IF YOU ARE CONFUSED: In the secret ending it is revealed that Erlang (the first guy you fight at the start of the game) actually conspired with Wukong to kill him, as it's the only way to help him get rid of his enchanted headband. As long as the headband is on his head, he can never truly disobey the heavenly court. Erlang also sealed Wukong's memories in his third eye, so after the secret boss fight those memories are released and given to the protagonist. In the bad ending, the protagonist never reclaims Wukong's memories so he ends up accepting the headband, trapping him again to the will of the court. In the good ending, just before accepting the headbind, you get a closeup of the protagonist's eyes as he started reliving Wukong's journey, played in reverse culminating in his very first battle against the court. In this ending he possibly came to his senses and would not accept the headband. And yeah, the old monkey may be an agent of the court, as he put the protagonist on this journey to reunite Wukong's essence, but without his memories, creating a Wukong that would bend his knees to the court.
Literally makes sense now lol. Wukong is called the Victorious Fighting Buddha after the journey, that means he can never be bested in battle, so I was surprised when Erlang beat him
In simple way Secret ending: Erlang is a good guy who want help wukong release the headband Bad ending: You just become a regular monkey who obey the court Good ending: You become wukong without the headband and gain freedom
Wait so how is sun wukong dead if he has like 6 layers of Immortality .And since he gained the Buddhist blessing from completing the journey to the west didn't that remove his seal from heaven?
@@Jaqeon-r4sthose immortal is just only prevent few way of attack and old age He is not completly immortal The western not understand the word of chinese novel so they think wukong completly immortal In china mythology, there is no god is truly immortal The highest and strongest god tier ( wukong is not this tier ) just not impposible to be kill ( unless you achieve pangu level who already dead to create the world) They aren’t live forever, their limit is they can live until the universe die, they will die together with the universe. Unless they can reach pangu level
Erlang is the sincerest friend we always wished for, but hardly ever met. Wukong and Erlang used to be peers when Wukong served in the celestial palace, despite their huge difference in identity (Erlang is the military general while Wukong is merely a "horseman"). The horseman is the lowest rank "celestial official" in the celestial palace but the naive Wukong used to think it was a big deal, until he later found out when he was not invited to the fruit tasting ceremony (apparently due to his insignificant identity), and learned that his job assignment was barely an insult from the lord Yu Di, as the celestials thought Wukong was only a filthy lowlife creature and does not deserve a place in the majestic Celestial Palace. Wukong got provoked when he found out the truth, he then made a huge mess in the palace, fled away, and paid a visit to the East Sea Palace and took the [Sea stabilizing "pillar"] (or "needle" in its direct translation) from the sea palace which later became his weapon - the infamous monkey king bar. He then declared war to the Celestial Palace, Where Wukong also battled with Erlang (Er lang actually subdued Wukong in the end but it was with the help from other celestial Tai Shang lord). Er lang's third eye is actually called the [Heaven's eye] which Erlang can break through any delusion and see the truth (kind of like Wonder woman's Lasso of Truth), I guess that is where Erlang learned about Wukong's true nature - rebellious but with kind heart, dare to challenge and protect the average from the unfairness. If you pay close attention to Erlang's speech and facial expression in the beginning scene, the actions or trials he put on the protagonist and the final words he said to him before pushing him back in the shrine in the "good ending", you will know his brotherly love for Wukong and how he wished to spare Wukong from being controlled (the headband) by the corrupted bureau - Celestial Palace. Wukong is dead but what perished was only his body, his unfaded will and consciousness is retrieved and succeeded by the protagonists through his own journey and Erlang even said his (protegonist) journey has just began. Lastly, some may ask, if Erlang is all about to challenge the corruption in the Celestial Palace, why didn't he stand up against the Lord Yu Di himself. Well. He is Yu Di's nephew. The oriental mythology largely preserve the characters and virtue value of the east - Filial, unlike the greek mythology - incest and slaughtering within the family (just kidding). Apologies for my poor command of English (not my native language).
Thank you for the explanation but two things 1) Nowhere in the novel did it mention that Erlang and Wukong were friends, or that they got along. Erlang literally just showed up once to battle Wukong and disappeared from the novel. 2) What was that form that Erlang used to fight you in the game?
@@lane5686 Hi, that's why I mentioned at the start that Erlang and Wukong were just peers for a period of time when Wukong worked for the Celestial Palace. Erlang is truly whom we want to friend with, isn't? He might not be friend and hang out with Wukong but he understood the true nature of Wukong and help relieved Wukong and the entire of his kind (the monkey clan) from being huntdown by Celestial Palace's order (Wukong claimed his Immortality even before becoming buddha as he wiped his name off the "death note" in Yan Luo palace). To your second question, are you asking about the colossal lion form Erlang transformed into? That is called法天象地 which is like a high level shapeshifting/body enlarging skill which only few celestial mastered (interestingly, only both Wukong and Erlang used this shapeshifting skill in JTW as I recall).
