Game Making: The Latest Chapter Begins With Healing the Player

Shortly after the release of the game "Bloodborne", major domestic and foreign mainstream game media released game reviews one after another, and they unanimously gave high scores.

Various media have touted "Bloodborne", including major game media, and designers have analyzed the related systems of "Bloodborne".

Especially in the combat system, it is obvious that "Bloodborne" is different from the previous Dark Souls.

But why it can still make players feel full of soul is also a point of concern for many designers in the game industry.

After all, after Dark Souls, many online companies followed suit and launched similar games, but none of them could reach the heights of "Dark Souls".

Not only in terms of game difficulty, plot design, character design, etc., but the most critical point is that these games do not create that unique atmosphere.

Both "Bloodborne" and "Dark Souls" created a world of despair, depression, and suffering, where everyone seems to have a desperate ending. This feeling of depression and despair can crush people. Got to be out of breath.

But in the same despair, there are some warm places.

For example, many players in "Dark Souls" will remember Brother Thief who helped the protagonist steal things and finally died. They will also remember Brother Onion and the friendship between Giant King Youm, and Solar's sun-like spirit.

The same is true in "Bloodborne". Ms. Maria cares about the patient's regret, the hunter Machine Gun Brother protects the people of Old Yharnam, and Ludwig still has glory and faith after becoming a monster. hope.

These stories make players immersed in them, and at the same time make the players' sense of immersion more profound. This also makes the plot and ending of "Bloodborne" cause a lot of controversy among the player community.

Among them, the most discussed thing among players is the three endings in the game and which one to choose.

It seems safe to choose Sunrise Yanan, but judging from various details and hints, many players do not believe that this will be a good ending.

As for replacing Geman as the new agent, it goes without saying. Except for some players who have not read the guide or are too lazy to collect three umbilical cords, few players will take the initiative to choose this ending.

It's not that the players have any reluctance to end Geman, it's just because they don't want to be the lackluster of the Moon Elf.

As for the third ending, it is actually difficult to say whether it is good or bad, just like putting out fires and becoming the king of wandering souls in "Dark Souls".

Some players think that they seem to have defeated the Moon God, but maybe this is just a bigger conspiracy of the Moon God. He determines his strength through fighting with the hunter, and then uses his body to complete his reincarnation.

Some players feel that after becoming an ancient god, the player may not be so bad for the world, just like Kos, who deals fairly, but it may also be like the moon god, because the behavior of the ancient god is difficult for humans to understand and touch.

Of course, more players said they didn't think so much and just made a weird sound: 'Little sister doll...hey hey hey hey...my little sister doll...(drooling.jpg)'

Just like the previous "Dark Souls", many players have begun to transform into archaeologists and conduct research on the plot content of "Bloodborne".

More and more details are being dug out by players, especially as some clues in the dungeon maze are dug out.

The framework of the entire game has also become more complete.

There are a lot of posts on the Internet about the so-called "Briefly Talk about the plot of "Bloodborne"".

Then the player went in with curiosity and was instantly confused.

Is this what you are talking about?

You are putting aside writing your thesis! ?

A brief discussion of 30,000 to 40,000 words? A brief video discussion with a running time of two or three hours?

The opinions discussed by these discussions are different, but they all seem to have this absolute evidence.

For example, some "archaeologists" feel that the background of "Bloodborne" is a metaphor for the three unprecedented plagues in Europe.

For example, by searching for various clues in the dungeon maze, you can get some key plot points. In Bloodborne, the first lycanthropy broke out in Loren City, so people destroyed it, and the second lycanthropy broke out in Old Yharnam was destroyed, but the third lycanthropy still broke out in the upper levels of Yharnam, thus giving birth to the so-called Hunting Night.

Similarly, three plagues of unprecedented scale have broken out in European history. In the game, Yharnam can no longer see anyone except hunters. This is a metaphor for history.

Because there is a clue recorded in the game: On the night of the Hunt, the bridge to Church Street has been blocked, and the Healing Church is trying to abandon us, just like they did when they set fire to Old Yharnam on that moonlit night.

This is a metaphor for the shocking Great Fire of London the year after the Great Plague. Three-quarters of the city was affected and a large number of houses were burned down.

The Healing Church in the game may correspond to the Anglicans, and this was the faction that controlled the diocese during the Great Plague.

Moreover, all the believers in the main city of Yharnan in the game have disappeared. From the map and the clergy monsters encountered on the upper level, it can be concluded that the main clergy are huddled in the upper parish. This is also the same as during the Great Plague. London is exactly the same.

Of course, some players have given other arguments, that is, the lycanthropy in the game does not correspond to the plague, but another disease: syphilis.

For example, Ludwig in the game is a metaphor for the famous musician: Ludwig van Beethoven.

For example, Beethoven composed a well-known title: Moonlight Sonata.

In addition, the progressively worsening ear disease in reality caused Beethoven, who was seriously ill, to lose his most important hearing as a musician. It can't help but remind people of the Holy Sword Ludwig, the chief hunter of the Medical Church, who himself became an ugly monster. Do not forget to maintain the dignity and elegance of church hunters.

Of course, the claim that Beethoven died of syphilis is just a guess. From a more rigorous perspective, Beethoven was more likely to have died of cirrhosis of the liver and lead poisoning.

This mainly reflects the common phenomenon of syphilis in the Victorian period, and the most popular treatment method for syphilis at that time was the use of toxic metals, such as lead and mercury.

The Healing Church used the civilians of Yharnan to conduct research on ancient gods and blood, causing the emergence of lycanthropy. This is actually a metaphor for the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment in the United States.

These hard-core researchers have dug into the ground for various clues in "Bloodborne", and the Internet is even more noisy.

At the same time, they also attract their respective supporters, trying to make their own views overwhelm the other's.

Of course, for ordinary players, it’s just fun to watch, so why bother?

They are either stuck with a bloodthirsty beast or a dark monster from the Unseen Village!

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