How To Unlock: 1) Defeat Boss in Secret Area Chapters 1,2,4,5 2) Complete the Treasure Hunter Side Quest in Chapter 3 (The one with the Melon) You dont need the 5 Skandha or the Loong Quest completed
I just wanna say thank you for this cause every stupid news site keeps saying you need those other quests or you need to clear the game once for the basic ending first which just isn't true. I think they just did everything and added it all together without checking the tapestry individually after each check. The armor and weapon collection isn't even needed for the Erlang fight so in theory you could finish this before chapter 6.
@@jacksmith-mu3eei thought he would shove that dragon's mouth into the throat of the 3rd king and snap it close, but strangle method is good too. Guess i played too much God of War so i am used to expect gruesome outcome 😅
@@hohuy1469 I agree . This is the first time I ve seen a dragon used that way . Well that's one way to get points 😆 But what was the 4th king thinking ? Does he think that he can defeat wukong with power of music 😆 🤣 😂 😹 Wukong dropped the beat so hard it broke the guitar lol
@@jacksmith-mu3ee no, i think the 4th one used to have his ass carried by his 3 other friends, he was being there for moral support by playing music 🐧i'm just mildly disappointed that Wukong didn't spank him a bit with his instrument, ain't that'd be a sight ?
@@anonisnoone6125 The journey to the west is meanwhile the journey for Wukong from an unyielding spirit to a Budda's soul. The animation is a reverse order of this journey which implicates Wukong will find his free will again. I guess there will be another true ending by different choice during the game after playing the 3rd round.
Erlang is the sincerest friend we always wished for, but hardly ever met. Wukong and Erlang used to be peers when Wukong served in the celestial palace, despite their huge difference in identity (Erlang is the military general while Wukong is merely a "horseman"). The horseman is the lowest rank "celestial official" in the celestial palace but the naive Wukong used to think it was a big deal, until he later found out when he was not invited to the fruit tasting ceremony (apparently due to his insignificant identity), and learned that his job assignment was barely an insult from the lord Yu Di, as the celestials thought Wukong was only a filthy lowlife creature and does not deserve a place in the majestic Celestial Palace. Wukong got provoked when he found out the truth, he then made a huge mess in the palace, fled away, and paid a visit to the East Sea Palace and took the [Sea stabilizing "pillar"] (or "needle" in its direct translation) from the sea palace which later became his weapon - the infamous monkey king bar. He then declared war to the Celestial Palace, Where Wukong also battled with Erlang (Er lang actually subdued Wukong in the end but it was with the help from other celestial Tai Shang lord). Er lang's third eye is actually called the [Heaven's eye] which Erlang can break through any delusion and see the truth (kind of like Wonder woman's Lasso of Truth), I guess that is where Erlang learned about Wukong's true nature - rebellious but with kind heart, dare to challenge and protect the average from the unfairness. If you pay close attention to Erlang's speech and facial expression in the beginning scene, the actions or trials he put on the protagonist and the final words he said to him before pushing him back in the shrine in the "good ending", you will know his brotherly love for Wukong and how he wished to spare Wukong from being controlled (the headband) by the corrupted bureau - Celestial Palace. Wukong is dead but what perished was only his body, his unfaded will and consciousness is retrieved and succeeded by the protagonists through his own journey and Erlang even said his (protegonist) journey has just began. Lastly, some may ask, if Erlang is all about to challenge the corruption in the Celestial Palace, why didn't he stand up against the Lord Yu Di himself. Well. He is Yu Di's nephew. The oriental mythology largely preserve the characters and virtue value of the east - Filial, unlike the greek mythology - incest and slaughtering within the family (just kidding). Apologies for my poor command of English (not my native language).
@@jonathangoodwin5609you know it’s pointless to say he didn’t say the events in the right order if u your self don’t chime in and correct him. I’d be better for him to be corrected than for him to continue to spread misinformation. But nope u just like to be useless 😃.
Good summary, and to other people who don't know how to properly correct info. Erlang Shen truly was like a brother to Wukong. Erlang Shen saw that Wukong had the same beliefs as him and did not want to obey the laws of heaven. However, Erlang Shen had respect for at least their power and his uncle (the Jade Emperor) while Wukong did not. While having drinks and a good time as brothers, heavenly captors went to subdue Wukong while he was unguarded. Erlang Shen was furious with them. Of which he simply said this was the wrong way of doing things, dishonorable and cowardly. Wukong was surprised by this and so said "Among all those in heaven, I consider you worthy to be called a real Man. If we are truly destined, one day we shall face each other again as equals in battle." So yes, Erlang Shen was likely the only being worthy to be called his brother at that time.
When you heavy attack him too many times, he'll catch you mid swing and slam you like the Hulk in a lazy manner. Wukong, even degraded, is a goddamn troll. 😂
This game literally made me fall in love with gaming all over again. One of if not the greatest games ive ever played this is how a AAA title should be.
There are 81 endings to mimic the 81 tribulations Sun Wukong experienced during his grand journey. The first normal ending, then the remaining 80 are unlocked after.
Even though he doesn’t have his staff when he’s in his giant stone monkey form,ya gotta love how Wukong or the “Destined One” kills all four of the heavenly kings!!
@@Cyberium I think Erlang said it himself: Destined One isn't used to the form, so to practice, he sent out the Four Heavenly Kings to make him get used to it so they would have a fairer fight. Really cool of Erlang Shen.
If you read the novel or as a child, had watched the Journey to the West TV series 1986, you know all the animation stories. It was beautifully drafted by the developer
@@mitsutaki1446 Him maturing is the whole point of that headband, and his journey. His attitude at the start of the game, and that the headband is still on, shows he still hasn't.
@Fun-bz7ou it is also revealed that it was Erlang and Wukong's idea all along to have Wukong's physical body killed so his crown could be removed and that's the only way Wukong was ever going to be free. The dust you saw from Erlang's third eye when he was defeated was actually Wukong's last relic, his memory.
@@jc624 fitting that the sense of Mind would be kept by Erlang, it's like a metaphor of "Only those closest may know the whole story and those of your secrets"
I completely disagree. BMW has a ridiculous amount of bugs, infested with poorly positioned invisible walls, untranslated texts and dialogues, incoherent hitboxes, the upgrade system is flawed, ...
People still talking some little glitching or some bugged, i would say If the dev team have same team size as Asura or Final Fantasy and sell the game at 90USD up, then yep! they could complaint about it. But this workshop is small, this is their first 3A game and selling the game at 60USD, come on guy this is impressive enough
Well complaining about it is valid because it highlights the issue, but no need to wail on it too hard because of the reasons you said. They've made such a good game such at a small prize. People just got used to the quality games like Baldur's Gate 3 or Elden Ring quality that they expect it to be almost flawless. I think they've done well above to what the "Quadruple A" quality that the AAA studios isn't coming close recently.
How is nobody talking about the score at 26:18. Chills instantly. Regardless if it’s a relic of his former self, most of us can relate to this moment. A beast, an outcast, broken in pieces, decides to become whole again. Becoming himself, the hero, the sage, Wukong. We as humans are not perfect, we are broken. Finding yourself in this dark world and striving to be the best YOU that you can be. Pick up the pieces and get back to work everyone. Nobody waits around for goals and dreams.
Right before he fights the Four Heavenly Kings, the horn blares. It felt like a nod to the Dagger Society theme, that kind of become Wukongs theme after Stephen Chow used it.
@@sunumonidas9966 Super yappin. Don’t worry, not everyone has the strength to fix their problems. People like yourself enjoy being miserable! That’s okay!
@@sunumonidas9966 Super yappin. Don’t worry, not everyone has the strength to fix their problems. People like yourself enjoy being miserable! And that’s okay!
This is the ending where Wukong reclaim his memory. All those are flashbacks in his journey to the west. Where the final scene is where it is start, when he rose against heaven before thrown and imprisoned beneath "Five Finger" mountain.
wait so the game from is start you play a wukong with no memories and at the end he reclaims them? And in the end of the clip, the flashback ends and he goes to fight in the celestial palace?
@@agentak7193 cuz that's the process of being immortal on Wukong perspective , all students in the mountain is Wukong it's more like they inherit the legacy of monkey king and becoming monkey king
@@agentak7193not really, the original WuKong is dead when he get stabbed by ErLan into mountain in the tutorial part players are the offspring/young monke that being inspired and take journey to reclaim WuKong's shattered soul relics that's being taken by few yaoguai(demons) But in the end one of them will eventually inherit WuKong's legacy and abilities to start a new story
@@てつ-z7x Wukong isn't dead, he was sealed and in that time five of his senses were stolen, the five relics we collect and the remaining sense, the Mind, formed the Destined One, our player character. Our player character IS Wukong but not at the same time. He's Wukong's mind given a new body, and in the end, he beats and joins with the husk of Wukong becomes Sun Wukong again.
40:40 the last part makes me very emotional. Sun Wukong toasting his dead brothers and telling them he will crash the celestial palace for revenge for killing them
@@progamerjakestudios8553it an ancient Chinese literature, one of 4 classic novel. They are Journey to the west, water margin, dream of red chamber and romance of three kingdom.
There is no denying that they have learned from many previous games, but I see that the game team has really put their heart into their product when they have created such animated cutscenes. From graphics, gameplay to animated cutscenes, all are the result of 4 years of development. 🔆🔆🔆
The deves knows how to make you feel like an absolute god after getting wrecked by Erlang for hours, the feeling of smashing four heavenly kings and Erlang's giant form is the reward for the hours of suffering.