@@lane5686 小说中有讲孙悟空和二郎神成为了朋友。那是在《西游记》第63回的时候，孙悟空和猪八戒打怪物“九头虫”期间，孙悟空和猪八戒请了路过的二郎神助战。在打架之前，孙悟空和二郎神进行了互相谅解，并且在当晚一同饮酒吃肉成为了朋友，在天亮之后再去打“九头虫”。由于这个游戏的故事是发生在西游记的后面，所以孙悟空和二郎神是朋友。In the novel, it is said that Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen became friends. That was in Chapter 63 of Journey to the West, during the battle between Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie against the monster "Nine Headed Worm", Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie invited the passing Erlang God to assist in the battle. Before the fight, Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen forgave each other and became friends by drinking and eating meat together that night. They went to fight the "nine headed worm" after dawn. Since the story of this game takes place after Journey to the West, Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen are friends.
Once you understand the mythological background of the three-eyed Erlang Shen, it becomes easier to see why he sides with Sun Wukong. Erlang Shen is essentially an earlier version of Sun Wukong. He rebelled against the Heavenly Court to rescue his mother, who fell in love with a mortal, and used a giant axe to split open the mountain that served as her prison. His mother's brother is none other than the Jade Emperor.
I'm *_REALLY_* glad that there are dudes in this comment section willing to explain the endings in incredible detail. Because otherwise my Western self not knowing Chinese folklore would've NEVER understood the meaning of the ending where The Destined One stays as a rock and the ending where we get a flashback of Wukong's story, or the differences between how they were achieved. And people think Greek mythology is wild...
Agreed ...most people doesn't know including me , what happen to sun wukong after Journey to the west story , even after company the monk with scripture ..certainly seeing that buddha and heavenly court still does not keep the promise to lift up the curse " headband " can be seen in this game ..only the title remain as " The monkey with merit "
So the true ending is basically Erlang and Wukong's fight was just an act to remove the golden headband that supposed to be removed when Wukong completes his journey. This changes the whole dynamic between Wukong and the celestial palace, and basically completely invalidate his whole journey because the palace still didn't trust him. And of all people that should realize this first is probably Erlang because of his Third Eye.
Once you understand the mythological background of the three-eyed Erlang Shen, it becomes easier to see why he sides with Sun Wukong. Erlang Shen is essentially an earlier version of Sun Wukong. He rebelled against the Heavenly Court to rescue his mother, who fell in love with a mortal, and used a giant axe to split open the mountain that served as her prison. His mother's brother is none other than the Jade Emperor.
@@Sjjs-og4ch iirc, it was the Heart Sutra. San zang was told by Guanyin to recite it whenever Wukong gets mischievous and basically the headband constricts and makes him feel immense pain like a really f'ed headache which keeps him in line because I suppose even the Monkey King doesn't like to feel pain
@@mark0yo874 Emptiness. Chinese Buddhism has developed into various schools, such as Chan, Vinaya, and others. Chan Buddhism, in particular, emphasizes the direct experience of enlightenment and the realization of the concept of “emptiness.” Practitioners believe that all phenomena, including the self, objects, and the universe, are ultimately empty of inherent existence. The pursuit of material desires is seen as an illusion. The world is originally empty, and everything within it is a manifestation of this emptiness. If one understands that the mind is inherently empty, there is no need to resist external temptations. Instead, experiences flow through the mind without leaving any attachment or trace.
that's going to be game game 2. the sudden massive power spike is INSANE if going off the story. plus so many new enemy's, objects and skills he picks up during it thrid game if they decide to do a trilogy would be after he escapes from his gourd and gos on his second rampage thru realm/palace 100 thousand years later
The cycle is nature itself you can't fight nature only make the most of it, some struggle to end up disappointed or contempt that's just how life is, it's a journey of understanding and learning not a battle to reach the highest realm
To whom are confused by the chapter 4 ending, here is explanation: Zhu Bajie admired the Taiyin Star Lord (not Chang'e), but on his journey, he encountered a handmaiden who turned out to be Chang'e (Chang'e is a title; all handmaidens of the Taiyin Star Lord are called Chang'e). The Jade Emperor was secretly meeting with the Taiyin Star Lord when Tian Peng (Bajie) accidentally saw them. As a result, he was banished to the mortal realm. This Chang'e, unable to forget Tian Peng, also descended to the mortal world and became a spider demon. When the banished Bajie saw Gao Cuilan at Gao Village, he mistook her for Chang'e and pursued her. However, Gao Cuilan was terrified when she saw Bajie's true form. As Bajie continued westward, he reached the Pansi Cave, where the reincarnated Purple Spider immediately recognized the pig-headed figure she had longed for. The two fell in love, and Bajie spared the Purple Spider during this tribulation. The Purple Spider bore Bajie’s daughter and waited for him until her death. Due to the earlier case of mistaken identity, the Purple Spider said to Bajie on her deathbed, "You're still as foolish as before," referring to both his mistake and his reluctance to acknowledge them out of fear of the Heavenly Court’s retribution. Even someone as powerful as the Monkey King was killed by the Heavenly Court. The Bull Demon King, a mighty warlord in his own right, suffered the destruction of his family and the scattering of his loved ones just because he got entangled with someone of destiny. How could the small Pansi Cave stand against the Heavenly Court? Bajie didn’t have the skills of his elder brother, nor the power of the Bull Demon King. If he doesn't look back, he can't love her; if he does, it will bring her harm. So Bajie chose not to acknowledge her-he couldn’t. Bajie was determined to help the destined one, and even if he failed, the only price would be his own life. He would no longer drag his loved ones into it. The best love he could give her was to let go.
