Summary of Chapter 87 Dungeon
A month after Dark Dungeon was officially launched, a player finally successfully passed all the trials of the game's final copy, "Dark Dungeon", and witnessed the ending of the game.
It turns out that our ancestor was the culprit of everything, the man who sent the suicide note for us to inherit the family business.
The skeletons everywhere in the ruins are the product of his pursuit of immortality and the study of the taboo between death and death together with the necromancer.
The prophet's eyes were removed after he discovered the crazy conspiracy of his ancestors, and was forced by his ancestors to watch the opened door hidden in the ground, digging himself out in endless terror.
The pigs in the den are the next best substitutes because human experimental subjects are too expensive.
The invisible flesh and blood are the remnants of the ancestors' black magic.
The spores and plagues in the wilderness were caused by the study of alchemy by the ancestors and the young and beautiful witches at that time.
The bandits lingering among them were invited by the ancestors at a huge price to suppress the residents of the town.
The siren in the bay is a young girl who was kidnapped by the ancestors and admired him. The ancestors used her to exchange money with the fishmen.
The drowned captain was a pirate who transported dirt for the ancestors. Because he was unwilling to pay the reward, the ancestors used black magic to curse the anchor and dragged it into the bottomless deep sea...
And everything is because the ancestors discovered the essence of the dark dungeon world.
Everything has the same origin. This planet is a strange mass of flesh and blood ancient gods, and everything is part of this mass of flesh and blood ancient gods.
It's just that the core of this flesh-and-blood monster is imprisoned deep in the center of the earth, and as the protagonist, you, the door where this ancient flesh-and-blood god is imprisoned is underneath the mansion that has been in your family for generations.
The ancestor wanted to use necromancy to exterminate his body and use his soul to replace the consciousness of the flesh-and-blood ancient god. He wanted to become a god!
But the sealed ancient god of flesh and blood was too weak, and the ancestors needed a lot of death to nourish it.
Then who can help create a large number of deaths for the ancestors after their death?
That is of course us as heirs.
The sound of horse hooves sounds, and heirs who covet property and status come one after another.
We caused a lot of killings in the process of recovering the town.
Whether it is evil spirits, strange demons, beasts, humans...
Even if we ourselves are killed (deleted), it is still part of death.
Because there will always be a steady stream of descendants coming to this town for their own desires.
But the power of this generation of heirs seems to exceed the imagination of their ancestors.
We have passed the most difficult trial, we have built the hardest armor and the sharpest weapons, and we have the heroes with the toughest minds!
When the last flesh-and-blood heart was wiped out by human courage, we replaced our ancestors and became part of the flesh-and-blood heart.
The sound of horse hooves signals the arrival of another new generation of successors.
This time, it is no longer the ancestors in the heart of flesh and blood, but "I".
But what "I" know is that there will definitely be an heir as powerful as the original "I" who will kill "me" and become part of the heart of flesh and blood.
The God of flesh and blood will eventually be resurrected, and all this is just a reincarnation...
Players also had heated discussions on the story background of Darkest Dungeon.
"What a shame! This ancestor, this guy did all the evil!"
"Excessive taxation and expropriation for one's own selfish desires created the tragedy of Hamlet Town!
This guy has no spirit of contract at all. He cheats and cheats are commonplace. How disdainful! ”
"The ending is too dark. Everything is just a reincarnation. If we kill our ancestors, our successors will also kill us.
The destruction of the world cannot be stopped, because the God of flesh and blood will eventually be resurrected. ”
While players are intensely discussing the plot of Darkest Dungeon, many people are also discussing what the heroes in this game represent.
The main reason is that in the final boss battle of the game, when the boss Heart of Darkness’ health reaches a certain limit, it will cast a skill called “Come to my Creator”.
Ignoring defense, health, and death door resistance, it can directly kill one of your heroes instantly.
Players who can withstand countless hardships and defeat the final boss have developed a tough enough heart.
Nature would not blink an eye at such a death.