This game is too good, i'm obsessed honestly. It's a punch in the face to anyone that said it won't come out and that it's fake. It came out and even exceeded expectations
@@sunumonidas9966lmao 1000s of people said that black myth wukong was just a fake game and that it was just CGI. Or that it was just a super short gameplay of how UE5 would work.
One of the most epic boss fight I've ever seen, it's come close with Final Fantasy 16 and Asura Wrath as one of the best boss fights. The smooth transition between cutscenes during the fights is really amazing. It's so cool seeing characters, feats and places of JTTW finally be reimagined.
No, the animation quality is quite poor. Can't you notice the sword glitching through the main character? It's completely bugged and resembles an Asura fight scene - nothing remarkable, it's just that people are too mainstream and follow trends.
bro, there will probably be two more endings, and I believe that includes an even more epic boss fight between the real reborn Wukong and the god court, as well as the mighty Buddha.
@@Menlei For a just released game, yes. You do notice some glitch there and some bugs happen, but it would eventually be fixed. It mostly happened during cutscenes and just a minor bug anyways, and let's not forget that it's not like other games make the same mistakes before, right? *Looking at cyberpunk 2077* For a studio that mostly makes mobile games, their first game being THIS good already is quite an amazing feat, same like Stellar Blade. Unlike Bethesda and Ubisoft with years of experience.
insane, how wukong willing to escape the headband of the buddha gave on his head by working with ErLang is so brilliant by letting erlang kill himself splitting into 6 relics ,and the sixth relic which is the memory which contain inside erlang third eye as the secret boss . next part probably is wukong is back in the game
@@jemandjemand2362 well~~I think this game is pertty cool. But I don't think I'm blind or dull. Are you saying that the people commenting here are all blind or dull ordinary people? how arrogant and low IQ remarks.
@@jemandjemand2362don't worry pal, you are not the exception, you have the right to be delusional and have a shit take while everyone is enjoying themselves with a game deserving of goty
just FYI, in the end of animation, Sun Wukong finished his toast before went out to fight Celestial Palace! China space station is named as Celestial Palace (天宫). They are all from the same myth
So what we know now is, the 1st normal ending is the destined one winning over the “stone monkey” aka sun wukong, had the golden band wore over his head AGAIN. He then “reincarnated” back into the stone on top of the huagou mountain. The above proves that the history is going to repeat again, however this time round, with the knowledge knowing that he will never get his head band remove, so instead of repeating the whole thing again, this time round, before the Buddha can confine him under the 5 finger mountain, he will will make sure he rack true havoc on the celestial court, perhaps killing everyone instead of showing mercy. Since we all know no one can beat him. All these, for freedom. The true ending or the 2nd ending shows the destined one not wearing the headband after defeating the “stone monkey” meaning to say he is ready to break free from the headband in his next cycle of reincarnation. And the lady in white dress shown in the last part of the animation is WuKong’s lover.. “BaiGuJing” aka white bone lady.. in the actual novel Wukong hit her 3 times, and the ending shows the old monkey said in the ending, “3 times he broke her into pieces, convincing himself his heart will ache no more” meaning, he hit his lover 3 times in order to obtain freedom aka buddhahood, as for wukong, freedom above love. However only to find out that they are never going to remove his head band even after Buddha hood. The result after completing the journey to the west, isn’t what wukong wants, what he wanted was freedom. And he didn’t get it.. so the only way for him to remove the head band that can control him, is to re-write history.. this time round on his own terms. After the defeat of Erlang, the guy with the 3rd eye, Erlang mentioned “my brother tested you on my behest, all for this day” meaning he and wukong are good “brothers” fighters respect fighters, and at the starting scene of the game, when Erlang’s dog went to intimidate Wukong, Erlang actually called his “dog”, “stupid dog”. All Chinese will know that the “dog” and Erlang were very close, this shows that a Erlang is closer to WuKong. And Erlang is a celestial god, so he has to follow orders, but he too knows what wukong truly desires, and before the 1st wukong with the headband was defeated by Erlang, he mentioned in the anime, “watch me remove the band” meaning Wukong being a Buddha already knows how to remove then band, hence before he fights the celestial court again after being granted 500 years to immunity, he was actually coming up with a solution to break free, once he knows how, he went to challenge the court again, knowing he will “lose” and the destined one will appear after, and the “fight is his to win”. What wukong did was to show erlang that if he were to fight him without the curse of the headband, he would had won, hands down 😂, Which he did as the destined one, without the headband. At the starting scene of the game, Wukong mentioned to Erlang “All these years, except for the pig (ZhuBaJie), you’re that one that talks the tallest tales. Good! I’m entertained” so meaning to say, Wukong and Erlang talked about WuKong’s desire to be free before, after Wukong obtained buddhahood. And Erlang being a good buddy doesn’t want the 1st Wukong to be gone, or die. Ok that’s my understanding.. 😂
@@kappaletta0641 the stone wukong is the original wukong. But also not the original, as he doesn’t have the 5 golden thingy. He is but a shell of the real wukong, with all of his earthly desires. So you can think of the stone wukong as a lingering spirit that doesn’t wants to be forgotten, and seeking a new path, hence staying in his stone, awaiting to be reincarnate/start all over again, so to break free from the headband curse. And let’s not forget WuKong was born from a stone, before he got his name as Sun WuKong, he was just a monkey born from the stone, hence the name Stone Moneky The “wukong” you play is also wukong, think of it as a reincarnation of the real wukong years after he was defeated by Erlang as shown in the start. This player “wukong” is set on the path to learn the truth, on the betrayal the heavens did to the original wukong. The old monkey said, something like, “many tales had been told about wukong, that he complete his journey to the west and obtain Buddhahood, or that he never existed, or that he is just a folklore, or that he die during the journey to the west.” Being a Buddhist, I would think of it as, WuKong had re-run his life many times, trying to do good, but the heavens had failed him so many times, and he finally decided to break free from the curse. Completed the journey - the tales we read when we are a kid, but still gets betray by god. Never existed - maybe he try not to stand out and wants a life of peace, but maybe the heaven still sees him as an eyesore and still kills him perhaps? Die during the journey - he try to do things differently, but somehow he still got killed. It’s actually quite a philosophy, no matter what you do, you cannot escape your death, and being the most powerful demon himself, he cannot escape the faith that “god” will always want to keep him as their “pet”. That’s why Erlang keeps trying to bring him back to the celestial court at the start of the game.
@@zachaung86 i see so some kind of interception thing is going down in WuKongs story. The player wukong is the future wukong of the stone wukong who learns about stone wukongs past. Whats the headband for then
@@kappaletta0641 the headband was introduced to keep WuKong in check, as we know, monkeys are mischievous, naughty, and cannot be control. The novel goes like, after 500years of imprisonment under the 5 finger mountain, the monk, Tang SanZang free WuKong from his imprisonment, with the agreement from the GuanYin (Goddess of Mercy aka a bodhisattva) that WuKong will safe guard Tang SanZang’s journey to the west, in order to obtain “merits”. But in order to keep the monkey from going astray, or behaving badly, GuanYin puts a golden headband on WuKong’s head, and told Tang SanZang that if you think the monkey did a bad thing, recites a “chant” and the headband will gets tight around WuKong’s head, giving WuKong unbearable pain. The gods has to have a way to control the monkey right? 😂
@@kappaletta0641 you can think of it as an electric collar for dogs, the monkey does something that upsets the god, the monkey will get a painful headache. It’s a mean to control WuKong so he listen to his master, Tang SanZang during his journey to the west. The gods cannot have a monkey not listening to his master right? 😂
I see many people who don't understand the meaning of Fa Tian Xiang Di, so I'll explain: Fa Tian Xiang Di is also the name of a magical power in "Journey to the West". Using this magical power will allow the caster to transform into heaven and earth, imitate the scale of heaven and earth, imitate the sky, imitate the earth, be as tall as the sky, as wide as the earth, and imitate the size of Pangu. It is a skill that can be as tall as heaven and earth, and belongs to a great magical power. According to mythology, after Pangu died, his head turned into Mount Tai, and his eyes turned into the sun and the moon. The only two people who can use Fa Tian Xiang Di in the whole book are Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen. Sun Wukong only used it three times in the whole book. Fa Tian Xiang Di does not belong to the Seventy-Two Transformations. It is a magical power that is rarely used in "Journey to the West". The Seventy-Two Transformations can only transform a person to a height of a thousand feet, while Fa Tian Xiang Di can transform a person to a height of ten thousand feet.
Man I used to watch Journey to the west as a Kid, this game is truly the embodiment of Sun Wukong as he is known in tales. Even thoigh i cannot play it, one day i will.
40:45 The seven back figures in the picture are Wukong and his seven sworn brothers, who had previously rebelled together against the injustice of the Heavenly Court. They are: 移山大圣：狮驼王 The Great Saint of Mountain Transfer God: Lion Camel King 混天大圣：鹏魔王 The Great Monarch of the Sky God: Hawk（Dapeng） Demon King 覆海大圣：蛟魔王 Overturning the sea God: Flood dragon Demon King 齐天大圣：美猴王 Great Sage Equal to Heaven God:Monkey King（Wukong） 平天大圣：牛魔王 As Tall As A God: Ox Demon King 通风大圣：猕猴王 Ventilation Great Saint God: Macaque King（Six Eared Macaque） 驱神大圣：禺狨王 The Great Saint of Exorcising God: Golden Monkey King I don't know if the translation is accurate.
