As soon as the first PV of "Evil Mortal" was released, it quickly set off a great deal of discussion in the game circle.

And that's not just because it's a brand new masterpiece from the Beginning, another card masterpiece after Slaying the Spire.

Everyone's attention is on the game, the special card "Stoat" that tries to have a direct dialogue with our players.

In the first PV, it not only clearly recognized the existence of the player, but also realized that it was currently in the promotional PV of a game.

And has a strong desire to communicate with players.,Trying to get a little help from the players who watch the PV for the current situation.。

Of course, this behavior was ruthlessly stopped by our Mr. Luo.

And it also wants to show that the appearance of the stoat is just an insignificant little easter egg in the game.

But the clumsy acting skills obviously can't convince the players.

Although everyone knows it, anything that appears in this PV is just a means to promote the game.

But there is no doubt that such a unique way of publicity has aroused everyone's strong interest.

"I thought it was a card game, but I didn't expect it to be a metagame."

Knowledgeable players sighed like this.

Meta gaming is a concept derived from meta.

This concept was first proposed by the American writer William Garth in his 1970 book "With the Image of Life", which refers to what it is about.

And meta-games, that is, games about games.

However, despite this definition, the understanding of metagames is still relatively vague.

In the gaming industry today, the narrower understanding of metagames is:

Tell the player that what they are playing is a game, the game that breaks the fourth wall.

The earliest metagame that is now recognized is estimated to be something that no one expected.

It is the famous work "Stinky Works" released by ELF in 1998.

The opening of the game separates the player from the protagonist, telling the player that you are not a bad work, and also asking you to make a judgment and choice about the bad work.

In addition, under the category of metagames, some very famous works have also been born.

Heartbeat Literature Department, Under the Legend, Stanley's Prophecy, and more.

In the traditional game framework, it is often pursued to bring players a deeper sense of immersion, so that players can be more involved in the game story.

Metagames break free from this limitation by denying the virtual identity that the game itself brings to the player.

Let the player realize that the player in the game is playing the role of himself in reality, and the thinking and feeling brought to the player by this means is naturally beyond the comparison of ordinary games.

And in "Evil Grave", the behavior of the ferret in the PV has revealed part of the essence of this game.

"I'm looking forward to what kind of story 'Evil Grave' will bring."

"Don't fix those useless ones, so when the game is officially launched, my wallet can't wait."

"Electronic Yang Wei is serious, and a new game is urgently needed to alleviate it."

……

"Evil Grave is finally on sale! Let's broadcast this game today, okay, I've been waiting for a long time. ”

Er Xiao greeted the brothers in the live broadcast room, and at this moment, the main interface of the game has been presented in the live broadcast room.

It's like a very old game of the last century, and the first thing you feel about the main interface of the game is roughness.

There are even only 8 colors for the composition of the entire main interface.

But of course, everyone will not think that this is a shoddy work, even if it is such a simple color point, it also gives people a sense of rigor and seriousness.

This long-lost retro meaning is simply addictive.

"Okay, no more nonsense, let's start the game directly......"

Erxiao's mouse wanted to move to the "new game" part, but found that the options here were completely black.

"What's going on? Why can you just start straight ahead? I haven't played this game before, have I? ”

"Lie to the brothers, right?,Didn't you play this game a long time ago.,When you quit, you forgot to start a new game.。

"No, it's not right, you can just give up the game and start a new game in the Killing Spire."

"Where did Erxiao buy the second-hand game!"

"I'll admit it, in fact, I bought this game before, but then I felt bored after playing it for a few minutes and refunded it, and now Erxiao bought my second-hand game."

"Second-hand games? I lied to people like this last time during the autumn promotion. ”

Keep playing, just keep playing.

The large wooden table, which was already familiar in the PV, and the pair of eyes hidden in the darkness on the opposite side slowly emerged.

[Another challenger...... It's been a long time.

Maybe you've forgotten how this game is played. ]

As the mysterious man spoke, his eyes were replaced by whirlpools from time to time, giving people a sense of weirdness and madness.