And a very sad detail is that (I'm not really sure) Chang'e mistook Tian Peng's descending form as ""Zhizhu" (蜘蛛 - which means spider) rather than Zhu (猪 - a pig). She wanted to share her shape like Bajie, but became a spider yaoguai because of this...
I'm confused at chapter 5's ending, the animation part has the bull king's head chopped down by Nezha after his subjugation that happened before Wukong's death and the bull's "betrayal" to his brother. So what actually happened? We saw Wukong closing the bull's eyes as an act of laying eternal rest to him so I thought the bull was dead then, yet somehow he can still join Erlang to put Wukong down later on and still survive betrayed by his son and met by The Destined One?
It's crazy that you'll automatically understand every story behind that ending animation if you've ever watched journey to the west original series that were released in 1986.
The True ending is Basically Huisheng. Wukong knows he is cooked since he can't take off the crown (If yall don't know what the crown is, it gets tighter and tighter if Wukong disobeys.) and will remain a lap dog for the Celestials till the end. He may be immortal, but to live those infinite time being ordered around instead of being free, he knows there is only one choice. Death. As for Huisheng. It's reincarnation, but also not. It is a person having someone else's memory. It's both him and the other person sharing two bodies. Imagine editing a video and just dumping another's video on the middle. He did thus To make sure that he (The new Wukong) won't make the same mistake again and be free. That is what Wukong really wanted aside from immortality. The Bad ending is just a Cycle repeating itself.
I think this game is an amazing accomplishment. Though, without having read the stories of Journey to the West, it is difficult to fully appreciate all the references and implications of the cinematics etc. For example, the end of chapter one cinematic, especially the secret boss, refers to an old abbot in the novel who is attached to beautiful things (collecting many kasayas - robes) and conspires to steal a heavenly silk from Tripitaka by burning him and his travelling companions to death. Monkey overhears the plot and intervenes resulting in the burning down of the monastery. I've only read the first 25 chapters of the epic. I'm motivated to read the next three volumes!
@@JonySmith-bb4gx he only can’t die by old age He still can be kill ( erlang said he can’t kill wukong, he not wrong, but he can’t kill wukong is because he not strong enough ) the different is by erase his name from life and death book He prevent himself from enter samsara So once he dead, his dead will be permanently, no way to revive In the game, wukong not completly dead, he sent 6 relic to everywhere That 6 relic existence keep wukong exist in the world By the right way ( which is good ending we have) wukong can comeback he never actually dead ( before we reach the end ) Wukong only dead in the bad end when we failed take back the memory of wukong
I will briefly summarize the content before the events in the game take place for those who have never read or watched Journey to the West. (The summary below is based on the 1986 version of Journey to the West - the most successful adaptation of the story.) After descending into the sea and arriving at the Dragon King's palace to search for a weapon, Sun Wukong took the "Ruyi Jingu Bang" (Golden-Hooped Staff), weighing 13,800 kg. Later, Wukong was dragged down to the underworld by the King of Hell. There, not only did he refuse to submit, but he also slaughtered all the demons in the underworld and erased the monkeys from the "Book of Life and Death." Wukong's actions terrified both the Dragon King and the King of Hell, who flew to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor then invited Sun Wukong to heaven to become an immortal and assigned him the position of a stable hand. At first, Wukong arrogantly thought this was a high-ranking position, but he soon discovered that it was just a lowly stable job, and he angrily left for the mortal realm. With no other choice, the Jade Emperor granted Wukong a higher position, making him the caretaker of the Peach Garden. However, when a banquet was held in the heavenly palace, Wukong was not invited. Feeling slighted, he stole the peaches he was supposed to guard and even drank the elixir of immortality. The Jade Emperor then dispatched 100,000 celestial soldiers and deities to capture Wukong, but they failed. Erlang Shen descended and dueled with Wukong, and both fought evenly. Even when Wukong used his transformation abilities, Erlang saw through them because he possessed the "Yin-Yang Eye," which could see through everything. Unable to subdue Wukong, the "Supreme Old Lord" - a celestial deity - placed Wukong into the "Furnace of Immortality" and cooked him for 49 days. Not only did Wukong survive, but he also acquired the ability "Fiery Eyes Golden Gaze" (similar to the Yin-Yang Eye but weaker) due to prolonged exposure to the furnace's fire. He then wreaked havoc in the heavenly palace, causing everyone to tremble in fear. In the end, Buddha "Tathagata" challenged Wukong: if Wukong could fly out of the Buddha's palm and reach the "Pillar of Heaven," the Buddha would allow Wukong to replace the Jade Emperor. Wukong flew and flew until he encountered five enormous pillars, which he believed to be the "Pillar of Heaven." He marked the tallest pillar, but when he returned, it turned out that the "tallest pillar" was merely the Buddha's middle finger. Since Wukong could not escape the Buddha's palm, the Buddha imprisoned him under the "Five Elements Mountain" for 500 years (due to a talisman stuck on top of the mountain, Wukong couldn't free himself) until Tang Sanzang released him. Wukong then became Tang Sanzang's disciple and embarked on the journey to retrieve the "Buddhist scriptures." After 81 tribulations, the journey ended successfully. (For those who have read Journey to the West and still wonder why Wukong didn't carry his master on the "Somersault Cloud" to speed things up, it's because the group had to go through all 81 tribulations to obtain the "Buddhist scriptures." In fact, most of the monsters they encountered during the journey were released by deities from heaven to test Wukong.) Thank you for taking the time to read this. (There might be some confusing parts because English is not my first language, and I wrote the entire text above and translated it using ChatGPT.)
