Game production: I really have landed

Chapter 362 The ultimate dark moment
How to enter Chapter 2 of Evil Underworld?
Which decks are stronger in Evil Underworld?

How can I avoid being turned into a card?
Just one day after its release, Evil Underworld quickly attracted the attention of countless players with its extremely high reputation.

The atmosphere of this game is very good - in a closed dark room, you are fighting card battles with a mysterious stranger one after another.

The process is presented in the form of a board game. Players can observe the entire situation three-dimensionally, fiddle with the props on the table, and read the rule book from the shelf.

When you are tired from playing cards, you can get up from your seat, walk around the hut twice, and investigate the surrounding scenes. The sense of immersion is very strong.

When the players were fascinated by the interesting card-playing process with a bit of horror elements in the cabin, they couldn't help but have many questions popping up in their minds.

For example, in the game, whether you win and defeat Lacey or fail, it will eventually become a card.

How should the plot proceed?

This is the kind of player who doesn't care about the plot at all and only cares about playing cards.

There are also some players who have come into contact with the decryption part of the game, but have never been able to access it, so they began to search for strategies on the Internet.

There are also some players who are more open-minded and have successfully decrypted all the keys buried in this game on their own. In order to make more fans realize the ingenuity of this game design, they have also become model workers.

Videos such as "Chapter 3 that teaches you how to enter the Evil Underworld in 2 Minutes" and "Some Hidden Easter Eggs in the First Act of the Evil Underworld" have also quickly received a large number of views online.

"It turns out that the password to the safe is in the rule book. The air defense page is clearly visible when you open it, but you didn't pay attention to it."

"I'm so addicted to playing cards that I can't help myself. I don't even bother to read the rule book, right?"

“The feeling of playing a board game in the middle of the game is really exciting. Lacey, as the rule explainer and opponent, also did a very good job in key aspects.

From the beginning of the game, I was thinking about defeating this guy, and I didn’t even have time to worry about the decryption part, hahaha. "

"In fact, as long as you can notice the password of the safe, the subsequent decryption part will be a matter of course."

"So the cat is not completely immortal? After being sacrificed nine times, it will become the undead cat in panel 3/6, which corresponds to the cat having nine lives."

"Can you obtain more powerful blessings by sacrificing a black goat to the Bone King? Is there such an operation?"

"Feeding a bug to those people at the campfire can actually poison them all to death. The next fire can be strengthened four times in a row! Damn it!"

Even many players who successfully passed the first act on their own and successfully came to Chapter 2 were shocked when they saw the Easter egg video.

Chapter 1, which I thought had uncovered all the hidden elements, actually hid so many undiscovered mechanisms and Easter eggs.

This feeling of discovery is simply addictive.

In Chapter 2, only after completing the decryption can you fight against the Dark Carver in the level.

Some decryption levels are actually a bit difficult, and such strategies are what players need.

After defeating the four Dark Carvers, when the player chooses to replace a certain Dark Carver, the rampage of P03 allows the players to begin to have some understanding of the beast Dark Carver Lacey who locked the players in the cabin in Chapter 1.

When "I" woke up again, there was a mechanical face in front of me. The face was a bit forced. It was more like a symbolic expression made up of several strings of characters, emitting a faint blue light on the monitor that served as the "head".

"Are you done dazing? Can we start?"

The robot frowned, and the expression that kept refreshing seemed very impatient.

In Chapter 1, as the game plot progresses, the face of the ferret card gradually turns into a square shape, which everyone still remembers.

There is no doubt that the guy in front of him is the player's old friend.

Ferret or P03.

The content of the game has also changed from the pixel full map exploration and decryption game of Chapter 2 to the board game-like mode of Chapter 1.

The KP of the game has been changed from Lacey before to Ferret now.

It's just that this time there is no table. The high-tech P03 will not use such an antique thing.

As a virtual projection map slowly unfolded in front of the eyes, the ferret told the player what to do now.

Players need to defeat four giant robots in a city called Cytopia and finally complete the ultimate underworld.

What exactly is the ultimate dark moment? Ferret didn't say it. In fact, the players didn't care too much.

After all, in the final analysis, there is always one thing that will not change at all in this process, and that is playing cards.

The game has returned from 2D to 3D here, but compared to the dark and yellowish tones in the cabin, the high-tech blue tones in front of you seem a bit uncomfortable.

At this time, if the player wants to stand up and take a stroll here like he did in the cabin before.

He would find his hands locked on the table.

"sit down."

The ferret warned coldly,

"You can't wander around here."

There is no other way. The player can only control the villain in this virtual map to go on a journey called "Ultimate Underworld".

Soon, the players faced their first battle.

The rules of P03 are naturally different from Lacey's rules.

The game has changed from the sacrifice gameplay exclusive to Beast Graveler to the cost-based gameplay exclusive to P03, similar to the Hearthstone battle.

The basic resources of the game have also become "containers", 0/2 cards on the board that can be summoned with a little energy.

As players defeat giant robots one after another, the container cards themselves can be upgraded.

Obtain characteristics such as "Electronic Circuit" and "Gemstone".

