Let's clear this thing for everyone. Bō was announced before nine sols but nine sols came out 1 month early. Bō is based on Japanese Shintoism and focuses more on platforming and arial combat. Where nine sols is chinese and parry focused. Both are two completely different game. And how do people think that a game can be made in 1 month?
@@chonkhampter oh i can see why, having cute animal based protagonists in a Metroidvania and based on Asia culture and mythology and releasing close together. They are very different though.
Plus nine sols is Taopunk, this is, as you said, shinto focused. Of course the two are similar (Japanese early culture is HEAVILY influenced by Chinese) but they are still different.
Idk why people are comparing this game to Nine Sols, there’s no sekiro-style deflecting which is what Nine Sols is proud of, the only thing that’s similar is the Asian theme, other than that this game is closer to Hollow Knight than Nine Sols
pacing, gamefeel, concept art, UI presentation, controls, all of them are very familiar to Nine Sols. There must be something common in development of both these games. Maybe art director or something
@@krzysztofswierzy4226 No as OP said, Bo is way more close to HK than Nine Sol. If you played both, it will jumps to your eyes pretty fast. Especially about gameplay.
Just my opinion but I’m enjoying this immensely compared to Nine Sols. Just the combat and movement feel more fluid to me. I wanted to love Nine Sols but just couldn’t get in to it but Bo on the other hand I’m absolutely loving!
I bought this game after seeing some article comparing it to Hollow Knight and it's really good and a lot of fun. It's very charming and I enjoy the puzzle/platform/combat but it does feel just a tiny bit incomplete. It's really wild to see someone perfecting it with no damage already so kudos for being a beast.
Don't know how you got through Sakura Shogun without taking damage, lol. I wasn't counting but it took me several attempts to beat him, if I had to estimate it was probably around 30 attempts before I finally took him down. I love this game, it's my favorite Metroidvania since Hollow Knight (that isn't Metroid). I feel like the story could have been told better but I can forgive that since it IS a Metroidvania, a genre centered around exploration and you have to look for the story. I wonder if this game will ever have a sequel or any followups, I like the lore of the game even if it's not as grand as, again, Hollow Knight's but I can definitely see myself becoming a fan if it is turned into a series.
@@Mike-hj7gg I took a look at it a while ago, didn't really interest me. I might look into it but I still stand by Bo being one of the best Metroidvanias I've played
What a wonderful review! Give the dev, Squid Shock, some love - their publisher closed their doors and left the dev out to dry as soon as this game released, but they’ve been incredibly communicative and open to feedback on platforms like Reddit and Discord. I’m trying to spread word about the game to my friends, I want it to succeed and to get a possible sequel. If it can happen with Okami, it can happen again!
Not a fan of three phase boss fights where you have to keep slogging through the first two phases ad nauseum, including every unskippable cutscene, just to get another crack at the third
@@jsc1jake512 When I wrote that comment I was stuck on the Kitsura boss fight and frustrated as a result. But I was talking about the brief cutscenes that occur as transitions between boss phases. Overall this game is amazing though but it's also very tough.
@@PlanetKhaos It's fun to experiment because certain Daruma abilities can speed things up by dispersing the phantoms (in phases 2, 4 and 6) with a single attack. I learned this late and so spent more time than necessary on that final boss.
@@chonkhampter yeah, I've known this game since it was a demo. I Just say this because of the protagonist of this game. tbh it looks more like hollow knight
Probably found it already but the Jorogumo boss is to the right of a Shrine in the red rock part of Kitsune Burrows. The shrine icon on the map is a bit too big and doesn't let you see that you can go right.
@@frankieking3133 this is based on Japanese mythology. Nine sols is chinese. This relies on platforming and Arial combat. Nine sols is parry based. This does not have anything common with nine sols.
Hollow Knight + Ori = this game Nine Sols is completely different, like completely (it's also significantly better in my opinion, but to each their own)
Ugh I came here to see how long the final boss is because it's so boring and tedious, especially after that awful Asahi "fight". Hate to see it's that long...I might just put down the game as I've already done everything else. Great video though, hopefully you enjoyed the game.
Thanks! It's not that long if you stay on top of him doing damage and the patterns of the alternate scenarios are always in the same order so you know what attack comes next
@@cenkgunes8779 how? its not like he's cheesing the fights. Every attack a boss sends out in these types of games is designed to be avoided otherwise it would be totally unfair, this is literally as close to the nature of the game as you can get, as opposed to just damage tanking or abusing invuln for certain phases you don't know how to do.
