Black Myth: Wu Kong - a.k.a. "Sekiro 2: now YOU are the monkey"

[Multidirectional]

I mean i like the monke way better than the twink looking Pinocchio but Lies of P just gives me the feeling it's the superior game.

Don't need to play the twink. This is what I played as:

Spoiler

 

[Suicidal]

So what's the verdict on this thing?

Somehow i'm getting the vibe Lies of P was better and that if i decide to grab one i should hit that one first, but it's all based on instinct as i'm actively avoiding too much exposure from either. Gotta keep that first experience fresh.

I mean i like the monke way better than the twink looking Pinocchio but Lies of P just gives me the feeling it's the superior game.

-Fun and varied boss fights.
-Boring levels due to 99% of enemies being vegetables that can barely pose a challenge and most battles being 1v1. Also everything is just a really long corridor with tons of invisible walls.
-Fun combat system with some interesting mechanics like really powerful crowd control spells that work on everything but it truly shines only during boss battles.
-Decent amount of customization for your character, but there is only 1 weapon type.
-Good number of secrets to find, including secret bosses and abilities.
-At some point the levels become too long for their own good and the game turns into a slog.
-The last chapter is some truly mind-numbing shit.

 

[cruel]

So what's the verdict on this thing?

Somehow i'm getting the vibe Lies of P was better and that if i decide to grab one i should hit that one first, but it's all based on instinct as i'm actively avoiding too much exposure from either. Gotta keep that first experience fresh.

I mean i like the monke way better than the twink looking Pinocchio but Lies of P just gives me the feeling it's the superior game.

If you care about good skill-based combat, weapon variety and challenging difficulty, Lies of P is a better choice. Unfortunately some of the major bosses got nerfed, so you won't get the 'proper' difficulty now - unless there are ways to undo the patch, not sure if possible.

Not saying that Wukong was bad, but fighting with one weapon can become stale pretty soon, and some of the 'difficulty' comes from bosses flying above your head, disappearing from the arena range, questionable hitboxes and few other shenanigans. Plus a very valid point from Suicidal made above, the levels in-between the boss fights were pretty boring at times.

 

[Morality Games]

Black Myth Wukong has unique and entertaining bosses But fails to entertain in between the bosses. It is boss fest which becomes bore fest due to too many bosses.
Lies Of P is more balanced and the story is more simpler to understand.

"Better explained" would be the word I would choose, but yes.

That said, it's still a Souls-like and leans heavy into environmental storytelling.

So what's the verdict on this thing?

Somehow i'm getting the vibe Lies of P was better and that if i decide to grab one i should hit that one first, but it's all based on instinct as i'm actively avoiding too much exposure from either. Gotta keep that first experience fresh.

I mean i like the monke way better than the twink looking Pinocchio but Lies of P just gives me the feeling it's the superior game.

Lies of P is really good, although the system has a lot more features than most Souls-like (for better or worse). You've got the weapons upgrades from Dark Souls but also you can mix and match parts to get different weapons skills and effects. You have the prosthetic arm from Sekiro and you have a Final Fantasy 10 like upgrade system. You've got the grindstone to apply effects on your weapons and star fragments (as in wish upon a star) to apply special buffs to yourself or your summons for boss fights.

 

[Damned Registrations]

Lies of P is really good

I just gave it a try and found it really disappointing. Weapons don't appear to have running attacks or the like, so you've basically just got light and heavy attacks. Blocking is utter shit because you don't even block all the damage and it eats weapon durability, and enemies have unblockable attacks regularly to begin with. You've got special attacks, but they take forever to charge up. Like, I killed a dozen enemies before I could use one, and the effect was equivalent to 3 light attacks in the time it takes to do 2. Wooo.

Even assuming the upgrade system and prosthetics are really good (and I'm doubtful) or the level design gets better (I'm even more doubtful, it was doing the Skyrim thing of a single path with shortcuts back to the entrance over and over again) or the loot gets better (nothing but worthless consumables and lore tidbits for an hour) I'd still probably regret the purchase. Refunded.

LS might like it though, since it seems to be all about timing parries against jankily animated attacks.

 

[Damned Registrations]

Souls has good atmosphere (at least the early titles) but I'm not sure it reaches the point of 'oppressive'. Even in DS1, you've got goofy shit like Solaire, Patches, and a number of sparkly enemies.

 

[I eat frozen vegetables]

For those who care, it won GOTY at the Golden Joystick awards.