In fact, it is equivalent to the power mark in Chapter 1.

In fact, players who have already reached Chapter 3 feel mentally exhausted from this continuous card battle.

The combat part of Chapter 3 seems to have a completely new system, but in general it is a new system without changing the medicine, and a lot of very super-model cards have been added.

This has disappointed some players. So far, Chapter 1 of the game is the most fun for everyone.

What drives them to continue playing now is the plot of the game.

But then, a design that could wow countless players occurred during a BOSS battle.

When Er Xiao was playing Chapter 3 with his good brothers in the live broadcast room, he never expected that this game would have such a program effect.

Shake the rotating handle on the right side of the huge machine to trigger the battle. After P03 also downloaded a compressed package named Guaiguai, the battle officially began.

[Good boy]
The boss, whose expression looks a bit innocent and stupid, blinks his eyes.

[I can’t wait to get online]
[Can the signal be stronger?]
"After watching it for so long, I always want to complain. Why are there just simple kaomoji words here? Can't I include emoticons?"

"This expression looks like a clear and stupid college student."

"Pandaren, right?"

After a brief silence, a green antenna device suddenly appeared above Guaiguai's head.

After connecting to your internet.

[pretty!I think I'm getting a signal]
[This...what is this? ]
Before Erxiao could react, suddenly, the card named "Zhuge Goudan" came to the opponent's preparation table.

Although it is a 1/1 board whiteboard, the vertical painting of this card is the dark elf in the mirror, and the entire painting style is incompatible with the entire game.

[Is this...your friend? ]
"Fuck!"

Erxiao was shocked.

"This game seems to have found my steam friends through the Internet!"

Before this, no one had ever thought that a game would actually connect to the Internet, view your Steam friends, and copy their ID avatars.

Players who saw this scene for the first time were all shocked.

"It feels numb when I pinch it, I get goosebumps, and I feel like the fourth wall has been completely broken."

"Without any spoilers, Erxiao has finally reached this point!"

"What a shame, why is the boss here teasing me for having no friends!"

"So Erxiao is now equivalent to beating up the dog egg?"

The barrage was very enthusiastic.

Although I clearly know that all the designs in this game are made specifically to serve the plot of the game.

But this kind of design makes people want to believe that the characters in this game really have their own lives. They know that they are living in a game.

After defeating four giant robots, the player returns to the original location.

The surrounding environment is like a replica of the previous world. P03 looks at the player with a sneer:

"Congratulations, you completed the final moment for me."

Its face composed of digital symbols looks both terrifying and comical at the same time.

"You don't know anything about its contents. But now... you should know it, right?"

The next moment, what appeared on P03's display head was no longer the facial features composed of pixels, but the lucky card god, Luke, who was playing a game called "Evil Carnival" in front of the computer at this moment!
"To be fair, what appears in P03's head here is Er Xiao's face, so this game is amazing." "Nah, if it really is Er Xiao's face, I'm going to call the police."

"Don't scare my brother."

The part about Luke.

Players already know it clearly from the short videos Luke took after defeating Lacey.

The story of Evil Dead begins when UP Luke, who was filming a video for fans, accidentally discovered a floppy disk named Evil Dead, and a series of things happened while playing the game.

In the subsequent story, after clearing the first level of the game, Luke was full of curiosity about playing cards in the cabin in the first level.

In the process of collecting information on the Internet, I found the production company of this game, "Funa".

After sending an inquiry email to Funa, I received a warning that "the company has never developed relevant software, please return the hardware equipment involved as soon as possible."

What’s even more bizarre is that shortly after getting in touch with the company, Luke received frequent calls urging the return of the game. A few days later, a woman wearing sunglasses suddenly came to the door and asked for the floppy disk where the game was stored.

Many anomalies made Luke realize that things were not simple, and the truth that revealed all the doubts was undoubtedly hidden in the "Evil Moment".

It is precisely this reason that drives Luke to continue to tackle the game of Evil Underworld in the game.

Finally, that's now.

When Luke's face appeared on the P03 monitor, he was horrified to find that the NPCs in this weird game from beginning to end were actually alive!

Seeing himself in the game, Luke shrank back in shock, his eyes bulging like two light bulbs.

P03 said proudly:

"You allowed me to access your hard drive, capture game footage for the store, and finally you allowed me to connect to the Internet just to upload all of this!"

The so-called victory over four giant robots is just a lie made by P03 to gain authority!

All this is a scam!

While the player grants permission to the game in order to clear the level, it runs the program independently behind the scenes.

"Even if the few remaining stupid Dark Carvers can restore the game again, by then, thousands of copies of "Evil Carving" will have been circulated."

P03 laughs,

"Inside, I have the final say!"

As the local disk in Luke's computer unfolded in front of him, P03 began to upload the game.

Seeing the progress bar growing bit by bit, the player finds that he can't do anything.

"So what is the purpose of uploading this evil inscription on the Internet? Can this be stopped? Is it necessary to stop it?"

I believe this is the common thought in the minds of all players when they play this game.

