SpearHea.:D
Member
This game is sick, that was cool AF.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Not sure what you mean? Invisible wall? The move he does is Rock Solid where he turns into stone and temporarily become invincible. If you hit him, you recoil and open yourself up for a counter-attack.
Frostt
Member
When he moves too much he starts attacking from ledges/ridges outside the arena (space designated for the fight to occur) we fight in, where I can not reach and he will get behind invisible walls, super annoying.
Draugoth
Gold Member
Are you sure that isnt a special attack?
CosmicComet
Member
The yellow wind sage attacking you outside of the bounds of the wind walls is intended.
Fight smarter or unlock the secret vessel to counteract that.
Fight smarter or unlock the secret vessel to counteract that.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
You said Yellow Wind Tiger boss, so I thought you meant Tiger Vanguard. Sounds like you're describing the Yellow Wind Sage who attacks you out of
bounds. That's not a glitch or bug. You need the Wind Tamer.
Also, Yellow Wind Sage is a rat, not a tiger lol.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Hey squad. Does anyone know the best settings for visuals and performance for an 14900ks and rtx 4090?
Frostt
Member
I didn't know about this thanks. And yes, after you said, yes, he looks more like a rat than a tiger lol the dude was beating me so hard i didn't even see that. Beaten.
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HRK69
Gold Member
CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
Decided to buy this game. It's very difficult. Your staff does maybe 1-2% damage, yet bosses have an insane amount of health, and kill you in 3 hits.
I also don't find the controls very responsive. Coming from Ghost of Tsushima, Wukong feels horrible to play.
Any tips/advice?
I also don't find the controls very responsive. Coming from Ghost of Tsushima, Wukong feels horrible to play.
Any tips/advice?
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poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
You are gonna need to turn everything down to low, and run DLSS performance at 1080p output. You will get drops in busy areas but it should give playable framerates for the most part.
Draugoth
Gold Member
I found it very easy mind some bosses which required changing my build.
Use skills and dodge, upgrade your character and make armor/weapon combinations for buffing.
I use a charging build that in NG+with the starting outfit that literally killls everything in a single hit.
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SkylineRKR
Member
You'll suffer if you go for a jack of all trades build. You can trivialize the game by specializing into critical damage or monkeys. Gear also compliments a certain play style, as does the gourd. See what works best.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
It's really not that hard early on though and bosses don't 3-shot you. Your staff also does decent damage against every Chapter 1 boss, so I have no idea where you got that 1-2% damage against bosses with an insane amount of health. Chapter 1 bosses are manageable and don't have a very large health pool. How far are you and did you upgrade your character?
Are you on PC or PS5? If on PS5, you should probably play Balanced Mode. If on PC, you should try to be at 40fps+ before toggling DLSS frame generation. Don't forget that Reflex only works with DLSS, which is only available on RTX 40 cards and above. If you turn on AMD Frame Generation, you'll just get significantly more latency without Reflex.
CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
I've got an RTX 4080. I could not see any options for Reflex. Performance for the game doesn't seem great but I'm assuming this is all the fault of UE5. I'm using DLSS @ 55%, a mixture of very high and high settings, only getting 80FPS at 4K. There is also a LOT of pop in.
I found the bosses in Chapter 2 to be very frustrating. I was dying in a few hits from the Tiger + Tiger Acolyte.
In truth the game does not tell you much about 'how to play'. I've figured out some combo moves (X X X Y + Y) and have respec'd my character - the game is more tolerable now. Also, using 'rock solid' to parry seems to help a ton.
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Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
It's enabled automatically when you toggle frame generation, which really sucks. It should be separate.
Oh, yeah, some Chapter 2 bosses such as Tiger Vanguard are fairly challenging. I figured you were in Chapter 1. As for going with Rock Solid, I find it a bit middling compared to Cloud Step that just lets you check out from the fight for a few seconds and gives you some precious time to heal and apply buffs. I also believe you should have upgraded your staff by now.
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CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
Too bad we can't use both cloud step and rock solid.
CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
How do you know what bosses you have beat - or are due to beat? Is there an easy way to track this in game?
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Yeah there is in-game tracker with unique pictures and descritption for each enemy and boss.
And it's filled in the order of game progress.
So if you miss one, you will see a gap in the log
Giallo Corsa
Member
What started like a nice game with its own twist on the souls formula, has devolved into a checklist, "gotta just finish it 'cause I can't do it anymore" game for me...
See, the real problem with this game aren't the invisible walls but the levels themselves :
- Branching path after branching path after branching path...
- Level design isn't good, sure, levels look nice and atmospheric (plus, that art direction) but, gameplay wise they might as well be interconnected hallways.
- That invisible walls thing again...is actually a detriment to the whole level design and its readability since you don't really know if you can actually drop down/interact or not with specific parts of the map just by glancing from a few (in-game) meters away sucking the whole exploration fun out of the game since you're scouring every inch of the map like a maniac thinking if that specific part of the map is actually interactive or not.
Chapter 3 (snow area) and chapter 4 were especially bad when it comes to this.
- Levels feel more like checklist gauntlets than actual levels : there's no fun in it, you're basically doing the usual boss/sub-boss rush thing while trying to find all the secret chests /secret sub-bosses spirits (those with the blue glow), it becomes OCD inducing after X hours...
Most importantly though, the game just outstays its welcome, shit, I'm level 91 with 50+ hours and I've just started chapter 5, and to be honest, after the chapter 4 bullshit with Yellow Loong, Scorpion lord, 2-phase zombie bird and final chapter boss (100 eyes dude) I think I've had my fill, I just don't have the courage anymore to continue playing it but, knowing me, I won't be able to start a different game if I don't finish this fucking game first.
Again, it starts nice but after X hours the game becomes a slog due to the not so good very linear buy still confusing level design, difficulty spikes ahoy and general fuckery.
It looks good, the art direction is really nice, there's some cool vistas and bosses but...it just goes on and on and on and on...
One of the most exhausting games I've ever played, I need a good 10-15 minutes to clear my head after finishing a session with this game...
See, the real problem with this game aren't the invisible walls but the levels themselves :
- Branching path after branching path after branching path...
- Level design isn't good, sure, levels look nice and atmospheric (plus, that art direction) but, gameplay wise they might as well be interconnected hallways.
- That invisible walls thing again...is actually a detriment to the whole level design and its readability since you don't really know if you can actually drop down/interact or not with specific parts of the map just by glancing from a few (in-game) meters away sucking the whole exploration fun out of the game since you're scouring every inch of the map like a maniac thinking if that specific part of the map is actually interactive or not.
Chapter 3 (snow area) and chapter 4 were especially bad when it comes to this.
- Levels feel more like checklist gauntlets than actual levels : there's no fun in it, you're basically doing the usual boss/sub-boss rush thing while trying to find all the secret chests /secret sub-bosses spirits (those with the blue glow), it becomes OCD inducing after X hours...
Most importantly though, the game just outstays its welcome, shit, I'm level 91 with 50+ hours and I've just started chapter 5, and to be honest, after the chapter 4 bullshit with Yellow Loong, Scorpion lord, 2-phase zombie bird and final chapter boss (100 eyes dude) I think I've had my fill, I just don't have the courage anymore to continue playing it but, knowing me, I won't be able to start a different game if I don't finish this fucking game first.
Again, it starts nice but after X hours the game becomes a slog due to the not so good very linear buy still confusing level design, difficulty spikes ahoy and general fuckery.
It looks good, the art direction is really nice, there's some cool vistas and bosses but...it just goes on and on and on and on...
One of the most exhausting games I've ever played, I need a good 10-15 minutes to clear my head after finishing a session with this game...
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Hunter 99
Member
Nice summary, I agree it goes on for too long.
I got to chapter 4 and it was just getting tiresome.struggled through to final boss but I don't like the whole perfect dodge thing I much prefer parry system like sekiro,lies of p ect.
Plus the whole gourd takes forever to drink and the spells take ages to work.
