Should I read the book before playing

[flarg]

thank you china friends for the game

[波风水门[青年]]

no idea, cause not everyone has completed the original yet, but most of us read part of it and watched the Journal to the West(1986 TV version). If u read it, it might be helpful for understanding the story in the game.

[flibityjibbit]

You should, but not just for the game, it's a classic. Some reviewers seemed to think they would have more understanding of the game if they new about the story before going in but I don't think it's required. & with only 2 days to go I wouldn't sweat it, just put it on your list for later.

[prusswan]

not needed since it is derivative work and not meant to replicate the original story

you can look for summaries of the world lore though

[SoloMan]

Play journey to the west for a eastern version of the story

[NN198X]

sweet sour pork...

[owencen]

it will takes you plenty of time but you can know about the weakness of all the bosses by reading journey to the west. (game science hiding the weakness of some bosses in some character's lines, but you can found that in the book)

[四仰化三铁]

it has 100 chapters and i dont know about the translation quality，just some videos about the background should be enough

[Mockbirdzz]

You might want to start by watching some short story introduction videos since you can only read a very brief portion of the original text before the game is released due to time constraints. When you encounter unfamiliar but interesting elements in the game, you can then search for more details about them. This is my suggestion.

[GIFT]

It is very necessary because it will directly affect 20% of the gaming experience, and many of the stories inside are closely related to the original work

[GIFT]

Suggest watching the simplified version of the video, as the story is too long

[波风水门[青年]]

sorry for my English,journey

[necuz]

Originally posted by 波风水门青年:

no idea, cause not everyone has completed the original yet, but most of us read part of it and watched the Journal to the West(1986 TV version). If u read it, it might be helpful for understanding the story in the game.

That TV version is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3KNpyKILHM&list=PLIj4BzSwQ-_sfc7l2xm1wQswAd5jqrrDS&index=1

[CDI Mario]

Ive read it, assuming it would mostly be refrences to it.

Tripataka is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idiot

[Kitai]

chances of the game being 1:1 to what its based on is very slim. but its not a bad thing to read the original.

[chima]

if the quality of japanese to english translations is anything to go by you would be better off learning chinese first