So I Tried Black Myth: Wukong..

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  @darraghtalorgan1905 · 2 years ago · pinned

  End of woke, return of Monke

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• SK

  @skyleash · 2 years ago

  for those who dont know, Sun WuKong had 72 transformations and bunch of abilities. many might think that it ripped off from anime abilities but it's actually the other way round because Journey To The West was released long ago

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• DA

  @dabalolaa · 2 years ago

  The year is 2024, it's very rare to see a game made for gamers.

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• IR

  @IrishVirus · 2 years ago

  I live in Thailand. There are literally temples built to Sun Wukong, we have a wooden statue of him in our house, he is not only a mythological figure, but a philosophical, and even religious one.<br><br>The fact that this game holds him with respect and regard while focusing on story opposed to all of the crap that western games focus on is absolutely blowing my mind.<br><br>You would NEVER see a game like this made by a Western studio, ever. Never ever. Not with so much respect and admiration.

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• QI

  @qiucong8398 · 2 years ago

  作為一個從來不玩遊戲的女生，我邊看邊流眼淚，這是每個中國人的神話，是我們的童年回憶。我很驕傲，中國人做出了自己的遊戲，屬於我們獨有的集體回憶，也符合現代審美。我真的好激動好開心！二郎神，花果山，四大天王，定身術，七十二變，這些只有我們中國人才懂，但是現在我相信從這個遊戲開始會有很多人對《西遊記》這部偉大的作品感興趣！這將會更好地幫助玩家理解這些藏在細節裡面的故事！

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• MA

  @mave2k · 2 years ago

  Some clarification on the lore to better understand the intro battle: &nbsp;Sun Wukong&apos;s biggest weakness, is the Golden Headband he wears on his head. &nbsp;That headband is enchanted and he cannot remove it. &nbsp;The headband shrinks whenever the secret mantra is recited, and it causes him terrible pain. &nbsp;That&apos;s how the powerless human monk Tang Sanzang kept him under control. &nbsp;Whenever he misbehaves, the monk recites the mantra and Sun Wukong would be rolling in pain.<br><br>During the intro, when he was flying as a bird, we can see that the Golden Headband is suddenly activated. &nbsp;That&apos;s why he was holding his head because it was crushing his skull. &nbsp;I guess we will find out who recited the mantra later in the game, to find out who caused his demise. &nbsp; If the headband wasn&apos;t activated, there&apos;s no way Erlang Shen could&apos;ve defeated him.

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  @roz9315 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I love how lore accurate they made it. Wukong’s personality, trapping him in rock, the gods threatening to destroy his home and ppl. Journey to the West is a classic and (edit) the abridged versions are a quick read.

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• NI

  @Nina_Raye · 2 years ago

  After I learned about &quot;Journey to the West,&quot; I really came to appreciate the story. It&apos;s full of philosophy and satire. The monk Tang Sanzang is on a quest to get sacred scriptures from the West, and Wukong is there to help him. They face 81 trials along the way, each one involving different Yaoguai. What&apos;s ironic is that most of these Yaoguai are actually pets of heavenly beings, let loose because of poor management in Heaven. These Yaoguai have powerful backers, so whenever Wukong tries to defeat them, their divine masters show up to save them. On the other hand, Yaoguai without any connections or background just die with no one coming to their rescue.

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• AM

  @amaoseu · 2 years ago (edited)

  Japanese pronunciation of 孙悟空 is Son Goku, Mandarin pronunciation of 孙悟空 is Sun Wukong. To Anyone who knows Chinese characters, they&apos;re the same. The famous Japanese cartoonist Akira Toriyama borrowed some character settings and plots from the great novel &quot;Journey to the West (which is India where Buddhism was founded)&quot; completed by the Chinese writer Wu Cheng&apos;en in the 16th century to create the equally great &quot;Dragon Ball&quot; comics. Generally speaking, the plot of &quot;Dragon Ball&quot; has little to do with &quot;Journey to the West&quot;, which is a novel with a strong Buddhist and Taoist color.

