Staff only?

[D-Jak]

I may receive flak for this, but I haven't really paid attention to this.

Do we only get a staff as main weapon? I just played first 2h and, honestly, I see myself getting bored if it's staff only. I know we have spells and whatnot, but having one primary weapon only might be a dealbreaker for me.

Edit: and by no means I usually have an issue with having one main weapon only (e.g. Jedi games, Ghost of Tsushima etc.). I am just not a fan of staffs.

[Snobby Hobo]

Thematically speaking it makes zero sense to give Sun Wukong anything but his Jingu Bang.

[D-Jak]

Originally posted by Snobby Hobo:

Thematically speaking it makes zero sense to give Sun Wukong anything but his Jingu Bang.

Fair enough. Might just not be for me then.

I also just realized from the forum, that basically your only defense is dodge/roll.

Unfortunately, this might be a refund. What a shame, the game does look fantastic.

[k4el]

The GUI has an inventory slot for weapons but I suspect we'll see variations in staff weapons used there. Snobby is probably right since it's such a big part of Wukong's identity.

[prusswan]

you can't seem to throw the staff or use any ranged attacks either, but you can transform into certain enemies to use a slightly different rod

[Snobby Hobo]

Originally posted by D-Jak:

Originally posted by Snobby Hobo:

Thematically speaking it makes zero sense to give Sun Wukong anything but his Jingu Bang.

Fair enough. Might just not be for me then.

I also just realized from the forum, that basically your only defense is dodge/roll.

Unfortunately, this might be a refund. What a shame, the game does look fantastic.

It is. It seems a brilliant game if you're in for a Fromsoft-esque experience minus the role playing aspect (more similar to Sekiro then, I suppose).

Unfortunately I too was expecting something completely different because of the reviews.

[Linfried]

Also, there isn't any other staff for the player to use. That's 4 chapters in.

[Pocket Dog]

Originally posted by D-Jak:

Originally posted by Snobby Hobo:

Thematically speaking it makes zero sense to give Sun Wukong anything but his Jingu Bang.

Fair enough. Might just not be for me then.

I also just realized from the forum, that basically your only defense is dodge/roll.

Unfortunately, this might be a refund. What a shame, the game does look fantastic.

You can learn to parry from sidequest.

[Myrrdinn]

Originally posted by Thick Milky:

Originally posted by D-Jak:

Fair enough. Might just not be for me then.

I also just realized from the forum, that basically your only defense is dodge/roll.

Unfortunately, this might be a refund. What a shame, the game does look fantastic.

You can learn to parry from sidequest.

How far in is that im on tiger boss in Chapter 2 and havent seen anything yet.

Edit: Nevermind found out its from Rock Solid from the Tiger lol.

[Houstonheart]

Yes, only a staff because that is his story based. Weapon as the fighting buddha.

Then you have Skills for that staff that you develop in your tree. I highly recommend you get the ability to stand up on the staff and put it to the highest tier to go higher and higher and higher, because that gives you the most incredible and strongest strike in the game. You can one shot regular mobs. 2 shot minibosses, I do serious damage. It's a big bosses with it. It also gets you out of that range a lower a tax. Then you keep holding it until you go higher. Higher higher higher than release once it turns red, that means you're at the heights tier, and it's the most powered.

Then you have your spells. They work off the manor you earn those and collect those, and then you can assign them. You'll have to use the ones that work best for you. I never removed the one to actually freeze an opponent in place. As that's how I get my big hits in it works on most bosses as well. Then I really call my monkey form guys to help dill. Massive damage when you get that tiered all the way up, they can censure this sull. How many boss on their own?Are you gonna handle other things.

The other two skills you can change, if you like.

Then don't forget your souls. You set your soul that you retrieve from a boss or a med.Enemy. Once you get in the story where you're able to have the bag to actually collect it every time you fight one of those boxes or many bosses, and you see a blue colored orb, and sometimes a cut might change on certain enemies go up to it. And retrieve it, you can then set it under the area to the right of your armor.

When you hold down the 2 triggers to activate it, you'll use that ability. I'm the enemy remember. There's a large recharge timing. Also, it requires a massive amount. Charge on some of them that are stronger.

[zero.calvin]

Originally posted by D-Jak:

I may receive flak for this, but I haven't really paid attention to this.

Do we only get a staff as main weapon? I just played first 2h and, honestly, I see myself getting bored if it's staff only. I know we have spells and whatnot, but having one primary weapon only might be a dealbreaker for me.

Edit: and by no means I usually have an issue with having one main weapon only (e.g. Jedi games, Ghost of Tsushima etc.). I am just not a fan of staffs.

all monkey from flower fruit mountain are trained by sun wukung, so they are all specialize in staff combat... giving them different weapon might break lore.

[Nobody watches your TTV]

stick is the best weapon your swords/katana are trash, weeb.

transformations have different weapons btw.

[Nobody watches your TTV]

Originally posted by D-Jak:

Originally posted by Snobby Hobo:

Thematically speaking it makes zero sense to give Sun Wukong anything but his Jingu Bang.

Fair enough. Might just not be for me then.

I also just realized from the forum, that basically your only defense is dodge/roll.

Unfortunately, this might be a refund. What a shame, the game does look fantastic.

nope, trash reviewers/players don't know what they're doing.

Smash stance alone plays like monster hunter's greatsword + longsword combined in that it can both parry(use heavy attack after a light attack, timing it correctly results in taking no damage and has option to chain into mid of light combo or another heavy) and have reduced damage/stagger(hold heavy to charge it) while attacking with it.

The weapon looks like a staff but just like irl it's actually versatile.

[Nobody watches your TTV]

Originally posted by Myrrdinn:

Originally posted by Thick Milky:

You can learn to parry from sidequest.

How far in is that im on tiger boss in Chapter 2 and havent seen anything yet.

Edit: Nevermind found out its from Rock Solid from the Tiger lol.

You can just parry with smash stance.

[DardaRan]

Hey man, there is a "parry" for this game by using the stone spell. plus you can upgrade this. dodge is really clean. you should give the game try first then decide for yourself. and if its only staff? yes. but you dont have 1 staff. you can get alot of different staff. each one has his own unique. plus you have alot of combat system. alot of different attacks. dw about the staff being the only weapon, there much more to it. just try it : )

[MxWu1337-bilibili]

You can parry with smash resolute
You can counter with immobilize
You can dodge
You can parry with stone skin
You can parry with resolute strike

And if you use all these.... you're a God in this game xD