This is the biggest surprise of the year… game is breathtaking and definitely challenging, but once you get the hang of it you’ll see it’s really rewarding, my GOTY for sure, also playing it on ps5 and in runs amazing enjoy the game 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
I was impressed by the trailers right from the start but definitely worried that the actual game wouldn't live up to them. I am so glad to see the game does live up to the trailers!!! I can't wait to keep playing
Timeline of this game is AFTER the classic novel - Original story, Journey to the west is classic Chinese novel (top 4) since ancient China written in the late 15 century. It follows a monk name Tang SanZang who goes on a Journey to the West (India) for the Sacred Buddha's Scriptures. Sun Wukung, who was born from a rock (space rock?) since the beginning of time by adsorbing the Heaven and Earth's Chi and Spirit. He founded a monkey kingdom and realised that he and his people could die of old age. He went on a journey to learn mystical arts (magic) and to become a deity and gain immortality. Long story short, he got into conflict with the heaven and made a mess due to his arrogance and untamed behaviour, no one could stop him until Buddha appeared and sealed him up for his crime for 500 years using a mountain + Seal. (5 Finger Mountain) The story begins when the monk's destiny is to find Wukung and set him free, however he must become the monk's disciple and follow him on a journey to the west by foot. During the journey, they have to overcome 81 difficulties of life and death, fighting evil demons and testing their faith and comradery.
Thank you so much for giving me the backstory! This is a really good description and adds so much more context to the introduction 😊 I might have to go read Journey to the West after this game!
Great video Amanda. I started playing this game just this Sunday and enjoying it so much so I can't wait to see your playthrough as well and get your thoughts. Also am a big dragon ball fan so the fact that this game and dragon ball where inspired from the same story makes it all that much better for me. Also you don't have to hold R1 to run you can also toggle it by clicking down on the left stick if you find that better. Can't wait for the next video
I'm so glad you're playing it at the same time Luis, I csnt wait to hear your thoughts in the comments too! The story seems like it's going to be really good. Omg thank you for that tip, I am definitely switching to L3 for running!
Be sure to use your sparks to upgrade. The best thing about this game is that any upgrade you make doesn't have to be permanent. At the shrine checkpoints you can re-shuffle any sparks you've used into other things like fighting stances, magic and physical build.
Yang Jian called it stupid dog because there is a show for the heaven between Wukong and him. But, the heaven doesn’t know it so far. Btw, Yang Jian never said that to his dog before.
@@AmandaRoses To be honest, this ability is not random at all. It is a very obscure metaphor designed by the author in ancient China. This is related to the concept of the five elements in Chinese mythology (gold, wood, water, fire, and earth). The ear represents water, and the JinguBang represents gold. Putting it in the ear is a perfect explanation. Of course, it is very obscure.
Hey this was a great surprise, the game looks amazing 😎👍, Great Job Amanda (and congratulations again for your PhD) you are always the best Amanda, I wish you a wonderful day ❤️🌹😎👍🔥
Since you had mentioned it at the beginning, the game has a “parry” mechanic so to speak. It’s a skill you can unlock in the smash stance called “resolute counterflow” basically if you press heavy attack during a light combo when an enemy starts to attack, Wu Kong will perform this move on an enemy and essentially cancel out any incoming damage from the enemy attacking and as a result you’ll get quite a bit of damage. Also you’ll need at least one focus point so it can be done
It does look amazing 🔥 When you get to the middle part of the game the bosses get really tanky. So I suggest to increase your staff's damage if you can so you don't lose your sanity
Wukong laugh about other being that try everything to obtain immortality ( some lose their life in this path ) but this Wukong whom stack 75 immortality power after the journey end just laugh it off like it nothing. And before the black myth, he did raid the heaven, hell, ocean home of the dragon and bested all demon that ever come to challenge him. If you need to compare him to anything, he is walking talking WMD. The biggest problem you have when dealing with Wukong ... is that he is immortal. You can dice him, slash his neck, burn him, bite him, thunder strike him etc .... he just don't die. He heaven tried this before.
