After the appearance of the game "The Witcher", it has gone through a very strange and tortuous journey.

The game wasn't very popular at first, especially for old fans who knew Pokeni well.

The main reason is that they don't believe that after losing such a good producer as Furuhara Tsubaki, there is no other producer who can make a game that will convince players.

However, the gamer group must still score, and there are many players who love Furuhara Tsubaki, but a large part of them like galgame.

And "The Witcher" is an action RPG, which will naturally attract players who are not so familiar with the pokeni style and the ancient hara Tsubaki.

(Diablo is still mainly popular in the Omi region, and the Neon people's evaluation of it can only be said to be average)

Without the blessing of darkness and the support of top producers, "The Witcher" is actually not particularly advantageous in terms of publicity.

But fortunately, the quality of the game itself is good, so after the players experienced it, it still gave a high evaluation.

But these reviews are polarized, resulting in the sales curve of "The Witcher" like a roller coaster.

For this reason, Pokeni also conducted a questionnaire with many players, and the results of the recovery made the development team a little confused.

"In terms of gameplay, The Witcher really amazed me. I never thought I would have such an exhilarating experience in a 2D top-down game.

Moreover, the moves and skills of different characters are different, which leads us to make corresponding changes in the operation gameplay and coping strategies.

These are very good shining points.

I still think it's worth it to buy The Witcher.

It really makes you feel the thrill of an action game, especially when the plot progresses to [Enter the Municipal Mansion] and kill those powerful people, I really almost scream with excitement.

But what to say about the plot, I would like to call it a masterpiece in the first half, and even the final ending I think is undoubtedly a masterpiece.

I'm playing the [Destroyer] ending.

But the only thing that makes people feel uncomfortable and disobedient is that the heroine changes too bluntly halfway, so it will make people feel separated and uncomfortable.

Fortunately, in the final ending, we know that Mia is actually the same Mia, but she just uses the male lead.

But in retrospect, it still doesn't feel so comfortable.

I hope that when Pokeni makes games in the future, he can seriously consider every stage of the script to see what the actual experience of players will be like. ”

"Yes, Lao Xu's script, it's really nerve-knife, it's good, it's unexpected, it's reversed and reversed, especially in the emotional mobilization of people, it's really done very well.

But the plot in the middle is really a bit blunt, maybe there is a lot of information about the background of this story in the old fictional script, but it is not so fully presented.

That's why I feel like there's a little bit of a flaw.

But I think the last few endings are good, and they can be regarded as reunited.

I'm glad I do that. ”

"What is this, it's just a piece of stool, it's okay in the front, but it's not quite right to enter the royal city in the later stage, especially the part where the heroine comes to save the male protagonist, it's as unbearable as eating poop.

Think about it, you are controlled by people every day, treated like a puppet, he manipulates and kills his own kind, you are the heroine, will you forgive such a guy and help him?

It's not that what...... Stockholm syndrome is committed, is that the name?

Anyway, I was so embarrassed when I played here.

But the explanation of the final ending should be regarded as pulling the perception back a little.,After the blackened heroine killed the Queen of the Night,,Show your true face.,At that moment, I felt that this game was [alive]

If you look at it this way, there are actually problems in the plot arrangement, so you shouldn't let the players cause such discomfort, and then reverse and explain it at the end.

Although I also saw the foreshadowing in front of me, but seriously, I really couldn't help it when I got there.

If it's a video, I already want to fast forward.

Fortunately, the gameplay is good.,Full of action.,The special effects are also great.,I actually quite like this worldview setting.,With a sense of mechanics.,And blood.,It's an alternative cyberpunk style, right?

In the case of action games, the requirements for the plot are not so high.

Overall, although this plot is flawed, it can fully support this work.

I think it's good. ”

"The game is absolutely a masterpiece, of course, from the perspective of simply playing the game and not appreciating the movie, I just happen to see how fun the game is, so I think it's a masterpiece.

If you only enjoy the movie, you can take a detour.

Highly recommended for those who value action and gameplay. ”

"In terms of plot, I think it's okay, the story and gameplay are closely integrated, and there are no problems at all from the perspective of the story line.

The story line is very clear, it is two lines:

The war line between humans and bloods: contradictions continue to accumulate, erupt from small to earth, and finally fight a decisive battle.

The game progresses layer by layer, starting with skirmishes and then moving on to liberating the village, fighting a large-scale battle and attacking the royal city......

The middle also shows the complexity and sense of history of human nature, and some events are quite touching, such as the contradictions and outbreaks between the demon hunters in the main battle and the fat maggots of the corpse vegetarian meal pie.

When he put power in the hands of General Paris, he was betrayed and encircled.

These are quite real, and we can find corresponding examples in almost all human history.

And when we play these plots, we will always be immersed in them.

