Game production: I really have landed

Chapter 113 The joy of exploration!
which way to go
"Men are on the left and women are on the right, so of course Er Xiao chose to go to the left!"

"What's the trouble with this? No matter which way you go, there must be a way to come back in the end. Ori is like this."

"It's over for recklessness! Go, go!"

What the barrage said was right, Er Xiao nodded slightly, and then decisively chose the right side.

Going down the platform on the right, I saw a new little bug, which was round and oval, and looked quite cute.

The monster was very weak, and it was hacked to death with only three swords, but it still bravely bumped into the little knight, causing him a little damage.

However, after three attacks, he managed to accumulate the soul points needed to recover a block of blood.

For now, Er Xiao still doesn't feel the difficulty of this game.

Jumping to the right with the platform, in the background of an unusually empty large room, stands a semicircular, weird building that looks like a bug's head, which appears in everyone's eyes.

"Aren't the three mask patterns on the door exactly the same as the seal in the opening CG?"

"Er Xiao, go in and have a look."

As he walked into this building, the words "Black Egg Temple" appeared in the lower right corner of the screen.

And in the center of the room, a seal with three masks on it, which is exactly the same as in the CG, came into view.

Next to this seal, the little knight also met the second NPC, Quiro.

This is a slender bug with a sword on his left waist.

He claims to be a traveler, and he especially likes those unknown places. The seal in front of him is called "Stone Pebble" in his mouth, and it is the biggest mystery of this kingdom.

The conversation with Quirrel didn't reveal much about Hallownest's secrets, but instead aggravated our doubts.

"Why are the NPCs here average riddlers? I still don't know what the little knight is going to do."

"Yes, what exactly is this stone egg, can't you explain it more clearly?"

"The plot of Ori is quite clear. We knew from the beginning that Ori was to save the increasingly dilapidated Mount Nepal."

Until the NPC had no new dialogues, Er Xiao still explored the interior of the Black Egg Temple, and she retreated unwillingly until she found nothing.

Continuing to the right, Er Xiao finally encountered the first difficulty in the game.

A large bug with a huge weapon like a mammoth tusk in its hand.

At the beginning, Er Xiao didn't know what to do when he went up and slashed at the big bug, but when the giant fang smashed hard on the little knight's head, two of the original five masks disappeared in an instant. Only then did Er Xiao panic.

"Fuck! Brothers, this monster's attack power is so high!"

Er Xiao backed away hastily, trying to create a distance to restore her own blood volume.

But as the big worm sat back hard, a huge white shock wave struck, and Er Xiao, who was recovering his blood volume, was hit directly, and a mask was deducted again.

The less blood, the more flustered Er Xiao felt. Er Xiao rushed over and waved the weapon again, wanting to deal damage directly and kill the big bug in front of him.

The reality is that the weapon in Er Xiao's hand is like scratching an itch. While the big bug remained motionless, as he slashed down heavily, the little knight who was hit died violently!
As the black substance in the body continuously spewed out, a pitch-black soul emerged from the little knight's body.

As soon as the screen turned, the little knight had already appeared on the bench in Dirtmouth.

"vegetable!"

"I'm dying of laughter, Er Xiao stood there like a pig nose and was beaten violently by someone, hahaha."

"When someone beats you, you just stand there and let them beat you? Can't you hide behind?"

Seeing the bullet screen full of people talking about their own food, Er Xiao waved his hand and said calmly:

"It's not a big problem. I already know how to fight that monster just now. Who doesn't die a few times while playing games?"

But then, Er Xiao seemed to have discovered something.

"Fuck! Brothers! Where's my money? And why is my soul bar broken?"

Isn't that right? The original 100 yuan on Er Xiao's body now disappears directly, and the soul gauge in the upper left corner that originally could restore the HP of three masks is now limited to the level of two masks.

There were also different opinions on the barrage.

"No way... All the money will be lost if you die, and the more you die, the heavier the punishment?"

"Chuxin is playing a very new thing, I really don't think that the permanent death in the dark dungeon is the best design, right?
Not sure about the sales gap between Ori and Dark Dungeon? "

"After he died, I remember that the little knight had a dark soul floating out. Er Xiao will go back and have a look."

