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Soulslikes Worth Playing Just For Their Boss Fights

Soulslikes Worth Playing Just For Their Boss Fights

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Your journey in Black Myth: Wukong is long and unforgiving. As expected, the Bamboo Grove — the second region of Chapter 1 — is significantly more challenging and complex than its predecessor. Fear not, as the walkthrough below details everything you need to know about this area.

Part history, part fantasy, part comedy, and part religious treatise, Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West is an iconic piece of Chinese literature. Based loosely on the priest Xuanzeng’s real pilgrimage to India, it spiced up proceedings by giving the monk Sanzang three divine protectors in the river ogre Sha Wujing, the pig demon Zhu Bajie, and the magic monkey Sun Wuk

Proceed along the narrow, tucked-away path, and you will come face-to-face with Guangmou , the second boss of the Bamboo Grove region. After a quick cutscene, the battle with Guangmou will begin. This boss is tougher than the frog, with a variety of attacks, including summoning snake-like creatures from the ground that throw poison at you. Most of his attacks can be neutralized by spinning your staff , but be mindful of your stamina.

But, if players wanted to see those influences more overtly, one of the best ways outside the show itself would be Dragon Ball: Origins . The DS Zelda- like saw Goku’s first meetings with his friends, some closer to the book than others — Oolong’s introduction is almost 1:1 to Bajie’s debut in the novel, while others take more artistic license, like Erlang Shen inspiring Tien, or Wujing's ugly river ogre becoming the desert-dwelling Yam

Steelrising is a AA soulslike and the first foray into the genre by Spiders, a studio better known for traditional RPGs like Greedfall . While the overall experience may not be groundbreaking and can feel a bit clunky at times, the game's unique setting during the French Revolution, combined with an automaton uprising, offers intriguing boss designs that help captivate play

With half the set outfitted, players gain considerable Damage Reduction for a short time, upon De-Transformation and exiting their Spirit state . With the Greaves' Unique Effect, doing so also negates the cost of Stamina of all actions for a brief moment to fol

The guide below provides a comprehensive walkthrough of the first region in Chapter 1 — Forest of Wolves . It covers everything you can experience in the area, from meditation spots and chests to hidden items and optional boss battles.

The game is filled with characters from the novel who either help the Destined One on his journey, like Bajie, or fight him, like Red Boy and Erlang Shen. Made by Chinese developers Game Science, it’s arguably the best and most authentic game based on the novel. It aims to be the first of many Black Myth games based on Chinese mythology. Since the game has already hit 10 million sales within the first three days , players should have little doubt about seeing more Black Myth games in the fut

Guangmou can also inflict a poison status, so if you’ve purchased Antimiasma Powder from the shop at the Keeper’s Shrine, be sure to equip it. This consumable instantly cures the Poison status . Defeating Guangmou will reward you with the Guangmou Spirit.

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