on how the snow looks and feels and this stood out to me right away when i saw it. I am so incredibly hyped for this. Thanks for this vid.
That sounds more than just "silly". It sounds redacted.... Are you a redact?
@@intellectic9155 the fuck are you smoking bruh
The spider boss looks SOOOO BADASS like it just looks soo ..silky
I gaurenteee theres gonna be a few bosses that take me 15 hours each to beat
I very much agree about the parry topic, not that I don't like parrying but I personally find it more fun to nail dodge timings. I'm glad that it won't feel like it's designed all around parrying. I liked Stellar Blade a lot but it was so focused on blocking and parrying that the dodge felt pretty bad in that game.
cool point about the parry , its cool but I like it more in Sekiro than rest of them for sure but it doesnt feel "static" arena tho for me its quick and you can move quite a bit using prosthetics
Looking forward to this one for sure
Sekiro is the only souls-like thus far that's worth playing. Fromsoft is largely overrated. Souls-like games are _hugely_ overrated. I'm w/ you on this game (Black Myth) though. Hopefully it's good.
Getting this immediately, happy that Wuxia and Xianxia are getting some attention now
xianxia，i like it
Or Xuanhuan like Warlock of the Magus World
这不是wuxia xianxia
这是神仙类。
@@yous2244 my favorites are I shall seal the heavens, Renegade immortal ( basically most of er gens novels) martial world, desolate era, coiling dragon and NSHBA
@@UzitheSaintoh, Coiling Dragon, very nostalgic
The only game in this year I'm excited. Can't wait to play it.
Have waited years for this game! And now its almost here🥹
We can’t wait! :)
1:36 😂😂😂 SOLD!
12:02 => Did he just put his new staff in his ear?
Yeap thats where he keeps his staff in the original story
Yeap the staff is called 金箍棒（golden cudgel）.
It can be small at will, even if it is placed in the ear does not affect the movement
I'm preparing myself for a boss rush experience tbh. Not expecting tons of exploration in this game, but the boss fights do look very cool and promising.
I'm not sure, but i think the developer said it won't be a boss rush game. More information will be published tomorrow
For those who cba stretching 30 seconds of reading to 17 mins of listening to "Falcon":
10. Based on traditional Chinese folklore.
9. Souls-lite(ish)
8. Nice looking graphics,world building, enemies.
7. Ghosts of T like stances.
6. Magic and transformations
5. Not as difficult as some games in same genre.
4. Loot and crafting systems
3. Not open world
2. Devs claim 15 hours gameplay to beat, not confirmed as of yet.
1. Releases 20.08.2024 on PS and PC, no Xbox version. 130gb storage and SSD req.
You're a life saver!
No series x? Major L
@@RolandSonofStevenmaybe a few months later also i heard they didn’t even start making the series S version
@RolandSonofSteven likely because they don't want to port it to Series S and Microsoft won't let you put it on Series X without a Series S version as well. I don't even know how they COULD get this running on Series S without making it look like a potato lol. The series S has held Microsoft back a lot this Gen I think.
@@GrippeeTVif games like Avatar Frontiers, Elden Ring,CyberPunk and the Witcher 3 can run almost perfectly at 60-120 at 1080-1440p while still looking pretty dang good on the series S there is no reason this game can't. I mean unless they just don't want to optimize it, BG3 devs couldn't even optimize the PC version properly for months after launch, yet they still tried to blame the series s for it not being on Xbox at launch when clearly that wasn't the problem when they couldn't optimize a PC version.
You forgot the most important point... there's no tasty infant influence 💪
I won't lie, I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy this game. However more and more I see and hear gets me to change my mind. I think your video just changed my mind. Since on the 20th I'll be on vacation I can play this game in peace. So yeah, I'm going to go now and pre-order this game.
WUKONGA FOREVER
I have had this pre ordered since the first second I was able to. Can't wait.
Lol, I love how the 3rd person action adventure genre just became the "souls like" genre
It's actually insane..people are so stupid nowadays
You had me at no parry. That combat fights are way to fast for parry. smart move
I dont know how people finish these games so fast. 15 hours is more like 40 for me so that's fine. 😅
Legit giving me Nioh 2, GoT, Bayonetta, and maybe a little bit of Wo Long.