I retranslate these names to make them more consistent: 移山大圣 狮驼王：Great Sage the Mountain Shaker, Lion King 混天大圣 鹏魔王：Great Sage the Cosmic Chaos, Hawk King 覆海大圣 蛟魔王：Great Sage the Ocean Subduer, Jiaolong King 齐天大圣 美猴王：Great Sage the Equal to Heaven, Monkey King 平天大圣 牛魔王：Great Sage the Heaven Conqueror, Ox King 通风大圣 猕猴王：Great Sage the Master of Wind, Macaque King 驱神大圣 禺狨王：Great Sage the Exorcist, Golden Monkey King
all their title are XX great sages , names are < descriptive verb> < animal type > king . For example = 覆海大圣 = Overturn Sea Great Sage ( ie great sage that can overturn the seas itself ) . Name : 蛟 ( lesser dragon ) 魔 ( demonic ) 王 ( king)
Ox Demon King betray him with his marriege with goddess of fan he reveal wukong to celestial court but get himself die in OG journey to the west then his son becoming apprientice of Guan Yim(Avalokitesvara Bodhisatva)
Is it bad that I wanna see him and Kratos spar I bet Tyr met Erlang on his travels if he ended up in China and given that they are both righteous they would be good friends maybe Erlang would be one of the most formidable foes Tyr has ever faced
The ending of this English version does not have the background music of the Chinese version, which is really a pity. Maybe foreign players don’t understand that we Chinese players also have to clear the level for that music.
it turned out that Erlang is a true friend of wukong, he secretly keeped wukong's mind and spirit after beated him in the first scene of the game. Giving wukong's spirit and mind to the destined one to let wukong reincarnated.😢 And tell him, you are free but the road is not easy ahead.
To people: the 2 giants erlang shen and monkey is a referenced to Joirney to the West, during Wukong first fight with Shen, they transformed to giants and shocked the entire heaven army.
I find it neat how most people find the fire wolf transformation and sticks with it throughout the game, and the bosses seem to know and react to this with special lines lol. It's like he's an optional companion.
the ending is basically tell the monkey that we control, what actually happen after the erlang boss fight. Wukong survived and receive the buddhahood. But somehow this isnt enough for him. He went into journey to celestial palace
It is a reverse order of JTTW. You can tell from the timing when head band is on its head. The last scene where his fellow are gone, leaving the weapon is the moment before the intro fight.
This game is incredible, I found the first 6 hours or so meh, then it opens up and the moves open up, and it turns into an extremely difficult game to put down. This developer made a gem.
So my interpretation is 37:13 After the first battle, Erlang told Wukong, as long as the headband is still on his head, he cannot win 37:40 From here onward, it tells the story of how Wukong attained Buddhahood, but in reverse, implying that he's using Buddha's power to reverse the time 40:48 This is when its all began, Wukong gathered all the demons to fight against the heaven, which is the beginning of it all, and how it caused the headband to be in his head in the first place 40:55 This time, instead of allying with the demon, he made sure the invasion never happened, implying he killed all the demons he's conspiring with 40:58 He walks away with all of his power but without the cursed headband, implying that he cheated destiny itself.
As a Chinese, I use a story that Westerners can understand to tell the story of Monkey King in the game. Monkey King was once a powerful gangster. The government even sent troops to deal with him. Finally, Monkey King was defeated by the fbi and the cia. But the government appreciated his strength and allowed him to make contributions. The main task for him was to escort an important member of parliament and help the fbi eliminate other gangsters. Some of the targets were his friends. Finally, Monkey King completed the task and the government gave him a job in the FBI. However, Monkey King longed for freedom and left his post without permission. Finally, the government again denounced him This time, the Monkey King ended badly. Some people said that he was only sealed, and some people said that he was dead. As for whether the person you played was a part of the Monkey King, The game did not explain clearly
Not 81 endings lol but people speculation is 4 endings with last one being true. 1st one is incomplete reincarnation of wukong with 5 relics all did 2nd is this one after incomplete reincarnation 3rd one is speculated "heavens on havoc" probably from ps5 trophy and some other leak 4rth one is called secret probably proper reincarnation of wukong
Thats a rumor. Not fact. It's being spread by piss babys who haven't beaten the game yet to troll people into thinking they haven't beaten it yet. Similar to Elden Ring players saying players who used summons didn't beat the game. Which is stupid because most quest lines require you to summon someone. All games with multiple endings have multiple endings for a reason. They're choices. In wukongs case it's a chronicle of endings, going one by one. None of them are true, but all of them are possible. That's the whole point of Buddhism. Nothing is predestined, everything reflects from your choices.
38:10 the way they depict the journey just give a nostalgic feeling, they looks like a family and free. But, it seems they fail to bring the sutra back, that's what make the different outcome than the original JttW.
in the story they also failed to bring all the sutra back because when they dry the pages after the turtle threw them to the river (they forgot their promise to ask for turtle's favor), some pages were torn or letters fade away
37:22 If you stop right here and turn the screen upside down, then you'll find this very important hint: *the true essence of the entire Celestial Court is a one hella masive yaoguai cave ..... hidden under the disguise of noble Gods and Saints* 🙊 Wukong fought so hard to reach the top, only to come to such dark full realization and joined the ranks... and eventually, with a deep sense of betrayal and guilt, Wukong decided to break free from the restrictions and attempt to reverse the the order of the whole system like how Neo did with the Matrix 👿 I think there more 'true endings' to come -- *the reincarnated new Wukong is starting a revolution!*
for those who doesn't know, it seems that the last animation was a memory in the past event, but in reverse order. it was in reverse. this black myth story was strange, it wasn't suppose to happened this way.
Yeah. Each ending is a continuation to the previous ending. From what I heard the next ending is a continuation of this ending where after the new monkey king leaves the cave after drinking he goes to fight the celestial army by himself since all his old comrades are dead. That's the scene we saw a bit of in one of the old trailers where the main character is fighting heavens army above the clouds.
@@calebstephan2083 the 2020 trailer right?the one that showed him wreacking havoc vs thousand of celestial army musou style lol 😂.Yeah i still wondering where is that battle.
First it took 15 tries for me to beat him but after 15times I remembered all his moves and beat him 3 times again and again gaved such a nice satisfaction
The true ending animation at the end is the backward flash back story of the journey to the west from reaching the end of the journey with the monk to the fight against heaven and to the beginning of him deleting his name from the register of death
Thank you for showing the sequence including cutscenes. Gotta admit, those series of battles, cinematic and storylines are truly epic. Some of the best I've seen. Even rivals Elden Ring's. I've changed my mind from being "The Most Frustrating Game Of The Year" (which it still kinda is eh) to "Game Of The Year". Give kudos where kudos due. The devs really put in a lot of work for this game. Remarkable, especially being from what is/was known to be a relatively small studio.
so basically 2 ending so far. destined one is wu kong’s mind go looking for his other 5 relics. after the destined one (wukong’s mind) defeated the stone monkey he collected all relics and reborn again. ending 1: Wukong accepted his fate and allow the old monkey to put that ring over his head and became a servant to the god. ending 2: Wukong didn’t accept it and plan to go to heaven to destroy the palace 2nd time.
i think what happened here were that. there are acctually 7 relics: Eyes, Ears, Nose, tonge, body, mind and memories. as a powerful immortal, the physical sense, relics, of Sun Wukong are ever lasted. the mind always seeking peace and be able to pass away. but the memories are differents. memories of a person can only lasting when they were kept in someone else. someone close. in the 1st ending, we have all 6 relics. we have every essence of Sun Wukong. but we didn't have the memories, didn't live his life. we are not him. that is why the old mind fate away and we got seal inside the stone egg, everything unique to us, erased, so we can be hatched again as the new Sun Wukong, fresh, pure like a blank slate. but in this ending. we gained his memories. the old mind accept us, let us live through Sun Wukong lifes. we and him merged together into one new being.
Erlang turned back and attacked player because he sensed Four Heavenly King is near, in this story, Erlang is a good friend or even brother of Wukong, and Four Heavenly Kings are like lapdogs of celestial court, they sent Four Heavenly Kings to watch over Erlang Shen, not to assist him, he had to play the part and attack the player, to convince the court that he's loyal.
In case you don't understand, the last paragraph of the animation is a flashback, from the last to get the truth until Sun Wukong chaos Heaven Palace, this way they encountered 81 difficulties.
Unreal 5 plus latest graphics accuracy and quality. Superb quality artwork and soundtrack make it a work of art. Graphic vision far beyond Asura's Wrath and always play with the best image quality on.
Omg I don't know what to say that was the most epic battle in any game ive ever seen... God of war was the best but this has just astounded me. How did they do this create this. Simply Mesmerising
yes. China has hundreds of thousands of ancient tombs, millions of treasures, antiques, and ancient books. There are also tens of thousands of ancient cities, including the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Sanxingdui, the Terra Cotta Warriors of the First Emperor of Qin. And Wukong's game of immortals comes from Shanxi Province, China. Shanxi Province has Taoist temples and sculptures of various immortals from the Yuan Dynasty and before. If you want to learn more, you can come to Shanxi Province, China for tourism. The sculptures inside Wukong, as well as the shapes of various immortals, all come from Shanxi Province, China. Of course, there are many provinces in China that also have it. The main filming location is Shanxi Province, China. You also know that in Wukong, the one without a head who sings on the erhu is a Shanxi folk song.
