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【Horror maze? 】

Hu Fei thought the boss had made a mistake, so he hurriedly asked in a private message: "Boss, did the installation package get sent to you by mistake? Why is the start so scary?"

Xie Yunfan: "That's right, my maze is in the horror style^^"

Hu Fei: "..."

A horror-style maze? !
Maze games are "casual puzzle" games and are usually classified into Category A under review. They are suitable for all ages and are not subject to anti-addiction restrictions.When parents play with their children, they can also develop their spatial thinking abilities.

The maze games currently on the market also tend to have a relaxed and cute style, with the colorful and childlike "Dream Tower" as an excellent representative.

Hu Fei has been playing the "rough house" version during this period, and he thought his boss would make a casual game similar to "Tower of Dreams".As a result, the boss had a clear idea. After the decoration of the rough house was completed, it was not the dream paradise as imagined, but a horror house? ?
There is an NPC at the beginning with his tongue sticking out and blood at the corner of his mouth. This game is rated as "not suitable for children" category C, right?So, is this the first maze game in history to be labeled "18/forbidden"?
Hu Fei always felt that Boss’s game would be a hit after it was released.

Since it was a "payment test", he had to go through the maze dutifully.Thinking of this, Hu Fei opened the game interface again.

"Where am I? Who are you?" A text dialog box appeared on the screen, which was a question from the player's perspective.As the player opens his eyes, the picture in front of him gradually becomes clearer.

The long-talking white-robed NPC and the serious-faced black-robed NPC stood side by side in front of them.

The NPC's painting style is scary and weird, with strange words like "make money at first sight" and "peace of the world" written on the hat on its head.

"Our name is Black and White Wuchang, and we are the seducers from the underworld." Bai Wuchang stuck out his long tongue and replied with a smile, "Only the dead can see us!"

"This is the underworld, a world that only belongs to the dead." Hei Wuchang said with a cold face, "All the souls of the dead will go through reincarnation in the underworld before they can finally be reborn."

"Before the journey to the underworld begins, as a friendly guide, we have a gift for you, the new kid." Bai Wuchang waved his hand with a smile, "Take it."

System: Obtain [Yellow Spring Guide Card]×8.
Description: Consumable.After using it, Bai Wuchang can prompt the correct path at the fork in the road.

"Guide card? Will this reduce the difficulty?" Hu Fei was a little confused. There were no such props in the previous test. He felt that the path of the maze was not difficult.Wouldn't it be easier to pass the level with the addition of props?I don’t know what the boss thinks.

Hu Fei muttered in his heart and continued to touch the phone.

The conversation ends and the game officially begins.

An aerial view of the first level of the maze appears in the transition animation.

Almost at the same time, a loud voice sounded in my ears: "Fuck!"

The agent guy sitting next to him made a shocked sound: "What are those things hanging on the wall? Are they tongues? Are the tongues all over the wall so perverted?"

Another person found it very fresh and commented: "It is said that the underworld is only accessible to the dead. It is more interesting if it is a bit scary. This style of painting... well, it is very special."

Hu Fei looked at the wall full of tongues and felt his scalp numb.

Boss, your decoration style is too different, right?After thinking about it, the cutest thing is actually the rough house with nothing...

Hu Fei ignored the shouts of his fellow training friends and continued to the next step.

The first floor, tongue-pulling hell.

The paths in this maze are straight lines. Apart from the psychological discomfort caused by the tongue-filled walls, the maze is not difficult to navigate. There will be some novice prompts when players act, such as forward, backward, acceleration, jumping, using props and other key prompts. , allowing players to adapt to the operation of the maze as quickly as possible.

"The UI system is well done and the style matches well." Hu Fei thought to himself.

He planned to walk through the maze first to see what the normal clearance time was, and then walk through all the corners layer by layer to look for bugs.

Hu Fei quickly passed the first level, and the transition animation showed an aerial view of the second level of the maze.The design of this transition allows players to roughly know what the underlying scene is and gives players a sense of anticipation.

Tier [-]: Scissor Hell.

There are huge scissors suspended in the sky, and they are bloody and scary.

Hu Fei controlled the player to move forward. After taking a few steps, a pair of scissors suddenly fell and cut his neck instantly.

The clicking sound of a sharp instrument cutting the neck is accompanied by the player's scream, which is very eye-catching!
"Holy shit!" Hu Fei couldn't help shouting this time, "Why are there still mechanisms?"

Hei Wuchang mocked coldly: "You are indeed a weak brat. Isn't that okay?"

Bai Wuchang smiled and said: "Oh, it's normal for the new brat to have trouble getting through."

Hei Wuchang: "Do you have the guts to do it again?"

Options appear in the system menu: [One more time] [I want to give up]

Hu Fei: "…………"

Are you sure your NPC's taunting isn't playing into the player mentality?

He immediately chose "One More Time" and returned to the starting point of the maze on this floor.

There were no traps like these when testing the rough house. As long as he walked the right way, he could pass the level. He thought it was very simple.Now with the addition of various scene mechanisms, the difficulty has suddenly increased.

No wonder they give out lead cards at the beginning!
Hu Fei seriously doubted that for novices, 8 guide cards might not be enough?
After restarting, Hu Fei observed his surroundings carefully, and he soon discovered the triggering rules of the scene mechanism - the shapes of the scissors in the sky are different, and only one will fall down and cut off the player's head, so when walking They must be avoided quickly.

Hu Fei ran all the way through the maze.

Several times, the scissors fell behind him and almost cut his head.

