When I write a bug it becomes the core gameplay.

Chapter 433 The plot is surprisingly easy to understand

Although the face cannot be seen because of the hat, for a face-pinching party that pursues the beauty of the character, it is still quite uncomfortable to play the game with such a face of an ancient god.

Zhuge Jun wanted to recreate it, but the game mechanism did not allow it.

Blood of Lies also saves automatically in real time, and there is no option to selectively return to a previous time.

Moreover, the game CG on the screen was still advancing, so Zhuge Jun could only continue to watch in confusion.

The character looked at his own face in the basin in silence for a long time, and it seemed that even he himself could no longer recognize his own face.

The next second, various images began to flash in the meditation basin.

These pictures are obviously scenes from the game. They all have distinct characteristics, including majestic churches, gloomy villages, colleges piled with scrolls and books, workshops full of abandoned dolls, dirty garbage disposal stations, chaotic towns, and so on.

However, when these scenes flash by, they seem to be played in reverse, as if the characters are seeing what happened to them through the basin.

Not only that, Zhuge Jun also noticed that this memory began and ended with a town.

Because each scene has a distinct style, this is very clear, especially the majestic church in the town, which looks magnificent and impressive.

Of course, what Zhuge Jun experienced was obviously only a small part of the church scene. If we infer from the situation in the picture, the entire city is actually closely connected with this church, and the city can even be seen as an extension of the various areas of the church.

"So the town and the church should be one giant miniature garden?
“It’s used at the beginning of the game and it’s used at the end of the game.”

This kind of scene reuse is still very common in similar games. Manufacturers will reuse large-scale sandbox levels in the game for the purpose of saving resources and shortening development time. This is a very pleasing way. As long as the level design is excellent, players will not only not feel that the designer is fooling around, but will have a refreshing feeling when they come the second time.

More importantly, as the scene in the basin continued to recede, Zhuge Jun saw that his character's face was also changing!

The twisted and ugly face like that of an ancient god quickly reversed, and those that seemed to have been mindlessly stretched to the maximum size gradually returned to their rightful positions. In the end, the face of the ancient god was frozen in the state it was when Zhuge Jun first pinched the face.

"Oh I got it!
“The face-shaping system of this game is related to the gameplay!
“Although similar settings have appeared in other games, it is still quite interesting to combine this feature with the background of Cthulhu.”

Zhuge Jun was originally still worried about the character's face, but now he doesn't have to worry about it anymore, because it has been restored to its original state, and it has been proven that this is part of the game mechanism.

Many games have similar mechanisms. For example, players may become zombies or wandering spirits for some reason, and can restore their original human appearance through special props; or add wrinkles and scars to the character's original appearance, which can be used as the character's image when he is old.

A similar mechanic is apparently present in Blood of Lies, but the details function differently.

In this game, players are not simply given a "zombie filter" to change their appearance, but the face-pinching system is used to randomly and significantly adjust the size, position, color, etc. of certain parts of the game, thus achieving "infinite disfigurement."

In other words, the whole process of disfigurement from a handsome guy to an ancient god's face can be clearly seen.

But the question is, what is the use of having such a function?
Moreover, there are many players who like to sculpt the faces of ancient gods. How should we deal with these players?
Zhuge Jun can’t guess the train of thought of this game for the time being, so he can only play and watch.

When the CG scene returns to the town and the character's face turns back to normal, a bell rings as if from a very far away place. Along with the bell ringing, the originally dim sky seems to become a little brighter, and even a little white appears in the distance, giving people the illusion that the sun is about to rise.

But in fact, if you look closely, you will find that it is not the dawn, but more like the sunset glow as the sun is about to set.

At the same time, the creaking sound of the carriage gradually came into my ears, in addition to the sound of the axle rubbing, the sound of the wheels hitting the ground, and the sound of the gas lamp shaking on the carriage...

A horseless carriage drove along the slightly bumpy cobblestone road in the remaining light of the setting sun, heading towards a town in the distance.

When the carriage passed by the camera, through the window, we could see that the character Zhuge Jun had sculpted was lying on the carriage with a pale face and eyes closed, as if he was in great pain. In addition, we could see that his left arm was empty.

What Zhuge Jun was particularly concerned about was this carriage.

It looks like the luxurious carriages in Western movies and TV shows, but it does not rely on horses for power.