Because of the super high death penalty of the dark dungeon ahead, many netizens in the live broadcast room also suffered from PTSD.

To be reasonable, Ori's death penalty was well designed at that time, why don't you learn from Dark Dungeon?

"Don't worry, brothers, I'll go back and see what's going on."

Er Xiao was afraid that the rhythm would be brought up by some people again, so without further ado, he went down the well and walked towards him.

Because he already knew the distribution of the monsters on the right, Er Xiao was quite proficient. Without a word, he slashed and came to the room of the big bug just a minute ago.

At this time, a soul that looks exactly like us, except for its pitch black body, floats in the midair of the room.

The moment he saw us, he flew towards us.

"what is this?"

Er Xiao manipulated the little knight to actively collide with this soul. The moment the two sides made contact, accompanied by the familiar special effects of injuries, one of the masks in the upper left corner was directly wiped off.

"Why is my soul still attacking me!"

Er Xiao looked puzzled, but the movements of his hands did not stop.

With just two knives, the black soul was killed by the little knight, and turned into a mass of black matter, poured into the little knight's body.

At this time, in the upper right corner of the interface, the damaged soul gauge of the little knight was repaired, and the lost more than 100 yuan was also returned.

"It turned out to be this design. After death, a legacy will be left. As long as you can go back and get your soul back, it is equivalent to no punishment."

"Then here comes the question, what if you die again after you die without picking up your soul?"

"It is recommended to try."

The audience in the live broadcast room were still discussing fiercely, but Er Xiao was already brandishing his weapon at this moment, and rushed towards the big bug that killed him before.

It is bound to be a shame!
1 minute later.

"what!"

With Er Xiao's scream, she was knocked to death by the giant tooth again.

Although the screen is almost full of dishes, there are still some water friends who understand it and give useful suggestions:

"Pig nose! I can see it clearly. The attack method of this big bug is very simple. If it hits you, you just need to walk back. When he releases a shock wave, you can jump up and hide.

Don't be greedy for knives, every time you hit it, it's over. "

Er Xiao's eyes brightened, she was full of confidence, and immediately decided to fight again!
Run the map, pick up souls, be killed, and so on.

But each time, Er Xiao left more wounds on Big Chongzi's body than before.

Finally, when Er Xiao died for the fourth time, as Er Xiao leaped high to avoid the seismic wave caused by the big bug, the moment he swung a knife at the bug!
The big bug fell heavily to the ground!
Immediately, there were coins flying all over the sky!

"Wuhu!"

Er Xiao excitedly jumped up from the seat, his face was filled with endless excitement,
"Guys, do you think I'm a dick?"

"You can shut up, how can you have that thing?"

"I don't really agree with the fact that such a simple mob died three times."

"GKD!"

Er Xiao didn't care if she didn't get the praise she wanted, because defeating a powerful enemy had already brought her an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

After a strong enemy, there must be treasures.

A green caterpillar in a purple jar is making some cute little noises.

Without further ado, the little knight broke the jar, but the expected thank you did not appear. The little bug just chirped and then disappeared into the ground.

Er Xiao didn't take it seriously, and continued to explore the picture below.

Below the room of the big monster that made her die three times, a completely different scenery from the Forgotten Crossroad came into view—it was purple representing crystal.

Here, Er Xiao met a lady named Mira who liked to sing while mining.

She claimed to come here for the ore and the riches.

But after that, the little knight talked to her, and there was no useful information. She was silent in her own world, concentrating on digging for the purple crystal.

Er Xiao continued to go up, and soon, there was no more road ahead.

It’s just that when the little knight stepped on it, the trembling rock wall told everyone that this is a “puzzle” like Ori that needs to be broken before it can continue downward.

"Dead end, this place should be explored later."

Er Xiao explained a bit, but he felt a sense of joy in his heart.

For a road idiot like her, finding a dead end would somehow give her a sense of peace of mind.

Probably a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder of "since it's a dead end, then I didn't miss anything".

The little knight came out of the mine again. At this time, the road was leading to the left, and the monsters on the road were not particularly powerful.

This situation continues to the left until the little knight comes to a room that connects up and down and has dense platforms on it.

This time, Er Xiao chose to go up.

According to Ori's map design, all parts of the map must be connected rather than linear.