Love the game. Great to see that u noticed so much details, including camera angle, the clothing that the characters are wearing, music.., that I have missed because I was rushing through the game. 😅😊
Those aren't Peacock feathers, they're actually PHOENIX feathers. One of Sun Wukong's signature pieces of his armor is his Phoenix Feather Crown. Glad you're enjoying this game! For a bit of context, this game takes place post-Journey To The West.
@@AmandaRoses In terms of on-screen adaptations of Journey To The West, I've heard that the 1986 version is the one that receives the most universal praise, and it may be the closest to the original book (which most definitely can't be beat).
When you fight with Yang Jian at the beginning, he gives you three skills, but you didn't use them once. I suggest you fight again. It's a big surprise.
It's overwhelming when they introduce so many mechanics right in the beginning in the middle of a boss fight. I'll have to go back for a second playthrough!
Chinese voice is much better and actually makes more sense as the language can never been fully translated properly, just the overall meaning usually gets across but not the essence of the meaning and multi meaning behind them. Also PC is much much better if you got the specs for it :D I would encourage you to read the novel, its very very good.
English translation on "stupid dog" isn't appropriate. Lore wise, first, the dog is celestial body too, if, in case he reincarnated into human world, he has the status to be a full human. Second, Erlang will never call his dog stupid, just not consistent to the lore. Third, the Chinese text, is anything but stupid either.
If you have a good enough PC I'd recommend buying it there, but if PS5 is your best option then it's definitely still worth buying and playing! Visual quality isn't as good on the PS5 but it's still a great game
Make no sense geeting paid, the maker of this game is just from a small game studio in china, they dont have enpoght budget, you knoew, heard the developer originally planned 15 chapters, but because lacking of budget so they just are forced to cut down it too 6 chaps, there are so many monster/yaoguaistill havent shown up ,you will know if you have watched jpurney to the west, its really a good game, played elden ring/souls games, the main character and the enemies movement really like a robot, so boring emotionless, compare just be hinest to yourself, steam concurrent player cant be lie, Elden ring anly got 900k, in 1~2 years dont knoe, hile Black Myth got 2,4m concurrrent player in less than a week , and its still increasing to 37m by now , breking the reord of the most played game in steam history since the launching of the steam app...are you still accusing all the concurrent player on steam are all being paid? 😅
Wukong is not really a hero...more like an anti hero. The tutorial boss is more of a hero. For context, Wukong is human monkey with crippling ADHD who is high on cocaine all the time and gains superpowers...and intentionally and unintentionally wrecks everything everywhere he goes.
I understand how what I said sounded like I was referring to the characters in this game as samurai. What I was trying to say is that we usually only see samurai style armor in videogames, so it's really cool to have a game where we can see Chinese armor and styles. I know these aren't samurai despite my terrible communication here lol
Hey cute girl, seems to me this game is too hard for you, you have to be very very fast, all the bosses are very tough, but keep trying, the more you play the better you are, good luck!
This is the biggest surprise of the year… game is breathtaking and definitely challenging, but once you get the hang of it you’ll see it’s really rewarding, my GOTY for sure, also playing it on ps5 and in runs amazing enjoy the game 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
The joy I feel when a good combo comes off is undescribable
I was impressed by the trailers right from the start but definitely worried that the actual game wouldn't live up to them. I am so glad to see the game does live up to the trailers!!! I can't wait to keep playing
And its only made by a small gmae studio in china
The biggest surprise is anyone thinking the English VA is good. Play in Chinese. Much better experience
Timeline of this game is AFTER the classic novel - Original story, Journey to the west is classic Chinese novel (top 4) since ancient China written in the late 15 century. It follows a monk name Tang SanZang who goes on a Journey to the West (India) for the Sacred Buddha's Scriptures. Sun Wukung, who was born from a rock (space rock?) since the beginning of time by adsorbing the Heaven and Earth's Chi and Spirit. He founded a monkey kingdom and realised that he and his people could die of old age. He went on a journey to learn mystical arts (magic) and to become a deity and gain immortality. Long story short, he got into conflict with the heaven and made a mess due to his arrogance and untamed behaviour, no one could stop him until Buddha appeared and sealed him up for his crime for 500 years using a mountain + Seal. (5 Finger Mountain)
The story begins when the monk's destiny is to find Wukung and set him free, however he must become the monk's disciple and follow him on a journey to the west by foot. During the journey, they have to overcome 81 difficulties of life and death, fighting evil demons and testing their faith and comradery.
