16:35 Fun fact: According to Chinese mythology, there were originally ten suns in the sky. A marksman named Hou Yi shot out eight of them, the ninth one was injured and dimmed and turned into the moon, leaving only one sun. 24:38 There may be a homophone joke here, because there is a Chinese idiom called "如意算盤/ruyi suanpan(Count one's chickens before they hatch)", and the function of this AI is "Counting". 1:01:54 Yi: You dare use my own spells against me? 1:47:38 Hint: Here you can lure the enemy to the vicinity of the laser, the enemy has a chance to be hit by the laser and cause damages. This is what I saw in another player's live video, it should be usable until the official fixes the bug of this mechanism. 2:26:08 Fun fact: Kuafu is a sun chaser in Chinese mythology, he tried to race with the sun, but eventually his mouth became thirsty by the sun's rays and heat, then he drank too much water in one go and died of swelling. Here he is set as an orange cat who keeps drinking bubble milk tea. Fun fact 2: According to research, most orange cats have genes prone to obesity, so obese orange cats like Garfield are very common...
Your explanation is great! I’m a Chinese user and realized the name 如羿 means after watching this. Originally what I thought is that since 如羿 is made by 羿, so the name representing the mirror of 羿 himself since 如 in Chinese means “like” or “similar to”.
@@Neilschlighter Well, I checked Wikipedia and it said that the name "大羿／Dayi" is said to be a name made up by later generations. Another theory is that it was 后羿／Hou Yi who shot the sun, there was another person named Dayi. The ancient texts that have been recorded so far are all called "羿／Yi", the earliest source of Da Yi is Chinese literary and historical workers, and then some online novels. There is a saying that it once appeared in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" but it cannot be verified. Of course, the information on Wikipedia is not necessarily Reliable. In short, the information I have found so far is still unclear as to whether the title "Dayi" exists in historical documents.
This game is phenomenal. I played it for a bit and instantly fell in love, could not stop smiling for the most part. It’s so beautiful and it feels so good to play!!!
This game is so good - I found that for partial blocks you will stay at 1hp if you consistently get it, so you can’t die. Would prolly be busted with the fury of the fallen charm
I did the whole Yingzhao fight mostly by parrying and then using the Talisman and it's probably one of the most fun boss fights I've done in years. Achieved a god-level parrying after like 10 tries and it was pretty enjoyable. This game is nuts. And congrats on second-trying it lmao, god-gamer skills right there lol
After completing this game, it is simply nothing short of phenomenal. This game is a masterpiece, the characters are so endearing, the combat is so damn satisfying, the art is beautiful, the music is immersing, and the story is told so well if you care enough to read the dialogue. Definitely my indie game of the year, its a 9/10
To me, parrying seems just not satisfying at all. I liked the demo, but the lack of feeling through this video makes me hesitate now. Would u agree that the game could be better in the combat feedbacks ? Or am i missing something without controller in hands ?
@@BountyGeant I played on keyboard and mouse and I found parrying to be super satisfying especially when you do it back to back. I suppose it might be a matter of taste thing, but I had no issues with the combat feedbacks.
@@BountyGeantThere are plenty of enemies where the parrying does not feel good. Sometimes enemies will attack so fast and so quickly that it just doesn’t feel super fair. That being said, for every moment where it just doesn’t feel great, there are moments where you feel absolutely amazing, and the more familiar you get with the game and the enemies, the more you feel amazing. Unfortunately it takes a long time before things stop feeling unfair.
Spoilers for a small detail you probably missed, maybe 5 hours in: 13:27 "Legend has it that harvests will be bountiful if the ceremony is successful" We know the ceremony is harvesting the villagers When you get to the agriculture area, you learn that the yellow water that is used to grow crops is made using parts of the bodies from the villagers. So the legend is literally true, the harvested bodies are used to grow food.
