Is Black Myth Wukong Worth Playing
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Black Myth Wukong recently released, and I've been playing a LOT of it on stream. Here are my initial thoughts on the game, so you can figure out if you should buy it!
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Black Myth is excellent, I’ve only gotten to chapter 2 but the attention to detail, power systems, bosses, designs. Are overall just cool.
I am currently on Chapter 4, and I must say, the game is getting better and better.
Lot of my friends just finished chapter 2-3 , just fight 1 boss every night, and go work morning
@@jackchio2905one boss one night,😅
It gets better, the first 2 chapters are way worse designed than 3, 4 and 5.
Some of the details are actually scanned from real spots in China lol, actually lots of them. Many charms can be found to match the exact item in reality. You can even find marks on sculptures left by Chinese tourists saying “I’ve come to this place” in Chinese.
Having read Journey to the West I think his voice fits perfectly, it's exactly the trickster spirit that Sun Wukong has
I think most people don't realize that Wukong is a trickster who loves to troll. That said, the game does a poor job establishing that as part of his character. Just look at the start of chapter one. He (his successor I guess) transforms into a fruit to troll some wolves. And then out he comes all serious. Could've shown him having a laugh or the time of his life for example to show what he's like. But nope, throughout the game your character is mainly serious. And also mute.
Absolutely. He the antihero, the "bad guy", fighting against those who are high and mighty.
@@thenonexistinghero But you should remember that the player isn't playing the real Wukong but a clone or a normal monkey
@@directxxxx71 Pretty sure it's the real Wukong. Comparable to a reincarnation, but slightly different. Basically a remnant of himself who follows a certain path to become his real self once more.
That instant death ability anime also has something like it. A sage woman who gets killed by the MC manages to 'survive' somehow by creating a vessel. This vessel has no memories of the real one, but it awakened after the death of the real one.
That and... God of Highschool also does something similar in part 4 (or maybe it was 5) and the main character is pretty much a creative take on Wukong.
@@thenonexistingheroIt makes sense. The destined one is the Wukong has lost his six senses, "eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind" That's why he is not naughty and playful like the complete real Wukong.
Black Myth is incredible, so glad I bought it
For Chinese, Wukong’s voice has been like that for decades started from the 1964 animation , 1986’s TV series and many more other plays, radio drama etc. Sun Wukong’s voice has been tattooed in our brain, I think the English voice imitated it very well, I’d give a thumbs up!😊
I guess that voice can be trace back even earlier before electronic devices were invented, cuz the monkey sounds like that in some operas.
BMW is such an authentic game. Just an amazing, well crafted experience. No pre-order bonuses, no micro transactions, just an incredible journey where you can tell the devs loved their own game.
Wukong sounds exactly how he should.
Yeh, thought the english voice actor sounded great.
chinese voice sounds a lot better though
@@MrWedggieno one cares you're not Chinese stop being a sheep
@@MrWedggie Sounds about the same to me
chinese is how it should sound
Wukong English VA was on point. Wukong depicted in other Chinese media talks with a high pitch vpice
The Chinese voice for Wukong is very close to the og 1986 Journey to the west tv series. If the English voice is a 7 or an 8 the Chinese voice is 10/10 especially for people who familiarized with the original Wukong voice in their childhood.
i understand why you said some voice acting in your opinion doesn't match the character, but everyone who's seen the 1986 tv show journey to the west knows this voice was above and beyond accurate. They have honored the memories of millions of kids from the 80s and 90s whos watched this show their entire childhood.
I agree, I'm 34 used to watch it with my father on channel 4 late nights in the late 90s used to love it
The best part of the game has to be the difficulty level - its like you said very similar to god of war which is perfect for any 'casual' player to get into and challenging enough to realise that its not just button mashing for the win. This game is phenomenal.
Great game understanding
I played all GoW games except Ragnarok, and this game is quite more challenging than GoW except in the mode that you unlock after beating the game. Not to mention that it has far far more number of bosses with very different patterns and skillsets, and i'm still finishing chapter 4.
Some of the later bosses will make casuals quit because how hard they are.
Sun wukong is suppose to be a brat.
He sounds perfect to me
Kudos to the editor! Very well put together video!
