Black Myth: Wukong | August 20, 2024 | PS5/PC

[Brolic]

do u have the vessel for the daioist? the weaver's needle? If u use it during the second phase against the daoist, it makes the fight much easier

No, I thought you have to beat the scorpion lord to get the needle

 

[Deezay]

do u have the vessel for the daioist? the weaver's needle? If u use it during the second phase against the daoist, it makes the fight much easier

He gotta beat the boss from the area he's in to use it, first.

 

[Deezay]

No, I thought you have to beat the scorpion lord to get the needle

You have to beat the main boss in that area to get it.

 

[Don Homer]

He gotta beat the boss from the area he's in to use it, first.

No, I thought you have to beat the scorpion lord to get the needle

i thought u had to beat that other boss whose name escapes me now. I dont think Scorpionlord is mandatory for the vessel, right?

EDIT: the duskveil is the name of the boss. If Scorpion Lord is giving u trouble, skip it for now and just take down the Duskveil and get the vessel so u can beat the Daoist Master

 

[Deezay]

i thought u had to beat that other boss whose name escapes me now. I dont think Scorpionlord is mandatory for the vessel, right?

Duskveil.
Scorpionlord could be skipped.

 

[Brolic]

Duskveil.
Scorpionlord could be skipped.

I didn’t know that. I’ll check a different guide video. The one I watched said you have to defeat the scorpion lord.

 

[Don Homer]

Duskveil.
Scorpionlord could be skipped.

yep.

 

[Don Homer]

I don't even remember what u get for beating scorpion lord. It was mainly for bragging rights for me lol

 

[Deezay]

I didn’t know that. I’ll check a different guide video. The one I watched said you have to defeat the scorpion lord.

He gives you a curios, I think.

EDIT:
Gives you a Gourd, material for armor, sky piercing horn and gold thread

 

[Dillah810]

Took me 64 hours to finish my playthrough

-one of the more challenging games i've played. Haven't been challenged like this throughout a game since i was playing Street Fighter 4. And i was playing online against actual people.
-Story needs a ton of looking up if you don't know the lore (i didnt), but you get the idea after a while
-gameplay is straighforward, but some games don't need a lot of depth to be enjoyable

Gripes I had with this game:
-Chapter 3 is home to some of the worst gaming experiences i've ever had. Very frustrating (electric dragon fight, and Pagoda World)
-A small amount of bosses are poorly designed (inconsistent hitboxes)
-The platforming and traveling needs work. often times i fell off ledges and couldn't get back on track. I had to use the teleport item and go back to a shrine and trek back to where i was. Also, some areas look like i can explore them but it's blocked off (Stellar blade had these same issues). Game could seriously use a double jump feature like most action RPG's
-if you die on certain boss fights you have to do a decent amount of travel to get back to that boss and try the fight again (Monk in Ch3 that dodges your attacks). Game needs a "retry option after death". I've talked about it previously in this thread
-Frame dropping is real in this game. Some might argue it's a boss fight in itself lol. The game also crashed on me about 4 times total. We need an update to make the game run smoothly. It's not a dealbreaker by any means, but you don't want random frame drops in any game you play
-Destined one is a silent protagonist smh. don't see why he couldn't speak. Not a fan of silent protagonists. It's not 2002 anymore (GTA 3, Jak and Daxter)
-Cant pause cutscenes. Just an unnecessary feature that more games have. Not a fan at all, especially since some cutscenes are LONG. Also, you cant pause the game during certain gameplay animations. For example, if Destined one is dodge rolling or doing a light attack combo, the game can't be paused. Especially noticeable during the Heavenly Kings Fight. Why do i need the punching animations to end completely before the pause function can work?
-Pretty much zero guidance in this game (controversial take, some people enjoy the lack of guidance). There is so much you wouldn't know about each chapter if you don't look it up. In Ch2, you can completely miss out on a spirit if you don't kill one enemy before the other. There's no way you can know that unless you look it up. I didn't look it up and ended up missing that spirit. There's no map, no hints, no real info. The game just drops you in each new chapter and says "go explore". You also have to exhaust dialogue before you can progress some side quests. In most games, just talking to an NPC one time will progress a quest. In some cases in this game, you can miss out on content because you didn't repeatedly talking to an NPC
-I flatout don't understand the "see through your opponent feature". I literally never used it.

What I Like About this Game:
-Looking back, now that I've finished, this game is wonderfully challenging. Outside of some very few poorly designed bosses pretty much all the bosses are fair. They require a lot of patience and anticipation. It's normal to have to fight them a few times. The toughest bosses (Black Loong, Erlang, Great Sage) aren't just broken unfair fights. You have to read the fight and learn the patterns. It's very difficult, and you might have to change your builds, but it's all doable
-The music videos at the end of the chapters are nicely animated, a great touch
-Very nice soundtrack
-Game is seen as a "Boss Rush" game. It's not. It's loaded with bosses, but each boss is unique, and has a unique set of skills. You most likely can't approach each boss the same exact way on your first playthrough. You can tell the developers put a ton of effort in each boss
-The game gives you the option of building around different stances. You don't need to stick to one stance to take down certain youguias. Having the freedom to switch between 3 stances at any given moment is great. And none of the stances get in the way of your build. They're all flexible that they can be used no matter the playstyle.
-A shyt ton of Spirit/Summons to choose from. I haven't even come close to using all of them. They all work well in certain situations so players can have fun exploring which ones they want to use throughout the game.

All in all, this game is an 8.5/10 for me (I gotta redo my ratings for previous games i've played at some point)

I have the same likes and complaints. Especially the lack of the maps and guidance.

 

[Dillah810]

I didn’t know that. I’ll check a different guide video. The one I watched said you have to defeat the scorpion lord.

You don't have to defeat him to get the vessel, but you do get some good crafting materials and a gourd for beating him. One of the materials is necessary for crafting an armor.

I didn't beat Scorpion Lord in my first run, but I am going to make sure to face him in my NG+ run.

 

[Brolic]

You don't have to defeat him to get the vessel, but you do get some good crafting materials and a gourd for beating him. One of the materials is necessary for crafting an armor.

I didn't beat Scorpion Lord in my first run, but I am going to make sure to face him in my NG+ run.

He jumped in the fight with the veiled boss, so I killed him first. i guess I missed out.

 

[Brolic]

I beat him.
I had to use the needle, a longevity decocotion, Loong Aura Amplification Pellets, and Evil Repelling Medicament

 

[Don Homer]

I beat him.
I had to use the needle, a longevity decocotion, Loong Aura Amplification Pellets, and Evil Repelling Medicament

good work

 

[Jmare007]

For a while there I thought I had to give up on Erlang but finally got his bytchass

The fights that comes after that were unreal the most satisfying asswhooping the game has given me so far I really think that's the only thing this game is missing. For all the struggle it puts you through to beat some of these bosses, you don't really have a visceral in game experience once you beat them, some of these fukkers should've been dealt with the way God of War did it. Specially considering they clearly took a lot of inspiration on the new GOW games for this one.

But honestly, this game is fukking amazing. The fact it's the studio's first project of this magnitude is to me.

All the positives far outweigh the flaws for me. I have no clue what can beat this as game of the year, this was way more engaging to me than Shadows of the Erdtree