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• AP

  @Apus-5700 · 2 years ago (edited)

  That Erlang in the beginning is a famous demi-god in Chinese mythology, his mother was the Jade Emperor’s sister and his father was a mortal, Yang Tianyou. His real name is Yang Jian, aka Erlang. <br> <br>With his talent, Erlang became powerful above most gods, however his mother was punished and sealed under a mountain for uniting with a lowly mortal. He is known for saving his mother by cleaving the entire mountain open with a great axe (the one we saw in the game) and fought off everyone who stood in his way. After that, he overcame countless tasks and challenges and earned a rightful place in Tianting (The Celestial Court), as the three-eye warrior and guardian of heaven at his uncle, the Jade Emperor’s side. <br> <br>Also, he keeps a hound called Xiaotian (meaning Howling at the Sky). <br> <br>Sun Wukong always make fun of him, calling him nephew because Wukong is “equal of heaven”, and Yang Jian usually doesn’t give a Fxxk.

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• AP

  @apocalypsegroupvn · 2 years ago

  The only Context you will ever need, from an Asian man growing up watching all the films and have read all the novels about Sun Wukong &nbsp;: <br> <br>This game happens after the events in the novel Journey To The West - a Chinese novel written in the 16th Century. In the novel, Wukong was a monkey born from a magical stone. At the beginning of the Universe, Nuwa ( the Goddess of Creation ) used her power to create all lives in the Universe, the excess energy from that event takes the form of 5 stones ( Wukong was born from 1 of those 5 stones ). Think of it like the Infinity Stones - enormous cosmic power. These 5 stones are then scattered among the Realms, one of them lands on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. After thousands of years absorbing energy of &nbsp;the Heaven and the Earth, the stone cracked, giving birth to a magical monkey - Sun Wukong. <br> <br>He was incredibly strong and smart from birth, and was named the Monkey King by all the monkeys in the Mountain. But, he still could not defeat aging and death. So he roams the land, seeking a master to learn the secret of immortality. After a long time practicing Taoism magics, and had achieved immortality, he returns to his mountain and named himself The Great Sage equals to Heaven. His playful and cocky nature doesn&apos;t sit well with the Celestial Court ( led by the Jade Emperor ) , so between them, there was a beef. Fearing that Wukong would cause destruction, the Jade Emperor offered him a job in Heaven. During this time, he wanders around 33 levels of the Heavenly Palace, achieved 7 more layers of immortality ( by eating A WHOLE ASS GARDEN of immortality peaches, drinking Wine of Immortality, eating gourds of Immortality...... ). He even goes as far as going to Hell, bullying the God of Death, and erases his name out of the Book of Death, granting him another layer of immortality. Wukong is technically a force of the Universe, and now he can&apos;t die due to 7 layers of immortality. These acts made the Jade Emperor furious. <br> <br>Then, the Jade Emperor ordered the Celestial Court to sent 100.000 heavenly soldiers ( including Erlang Shen and the Four Heavenly Kings in the video above ) &nbsp;upon him, Sun Wukong defeated them all. He destroys the whole Heavenly Palace and threaten the life of the Jade Emperor. In a panic, the Jade Emperor had to ask the All Mighty Buddha to intervene. Buddha defeated Wukong, and trapped him under a mountain for 500 years to teach him a lesson. After leaving, Buddha said that in order to repent for his sins, Wukong must embark on a Journey. <br> <br>His mission was to escort a monk named Tang Sanzang from the East ( China ) to the West Heaven ( India ) to acquire the Scriptures of Buddha. Guanyin ( the right hand of Buddha ) gave Tang Sanzang the Golden Headband to keep Wukong in check ( because Tang Sanzang was only a mere weakling mortal ). By chanting the right words, the Headband will tighten around Wukong&apos;s forehead, giving him excruciating headache ( that&apos;s what happened in the video - maybe someone was reading the chant when Wukong turns into a bird - could be Buddha or Guanyin, i don&apos;t know ). After 17 YEARS of walking ON FOOT, defeating hundreds of monsters, they reached the West Heaven and acquired the Scriptures of Buddha. The party, including Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Pigsy and Sandy - were all given Buddhahood for their achievements. Sun Wukong was named The Victorious Fighting Buddha. All the events in this game happen after that. <br> <br>I hope this would give Western audience more insights, and hopefully, more love for the beautiful story of Journey To The West. I highly suggest you all watch the film adaptations ( the most well-loved in Asia was the 1986 adaptation, the CGI is bad, but the story is beautiful. It is a long and profound story of the Journey, teaching us about love, compassion, and humanity, guiding us all on the Journey to achieve godhood ).

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  @ev4ngeliine · 2 years ago

  To the people who think that Sun Wukong ripped off of other anime characters: Sun Wukong was the original, with the book Journey to the West first being written and released in the 1500&apos;s. Most animes like to create a different storyline based on Sun Wukong or his powers.

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