Loving this new format, with some footage of the live streaming to reinforce some points... Pretty damn good review 10/10
Dude after watching how much he had to explain this over his wukong playthrough, this video is much better crafted to showcase his proper opinion, well played Cohh and Redeye!
Amazing graphics, solid smooth gameplay and animations...really impressive for a first time studio, so kudos. Unfortunately too hard for me and I've given it a fair go, 40 hours in and stuck on the first chapter so even though I've pretty much given up I appreciate the quality. Definitely gonna keep an eye on this studio and, don't hate me, if they ever bring out a story mode so I can experience everything. If not, so be it, not salty.
Very nice edit on the 'thoughts video'! Thanks!
For those who are playing or are about to play Black Myth Wukong, try to read the codex of each boss / mini boss / npc / etc, 70% of the game lore is in the codex.
NG+++ you’re OP like crazy, you can activate all the relics points, have 3 of crit chance curios, new weapon that have the highest crit chance. I’m in chapter 4 right now and all bosses go down really quick with all the monke summon doing doing 3-4 focus points heavy attack
Do the enemies and bosses in NG+ get ramped up in strength, defence etc or do they remain as in the base game?
@@davidtsmith33 feels like they have a bit more defense, but attack wise still exactly the same
Its gonna be more challenging each time you do a new game+ play through, around 10 the health and damage of the enemy are getting so high that you will be killed in 2,3 hit, you will have to swap to damage reduction gears.
@@mirage2154 That's what I thought.
@@mirage2154 nope, its the other way around, its getting easier after each NG+ because after each cycle you become more like the real Wukong than the Destined one, and it feels so OP! Im in my third NG+ run and i melt bosses in seconds...think that after you finish three times NG+ and unlock all relics, you also unlock the ability to fight like the real Wukong, with the long staff combos, like you do when you face the great Sage at the end!
As a Chinese man myself, i think wukong's English va did a great job doing the "wukong voice" that i have grew up with
Even if it didn't win the so-called annual award in the end, it is undoubtedly the best game of the year in my heart!
Another great video!! Editor knocked it out of the park!!
This game is fire, highly recommend.
BMW exceeded my expectations. I tot it would be a rush flip flop like Cyberpunk but the game was very polished! The animations were top notch amazing as well.
Cyberpunk after updates is a way better game then this
@@Z.dg56.sfg46.axjp9.zz.yinm. Okay bot, no one asked.
@@Z.dg56.sfg46.axjp9.zz.yinm.you clearly have zero culture. If you didn't cry after any of the animation that explains the story behind, you have no soul either.
holy **** this editing team is GREAT... back to finishing the video.
Love your review style. You don't try to weave some poetic summarization about the game while leaving us with no idea what it's like to actually play(IGN *cough*). You just get straight to it, *this is what you can expect*. Thank you.
Cant wait for the drop frames discussion with Max of if this is a Action game or Not.
Except for the scenes and the play experience, I also love the storyline behind that and the Buddhist thoughts👍 the game tells the story through those bosses, and every boss is well-created and respected. They are not usual NPCs of other games that we just want to kill but know them. 👍
This game absolutely is a Souls-like, as is Nioh. Sekiro is a souls-like and it's fast as fuck. The only thing thats different is that you don't lose your XP upon death.
Exactly. So much closer to souls game than God of War lol
Yeah I don’t understand why ppl keep saying it’s more like God of War, it does not play like God of War at all. Some ppl have said Wukong is the Chinese God of War, maybe that got carried over the wrong way? BW: W is definitely a soulslike, or at least souls-inspired.
@william7182 I platinum'd the 2018 god of war and got close on ragnorok and the other similarity I've seen is the way the opening cut scene starts
But......the Voice of Wukong....need be that....sit well with his Character trait in the Original Novel.Personally its more favor than Voice of Chinese version🤣
the vast majority was the game was fantastic. some of the late game bosses though became obnoxious to fight, with super long combos, spending a lot of time out of reach with very few options of bringing them down to you, on top of massive health bars and ways to hard counter your abilities. i got through it, but it definitely made me want to take a long break in between playthroughs instead of jumping right back in again.
Yup, tons of people in the honeymoon phase that are the first 3 chapters. Can guarantee you that 99% of the players will never ever beat Erland Shen for example. That Boss alone made me almost rage quit the game in disgust. Chapters 5 and 6 become an entire different game than the EZ mode people experience in the first half to two thirds of the game.