In fact, in the real Victorian era, Britain had the most advanced automobile manufacturing technology in the world, and early Daimler cars had certain similarities with horse-drawn carriages in appearance.

In the world of "Blood of Lies", the energy that drives the carriage has become the essence of solidified unclean blood, and it has puppet mechanical technology that is ahead of its time and incredible, so there is no need to retain an overly complicated engine structure on the carriage, which makes it look more like a traditional carriage.

Seeing this, Zhuge Jun had a small question.

He clearly saw the energy device on the carriage, which was a cylindrical jar on both sides of the vehicle, and it was transparent, and it was obvious that it seemed to be some special crystal. But according to the few plots of "Blood of Lies" that are known so far, these essences or crystals are condensed from unclean blood. Could it be that humans at this time have already used human blood as energy?

What's more, the world's consumption of essence is so huge, how can human blood alone supply it?
This seems to be a place that is not very reasonable and self-consistent in the plot, but Zhuge Jun didn’t think much about it. Maybe there will be patches as the plot progresses.

“It is definitely a wise decision for you to come here. As we all know, Charlton is the world’s leading prosthetics production center. The puppet prostheses we produce are not only enough to completely replace your original arms, but can even do many things that you never dared to imagine!

“And in terms of price, it’s affordable enough.

“Not only that, during the process of installing the puppet prosthesis for you, we will also provide you with a free ‘blood therapy’ service, which can not only strengthen your body, but also eliminate potential diseases in your body.

"In short, we admire your contributions as a professional soldier in the colony. Please trust us. As the best medical team in the entire Charlton City, we will also complete a perfect prosthetic surgery for you."

The picture at this time is a bit like a first-person perspective. The protagonist of the game seems to be lying on a special operating table, and a person who looks like a doctor is beside him, introducing the details of this service attentively.

In this world, even the operating table is very distinctive. Although it retains the general architectural style of the true Victorian era, it is not as simple and dirty as those in the past. It also has some technological elements. For example, the complex mechanical structure of the shadowless lamp on the operating table can be seen.

After the doctor finished his introduction, he brought out an exquisite humanoid prosthesis from the side and attached it to the left arm of the character in the game.

The picture began to shake violently, as if the protagonist was in severe pain, but his body was tied tightly to the hospital bed, so he could not do anything.

As the blood in the infusion bottle continued to drip, the protagonist's vision became more and more blurred, and finally became completely black.

After a while, the black screen ended. I don’t know how long the protagonist had been unconscious, but he finally woke up completely at this time.

But when he turned over and got out of bed, he found that the originally tidy operating room had become a mess and no one was there.

……

“This time it’s good, I actually understood the plot right away!

"Nitiantang has regressed, and Mr. Gu has also regressed, ah!"

Zhuge Jun was even a little proud.

You should know that the previous similar game to Against the Heaven was "Ascension", which was so confusing when playing it. Not to mention the beginning of the game, players still felt confused when reading the plot after playing for nearly ten hours. The constant switching between the two worlds almost drove players crazy.

In comparison, the opening of "Blood of Lies" is much clearer.

The protagonist is a soldier, or mercenary, who previously lost an arm in a battle in the colony.

The place he came to, which the doctor called Charlton City, can basically be regarded as one of the most developed cities in the world. It not only has top puppet manufacturing technology, but also has superb medical standards represented by blood therapy.

Although the process of installing the puppet's prosthetic limbs seems painful, the pain can be relieved through blood therapy.

Once the operation is completed, the protagonist will no longer be a disabled person, but can return to the battlefield alive and well again.

But when the protagonist wakes up, it seems that something very bad has happened.

This is a bit like the plot in some zombie movies: the protagonist falls asleep during surgery, and during the process an earthquake suddenly occurs, causing the zombie virus to leak. In the chaos, all the medical staff run for shelter, and the protagonist is left behind.

When I woke up, I was left with a confused look on my face.

"Where did this come from? Is this still in China?"

That's about how it feels.

"Well, according to common sense, something serious must have happened in this city, such as an earthquake, a zombie outbreak, a puppet rebellion, or a conspiracy by a mysterious organization. All are possible.

"But that doesn't matter, because all I know is that I'm going to kill everyone!"

Zhuge Jun rubbed his hands together and controlled the character to leave the operating room of the clinic and walk outside.

(End of this chapter)