“Nosense！”Black Myth Wukong chapter 3 ending animation original version

During the development of the game, Game Science worked with several top 2D animation teams in China to create six animated shorts for each chapter ending of BlackMythWukong.

[章利-cb]

If you test the hardness of a piece of glass, then the glass will eventually break. Many people only see the greed of the villagers, but ignore the misleading of the villagers by Huang Mei.

[cdg-xirr]

This story has a ton of different interpretations. Here are some details you might’ve missed (some I noticed, others are from the community):
0:01 to 0:12: This is when Yellow Brow falls from the Celestial Court/Heaven into the mortal world.
0:27 to 1:12: The story’s narration is kind of fragmented. The “means” and “ends” are mixed up, so you don’t see events in a clear cause-and-effect way. Like, at 0:41, you see people carrying Yellow Brow up the mountain, and you might think this happens right after they catch him in the ocean. But the real reason comes later: they see how he heals people, makes them younger, gives them food, builds houses, and even creates gold and pearls from nothing (all while still at the shore, where he was captured). THEN they carry him to the mountain and build the temple. At 0:39, they were actually going to burn him alive but changed their minds after seeing his powers. It’s a clever trick by the filmmakers to invert the sequence and mess with your perception.
0:50: The two officers in the back might be talking about how this whole thing could make them rich.
1:08: Yellow Brow brings fish to the people, but he clearly doesn’t care about human life—like how a boat gets sucked into and wrecked by the water tornado he creates.
0:30 and 1:14: The sculptures change from Buddha to Yellow Brow.
1:38: The fish he eats has Loong horns, meaning it’s about to turn into a Loong (Chinese dragon) based on ancient Chinese mythology.
1:43: One fish has human teeth, which could hint that these fish aren’t really fish.
1:44: The monks' hand gestures suggest they’re worshipping, but they’re actually facing away from Yellow Brow in the background, hinting that they’re only in their positions because of him.
1:58: The guy’s eyes are different colors. This could be an overreach, but maybe the two eyes represent how the government and religion are looking in different directions (with different goals). The balance he’s holding could symbolize how Yellow Brow’s treasures are keeping these two forces in check.
2:14: His clothes get pulled—this shows Yellow Brow’s manipulating him by giving him a push, which triggers the guy’s actions, and then sets off the rest of the crowd.
2:15: It’s hard to hear, but someone mentioned there’s a faint whisper in Mandarin in the background saying “Come here, ” which hints at Yellow Brow’s manipulation.
2:45 and 3:01: The officers and troops first try to stop the crowd, but when they realize it’s like an avalanche, they join in.
3:00: Yellow Brow smiles (flip your screen to see it!).
3:02: The younger kid joins in—not out of greed but just because he’s following the adults. Ironically, the kid gets knocked down by the crowd, and no one cares.
3:05 and 3:07: These images might show Yellow Brow’s earlier attempts to prove his powers when he transformed into a snake and a horse and died? Not sure yet.
3:08 to 3:13 to 3:19: A baby is crying, then gets curious, and then starts laughing along with the adults. This shows how his worldview is changing.
3:14: Yellow Brow’s eye is carved out. This eye witnesses the kid’s transformation and also, at 3:18, sees someone die because of greed.
3:09 and 3:10: The monks are chanting sutras to relieve their sins, but then immediately start picking up pearls.
3:13 to 3:20: There’s a lot of hidden stuff here. Basically, Yellow Brow’s body gets torn apart; his flesh, bones, organs, and treasures are collected. People dismantle and roast his body, feast, pee on his corpse, get high, have sex, etc. People even get killed, probably fighting over treasures.
3:21: It looks like Yellow Brow’s eye is watching everything, just like the eye I mentioned earlier.
0:16 and 3:38: The birds are still landing on his body, unaffected, just like in the beginning. You could say humans are greedy, but birds are too—if given enough incentive to fight, they will. They’re just not Yellow Brow’s target.
4:18: Jinchanzi casually turns sand into gold. He’s not even using his powers to prove anything—just showing he could if he wanted to.
I’ve been watching this film frame by frame, and it’s wild how many hidden details there are to uncover. If you have something else, feel free to share!!

[toyoale]

Thanks to Game Science for bringing us this amazing game!

[bblouise]

Music, art style, visual storytelling. Peak cinema. Masterpiece.