Fire actually went to the first zone like a good boy lol, I ended up wandering into Goumang’s territory first and got my ass ROCKED for a good while. Love this game!
backed this game in 2022, been so excited for it and am loving it so far! though, one thing i would recommend is repairing the shanhai 9000 bot at the pavilion asap. wish id done it sooner
If there’s one big issue that I have with this game so far it’s that you don’t have any invincibility frames. I’ve had moments where I get ganged up on by 5 or more enemies, and then I miss one parry, get knocked back, and all the other enemies immediately attack me all at once. And given that even basic enemies can deal an entire quarter of your health bar with one attack, and they attack fast, it’s not great.
3:18:16 I adore HADES and managed to get to the credits without God Mode on my first play through, but I've already got chronic joint problems in my hands (and everywhere else, auto-immune disorder whee) and they'd be cramped up for days, so I've just accepted that for my own good I have to play HADES 2 on God Mode once it hits the Switch. My pride hurts... but not as bad as my thumbs after a good run. (Also need to get some new joy cons, the drift has tossed me into the River Phlegethon too many times thank you)
I’ve been waiting for this game for a long time, and while in most aspects I am enjoying it, there is one persistent annoyance so far with the spear enemies particularly. Their AI loves getting up in your face, so the tip of the spear often is masked by the character sprite, completely obfuscating the tell. Yes there’s a noise but I’m not good enough yet to judge the distance between a deflect and a parry by sound.
I am so grateful for this because I’m so hungry for more internet content if this game it it’s so recent nothing really has come out yet and gosh, Red Candle Games never miss do they?! Thank you for uploading, I’m excited to watch ❤
God I hate streams / watching streams... Why? Because the streamer is always so preoccupied with _chat_ that they miss half the game. Case in point: 56:36 > Game devs put in an elaborate flair of how the pavilion is brought to life, the holographic system switched on to turn the place into a lovely space > Streamer is looking at chat and completely misses it 59:57 > 'Hoh! Woah it's all colorful now!' facepalm.jpg Also nothing against you personally; this is my #1 qualms for why I don't watch Twitch or any livestreams
About halfway through now. I’m really enjoying the game but it is definitely one of the hardest games I’ve ever played (other than Dark Souls but I never got far in that game) I’ve had to put it down every once in a while.
I am so in love with this game rn I'm finally playing it now that it launched in consoles. I'm just can't wait for him to fixe the robot at the Four Seasons I'm assuming next episode so he knows the map doesn't suck😅 Edit: I'm just starting episode 2 and it's literally the first thing he addresses lol
Nobody bringing up the map zoom is so funny lol. in my playthrough i did the other day it took me a while to realize there was a fully detailed map, kinda hilarious
@@alastor8091The story mode is definitely the easy mode because the normal mode is the intended difficulty, but why are you saying that only babies play story mode? With this mode anyone can enjoy the excellent story even if they can’t handle the difficulty. Not everyone has the time or energy to reach such a high skill level.
@@crinklyonion1410 it's a meme. Look up "only babies play on easy mode". It's an old meme from years and years ago. Nah, I got my ass wiped by the General for like 2 hours, I got no room to talk lol. Goumang gaped me.
@@LumiNexushuh weird. Man I was really hoping to catch this livestream. Btw I'm just installing crash bandicoot 4 and team rumble and crash 4 is gonna be hell for me for the next year. 🥲🗿💀
There's a map zoom feature (button shown at the bottom of the overview map) he failed to spot throughout the playthrough. What you can buy from the 9000s is a counter showing you how many secrets you've yet to find in a given area. Edit: since my comment I learned the ability to freely zoom in and out without map chip was added later.
I don’t know why, but it seems like you can just kind of walk out of the way of so many attacks, but I always had to parry because the hit-boxes were so huge.
Sitting here watching Fireborn play this game (and having a pretty good time with it myself) i'm wondering why he never olayed Prince of Persia Lost Crown? Or did he and i just missed it? That game is currently my best of 2024
@fireb0rn the movement in that game is a lot of fun, can't wait to see what someone of your skill does with it. I was able to do some really fun things and I'm pretty bad (Path of Pain in 6 hours LET'S GOOO)
@HyruleWanderer And I mean no disrespect; the game looks very polished and beautiful, but I need additional info on various aspects in order to spend 25 bucks, such as the actual depth of the gameplay mechanics, the bosses, and the length of the game.