The only part I'd disagree with is that they weren't to test Wu Kong, but Tang Sanzang. (Or at least *mostly* test Tang Sanzang.) Both Tang and Sun would be granted Bhuddahood, while Tang's other three disciples (Yes, the dragon-horse *counts*) would be elevated, but not to quite the same rank.
to have him killed. This was the only way to break the curse of the enchanted headband that bound Wukong to the will of the heavenly court. Erlang had also hidden Wukong's memories within his third eye, and once you defeat the secret boss, those memories are unlocked and passed on to the protagonist. In the bad ending, the protagonist fails to recover Wukong's memories, leading to his acceptance of the headband, which once again binds him to the court’s control. In the good ending, just before the protagonist is about to accept the headband, there’s a moment where you see a closeup of his eyes as he begins to experience Wukong’s journey in reverse, starting from his first battle against the heavenly court. This suggests that the protagonist may regain his senses and reject the headband in this ending. It's also worth noting that the old monkey could be a covert agent for the court. By setting the protagonist on this quest to reunite Wukong's essence but without his memories, he could have been aiming to create a version of Wukong that would willingly serve the court.
I think he talked about the fight with heaven soldiers in the trailer few years ago, as well as the scene where Wukong stop the monkey from killing some guai. I guess they're all deleted contents now
@@melooThere's still a recycle life button (restart the game after finishing 2 endings). It gives you more interactions and shit in the new game, I believe that is where the third ending happens after finishing that game twice
@@melooyou need to play again but they will still keep all your builds plus you have a sixth relic now and you can have more new equipment. Literally the game needs to be played more than just once
omg there are so many great comments explaining this more in detail and giving additional information about the friendship of Wukong and Erlang. thanks guys. this was a great game and you helped me understand it better. PS: would be cool if in a new game or DLC we could fight beside Erlang and not against him, dude was kicking my ass for about 6 hours before I could take him down xD
if you watch the true ending backwards, the fight to the celestials will go first then you'll notice that Wukong has been sealed and completed the journey to the west thus removing the circlet and he got the title of the fighting buddha. This leads to the events of the present, where he wants to retire, however, unknown to him, the circlet was still there. And therefore, he's still controlled. My guess is that if a new game will be released, it would he another story and a new plot or rebellion. I also support the corrupt heavenly council theory by the fans here btw, anyways good game and it turns out great.
For those who curious in lore, Erlang and Sun Wu Kong clash hard. But when it come to clone(know as 72 transformation) Erlang won in this as he have extra 1 more transformation. In term of raw strenght and brutal Sun Wu Kong still win. After all he ate and drink a lot of pills and wine that enchance his overral above the limit.
I don't recall this '1 extra transformation' bullshit. Don't lie and act like you know the story. Wukongs ability allows him to transform into anything, not just 72 things. Wukong wasn't beaten by Erlang, he was abused and trapped by someone else while he was distracted by Erlang.
@@jonathangoodwin5609 In Chinese mythology, Erlang Shen, also known as Yang Jian, is a powerful deity often depicted with a third eye in the middle of his forehead, which gives him the ability to see through deceptions. Erlang Shen is a well-known figure in various Chinese legends and classic literature, including the epic "Journey to the West." However, the ability to perform 73 Transformations is more commonly associated with the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, another famous figure from "Journey to the West." Sun Wukong learns the **72 Earthly Transformations**, which allow him to transform into various animals, objects, or other forms. This is a significant part of his abilities and makes him an incredibly versatile and powerful character. Erlang Shen is known for his exceptional strength, his ability to command celestial soldiers, and his third eye, which grants him great powers of perception. While he has many divine abilities, the specific ability to perform 73 Transformations is not traditionally associated with him in Chinese lore. Instead, the **72 Transformations** are more specifically tied to Sun Wukong.