She chose to go right at the mouth of the well just now, and now she has walked so much distance to the left, she might come to the place where she went down the well if she went up.

Er Xiao didn't talk nonsense, and manipulated the little knight to climb up cautiously.

And the result naturally corroborated Er Xiao's speculation.

When the little knight stood on the platform on the left when he went down the well and looked at the passage leading to Dirtmouth, the big guys were also excited.

"That's right! That's how it should be designed. There are many options for the route, but in the end it will definitely lead to the same goal!"

"So, in fact, it doesn't make any difference whether we end up going left or right. As we explore, we will eventually see all the scenery."

"To be reasonable, I have played a lot of Ori-like games on the market, and the only one who can really make the picture so comfortable is Chuxin, only Mr. Luo!"

Er Xiao didn't return to Dirtmouth, she turned to the left, but she was pleasantly surprised to see the final destination of the little bug she saved just now.

There stood a hill made of countless stone eggs with a small hole.

The little worm we just rescued settled in a certain stone egg. On the top of this mountain, an old worm with a white beard stood there, looking very depressed.

But before we got close, he suddenly waved and threw coins at us as a reward for us saving the little bug.

"Old guy, you've exploded the gold coins!"

"He is so old and loves to throw coins, why don't we call him old throwing coins."

"Old Scattering Coin is okay, hahaha."

"This should be the collection element in the game. There must be many bugs hidden on the map waiting for our rescue."

"But what's the use of the money? Now Er Xiao has saved three hundred dollars."

What is money for?You'll know right away.

When the little knight went all the way down from the up and down room, he finally met one of the most useful NPCs in this game-the cartographer.

It was a large mosquito in the pile of scrolls, with thick glasses and a bloated figure.

However, in the conversation with the map maker, Er Xiao was deeply moved by a sentence:
"My nature is to explore, and the joy of finding the right way again after getting lost is unparalleled; you and I are very lucky."

When you spend 30 yuan, you can buy a map of Dirtmouth and the Forgotten Crossroads from the mapmaker.

But when Er Xiao pressed the map button on the controller...

"This is a map? It's too abstract, it's just some simple dotted lines, and I don't even know where I am."

"You get what you pay for, it's only 30 yuan, what else is there, hahaha."

"The big head sticker of the big mosquito should be where we are. To be fair, the picture is very accurate.

From this map, I can make out the Black Egg Hallownest we just passed. "

When we continue to talk to the big mosquito, he will also tell us that his wife Iselda has a small shop in Dirtmouth, and you only need to buy a compass from her to find your location on the map .

Just because he was afraid that he would encounter some difficult and powerful enemies on the road, which would cause him to lose all his money, Er Xiao did not continue to explore downwards, but turned upwards and returned to Dirtmouth.

The main thing is to be cautious.

By this time a small shop had opened up in Dirtmouth.

A skinny female mosquito stood behind the counter, spitting hard about her husband who was out of tune and liked to run around, which made people smile.

And when she opened her small shop, among the many items, there were two very useful items.

"The Wayward Compass", "The Quill Pen".

The former can indicate our position on the map, and the price is 220, while the latter can complete the map that the big mosquito has not drawn, and the price is 120.

Because a lot of piles of money were chopped up on the way, and because of several more deaths, the money on him was just right.

And with the little knight sitting on the chair again.

[mapping in progress]
Immediately afterwards, we also equipped the first talisman in the game, "The Willful Compass".And in the equipment and item interface column, we see our weapons and abilities.

Old bone nails, gathering souls.

go further to the left.

A new, more detailed map appears on the screen.

With the compass equipped, the little knight's photo appeared at the location of Dirtmouth, which was very intuitive.

"It is much more convenient to have a map. It is clear at a glance which places have been visited and which places have not been visited."

"Actually, it should have come to the left first."

"Actually, there is no difference. Even if the person who came first took the map on the left, he can also look at the map on the right later."

Wonderful world, interesting bugs, NPCs with different professions, powerful monsters, malicious traps, and collectibles scattered around the map...

Although it's only half an hour's journey, including Er Xiao and all the players in the live broadcast room, they have already been deeply immersed in the wonderful and magnificent world in front of them.

(End of this chapter)