What's interesting is that when you point the mouse to select which hero will die, they will all have their own unique responses.
Crossbowman: No, don't! I want to live!
Crusaders: Unholy Evil! I want to die with you!
Leper Swordsman: Spare the others, I'm ready.
……
Some people die generously, some sacrifice themselves for others, and some are greedy for life and afraid of death.
When faced with indescribable things and a certain death situation, the courage that the heroes burst out was shocking and inexplicable, and the players were also thinking:
These heroes, what have they experienced?
Why did they come to the town of Hamlet?
Chu Xin used extremely fragmentary words to hide the past of these heroes in their lines.
But heroes rarely speak, except during times of virtue and torture.
"Original intention! Where is the plot of my character? Did you eat it?"
"What happened to the Leper Swordsman in the past? Your original intention was GKD!"
“Isn’t it to catch your appetite? I’ll give you some juice to eat!”
With the eager anticipation of all players, Chuxin released the character comics of all heroes on the Dark Dungeon section of its official website, solving the mystery for everyone.
Crusaders:
Leonard said goodbye to his wife and children, and rode a tall horse with a long sword in his hand to participate in the recruitment. In the war, he killed the enemy bravely and fought tenaciously. After his hands were stained with sins that could not be washed away, ironically, He already holds an important position in the army.
When he returned to his hometown wearing the shining shoulder armor and looked down at his wife and grown-up son from the high mountains, Leonard, who was burdened with sin, had lost the qualification to recognize them.
Robber:
Disma is a highwayman, but unlike ordinary highwaymen, this guy is a lone wolf.
With his accurate marksmanship and strong agility, a proud highwayman like him naturally has his own principles - never harm women and children.
One day, he was lying in ambush on the roadside as usual, and after he easily eliminated the driver and guard of the target carriage according to the commission, the slight movement from the carriage made him subconsciously draw his gun and shoot.
But the carriage window was broken, revealing the woman holding the child in her arms.
Disma fell into endless regret.
Leper Swordsman:
Baldwin was a beloved king. When a terrible disease swept through his kingdom, he did not stay in his palace and wait for the disease to pass. Instead, he chose to embrace his people. Soothe their pain.
But in the process, he was unfortunately infected, suffered from leprosy, and died soon. He put on a gold mask to cover up his injuries, and lay on his bed no longer visiting his people. The public comments made Baldwin feel heartbroken, but what made him even more uncomfortable was that his ministers were actually involved in this process. He wanted to usurp the throne and start a rebellion.
Baldwin ordered the blacksmith to be summoned, mustered up his courage, raised his blade, and stood up to face the scheming ministers.
In the end, he emerged victorious, taking with him the shattered greatsword.
He planned to leave his kingdom, and the people paved the way for him with flowers and saw him off with tears.
When he came outside the city gates, he marveled at the beauty of the world and was grateful for the many blessings he had received.
……
After reading the official comics released by Chuxin, players realized that these heroes who accompany you on your journey and ultimately help you eliminate your ancestors are actually not all heroes.
Some people have endless blood on their hands and choose to go into self-exile; some claim to be brave, but are timid in the face of a real war, ruining their people; some are priests, but they are thirsty for desire, leading to the brutal murder of nuns and sisters...
Most heroes are actually guys with sin in their hands and regret in their hearts. They are not good people.
But on the contrary, it is this sin, this regret, combined with the depressing and despairing world view of the entire Dark Dungeon, that makes these heroes full of their own unique charm.
They come here, either to atone for their sins, to escape, or even to take revenge. These "imperfect" people bring you all kinds of troubles, making you distressed and angry, but because "Imperfect", they became flesh and blood, living people.
And when they leave, you will feel sorry for them and cry for them.
Discussions among players were in full swing.
To this end, Luo Bai also launched a "voting for your favorite "Darkest Dungeon" character".
Not surprisingly, the Leper Swordsman topped the list.
And won the honorific title of the player: Your Majesty.
