Although "Ink and Smoke 2" is based on "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" in many settings, the story background is different, and the beginning must not be the same.

The protagonist in "Ink and Smoke 2" is not a warrior who has lost his memory for a hundred years, but a fledgling scholar, so the game will not wake up in the shrine at the beginning, so the opening CG is needed to briefly introduce the story background to the player, and make a connection with the opening of the game.

The content of the CG is still the one that everyone is very familiar with.,Nightmare beasts entrenched in the sky above Yangmeng City to create nightmares to absorb negative emotions.,Scholars want to defeat nightmare beasts to save the world.。

However, there are two differences between this CG and previous CGs, especially the previous work of "Ink and Smoke":

First of all, the content of the four holy beasts has been added, such as the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, and the Xuanwu, which are all introduced in the opening CG, so that players can be more aware of the main line of the entire game: after defeating the four holy beasts, they will challenge the nightmare beasts.

Secondly, the CG of holographic projection is very different from the traditional CG.

Traditional CG is still flat in expression, while CG on the all-seeing display is a holographic projection, which can be viewed from different angles, as if there is a miniature small world in front of you.

In CG, the huge nightmare beast, the green dragon hovering in the clouds, the roaring white tiger in the mountains and forests, the vermilion bird flying in the volcano, and the Xuanwu tumbling in the North Sea...... These huge creatures are in stark contrast to the tiny scholars, and the disparity in power can be intuitively felt in the holographic projection mode, which leaves a deep impression on the player.

At the end of the CG, the scholar appears alone in a small valley, and the CG seamlessly connects to the game screen.

Tang Ying found that she could now control the scholar.

On the projection of the all-seeing display, some related operation prompts began to appear, all of which were very conventional content, such as moving, turning the perspective, attacking, jumping, climbing, and so on.

At the beginning of the game, the player is mainly familiar with these basic operations, and the entire teaching process is completed in the valley. Players will be able to climb to the top of the mountain by following the tutorial.

Tang Ying noticed that the scholar could almost be said to be defenseless at first. He is wearing the most ordinary scholar's uniform, the defense is very low, and there is only the most basic ink in the painting scroll and the brush, the painting scroll can only be used for very basic defense, and the brush can only be used for the basic attack in the form of a knife, whether it is defense or attack power, it is almost negligible.

His calligraphy and painting skills are currently inactive, and he cannot create or erase them.

However, scholars can perform some special movement operations, such as climbing, sliding, etc., which do not need to be unlocked. It's just that these special movements all need to consume ink, and the scholar's ink is very small now, and it will be gone if you use it casually.

Tang Ying climbed the mountain, the camera automatically zoomed out, and the beautiful scenery of the entire game world was unobstructed.

In the distance is a grassy plain on which small animals frolic and are full of life; A little farther away you can see a magnificent Huaxia City, which is Yangmeng City, a thick black shadow hovering over it, and the power of the Nightmare Beast infects the surrounding land; Looking to the north, you can vaguely see the stretches of snow-capped mountains; The towering Kunlun Mountains in the west are shrouded in clouds and mist, and the red of large maple leaves can be faintly seen between the clouds; And on the eastern coast, thunder loomed in the clouds, as if a giant dragon was hovering in the clouds.

Of course, if Tang Ying controls the scholar to turn back, then he can see the volcano in the south, but after all, from Tang Ying's perspective, he can only see three sides at the same time at most.

"The view is so beautiful! Sure enough, the world of ink and wash is beautiful. ”

Tang Ying couldn't help but sigh.

"Such a beautiful view, it should be included in the painting."

The scholar took out the scroll and began to paint the beautiful scenery in front of him.

He drew quickly, and in a few moments he was finished. When I opened the scroll, I saw that all the surrounding scenes were drawn into it, and it became a map.

It's just that this map is not a top-down view, but a scholar's perspective on the mountain, which may not seem so accurate, but it is also a painting that reproduces the surrounding landscape well.

[When you climb the mountain, you can draw the surrounding scenery.] It can also be used as a map while recording footprints. 】

[Similar locations will be marked on the map as "superb views."] Some of the "stunning" locations are hidden, and the location can be found by looking at the surrounding Aborigines. 】

This is the map system of "Ink and Smoke 2".