I really wish games like ER, Dark Souls and this game had boss replay modes. It always annoys me when they don't do cos modders can easily do it so y can't these devs?
37:22 If you stop right here and turn the screen upside down, then you'll find this very important hint: *the true essence of the entire Celestial Court is a one hella masive yaoguai cave ..... hidden under the disguise of noble Gods and Saints* 🙊 Wukong fought so hard to reach the top, only to come to such dark full realization and joined the ranks... and eventually, with a deep sense of betrayal and guilt, Wukong decided to break free from the restrictions and attempt to reverse the the order of the whole system like how Neo did with the Matrix 👿 I think there more 'true endings' to come -- *the reincarnated new Wukong is starting a revolution!*
I wouldnt be surprised if the ones doing the animation at the end are the ones who did "Fog Hill of The Five Elements" its pretty similar in design and very fluid animation.
It is not just like multiple endings. The player has to go through proper boss fights alongside with storyline. He has to fight with four heavenly gods and erlang shen first. And then, the stone monkey who is more powerful than former plot enermies - four ones and erlang shen. Only then, the fight between the destined one and the shell of the Great Sage continues and eventually the destined one collects all of wukong's relics and wins the battle fair and square
i was expecting these level of fights in gow ragnarok but it disappointed me, even kratos vs thor fight is also not upto my expectations, elden ring had great boss fights but that game is too difficult for me ,black myth wukong is the perfect game which has met my expectations with less complex gameplay and difficulty,thanx game science for this awesome game
It's so awesome to hear Andrew Koji voicing a character in here. If you haven't seen the show Warrior, he plays the main character, Ah Sahm. Phenomenal show.
The scale is what's missing from the new God of war games, we've seen both Baldur and Thor beat Jormungandr, and Kratos beat both of them, so we know he can do it too. So it's entirely a direction thing. For some reason, Kratos just doesn't have any large-scale fights anymore.
The theme at 25:00 is the TV show main theme from the 90s, ahh miss my childhood, so glad its back. To as Chinese, that main theme is almost like Superman or Spiderman's theme, a symbol of simpler times.
this is the reason why I love video games . Scene like these . it's so much art and it's like a movie ! it's well done and grats to them, thanks to all his team to make such a great video game
It's Such a joy to see this video😢❤❤❤😊even i don't play game. But all these Good stories. And the scenes are so stunning... Welcome all the world to getting know real Sun. Wukong. Welcome to getting know the real Chinese culture❤❤❤
I love how erlang respects wukong as a brother and adversary in their years💯💯his dialogue with the destined one when he said his battles with wukong always wore down his edge, it was nice to hear that as a call back to his last fight with em when wukong told him about his edge during their”duel”
The animation, the lore, the boss designs, the MUSIC ( my favorite part ), the combat, everything is a 10 for me, except the map design and lack of direction, but I play on PC and we will get a mod for that probably, this is game of the year for me, it's nor just a game, it's an piece of ART.
![[Sifu] No Death True Ending 22min Speedrun (WR)](/img/1.gif)
How To Unlock:
1) Defeat Boss in Secret Area Chapters 1,2,4,5
2) Complete the Treasure Hunter Side Quest in Chapter 3 (The one with the Melon)
You dont need the 5 Skandha or the Loong Quest completed
4. Return to the Little Western Heaven Pagoda, where Maitreya Buddha will open a new map for you.
I just wanna say thank you for this cause every stupid news site keeps saying you need those other quests or you need to clear the game once for the basic ending first which just isn't true. I think they just did everything and added it all together without checking the tapestry individually after each check. The armor and weapon collection isn't even needed for the Erlang fight so in theory you could finish this before chapter 6.
I'm assuming the gold guy is the needed boss for area 1? Or is there another secret boss?
真牛
Not playing this game in Chinese is criminal
now this is what a game made with passion should looks like
That using dragon to strangle the 3rd king 😂😂😂😂
@@jacksmith-mu3eei thought he would shove that dragon's mouth into the throat of the 3rd king and snap it close, but strangle method is good too. Guess i played too much God of War so i am used to expect gruesome outcome 😅
@@hohuy1469 I agree . This is the first time I ve seen a dragon used that way .
Well that's one way to get points 😆
But what was the 4th king thinking ? Does he think that he can defeat wukong with power of music 😆 🤣 😂 😹
Wukong dropped the beat so hard it broke the guitar lol
@@jacksmith-mu3ee no, i think the 4th one used to have his ass carried by his 3 other friends, he was being there for moral support by playing music 🐧i'm just mildly disappointed that Wukong didn't spank him a bit with his instrument, ain't that'd be a sight ?
@@hohuy1469Bruh. He bonked his head like a monkey. That was funny enough.
My god, that last animation is a wonder. Chinese traditional paintings brougt into movements and emotions.
I admire this work
Game Science was specialized in animation, that is their forte.
阉割了。不完整。
BGM都没了。
It lack the music in this version, which is the soul of the animation
Anyone know what any of that meant?
@@anonisnoone6125 The journey to the west is meanwhile the journey for Wukong from an unyielding spirit to a Budda's soul. The animation is a reverse order of this journey which implicates Wukong will find his free will again. I guess there will be another true ending by different choice during the game after playing the 3rd round.
Erlang is the sincerest friend we always wished for, but hardly ever met.
Wukong and Erlang used to be peers when Wukong served in the celestial palace, despite their huge difference in identity (Erlang is the military general while Wukong is merely a "horseman"). The horseman is the lowest rank "celestial official" in the celestial palace but the naive Wukong used to think it was a big deal, until he later found out when he was not invited to the fruit tasting ceremony (apparently due to his insignificant identity), and learned that his job assignment was barely an insult from the lord Yu Di, as the celestials thought Wukong was only a filthy lowlife creature and does not deserve a place in the majestic Celestial Palace.
Wukong got provoked when he found out the truth, he then made a huge mess in the palace, fled away, and paid a visit to the East Sea Palace and took the [Sea stabilizing "pillar"] (or "needle" in its direct translation) from the sea palace which later became his weapon - the infamous monkey king bar. He then declared war to the Celestial Palace, Where Wukong also battled with Erlang (Er lang actually subdued Wukong in the end but it was with the help from other celestial Tai Shang lord).
Er lang's third eye is actually called the [Heaven's eye] which Erlang can break through any delusion and see the truth (kind of like Wonder woman's Lasso of Truth), I guess that is where Erlang learned about Wukong's true nature - rebellious but with kind heart, dare to challenge and protect the average from the unfairness.
If you pay close attention to Erlang's speech and facial expression in the beginning scene, the actions or trials he put on the protagonist and the final words he said to him before pushing him back in the shrine in the "good ending", you will know his brotherly love for Wukong and how he wished to spare Wukong from being controlled (the headband) by the corrupted bureau - Celestial Palace. Wukong is dead but what perished was only his body, his unfaded will and consciousness is retrieved and succeeded by the protagonists through his own journey and Erlang even said his (protegonist) journey has just began.
Lastly, some may ask, if Erlang is all about to challenge the corruption in the Celestial Palace, why didn't he stand up against the Lord Yu Di himself. Well. He is Yu Di's nephew. The oriental mythology largely preserve the characters and virtue value of the east - Filial, unlike the greek mythology - incest and slaughtering within the family (just kidding).
Apologies for my poor command of English (not my native language).
You completely butchered the order of events.
相当不错的理解
fvck erlang is a b1tch cant even defy his jade uncle
@@jonathangoodwin5609you know it’s pointless to say he didn’t say the events in the right order if u your self don’t chime in and correct him. I’d be better for him to be corrected than for him to continue to spread misinformation. But nope u just like to be useless 😃.
Good summary, and to other people who don't know how to properly correct info. Erlang Shen truly was like a brother to Wukong. Erlang Shen saw that Wukong had the same beliefs as him and did not want to obey the laws of heaven. However, Erlang Shen had respect for at least their power and his uncle (the Jade Emperor) while Wukong did not. While having drinks and a good time as brothers, heavenly captors went to subdue Wukong while he was unguarded. Erlang Shen was furious with them. Of which he simply said this was the wrong way of doing things, dishonorable and cowardly. Wukong was surprised by this and so said "Among all those in heaven, I consider you worthy to be called a real Man. If we are truly destined, one day we shall face each other again as equals in battle."
So yes, Erlang Shen was likely the only being worthy to be called his brother at that time.
Wont lie, was not expecting the final boss to just freeze u and still a swig from the healing jug. That was pretty badass
His mind has faded but his mischievous nature remains, i guess
As if when he combo parried and then taunting us isn't cool enough. Man, it's definitely a fight you won't mind if you lose lol
When you heavy attack him too many times, he'll catch you mid swing and slam you like the Hulk in a lazy manner. Wukong, even degraded, is a goddamn troll. 😂
At 32:53 when he just takes your staff was freaking cool
the disrespect of that moment was insane
This game literally made me fall in love with gaming all over again. One of if not the greatest games ive ever played this is how a AAA title should be.
Agreed!! Wukong and FF16 are my goats rn .Mega epic games
AAAA
@@lastHERO22 ff16 "accept the truth" is goated
How bout concord? or maybe new series of assasin creed which upcoming soon?