It definitely borrowed a lot of systems borrowed from nioh and wo long, that's a good thing
@@ReaLiTYMuSiC347 That's what Im saying! Im hyped for the transformation but Im also wishing we could have the Yokai ability style options from Nioh 2. It's another great way of expanding our kit even more!
This is the one I’ve had my eye on all summer… Fingers crossed!
It's been 3 or 4 summers since the first look
@@darianstarfrogwhat is the original trailer like 6 or 7 years ago
I can't believe we're this close to release
Black Myth Wukong will be the game of the year bro. No doubt about it!
Black Myth Wukong is gonna be amazing 🤩
It's not
@@MARVELJESUSAKADEADPOOLwhwy not
Journey to the West is my childhood, so i will play this game even if it bad
Me too bro. Gotta give Game Science my support for going against those Sweet Baby Inc folks.
@@prod.bykbrd5723 I don't think they went against SBI for the reasons you think
2:26 oh would you look at that.
In my PS5 wishlist. Looking forward to it.
“Babe, wake up. Gameranx have uploaded their daily video”
Keep up the great work Jake and Falcon. Love you guys ❤
However "Souls-like" this game turns out to be, I appreciate that it's one of the few in the genre I've seen where every boss fight doesn't seem, visually, like some kind of absurd, bullying mis-match. It doesn't look like "Oh, no, I'm a poor, slow human in mis-matched armor who's going to get killed twenty times while this perversely fast giant monstrosity laughs at me"'; it looks like, "Yeah, you're big. So what. I'm the Monkey King. Bring it."
This is legit the driving force that keeps me from playing MORE of these type games honestly so I'm with you, i love that that's how it comes off
Furnace golem flashbacks
I had to remind the bosses and beasts that I am the Elden Lord in Elden Ring, I’ll do the same in Black Myth Wukong!
"many decades ago" --1592 😂
Which is about 43 decades.
Still a long time that's a lot of decades
31536000 Seconds ago….
First thing I thought. Many, many, many decades.
To be fair, he did say 'many' a few times.
They rejected wokeys. That's what hyped me the most.
Really? How so? Might have to buy the game now…
Yooo the way that tiger floated up in the air had me bussin with laughter 😂😂😂😂😂😂
The comparison to Jedi rather than Bloodborne has TRULY made my day :D
15 hours is actually the perfect length for me. As a father who works 60 hours a week and might get 2 hours a week to play games 15 hours is great. I can actually finish it in a couple months.
Kinda giving stellar blade
this game is gonna be so fire
I'm really hoping that this and Space Marine 2 slap
Looks like 'Monkey: Fallen Order', and I'm here for it.
You got a new editor with dodgy headphones or something? The past couple videos have had bad mixing at times. This intro is kind of insane, have to really strain to hear what you're saying over the music.
Wait for the physical version
Physical and digital have different release dates?
@@dingo702wukong is game science's very first 3A game and is very risky for them, so they don't wish a serious leak before the game comes out. like zelda tears of the kingdom did. but physical version is promised after 820 so plz wait patiently :)
@@dingo702 Probably why he said "wait".
@@dingo702 yes, I'll have to wait, as when I finish the game I'll be trading it in
Absolute NO BUY for me since they won't be launching with a true physical edition. Straight garbage decision
Journey To The West is HUGE in Asia. Historical impact? Ummmmmm not so sure anymore, since there's an iteration of this story. Every. Year. There's no medium Wukong hasn't been on, no parody yet done. This's just the latest version, and like always, we gonna eat it all up =))) Wukong is famously known for his 72 miracles/spells. I do hope we actually get all 72 of them in this game. And beside his Staff, there's a few legendary weapons he got his hands on in the novel, I hope we get them, too.
Last time I was hyped this much for a game was never :D
I was interested in this game, now im excited for it!
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Sparking zero
was literally sitting on the ps store thinking about pre ordering
Don’t do it. Never pre-order. You only need to wait maybe a few hours, if that, to catch a live stream to see for yourself.
If you want to, then do it. It's your money.
