The old thief is a bit of a dog, but he still has some conscience after all.
After all the pain and torture, remember to give the players some comfort.
A Yin slid down the stairs happily and rubbed his hands in front of the treasure chest.
What will come out?
The treasure chests in Sekiro are very precious. A lot of good things can be found in them, some are gourd seeds, some are Buddhist beads, and some are ninja prosthetic arm props.
And in Dark Souls, what surprise rewards will the old thief place in the treasure chest?
Is it a weapon? Is it an elemental bottle upgrade material? Or some precious item?
"Let's see what the old thief's first treasure chest gives us!"
Talking about it!
Then A Yin squatted down, put his hands on the edge of the treasure chest, and lifted his waist up with force!
"Hi! Prize draw!!!"
Puff——crash——!!!
With the sound of the prize announcement!
Suddenly, the treasure chest made a strange cry!
Immediately afterwards, two skinny long arms stretched out from both sides of the treasure chest at the same time and grabbed him!
Then!
Along with the terrifying sound of mucus wriggling, the treasure chest opened automatically, revealing a row of terrifying fangs growing inside the box, and a long tongue directly wrapped around A Yin's neck!
And the next second!
Huff——!!!
Head down!
Ah Yin, who was caught by the skinny long arms, had the treasure chest stuffed directly into his mouth. With a few crunches, he was torn and swallowed up in a few bites.
【YOU DEAD】
There was silence in the live broadcast room for five full seconds!
Then, a shrill roar resounded throughout the live broadcast room!
"...Fuck you!!!"
A Yin felt like he was going crazy.
This fucking thing is actually a treasure chest monster!
Such an old-fashioned yet novel setting!
For RPGs, the setting of trapped treasure chests has a long history. As early as the era when PC games emerged, there were already unscrupulous designers who designed treasure chests into prank traps.
but!
In a wolf game, this is the first time such a despicable thing as a treasure chest monster has appeared!
It seems that they think that this type of game is already torturous enough for players, and designers of the same type cannot bear to let players feel the malice of the world in such a hateful way.
And Gu Sheng!
Apparently not that merciful.
He has always been adhering to the idea that "only God will have mercy on you, and my mission is to send you to see God" and has been competing with the players in wits and courage. He even resorted to such vicious methods as chain tricks to let the players experience the malice of such games!
And now.
The appearance of the treasure chest monster has obviously once again refreshed players' understanding of Gu Sheng's moral bottom line in game design.
After all, wolf games are different from traditional RPGs!
The difficulty of traditional RPGs is generally not abnormal, and the existence of save files and even quick save files can greatly reduce your trial and error costs.
But wolf games are inherently difficult, there is no quick save, and even normal saves will refresh all the monsters along the way.
This means that the process of running away again is very painful.
Unless you are a very skilled boss, ordinary players will inevitably encounter some injuries while running.
Losing blood means replenishing blood.
Replenishing blood means consumption.
Consumption means reduced fault tolerance.
Lowering the tolerance for error means being more likely to die.
Death means you have to run it all over again.
Then the vicious cycle continues endlessly.
Are Souls-like games torturous?
The answer is yes.
But how exactly is it torturous?
Is it an extremely difficult boss battle?
Not really.
It is true that boss battles are difficult, but with the defeat of difficult bosses, players gain a great sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
What really makes people suffer is actually those inconspicuous monsters.
It was clear that the Oni Xingbu who rode a tall horse and roamed the battlefield could be killed by me, but he was stabbed to death by two nameless Ashina soldiers just as he went out.
I killed the violent and fierce Guda, but was beaten to death by three dogs.
This kind of frustration is the most torturous.
Even if you kill the Ashina soldier or vicious dog next time, the frustration will not be relieved.
After all, they are just soldiers.
This feeling of humiliation of "a hero drowning in a septic tank" is the core of the exhausting torture.
As for Gu Sheng, his portrayal of this feeling is simply perfection.