As an open-world game, players will definitely need a map that is detailed enough. The form of the map and the way it is opened are different from other games.

The form of the map is similar to the landscape painting in traditional Chinese paintings, sacrificing the accuracy of some maps, but greatly improving in terms of artistry and aesthetics. When looking at this kind of map, it may take a little guessing to find the exact location of the place you want to go, but it also makes it more exploratory.

The way to open the map in the game is that the scholar can climb to a nearby high place and overlook the nearby scenery to draw a picture, and this painting becomes a map of the area.

Depending on the location, the range of views varies depending on the height and the surrounding coverings. The big map of the whole world is put together through such a small map piece by piece.

Walking to the right from the hillside, you can meet a woodcutter chopping wood, and after the conversation, you can get some basic information:

There is a small village nearby, go there and find the village chief can ask about the surrounding situation and directions;

Trees in the mountains and forests can be cut down to obtain firewood, as well as some wild fruits and herbs;

Firewood can be used to make fires, and wild fruits can be eaten as food to restore life, or they can be cooked, but they need to be done in a place where there is a pot;

After the conversation, the woodcutter was very enthusiastic to give the scholar a scythe.

A fire sickle is an ignition tool that is visually composed of flint, velvet, and fire steel, and a spark is created by the impact of fire steel and flint to ignite the velvet, thus creating flames.

However, the Fire Scythe is a consumable item and will be damaged after a certain number of uses.

Of course, for players, this thing will only be needed in the early stage of the game, because after the scholar can use the ink of the fire attribute, he can set the fire at will.

Tang Ying tried to press the normal attack button on a tree, and a layer of knife-shaped ink was attached to the brush in the scholar's hand, and it took several cuts to cut the tree.

There are different levels of ink, and the higher the level, the higher the damage. The ink dropped by these mobs that have been defeated so far is relatively scummy, so it takes a lot of effort to cut down trees.

The severed tree trunk collapsed, and Tang Ying went up and slashed it twice, turning it into a bundle of firewood, picking it up and putting it in his painting scroll.

The scholar's scroll can store ink and paintings, and can be used to create or erase painting skills, as well as as a large storage space.

According to the woodcutter, Tang Ying found the location of the village on the map he had drawn earlier, and began to make his way towards the small village.

On the way, Tang Ying encountered some mobs.

There are different types of mobs, some are beasts, such as wild boars, wolves, foxes, etc., these beasts have different habits, some will flee when they hear the sound, and some will take the initiative to attack the scholars, and most of the materials obtained after killing are beasts, such as animal meat, animal skins, minions, etc.

There are also some demon beasts that are affected by the Nightmare Beast, and these monsters can see the appearance of the original beasts, such as the appearance of the fox demon can basically be seen as a fox that can walk upright, but these monsters can basically use simple weapons.

The intelligence of demon beasts of different levels is different, and the weapons used are also different, for example, most of the demon beasts encountered by scholars now use wooden weapons, and they will encounter bone or even metal weapons later.

These weapons are of little use to the scholar, he cannot use them directly, but he can use a brush to turn them into ink. For example, after replenishing the ink with a wooden spear, the scholar can use a paintbrush to attack with a spear. It's just that this kind of attack is also limited, and it needs to be replenished when the ink is used up.

The bow and arrow、Five elements staff or other long-range weapons used by monsters,It can supplement the ink of long-range attacks.,Some special attribute weapons can supplement the ink of the five element attributes.,This can attach the five-element attribute to the brush.,Produce a restraint effect.。

Although it was just a few simple mobs, Tang Ying had a lot of fun.

There are many ways to fight scholars, you can use the setting of high damage from behind the sneak attack, and sneak through the grass to solve these monsters one by one; You can also use attribute restraint to burn these mobs to death by using bonfires or chandeliers in the monster camp; It is also possible to take advantage of the properties of restraint and technical frontal hard steel.

After defeating the monsters in the camp, the scholar can get some special rewards from the treasure chests hoarded by the monsters, which may be the ink of a certain attribute, some special materials, or some money.

Following the established route towards the nearby villages, Tang Ying explores like a child who is curious about the world.