@@jonathangoodwin5609 do u even know how 72 tranformation work? It can enable them to transform anything. Even powerful figures. So in the end, there is 73 transformation but if Sun Wu Kong can lose that way i doutbed so. For Sun Wu Kong being trapped To deal with the unruly Monkey King, the Jade Emperor called upon the Buddha. Buddha invited Sun Wukong to demonstrate his power by escaping from his palm. Sun Wukong, confident in his abilities, used his cloud somersault (which allowed him to travel 108,000 li in one leap) to reach what he thought was the end of the universe. He left a mark on a set of five pillars and returned, boasting of his success. However, when he returned, Buddha showed him that the five pillars were actually the fingers of Buddha's hand, and Sun Wukong had never left Buddha's palm. After realizing his mistake, Sun Wukong tried to escape, but Buddha flipped his hand and trapped Sun Wukong under a massive mountain, Mount Five Fingers. The mountain was formed from Buddha’s fingers, symbolizing the inescapability of his divine power. Sun Wukong was sealed under this mountain for 500 years as punishment for his arrogance and rebelliousness.
@@jonathangoodwin5609 In Chinese mythology, Erlang Shen, also known as Yang Jian, is a powerful deity often depicted with a third eye in the middle of his forehead, which gives him the ability to see through deceptions. Erlang Shen is a well-known figure in various Chinese legends and classic literature, including the epic "Journey to the West." However, the ability to perform 73 Transformations is more commonly associated with the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, another famous figure from "Journey to the West." Sun Wukong learns the **72 Earthly Transformations**, which allow him to transform into various animals, objects, or other forms. This is a significant part of his abilities and makes him an incredibly versatile and powerful character. Erlang Shen is known for his exceptional strength, his ability to command celestial soldiers, and his third eye, which grants him great powers of perception. While he has many divine abilities, the specific ability to perform 73 Transformations is not traditionally associated with him in Chinese lore. Instead, the **72 Transformations** are more specifically tied to Sun Wukong. To deal with the unruly Monkey King, the Jade Emperor called upon the Buddha. Buddha invited Sun Wukong to demonstrate his power by escaping from his palm. Sun Wukong, confident in his abilities, used his cloud somersault (which allowed him to travel 108,000 li in one leap) to reach what he thought was the end of the universe. He left a mark on a set of five pillars and returned, boasting of his success. However, when he returned, Buddha showed him that the five pillars were actually the fingers of Buddha's hand, and Sun Wukong had never left Buddha's palm. After realizing his mistake, Sun Wukong tried to escape, but Buddha flipped his hand and trapped Sun Wukong under a massive mountain, Mount Five Fingers. The mountain was formed from Buddha’s fingers, symbolizing the inescapability of his divine power. Sun Wukong was sealed under this mountain for 500 years as punishment for his arrogance and rebelliousness.
FYI, erlang god、red boy and wukong are three salient characters in chinese mythology who are the signs of revolt, or freedom(probably American perspective?). erlang have his own land and army, independent from heaven order, and he once fought against heaven's will for the purpose of resecuring his mother; red boy suffered from his father unreasonable abuse, and he did suicide to pay back his father who never stop trying to kill red boy since he does not obey, thus consequently red boy always try to kill his father, tuo ta li tian wang. All three of them have sufficient reason to revolt, and they are nature allies. In fact, they never stopped try to revolt which is clearly demonstrated in their own stories. And Game Science let erlang god and red boy to fight with Wukong, as heaven's order, this is so interesting and there must be so many hidden stories that developers expect to tell.
🔴 Even though he doesn’t have his staff when he’s in his giant stone monkey form,ya gotta love how Wukong or the “Destined One” kills all four of the heavenly kings!! ✴✴✴
Those ancient gods can't be killed, they just been knocked out for a while. Like Erlang said, no one can kill the monkey except himself. The same situation for those four gods.
Apparently there will be 4 endings at least: 1. Bad ending where the destined took the headband, taking on Sun Wukong's name and be under Tathagata's discipline. 2. The destined refuse to take the headband, taking back Sun Wukong's memory and truly become Sun Wukong. 3. Sun Wukong (the player) wished to take the war to the celestial court, but he will need allies. We will go back in time, stop the destined (former us the players) from killing all the monsters and form alliance with these monsters. 4. War in the celestial court. We will possibly even fight the Tathagata.
@@pg8971 It's not false information. Players who were invited to the trial phase confirmed that there were more than 2 endings. What's false is the video's labeling of "bad" and "true" endings when more hidden endings have yet to be made public.
@@artoriuscastus5675 There are only 2 endings, which are both shown in this video. Some users from china have already exploited game files, and unfortunately the only documented endings are :A01, A02, and B01. Here is the break down: A01 represents the “bad ending” as in the video, A02 represents the “true ending” as in the video where you get an extra animation, and B01 represents the “secret chapter ending” as in video where you fight against Erlang Shen in giant form.