@@javigc98 I feel the same way. Hollow Knight ruined me after giving so much for such a low price. I enjoyed the Nine Sols demo, loved the combat, but i don't think i would pay the original price if the other aspects are lacking. Gonna wait some more time.
Little disappointed to see how talky this game is. I know that's a selling point for some, but especially right at the beginning, I'd prefer to just start playing.
It's a good game, but pretty overrated by folk. The boss fights are good, but the general gameplay is kinda meh, with a lot of bloat and uninspiring exploration.
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16:35
Fun fact: According to Chinese mythology, there were originally ten suns in the sky.
A marksman named Hou Yi shot out eight of them, the ninth one was injured and dimmed and turned into the moon, leaving only one sun.
24:38
There may be a homophone joke here, because there is a Chinese idiom called "如意算盤/ruyi suanpan(Count one's chickens before they hatch)", and the function of this AI is "Counting".
1:01:54
Yi: You dare use my own spells against me?
1:47:38
Hint: Here you can lure the enemy to the vicinity of the laser, the enemy has a chance to be hit by the laser and cause damages. This is what I saw in another player's live video, it should be usable until the official fixes the bug of this mechanism.
2:26:08
Fun fact: Kuafu is a sun chaser in Chinese mythology, he tried to race with the sun, but eventually his mouth became thirsty by the sun's rays and heat, then he drank too much water in one go and died of swelling.
Here he is set as an orange cat who keeps drinking bubble milk tea.
Fun fact 2: According to research, most orange cats have genes prone to obesity, so obese orange cats like Garfield are very common...
The one who shot the suns is actually Da Yi(大羿) not Hou Yi(后羿), I just learn that from other Nine Sols player.
Your explanation is great! I’m a Chinese user and realized the name 如羿 means after watching this.
Originally what I thought is that since 如羿 is made by 羿, so the name representing the mirror of 羿 himself since 如 in Chinese means “like” or “similar to”.
@@張翔竣-e3w 要這麼解釋應該也可以
只是我第一次看實況的時候
大部份網友都往諧音梗方向解釋
主要是軒軒會喊它「算盤」
所以這裡到底有沒有製作者的巧思不得而知
@@Neilschlighter Well, I checked Wikipedia and it said that the name "大羿／Dayi" is said to be a name made up by later generations.
Another theory is that it was 后羿／Hou Yi who shot the sun, there was another person named Dayi.
The ancient texts that have been recorded so far are all called "羿／Yi", the earliest source of Da Yi is Chinese literary and historical workers, and then some online novels. There is a saying that it once appeared in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" but it cannot be verified.
Of course, the information on Wikipedia is not necessarily Reliable. In short, the information I have found so far is still unclear as to whether the title "Dayi" exists in historical documents.
This game is phenomenal. I played it for a bit and instantly fell in love, could not stop smiling for the most part. It’s so beautiful and it feels so good to play!!!
@@johnnymetonymicHow on earth is it bad?! To me, it keeps getting better as the game progresses. I love the insane difficulty!
@@johnnymetonymic you are wrong
@@marquisepixley684 how far have you got?
@@johnnymetonymic I gotta petty far in the game
@@johnnymetonymic yes
This game is so good - I found that for partial blocks you will stay at 1hp if you consistently get it, so you can’t die. Would prolly be busted with the fury of the fallen charm
As luck would have it, that charm exists in Nine Sols!