Indeed but it was also one of the hardest games I ever played I can’t wait for the dlc expansion
40 minutes, jeez, I can just imagine how many kids will be going "NO mom, 5 more minutes, I CAN'T SAVE HERE!!!"
then mom cut the wire.....lol
@@UncleBroMiscellaneousthen mom dies.....lol
@@TTVGloGamingJoJo 🌲
Imagine losing in final phase and replaying the whole fight again 💀
There are checkpoints in between those fights though.
There are 81 endings to mimic the 81 tribulations Sun Wukong experienced during his grand journey. The first normal ending, then the remaining 80 are unlocked after.
Bruh
You're kidding?
W yap session
bro yappin 2 much
Straight cap. Theres only 5 endings
The way Wukong beat the Four Heavenly Kings is like watching Mortal Kombat
finish them！ monkey king wins，fatality😂
FINISH HIM!
they are so easy to beat,, kinda disappointed lol
@@midnighttrain7844 Yeah, I mean there a just 4 "mini" bosses so
@@midnighttrain7844四大天王本身就是给天庭看大门的，不管谁打到天庭都会先把四大天王揍一顿。😂
"You do not have to bear Wukong's name"
I know, BUT I MUST!
Even though he doesn’t have his staff when he’s in his giant stone monkey form,ya gotta love how Wukong or the “Destined One” kills all four of the heavenly kings!!
It was more or less a test from Erlang, consider the Four Kings attacked in slow pace and didn't surround tightly. Impressive nonetheless.
酣畅淋漓
@@Cyberium I think Erlang said it himself: Destined One isn't used to the form, so to practice, he sent out the Four Heavenly Kings to make him get used to it so they would have a fairer fight. Really cool of Erlang Shen.
@@CyberiumSo r the Heavenly Kings actually dead?
@@anonisnoone6125 they are dead dead, to be clear
If you read the novel or as a child, had watched the Journey to the West TV series 1986, you know all the animation stories. It was beautifully drafted by the developer
if one thing i can criticize the sun wukong are not mischievous enough , if you watch the tv series he is pretty rascal and cant be tamed
@@itsror666I haven’t read the novel or anything, but since this game takes place after the journey, perhaps he matured.
@@mitsutaki1446 Him maturing is the whole point of that headband, and his journey. His attitude at the start of the game, and that the headband is still on, shows he still hasn't.
@@itsror666 The guy has amnesia for most of the game, cut him some slack.
It looks like a nice modern take
The ending animation is what actually happened to the real Sun Wukong, which is written in Journey to the West, but in reversed order.
This time wukong refuse to wear the ring and finally become the true himself at the begining of the journey.
If you read the entire story of *Journey to the West* backwards, you would be amazed.
@Fun-bz7ou it is also revealed that it was Erlang and Wukong's idea all along to have Wukong's physical body killed so his crown could be removed and that's the only way Wukong was ever going to be free.
The dust you saw from Erlang's third eye when he was defeated was actually Wukong's last relic, his memory.
@@jc624 fitting that the sense of Mind would be kept by Erlang, it's like a metaphor of "Only those closest may know the whole story and those of your secrets"
that means there will be sequels?
This game has truly exceeded my expectations. Props to the studio for making this masterpiece.
Even the developer not use SWEET BABY INC what a gigachad
I completely disagree. BMW has a ridiculous amount of bugs, infested with poorly positioned invisible walls, untranslated texts and dialogues, incoherent hitboxes, the upgrade system is flawed, ...
garbage
@@alexandrevibo however,you can't find a 3a without any bug🐒
People still talking some little glitching or some bugged, i would say If the dev team have same team size as Asura or Final Fantasy and sell the game at 90USD up, then yep! they could complaint about it. But this workshop is small, this is their first 3A game and selling the game at 60USD, come on guy this is impressive enough
Yup and The fact that its beyond freaking impressive
I need this type of boss in the next God of war games mannn
Well complaining about it is valid because it highlights the issue, but no need to wail on it too hard because of the reasons you said. They've made such a good game such at a small prize. People just got used to the quality games like Baldur's Gate 3 or Elden Ring quality that they expect it to be almost flawless. I think they've done well above to what the "Quadruple A" quality that the AAA studios isn't coming close recently.
they are actively working to repair it
Yet if you point out criticism you get mobbed by people determined to defend anything regardless of how big its problems are.
And anyway they can patch the few issues that exist.
How is nobody talking about the score at 26:18. Chills instantly. Regardless if it’s a relic of his former self, most of us can relate to this moment. A beast, an outcast, broken in pieces, decides to become whole again. Becoming himself, the hero, the sage, Wukong. We as humans are not perfect, we are broken. Finding yourself in this dark world and striving to be the best YOU that you can be. Pick up the pieces and get back to work everyone. Nobody waits around for goals and dreams.
insightful❤
Right before he fights the Four Heavenly Kings, the horn blares. It felt like a nod to the Dagger Society theme, that kind of become Wukongs theme after Stephen Chow used it.
Super cringe
@@sunumonidas9966 Super yappin. Don’t worry, not everyone has the strength to fix their problems. People like yourself enjoy being miserable! That’s okay!
@@sunumonidas9966 Super yappin. Don’t worry, not everyone has the strength to fix their problems. People like yourself enjoy being miserable! And that’s okay!
This is the ending where Wukong reclaim his memory. All those are flashbacks in his journey to the west. Where the final scene is where it is start, when he rose against heaven before thrown and imprisoned beneath "Five Finger" mountain.
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wait so the game from is start you play a wukong with no memories and at the end he reclaims them? And in the end of the clip, the flashback ends and he goes to fight in the celestial palace?
@@agentak7193 cuz that's the process of being immortal on Wukong perspective , all students in the mountain is Wukong it's more like they inherit the legacy of monkey king and becoming monkey king
@@agentak7193not really, the original WuKong is dead when he get stabbed by ErLan into mountain in the tutorial part
players are the offspring/young monke that being inspired and take journey to reclaim WuKong's shattered soul relics that's being taken by few yaoguai(demons)
But in the end one of them will eventually inherit WuKong's legacy and abilities to start a new story
@@てつ-z7x Wukong isn't dead, he was sealed and in that time five of his senses were stolen, the five relics we collect and the remaining sense, the Mind, formed the Destined One, our player character. Our player character IS Wukong but not at the same time. He's Wukong's mind given a new body, and in the end, he beats and joins with the husk of Wukong becomes Sun Wukong again.
12:47 the 4th king thought using his music skills he could tame the monkey king
Wukong : let me drop a SICK beat
Underrated
琵琶音波攻击，周星驰的《功夫》里的天残地残也会
POV : when you play as a bard but have to fight a warrior 😂
In Chinese mythology, this is actually a weapon for casting spells
In Stephen Chow's movie 'Kung Fu', you can also find similar 'musical instruments'
Let me put on the beat ,to put a beating on you.
40:40 the last part makes me very emotional. Sun Wukong toasting his dead brothers and telling them he will crash the celestial palace for revenge for killing them
不是，这个动画是倒叙的，时间上是回溯的，从故事的结尾说到开始
Who are his dead brothers
These kinds of over-the-top bossfights are what I miss from the old God Of War
这是中国神话的法术名叫法天象地
在西游记的故事里，孙悟空和二郎神的能力之一就是法天象地，能随意变换大小。
not even half of what God Of War bossfights felt before 😂
@@aldreannavarro8708 Still better than most if not all of the bossfights we've had in the last few God of War games.
@@metroplex29I would say the Baulder fight was pretty sick
The Chinese version of the final animation has music, with music is the real shock
As a south east asian growing up with journey to the west that theme song unlocked the deepest core memory in my childhood
@@nguyntn9026 what is journey to the west why is it so popular
@@progamerjakestudios8553go wikipedia
@@progamerjakestudios8553 Just the most important piece of Chinese mythology
@@progamerjakestudios8553it an ancient Chinese literature, one of 4 classic novel. They are Journey to the west, water margin, dream of red chamber and romance of three kingdom.
There is no denying that they have learned from many previous games, but I see that the game team has really put their heart into their product when they have created such animated cutscenes. From graphics, gameplay to animated cutscenes, all are the result of 4 years of development. 🔆🔆🔆
it is actually 6-7 years, the game was already under development at the time the announced it
7years
@@allenli5524 but they changed from UE4 to UE5
The deves knows how to make you feel like an absolute god after getting wrecked by Erlang for hours, the feeling of smashing four heavenly kings and Erlang's giant form is the reward for the hours of suffering.
I took 2 days to beat Erlang and then smashing four heavenly kings truly made me happy very well🤣
This game is too good, i'm obsessed honestly. It's a punch in the face to anyone that said it won't come out and that it's fake. It came out and even exceeded expectations
No one said that stop cappin
@@sunumonidas9966lmao 1000s of people said that black myth wukong was just a fake game and that it was just CGI. Or that it was just a super short gameplay of how UE5 would work.
This game really moves me😢😢
@@sunumonidas9966many ppl said that when the first pv came out
@@sunumonidas9966you must be one of those who said it, shut up and stop lying
One of the most epic boss fight I've ever seen, it's come close with Final Fantasy 16 and Asura Wrath as one of the best boss fights. The smooth transition between cutscenes during the fights is really amazing. It's so cool seeing characters, feats and places of JTTW finally be reimagined.