Thank you so much for giving me the backstory! This is a really good description and adds so much more context to the introduction 😊 I might have to go read Journey to the West after this game!
great to see you are enjoying it, me too especially with Chinese language on really adds to the immersion with all the characters you interact with
I want to replay it with the Chinese subtitles later so I can experience that immersion myself!
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Great video Amanda. I started playing this game just this Sunday and enjoying it so much so I can't wait to see your playthrough as well and get your thoughts. Also am a big dragon ball fan so the fact that this game and dragon ball where inspired from the same story makes it all that much better for me. Also you don't have to hold R1 to run you can also toggle it by clicking down on the left stick if you find that better. Can't wait for the next video
I'm so glad you're playing it at the same time Luis, I csnt wait to hear your thoughts in the comments too! The story seems like it's going to be really good. Omg thank you for that tip, I am definitely switching to L3 for running!
One China game affects various nationalities around the world
Great video Amanda. this game is so beautiful and I glad it lived up to the hype and I glad it run well on the ps5
I'm so glad it's living up to the hype too!! Can't wait to keep playing
Was waiting for this to get here. Not disappointed at all.
It's off to a great start I can't wait to keep playing!
Be sure to use your sparks to upgrade. The best thing about this game is that any upgrade you make doesn't have to be permanent. At the shrine checkpoints you can re-shuffle any sparks you've used into other things like fighting stances, magic and physical build.
Yes I've been using them, it definitely helps with the boss fights!!! That's so useful wow I'm so glad you can adjust the skills as you need!
This is a beautiful game Amanda! I’m loving it so far! I hope you like too!
The first hour has definitely got me hooked!!!
the dog is deity he is loyal to erlang deity also known as Yang Jian and always fight by his side
Cool I love to learn more of the lore!
Yang Jian called it stupid dog because there is a show for the heaven between Wukong and him. But, the heaven doesn’t know it so far. Btw, Yang Jian never said that to his dog before.
Just to let you know, Wukong can shrink his weapons and hide them in his ears, which is one of his many abilities.
Love that hahaha he's got some very cool (and very random) powers
@@AmandaRoses To be honest, this ability is not random at all. It is a very obscure metaphor designed by the author in ancient China.
This is related to the concept of the five elements in Chinese mythology (gold, wood, water, fire, and earth). The ear represents water, and the JinguBang represents gold. Putting it in the ear is a perfect explanation. Of course, it is very obscure.
Hey this was a great surprise, the game looks amazing 😎👍, Great Job Amanda (and congratulations again for your PhD) you are always the best Amanda, I wish you a wonderful day ❤️🌹😎👍🔥
Thank you Kevin! ❤️ I hope you have a wonderful day too
Looks so good! Thanks so much Amanda!🥰
Thanks for watching Tex 🥰
Since you had mentioned it at the beginning, the game has a “parry” mechanic so to speak. It’s a skill you can unlock in the smash stance called “resolute counterflow” basically if you press heavy attack during a light combo when an enemy starts to attack, Wu Kong will perform this move on an enemy and essentially cancel out any incoming damage from the enemy attacking and as a result you’ll get quite a bit of damage. Also you’ll need at least one focus point so it can be done
Actually the parry is actually called rock solid spell. That’s how you can truly parry or do counter attacks.