Although it tells a fictional story of blood and humanity, it reminds us of ourselves, and that alone is pretty good.

The final battle of the blood clan is a bit idealistic, but I also like this part.

Nicks were transformed from humans into Bloodborns and then returned to ...... It can be said that Lao Xuan has not portrayed and foreshadowed this character enough, but if you think carefully and look back on Nix's experience from her point of view, then you understand that she will finally [go home], even if she withers, she will return to her human identity.

Seriously, when the game is expressive enough and the foreshadowing is enough, it is still very impressive.

The second line is the hatred between the male and female protagonists, the destruction of each other, the process from destruction to destruction.

This line is also very emotional.

I haven't seen a game where the heroine is portrayed like this.

I have to say that Xuyuan Xuan's guts are really fat.

To be so bold and make a new attempt, in my opinion, this act itself is remarkable, and in my mind, Xuan Xuyuan is the Caesar of the game world.

You can overturn the table at any time and shout "Kill those fat maggots"

No matter how "The Witcher" ends, there is both historical reincarnation, a sense of fate, and racial hatred......

These are all things that make people can't help but fall into contemplation after playing, which can actually be said to be quite powerful. ”

……

In short, players have mixed reviews of The Witcher, both loved and hated.

To be sure-

Regardless, at least when it comes to gameplay, players are surprisingly unanimous.

That is, "The Witcher" is definitely an unbeatable cool action game at the moment, whether it is the combo system, the actions of the characters, or the sense of attack of the monsters, it is all world-class.

The biggest controversy is still focused on the discussion of the plot, especially the closing part.

"Hey~"

In this regard, Xuan Yuanxuan felt a little distressed and confused, and after reading the questionnaire, he let out a heavy sigh.

He furrowed his reptilian eyebrows, in fact, until now, he was extremely annoyed in his heart.

"It's all because I didn't do my best, otherwise it wouldn't have led to such a big controversy in the reputation of "The Witcher"."

Qing Zhiyuan comforted him and said, "It doesn't matter, no one is a god, no one can guarantee that every work you make is a god, in fact, you have done quite well." ”

"Judging from the overall plot line, there is no problem.

And the controversial parts also have foreshadowing and explanations, and one day when players revisit the game, they may have different reviews. ”

Lao Xuan nodded, but was not comforted in the slightest.

He raised his head and looked at Qing Zhiyuan with some surprise.

This pot is obviously yours, okay?

President, isn't this all what you said?

It is necessary to have depth, and to make a high-level game script that allows players to think.

Qing Zhiyuan looked back at the guy in front of him who looked like a murderer in surprise, good guy, you have learned to shake the pot now, huh?

And he doesn't think that the plot of this game is really as miserable as Lao Xuan imagined.

Several endings are good, and they can also cause controversy among players.

If there is controversy, there is heat, which is actually a very good marketing.

Xuyuan Xuan pursed his lips and thought dejectedly, he knew that it would be better to write a simple sadomasochistic relationship directly.

Qing Zhiyuan gave him a roll of the eyes.

Shallow!

In the exploration of art, how can you always immerse yourself in your comfort zone, and once in a while, a setback will make you retreat, and how can we open up the future in the future?

Players are actually very tolerant, wouldn't it be nice to write the next game well?

……

The sales curve of "The Witcher" moves forward in twists and turns, crooked, like a trembling centipede.

Fortunately, the growth rate of sales volume is also growing at a significant value.

By July, the game had sold 200,000 copies.

It may not be much compared to Pokémon and Diablo, but it's enough for Pokeni to make a lot of money to develop his next game.

What's more, this is only the result of the release in Neon, and with the gameplay of "The Witcher", the release in the Omi region should be able to make another wave.

It's been almost a month since the game was released.

A player named "Red Doraemon" published an article in the Player Opinion section of Golletto, re-dissecting the game "The Witcher" by Pokeni.

"Did you really understand the game The Witcher?"

"This game is far from being as simple as you think."

"Actually, the ending, while important, is not so important.

What matters is the thinking that the game evokes. ”

"The Witcher is not so much a war between humans and bloodlines as it is a microcosm of human history.

This game is actually very symbolic.

The names of the most important characters in the game can be glimpsed:

First of all, the name of the male protagonist [Sisyphus], in Greek mythology, Sisyphus offended the gods, and the gods asked him to push a boulder to the top of the mountain in order to punish Sisyphus, and because the boulder was too heavy, he rolled down the mountain every time he didn't go to the top of the mountain, and all his previous efforts were wasted.

So he did it over and over again, never on end.

This person is ourselves.

Think about it, are we like Sisyphus, doing repetitive things every day?

To be able to push stones unremittingly in such an environment, and to be able to discover the meaning of its existence, is a special heroism in itself.