His moral bottom line for game design is so unfathomable, just like standing in the Palace of Origin and looking at the Aquatic Village——
Even though you know very well that the water of the Origin Palace flows to the Aquatic Village, you will never be able to see what the Ashina Bottom looks like.
Gu Sheng's moral bottom line is the same -
Yes, but where exactly is still unknown.
"Even the five-star general of the United States, MacArthur, commented: Compared with the evil deeds of the old thief, LeMay's barbecue is like a child's little prank."
The barrage of comments was so funny!
'The most comfortable episode'
“Hahahahahahahahahaha…”
"No time to explain! Prize draw!"
" This is really a new low for human beings."
"In order to make players feel more despair, he even created a treasure chest monster. He really made me cry."
"My blood pressure has already risen just by looking at it."
'It's been 3 q, 3 q, originally had low blood pressure, now the high blood pressure is 180, Dr. Gu, you are a miracle doctor'
'Haha ...
'It's hard to imagine that this is a level design that a carbon-based humanoid creature could create'
"……"
…
"Hahaha, tell the boss not to collapse yet, there's more to come..."
At the same time, Liuliu live broadcast room.
Because Ayin started the live broadcast a little later today, and Liuliu started playing the game as soon as it was released, so relatively speaking, Liuliu's game progress is ahead of others.
"But fortunately, after defeating the treasure chest monster, I was given a Deep War Axe, which is still very useful."
As he spoke, Liu Liu raised the dark and transformed one-handed battle axe in his hand, and with a swing of the axe, he killed a crossbowman on the roof.
Standing on the high stone platform, Liu Liu took a sip of the element bottle and looked down cautiously.
There seemed to be a garden under the stone platform, but at this moment, there were no birds singing or flowers blooming in the garden, only blood flowing all over the ground.
The bodies of knights in red cloaks lay in disorder on the cold stone ground, with spears crisscrossing like bamboo forests, and the mottled bloodstains on the spear tips emitting a dark red glow.
The bloody smell was overwhelming, and looking at the broken swords and halberds and the corpses scattered all over the ground, it was not difficult to imagine how fierce a battle had taken place here.
Dong-dong-dong-dong
The sound of footsteps slowly rang out in the night.
good.
The corpse-strewn garden was not entirely silent.
At this moment, a fat knight wearing a blue cloak, silver armor and a chubby figure was slowly patrolling around the fountain that was dyed red by blood.
If you look closely, you will see a pair of small wings the size of a palm on the back of this fat knight.
The fantasy and even somewhat weird atmosphere made Liu Liu feel creepy and at the same time, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
after all--
"This fat brother... is... quite cute? He even has a pair of little wings..."
As he spoke, Liu Liu also seized the opportunity, leaped into the air, and chopped directly at the fat knight's head!
Snap!
A heavy axe chopped down!
The fat knight's health dropped by one bar instantly, but he was still much stronger than those zombies!
What a master!
Although judging from the amount of blood, Fat Brother is not an elite mini-Boss.
But this attribute is already far beyond that of other miscellaneous soldiers that Liuliu encountered along the way.
Even stronger than the Lothric Knight she encountered on the city wall.
boom--!!!
The fat knight who was attacked reacted immediately. Although he is a fat man, he is a flexible fat man.
The fat knight swung his halberd with his backhand, and with a loud bang, the stone tiles on the garden floor shattered and flew everywhere, and a crack as big as a pot lid immediately appeared on the ground!
“Oh—oh my—great, great, great…”
Liuliu Jiligulu rolled over and dodged quickly.
Although along the way, she has seen a lot of physical destruction effects unique to the golden engine.
But facing it at this moment, I still can't avoid feeling scared.
After all, the visual impact of this thing is too direct, and it is difficult for players to remain calm.
Roll over!
Liuliu dodged sideways and raised his shield.