Bo was announced first, Nine sols just came out earlier. Nine sols is based on Chinese myth while Bo is based on Japanese Shintoism. The combat in these games is drastically different. When you get down to it, the only similarities these games share is being Asian myth inspired and being the same genre, which is Metroidvania.
I thought that too, when I saw them. But I've just beaten Nine Sols and am currently going through Bo. They're VERY different: combat, traversing, narrative, they're nothing alike
Let's clear this thing for everyone. Bō was announced before nine sols but nine sols came out 1 month early. Bō is based on Japanese Shintoism and focuses more on platforming and arial combat. Where nine sols is chinese and parry focused. Both are two completely different game.
And how do people think that a game can be made in 1 month?
who has been saying they where made in a month, I only heard about both last year.
@@westhawk7259 the one's who are saying that BŌ copied Nine sols. Technically it means to them that BŌ was created in 1 month
@@chonkhampter oh i can see why, having cute animal based protagonists in a Metroidvania and based on Asia culture and mythology and releasing close together. They are very different though.
Plus nine sols is Taopunk, this is, as you said, shinto focused. Of course the two are similar (Japanese early culture is HEAVILY influenced by Chinese) but they are still different.
Idk why people are comparing this game to Nine Sols, there’s no sekiro-style deflecting which is what Nine Sols is proud of, the only thing that’s similar is the Asian theme, other than that this game is closer to Hollow Knight than Nine Sols
pacing, gamefeel, concept art, UI presentation, controls, all of them are very familiar to Nine Sols. There must be something common in development of both these games. Maybe art director or something
@@krzysztofswierzy4226 no
@@krzysztofswierzy4226 No as OP said, Bo is way more close to HK than Nine Sol. If you played both, it will jumps to your eyes pretty fast. Especially about gameplay.
Finally a no damage Video.
Excellent!
I too have just finished my no damage boss fights todaty.
The last boss Sakura Shogun was quite a challenge, but it was so fun :)
Very fun indeed. I thought Sakura Shogun would take me some time to defeat but damage-based Omamoris helped a lot!
People are saying it's like Nine Sols?? It's more like Ori 2 if anything
WHY ARE SO FEW COMMENTS???
This needs to be fixed now >:(
lol thanks!
He looks like the guy to do the Fragile Egg quest the first try without defeating the boss.
Just my opinion but I’m enjoying this immensely compared to Nine Sols. Just the combat and movement feel more fluid to me. I wanted to love Nine Sols but just couldn’t get in to it but Bo on the other hand I’m absolutely loving!
@@MissaB108 same
Really? I really loved Nine Sols. I'm thinking about playing Bo, but i'm afraid it could be too easy
@user-lx9tx8ie8o give Bo a try. They play very differently
I bought this game after seeing some article comparing it to Hollow Knight and it's really good and a lot of fun. It's very charming and I enjoy the puzzle/platform/combat but it does feel just a tiny bit incomplete. It's really wild to see someone perfecting it with no damage already so kudos for being a beast.
Thank you! Platforming is not really my thing but I had a blast learning the bosses!
The style makes me think of Sly Cooper a little bit, with all the sharp lines. Loving the graphics
Don't know how you got through Sakura Shogun without taking damage, lol. I wasn't counting but it took me several attempts to beat him, if I had to estimate it was probably around 30 attempts before I finally took him down.
I love this game, it's my favorite Metroidvania since Hollow Knight (that isn't Metroid). I feel like the story could have been told better but I can forgive that since it IS a Metroidvania, a genre centered around exploration and you have to look for the story. I wonder if this game will ever have a sequel or any followups, I like the lore of the game even if it's not as grand as, again, Hollow Knight's but I can definitely see myself becoming a fan if it is turned into a series.
prince of persia is ten times better
@@Mike-hj7gg I took a look at it a while ago, didn't really interest me. I might look into it but I still stand by Bo being one of the best Metroidvanias I've played
What a wonderful review! Give the dev, Squid Shock, some love - their publisher closed their doors and left the dev out to dry as soon as this game released, but they’ve been incredibly communicative and open to feedback on platforms like Reddit and Discord. I’m trying to spread word about the game to my friends, I want it to succeed and to get a possible sequel.
If it can happen with Okami, it can happen again!
Ori (1&2), Nine Sols, Hollow Knight, now this. My bank account will need therapy after I'm done with my Metroidvania faze
$20 USD ain’t killing a bank account
I've played all for free
Just curious how much bosses/ mini bosses are there in bo path of the teal lotus?
There are 12 bosses
12, one of them, Kitsura, is entirely optional.
Nice gameplay man, how long did you take to complete the game? I'm on the fence of getting it.