That's great to know, thanks for sharing that tip!!! :)
It's so beautiful and so so so cool! I have watched it countless times since it came out. ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤
I love it so far! ❤
It does look amazing 🔥 When you get to the middle part of the game the bosses get really tanky. So I suggest to increase your staff's damage if you can so you don't lose your sanity
My sanity thanks you for the advice haha
Wukong laugh about other being that try everything to obtain immortality ( some lose their life in this path ) but this Wukong whom stack 75 immortality power after the journey end just laugh it off like it nothing. And before the black myth, he did raid the heaven, hell, ocean home of the dragon and bested all demon that ever come to challenge him. If you need to compare him to anything, he is walking talking WMD. The biggest problem you have when dealing with Wukong ... is that he is immortal. You can dice him, slash his neck, burn him, bite him, thunder strike him etc .... he just don't die. He heaven tried this before.
Wukong is crazy powerful, you definitely see that in the introduction! I hope we see more of him later
Respect that u fightin Baby-Buddha totally stock. Lookin forward for more of the series
Thanks I'm excited to get more into the combat!
Love the game. Great to see that u noticed so much details, including camera angle, the clothing that the characters are wearing, music.., that I have missed because I was rushing through the game. 😅😊
It's hard to take it all in the first time you play! That's what second playthroughs are for :)
This is my favorite first time watching your videos 😍 ❤️
Thank you so much for joining the channel, I'm excited to keep playing this game with you!! :)
Ouu you're starting this playthrough? I haven't seen anything of it so I'm eager to follow you through this!
I'm glad you'll be following along, I can't wait to share this journey!
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Thank you so much for subscribing!! ❤ Welcome to the Roses community I'm glad you liked the first episode, I'm looking forward to sharing more 😊
@@AmandaRoses i wish you the best sister 🤗
Those aren't Peacock feathers, they're actually PHOENIX feathers. One of Sun Wukong's signature pieces of his armor is his Phoenix Feather Crown. Glad you're enjoying this game! For a bit of context, this game takes place post-Journey To The West.
Phoenix feathers are even cooler, thanks for sharing that bit of lore! I should check out Journey to the West then!
@@AmandaRoses In terms of on-screen adaptations of Journey To The West, I've heard that the 1986 version is the one that receives the most universal praise, and it may be the closest to the original book (which most definitely can't be beat).
Several of the cutscenes in it are very interesting, and as the first 3a game in China, it is still exciting❤❤❤
Super excited to see more of the cutscenes, they are visually incredible!!! ❤
When you fight with Yang Jian at the beginning, he gives you three skills, but you didn't use them once. I suggest you fight again. It's a big surprise.
It's overwhelming when they introduce so many mechanics right in the beginning in the middle of a boss fight. I'll have to go back for a second playthrough!
Hey Amanda that cloud glider is one of his skill, if you like this game you will definitely like the book Journey to the west, you should read it.
I can't wait to get that skill!!! I'll definitely have to read it after this game :)
Hi Amanda, nice one. Let me know if it lives up to the hype..great channel.
Thank you! I'm excited to keep playing and see what the rest of the game is like
You are like a breath of fresh air. ✨️ 💕
Thank you 😊💕
Chinese voice is much better and actually makes more sense as the language can never been fully translated properly, just the overall meaning usually gets across but not the essence of the meaning and multi meaning behind them.
Also PC is much much better if you got the specs for it :D
I would encourage you to read the novel, its very very good.
I'd love to go back and play this with chinese voice after! And maybe on PC, although I'd have to buy the game twice then haha
Looks like fun. I might get this on a steam sale
I'm really liking it so far!
Overall Score: 10/10
Gameplay: 8
Artistic Value: 12
2024 GOTY
Hell yes!
Great video! only wish I could see your spells menu
Good point! I'll see about moving the video of me to the top right corner instead, thanks for mentioning it!
Good morning Amanda 🌻🌻🌻
Goodmorning! Well, goodnight now 🌙
Part 2 Mrs wukong coming soon that's you you so beautiful
Haha aww thanks 😊
Wukong can talk shit because he is him. He is the only one that could be him at that level 😆
thats pretty coool😎
If you've ever watched the Dragon Ball anime, this is the inspiration for its creation. Sun Wukong in Japanese is Son Goku.