@@fedord01 my thoughts exactly. late chapters were still insanely cool, but much less fun.
It's been a long time since a game satisfied me so much. Black Myth: Wukong is a gem and my personal GOTY already.
I've watched a couple videos of you. I don't follow often. I caught that you are a passionate guy that loves what he does and is authentic in your delivery. I like that. I just followed. I wish you good luck, man, as a gamer I like what you're saying.
Forget to mention it does have souls like elements
Played almost everyday since launch - obtained platinum and currently on NG+4… This game is awesome 👍
Don't forget, IGN rated Wukong 8/10 and 7/10 for concord....for real
They rated Elden ring dlc 10/10 , but I reviewed many players video , there’s tons of comment complain dlc so bad
Dustborn 6 , Concord 7...
there are different reviewers tbf, it's why the reviews are inconsistent.
they're still better than previous years where they gave sports games near 9s every year.
Don’t forget, IGN is not the only way to see game reviews. Oddly, there are thousands of other places
So? It is a 8.
Really enjoying this game, and taking my time with it. It's so much fun.
Best thing to me about this game is the challenge level. Everything feels perfectly tuned. Not too easy,not too hard,not too boring,not too crazy. You truly feel like youre a powerful shapeshifting monkey taking on other strong dietys. Havent gotten past chapter 2 yet,just started playing yesterday and stopped once i got to the tiger boss. The scenery,attention to detail,the combat,the deep rich lore,enemy designs,just eveything is a chefs kiss!! Best 70 bucks i spent in a while. (Yes i got deluxe). Cant wait to hop back in tonight after work!!! GO BUY THIS GAME !!
For me the reason the game isn't a Souls like, no resources( souls, runes, blood echoes, aminta etc) that you need to collect to be able to level up. If you die no penalty on death, You can level up at anytime no needing a bonfire, shrine etc todo so. You can freely respect.
It's mostly a game similar to God of War, but with a handful of souls-like bosses where you have to learn their attack patterns and dodge.
@@johnc8327that's not soulslike , the bosses arent soulslike at all, have you even played other games ? Souls aren't the only games with bosses , this game is god of war god of war god of war all over , THE ONLY THING IN THIS GAME that is souls like , are the shrines , and that's it
God of war is definitely a Souls-Like 😂
@@scrappymutt2047 hahaha , you're done , get the fuck out of here , god of war existed before souls was even dreamed of , stop being a freak , if anything ALL THE SOULS GAMES are god of war like
@@scrappymutt2047 you've clearly never played god of war if you think god of war and dark souls are even remotely similar , it's gamers like you who play concord and listen to ign reviews
This game really surprised me. I wasn’t sure about it at first but it really pulled me in. Combat is challenging but I’m not having to spend hours on a boss. Feels like fights are more reactionary and less about memorizing move sets. Presentation is superb. Other than some frame rate issues, it’s been a great experience.
I'm in chapter 4 and I think the game's fantastic. Most fun I've had with a melee action game I've had in years. Especially worth it if you have powerful hardware. I have a 3080 Ti, use a mod to enable FSR framegen with DLSS (on quality settings) and play it in 4K with everything set to cinematic. Game looks absolutely phenomenal for most part. It's not perfect, but I think I'd put it near the top of my favourite action games like Ninja Gaiden Black, The Wonderful 101, Dark Souls and a few more.
Try stellar blade, its a better game hands down.
@@shawn656able No, it isn't and it's not even close. Stellar Blade is good, but that's about it.
Worth playing for the graphics and animations alone imo
I just beat the chapter 1 boss, and had struggled, but I won. And I was rewarded with an awesome cut-scene and that headless bro jamming out into chapter 2. Game Science knocking it outta da park.
10000% yes. I just completed it and got the secret ending on Thursday. What a game, man.
Wukongs NA voice fits perfectly with his character
Absolutely gorgeous game to play. Has some souls-like features but the difficulty I'd say is way easier. Which is great as it's accessible to more casual players.
Black Myth Wukong: a game so good it makes gamers who pride themselves on building accepting communities throw any kind of moral compass they possess out the window. Loved the review!!! #ForTheGamers
Great thumbnail!
A "Yes" and a Cohh looking like "Did you really have to ask?"
Glad you liked it.