@@Josh-vm9bk I know, I just forgot the name so I just said the equivalent lmao
I did the whole Yingzhao fight mostly by parrying and then using the Talisman and it's probably one of the most fun boss fights I've done in years. Achieved a god-level parrying after like 10 tries and it was pretty enjoyable. This game is nuts. And congrats on second-trying it lmao, god-gamer skills right there lol
It's funny to see him hit every parry puzzle with his sword and then when he encounters the puzzle he's supposed to slash at he doesn't even think to
After completing this game, it is simply nothing short of phenomenal. This game is a masterpiece, the characters are so endearing, the combat is so damn satisfying, the art is beautiful, the music is immersing, and the story is told so well if you care enough to read the dialogue. Definitely my indie game of the year, its a 9/10
To me, parrying seems just not satisfying at all. I liked the demo, but the lack of feeling through this video makes me hesitate now. Would u agree that the game could be better in the combat feedbacks ? Or am i missing something without controller in hands ?
@@BountyGeant I played on keyboard and mouse and I found parrying to be super satisfying especially when you do it back to back. I suppose it might be a matter of taste thing, but I had no issues with the combat feedbacks.
@@BountyGeantThere are plenty of enemies where the parrying does not feel good. Sometimes enemies will attack so fast and so quickly that it just doesn’t feel super fair. That being said, for every moment where it just doesn’t feel great, there are moments where you feel absolutely amazing, and the more familiar you get with the game and the enemies, the more you feel amazing. Unfortunately it takes a long time before things stop feeling unfair.
Spoilers for a small detail you probably missed, maybe 5 hours in:
13:27 "Legend has it that harvests will be bountiful if the ceremony is successful"
We know the ceremony is harvesting the villagers
When you get to the agriculture area, you learn that the yellow water that is used to grow crops is made using parts of the bodies from the villagers.
So the legend is literally true, the harvested bodies are used to grow food.
Fire actually went to the first zone like a good boy lol, I ended up wandering into Goumang’s territory first and got my ass ROCKED for a good while. Love this game!
same
Same lmaooo Goumang's fight is so much harder without the bow
That optional boss on the way to goumang is so fucking hard
Me too I got my ass kicked in goumang's piss zone for hours 😭
Sameeee Kuafu was the second sol I got 😂. I love that you can kinda decide which of the two can you get
backed this game in 2022, been so excited for it and am loving it so far!
though, one thing i would recommend is repairing the shanhai 9000 bot at the pavilion asap. wish id done it sooner
Thanks! I'll give it a try.
@@johnnymetonymic it literally unlocks a core mechanic of the game lmao
@@elnogal9298 the map? "Unlocking" the map is bloat for games with no original ideas.
@@johnnymetonymic sure m9
the map is open to everyone now
I really appreciate you not spoiling things that you know from the demo! It helps keep the story immersive for us as your audience ❤❤
If there’s one big issue that I have with this game so far it’s that you don’t have any invincibility frames. I’ve had moments where I get ganged up on by 5 or more enemies, and then I miss one parry, get knocked back, and all the other enemies immediately attack me all at once. And given that even basic enemies can deal an entire quarter of your health bar with one attack, and they attack fast, it’s not great.
30:40 IS THAT WHAT FIRE DOES TO GOD GAMERS?!?
I love the statue at 1:28:50 and then... Kuafu himself x)
The parry talisman system is really cool if we got to see it more
Yh it's really satisfying, parry parry parry destroy is a great gameplay loop
Played this yesterday and this is so fun and hard! Need to practice parrying lol
3:18:16 I adore HADES and managed to get to the credits without God Mode on my first play through, but I've already got chronic joint problems in my hands (and everywhere else, auto-immune disorder whee) and they'd be cramped up for days, so I've just accepted that for my own good I have to play HADES 2 on God Mode once it hits the Switch. My pride hurts... but not as bad as my thumbs after a good run. (Also need to get some new joy cons, the drift has tossed me into the River Phlegethon too many times thank you)
Watching you beat the first boss second try hurt my soul. It took me about an hour and I am a hardened hollow knight veteran
Thanks for the gameplay, Fire.
I wonder, what would Yi think if he found out that he was a game character controlled by an apeman. :)
Lol
1:14 HE SAID THE THING
[!! Spoiler]
29:53 Loki going to stay by the Sols.
46:07 Red Tiger Elite
47:38 Over the demo part.