Thanks bro. It took me around 12-15 hours to finish
Not a fan of three phase boss fights where you have to keep slogging through the first two phases ad nauseum, including every unskippable cutscene, just to get another crack at the third
All dialogue is skippable, after going through dialogue the first time, it automatically skips it for you all subsequent attempts.
@@jsc1jake512 When I wrote that comment I was stuck on the Kitsura boss fight and frustrated as a result. But I was talking about the brief cutscenes that occur as transitions between boss phases. Overall this game is amazing though but it's also very tough.
Boy I'm sure loving the final boss and its SIX fucking phases.
... Honestly though that fight was really fun.
@@PlanetKhaos It's fun to experiment because certain Daruma abilities can speed things up by dispersing the phantoms (in phases 2, 4 and 6) with a single attack. I learned this late and so spent more time than necessary on that final boss.
Great
I enjoyed Hollow Knoght so much i platinumed it on ps5. This game worth it for a HK fan boy?
For sure, but this plays very differently tho. It's more platform-heavy
It's a miracle that Bo: Path to the Teal Lotus is not on R34.
(Don't worry, I won't jinx it. The game is perfectly safe. )
Two
Dude why weren't you throwing the projectiles back with the bat?
Wdym?
@@chobijas in the fight with Armakillo and Hashihime. You could parry those projectiles with your bat and attack the boss.
Yeah I was probably more focused on not getting hit and didnt think about it
Hermoso
Alternate Title: Nine Sols but japan
Nine Sols but make it based on Japan and significantly less gory
It doesnt play like Nine Sols at all
@@chobijasyeah the mechanics are really different
It was announced before nine sols man. Stop doing this. Just because nine sols came out a month ago doesn't mean they can make a fkin game in 1 month
@@chonkhampter yeah, I've known this game since it was a demo.
I Just say this because of the protagonist of this game.
tbh it looks more like hollow knight
I can't find the way to the spider boss to save the fox 👀😂 where do I need to go lol
You need to go south of the forest I think but you probably need to go the left side of Sakura City first
@@chobijas I had done everything, I saw I forgot to light up one or two of the three things so the door to the bottom will open 🤪😁
Probably found it already but the Jorogumo boss is to the right of a Shrine in the red rock part of Kitsune Burrows. The shrine icon on the map is a bit too big and doesn't let you see that you can go right.
Nine sols + hollow knight = this game.
This was announced before nine sols
@@chonkhampter ...what's the difference?
@@frankieking3133 this is based on Japanese mythology. Nine sols is chinese. This relies on platforming and Arial combat. Nine sols is parry based. This does not have anything common with nine sols.
Hollow Knight + Ori = this game
Nine Sols is completely different, like completely (it's also significantly better in my opinion, but to each their own)
@@chonkhampter aren't japanese and chinese the same thing? (isn't there SOMETHING in common between the two?)
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Ugh I came here to see how long the final boss is because it's so boring and tedious, especially after that awful Asahi "fight". Hate to see it's that long...I might just put down the game as I've already done everything else. Great video though, hopefully you enjoyed the game.
Thanks! It's not that long if you stay on top of him doing damage and the patterns of the alternate scenarios are always in the same order so you know what attack comes next
First
i quit at asahi, way too annoying
I almost quit too lol
Nine sols???
Nope. This was announced before nine sols. And it's completely different. If focuses more on platforming and Arial combat. It's more like Ori.
@chonkhampter I mean, I was tryna make a joke, but thanks for telling me.
this game has so many mistakes of gamedesign...
So create a better game
@@a4th0r34 I’m doing
@@ntsd i'm buying if it's good
@@a4th0r34 ❤️
I hate no damage videos..
Why
@@chobijas I feel like it goes against the nature of games.
The things ppl cry nowadays...
@@cenkgunes8779 how? its not like he's cheesing the fights. Every attack a boss sends out in these types of games is designed to be avoided otherwise it would be totally unfair, this is literally as close to the nature of the game as you can get, as opposed to just damage tanking or abusing invuln for certain phases you don't know how to do.
Nine sols rip off
Brother, both games were released within a span of 2 months.
Bo was announced first, Nine sols just came out earlier. Nine sols is based on Chinese myth while Bo is based on Japanese Shintoism. The combat in these games is drastically different.
When you get down to it, the only similarities these games share is being Asian myth inspired and being the same genre, which is Metroidvania.
I thought that too, when I saw them. But I've just beaten Nine Sols and am currently going through Bo. They're VERY different: combat, traversing, narrative, they're nothing alike