Chapter 468 As we all know, the dancer is the second BOSS
The old thief is a bit of a dog, but he still has some conscience after all.
After a lot of pain and suffering, remember to give the players some comfort.
A Yin slid down the stairs happily, came to the treasure chest and rubbed his hands.
What will be released?
The treasure chests in Sekiro are very precious, and many good things can be found in them, including gourd seeds, Buddhist beads, and Ninja prosthetic hand tools.
And in Dark Souls, what surprise rewards will the old thief put in the treasure chest?
Is it a weapon? Is it an elemental bottle upgrade material? Or some precious prop?
"Let's see what the old thief gives you in this first treasure chest!"
Talking!
I saw A Yin squatting down, grabbing the edge of the treasure box with both hands, and lifting his waist up with all his strength!
"Hi! Lottery draw!!!"
Pfft--wow--!!!
With the sound of a lottery draw!
Suddenly, the treasure box suddenly let out a strange scream!
Immediately afterwards, two long, thin arms stretched out from both sides of the treasure chest and grabbed him suddenly!
Then!
Accompanied by the squirming sound of scalp-numbing mucus, the treasure box opened automatically. A row of terrifying fangs suddenly grew in the box, and a long, big tongue wrapped directly around A Yin's neck!
And the next second!
Phew——!!!
Head down!
A Yin, who was caught by the long and thin arms, was directly stuffed into his mouth by the treasure box. After a few clicks, he was bitten and devoured.
【YOU DEAD】
There was silence in the live broadcast room for five seconds!
Then, a shrill roar echoed through the live broadcast room!
"...I'll fuck you, uncle!!!"
A Yin felt like he was going crazy.
This is actually a fucking Mimic!
What an ancient yet novel setting!
For RPGs, the setting of trap treasure chests has a long history. As early as the rise of PC games, there were already unscrupulous designers who designed treasure chests as prank traps.
but!
In a wolf game, this is the first time that something as cheap as a Mimic Monster appears!
It seems that this type of game is already tormenting players, and designers of the same type cannot bear to use such a hateful way to make players feel the malice of the world.
And Gu Sheng!
Obviously not so compassionate.
All along, he has been adhering to the concept of "Only God will have mercy on you, and my mission is to send you to see God." He has battled wits and courage with the players, even using vicious methods such as chain tactics to let the players experience this.
A game full of malice!
And now.
The emergence of Mimic Monsters has obviously once again refreshed players' understanding of Gu Sheng's moral bottom line in game design.
After all, wolf games are different from traditional RPGs!
Generally speaking, the difficulty of traditional RPGs is not abnormal. Coupled with the existence of archives and even quick archives, your trial and error costs can be greatly reduced.
But the wolf game itself is extremely difficult. There is no quick save, and even normal saves will refresh all the monsters on the way.
And this means that the process of running away again is very painful.
Unless they are very skilled bosses, the average player will inevitably encounter some damage while running.
Losing blood means replenishing blood.
Replenishing blood means consumption.
Consumption means reduced fault tolerance.
Reducing fault tolerance means dying more easily.
Death means you have to run again.
Then there is an infinite vicious cycle.
Are Souls games torture?
The answer is yes.
But where exactly does it appear to be torture?
Is it an extremely difficult BOSS battle?
Not really.
It is true that BOSS battles are indeed difficult. With the defeat of difficult BOSS, players gain a very high sense of satisfaction and achievement.
The real torment of it lies in those inconspicuous monsters.
It was clear that I would kill the Ghost Punishment Department who were riding tall horses across the battlefield, but they were stabbed to death by two nameless Ashina soldiers just after they left the house.
Or maybe I killed the violent Guda, but was beaten to death by three dogs.
Frustrations like this are the most torturous.
Even if you kill Ashina's soldiers or dogs next time, this frustration will not be relieved.
After all, they are just soldiers.
This humiliating feeling of "the hero drowned in a septic tank" is the core of the torture that makes people physically and mentally exhausted.
As for Gu Sheng, the shaping of this aspect of feelings can be called a perfect state.