On the opposite side, the fat knight also made the starting posture again, with the halberd lying across his side to gather power, and it seemed like a sweep.
"bring it on!"
The shield-holding tactic is very useful, and Liu Liu has a deep understanding of this.
The shield in her hand can withstand most attacks and is much more useful than the sword defense in Sekiro.
But the only drawback is that holding a shield to defend will consume your energy bar when you are attacked, so you must be extra careful not to be an eternal iron cuckold, otherwise after the energy bar is emptied, you will fall into a very fatal stiffness.
According to Liuliu's idea, after catching the Fat Knight's sweep, she could go up and steal a knife.
Repeat this process several times and it will be almost the same, just like fighting the Knights of Lothric. After all, they are all knights!
Buzz! Drum!
It happened in a flash. The fat knight swept the huge halberd towards Liu Liu!
The deafening golden sound came with an impact that made Liu Liu retreat half a step!
However!
Just as she was about to step forward and chop!
An unexpected situation occurred——
After the fat knight swept across, he did not stop, but instead started spinning like a top!
ah???
Don’t wait for Liuliu’s reaction!
Boring! Boring! Boring! Boring!
The continuous windmill attacks like a tide are coming towards us!
The energy bar was being emptied one by one, and she was about to be stunned, but she couldn't put down her shield at this time!
For a moment, the embarrassing situation made Liu Liu at a loss!
Bang! Boom!
Finally! As the energy bar collapses!
Liuliu was like a kite with a broken string, and was swung out by the halberd on the spot. He hit the wall with a loud bang, and was knocked unconscious. Half of his health bar disappeared in an instant!
However!
It never rains but it pours!
Before Liu Liu could barely get up from the ground and stand still, the next second, the fat knight stretched out his hands to both sides of his body, in a very childish posture, as if the beautiful girl was preparing to transform, and opened his arms towards the sky!
What kind of Sailor Moon pose is this?!
Liu Liu felt like his brain was boiling.
The fat knight's ugly, even somewhat funny posture and movements are totally disproportionate to the ridiculously high damage.
But it is precisely this feeling of separation that makes players feel quite bizarre.
The next moment, a golden beam of light with floating white feathers was reflected in Liuliu's eyes.
Powerful holy light strikes, like air-to-ground missiles, exploded in the garden!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Smoke and dust rose up, blood and flesh flew everywhere!
The solid and ancient bluestone slab was blasted into pieces, shattering and flying everywhere!
The fountain pool was dyed blood red, and water splashed and blood flowed!
The terrifying visual effects coupled with the exploding physical destruction effects made Liu Liu run away in panic, screaming and laughing wildly in fear:
“Oh my—oh my hahahahaha—oh my god hahahaha—”
"Ouch—what are you doing—"
boom--!!!
…
【YOU DEAD】
"Oh - I'm shocked! These two red-eyed Luoqi brothers are so awesome! Awesome, awesome, awesome..."
Looking at the blood-red characters in front of him, Lao Ju couldn't help but exclaim and recognized him as his brother on the spot.
Lao Ju’s talent for wolf games is still remarkable.
Especially after "fully understanding" this game, I have deeply grasped the essence of this game.
That is "one-on-one" and "turn-based".
You should be as cautious when facing minions as you would be when facing a boss, and try not to get beaten up by the righteous.
Don't rush into a knife fight like a wolf. Control your energy bar and play defensive counterattacks. It would be best if you can go around and stab from behind, which is the best solution to the battle.
And the facts have proved that Lao Ju's understanding of the game is correct.
After killing the fat brother, he went down the stairs and turned left and met the two red-eyed Luoqi brothers.
It was so painful. One was a spear Luoqi, the other was a straight sword Luoqi, they kept hitting and stabbing with the big shield, and a set of smooth little combos sent Lao Ju back to the bonfire.
"Fuck goodbye."
After running back with great difficulty, this time Lao Ju refused to go to the left no matter what, and didn't even want to look, and turned to the right.
