Game Making: The Latest Chapter Begins With Healing the Player

In the early morning, like all other ordinary Witcher players, Grayson also entered the two DLCs of "The Witcher: Wild Hunt" in Universal VR for the first time.

Although he was persuaded to skip the vote at the previous meeting, from a certain perspective, he was admitting defeat.

Although there is no shame in losing to Chen Xu, the key point is that he was timid before fighting and it was not a complete game, but a DLC, which still made him a little unbearable.

So this time he also entered the game immediately and prepared to study it.

But soon Grayson discovered a strange point.

That is the content of the new expansion pack. It is possible to open a new file directly without inheriting the existing archive.

And the level of the white wolf does not need to start from level 1, but can directly add points to choose the seal and style.

Such a design immediately made Grayson's expression serious.

Because there is only one reason for this design.

That is to allow players to be immersed in the plot content of the expansion pack of "The Witcher: Wild Hunt" to the maximum extent possible.

Although "The Witcher: Wild Hunt" itself is an open world, it still has more RPG elements.

But now that players are directly allowed to have such a high level, is this deleting the development elements?

Grayson secretly guessed.

"Blood and wine and heart of stone, let's experience blood and wine first."

Looking at the two different expansion packs, in terms of order, Hearts of Stone is ahead of Blood and Wine.

If arranged in this order, it is obvious that the official hope that players can experience the content of Hearts of Stone first, and then play the content of Blood and Wine.

But Grayson decided to test it out with blood and wine first, because he was not completely unconcerned.

You can know this through Nebula Games’ previous face-to-face press conferences in theme parks.

Compared with the plot content of Hearts of Stone, the story of Blood and Wine takes place in a new scene map, Toussaint.

And this brand new map is completely different from Kaer Morhen, Velen, Novigrad, and Skellige Islands.

"The Witcher: Wild Hunt" gives players a cold and depressing feeling.

But the Toussaint shown in the expansion pack Blood and Wine is completely different, with a warm, joyful atmosphere and beautiful scenery.

The style surprises many players, but as a designer Grayson knows that doing so is very risky.

Because of the different styles, it may bring a weird feeling.

If one thing is not handled well, it will not be a highlight but a flaw.

But when Grayson actually entered the game, he knew that his idea might not be realized.

Through simple and clear dialogues and narration of the political structure, players are instantly told why Toussaint is so special.

Why? Because Toussaint has a big backer.

The current ruler of Toussaint, Duchess Anna Henrietta, is a cousin of the Nilfgaardian Emperor.

Under the protection of the empire, Toussaint had nothing to do with the disputes on the mainland and became a paradise-like existence.

In addition, Toussaint has a superior geographical location and its wine industry is well-known in the mainland. These reasons make Toussaint an ideal country.

And the people here also believe in the knight culture.

Knights must practice the Five Virtues.

As for why Geralt came here, it was to investigate a case.

The year 1275 is three years after the events of The Witcher: Wild Hunt.

A strange serial murder occurred in Beauclair, the capital of Toussaint, and both victims were nobles.

The way they died was obviously not what humans would call it, but as if they were torn apart by wild beasts, so the people nicknamed the mysterious murderer the 'Beauclair Beast'.

In addition, the Toussaint tournament was about to take place, so in order to find the murderer as soon as possible to appease the people, the Baroness thought of the famous witcher: Geralt the White Wolf.

Guided by two respected knights, the player arrives in Toussaint, which is like a fairy tale world.

"Is this really a wizard?" Grayson couldn't believe it.

Because it's really too special.

Especially during this process, the game is also full of humorous easter eggs.

For example, at the beginning, you can see a knight attacking a windmill, and then a monster appears behind the windmill and beats the knight.

This is the content of the easter egg about Don Quixote, and when Geralt investigates the clues and goes deep underwater, he can also find a note with the initials 'DLC'.

It can be said that there are surprises everywhere.

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Not just Grayson, but all players who enter the game and choose Blood and Wine for the first time feel this way.

“Does it feel like this is still The Witcher: Wild Hunt?”

‘+1, if it weren’t for the fact that the protagonist is still Geralt, and the UI interface is still the same as “The Witcher: Wild Hunt”, I would feel like it’s a different game! ’

‘A design in Toussaint should be based on the architectural design of southern France. ’

‘Yes, the giant that appeared behind the windmill at the beginning said paté, which means meat sauce in French. ’

‘This Toussaint is simply a fairy tale world! ’

Many players on the Internet couldn't wait to marvel when they first entered the game, and then discussed it in major communities.

Not only the style and tone of the graphics have changed, but also the in-game experience.

In White Orchard, Velen, and Novigrad, the attitudes towards witchers are not friendly at all.

Afraid of fear or simply treating them as freaks, it can be said that in other places, whether they are high-ranking officials or ordinary people, they can treat witchers like Geralt as badly as they want. For most people, It is said that witchers are basically tool-men.

When encountering various terrifying monsters, he would only pay to entrust witchers to help him as a last resort. As for normal times, he would completely stay away from witchers.

But it's completely different in the land of Toussaint. People's friendliness to Geralt, a witcher, has not only improved a little.

The people living here do not hate witchers at all. This completely different treatment makes people feel sad.

The people in Toussaint and the people outside are simply two extremes.

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Grayson was still playing, and he was amazed when he first felt Toussaint.

But as the plot progressed, as a designer, he keenly realized that the tone of the entire game has actually remained the same. Although the appearance has changed, the unique and profound core of the wizard has not changed.

No matter how glamorous the existence is, there will always be some dirty places, and Toussaint, which is like a fairy tale paradise, is obviously not immune to the mundane.

Returning to the main plot, White Wolf went to a nearby vacant vineyard, but when he arrived, he found that a vampire woman had arrived before him and killed all the guards.

After a fierce battle to eliminate her, Geralt could examine the victim's body.

After getting some clues and solving a crisis caused by a monster in the tournament, Geralt also met the Baroness.

He reported the contents of the investigation to the Baroness, and the Baroness was surprisingly generous and directly gave the White Crow Vineyard where the body was placed to Bai Lang. She also promised that there would be a large sum of money after the completion of the matter, and then Bai Lang and the guard captain A number of lead inquiries were conducted.

And he speculated that the purpose of the beast was to expose the dark side of the old knight of Toussaint.

Here knights believe in five virtues: honor, wisdom, generosity, bravery and mercy.

The first two victims both had some immoral behavior, and as a result, one's body was placed on the gallows in the execution ground, and the other was put into pajamas to make it ridiculous, implying that they violated honor and wisdom respectively.

Therefore, the ultimate purpose of the ferocious beast is to convey a message.

That is, the old knights of Toussaint do not talk about the Five Virtues!