[Zeeyakk]

Jin chanzi, the monk at the end, believed in that human nature is neither good nor bad, rather easily influenced. Yellowbrow tries to prove his point that people are naturally greedy by tempting people in poverty with unimaginable amount of wealth, beauty, health, and longevity. It’s a confirmation bias essentially.

[OhThatsGood]

You guys very very literally created the greatest video game ever made in all of time hands down. Ive never loved a product in my entire life as much as i love this game. I will never stop playing it. Thank you so so much

[ericxi]

Wukong is not a man of hero, but a state of mind, a kind of spirit, and it belongs to those who hold a positive, valiant heart to sufferings in life❤
Thanks a lot! Game Science, it’s really a fucking good first AAA game in Chinese Game History!🎉

[caixingpoh]

This animation is not about the dark side of human, but about their good side. The choas was actually created by yellowbrow in his attempt to prove that humans are bad in nature (see how the turtle "pulls" the man's collar to urge him towards the initial insult). In an experiment, when you already have an answer beforehand, you will most likely get a biased result. Yellowbrow has ignored so many signs of goodness in people, such as they did not kill the turtle in the first place, they show him gratitude, worship him, pay him their highest respect, have everything under control, and some of the officials even tried to stop those people when chaos broke out. The conversation in the end shows that yellowbrow simply wants to prove himself right, his is blinded by his own bias. It's pathetic, just like what Jinchanzi said.
Ps: Im totally awed by the song and its lyrics! Soooo goood

[ChadH-LLL]

Yellowbrow triggered the dark side of human nature and completely ignored people actually saved the turtle he disguised in the first place just for proving his obsession was right. Means does not justifies the end.

[goldsilvervscrisiscollapse]

The deception of Yellowbrow contrasts quite well with the typical trope of a Deity coming down in mortal form, showing miracles and gaining followers, before being betrayed and crucified (Sometimes literally) because of innate human evil- original sin if you will. Instead, it queries if instead humans are innately good- merely their circumstances AND the choices they are forced into making that marks the difference.

That certain powerful or religious authorities might benefit from the former perception (due to eternal need for their followers to pay for repentance- as well as to justify their own inner darkness and evil deeds) and encourage it rather than actively seek a better circumstance from which more good people can be raised up

[fod]

CHILLS when I first watched this cutscene on my first playthrough

[seanlim]

Thank you for these 4k HD videos. I only have 1080p playing the game but watching these feels really good and top tier animations.

[mmrkitty]

三界四洲, 无所求不可救
长夜今朝, 是非黑白颠倒
有情众生, 爱恨贪嗔生死交织
因缘果报忘不了
人欲便是天道
My god this hits hard

[bingtalksofficial]

To me this animation is the darkest among all six chapters. The dark sides of human nature is tempted by the softshell turtle disguised by yellowbrow. No wonder the game's called black myth. I recommend to watch several times to get the fullest picture. anyway thank you for making this🎉

[layball]

the essence of this story lies in the conversation between yellowbrown and jincanzi.

[colourcanaegean]

this is literally my favourite animation in the game, It is so dark, even darker than the DC universe!

[zacksmith]

This is not just a story cutscene


Is a moral tale inspiring every gamer .

😢😢😢😢

The more greedy u are, the easier you become a target


The glass is meant to shatter the moment you decided to test it

[RevereShin]

Chapter 3's animation was one of my absolute favorites. I'm surprised how TAME this original version is compared to the final version. Like, they went so much harder depicting depraved monks, twisted expressions, etc.

[gingerbread_GB]

It's an interesting dilemma at the end. Yellow Brow desired victory to validate his knowledge of human nature. But the very desire was what restricted him to the mortal realm, unable to transcend into Buddhahood. Then he asked, if not for desire, why do we even debate or talk, for that matter. If Buddha is so great and Buddhism is the true way, why do we even need all these monks to teach us? That in itself is desire.

[mikethunderbolt]

This story also encapsulates perfectly that peace and prosperity across all realms come not from complete indulgence, but rather even in the face of indulgence, one still tries his best to follow the Eight Precepts, which is the very thing Yellowbrow considers as nonesense because he thought that the lack of indulgence brings forth suffering (which is only half the truth). If what Yellowbrow said is true, then peace and prosperity will be achieved even if it means people can do as they please, which is not the case at all.