It's a 7 out of 10 for me. Beautiful visuals bit gameplay is just missing something
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Just do the main stuff then. You mentioned Scorpionlord, Duskveil, and Yellow Loong, they're all optional. The game can be completed in about 30 hours if you stick to the main story. With all the side content, you're looking at a solid 50 hours.
Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
What the hell is up with the shadow draw-in of this game on PS5? I'm playing on PS5 PRO and shadows fade out a few FEET in front of the player!! It's a joke and the worst I've seen in a game. Yet somehow this was labeled as a "great PS5 Pro update" by gamers and here on NeoGaf?! What gives?
CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
On the pc it's no better.
The game is a pop in mess.
CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
I love this game but I hate how bad the performance is at 4K, even on DLSS Performance. No other UE5 game is giving me the same headache as Wukong.
CompleteGlobalSaturation
Member
I am shit at these kind of games to be honest, but I found Black Myth Wukong easier than both Lies of P and The First Berserker.
I think it helped I was quite well spec'd and it didn't feel like too much of a grind levelling up or upgrading my gear.
It's still a tough game however. Some of the boss battles are a royal pain in the arse.
The final boss feels unfair. I have managed to beat him but it feels like a pure fluke.
9/10 game overall, my personal game of the year although the story seems nonsensical.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Fired up on the Pro/OLED on balanced. First time playing since its release. Sweet lord it's beautiful.
It feels…easier? Did they tone down the difficulty? Also the map is a great addition!
It feels…easier? Did they tone down the difficulty? Also the map is a great addition!
Nocty
Gold Member
not even remotely close, at least for me.
in lies of P I died repeatedly to bosses and hit several walls of difficulty along the way... with Wukong I dont think I died more than 2-3 times in my whole playthrough.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
So I started a fresh run on Sunday and already up to Chapter 3 and just beat the white dragon thingy. First try.
I love taking screens of each of my boss kills. It's like I'm keeping a record
I dunno what it is, but I really kick ass at these types of Soulslikes where aggression and offense can really work in your favor if you know how to play. It's similar to how I completely destroyed Bloodborne in a few days like a month ago. Whereas in games like Rise of the Ronin, Sekiro, The Surge I'm just not that good whatsoever. Anything that mainly relies on parries can go fuck itself.
Sucks that I once again have to put it on pause while I run through Indiana Jones. I just reached the Pagoda (which from what I remember is pure hell anyway).
I love taking screens of each of my boss kills. It's like I'm keeping a record
I dunno what it is, but I really kick ass at these types of Soulslikes where aggression and offense can really work in your favor if you know how to play. It's similar to how I completely destroyed Bloodborne in a few days like a month ago. Whereas in games like Rise of the Ronin, Sekiro, The Surge I'm just not that good whatsoever. Anything that mainly relies on parries can go fuck itself.
Sucks that I once again have to put it on pause while I run through Indiana Jones. I just reached the Pagoda (which from what I remember is pure hell anyway).
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Giallo Corsa
Member
What, you only died 2-3 times on the Erlang boss fight ? Or the Yellow Loong optional boss ? What about Scorpion dude or the final 3-4 phase boss ?
Nocty
Gold Member
that was a somewhat driveby post I admit, 2-3 probably innacurate, I am certain I died less than 10 times on my first playthrough though. The Bisu beast (?) or whatever it was called killed me twice before I got it down, all other deaths where on the final boss.
I never bothered to go for the platinum trophy on that game, may have to go back to it at some point. I have all the plats for the soulsborne games.
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Giallo Corsa
Member
Nocty, i wasn't trying to be a smartass btw, I was genuinely curious 'cause, generally speaking, yes, the game has a pretty OK difficulty curve until you reach those MFers...
The fooking Yellow Loong boss fight took me 3 days to beat, Erlang I was able to beat watching a boss strategy guide on YT (had to create a specific build), Scorpion dude took me 6-10 attempts (you just have to rush him) and as for the final fight...had to do it in 2 sittings.
All in all, it's a pretty manageable game difficulty wise UNTIL you reach those specific bosses IMO
Cheers