Playing a maze game, he actually became nervous. Damn, it’s so exciting!

Since he had tested it many times before, he was extremely familiar with the path here and could choose the right path every time. Soon, he came to the third floor.

Iron tree hell.

As soon as he entered the scene, he saw a huge iron tree rising into the sky in the center of the scene. Countless human corpses were hung upside down on the rusty iron tree, and the corpses were still bleeding.

Hu Fei: "..."

Could it be a little more perverted?

This maze was in the shape of a ring. He remembered clearly from the previous test that the path was always circling, with large rings within small rings, and many forked paths.Players have to walk from the outermost ring to the innermost ring to find the exit, and it is easy to get stunned in the process.

Now, he finally understood why his boss designed it this way.

In the circular maze, no matter where the player is in the maze, they can see the huge iron tree with corpses hanging in the center!

The branches of the iron tree spread everywhere, covering almost every corner of the maze.Hu Fei accidentally stepped on a black branch, and was instantly pulled over by the branch, hanging upside down on the iron tree? !Hu Fei: "..."

Hei Wuchang: "I told you a long time ago that he won't be able to survive."

Bai Wuchang: "It's so miserable. If he is hung up, his blood will slowly drain away."

Hei Wuchang: "How about hanging him at the highest point of the iron tree next time as an exhibit."

Bai Wuchang: "Do you want to do it again?"

System: [Do it again] [I’m so afraid I’m going to give up]

Hu Fei: "…………"

You two NPCs are still addicted to taunting players? !

I was just a little careless...of course I'll do it again!
Hu Fei pressed "Do it again". This time he was more careful, deliberately slowed down, and checked all the way to see if there were any hidden iron tree hooks under his feet that would hang the player.

Hu Fei's face was serious and he held his phone tightly with both hands - this attitude was even more focused than when he led his boss to the finals of the chicken game.

Hu Fei held his breath, fearing that he would make a mistake and be ridiculed again.

He found out inexplicably that while he was playing this game... he actually got a little bit better?

At the same time, the training partner who was still trapped in the scissor hell couldn't help but said: "How can I play such a sadistic game after my head is cut off and NPCs ridicule me?"

Another person's eyes lit up: "I think this game is very interesting! Isn't the scary maze more challenging than the cute mazes for children?"

"I've just passed the second floor, don't tell me, I'm really a little over the top!"

"Xiao Hu has cleared the third level? How many levels are there in total in this maze?"

"Floor [-]." Hu Fei, who had already reached the fourth floor, was staring at the mirror in the corridor, "Don't affect my thinking, damn! I accidentally got sucked in by the mirror..."

The fourth floor, the Evil Mirror Maze, is a "mirror image maze" that tests your sense of direction.

There are a lot of weird faces in the mirror, some are grinning, some are crying with tears on their faces, and some are looking at you coldly and with angry eyes...

These weird faces originally made players feel frightened.What's even more perverted is that after entering a dead end, the player will be sucked into the mirror and the maze will flip instantly.

At this level, the death mechanism of "Game over if you can't avoid the trap" will not be triggered.

However, it will constantly suck the player into the mirror and interfere with the player's judgment of the path.

Every time you enter a dead end, the mirror sucks you in and flips the maze. Even if you draw pictures while walking...you have to consider how many times the mirror maze has flipped!
When Hu Fei knew the path in advance, it took him half an hour to get through this level. It was normal for players who were walking through the maze for the first time to be trapped in the fourth level of "Evil Mirror Hell" for an hour or two.

Hu Fei took a deep breath and continued to the next level.

up!

Really good.

The scarier and more difficult it is, the more it stimulates people's desire to challenge.

At first, the power coaches were still complaining and chatting, but later, everyone was paying full attention, and their faces became more serious.

From time to time, "Fuck" was heard in his ears, obviously he had been tricked by various traps in the maze.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.It wasn't until the management of the power-training studio brought midnight snacks that their thoughts were suddenly brought back to the real world.

Hu Fei looked down at the time and said in surprise: "It's already twelve o'clock?"

The others also looked at each other in confusion, feeling a little dazed.

Did time actually fly by so fast?

They played for 6 hours straight without even noticing.

This game has a strange magic - once you start, you can't stop!
Even if you are trapped in various traps in the maze and constantly ridiculed by NPCs, you just want to keep playing and see if the next level can be even weirder?

A group of people had a quick midnight snack.

Hu Fei asked: "Are you still going on?"

Everyone said in unison: "Of course continue!"

"I'm so excited all night long! I don't believe it. I, a hardcore player for ten years, can't beat a maze?"

"That Hei Wuchang always jumps out and taunts me. Damn, is there a boss fight? I really want to kill him."

"Bai Wuchang is a bit cuter. He just sent me a resurrection card."

"By the way, have you met Mrs. Meng?"

"Mother Meng? I haven't met her."

"A random NPC actually appears? At which coordinates, I'll go check it out!"

"I met him on the seventh floor and gave me a bowl of Meng Po soup for me to drink."

"and then?"

"Ahem, you can find out after you drink it yourself."

A group of people discussed in full swing.

Hu Fei listened to the enthusiastic discussion of his friends, scratched his head, and thought to himself, Boss, this game is quite interesting!He retracted the phrase "the game will hit the street".

Some of the people I tested today were scolding and playing at the same time, and couldn't stop at all.

The horror maze game that takes pleasure in torturing players has a really special style.

Maybe, this game can become a dark horse!
The author has something to say:
Xie Yunfan: My maze is full of surprises~