Your Majesty is one of the few perfect people in the Dark Dungeon worldview.
He worked diligently for the people and loved them like a son, but he suffered from illness and betrayal in his life.
The world kissed him bitterly, but he responded with songs and worked hard to end the rebellion and let the pain go away.
When he ended everything and came outside the city, the beautiful world he saw was the thriving kingdom in his hands.
But he did not hate these sufferings, but regarded them as blessings from others.
He is a true saint.
However, such voting results obviously cannot satisfy the Strength Party.
As players gradually get used to the game mechanics, it becomes clear that His Majesty's blindness and short legs cannot be hidden.
So what if you gain more health with one strike? Isn’t it a piece of shit if you can’t hit someone?
And after His Majesty himself changed his position and moved to the fourth position, the scene of starting the Eastern Expedition was enough to make the blood pressure of every player who has played this game skyrocket.
But again, whether you are strong or not is a matter of one version, and whether you are handsome or not is a matter of a lifetime.
His Majesty's character makes other heroes lose their temper at all.
……
At that time, after experiencing the game completely, Tang Yunpeng happily started typing on the keyboard again.
“Friends have always wanted me to talk about the game Darkest Dungeon, asking me to analyze this game from the perspective of a ‘former’ gold medal game producer.
Those ingenious designs, the author's ingenuity in game mechanics, and the origin of the super immersive gaming experience...
Unfortunately, it’s not that I don’t want to write about it, but after pondering over it for several days and nights, I have to admit that Darkest Dungeon is actually a pretty mediocre game.
The overall framework of the Dark Dungeon game is actually quite simple. It is a very traditional turn-based RPG. Even though designs such as meat pigeons are added, the proportion of meat pigeons in this game is quite small. On the contrary, the development elements are important. A lot more.
As for the overly perverted randomness, it is not the first of Dark Dungeon. Among some very popular board games abroad, the use of dice to determine events is the mainstream.
The huge death penalty, the background of the Cthulhu mythology... also have precedents.
Even the original pressure, virtue, and torture systems are not enough to support this game to reach its current heights.
But why is Dark Dungeon so fun and so exciting?
Many times I have to admire, Mr. Luo is such an incredible guy, it seems that everything in his hands has the ability to turn decay into magic.
The reason is that the greatest fun of Dark Dungeon is actually the word 'gamble'.
In the game Dark Dungeon, Mr. Luo really took the concept of 'probability' to the extreme.
Virtue is probability, torture is probability, death's door is probability, hit is probability...
Everything in the world of Dark Dungeon is composed of probability.
There is an 80% probability of winning and a 20% probability of losing, but you lost and went from heaven to hell.
There is a 90% probability of losing and a 10% probability of winning, but you win and go from hell to heaven.
This feeling of all-or-nothing, this feeling of desperate counterattack, this feeling of losing everything, makes people deeply addicted and fascinated.
Moreover, in order to restrict players from rationally using the game mechanism and creating 100% of such bugs, all the above values have upper limits.
The upper limit of Death Door's resistance is 87%, which means you will never be immortal. The upper limit of hit probability is 95%, which means there is always a 5% chance that your attack will fail.
To be honest, if this were not just a game, what players would lose in this game would be a hero they have cultivated for a long time, an accessory that can be played repeatedly, and your entertainment time...
I believe Mr. Luo himself might be caught. (laughing)”
The comment area under Tang Yunpeng’s blog post is also quite interesting:
"Las Vegas: We sincerely hire Luo Bai to work here with a high salary. The price is negotiable."
"Luo Bai, you little brat are treating our players as villains, right?"
"Damn it! There is a chance that you can escape the lottery of the mobile game but not the dungeon! Mr. Luo, you have no heart!"
Tang Yunpeng's blog post is like a dividing line, and the heat in the dungeon has gradually eased.
New players will join the game, old players will stick to it, and the times will roll forward. These games will always become beautiful memories in the minds of players.
Of course, the more important thing is that there will always be new games!
(End of chapter)