His moral bottom line in game design is so unfathomable, it's like standing in the Palace of Source and looking at the aquatic village——
Although you know very well that the water from the Source Palace flows to the Aquatic Village, you can never see the appearance of Ashina Bottom.
Gu Sheng's moral bottom line is also the same——
Yes, but where exactly it is, no one knows yet.
‘Even the five-star American General MacArthur commented: Compared with the evil deeds of the old thieves, Li Mei’s Barbecue is like a child’s little prank’
The barrage made me laugh out loud!
'The most comfortable episode'
'Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……'
'No time to explain! Prize draw!'
‘This really sets a new limit for human beings’
"In order to let the players feel the despair better, he even made a Mimic. He really made me cry to death."
‘My blood pressure is already high just by looking at it’
‘3q’s 3q’. I used to have low blood pressure, but now my blood pressure is 180. Dr. Gu, I’m so good at rejuvenating you.’
‘It’s hard to imagine that this is a level design that a carbon-based humanoid can create’
‘…’
…
"Hahaha, tell me, boss, not to collapse now. The more collapse will come later..."
At the same time, Liuliu Live Room.
Because A Yin was released a little later today, and Liuliu played the game as soon as it was released, so relatively speaking, Liuliu's game progress is further ahead.
"But fortunately, after defeating the Mimic, you will be given a Dark Tomahawk as a gift. It's still very useful."
As he said that, Liuliu raised the one-handed battle ax that was dark and deteriorated in his hand, raised the ax with his hand and killed a crossbowman on the roof.
Standing on the high stone platform, Liuliu took a sip from the element bottle and looked down.
The bottom of the stone platform looks like a garden, but in the garden at this moment, there are no birds singing and the fragrance of flowers, only blood flowing all over the ground.
The corpses of knights in red cloaks lay scattered on the cold stone ground. The spears were criss-crossed like a bamboo forest, and the mottled blood stains on the spear tips gave off a dark red light.
The smell of blood rushed towards my face. Looking at the scene of broken swords and broken halberds, and corpses strewn across the fields, it was not difficult to imagine how tragic a battle had happened here.
Boom--boom--boom--
The sound of footsteps sounded slowly in the night.
good.
The garden littered with corpses is not completely silent.
At this moment, a fat knight wearing a blue cloak and silver armor, with a round figure, was slowly patrolling around the fountain dyed red with blood.
And if you look closely, you will see that there is a pair of small wings as big as a palm on the back of this fat knight.
The fantasy and even weird atmosphere made Liuliu's hair stand on end, and at the same time, he felt dumbfounded.
after all--
"This fat brother...is...quite cute? He actually has a pair of little wings..."
While talking, Liuliu also saw the opportunity, jumped in the air, and hit the fat knight's head with a jump!
Click!
A heavy ax strike!
The fat knight's health dropped instantly, but he was still much stronger than those zombie soldiers!
He is a master!
Although judging from the blood volume, Fat Brother is not an elite mini-boss.
But this attribute has far exceeded the other miscellaneous soldiers Liuliu encountered along the way.
Even stronger than the Lothric knights she met on the city walls.
boom--!!!
The fat knight who was attacked immediately reacted. Despite his size, he was a flexible fat man.
The fat knight backhanded his halberd, and with a roar, the stone tiles on the garden floor shattered and flew across the ground, and a cracked pit the size of a pot lid immediately appeared on the ground!
"Oh - oh oh yo yo - awesome, awesome, awesome..."
Liuliu Jiligulu hurriedly rolled to dodge.
Although along the way, she has seen many physical destructive effects unique to the golden engine.
But at this time, we still can't avoid being frightened when we face it.
After all, the visual impact of this thing is so intuitive that it is difficult for any player to remain calm.
A tumbling meal!
Liuliu dodged sideways and raised his shield.
On the opposite side, the fat knight also made a starting move again, with the big halberd lying across his side and accumulating power. It seemed to be a sweeping move.
"bring it on!"
The shield fighting method is very useful, Liuliu knows this well.
The shield in her hand can withstand most attacks, and is much easier to use for defense than the sword in Sekiro.