I concur with the 3rd ending. I can remember in the trailer where the Destined One was about to finish off Lingxuzi in Chapter1, a fully-equipped Wukong appeared and blocked his staff. This could be one of the hidden ending, or even a whole new storyline
@@CapMike FYI, the developer said that they were not certain about how to wind up the trailer at that time, so they thought introducing Wukong himself in this scene would be cool, along with the fighting scene that Wukong were swiping heavenly minions, now you can just treat them as Easter eggs from the trailers, or future scenes for the DLC ;)
So The real title of this game is actually "Back To the Journey of the untold story of the new west." Because the one who actually made it to the west Was not actually Wukong But the nameless one Who Bear his Name. After What happened at the good ending and free from celestial Court, The story was spread about wukong and named it "Back to the journey of the new west." Unknowingly to many That the one who gained freedom was the nameless one who Finished Wukongs Journey, I bet the one who spread the story was the Little wildbour guy.
cause the studio made this game was a studio for Chinese Animation, Chinese's animation is blown up now they will go over Japanese's Anime in future for sure. the graphics is more realitics and more contents day by day
chapter's 3 ending is so disturbing. when the humans trample on the turtle's corpse, even urinating on it, it was just too surreal. what a wonderfully dark story it was about human's greed and chaos
haha in fact the meaning of your think is complete opposite if you really understand the story: The debate about whether human nature is good or evil is a traditional topic in Chinese culture. Many philosophers have tried to find the answer. Modern philosophy tells us that human nature is complex and cannot be summarized by the binary idea of good or evil. the fat man in yellow clothes, is actually a disciple of Maitreya Buddha. He has boundless magic power and profound wisdom, but he is obsessed with debate and does not hesitate to use the method of inferring the effect from the cause to achieve his goal of successful debate. This is also the reason why he betrayed his master Maitreya Buddha in Chapter 3: he is not at all He is obsessed with the truth and only cares about winning or losing the debate. The big turtle in this cartoon is actually the final boss of Chapter 3. He made a bet with his junior brother (Tang Seng) and tried to prove the argument that human nature is evil, so he changed into a big turtle that can secrete treasures and gave himself to the villagers. So He picked a poor fishing village to test, however 1. When he was rescued by fishermen, they already knew he is not human, but rescued him anyway. 2. When rescued, he can’t wait to show fishermen that he has golds and pearls under his skins. Yet, the villagers didn’t kill him. 3. Instead villagers worshipped him, sent him tributes, built temples. It’s “fair trade” 4. Official and monks didn’t take the treasures themselves. They hire someone to dispense them fairly. 5. When that one villager was lured (Yall can see that the first man was hypnotized，his collar was lifted by air and turtle‘s eye was glowing. huang mei cheated.), officials first reaction was to stop him and other mobs. They were trying to maintain orders. Humankind has proven lots of time that they are not greedy nor heartless, but Huang Mei only needs to win once. even he won by cheating
@@toryzzp thats a very beautiful analysis for this really beautiful story. i just wanna say that when i say the story was disturbing i did not mean it in a negative way at all. its a disturbing story thats quite uncomfortable to watch, absolutely, but it is a very beautiful story nonetheless. its beauty lies in the way it didnt shy away from showcasing the cruel aspects of human portrayals. but yes i agree that in the end they were all influenced by the turtle because it just wanted to win
Brilliant video. Many thanks. How many hours did it take you to complete? The game is an amazing tribute to the original epic. I feel like buying the game in gratitude to the developers, even though I don't have a system I could play it on. People like you have completed it so I don't have to :)
OMG I want the DLC of this game, I hope we will wreak havoc in heaven once again. There's a lot of potential boss to fight in heaven, Ne Zha the boy who cut Ox King head, his father who bring Pagoda on his hand, and of course the Jade Emperor. It's gonna be EPIC
@@Shalliou they are both celestial beings with certain magical transformations. Another thing is, when they descended from the heavens they were cursed
@@Shalliou zhu bajie, fell in love with someone of the celestial court, and got cursed to become a pig because of it. A maid loved him, so she followed him, but this was not allowed, so she was turned into a spider
in the Good Ending, JTW reverse. the is a scene where White Bone Demon tried to seduce Wukong, and from his eyes. he seem to also have some feeling for her. I think this is a reference to Step chow's version of JTW. his Wukong also died, got reincarnated and have some sad love story with the White Bone Demon. and this Bajie's reincarnation also in love with the Spider Demon too. and fyi, Stepen Chow's movies have a pretty big impact to morden chinese culture
I sense the old monkey at the end represents the monk Tang Sangzi in the memories. It's the manifestation of the dharma and restraint developed during tbe journey west. It also why it has the final task of placing the headband on the reconstituted avatar of the player. In the original journey, Tang Sangzi was reluctant to enslave Wukong to the head band. However, he had proven to be unrepentant and arrogant. If the player had followed the same path and be worthy to earn freedom then it stayed off.
@@pixelcount350 lmao, i'll wait here for the flop. Created by the talentless Ubisuck, can't wait for another Quadruple A game like Skull and Bones lol.
My interpretation is that in the true ending, Wukong, now reborn without the crown that bound him to the court, returns to his waterfall palace, now abandoned, and reminisces on his journeys and battles. Making a final toast to his dearly departed friends before departing, finally truly free.