Just one thing, its a little bit early for you to talk about difficulty. I know you're like in chapter 3 or so, but showing your difficulty judgement based on chapter 1 isn't telling much, as the game's difficulty very much increases starting chapter 4, all the way to the end bosses
I have to agree with him though. I beat the game already and besides like a handful of bosses, i beat almost everything in 1 or maximum 2 attempts. This game isn't really that hard. I would say it is a nice medium level challenge.
Like he said you have multiple tricks to address difficulty even for the hardest fights, you'll be suprise on how the fights became easy just because you change something on your build depending on the boss
@@thomegatherion924 If you beat the last & optional secret boss in 2 attempts, you're an exceptional player and therefore not a reference to judge this game's difficulty
@@Payneonline No, those two were actually difficult and took me more than 2 attempts. Like i said, MOST bosses were first try.
This game is simply nowhere near the difficulty that soulslike games have. And that's okay.
Of course, everyone is different and some people "get" how the game works faster than others.
@@thomegatherion924have to agree with you there, the only boss I struggled with was that scorpion in chapter 4 and the final boss in chapter 2, the rest were so easy
No one is commenting about the soundtrack! Its amazing
Just finished chapter 4. Love it
5:35 look at that jiggly ear
I’ve been holding off on this game for a while, it never really interested me but as a long time souls fan and action game fan I feel I owe it to myself to experience this one.
One of the cool things about this game is that it doesn’t have a difficulty slider.
Instead, they give you an *'EASY'* mode in the gameplay itself.
For example, in Chapter 2, the last boss has that annoying wind tornado that keeps blowing you away while he hides behind it.
But if you explore enough, you'll find a secret area with an item that makes the fight like 10 times easier, which makes exploring in this game feel way more rewarding
wind tamer
@@ericliume "Easy"?
General Zod loves black myth wukong
It's #GOTY2024 for anyone, who just genuinely love games, love them without any political agendas & narratives. Especially can't be missed if someone likes Action-Adventure games & Action-RPGs, plus interested at least a bit in the culture & myths from other parts of the world! :)
About the English performance of the voiceover... Yeah, I guess Cohh tried to associate the voiceover with some short of real monkey thing... But Sun Wukong is a demon who also get to the level of gods... And a trickster spirit like others said already in this comment section as well, who can be cruel sometimes, because he is not the type of negotiate much with his enemies. :) For me his voice at the beginning just meant his determination, his bravery, and the necessary cruelty against his also cruel foes. I didn't felt his voice sneaky at all, but that's probably because I knew about his character, and his true nature already from movies, and books. All in all, I just happy others like this game just as much as me, plus I hope this game encourage more people to read the Journey to the West as well! :) Like it's happened with The Witcher books, after the success of The Witcher games.
Wukong is mischievous. Probably why they went with a snakey sound.
It's 9/10 for me. The only thing I wish was better is the level design. It's beautiful but I never felt in any area like I was scared. The basic enemies pose no real threat. I wish there were more optional parts that posed really hard challenges that offer rewards. And the invisible walls are not ideal
It's a good game, but kind of dissapointed that there are no attack combos. You only mash light attacks, and you can do strong attacks in between or separately. That's it. For comparison, God of War has a heap of cool combos you can do, which come in handy for particular fights. Kind of odd that for a game so focused on combat, combos are almost non-existent.
I definitely think it has some Souls dna in it. And the chinese voice acting is awesome.
Just curious. Without reading the original novel, how do most western players imagine what Wukong should sound like? Maybe Aragorn or Mufasa？
Love you mang. Keep up the good work.
Black Myth is looking at 30 Million Sales in 3 years - Games don't read fake news
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Big deal. Sales dont mean shit. It only shows how quick people have come to buy something over visuals alone. Most players wont even finish half this game, just you watch. Stellar blade got huge praise when released but somehow that got forgotten about in a month? This game will get the same treatment. You all got duped into buying a game meant to piss you off with poorly implemented combat mechanics. Any R2 + "X" rarely work when needed.
This video has the greatest thumbnail in RUclips history.
Wukong's voice is good in English, Chinese is good to excellent. He is categorically unserious, arrogant and playful. That's how he should sound, you can't change hundreds of millions (if not billions) of people's mind.