But the only disadvantage is that holding a shield to defend will consume your energy bar when being attacked, so you must be extra careful not to be an eternal iron bastard, otherwise you will fall into a very fatal paralysis after the energy bar is empty.
According to Liuliu's idea, after catching the fat knight's sweep, she could go up and steal a knife.
Repeat this for a few rounds, and it's almost done. It's almost the same as fighting the Lothric knights. After all, they are all knights!
Buzz——! Boring——!
Sooner or later, the fat knight made a sweeping sweep, and the huge halberd struck Liuliu in a sweeping direction!
The deafening golden roar came with the impact, causing Liuliu to be knocked back half a step!
However!
Just when she was about to step forward and chop!
An unexpected situation occurred——
I saw that the fat knight did not stop after a sweeping sweep, but started spinning like a top!
ah???
Don’t wait for Liuliu’s reaction!
Boring! Boring! Boring! Boring!
Continuous waves of large windmill attacks are coming towards you!
The energy bar was being emptied one after another, and she was seeing the crisis coming, but at this time, she couldn't put down her shield!
For a time, Liuliu was overwhelmed by the embarrassing situation!
Bang! Boom——!
Finally! As the energy bar collapses!
Liuliu was like a kite with its string cut off. He was swung out by the big halberd on the spot and hit the wall with a loud bang. He was hit hard and half of his health bar disappeared in an instant!
However!
House seemingly endless rain!
Before Liuliu could barely get up from the ground and stand still, the next second, he saw the fat knight stretching his hands to both sides of his body, in a very middle-aged posture, as if a beautiful girl was about to transform, spreading them
Hold your arms and face the sky!
This... what kind of Sailor Moon pose?!
Liuliu felt like his brain was boiling.
The fat knight's unattractive, even somewhat funny posture and movements are simply out of proportion to the ridiculously high damage dealt.
But it is precisely this sense of fragmentation that makes players feel so strange.
The next moment, golden light beams with white feathers scattered were reflected in Liuliu's eyes.
The powerful holy light strikes, like air-to-ground missiles, exploded in the garden!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Smoke and dust are everywhere! Flesh and blood are flying everywhere!
The solid and ancient bluestone slab was blasted into powder, shattering and flying!
The water in the fountain pool dyed blood red splashed and blood flowed!
The terrifying visual effects, supplemented by the explosive physical damage effects, made Liuliu run away with his head in his arms, screaming and laughing in terror:
"Ouch - oops hahahahahaha - oh my god hahahahahaha -"
"Ouch - what are you doing -"
boom--!!!
…
【YOU DEAD】
"Oh - I'm shocked! These two red-eyed Luo Qi brothers are too monstrous! They are awesome, awesome, awesome..."
Seeing the blood-red characters in front of him, Lao Ju couldn't help but exclaimed, recognizing his brother on the spot.
Lao Ju's talent for wolf games is quite remarkable.
Especially after "fully understanding" this game, I deeply understood the essence of this game.
That is "one-on-one" and "turn-based".
You should be as cautious when facing the minions as you are when facing the BOSS, and try not to be beaten righteously.
Don't be reckless and fight with swords like a wolf. Control your energy bar to defend and counterattack. It is best to stab in the back. This is the best solution to the battle.
And the facts also proved that Lao Ju’s understanding of the game was correct.
After killing the fat brother, he went down the steps and turned left to meet the two red-eyed Luo Qi brothers.
It was too painful. A Luo Qi with a spear, a Luo Qi with a straight sword, a large shield slamming and stabbing, and a set of silky small combos sent Lao Ju directly back to the bonfire.
"Fuck goodbye."
After all the hard work, Lao Ju ran back again. This time Lao Ju said nothing and walked to the left. She didn't even want to take a look, and turned to the right.
Going down the steps, two undead spearmen holding large shields became an obstacle.
Although compared to ordinary soldiers, the two spear brothers are quite powerful.
But I can still beat it.
With that said, after killing the two spear brothers, Lao Ju went down the steps.
Soon, a huge city gate appeared in front of him——
But I saw that this huge gate was extremely wide and thick, and it was probably the main city gate of Lothric.
The door was covered with branches and branches, as if it had not been opened for a long time, and the vines on it were intricate and twisted.