There are many interesting things in the jungle, such as wild fruits that can be seen everywhere, different wild fruits can be eaten after collection, and can also be used for cooking, which will have various effects; There will be some insects in the jungle, such as dragonflies, butterflies, unicorns, etc., which must be carefully approached to catch them, and can be mixed with materials dropped by monsters to make medicines.

In addition, you can also encounter a variety of scattered weapons in the wild, which can also be stored by the scholar into ink. There are not many monster camps.,But there's one every other distance.,The types of monsters in these monster camps are different.,The layout is also different.,There's basically an opportunistic way to play each monster camp.,The combat power of the early scholars is not high.,So you have to use your brains to defeat all the monsters.,Once besieged by a group of monsters, it's not good.。

Moreover, the environment of the whole world is almost interactive, trees can be chopped, grass can be mowed, and arson can be set on fire......

This is also the difference between "Ink and Smoke 2" and most of the current games, in other games, the trees and grass in the scene are basically decorations, and the characters in the game can't interact with the trees, grass and stones, at most, they hide some props through these scenes, that's all.

However, most of the environmental elements in "Ink and Smoke 2" are interactive, and with the attributes of the five elements, players can make some incredible magical operations.

"Huh? What is it? ”

Tang Ying came to the bottom of a big tree, originally planning to go up the tree to pick fruits, but when she jumped down, she found a bunch of yellow fallen leaves under the tree. She used the fire attribute ink she had just gotten to ignite the pile of fallen leaves, and was surprised to find that there was a square stone slab underneath.

The scholar squatted down in front of the stone slab: "This ...... Could it be that this is the handwriting left by the sage? ”

The scholar picked up this stone slab, which was engraved with an ancient seal script: "Heaven". He took out his brush and traced it along the word "Tian".

"I see...... Sure enough, it is the handwriting of the sage that has been handed down in the world, and copying these handwriting will be of great benefit to my calligraphy! ”

After the scholar finished tracing, he waved his brush and traced the seal character "Tian" on the slate with ink, and the stele became a part of the scene, leaving it in place.

At this time, a prompt appeared on the screen: [It is rumored that the painting saint and the book saint have traveled all over the world and left many authentic works. Copying the handwriting of the calligrapher can improve the perception of calligraphy, enhance the effect of calligraphy skills, and increase the storage capacity of ink. 】

"Sure enough, hide the collection element!"

Tang Ying was very happy: "I have found it so well hidden, I am simply a genius!" ”

It's just that she doesn't know it now, there are a thousand handwriting in the game, and the content is a thousand-character text: "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang, Universe Flood", after all of them are found, they can form a complete thousand-character text, if she knows it now, she may fall into despair.

Finally, the scholar who was almost happy came all the way to the small village.

The village is not big, but there are quite a few NPCs in it. There are merchants in the village, some who sell clothes, weapons, materials, and some NPCs who do not trade directly with scholars but will trigger side quests, such as farming, chopping wood, cooking, hunting, etc.

These special NPCs are mainly to introduce some basic gameplay in the game, such as the NPC chopping wood will ask the player to chop wood, and after giving him a certain amount of firewood, he will give the scholar an axe and some special wood that may be obtained by chopping wood.

This axe can replenish a large amount of metallic ink, and the level is higher than the current scholar's ink, which can be used as a weapon, and can also be used to quickly chop trees; And these special firewood can be used as materials.

In the game, the wood obtained after different trees are cut down is also different, the most common material is firewood, mainly for fire, but there are also more advanced ones such as peachwood, rosewood, rosewood, etc., which can be used as materials to make some special props, or sold to merchants for money.

For example, the hunter will let the scholar hunt some small beasts, wild boars, etc., and after hunting, give him the meat, you can get some bows and arrows, and will teach the player some hunting experience. For example, when hunting, you can't run quickly, you can alarm your prey, you have to crouch forward to hunt successfully, and so on.

In addition, there are some NPCs in the village who are neither merchants nor give quests, such as running kids, dozing drunks, etc., some of them trigger quests under certain conditions, and some are simply to improve the ecology of the entire village.

Tang Ying wandered around the village for a long time before finally coming to the village chief's house.