Chapter Eighty-Four: Abnormal Unfolding
The graphics of "Shadow Secrets" are as good as ever, compared to the scenes in "The Lost Secrets", the scenes are open, the picture is bright, and the white birch city has a unique charm based on the town streets and interior scenes. The textures of the picture are still incredibly detailed, and the details of the buildings are enough to make them look real.
And in the game, with the background music, the atmosphere of the whole game is very good.
Birch City is located in a small overhead city somewhere in Europe, the quaint atmosphere is full of the streets and alleys of the city, the small city with a population of more than 20,000 is much larger than the ordinary town, and the facilities are perfect, but it has been slightly old.
At the beginning of the game, the player knows who he is.
Night watchman.
There is no more introduction, it should be an exclusive noun in the game, there is not much information, and the specific things should be further developed in the game.
The player's starting location is at the train station, which is the only train station in the town, and as mentioned at the beginning of the game, there is only one train per day that passes through it.
With grey weather, sunlight blocked by lead clouds in the sky, the atmosphere of the game is mysterious and heavy from the start.
However, the "black bear spirit" on the screen still gave Lin Luoshui a great sense of security, "Shadow Secrets" is a third-person perspective, and the lens can be adjusted freely.
Looking at the sturdy back in the center of the screen, Lin Luoshui nodded with satisfaction, feeling that everything around him no longer seemed so terrifying.
After getting a little familiar with the operation, Lin Luoshui found his first target, an NPC responsible for receiving him.
Lin Luoshui chose to play a single-player game, and at this time he played alone.
The NPC's name is Philip, a very common term, and the trench coat and black top hat have a retro feel.
[If it weren't for the fact that this incident was too tricky, I wouldn't want to contact you......]
Philip's first words seemed a little disgusted.
[In fact, before you arrived, we had already lost three Night Watchmen here, and I had no choice but to ask for help, and this time the 'Shadow' was too powerful to exceed our expectations. 】
"Shadows?"
In the game screen, the bear spirit operated by Lin Luoshui and Philip are walking side by side on the path of White Birch City, surrounded by sparse crowds.
It may not be accurate to use the word side by side, Philip put on that high top hat, and he couldn't touch the shoulder of Lin Luoshui, the bear spirit.
As they walk, the NPC introduces the player to some information related to the game. This Philip is just as much a "Night Watcher" as the player, and the "shadow" he refers to is the name given to some evil mystery by the Night Watcher community. What happened in Birch City has been characterized as a "shadow", and Philip and several of his companions investigate the incident.
The cause of this incident was that a wealthy businessman who moved out of this small town told people some secrets about the city, several mysterious deaths in a row, and strange pictures of the scene, but all these events were covered up and no trace could be found.
During their initial investigation into the incident, Philip and several of his companions discovered clues to the Scroll of Boni Hylia, a mythological text, and in the city, they found mysterious markings that had appeared on the fragments of the Boni Helia Scroll, the body of which was missing.
It is rumored that this scroll contains methods for manipulating the power of death, and belongs to the category of mythological objects.
After walking this path, all of the player's UI is unlocked and they can start moving freely.
In the upper right corner of the game, there is a time bar.
On November 5th, 2000, at 6:05PM, the clock ticks.
At this time, the player also knows some relevant information.
[When not paused, time in the game will pass constantly, and the game time will have an impact on the progress of the game.] 】
[The script in the game is divided by time node, and in multiplayer mode, new players can only join the script when the game time is 6:00PM, and when new players join the game, they will appear at the train station. 】
[If the train station is destroyed in this scenario, new players cannot be added.] 】
"This setting, it's a bit interesting, this train runs once a day, which means that if you play multiplayer mode, new players can only come here with the train, that is, they can only join the game when the train arrives."
"The setting of this script seems to be a little different from ordinary RPG games, so let's take a good look at what this script means."
Lin Luoshui studied these tips and tried to understand the detailed setting of this game. However, there are too many settings related to "Shadow Secrets", and you can only understand it while playing.
Lin Luoshui is playing single-player mode at this time, which means that the game she is playing now, if she wants to join new players for multiplayer mode, she must advance the game progress to 6 pm on November 6.
"Then let's play the single-player mode first, according to Future Oasis, the multiplayer mode of this game will be very interesting, and we will play multiplayer when we can add new players."
Now that the game has just been unlocked, Lin Luoshui plans to play the single-player mode first and familiarize himself with this game, so as not to delay when he gets it.
She, this time, wants to be someone else's thigh.
This black bear spirit looks very powerful.
According to the general logic, the NPC should give itself the corresponding quest hint at this time.
Lin Luoshui studied the operation of the game for a while, and then chose to communicate with Philip.
At this time, a very key game system in "Shadow Secrets", the communication system, was presented in front of her eyes.
In normal games, at this point, you should be directly told the next goal, or you will be given a few options to get some information.
However, in Shadow Secrets, all of these things have been replaced by a communication system.
In the communication interface, the first option is a very common one, i.e., "Where do we go next?" 】。
If this option is clicked, the NPC will probably lead the player to the next location according to the usual routine.
In addition to this, there are several other options.
One of them is a keyword inquiry, which contains several keywords that the player has already collected, including words like "mysterious event", "Boni Hyria Scroll", etc., to ask about.
On top of that, players can also match their tone and actions, as well as choose options like "I'm free to investigate".
"As soon as we start playing, let's follow the plot first."
Although the barrage asked Lin Luoshui to click all these options, she felt that it was better to go down according to the routine first, so she chose [Where do we go next?] 】
"You came from afar, I'll take you to the hotel to rest first, and by the way, introduce the situation this time."
Philip led Lin Luoshui to a car, which was on the side of the road next to the train station, an old-fashioned sedan that looked a little old.
And then......
Lin Luoshui found that he, the black bear spirit, couldn't squeeze into this car.
In the screen, her black bear spirit tried to get into the car through the rear door, but found that it was too large, prompting [unable to enter the vehicle].
"Is this game so real? It's so big that you won't be allowed to ride in the car? ”
"Haha, it's really malicious, is that what freedom in propaganda means? If you don't let you get on the bus, how will the plot advance, won't it be stuck here? ”
Lin Luoshui tried repeatedly to no avail, and he was a little confused.
This unfolding is unreasonable, how can there be such a thing.
So what now?
She was a little overwhelmed, walked around the sedan a few times, operated indiscriminately, and pressed the attack button.
A heavy punch was delivered to the side of the car.
With a loud bang, as the black bear punch was thrown, the old-fashioned sedan shook and then moved sideways for a distance, and the door was concave, and it seemed that it was directly damaged by her.
The surrounding NPCs stopped and turned their gaze to the "car accident scene".
“…………”
Lin Luoshui's eyes widened, and now he doesn't need to get in the car, the car is broken.
This game, how does it feel like there is a kind of GTA unfolding now, and Birch City is smashed and robbed?
Now what? Do you go to the side of the road to grab a car?
Philip, the NPC who guided him, walked up to him at this time and said quietly, "This is a rented car, I hope you have enough money to pay compensation." ”
“…………”