OHHHH... So in this story, despite completing his Journey, Wukong is still shackled by his headband. That's why Erlang said that it doesn't matter if he achieved Buddhahood. Thus started "our" journey, which is just a roundabout way to release the headband. It was a high risk high reward plan as we must prove our worth to be him. If we failed, then Sun Wukong is no more Moreover, the court is cunning. They placed the old monkey to guide us. So even if we succeed, we would become the court's puppet instead and basically making the whole Journey to the West null. But in the good ending, we regained Wukong's memory and succeeded Wukong's plan. And from this onward, it's all a brand new story, a myth outside the Journey to the West
Not removing the headband when Wukong completes his journey is basically the flashpoint of this game with other adaptations. It completely invalidates Wukong's journey because the point of the Journey for Wukong is to "Rehabilitate" him (This is so oversimplified but just for context is enough), but the celestial palace still didn't trust him and the first person that would realize the deceit was Erlang.
No, no, no．I remember the Game Official say ＂There is a list of thanks for the real ending. ＂（in China）．And in China．Most players think there are 4 endings. （The currently known ending is 72 difficulties in the original work (Journey to the West) (the ending of this video), 62 difficulties (the second time to fight Erlang God) ）It is still in the confidentiality stage. Once it is over, the players or anchors who have reached the real ending before going online will send the full ending.
@@n00fango93 Only by beating that hidden giant gods (that's Erlang btw), so you can get to the true ending. In the end, there are still two endings. 二郎神那個是true ending的必經隱藏支線啊老鐵~~要拿了二郎神的記憶才能進真結局的，看不懂你就用google translate意會一下。
2:46:25 At the end of the second ending, Wukong is preparing to go to heaven for revenge. This statement comes from the early game promotional PV. It is said that because he had to fight a bunch of heavenly soldiers, the game screen was seriously dropped, so the heavenly battle game part was deleted. You can only see his back holding the golden hoop and preparing to go somewhere. First pv ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oRLhCxC886o.html hope that the DLC will make up for this part of the plot.
I hope they make a DLC where we break free and Defy the court fighting them and killing every god in the Court and finally fighting Buddah to claim true freedom
I always knew Erlang was up to something when he first showed up in the first cutscene. As I know the lore, I first wondered why they were fighting. But when I beat him in the secret boss fight, then I realized he and Wukong planned his demise to get rid of the enchanted headband, so Wukong would not follow the will of the Court. Impressive writing right here
So this game (based on the "secret" and "true" ending) serves as a prologue, an introduction before the next wukong story? Which will have a new, original story line? What a great way to branch off from a well established epic. Hope we get to challenge the heavenly court in an expansion or sequel.
My understanding of this game's story: We play as one of the many monkeys that was chosen by the elder to follow Wukong's Path to Buddhahood while also collecting every remnants left by the previous Wukong. The monkey we play attained Buddhahood and became the next Wukong after collecting the remnants and memories of what's left of the previous Wukong without the Celestial Court's headband. So rather than reincarnation, it's more like passing the title of "Wukong" to the successor since in this game, "Wukong" isn't the actual name of the first monkey but a title given to him by the Celestial Court and anyone following the Monkey King's path of Buddhahood will bare the name "Wukong" along with the predecessors memories and experiences.
@@AetherYT1 He's my favorite too. The game takes personal liberties and just kills him without really addressing his like 3x immortality. (I think) So he does die at the beginning of the game but his mind reincarnates and starts collecting the other pieces. A person is shaped by their past experiences so without those memories he's like a totally different person. The second/secret ending has you getting back your memories thus fully becoming the old Wukong. Sorry for the really long comment also I could be wrong about all this but this is my understanding of the game story.
During the last boss battle, you can definitely hear the music cue from Journey to the West's main theme from 1986 tv show, if you've watched it btw lol... The final battle is like all the nostalgia from that movie is coming back, hopefully they'll do the second game.
And, fyi, the animation of the secret ending, is a reverse story telling of the last life of Wukong. Afterall those experiences, he was still the monkey who just wanted freedom, like what he said at the begining scene.
Wait so are people referring to the new west secret relam as an ending? It's a prerequisite side quest for the true ending not a separate end of its own.
@@PerfectYakon2219 no i believe there currently 2 different endings, one if you speedrun the game without doing the secret and the one true ending. both are after the wukong fight at the end. just my guess
The headband is what trapped wukong from opposing the court, accepting it meant that the protagonist is forced to do the courts biddings as he wouldn't do anything against them, if he declines it he would be free from the courts Control and be allowed to fight against the court without the risk of being controlled
So do you get the sixth relic when starting new game plus? Or does it need to be a certain ending? Bc I finished the game but didn’t see the sixth relic in my possession.
Oh, I get it now, in the True good/secret ending on the final part, when Wukong was toasting with his comrades as they were about to attack the Celestial Palace, and when all of Wukong's comrades disappear when Wukong puts his cup down and fight the Celestial Court alone, it reverses back to the intro of the game when Wukong flies to the Celestial court and confronts the Gods of sending their "knuckleheads" and killing Wukong's kind/comrades, thus making sense of the final scene at the end as all of his kind/friends were killed by these "knuckleheads". I do not know if that made sense to anybody reading this. BTW, Erlang providing the memories of Wukong to the doppelganger/splitting image at the end, thus having to refuse to wear the headband makes it feel like it is such a monkey move of figuring out to get rid of the headband is by making another version of himself (AKA Wukong) of not wearing it at all.