Walking down the stairs, two undead men holding spears and large shields became an obstacle.
Although compared to ordinary soldiers, the two spear guys are also quite powerful.
But we can still win after all.
As he spoke, he killed the two spearmen and went down the stairs.
Soon, a huge city gate appeared in front of him——
But I saw that this huge gate was extremely wide and heavy, probably the main city gate of Lothric.
There were branches all over the door, and it seemed that it had not been opened for a long time. The vines on it were tangled and intricate.
The vitality of the vines was so strong that even the huge city gate was opened with a gap by the vines.
"Dead end?"
I pushed the city gate hard, but it wouldn't open at all.
Lao Ju couldn't help but feel a little confused.
And at this moment.
The grand and gloomy chanting background music slowly sounded.
Following a gust of biting cold wind from behind!
Lao Ju couldn't help but shiver and looked back!
rumble--
But see!
The road he came from was now blocked by a thick fog .
And accompanied by the howling of the biting cold wind!
A monster as huge as a semi-trailer truck slowly crawled out from the fog gate.
It was dressed in thick, cold, frosty armor, and walked slowly on all fours like a gigantic frost hound, with biting cold air coming out of its mouth and some dry branches intertwined on its body.
A huge war hammer was held in its hand, and the terrifying thorn ball hammer head was emitting cold air.
Then, the giant frost beast walked slowly into the venue with heavy steps and slammed its war hammer into the ground!
roar--
Following a deafening roar!
In Lao Ju's UI, a long health bar also appeared!
【Bordeaux in the Cold Valley】
“Oh my god!!!”
Lao Ju was shocked:
"BOSS! I actually walked into the BOSS room! Holy shit!!!"
ferocious!
Different from Sekiro.
In Dark Souls, the old thief seems to be particularly fond of these huge bosses.
Whether it is a regular BOSS like Guda or Bordeaux, or even an elite small BOSS like Bugatti Veyron, they are all very large in size.
Such a design also brings the Golden Engine's graphics performance and physical destruction advantages to the extreme!
cheer!
Lao Ju raised his shield and stood still to meet the enemy!
Accompanied by a roar!
roar--!!!
Then I saw the ice dog Bordeaux rushing over, and wherever he went, there was cold air everywhere. He was very fierce and swung his hammer twice with heavy blows!
Boom—boom—!
Lao Ju responded calmly to the huge impact. After raising his shield to block the two heavy hammers of the Ice Dog, he rolled backwards instead of forwards and landed under the huge body of the Ice Dog!
clever.
From the battle with Mr. Guda in the trial version, Lao Ju has already figured out the trick of fighting huge BOSSes.
Diving into the crotch and going around the back to block the boss's attack blind spot is definitely the best choice for stealing output.
"Eat my pedicure fighting skills!"
Lao Ju swung and slashed while rolling:
"If you fight this kind of boss, you have to live under his crotch. Look at me... Hey, hey, wait a minute, big brother! Let me drink some blood first!"
"...Alright! Come on! Fight again!"
As he spoke, Lao Ju was fighting with the Ice Dog.
Compared to Teacher Guda, Ice Dog has a stronger desire to attack and attacks more frequently.
He is a bit like the second stage human pus form of Guda Sensei, his movements are disorganized and very manic.
Generally speaking, people are afraid of such manic opponents.
Because this kind of mania represents uncertainty and instability.
As the saying goes, a random punch can kill a master.
The more this kind of mad dog-like attack mode is, the more likely it is to cause players to panic compared to the methodical moves of Mr. Guda in the first stage.
After smashing the floor several times, the Ice Dog became more and more violent!
I saw it jump backwards!
boom!
The huge body smashed to the ground, and cold air overflowed from its gaping mouth.
Then, the ice dog's body began to accumulate strength backwards.
“Oh! Wait wait wait!!!”