Next, the game begins with the introduction to the newbie section.

As you can see in the PV, the Squirrel is the basic card, and the beast that can be played more powerful by sacrificing it.

The beast is able to add weight to both ends of the scale by attacking, and when one side has too many weights, causing the balance to collapse, the battle is over.

It was also here that players saw the long-awaited special card "Stoat".

But at the moment, its eyes were closed, and it was motionless, no different from ordinary animals.

"What's going on? Why doesn't the ferret speak? ”

"Is it really like what Mr. Luo said, the ferret can talk and is just a small easter egg in the PV?"

"Damn, the brothers have guessed the meta-game for more than a month, and in the end, everyone is self-inflicted, hahaha."

Er Xiao is actually quite curious about the fact that the ferret can speak.

But the most important thing now is to follow the tutorial to continue playing.

In the next turn, the mysterious man on the opposite side summons a 2/1 coyote with a panel in front of the ferret.

The stoat's board is 1/3, and the coyote didn't kill the stoat in the first turn, leaving it with a little health.

In Erxiao's turn, after drawing a squirrel card, Erxiao was faced with a choice.

A squirrel will obviously not be able to summon a wolf in his hand without sacrificing a stoat, but at the end of the turn, the stoat can kill the coyote.

So should this round be empty?

"Let's see if there's any special animation for sacrificing a ferret."

The suggestion of the water friend made Er Xiao feel very reasonable.

Put the squirrel on the table, choose the wolf, sacrifice the squirrel, sacrifice the stoat.

"Huh? Hey, stop! ”

Although the words above the ferret's head were only a glimpse, and it had completely dissipated as a sacrifice, everyone still saw it clearly.

And at this time, the mysterious man also gave a reminder in time.

[Don't worry...... Sacrificial creations are not removed from the deck.

It did suffer, but you'll see it later. ]

"The ferret is still there, so good."

"I'm looking forward to it."

At the end of the round, the wolf kills the coyote, and the Mysterio never summons any more beasts.

Relying on the wolf's bite bite by bite, Er Xiao also won the battle.

[Let me recall your story......]

[Oh yes, you're lost in the forest......

At this point, a path appears in front of you. ]

As the mysterious man narrates, a forest-like map comes into view.

The choice of path, which is the same as that of the Killing Spire, made everyone smile.

With the card-like events ahead, it's clear that you'll be able to gain new companions here.

[Two forest dwellers cower as they try to get closer to you]

Choose one of the two cards on the table.

Flipping the card, the viper and the kitten come into view.

[The poisonous viper, bitten by its fangs, is almost certain to die]

[Immortal cat, poor little fellow doesn't die even after the sacrifice]

[Only one card can deign to join your deck]

"Oh, that's a good thing!"

Erxiao's eyes lit up.

How to say that it is also the spire warrior brother has passed the advanced 20.,Although the game doesn't understand much.,To be able to go up purely by time hard grinding and dog luck.,But whether a card is strong or not, I still know in my heart.。

Viper, it doesn't feel like it's working, it's the same as the wolf with two bloods, and two squirrels need to be sacrificed, although the poison feels quite fierce, but it's too stuck.

This is especially true when you can only draw one card per turn.

The kitten feels very useful, a blood creature, sacrificed to immortality, with a kitten, you can stabilize the wolf in one round, it feels quite fierce.

Decisively choose kittens.

Sure enough, in the barrage, Er Xiao also chose the kitten.

Select the kitten and move on.

The event in front of the card is a wrap-around look.

[You see a discarded sack ......]

On the table, the mysterious man took out a huge sack out of nowhere and pulled out three things from it.

Two glass bottles with squirrel cards in them, and a giant pair of pincers.

[You found a squirrel trapped in a bottle, you can break the bottle in case of an emergency]

[It's another very useful tool, if you want to take it and change the balance of results, I won't stop you]

[You can only bring up to three]

"This should be the Spire's potion system, and the squirrel in the bottle should be able to summon one more squirrel, which is equivalent to giving an extra fee?"

