Chapter 111 "Hollow Knight" is officially released
March 31, 2032 is an ordinary day for most people.
Probably because tomorrow is April Fool's Day, some memes such as "April Fool's Day Confession" have started to be posted on the Internet today.
"Can you fool me once on April Fool's Day?"
"Can't."
But for domestic gamers, today is an unusual day.
Ever since the release date of "Hollow Knight" was first announced two years ago, everyone was still popping champagne.
But then some netizens discovered that the release time of Hollow Knight actually coincided with April Fools' Day.
At that time, netizens even made another round of hot searches about this.
Was the original intention intentional or accidental?
A group of people persisted in frantically bombarding Luo Bai's blog, and only then did they get the response that "it will definitely be released on time, just in time for April Fool's Day." It was just a coincidence that everyone let Luo Bai go.
As the time comes to March 31st, players still have some drumming in their hearts.
The official blog of Chuxin Game Studio publicly announced the lifting of the media rating ban for "Hollow Knight". Immediately after the news was released, major media reprinted the evaluation of "Hollow Knight" by mainstream game evaluation agencies.
IGN gave an evaluation of 9.6 points:
"As my second Ori-like game, I had higher expectations for this game when I first experienced it.
Facts have proved that the original intention was well done.
Hollow Knight has a wealth of explorable content and dungeons, and the world it depicts is rich, compelling, and full of stories waiting to be discovered.
The process of exploration is full of secrets and fun, as well as the process of fighting enemies. The time players spend in "Hollow Knight" is worth it. ”
Network gave an evaluation of 9.4 points:
"It is a side-scrolling game that is very easy for players to struggle with. On the one hand, it is beautiful, fun, and has a deep story.
On the other hand, the game is overly difficult.
The former constantly lures players to explore forward and experience more level content and beautiful scenery; the latter hinders the exploration process and sets up difficult obstacles to put players in a dilemma. ”
The lifting of the media ratings leaves no doubt that Hollow Knight is indeed done.
Countless players at home and abroad can finally open the champagne and wait for the moment when the game is officially released tomorrow. Some people also expressed strange comments about the game media.
"Is Hollow Knight difficult? How does it compare to Ori?"
"Who knows? Won't we know after we actually play the game tomorrow?"
"Can it be harder than Dark Dungeon? I have already passed this game!"
"The difficulty of action games is different from that of strategy games, so don't make random comparisons with those above."
With countless players eagerly awaiting it, April Fool’s Day has arrived on April 1st.
Hollow Knight is released simultaneously on all platforms!
……
"Hello! Hello friends, I am your old friend Erxiao!"
Every time a new work with original intentions is released, this woman is always indispensable.
If the original fan base camp was still a joking name among the Erxiao fan group, as time goes by, people in the gaming circle basically recognize this statement.
No, as soon as "Hollow Knight" was released, countless players immediately flocked to the live broadcast room.
"Sign in!"
"This woman's name is Xiaomei. New viewers may not know her, but you don't need to know her either."
"Xiaoxiao, I heard that the game is very difficult. Don't give up halfway through like last time."
Erxiao crossed his arms with a look of disdain on his face:
"Darkest Dungeon is just the type of game I don't like. I'm a master of action games!"
"By the way, how many times has the Erxiao Silver Tree died?" "Anyway, it's probably dozens of times. It's quite funny."
Amid the enthusiastic exchanges and discussions among the audience in the live broadcast room, the game was downloaded.
The image of a little knight appeared on the table.
"Hollow Knight" starts!
[Chuxin Game Studio]
The original logo flashed away, and the game officially entered the main interface.
It was a background shrouded in pitch black, but it was not completely painted black. The black had a gauze-like texture, rising like dense smoke.
The four big characters "Hollow Knight" are very symmetrical in the center directly above the main interface.
[Start Game]
[Options]
[Achievements]
[Extra content]
[Exit game]
It’s over for being reckless!
Start the game!
The screen flashed and the game officially entered the mode selection interface.
[Classic Mode: Normal Game Mode]
[Steel Soul: Cannot be resurrected, death is permanent. ]
At this time, the audience was quite frightened by these two options.
"Turtle, this difficulty level is much more outrageous than that of Dark Dungeon. If you die, you will die permanently."
"No wonder the gaming media said this game is difficult, but why not just choose this mode?"
"Is it possible that the game media is playing in classic mode?"
"Soul of Steel is purely for those who like to challenge themselves, just ignore it."
Erxiao ignored the players on the barrage who asked him to choose Steel Soul,
The game officially begins.
[In the distant wilderness, when your name is mentioned, they are full of awe and regret. No one can tame our savage souls, and you accepted the challenge.
Under the paleest gaze, you teach, we change, instinct is redeemed. You give bugs and beasts a world they never dreamed of.
——From "Elegy of Hallownest" written by teacher Monomon]
After this passage, there are two CGs that are exactly the same as the first promotional video of "Hollow Knight".
"There's something."
"Does anyone think that the two eyes of this little knight look like two big nostrils?"
"You're laughing so hard, my nostrils are okay. I can no longer look directly at the little knight's face."
The CG ends with the little knight looking at the town in the distance leading to a path illuminated by countless street lights.
The game officially started. Our protagonist, the little knight, fell vertically from a high valley. The little cloak behind him was fluttered by the airflow, revealing two cute little short legs below.
"Cute! Cute!"
Er Xiao also gave a thumbs up here: "It's really cute."
With a loud thud, the little knight fell to the ground, startling a wave of ravens.
At this time, the same map as seen in the second PV appeared in front of all the viewers.
The joystick of the handle is twisted left and right, and the little knight also moves left and right.
A is for jumping, X is for attacking, but neither B nor Y has any reaction. I wonder if the ability has not been unlocked yet.
Standing on the spot, Erxiao slashed the air, jumped and slashed the air, and quickly became familiar with some of the most basic operations.
"Stop wasting time, GKD, move forward!"
The audience was extremely anxious and urged Lian Lian, but Er Xiao, who saw the news, did not move forward directly, but walked behind him.
To the surprise of all the viewers, as the little knight walked into the rock wall blocked by rocks behind him, a brand new map suddenly appeared in front of all the viewers!
A small earth bag made of something like shells appeared in the center of the small cave.
Looking at the question marks all over the screen, Er Xiao smiled very proudly.
"You guys, have you ever played Ori? When you encounter a place, if you don't explore every small room that may be hidden in the background, do you deserve to be called an Ori fan?"
Reasonable and well-founded! Convincing!
(End of chapter)