1:05:53 Primordial
1:46:21 D.1
1:47:17 Celestial Sentinel
1:47:42 D.2
1:48:38 D.3
1:50:39 D.4 (Suicide)
1:55:10 D.5
2:21:54 YingZhao
2:22:33 D.6
3:15:14 Primordial
I’ve been waiting for this game for a long time, and while in most aspects I am enjoying it, there is one persistent annoyance so far with the spear enemies particularly. Their AI loves getting up in your face, so the tip of the spear often is masked by the character sprite, completely obfuscating the tell. Yes there’s a noise but I’m not good enough yet to judge the distance between a deflect and a parry by sound.
I am so grateful for this because I’m so hungry for more internet content if this game it it’s so recent nothing really has come out yet and gosh, Red Candle Games never miss do they?! Thank you for uploading, I’m excited to watch ❤
God I hate streams / watching streams... Why? Because the streamer is always so preoccupied with _chat_ that they miss half the game.
Case in point:
56:36
> Game devs put in an elaborate flair of how the pavilion is brought to life, the holographic system switched on to turn the place into a lovely space
> Streamer is looking at chat and completely misses it
59:57
> 'Hoh! Woah it's all colorful now!'
facepalm.jpg
Also nothing against you personally; this is my #1 qualms for why I don't watch Twitch or any livestreams
Don't watch them?
About halfway through now. I’m really enjoying the game but it is definitely one of the hardest games I’ve ever played (other than Dark Souls but I never got far in that game) I’ve had to put it down every once in a while.
1:20:39 Qi is definitely pronounced close to "chi" and not "key," you had it right before! :)
someone should make a list of all the Chinese mythology referenced in this game.
I am so in love with this game rn I'm finally playing it now that it launched in consoles. I'm just can't wait for him to fixe the robot at the Four Seasons I'm assuming next episode so he knows the map doesn't suck😅
Edit: I'm just starting episode 2 and it's literally the first thing he addresses lol
Nobody bringing up the map zoom is so funny lol. in my playthrough i did the other day it took me a while to realize there was a fully detailed map, kinda hilarious
I'm glad I grabbed this game on Steam..one of my favorite metroidvanias
The standard mode means "hard mode" actually lol
The story mode is easier and u can also adjust the amount of damage u can cause and take
I have been deleted multiple times in two or three hits, so calling it hard mode is fair.
Nah, thats normal. Story mode is easy mode. And we know only babies play easy mo-doo.
@@alastor8091The story mode is definitely the easy mode because the normal mode is the intended difficulty, but why are you saying that only babies play story mode? With this mode anyone can enjoy the excellent story even if they can’t handle the difficulty. Not everyone has the time or energy to reach such a high skill level.
@@crinklyonion1410 it's a meme. Look up "only babies play on easy mode". It's an old meme from years and years ago. Nah, I got my ass wiped by the General for like 2 hours, I got no room to talk lol. Goumang gaped me.
missed the stream but can’t wait to see how much farther you get next stream! i love this game so far!
Hi fire born i just started watching your vods a few months ago. Hows it going?😁
Oh this is pre-rcorded it said live when I clicked on I'm so dumb. Man im dead. 🪦🪦🪦
@@M.c-r5d you did not cook bro
It told me it was live too for some reason.
@@LumiNexushuh weird. Man I was really hoping to catch this livestream. Btw I'm just installing crash bandicoot 4 and team rumble and crash 4 is gonna be hell for me for the next year. 🥲🗿💀
Hope he replies to you
I need to catch these streams more. I keep losing it over the calm ambiance getting occasionally interrupted by Zote Noises
That’s it, I’m buying the game. This just looks like so much fun
i just did a run of nine sols without using wayward compass at all! a major challenge.
“tis but a flesh wound”
I saw a review on steam that immediately sold me on this game: "Hollow knight + Sekiro"
I've only watched the first 15 mins but want to say the movements of characters is like 皮影戏
Is Kuafu Garfield? 🤔 Also, you have adorable Cat ❤
this game goes so hard
1 hour in, feels more like ori and the will of the wisps to me than hollow knight or anything else
I did not get Ori vibes at all. It seems to successfully land as it's own thing as far as I can tell. Not enough like any of the top metroidvanias.