Exactly my dude
No, the animation quality is quite poor. Can't you notice the sword glitching through the main character? It's completely bugged and resembles an Asura fight scene - nothing remarkable, it's just that people are too mainstream and follow trends.
bro, there will probably be two more endings, and I believe that includes an even more epic boss fight between the real reborn Wukong and the god court, as well as the mighty Buddha.
@@Menlei For a just released game, yes. You do notice some glitch there and some bugs happen, but it would eventually be fixed. It mostly happened during cutscenes and just a minor bug anyways, and let's not forget that it's not like other games make the same mistakes before, right? *Looking at cyberpunk 2077*
For a studio that mostly makes mobile games, their first game being THIS good already is quite an amazing feat, same like Stellar Blade. Unlike Bethesda and Ubisoft with years of experience.
@@Menlei cool yapping
the game is a masterpiece.. pure art
31:24 that was CRAZYYYYYYY !!!!!!!!!
Lmao facts
Man i missed the so over the heavenly top game like Asura Wrath back in the days , this game give me that vibe again , so good
insane, how wukong willing to escape the headband of the buddha gave on his head by working with ErLang is so brilliant by letting erlang kill himself splitting into 6 relics ,and the sixth relic which is the memory which contain inside erlang third eye as the secret boss . next part probably is wukong is back in the game
The destined one is the mind relic
@@feline2322still it’s Wukong in a new body now so I hope he isn’t mute anymore
@@garrettjackson1451 I don't think he's mute since he has lines in the sun wukong stance
This is one of the greatest games of our generation
yeah. for the blind, dull and mediorcre
@@jemandjemand2362 well~~I think this game is pertty cool. But I don't think I'm blind or dull. Are you saying that the people commenting here are all blind or dull ordinary people? how arrogant and low IQ remarks.
@@jemandjemand2362
The defecates are cooking smoothly 😅
@@jemandjemand2362 just say you are a miserable loser
@@jemandjemand2362don't worry pal, you are not the exception, you have the right to be delusional and have a shit take while everyone is enjoying themselves with a game deserving of goty
just FYI, in the end of animation, Sun Wukong finished his toast before went out to fight Celestial Palace! China space station is named as Celestial Palace (天宫). They are all from the same myth
NOT the same in chinese .天庭 VS 天宫
@@kratosjordan8438He is right. Celestial Palace IS 天宫 which is the name of China space station. 天庭 you are talking about is Heavenly Court.
So what we know now is, the 1st normal ending is the destined one winning over the “stone monkey” aka sun wukong, had the golden band wore over his head AGAIN. He then “reincarnated” back into the stone on top of the huagou mountain.
The above proves that the history is going to repeat again, however this time round, with the knowledge knowing that he will never get his head band remove, so instead of repeating the whole thing again, this time round, before the Buddha can confine him under the 5 finger mountain, he will will make sure he rack true havoc on the celestial court, perhaps killing everyone instead of showing mercy. Since we all know no one can beat him. All these, for freedom.
The true ending or the 2nd ending shows the destined one not wearing the headband after defeating the “stone monkey” meaning to say he is ready to break free from the headband in his next cycle of reincarnation.
And the lady in white dress shown in the last part of the animation is WuKong’s lover.. “BaiGuJing” aka white bone lady.. in the actual novel Wukong hit her 3 times, and the ending shows the old monkey said in the ending, “3 times he broke her into pieces, convincing himself his heart will ache no more” meaning, he hit his lover 3 times in order to obtain freedom aka buddhahood, as for wukong, freedom above love. However only to find out that they are never going to remove his head band even after Buddha hood.
The result after completing the journey to the west, isn’t what wukong wants, what he wanted was freedom. And he didn’t get it.. so the only way for him to remove the head band that can control him, is to re-write history.. this time round on his own terms.
After the defeat of Erlang, the guy with the 3rd eye, Erlang mentioned “my brother tested you on my behest, all for this day” meaning he and wukong are good “brothers” fighters respect fighters, and at the starting scene of the game, when Erlang’s dog went to intimidate Wukong, Erlang actually called his “dog”, “stupid dog”. All Chinese will know that the “dog” and Erlang were very close, this shows that a Erlang is closer to WuKong. And Erlang is a celestial god, so he has to follow orders, but he too knows what wukong truly desires, and before the 1st wukong with the headband was defeated by Erlang, he mentioned in the anime, “watch me remove the band” meaning Wukong being a Buddha already knows how to remove then band, hence before he fights the celestial court again after being granted 500 years to immunity, he was actually coming up with a solution to break free, once he knows how, he went to challenge the court again, knowing he will “lose” and the destined one will appear after, and the “fight is his to win”.
What wukong did was to show erlang that if he were to fight him without the curse of the headband, he would had won, hands down 😂, Which he did as the destined one, without the headband.
At the starting scene of the game, Wukong mentioned to Erlang “All these years, except for the pig (ZhuBaJie), you’re that one that talks the tallest tales. Good! I’m entertained” so meaning to say, Wukong and Erlang talked about WuKong’s desire to be free before, after Wukong obtained buddhahood. And Erlang being a good buddy doesn’t want the 1st Wukong to be gone, or die.
Ok that’s my understanding.. 😂
lost it at stone wukong vs normal wukong 😂😂😂
@@kappaletta0641 the stone wukong is the original wukong. But also not the original, as he doesn’t have the 5 golden thingy. He is but a shell of the real wukong, with all of his earthly desires. So you can think of the stone wukong as a lingering spirit that doesn’t wants to be forgotten, and seeking a new path, hence staying in his stone, awaiting to be reincarnate/start all over again, so to break free from the headband curse. And let’s not forget WuKong was born from a stone, before he got his name as Sun WuKong, he was just a monkey born from the stone, hence the name Stone Moneky
The “wukong” you play is also wukong, think of it as a reincarnation of the real wukong years after he was defeated by Erlang as shown in the start. This player “wukong” is set on the path to learn the truth, on the betrayal the heavens did to the original wukong.
The old monkey said, something like, “many tales had been told about wukong, that he complete his journey to the west and obtain Buddhahood, or that he never existed, or that he is just a folklore, or that he die during the journey to the west.” Being a Buddhist, I would think of it as, WuKong had re-run his life many times, trying to do good, but the heavens had failed him so many times, and he finally decided to break free from the curse.
Completed the journey - the tales we read when we are a kid, but still gets betray by god.
Never existed - maybe he try not to stand out and wants a life of peace, but maybe the heaven still sees him as an eyesore and still kills him perhaps?
Die during the journey - he try to do things differently, but somehow he still got killed.
It’s actually quite a philosophy, no matter what you do, you cannot escape your death, and being the most powerful demon himself, he cannot escape the faith that “god” will always want to keep him as their “pet”. That’s why Erlang keeps trying to bring him back to the celestial court at the start of the game.
@@zachaung86 i see so some kind of interception thing is going down in WuKongs story. The player wukong is the future wukong of the stone wukong who learns about stone wukongs past. Whats the headband for then
@@kappaletta0641 the headband was introduced to keep WuKong in check, as we know, monkeys are mischievous, naughty, and cannot be control.
The novel goes like, after 500years of imprisonment under the 5 finger mountain, the monk, Tang SanZang free WuKong from his imprisonment, with the agreement from the GuanYin (Goddess of Mercy aka a bodhisattva) that WuKong will safe guard Tang SanZang’s journey to the west, in order to obtain “merits”.
But in order to keep the monkey from going astray, or behaving badly, GuanYin puts a golden headband on WuKong’s head, and told Tang SanZang that if you think the monkey did a bad thing, recites a “chant” and the headband will gets tight around WuKong’s head, giving WuKong unbearable pain.
The gods has to have a way to control the monkey right? 😂
@@kappaletta0641 you can think of it as an electric collar for dogs, the monkey does something that upsets the god, the monkey will get a painful headache.
It’s a mean to control WuKong so he listen to his master, Tang SanZang during his journey to the west. The gods cannot have a monkey not listening to his master right? 😂
I see many people who don't understand the meaning of Fa Tian Xiang Di, so I'll explain:
Fa Tian Xiang Di is also the name of a magical power in "Journey to the West". Using this magical power will allow the caster to transform into heaven and earth, imitate the scale of heaven and earth, imitate the sky, imitate the earth, be as tall as the sky, as wide as the earth, and imitate the size of Pangu. It is a skill that can be as tall as heaven and earth, and belongs to a great magical power. According to mythology, after Pangu died, his head turned into Mount Tai, and his eyes turned into the sun and the moon. The only two people who can use Fa Tian Xiang Di in the whole book are Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen. Sun Wukong only used it three times in the whole book.
Fa Tian Xiang Di does not belong to the Seventy-Two Transformations. It is a magical power that is rarely used in "Journey to the West". The Seventy-Two Transformations can only transform a person to a height of a thousand feet, while Fa Tian Xiang Di can transform a person to a height of ten thousand feet.
Dude this is very epic, literally the best ending in the game
YOU DID IT! My man
Holy fuck that was insane. If I was 14 and this game came out 12 years ago I would probably never see daylight lmao
I was working and playing this video, and people won't leave my shop
w0w😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Man I used to watch Journey to the west as a Kid, this game is truly the embodiment of Sun Wukong as he is known in tales. Even thoigh i cannot play it, one day i will.