It was only through Luke's own investigation that players learned that there was a top-secret file about Funa Corporation hidden behind "The Evil Dead".

In order to prevent leaks, people from the company repeatedly asked Lux ​​for gaming hardware.

The secret is related to the mysterious death of Cathy Hobbs, the developer of the game "Evil"...

However, just when P03 was about to complete the upload, a pair of hands stretched out from behind it and broke its neck, and the upload was immediately terminated.

These withered, zombie-like hands are all too familiar to everyone.

This is Lacey who will stick out from the darkness and turn the player into a card if both of the player's candles are extinguished in the first act.

The player has been choked unconscious by Lacey countless times, but this time, he helped the player.

As those all-too-familiar spiral eyes came into view.

Players finally saw the 3D models of all the Dark Carvers here.

Weird and scary, but also kind of handsome.

The three Underworld Engravers discussed among themselves, but the players were confused by what they said.

It can only be roughly discerned that everyone holds different views on the final fate of "Incarnation of Evil".

But one thing players can know is that these gravers have gained self-awareness, and they all know that they are in a game.

Manifeco, the magic carver, wants to reset the game so that everyone can survive. Lacey also has a similar plan. They present the "new game" icon in front of the players, preparing to let the players restart the game according to their ideas. .

Grimora, the Death Carver, used the newly obtained storage permissions to clear all software data.

Manifiko was a little nervous, but Grimora comforted Manifiko, saying that only by doing so could he obtain the final relief.

A progress bar appeared in the upper left corner of the game page. Just like the bar for uninstalling software, deleted file names kept popping up.

To be honest, this long plot performance was quite unpleasant for everyone to watch during the game.

It clearly felt like they had just had a serious meeting with several other Ming Carvers, but the next second they were about to be separated again.

Grimora brings players to her world for one final card game.

It is also a map and a card game, but the map is neither a holographic image nor a parchment paper, but a chessboard, on which the player's chess pieces jump, looking for treasures and defeating the opponent's chess pieces.

The card system is as exquisite and delicate as the previous two Dark Carvers.

It is clear that the game has come to an end, but there are still new modes appearing, which makes players feel confused.

However, I can't play for long.

With the deletion of the game, the player only played two games with Grimora in a hurry, and found that almost everything on the board had been deleted, and it was difficult for a clever woman to make a fool of herself by continuing to play cards.

Grimmour stretched out his right hand to bid farewell to the players. "I" who have made it this far have won their respect.

The next farewell is the one most familiar to players.

Lacey, the Beast Carver, is no longer the mysterious man sitting across the card table, but as himself, having a final farewell game with Luke, who has been playing this game.

Lacey seemed to have known for a long time that he was facing a real player. He expressed his praise to the player, no longer sarcastic and sarcastic, and he took out the last set of cards that I played against him at the end of Chapter 1.

"This deck of cards is very good, well chosen."

Things on the table were deleted one by one.

Tongs, scissors, bells, and even the most critical prop, a scale.

"Don't stop, keep going. We don't need that now."

Even though he no longer had the tools to judge the outcome, he still wanted to play cards.

At this point, the players finally realized that Lacey was just a pure poker player, with no conspiracy or evil thoughts.

Locking the players in a cabin simply means they want to play cards, nothing more.

How can such a pure old man prevent players from feeling sorry for his impending disappearance?How could you not take time out to play a few more rounds with him?
But just like the Death Carver, there is no time.

When the data is deleted to the point where it is difficult to even retain the cards, the game has to end.

Lacey looked a little regretful, but he still stretched out his hand, wanting to shake hands with the player. The player also stretched out his hand, but when he first touched it, he disappeared with a red light of data error, leaving only one sentence:

"Played well."

Finally, it is the turn of Manifico the Magical Carver, which is a bit like a Yu-Gi-Oh battle board, but the game rules are a bit like Magic: The Gathering.

However, standing at both ends of a pair of towering pillars, both sides summoned heroic guards and mages from the field.

The bell that ends the round is a giant brass bell overhead.

If the game hadn't been deleted, it would have been a lot of fun talking to Manifico here.

It’s a pity that players can no longer experience it.

The final card game has not been completed to the end. The game has completely collapsed. The gems and mages have become a black model that can no longer be distinguished.

Eventually, Manifico falls to the ground limply, and slowly crawls toward the player.

He stretched out his arm that looked like a skeletal branch, wanting to shake hands for the final farewell.

But it's not over yet.

Luke has not yet reached the agreement with the three Underworlders, and he has not cleared the old data.

The reason why that game was born is also the reason why the Underworlders have consciousness, and it is also the deepest hidden thing in this game.

[Read old data? ]
At the end of the game, in the unclear final video recording, a crazy Luke physically destroys the evil Hades floppy disk with a sledgehammer.

After contacting someone at the local newspaper, the doorbell rang.

But what came here were not newspaper staff, but heavily armed gunmen.

Luke completely fell into a pool of blood.

Is this the end of the game?
The upload progress bar is at the end, and the success has crossed from 90% to 100%.

Evil Underworld, uploaded successfully!
(End of this chapter)