Huh.. didn’t think the English version Wukong sounded more like a snake than a monkey but after you explained, I can see what you mean. I’ll be playing in Chinese.
I’m a gameplay focused gamer. I’m ok without combos as long as the game makes me use my brain and has some variety. Ranton sort of made me feel like this won’t be for me. Thoughts?
I loved Elden ring , a little burnt out from it at the moment . I'm almost done Lies of P , is this what I should play next boys ?
the game is dope…..love just jumping into that world and seeing what happens
Great job with this video!
the dota 2 voice for Wukong is the best
Elden Ring is the closet thing to black myth ive played. I dont see anything in Black Myth that reminds me of God of War. Ive platinum'd both. I feel like only people who haven't played God of War are trying to compare the two. Im currently only on chapter 2 in black Myth maybe my opinion will change. And Wukong's voice acting is perfect
I think people make the comparison to Elden Ring and Dark Souls not so much because of the combat, but because the game follows a linear path that's just filled with bosses that you have to fight. There's just so much of that. As someone who got somewhat burned out by Souls games after I played 150 hours of Elden Ring in a few weeks, I think I'll wait until it's on sale to get it. I don't believe it has as good a story, or as simple to understand, as God of War.
"It's not hard" does 8 times
It’s a must buy and I’m on chapter 4
Monkey magics eng va is fine. If you read JTTW you can see it fits his character.
Pretty damn GOOOD !
The Wukong voice is actually very good. That's because Wukong is kind of an ass that loves to talk shit and troll people (in the end, he's still just a monkey that knows how to talk). Could have been better, yes, but at least the voice actor nailed Wukong's trolling attitude.
Wukong's english voice is exactly how it should be, it sounds perfect to me
This is more souls like than anything else!
Bruh. 100% no to the queuing. I absolutely want a game to make me time my hits and give me the option to move cancel except in a few moments where you are physically committed to an animation.
NG+ now, with 40h in, and I can't drop it. I m loving it. Only big issue is the RNG for some trophy (curious), :/
U wont be disappointed if u keep playing on the game until the end and optinal bosses, they are cool Gorgeous, but there are still a lot of glitches that need to be fixed.
A suggestion for a new difficulty level instead of too easy or too hard
... perfect? Which in my opinion is exactly the level of the game
Yeah, don’t care for the Cobra Commander voice for Sun Wukong. I tried playing in English but prefer the Chinese. It just sounds right. Dunno how to say it. The English takes me out. I also watch foreign films in their original language so there’s that.
it has soo many souls elements to be a souls like
It's fun but I have no illusions I'll be able to finish the game. I'm still soldiering on (in Chapter 2), needing more than 10 attempts to beat some of the bosses, but I know things get a lot harder later on, so at some point I'm just going to hit a brick wall.
People are talking so much about the numbers but it's a lot due to the Chinese population, so it doesn't say that much about its popularity among the typical audience.
Not only is it worth playing, so far it is the Game of the Year. I dont see any game this year that can beat this game.
Y'all should play this game in Chinese language. Feels like I'm in another dimension everytime
thanks, brotherman! here's 50
Black Myth Wukong is amazing. Battle system is crisp and clean. Graphics and anamation are amazing. Overall and excellent title
The irony of this game😏
For those hating on AC shadows😂
Not only is it worth playing it is Game of the Year. I dare anyone argue that and if you try to you are wrong.
Boss rush whokong
My friend just paid his debt with me so im gonna buy this game tomorrow using that money yesssiirrr
Good thumbnail
It's hilarious how much sidestep you can miss in this game. You can actually miss the only armor upgrade merchant and the dev knew this. That's why they gave you ability to upgrade armor on your own in NG+
the first contender for GOTY
After the years of gaming, people have their own agenda in gaming, subjective. Some are just involved in their world of mythology. Doesnt matter of its worth playing or not to them. As for the western world, well its up to them, doesnt really bother anyone else either. I guess only political gamers smbh
btw wukong in novel and show and movie talks like that. It sounds like a monkey. He is mischievous
If you've played any souls game period, lies of P or any other game like them in the past, and have found it crazy hard and didn't enjoy it, I'm telling you now do not spend your 60$ on this game. If your good with throwing money down the toilet then go ahead but you will not get far at all and will not have a good experience. As a person who's good at these kinds of games the story isn't worth the effort you have to put forward to complete it