40:45 The seven back figures in the picture are Wukong and his seven sworn brothers, who had previously rebelled together against the injustice of the Heavenly Court. They are:
移山大圣：狮驼王 The Great Saint of Mountain Transfer God: Lion Camel King
混天大圣：鹏魔王 The Great Monarch of the Sky God: Hawk（Dapeng） Demon King
覆海大圣：蛟魔王 Overturning the sea God: Flood dragon Demon King
齐天大圣：美猴王 Great Sage Equal to Heaven God:Monkey King（Wukong）
平天大圣：牛魔王 As Tall As A God: Ox Demon King
通风大圣：猕猴王 Ventilation Great Saint God: Macaque King（Six Eared Macaque）
驱神大圣：禺狨王 The Great Saint of Exorcising God: Golden Monkey King
I don't know if the translation is accurate.
I retranslate these names to make them more consistent:
移山大圣 狮驼王：Great Sage the Mountain Shaker, Lion King
混天大圣 鹏魔王：Great Sage the Cosmic Chaos, Hawk King
覆海大圣 蛟魔王：Great Sage the Ocean Subduer, Jiaolong King
齐天大圣 美猴王：Great Sage the Equal to Heaven, Monkey King
平天大圣 牛魔王：Great Sage the Heaven Conqueror, Ox King
通风大圣 猕猴王：Great Sage the Master of Wind, Macaque King
驱神大圣 禺狨王：Great Sage the Exorcist, Golden Monkey King
all their title are XX great sages , names are < descriptive verb> < animal type > king . For example = 覆海大圣 = Overturn Sea Great Sage ( ie great sage that can overturn the seas itself ) . Name : 蛟 ( lesser dragon ) 魔 ( demonic ) 王 ( king)
Ox Demon King betray him with his marriege with goddess of fan he reveal wukong to celestial court but get himself die in OG journey to the west then his son becoming apprientice of Guan Yim(Avalokitesvara Bodhisatva)
The fun thing is that they didn't help him except one demon and he wasn't part of them
The Erlang God wielding his 3 weapons(and his third eye) so elegantly ,perfectly matches his power in Chinese myth.
Is it bad that I wanna see him and Kratos spar
I bet Tyr met Erlang on his travels if he ended up in China and given that they are both righteous they would be good friends maybe Erlang would be one of the most formidable foes Tyr has ever faced
The ending of this English version does not have the background music of the Chinese version, which is really a pity. Maybe foreign players don’t understand that we Chinese players also have to clear the level for that music.
估计是版权原因,很多在油管上传的视频都没有音乐
单纯是版权问题不能发油管，原版游戏里不管什么语言音乐都是一样的
it turned out that Erlang is a true friend of wukong, he secretly keeped wukong's mind and spirit after beated him in the first scene of the game.
Giving wukong's spirit and mind to the destined one to let wukong reincarnated.😢
And tell him, you are free but the road is not easy ahead.
To people: the 2 giants erlang shen and monkey is a referenced to Joirney to the West, during Wukong first fight with Shen, they transformed to giants and shocked the entire heaven army.
This is so epic! Thank you so much for making this video!
The finishers for each of the heavenly gods were so badass.
I find it neat how most people find the fire wolf transformation and sticks with it throughout the game, and the bosses seem to know and react to this with special lines lol.
It's like he's an optional companion.
He is a good guy . kindly bro
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He's basically a grandpa if you think about it, wolf gramps lol.
the ending is basically tell the monkey that we control, what actually happen after the erlang boss fight. Wukong survived and receive the buddhahood. But somehow this isnt enough for him. He went into journey to celestial palace
actually the ending is the story of sun wukong but in reverse chronological order
Actually , this ending refers to the monkey launching another attack on the celestial palace. However, this time, the monkey has no allies.
这个结局，可以理解为猴子重新讨伐天庭，试图改变上一次的失败。 而这一次，猴子没有了昔日的战友和它一起。
It is a reverse order of JTTW. You can tell from the timing when head band is on its head. The last scene where his fellow are gone, leaving the weapon is the moment before the intro fight.
最后的2d动画，通过倒序的方式，回忆上一次讨伐及之后发生的事。然后猴子再一次出发。
26:26 man when that theme song kicks in. 😭
RIGHT?!
Yum gong xun yin
This game is incredible, I found the first 6 hours or so meh, then it opens up and the moves open up, and it turns into an extremely difficult game to put down. This developer made a gem.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the music
😂 it’s both hilarious and amazing that the real monkey king is toying with you while simultaneously fighting with you
So my interpretation is
37:13 After the first battle, Erlang told Wukong, as long as the headband is still on his head, he cannot win
37:40 From here onward, it tells the story of how Wukong attained Buddhahood, but in reverse, implying that he's using Buddha's power to reverse the time
40:48 This is when its all began, Wukong gathered all the demons to fight against the heaven, which is the beginning of it all, and how it caused the headband to be in his head in the first place
40:55 This time, instead of allying with the demon, he made sure the invasion never happened, implying he killed all the demons he's conspiring with
40:58 He walks away with all of his power but without the cursed headband, implying that he cheated destiny itself.
But then if so, what happened to Wukong and the Destined one if Wukong already reverted the outcome? Kinda a paradox here.
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What? Are you high? Wukong go back in time kill his demon brothers that's dumb theory i ever heard
I think that was journey to the west but in reverse
As a Chinese, I use a story that Westerners can understand to tell the story of Monkey King in the game. Monkey King was once a powerful gangster. The government even sent troops to deal with him. Finally, Monkey King was defeated by the fbi and the cia. But the government appreciated his strength and allowed him to make contributions. The main task for him was to escort an important member of parliament and help the fbi eliminate other gangsters. Some of the targets were his friends. Finally, Monkey King completed the task and the government gave him a job in the FBI. However, Monkey King longed for freedom and left his post without permission. Finally, the government again denounced him This time, the Monkey King ended badly. Some people said that he was only sealed, and some people said that he was dead. As for whether the person you played was a part of the Monkey King, The game did not explain clearly
This game really exceeds ALL expectations that I believe a game could be. 😮❤
Not 81 endings lol but people speculation is 4 endings with last one being true.
1st one is incomplete reincarnation of wukong with 5 relics all did
2nd is this one after incomplete reincarnation
3rd one is speculated "heavens on havoc" probably from ps5 trophy and some other leak
4rth one is called secret probably proper reincarnation of wukong
Thats a rumor. Not fact. It's being spread by piss babys who haven't beaten the game yet to troll people into thinking they haven't beaten it yet.
Similar to Elden Ring players saying players who used summons didn't beat the game. Which is stupid because most quest lines require you to summon someone.
All games with multiple endings have multiple endings for a reason. They're choices. In wukongs case it's a chronicle of endings, going one by one. None of them are true, but all of them are possible. That's the whole point of Buddhism. Nothing is predestined, everything reflects from your choices.
38:10 the way they depict the journey just give a nostalgic feeling, they looks like a family and free. But, it seems they fail to bring the sutra back, that's what make the different outcome than the original JttW.
in the story they also failed to bring all the sutra back because when they dry the pages after the turtle threw them to the river (they forgot their promise to ask for turtle's favor), some pages were torn or letters fade away
37:22 If you stop right here and turn the screen upside down, then you'll find this very important hint: *the true essence of the entire Celestial Court is a one hella masive yaoguai cave ..... hidden under the disguise of noble Gods and Saints* 🙊 Wukong fought so hard to reach the top, only to come to such dark full realization and joined the ranks... and eventually, with a deep sense of betrayal and guilt, Wukong decided to break free from the restrictions and attempt to reverse the the order of the whole system like how Neo did with the Matrix 👿 I think there more 'true endings' to come -- *the reincarnated new Wukong is starting a revolution!*
@@M3.Lorenzowow, nice catch
for those who doesn't know, it seems that the last animation was a memory in the past event, but in reverse order. it was in reverse. this black myth story was strange, it wasn't suppose to happened this way.
just finished this fight, the fact that we get erlang's staff is INSANE.
apparently this is still NOT the true ending lmao. there's supposedly another one involving the Buddha
cant wait to see that one
How much did those mfs hide lmao, that’s crazy
Yeah. Each ending is a continuation to the previous ending. From what I heard the next ending is a continuation of this ending where after the new monkey king leaves the cave after drinking he goes to fight the celestial army by himself since all his old comrades are dead. That's the scene we saw a bit of in one of the old trailers where the main character is fighting heavens army above the clouds.
@@calebstephan2083I can't wait
@@calebstephan2083 the 2020 trailer right?the one that showed him wreacking havoc vs thousand of celestial army musou style lol 😂.Yeah i still wondering where is that battle.
First it took 15 tries for me to beat him but after 15times I remembered all his moves and beat him 3 times again and again gaved such a nice satisfaction
The true ending animation at the end is the backward flash back story of the journey to the west from reaching the end of the journey with the monk to the fight against heaven and to the beginning of him deleting his name from the register of death
Been waiting for this game for almost 6-7 years. Deserves all the appraise imo.
Ummm how ? It started developing in 2021 . How can u wait 3 more years in advance ?.
26:18 is the scene I like most，where Sun Wukong makes his entrance is so cool !!
Thank you for showing the sequence including cutscenes. Gotta admit, those series of battles, cinematic and storylines are truly epic. Some of the best I've seen. Even rivals Elden Ring's.
I've changed my mind from being "The Most Frustrating Game Of The Year" (which it still kinda is eh) to "Game Of The Year".