I like to watch many anchors start very happy and excited, and when they meet the big head boss, they become nervous and speechless.😂❤
Hahaha I'm sure I'll get there soon, but you gotta love the challenge 😁
Next part two please....btw you beautiful 🤭
It'll be out soon I promise! And thank you 😊
Awesome ❤
Bro is laughing at "immortality".... Cuz bro has maxed out his immortality 😂💀🗿
Hahaha true!!!!
on pc this game is extremely beautiful
English translation on "stupid dog" isn't appropriate. Lore wise, first, the dog is celestial body too, if, in case he reincarnated into human world, he has the status to be a full human. Second, Erlang will never call his dog stupid, just not consistent to the lore. Third, the Chinese text, is anything but stupid either.
GOTY !!!
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Erlang Shen is a demi god to the Chinese as Achilles is to the Greeks and Gilgermesh is to the Sumerians.
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nice
Like watching your stream 😁😁
Would you suggest to buy it on ps5?
If you have a good enough PC I'd recommend buying it there, but if PS5 is your best option then it's definitely still worth buying and playing! Visual quality isn't as good on the PS5 but it's still a great game
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Are youtubers playing it because their getting paid or free perks.
Not this youtuber haha I'm just playing because I'm interested in the game!
Make no sense geeting paid, the maker of this game is just from a small game studio in china, they dont have enpoght budget, you knoew, heard the developer originally planned 15 chapters, but because lacking of budget so they just are forced to cut down it too 6 chaps, there are so many monster/yaoguaistill havent shown up ,you will know if you have watched jpurney to the west, its really a good game, played elden ring/souls games, the main character and the enemies movement really like a robot, so boring emotionless, compare just be hinest to yourself, steam concurrent player cant be lie, Elden ring anly got 900k, in 1~2 years dont knoe, hile Black Myth got 2,4m concurrrent player in less than a week , and its still increasing to 37m by now , breking the reord of the most played game in steam history since the launching of the steam app...are you still accusing all the concurrent player on steam are all being paid? 😅
I am still stuck on the wondering wight...
That boss is tough!
@@AmandaRoses okay, finally passed him phew
@@AmandaRoses Now I am stuck on that white snake bar sh tard!!! What do I do??!!
Those are phoenix feathers, not peacock.
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Wukong is not really a hero...more like an anti hero. The tutorial boss is more of a hero. For context, Wukong is human monkey with crippling ADHD who is high on cocaine all the time and gains superpowers...and intentionally and unintentionally wrecks everything everywhere he goes.
Hahahaha I mean the atypical heroes can be the most interesting!
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Beginning fight no use skills at all? lol
Clearly it's because I don't need the skills 😎
@@AmandaRoses I want to see you walk through all boss fight without use any skill. 😎
Girl can't tell between apple and peach
OK sorry I can't tell an animated apple and peach apart 🤣
they are not creatures .. lol .. and Samuri is not even Chinese culture... lol
I understand how what I said sounded like I was referring to the characters in this game as samurai. What I was trying to say is that we usually only see samurai style armor in videogames, so it's really cool to have a game where we can see Chinese armor and styles. I know these aren't samurai despite my terrible communication here lol
Its anoying when someone talk to much over the cut scenes.!!
Almost everyone here has played the game already and seen the cutscenes without any talking. So if you don't like it, go watch someone else 🤷🏼♀️
OMG girls
Hey cute girl, seems to me this game is too hard for you, you have to be very very fast, all the bosses are very tough, but keep trying, the more you play the better you are, good luck!
If I can beat Sekiro I can beat this game too!
@@AmandaRoses Hi, do you have more Wukong videos or this is the only video you have??
I could tell you're a dog person :)
Dogs are the most precious 🥺🥰
But as a professional caucasian woman aren't you offended that this game isn't woke!?
Noob gamer😂😂
Literally who cares haha just let people enjoy games
Nice.
Nice
I heard that the display effect on PS5 is very poor. You should buy the PC version, which is very clear and exquisite
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