Game production: I really have landed

Chapter 118 The Best Battle

On the evening of April [-]nd, Er Xiao posted a post on his Xiaopozhan homepage:
"The Hollow Knight is number one in the world! The Mantis Tribe is number one in the world! The Three Mantises are number one in the world!"

And the following fans' replies are also very face-saving:

"Congratulations, Er Xiao, for successfully defeating yourself. We are proud of you when we saw that you finally defeated the Three Mantises after going through untold hardships!"

"The Mantis Tribe really touched me. This is a race that truly advocates fighting. But when we defeated their king, they were willing to show us the utmost respect to receive us."

"Although there are very few plots and almost no plots, just one battle left me with such a deep impression on a population in the game. It is a major breakthrough in my original intention!"

Er Xiao is not the first steam player to get "respect", but the craze of Three Mantis must have started.

The next day, Up called Kushi released a video again, which completely exploded keywords such as "Hollow Knight" and "Three Mantises" in the entire game circle.

"One of the best battles in the entire gaming world in the past ten years"

"I am a very old-fashioned person, and I like to respect the ancient times when I play games. Even if the new games on the market have added some very interesting designs, I still prefer to be in the barbaric era of the game. traditional design.

Therefore, when faced with some 'improvement' made by existing games that does not meet my taste, I will not hesitate to criticize it almost harshly.

Don't learn from me, it's wrong. Video games are constantly developing and new things are constantly emerging, which should be respected.

Closer to home, the main purpose of publishing this video today is to show a wonderful boss battle in Hollow Knight.

This video is divided into two parts. The first half is about my love and admiration for this BOSS battle, and an analysis of where it is so good.

The second half is my summary and summary of the three mantises, and you can use them yourself.

First of all, let me talk about my violent theory, which is the title, the battle of the three mantises, in my opinion, is one of the most outstanding battles in the entire game world in the past ten years.

It doesn't have any complicated graphics, special effects, or gorgeous viewing that breaks through the sky. What it has is just the most basic appearance of an action game.

See Tricks and Tricks.

Although the Hollow Knight has already been blown up in the last video, but here I still want to blow it up again, the Hollow Knight is the best in the world!

[-]. Rendering of the atmosphere: Many people think that the boss battle is simply the whole process of the player manipulating the character to deal with the boss. This statement cannot be wrong, but this battle of the Three Mantises has shown us more possibilities.

From the chair at the bottom, all the way through the long map to Tanglang Village, acid water and jumping mushrooms have planted a cautious seed in our hearts.

The two monsters in Mantis Village, whether it is Mantis Warrior or Mantis Youth, can be said to be very strong compared to other monsters we have encountered before. The only way to do this is to retreat with one strike, and the prudent seed will take root and germinate accordingly.

Afterwards, we obtained the Mantis Claw, and even though the new spikes that appeared on the map made us not in the battle, we still maintained a cautious attitude.

The atmosphere that has been piled up layer by layer is finally completely released in the face of the three mantises!
[-]. Excellent balance: A good battle is definitely not designed by simply stacking up the difficulty.

Of course it should have a certain degree of difficulty to make the player feel a challenge, but at the same time, when the player is defeated by it, there should be absolutely no frustration in the heart.

The battle of the Three Mantises was undoubtedly one such battle.

In terms of challenge, the pace of the whole game is very fast. Facing the offensive of the Three Mantises like a storm, it is difficult for you to have the opportunity to drink medicine. You need to concentrate all your energy on avoiding the boss attack and finding opportunity to output.

In terms of frustration, the attack mode of the three mantises is actually not complicated, a boomerang, a thrust, and a downward thrust.

More skilled players may be able to clearly understand this after dying once.

Boomerangs and sprints are avoided by jumping, and smashing is avoided by sprinting. The moment we see it, we have a solution to these attacks in our minds.

So what's left?skilled.

Every time we die, we can feel our progress. In the end, we can even pass this boss without injury.

[-]. The strong sense of accomplishment after victory.

When you successfully defeated the three mantises, they bowed their heads towards you on the seat, and when you came to the mantis village again, when the mantis warriors who drew their swords at you and saluted you respectfully, did you have a feeling? The cool feeling of flying?

Whether you have it or not, I do anyway.

Of course, there must still be many deficiencies in the game design of Three Mantis. For example, there are too few attack modes, and there are not enough changing moves, which makes some hardcore players not very enjoyable.

However, if you have to recommend an action game for introductory training in boss battles, the first answer that comes to mind must be it.

At the same time, I also believe that in the follow-up journey of Hollow Knight, we will definitely be able to see more and more interesting boss battles. They may be more difficult than the three mantises, but that doesn't matter.

Because we players have already defeated ourselves at the Three Mantises and honed a steel-like heart.

Finally, come and play Hollow Knight for me!Best game of the year!none of them! "

And in the comment area, there was naturally a frenzy of discussions:
"Don't play! I'm mad at you! I'm mad at you! I'm mad at you!"

"It's too simple, five times to pass."

"Five times? Then you are really a little genius. I played for five hours, mainly because the running map was too malicious."

"Brothers, I haven't bought the game yet. Is this game really that fun?"

"It's purely up to you. I admit that Hollow Knight is a good game, but you have to get it. I prefer the small and fresh feeling of Ori, and the death penalty is not heavy.

I bought it now, and I was lying in the warehouse eating ashes for more than an hour after it was finished. "

"I got lost on the Forgotten Cross Road and retreated."

"I'm...retiring."

It was also in the early morning of the 4.3rd that Chuxin announced in the Steam announcement area of ​​Hollow Knight:
Hollow Knight has sold over 300 million copies!

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　　The two battles that Hollow Knight left the deepest impression on me were the Three Mantises and the Dream Cousin.

　　Played for a long time, but also played very cool.

　　Continue to change today, tomorrow is still this time, we will see you~
　　Thank you readers for your support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)