Life requires courage, not to overcome difficulties, but to pick up the stone when it rolls down, and then push it to the top. ”

"The heroine [Mia], in fact, when you find the key item [Mia's Necklace] to open Mia's questline, you will find that her full name should be called Daisnomia.

In mythology, Desnomia is the god of breach of contract and the daughter of Eris, the goddess of discord, which also corresponds to a series of her actions to some extent.

The goddess of the night, Nyx.

Caesar, the first dictator of the Roman Empire, was also the first to break the order......

This also corresponds to his behavior in the game.

The only regret is that Caesar did not become a dictator, he was a hero to mankind and broke the order, but in the end he sacrificed himself for humanity.

Caesar can be said to be quite perfectly shaped, exactly what we think of as an idealist.

Then, there are a few very clear intentions in the game:

The first one is the Bloods, you don't find out, they come from humans, they are distorted, and then they become the natural enemies of humans.

The Bloodline actually corresponds to the exploiters in our reality.

Human beings, on the other hand, have two intentions, the first is to correspond to the exploited at the bottom, and the other is to correspond to the profiteers among the exploited, that is, the person who bears the whip.

In terms of subdivision, there are also [brainwashed low-level people] among the human race, corresponding to those humans who throw stones at demon hunters in the blood realm, obviously other people's blood supply machines, but because the treatment is better than the low-level humans in the [outer lands], they can accept exploitation with peace of mind and be proud of it.

The other part is the really pitiful, but helpless many exploited people.

They correspond to those exploited people in the human area who do not have much opinion, cannot see through the essence of things, and go with the flow.

Some of these people have lost the will to fight, and some of them dare not speak out.

There are also a very small number of human [fighters], these people are [witchers], they are [Paris].

The human army, on the other hand, is the counterpart of the trade unions that are supposed to protect the exploited in reality, but in most cases they become tools for peacekeeping......

If you can see through this, then the plot of the witcher will be very easy to understand.

The contradiction between the blood and the humans: the contradiction between the exploiter and the exploited.

It has been going on for a long time, and finally it has developed to the point of irreconcilability, and the actor Sisyphus, who pushes stones, finally one day can't stand it anymore and becomes a rebel.

The demon hunters, led by Caesar (the one who broke the order), staged a coup d'état and a rebellion, and finally unified their minds, so they launched an attack on the Bloods.

The heroine [Mia], the goddess of breach of contract, is full of betrayal, and finally wants to intercept the fruits of victory, so she betrays the male protagonist.

The corresponding 5 endings, let me talk about them:

My personal favorite is definitely the ending of [The Destroyer].

The irreconcilable contradiction between human beings and the blood clan means that the contradiction between the exploiter and the exploited is irreconcilable, and as long as exploitation exists, then it must be overthrown.

It is a great feat to destroy all this, to destroy this appalling and harmful system.

In the second ending, the Bloodline and the human race coexist. It's also ironic to say, Mia's own meaning is bad order, the goddess of breach of contract, and the fact that such a contract can be established is a very illusory thing in itself.

Suggesting peaceful coexistence between the exploiter and the exploited is almost a lie.

However, assuming that it is real, then I believe that this symbiotic state will soon be broken in the future.

Ending 3: The serum returns, and the bloodline returns to the human end.

The utopian ending turns the exploiter into an ordinary laborer, and there is no such thing as exploitation in the world, and this ending is even more dreamy.

Ending 4: The male protagonist becomes the founder of a new human order, opens a new era, and sits on the throne of the night.

In a way, it's more like a reincarnation of the human cycle.

It means that the identity of the male protagonist has changed, from the original exploited to the exploiter.

The stone rolled to the bottom of the mountain, and the human beings repeated the process of pushing the stone.

Ending 5: Let all humans become bloodborn, that is, let humans live forever.

It's still a utopia, let alone exist, and in such a situation, everyone is an exploiter, so who is the object of exploitation? ”

"From that point of view, The Witcher is actually quite a work of depth."

"As long as you understand the spiritual connotation of "The Witcher", you will understand the creator's good intentions."

"Of course, even without delving into the spiritual content, The Witcher is a good game, at least you can have fun with the experience, right?"

"Maybe some people don't agree with it, and this game also has certain problems in dealing with some plots, but I'd like to call it [flawed masterpiece]"

……

Woowoo......

I was so impressed.

When they saw this issue of the magazine, Qing Zhiyuan and Xuyuan Xuan were almost moved to tears.

It's not easy, but there are players who understand me.

Who can understand this feeling?

"Next time, we must write a good story, the kind that can move people without being conventional, and can also have spiritual connotation." Qing Zhiyuan said.

Void Abyss Xuan rolled his eyes in his heart.

Baga.

Anything you say!

In the end, you weren't the one who was sent the blade!

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