@@daviddeng5497 do it
Preorder it. Just don’t preorder Ubisoft or Activision crap or I’ll hate you forever
For everybody wondering, black myth wukong will release at a later date on Xbox according to their website
Blame the series S for that
They say they're trying to figure out how to make it work in Series S, Microsoft should just drop the stupid requirement that all games must perform exactly as in Series X which is just hurting the buyers of Series X
No, no one cares.
@blankko84 how do you know that? do you have a credible source for that statement?
@@TenaciousDrip1 dude is common knowledge, just Google why Larian had to get a special permission from MS to release Baldur's Gate 3 on series S without multiplayer
No parry is actually a breath of fresh air. Soul's-likes have become so parry heavy with micro-second windows and it just sucks the fun out of it.
I remember when the devs released a spec requirement sheet and to max this game out on ultra settings they wanted 32gb of RAM and at least a 4080. I was pretty impressed with how much performance they wanted for this game and thought that it might actually be a true next gen title. Not really into the souls genre but I might give this a try since my pc can handle it.
i just bought a pc and this game was included free for it 🗣️
15 hours is not short for an action-adventure game. I don't know why people feel the need for every game to seemingly last 85 hours with 200 hours of side missions. If a game is 8 hours long, but an absolute joy to play, then I don't see anything wrong with that. I would rather play a slightly shorter game that is more focused, than a 25+ hour game that just keeps you busy until the next set piece.
As a dad this I don’t have time anymore for every game being open world lol
Idk man, I'm not trying to pay full retail price for a game I can beat in like 2-3 days. It certainly doesn't need to be 100+ hours, but I'd appreciate something that would be like 30-40 hours. Personally, I want my money's worth, so if it is super short, I'll be waiting on a discount. But you know people should do what they want, nothing wrong with paying that much for a short run time if you think it's worth it.
15 hours for good boss runs and doing minimal side content, I'd wager.
@@Mare_Man Yes. 15 hours is just main story, not including any side missions the game may have or just goofing around. That also doesn't account for multiplayer if the game has it.
Someone had played the game,mainly need 50+hours without help,if you want to collect all,there is 100h tour for u
This game will show western devs how real games are being made today.
Not me clapping at the end of the trailer 🤧👏🏾 this was mesmerizing
Written many decades ago? Try centuries, my dude.
The things that you liken to the souls-like genre are things that souls games didn't invent. "Souls" are just experience points, and "Estus Flasks" are just health potions. Those things have been around for much longer in gaming than the Souls series has. I don't understand the needless comparison.
Actually glad it's not an open world! 15 hours is good enough, so tired of the padded out 30 hour slogs
unfortunately, they said it's 15 hr 4 years ago. who knows how large the game has grown after four years of development? 🤣
No no, this should be a 40-hours game at least
Shadow of the erdtree burned me out of open world. That DLC was like 50% empty and just boring running around with no real rewards.
$70 for a 15 hours game would be terrible
@@dharmdevilDefine "rewards". Fromsoft's Souls games has always been an environmental storytelling games, there's always a story to get from those "empty spaces". If you play video games just for ooga booga the enemies and loots, then that's on you buddy.
Or is this about "the loot I got was magic, i don't use magic, therefore the loot is useless" kinda thing?
Nioh did those different stances before ghost of tsushima
there's been so many journey to the west cartoons, tv shows, mobile games and remakes cuz everyone literally grew up with the story and loves it so much. but this game looks so unique and well orchestrated. so excited for this game!
My biggest worry about this game is that it's going to be corridors and boss fights. Nothing I've seen has led me to believe otherwise.
Someone said it’s 15 minutes in between every boss. If that’s true, the bosses are going to get tedious.
@@ApsmneShsbshu That is utterly ridiculous if true.
@@Krypto121 there’s 80 bosses, in a 15 hour game. If you take 20 and put those in side quests, you get 60 bosses with 1 boss every 15 minutes. Hopefully it’s not true, but it seems that way.
@@ApsmneShsbshu Better hope these are the best damn boss fights in the history of boss fights if they're that frequent.
I would have preferred environmental puzzles over that many bosses but oh well.
@@Krypto121 I’m not buying it day 1 because of that. I might not buy it at all. I hate boss rush games.