I remember watching the show Monkey Magic as a kid was that accurate retelling of the actual story and if so would those events have taken place before the game?
Putting this put here because I saw someone asking for this in the comments on RU-vid and elsewhere. Please developers, DON'T NERF WUKONG in the final fight. 🙏🏻 It's supposed to be impossibly strong (at first) and hard to defeat, so the player can keep trying until he masters the abilities, and finally be worthy of bearing his name as the Destined One. That's the whole point of the game, find Sun Wukong a worthy successor so his sacrifice of himself won't be in vain, right? The player/protagonist is SUPPOSED to wonder at one point whether they can really defeat him or not, wether he's just too strong and we're just frauds or we can really do it. If you don't have AT THE VERY LEAST the perseverance to keep going, never give up against all odds, even if this seems impossible to win (just like Sun Wukong did all his life...), than you don't deserve to bear Wukong's name. 🤷🏻♀️ (Also, for someone who plays Soulslike games it's not even that hard...? Don't wanna brag tho, I SUCK AT SOULSILKES LOL, it's just that this boss seems perfectly balanced to me, plus it makes perfect sense... It did take me 5 hours to beat too ahahah). That's what I think tho. 🤔
Weird thing about the endings is fighting erlang is just a chapter 3 secret area boss and that’s it. Doing all secret areas in every chapter unlocks the good ending. So there is only bad ending and good ending
Please tell me this mean we'll get an chapter 2 or at least DLC where he break the stone, reborn as new Sun Wukong and make rebellion to Heavenly court again !!
There is a prediction that the final outcome will be that Sun Wukong does not kill the Demon King, but instead, fights him until he is severely wounded. In the end, Sun Wukong will lead all the Demon Kings to attack the Heavenly Court. The outcome where Red Boy is severely wounded but not killed has already emerged。
the old monkey likley is Guanyin Bodistva in disguise. you can see his flying stash- this is usuaully a reprsentation of a god. It makes more sense with the old monkey trying to put on the head band on the new "wukong" again...
There are 2 endings. + ending 1: Wukong wears the golden necklace and continues the cycle. + ending 2: Wukong regains his memories, no longer wears the golden necklace, causing chaos in heaven again.
Should we do the secret mission first then final boss? Or can we do final boss and still do the secret? Just wanna know if the outcome is the same or do things play out differently
i wonder if you kill erlang after sun wukong ( bad ending) you basically find out what happened. so maybe in the end the court thinks he is trapped but he finds out the truth. I think devellopers may think this way because they can give you option to kill erlang and after the death of sun wukong
Even though elder jinchi was overcome with greed, its still one of the characters I pity the most and idk why. His actions were not right and he had it coming, but just every way he was portrayed made it look like he was fully content then everything was ripped away and thats sad even dispite everything else
How do I get different endings?? I did my first playthrough where he puts the crown on my head at the end, thats the bad ending. I did my 2nd playthrough, sped through it and he still put it on my head???
quick question can i get the good ending if i did the bad ending first but then went and got the secret ending now can i go back to get the good ending? I'm still on the same playthrough
Here some explaination from my understanding in the game :- Erlang once said only him can duel with wukong, so he already planned with wukong to make wukong died in a battle, thats why wukong ask Erlang to fight in the woods. Wukong are immortal, so he need to seal himself , and seperate to 6 sense relic in other to reincarnate. You get bad ending if you not fight Erlang which is , the MC will wear the golden headband once again. You will get good ending if you fight Erlang which is, he will not wear the golden headband as he reclaim the wukong memories. Well ofcourse, the reason we need to fight Erlang is, Erlang knew that the MC is the sense of mind, so he tested the MC if he worthy to bear Wukong's name. But the only thing i dont understand, who tf is that old monkey.
secret or else good ending is fighting erlang first before you go to the rock at the top of the mountain to fight the wukong shell so its the same ending in which you are free of the control because before that old monkey puts the ring on your head you show him the truth or rather freeze him idk
RU-vid viewers turned out to be stupid because they didn't buy the game, its bad ending... Wukong wants to be free from his headband but his successor monkey doesn't know that. In the true ending, when fighting Erlang, Wukong's successor realizes about the headband... and when Old Monkey wants to wear it to Wukong's successor... he realizes that the headband is a restraint. So a flashback appears during the journey and at the end Wukong prepares to live freely once again without a headband. the essence of this game is freedom... and it will continue in the next game. will wukong live free? Or will the gods interfere with his life once again? or wukong challange the heaven once again, because heaven kill wukong friend ? u can see this ending in youtube
Erlang，real name Yang Jian，is the nephew of Lord Yudi. and his mother，the 3rd princess godess in Celestial Court was prisoned in a mountain for her marriage to a mortal people. Erlang finally split the mountain with his ax and save his mother. If I am not of wrong memory.
so we can say the original sun wukong is back? free from the headban and mortal once again? in the diary in-game there is a quote from wukong saying that immortality is not for him.
I don't get it. At the end of the Secret Ending, when Destined One open his eyes, does it mean Wukong has live again inside the body of the Destined One or; The original Wukong has already died but the Destined One retained the memory and power of the original Wukong?