"What the hell are pliers? ...... can change the balance of the scale"

"Won't you know when you use it later?"

Harvested a card, harvested a bunch of one-time props, and here Erxiao also ushered in the second battle.

[You are ambushed as you traverse rough terrain]

Two tree stumps with three points of health each appeared in the opponent's battle slot, and a rock with five points of health appeared in the battle slot on Erxiao's side.

"Obstacle System ......"

In the second round, the cards are in hand.

The ferret that opened its eyes jumped to the center of the screen and began to press frantically.

"You sacrificed me, or while I was sleeping, so it makes sense, I know.

Maybe...... Can you help me when you come back? ”

Before the ferret could finish his words, the mysterious man on the opposite side began to urge impatiently.

[It's your turn]

"Let's play with him a little longer."

The ferret's last words gave the players a message.

The mysterious man on the other side was a man.

The ferret returned to his hand motionless, and the battle officially began.

[You can now see my cards in advance]

In addition to the battle bars on both sides, in the arrow column at the top, a wolf cub has appeared in the preparation pile of the mysterious man.

In addition to this, a rule book also comes into view.

Among them, it clearly introduces what the special sundial mark attached to the young wolf represents.

[Hatchling: Cards with this sigil will grow into a more powerful form after one turn at the table]

"A more powerful form?"

But it doesn't matter.

First summon a squirrel, sacrifice a squirrel to summon a cat, and sacrifice a cat to summon a stoat.

Stoat: "Let's go!" ”

The battle-spirited ferret appeared in the battle area, and the undead cat did not die because of the sacrifice, and stood stubbornly in place.

The four cards in the starting hand were used in the blink of an eye, and there was only one wolf left.

Opponents: stump, empty, stump, empty.

We: Cat, Rock, Stoat, Empty.

At the end of the turn, the stoat attacks the stump, slashing its health to two.

In the opponent's turn, the wolf cub in the second grid also came to the battle area and attacked the rock, causing a little damage.

It's Erxiao's turn again.

Draw a squirrel, swing the loose mouse, and by sacrificing the squirrel and the cat, the wolf in Erxiao's hand is also summoned.

Erxiao, whose hand was empty, raised his hands:

"Take this one!"

Ring the bell and the round is over.

The wolf bit firmly into the opponent's area, three gold teeth appeared in the opponent's weighing pan, the scales tilted, and victory was about to be ushered in.

You can wait until the opponent's turn.

The original wolf cub flipped the cards and grew up in an instant.

From a 1/1 panel to a 3/2 wolf.

Biting on the rock, leaving only one blood on it.

In the fourth battle bar of Mystery, a 2/1 bat officially enters the battle.

Instead of biting on the opposite wolf, it jumps past the wolf and bites directly at the player.

[Flying bats can leap over creations and attack directly]

Two gold teeth appear in the player's weighing pan, and the hands rewind two squares.

Erxiao's idea of wanting to end the game in the next round naturally failed.

There are no cards in his hand, and Er Xiao, who chose the beast card, saw a snapping turtle with two points of blood, and it was obvious that this was empty.

Unless he is willing to sacrifice a stoat, but there is no point in such an act.

The wolf on the opposite side eats the rock, the ferret here eats the stake, and the werewolf kills the bat.

It's Erxiao's turn again.

Smoke a squirrel, sacrifice a squirrel to summon a snapping turtle.

In fact, this behavior is redundant, because the damage of the stoat + wolf is enough to end the game at four points.

[You won the victory...... Flowing through rivers of blood, continue the trek]

"The card battles of the Evil Inscription feel so easy, and they don't have the depth of a spire at all."

"There are two styles with the minaret, the minaret tests the player's proficiency in building, and this game is more like the kind of move."

"Okay, it's good, the combat system of the evil carving, don't look at it simple." (End of chapter)