Give kudos where kudos due. The devs really put in a lot of work for this game. Remarkable, especially being from what is/was known to be a relatively small studio.
so basically 2 ending so far. destined one is wu kong’s mind go looking for his other 5 relics. after the destined one (wukong’s mind) defeated the stone monkey he collected all relics and reborn again.
ending 1: Wukong accepted his fate and allow the old monkey to put that ring over his head and became a servant to the god.
ending 2: Wukong didn’t accept it and plan to go to heaven to destroy the palace 2nd time.
there are at least 4 endings. this one is actually the 3rd.
@@fidz5947 what is the 2nd ending?
@fidz5947 its not good to lie to people. These are the only two endings that are currently known. Anything beyond them is unproven speculation.
Black Myth: Wukong *(2024)* - The Destined One Vs Erlang Shen & The Four Heavenly Kings
*[Vs Erlang, The Sacred Divinity]*
Battle Intro - 0:00
Boss Fight - "Battle Dialogues" 1:05, 1:44, 2:20, 2:34, 2:47, 3:02, 3:47, 4:06, 4:26, 4:37 & 5:52 "Battle Cutscenes" 4:47, 4:54 & 6:10
*[Vs The Four Heavenly Kings]*
Transformation - 7:09
Battle Intro - 8:04
Boss Fight - "Battle Cutscenes" 9:00 & 9:21 "Killing The Heavenly Kings" Virūđhaka 10:07, Vaiśravaņa 11:14, Virūpākşa 12:09 & Dhřtarāşţra 12:46
*[Vs Erlang Shen]*
Battle Intro - 13:13
Boss Fight - "Battle Cutscenes First Phase" 14:00 & 14:22 "Final Phase Intro" 14:50 "Battle Cutscenes Final Phase" 16:07, 17:11 & 18:03 "Defeated" 19:08
bro that’s the theme song from the show??!?!? holy fuck holy shit
It's called Yun Gong Xun Yin, the theme song for the 1986 Journey to the West TV show
I was so surprised to hear it!
You wouldn’t understand how we East Asians feel when we listen to that song. It hits straight into my childhood memories. Goosebumps.
i think what happened here were that.
there are acctually 7 relics: Eyes, Ears, Nose, tonge, body, mind and memories.
as a powerful immortal, the physical sense, relics, of Sun Wukong are ever lasted. the mind always seeking peace and be able to pass away.
but the memories are differents. memories of a person can only lasting when they were kept in someone else. someone close.
in the 1st ending, we have all 6 relics. we have every essence of Sun Wukong. but we didn't have the memories, didn't live his life. we are not him. that is why the old mind fate away and we got seal inside the stone egg, everything unique to us, erased, so we can be hatched again as the new Sun Wukong, fresh, pure like a blank slate.
but in this ending. we gained his memories. the old mind accept us, let us live through Sun Wukong lifes. we and him merged together into one new being.
Erlang keeped his mind and memories, give it to the destined one
@@君不花 the mind was the old monkey from the start
25:35 wow really a goosebump :))
This game looks absolutely gorgeous
Omg. I love Erlang Shen. So cool 😎😎
his human form is way better than the beast mode lol
This game is closer to Asurath's Wrath than Dark soul and that's a great choice.
No i dont think so 😂
The feel? Yes, most certainly. The gameplay? Nah, needs tons more QTEs. Asura's Wrath has more than 10 cutscenes per boss fight(iirc)
6:17 Hahaha, bonk. Nice game indeed.
Erlang turned back and attacked player because he sensed Four Heavenly King is near, in this story, Erlang is a good friend or even brother of Wukong, and Four Heavenly Kings are like lapdogs of celestial court, they sent Four Heavenly Kings to watch over Erlang Shen, not to assist him, he had to play the part and attack the player, to convince the court that he's loyal.
Seems there are still 2 endings left.
If i am not wrong the one where sun wukong attack jade palace 2nd time and either became heavenly Jade pet or his 2nd match against budha
It seems there is no real evidence of this.
False.
In case you don't understand, the last paragraph of the animation is a flashback, from the last to get the truth until Sun Wukong chaos Heaven Palace, this way they encountered 81 difficulties.
in backwards
Unreal 5 plus latest graphics accuracy and quality.
Superb quality artwork and soundtrack make it a work of art.
Graphic vision far beyond Asura's Wrath and always play with the best image quality on.
Omg I don't know what to say that was the most epic battle in any game ive ever seen... God of war was the best but this has just astounded me. How did they do this create this. Simply Mesmerising
中国文化博大精深……原著小说《西游记》是四百年前的明朝小说，在游戏最后“天命人”与二郎神和四大天王战斗，运用了西游记世界中仅有少数人掌握的神通“法天象地”，变身为“巨人”战斗
They created this from chinese mythology Journey to the west 1986
it was written 500 years ago, not just 40 years.
@@eess4017 I meant on the tv show
yes. China has hundreds of thousands of ancient tombs, millions of treasures, antiques, and ancient books. There are also tens of thousands of ancient cities, including the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Sanxingdui, the Terra Cotta Warriors of the First Emperor of Qin. And Wukong's game of immortals comes from Shanxi Province, China. Shanxi Province has Taoist temples and sculptures of various immortals from the Yuan Dynasty and before. If you want to learn more, you can come to Shanxi Province, China for tourism. The sculptures inside Wukong, as well as the shapes of various immortals, all come from Shanxi Province, China. Of course, there are many provinces in China that also have it. The main filming location is Shanxi Province, China. You also know that in Wukong, the one without a head who sings on the erhu is a Shanxi folk song.
should make a game mode with 1 v 1 fighting game with all the playable bosses.
Yes ... I think the same
I really wish games like ER, Dark Souls and this game had boss replay modes. It always annoys me when they don't do cos modders can easily do it so y can't these devs?
Same. The sound effects of the punches are so compelling. Makes me want to play fighting games XD
we need “boss rush” mod
The best triple A game's ending I've ever see. 1 vs 5
How about the begning?
26:00 badass soundtrack , badass staredown
37:22 If you stop right here and turn the screen upside down, then you'll find this very important hint: *the true essence of the entire Celestial Court is a one hella masive yaoguai cave ..... hidden under the disguise of noble Gods and Saints* 🙊 Wukong fought so hard to reach the top, only to come to such dark full realization and joined the ranks... and eventually, with a deep sense of betrayal and guilt, Wukong decided to break free from the restrictions and attempt to reverse the the order of the whole system like how Neo did with the Matrix 👿 I think there more 'true endings' to come -- *the reincarnated new Wukong is starting a revolution!*
Damn
这个故事就是映射当年的皇朝内部斗争,不管道家还是佛陀,都是为了自己的利益去算计一切,根本没有所谓的真正的好人,而悟空就是一个阶级斗士
@@qiangjustin7342 Very well said!
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I wouldnt be surprised if the ones doing the animation at the end are the ones who did "Fog Hill of The Five Elements" its pretty similar in design and very fluid animation.
It is not just like multiple endings.
The player has to go through proper boss fights alongside with storyline.
He has to fight with four heavenly gods and erlang shen first.
And then, the stone monkey who is more powerful than former plot enermies - four ones and erlang shen.
Only then, the fight between the destined one and the shell of the Great Sage continues and eventually the destined one collects all of wukong's relics and wins the battle fair and square
This fight was cinema everything was absolute cinema perfection 10/10
yoooo, finally u find this one, good job
This was a true masterpiece. Will we ever have the pleasure of seeing something so incredible in the future? I don't know.
i was expecting these level of fights in gow ragnarok but it disappointed me, even kratos vs thor fight is also not upto my expectations, elden ring had great boss fights but that game is too difficult for me ,black myth wukong is the perfect game which has met my expectations with less complex gameplay and difficulty,thanx game science for this awesome game
hahaaa Improve , right？🤣🎉🎉🌳🌴
It's so awesome to hear Andrew Koji voicing a character in here. If you haven't seen the show Warrior, he plays the main character, Ah Sahm. Phenomenal show.
The scale is what's missing from the new God of war games, we've seen both Baldur and Thor beat Jormungandr, and Kratos beat both of them, so we know he can do it too. So it's entirely a direction thing. For some reason, Kratos just doesn't have any large-scale fights anymore.
Whoever voice erlang shen did such a fantastic jobs. He's perfectly casted.
The voice actors did a great job
Daaamn china really good making this game
7:48 me to this game 4 years ago
Man, that Heavenly Kings fight really just went full Attack on Titan and I love that.
The theme at 25:00 is the TV show main theme from the 90s, ahh miss my childhood, so glad its back. To as Chinese, that main theme is almost like Superman or Spiderman's theme, a symbol of simpler times.
this is the reason why I love video games . Scene like these . it's so much art and it's like a movie ! it's well done and grats to them, thanks to all his team to make such a great video game
It's Such a joy to see this video😢❤❤❤😊even i don't play game. But all these Good stories. And the scenes are so stunning... Welcome all the world to getting know real Sun. Wukong. Welcome to getting know the real Chinese culture❤❤❤
I love how erlang respects wukong as a brother and adversary in their years💯💯his dialogue with the destined one when he said his battles with wukong always wore down his edge, it was nice to hear that as a call back to his last fight with em when wukong told him about his edge during their”duel”
The animation, the lore, the boss designs, the MUSIC ( my favorite part ), the combat, everything is a 10 for me, except the map design and lack of direction, but I play on PC and we will get a mod for that probably, this is game of the year for me, it's nor just a game, it's an piece of ART.
It's a 7/10 at best. The game is plagued with problems.