NetEase's "Condor Shooting" has shouted the slogan of "making the top Jin Yong game" from the beginning of its announcement, and since the start of the paid test on January 12, the reaction of the player group has proved that "Condor Shooting" has given a good answer after embarking on the road of RPG in the world of martial arts.
On the one hand, thanks to the blessing of the classic martial arts IP of the Condor Trilogy, on the other hand, the quality of "Condor Shooting" itself is excellent enough, and it has indeed created a martial arts world that is different from previous games, which is more Jianghu.
A large open world that is vivid enough
As far as I'm concerned, the ideal open world should "weaken" the player's presence to a certain extent - the protagonist has a certain level of interaction with the world as a whole, and can participate in and change the story or other things. But you can't become a master who does everything by yourself, and the world itself can't be separated from the protagonist.
In this regard, "Condor Shooting" did it. Today, check the column and listen to the music. Come to Qinglou to listen to Qu Liuyong's "Wanghai Tide", and feel Song Lin'an's "Qiantang Ancient Prosperity". Or, through the interaction with the aborigines, you can feel the beauty of Song Zaimei, drinking tea, enjoying the scenery, etc. Follow the guidance of Menghualu to experience the smoke of the Song Dynasty and take Song Hua into your pocket. The world is vivid enough to show the Great Song Fenghua in front of the player's eyes, and the entire interactive experience is also perfect.
As for the point of "weakening" the player's presence, it is also reflected in "Condor Shooting" - it completely mirrors the real-world time system, and many easter eggs also need to be triggered at the corresponding time.
The singer of Changqing Building, the shopkeeper of Baoying Trading House, and even the beggars on the side of the road all have their own work. At night, the people on the road also become sparse, and many of the vendors who had been busy during the day have already gone home. What special events do you want to trigger? Sorry, the NPC has left work today.
Of course, even if this time system is quite real and the NPC's AI is quite intelligent, there will still be a little disobedience in order to take care of the vast majority of players - such as Guo Jing, who is still wandering on the street in the middle of the night, waiting for you to meet Guo Jing......
After all, you can't make it impossible for a friend who plays games at night to advance the main story, right?
In addition, map exploration is also one of the important contents of "Condor Shooting", the game has a large number of puzzle elements throughout the world, treasure chests, and the setting that requires players to explore on their own, discover various golden black lanterns and then unlock the map, which also ensures that everyone always has enough game motivation in the game.
A unique setting for a dual-main story
Since it comes to the design of the martial arts world, it is naturally inseparable from the swords, swords, shadows and love-hate entanglements in the rivers and lakes, and now the most scenes in "Shooting the Condor" are naturally the heroes and heroines of the first part of the trilogy. But even though the main script and the hero and heroine have been fixed, and many old fans have been "spoiled" all over early, "Shooting the Condor" is still brilliant enough in terms of plot arrangement and can give people a lot of surprises.
For example, Guo Jing and Huang Rong are undoubtedly the absolute protagonists of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but Yang Kangqi, as a "natural opponent", also has a lot of roles. In **, everyone can only follow Mr. Jin Yong's description to experience this story of the rivers and lakes, but now in the open world of "Condor Shooting", it is natural to have a more free way to feel this story of Condor Shooting.
In addition to the Guo Jing line, "Shooting the Condor" also gives a very special "Yang Kang line", and the two main plots occasionally overlap, but each has its own scenery and characteristics.
Such a design is not only novel, but also largely shows the ambition of "Shooting the Condor". The so-called "doing the top Jin Yong game" is not just talking.
Whether it is the original book ** or the TV series, its performance and scenes are limited after all, and many characters other than the protagonist are very impressive, but they have not been able to present their complete stories to Jin Yong's old fans.
Today's "Shooting the Condor" uses a martial arts world in the game, on the basis of being loyal to the original work and restoring the original work, to supplement the blank part of the plot, so that the image of all kinds of chivalrous people becomes fuller, and players can also use this to re-acquaint themselves with those characters who seem to be very familiar. Mu Nianci is undoubtedly a typical representative of this.
I believe that many friends are like me, and their feelings about the role of Mu Nianci at the beginning were "annoyed + distressed", annoyed by her stupidity, and distressed because of her affectionate entrustment. Mu Nianci, who can play a supporting role in the original work, is limited after all, but now in "Shooting the Condor", it is natural to show players a more comprehensive image of Mu Nianci.
The impressive scenes in the original work, such as recruiting relatives and snatching embroidered shoes, have been retained in "Shooting the Condor", and "Shooting the Condor" also supplements the blank part of Mu Nianci on this basis.
If you choose the "Yang Kang line" at the beginning, you can see more plots about Mu Nianci than Guo Jing's line. Everyone can also see that Mu Nianci, who may only have an "infatuated" character in the hearts of old fans, is also a chivalrous man who can stick a knife in his friend's ribs.
The two main lines interact with each other, but each has its own story, which gives players more motivation to play, and also allows players to learn more about the stories that they may not have been exposed to before, which belong to the "Condor Universe".
High degree of freedom in character builds
As a martial arts RPG blessed by the IP halo of "Condor Trilogy", the main plot and side stories of "Condor Shooting" naturally don't need to be worried, as long as it is restored enough, it will naturally satisfy many players. But what really makes people feel the martial arts flavor in "Shooting the Condor" has to be its rather unique character build.
In "Condor Shooting", the so-called division of schools and professions is abolished, and players only need to answer a few questions when entering the game to "pinch their faces" to complete the character creation. After that, you can freely adjust the collocation of ** and martial arts, and then adapt to the corresponding responsibilities.
Want a remote stake output? Then you can choose a long-range ** like a gauntlet, and after adjusting your martial arts and cheats, it will naturally become a "glass cannon" that can be output remotely. Even the "combo chain", which is usually called a normal attack, is completely set up by yourself, so as to create a unique enough character that fits your own playstyle.
In addition, everyone should also take into account that the heroes of the rivers and lakes are often famous for their few housekeeping skills, but this does not mean that they will not be anything else. After all, if you want to adventure alone, you must have a comprehensive ability - even if you are a swordsman, you must be able to know some medical skills when you walk the rivers and lakes alone, right?
On this basis, "Condor Shooting" can switch between the main and secondary ** instantly, making the character more functional and more like a chivalrous man. You may be still relying on the gauntlet to stand on the stake for a second now, but immediately switch to a heavy sword that can resist fighting when the enemy is approaching.
For players, the setting of "Condor Shooting" enriches the various collocations of character builds, and at the same time meets the needs of everyone to "roam the rivers and lakes" and have weak or even no social interaction.
The acquisition of martial arts cheats also seems to be very charismatic, if you want a hero to become famous, you can make friends with each other, contact feelings, and after the friendship is in place, you will naturally have the opportunity to learn a few tricks from the other party.
After talking so much, everyone should be able to clearly see the difference between "Condor Shooting" and the usual martial arts games. At a time when most martial arts games still maintain the framework of "war pastoral", "Condor Shooting" chooses a fairly free character build, and the acquisition of martial arts moves is also more martial arts.
Summary
In recent years, martial arts games have become more and more volatile, and the division of game types has become more and more refined, but "Condor Shooting" has embarked on a new path that no one has walked, and judging from the current player reactions and data, this path is obviously correct.
Speaking of which, I'm already looking forward to what kind of surprises "Condor Shooting" will have when it meets you in the open beta......