Black Myth: Wukong

You see no Buddha because you think no Buddha.

Black Myth: Wukong is a 2024 action role-playing game developed and published by Game Science. The player assumes the role of the Destined One, a staff-wielding monkey, who embarks on a journey to recover six relics corresponding to Sun Wukong's six senses. The game is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. It is the first installment in the Black Myth series.

Quotes

He's not just any monkey. He's a monkey of merit. A monkey was made Buddha once.

• Born with a clumsy heart, trapped in life's advance and retreat,
  Breaking precepts repeatedly, following nature, not the Buddha's feat.
  With rake and tusk, smashing fate, burrowing karma's weight,
  Rolling in the muddy world, heedless of scorn or debate.
  • Zhu Bajie

• A kind face veils his virtuous light,
  The benevolent eyes mask his might.
  To the one he grants a wondrous spell,
  For that the story has yet to tell.
  • Keeper of Black Wind Mountain

• Sanxian, sanxian, grief and rage untold,
  Defeated and demeaned by my follower bold.
  Confused, I saw kindness repaid with hate,
  The sands obscure the truth, the wind seals my fate.
  • Headless Monk

• In life, a brave heart met a noble lord,
  Loyal and true, bound by a warrior's accord.
  Grateful and steadfast, he sought to repay,
  Unyielding in courage, keeping danger at bay.
  • Ma Tianba

• Bottom up the jade nectar, a celestial brew,
  In the jar, the fresh wine sparkles anew.
  In worldly clamor, he wishes to stay drunk,
  Forgetting homeland, foreign lands amok.
  • Shen Monkey

• Countless souls pursue the immortal quest,
  Seeking the Dao, but truth is not addressed.
  The ferry itself will never be ashore,
  Ask not when fruits will ripen, in the void they fade evermore.
  • Old Monkey

• No divine arts, no meditation's trance,
  With a palm fan, he nurtures his pill's dance.
  A sincere heart, the medicine he seeks,
  Bored by human woes and worldly techniques.
  • Xu Dog

• No shame in taking pills. More unfair are the innate skills.
  • Xu Dog

• Craving fortune's smile, but met with bitter strife,
  Toiling by dark waters, in a grumpy life.
  In that realm of paint, the last hopes retreat,
  The green one brought him sweetness, a long-awaited treat.
  • Chen Loong

• Wind fans the flames, the hammer strikes,
  Swords dance, blades sweep the dust aside.
  With iron will, one finds their way,
  Between stillness and motion, greatness will stay.
  • Yin Tiger

• Edge sharpened, arm restless. I was looking for someone to test it.
  • Yin Tiger

• The board is earth, the pieces sky,
  Colors of Yin and Yang comply.
  In subtle moves, revolutions blend,
  Laughing, praise the game that will never end.
  • Child

• Your faith has led you here.
  • Child

• Sword raised to the azure sky,
  Enemy blood stains the black robe high.
  Fortunate to be a maiden fair,
  Outshining heroes with grace and flair.
  • Fourth Sister

• Born to a fate of trials and woes,
  Who pities the ebb and flow of those?
  Better to live in nature's embrace,
  Freely to wander, freely to repose.
  • Pingping

• In skies high, his talents shine, like plum blooms pure and bright,
  His form defies the winter's snow, a sacred being of light.
  With lofty heart, he claims no kin to the emperor above,
  His noble spirit dims the stars, unlocking the Great Pagoda.
  • Erlang, the Sacred Divinity

• Mark this: He's not just any monkey. He's a monkey of merit. A monkey was made Buddha once.
  • Erlang, the Sacred Divinity

• In Guanyin's grove, his greed won't cease,
  Southern tides bring no release.
  Schemes cloud his sight,
  On Bodhi Peak, he learnt life's worth is peace.
  • Black Bear Guai

• A serpent youth in white, with furious gaze,
  Writes poems, dances, yet fierce in battle's blaze.
  • Whiteclad Noble

• With empty hands, he preached, yet gold was his quest,
  He left no wealth, just doctrines to attest.
  A life of greed, his doom was sealed tight,
  If deeds were weighed, would he still face his plight?
  • Elder Jinchi

• Endless yellow winds, sands stretch afar,
  In the land once abundant, no homes there are.
  Half-guai, half-immortal, who can decide?
  Thief or sage, why would he mind?
  • Yellow Wind Sage

• Indulging in desires, I am carefree,
  No fears, no sorrows, just pure glee.
  In land of bliss, at the Eight Precepts, I laugh with delight,
  Inherent nature blooms, a tower of light.
  • Yellowbrow

• Tending the furnace, stoking the flame,
  Making pills, to immortality aspire.
  Countless eyes and countless schemes,
  One misstep, and shatter all dreams.
  • Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master

• Once she rode the cloud chariot to the high terrace,
  Now she dwells in a secluded cave by the mountain base.
  The breeze by the frail bridge chills her delicate frame,
  Spring arrives, another bridal gown newly made.
  • Violet Spider

• With powdered face and hair in a twist,
  A slender waist adorned with jade amidst.
  As charming as a maiden from the skies,
  Yet most formidable when she vies.
  • Second Sister

• On his red skin, talent may shine,
  Eyes glaring bright, a mischievous sign.
  Samadhi Fire forged, yet heart unrefined,
  The gate to Mount Ling lies within the mind.
  • Red Boy

• The furnace crumbles, bricks fall, a day of disgrace,
  Lament did he, the beauty he could not embrace.
  All his talents wasted on the golden son,
  Looking back, he's become a foolish one.
  • Keeper of the Flaming Mountains

• Renowned as the mighty king, his life was far from plain,
  His spirit spanned the three realms, his fame touched four domains.
  Among the guais, a hero grand, wild and untamed,
  The sudden arrival of dharma left his homeland forever changed.
  With shadow as his companion, true enlightenment within him lay.
  • Bull King

• You are your choices, your causes and effects, not what you're called.
  • Bull King

• From dawn to dusk, toil's bitter strain,
  Day and night, home's burdens remain.
  Destiny shows no mercy, merciful she became
  Why is her household light the hardest to sustain?
  • Lady Rakshasi

Dialogue

Bajie: Hey, old monkey. I hope this isn't a one-way trip, is it?

Old Monkey: Isn't all life a one-way trip? Once you embark on the journey, there's no turning back.

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Zhu Bajie: Oi, kid! You look suspicious. What kind of yaoguai are you?

Child: Shh... I'm looking at the Buddha over there. See his belly button? It's so big. Me and you, we look way smaller!

Zhu Bajie: Buddha? Where is it?

Child: You see no Buddha because you think no Buddha. No thought, no sight.

Zhu Bajie: I, the Sacred Gourmand, saw enough Buddhas before you were born. Foolish brat! You didn't see that coming, did you?

Child: True hearts find their path, and the Buddha is on that path. Why not worship with a true heart? The path might just show itself.

Zhu Bajie: Worship my hoof! Visit temples, kneel to figures, you tell no black from white—that's my master! I am fed up with all these skin-deep rites.

Child: [chuckles] No true heart, the path is sealed. With true heart, it's revealed.