I just realized, I think Tianhuo may mean “sky fire”, as tian, pronounced like (Tyēn) is sky and huo (hwǒ) is fire
Actually, it stands for 禍(huò), which means disaster, catastrophe, or pandemic in this story.
^
22:00 , 26:05 lamp moment xD
Can't you view the detailed map by buying modules from the 9000 bots and giving them to the bot at home base?
There's a map zoom feature (button shown at the bottom of the overview map) he failed to spot throughout the playthrough. What you can buy from the 9000s is a counter showing you how many secrets you've yet to find in a given area. Edit: since my comment I learned the ability to freely zoom in and out without map chip was added later.
1:20:36 bruh its pronounced as "Chi", am a Taiwanese
@@marcl.f yeah and that guy who said "key" was so confident too 💀
IS THAT A SOL'S RNG REFERENCE?!?!?!?!?!!?!1/1/1/?!?!?!?
What distinguished gentlecones
Enjoyable ～ This Taiwanese superb game 👍
Rule 34 is gonna have a field day with this character...
I don’t know why, but it seems like you can just kind of walk out of the way of so many attacks, but I always had to parry because the hit-boxes were so huge.
I'm here to say that I'm on the path to do the true ending and this game almost got me dropping a tear at a certain part. Just almost.
All the people in your chat really need to get themselves a water filter holy crap o.o
I really wanted to play this mobile
I havent realised it was out yet but it looks great 👍
it took me like 10 attempts to beat baichang and fire just does it first try without going in with full hp ;-;
Sitting here watching Fireborn play this game (and having a pretty good time with it myself) i'm wondering why he never olayed Prince of Persia Lost Crown? Or did he and i just missed it? That game is currently my best of 2024
I plan to play at some point!
@fireb0rn the movement in that game is a lot of fun, can't wait to see what someone of your skill does with it. I was able to do some really fun things and I'm pretty bad (Path of Pain in 6 hours LET'S GOOO)
Anybody know if this is coming to console?
I wish there was a way to turn off blood :(
I stole the Radiant Pagoda's Shanhai 9000s chip and immediately felt bad... I'm sorry fish 😢
I died to the general boss like 15 times smh. My parrying skills are so bad.
lowkey unfair how quickly you beat the general, it took me like 3 hours ;-;
Enjoy Lady Ethereal she took me a good while.
@@thorinhannahs4614 she is actually my current struggle loll
the game is so good damn i cant wait to buy it
i love how the cat viewing is part of gameplay
bro kuafu is literally garfeild
@@musiccraft fr
I actually want to play this game but is rather expansive, so I'm not sure if to buy it yet :(
This game has NO relationship with hollow knight
I NEED this on console bro PLEASE
Just try Rain world, its may be very frustraiting, but truly rewarding
I'd love to play but it's a little bit expensive imho.
Agreed
@HyruleWanderer And I mean no disrespect; the game looks very polished and beautiful, but I need additional info on various aspects in order to spend 25 bucks, such as the actual depth of the gameplay mechanics, the bosses, and the length of the game.
Get ya money up.
@@javigc98 I feel the same way. Hollow Knight ruined me after giving so much for such a low price. I enjoyed the Nine Sols demo, loved the combat, but i don't think i would pay the original price if the other aspects are lacking. Gonna wait some more time.
@@originalauthor facts, mfs acting like 25 quid is a lot of money
All games are a Metroidvania
bro why is this dude so fucking bad
Srry im late
For me hollow knight has a better art style (it's just my opinion)
Little disappointed to see how talky this game is. I know that's a selling point for some, but especially right at the beginning, I'd prefer to just start playing.
It's a good game, but pretty overrated by folk. The boss fights are good, but the general gameplay is kinda meh, with a lot of bloat and uninspiring exploration.
I had to skip the stream so i can enjoy it myself 🥲