Seeing that the situation was not good, the experienced Lao Ju quickly jumped up and rolled over!
And just as he rolled out!
Rumble, rumble, rumble——!!!
The Ice Dog suddenly launched a charge!
The huge body almost brushed past Lao Ju and crashed into him!
The armor created a long trail of sparks on the cold stone floor!
On this side, Lao Ju had just gotten up and hadn’t even had time to catch his breath!
Rumble, rumble, rumble——!!!
The ice dog hits again!
Three times in a row! So majestic! So fierce!
What is even more shocking is that when he first saw it, Lao Ju actually dodged perfectly and avoided all three dog carts!
'OHHHHHHHH——'
'The chairman is awesome!'
"What a tough guy, Chairman!"
"Is it that strong?"
"This is bad! It seems that the chairman really understands this game this time!"
'This three consecutive rolls are so cool'
"It even feels like I'm going through a level for the first time. The boss only has one-third of his health left."
"But the chairman is only half dead, it's a bit difficult..."
'When in doubt, act rashly!'
"Come on, Chairman!"
"……"
There was a chorus of cheers in the barrage.
And Lao Ju seems to have found the perfect rhythm, and he becomes more and more courageous as the battle goes on!
After dodging the dog carts one after another, he quickly rushed towards the ice dog!
He knew that he must not stay away from the BOSS out of caution at this moment. Otherwise, the longer he delayed, the more opportunities the BOSS would have to counterattack, and the lower his tolerance would be!
"When in doubt, just rush! Charge!!!!"
Accompanied by Lao Ju's fearless charge!
Then, biting cold air began to accumulate in the mouth of the ice dog!
And the next second!
call--!!!
The frosty breath instantly enveloped Lao Ju's body!
The cold snowflakes and sharp ice chips were like piercing steel knives, pressing him down fiercely on his head!
The [Freeze] status bar is also accumulating rapidly in the blizzard-like breath!
At the same time, Lao Ju swung the battle axe in his hand and chopped at the Ice Dog's thigh three times in a row!
Brake—brake—brake—!
Blood spurted out!
Lao Ju's movement speed slowed down at a speed visibly slowed down, and the status bar was about to burst!
The Ice Dog's health is barely left!
Next second!
KACH——POOP——!!!
Lao Ju felt his whole body stiffen and he flew backwards. As he fell to the ground with a bang, the frozen ice shell on his body suddenly shattered and exploded. His blood was almost completely black, leaving only bloody skin!
The ice dog on the opposite side let out a scream, and its entire body was shrouded in thick icy mist, turning into a ball of snow smoke flying all over the sky!
Clear the level with one life!
Buzz——!
The audience in the live broadcast room cheered instantly!
'OHHHHHHH——'
'Macho man!'
'The chairman is awesome!'
"As we all know, Lao Ju can't beat Red Eye Luo Qi, so Luo Qi > Ice Dog"
"It is also well known that Lao Ju was surrounded and killed by the three dogs outside the sacrificial site twice, so the three dogs are greater than Luo Qi."
'So San Gou＞Luo Qi＞Bordeaux'
"Is the Dog Firewood King kidding you?"
'Shameful Boss'
"The chairman's last health bar is gone."
'Don't ask, it's locked.'
'God is fucking locked'
"I was surprised that you didn't recognize me as your brother..."
"……"
A moment of joy and excitement!
Next, according to the normal plot, players should go back along the stairs, kill the two troublesome red-eyed Lothric brothers, enter the chapel, find an old priestess to get a small ring flag, and then they can push open the vine-covered city gate and leave the high wall of Lothric.
So theoretically speaking, as the first BOSS of Dark Soul, defeating Bordeaux basically means that the strategy for the first area is completed.
Next, in the Undead Settlement, players will face the second biggest BOSS in the game, the Cursed Tree.
All of the above developments are normal in theory.
But in fact, as everyone knows, the dancer is the second BOSS in this game...