“You need to know this game is souls like” Jake Baldino 2024
I just hope it doesn't end up like Cyberpunk.
Be careful what you wish for, Cyberpunk is brilliant
@fatbroccoli8 I think he means that Cyberpunk was broken on day 1.
@@RustyPalmzthat's mainly due to them trying to make it for Last Gen too rather than making it a Current Gen exclusive only
Gameplay is pretty much Sekiro but with dodges instead of parries
my kind of game
All I need to know is that Falcon is happy playing this game.
Happy Falcon, Happy Gameranx videos.
Happy me.
🕹🦅
Apparently it's a 15 to 20 hour game. Way to expensive for such a short experience. I'll wait for a hearty sale 👍😁
Where was that mentioned?
And yet we used to pay SUBSTANTIALLY more money for games that could be beaten in a half hour back in the NES days. But sure, it's a ripoff 🙄
@@dr.sivavignesh664 think it was later in the video from memory. Common knowledge on many videos tho.
@@travistotle yeh times have moved on a bit since then 😁 sure it's a fantastic game and I will play it at some point. Just 15 -20 hours for £50 is pushing it for me personally
@@MatthewCEBamber if the performance is without issues and if it’s replayable (like 2 or 3 times ) I would buy it. But it’s unreal engine 5 with denuvo. It’s going to be a mess anyway , even though my rig is a 4070.
It's insane how little I care about this game or its existence. I'm glad people have a new game they're excited for but holy shit this doesn't appeal at all for some reason
What kind appeals you?
Must be a from software fan
It's okey. Not everyone have the same preference for certain game and it's a good thing. Some people hype for this game and some don't. Maybe you be more hype for game like pokemon or Pippa Pig and it's okey. You do you.
I think people are expecting this game to be way more than what it will actually be… it’s going to be just another linear experience… Get from point A to point B.
Please tell us more about a game you haven't played yet 😂
@@darknesswave100 listen buddy I’ve been gaming for a very long time. In fact I was probably gaming while you were still in your daddy’s nut sack… I can tell a lot about a game just by watching videos like this..
Linear is fine.
@@Mare_Manloved final fantasy remake and 16! Other linear games too, easy to stay on track and don’t overstay it’s welcome
Im confused.. Is this a Boss rush game or an action Rpg like god of war?
It makes sense that the game will be jam packed with bosses if the MC is actually retracing the steps of the OG Sun Wukong. The story for Journey to the West is typically split into 2 parts. The past BEFORE the Journey and the present when Tripitaka (Tang Sanzhang) the monk started his journey from the Tang Empire China to India to retrieve the true Western Buddhist Sutras for the Tang Empire. The past focuses on the backstories of the different party members chosen for the Journey, with the backstory of Sun Wukong being the most important, because him wrecking havoc in the Celestial Heavens have direct consequences later on in his Journey to the West. Some of the troubles they encounter in their Journey is Wukong having to clean up his own mess from 500 years ago.
The party must overcome 108 calamities in their Journey, with some of the most powerful of them being Demons and Demi-Gods that Wukong had set loose during his rampage in Heaven 500 years ago. These Demons/Demi-Gods were actually the Divine Mounts/ Pets or even Servants to the Deities in Heaven. When Wukong rampaged in Heaven, many of them escaped to the Mortal World where they started to gather their own Demonic Forces to reign supreme and rule over certain areas. Might makes right for the Demons, and being of Divine or Demi-God origins, these escapees naturally become sharks among small fishes. Some even stole their Masters' Magical Treasures and Relics, making them difficult or impossible for Wukong to beat. For these situations, Wukong had to go to Heaven and ask for their Masters' help to personally come and subdue them. The new one that appeared in the latest trailer with a little monk eating watermelon is one such threat in the original novels.
I predict a lot of disappointment around this game when it comes out
That's what the doctor told your parents when you came out
@@CheeseburgerRandy17😂😂😂
@@FreshPrincex4 I'm glad someone appreciated that
Excellent video ahead of the game! Hit on stellar points!
Ever since I had kids I’ll beat a game once then watch the alternate endings on RUclips 😂🎉