The vitality of the vines was so strong that even the huge city gate was pushed open by the vines.
"A dead end?"
I pushed the city gate hard, but it couldn't be opened at all.
Lao Ju couldn't help but feel a little confused.
And at this moment.
The majestic and gloomy singing background music slowly sounded.
With a biting cold wind coming from behind!
Lao Ju couldn't help but tremble and looked back!
rumble--
But see you!
The path he came from was actually blocked by a dense fog.
And accompanied by the biting cold wind howling!
A monster as huge as a semi-truck slowly climbed out of the fog door.
It was dressed in thick armor that was frosty and cold. It was on all fours on the ground, like a huge frost demon dog, pacing slowly. There was a bit of cold air in its mouth, and there were some dry branches crisscrossed on its body.
A huge war hammer was held in its hand, and the terrifying thorn ball hammer head was filled with cold air.
Immediately afterwards, I saw the frost giant walking slowly into the field with heavy steps, and slammed the warhammer into the ground!
Roar--
With a deafening roar!
In Laoju's UI, a long health bar was also revealed!
【Bordeaux in the Cold Valley】
“Holy shit!!!”
Lao Ju was shocked:
"BOSS! I actually walked to the BOSS room and came to God!!!"
ferocious!
Different from Sekiro.
In Dark Souls, old thieves seem to be especially fond of these huge bosses.
Whether it is a regular boss like Gouda or Bordeaux, or even an elite small boss like Bugatti Veyron, they are all very big.
And this kind of design also maximizes the graphics performance and physical destruction advantages of the golden engine!
cheer!
Lao Ju raised his shield and stood still to face the enemy!
Accompanied by a roar!
Roar--!!!
Then I saw the ice dog Bordeaux charging towards me, with cold air everywhere he went, and a fierce momentum. He hit me hard twice with his hammer!
Tom----!
Lao Ju responded calmly to the huge impact. After raising his shield to block Ice Dog's two heavy hammer blows, he rolled backwards instead of moving forward, and landed underneath Ice Dog's huge body!
clever.
From the battle with Mr. Guda in the demo version, Lao Ju has already figured out the tricks to fight against the huge BOSS.
Drilling into the crotch and around the back, blocking the BOSS and attacking the blind spot, is definitely the best choice to steal output.
"Eat my pedicure combat skills!"
Lao Ju continued to slash while rolling:
"To fight this kind of BOSS, you have to live on the crotch and act on the crotch. Look at me... Hey, wait, wait a minute, brother! Let me drink some blood first!"
"...Okay! Come! Fight again!"
While talking, Lao Ju was fighting with the ice dog.
Compared to Teacher Guda, Ice Dog has a stronger desire to attack and attacks more frequently.
It's a bit like Teacher Guda in the second stage of human pus form, his movements are chaotic and very manic.
Generally speaking, people are afraid of such manic opponents.
Because this mania represents uncertainty and instability.
As the saying goes, you can beat the old master to death with random punches.
The more this kind of attack mode is similar to that of a mad dog, it is more likely to cause players to panic compared to the strict moves of Mr. Guda in the first stage.
After the ice dog hit the floor several times, it became more and more violent!
I saw it jump back!
boom!
The huge body hit the ground, and cold air filled the gaping mouth.
Then, I saw the ice dog's body starting to accumulate strength backwards.
"Oh——! Wait wait wait!!!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the experienced Lao Ju quickly rolled over!
And the moment he just rolled out!
Rumble——!!!
Ice Dog suddenly launched a charge!
The huge body almost hit Lao Ju's side!
The armor wiped out a long line of sparks on the cold stone tile floor!
But here, Lao Ju has just gotten up and hasn't even had time to breathe!
Rumble——!!!
The ice dog hits again!
Three trips in a row! The momentum is majestic! Extremely fierce!
What's even more shocking is that in the first encounter, Lao Ju actually perfectly dodged and dodged all three dog carts!
'OHHHHHHH——'
'The chairman is awesome!'
'A tough guy, Chairman!'
'Is he so strong?'
'It's broken! This time the chairman seems to really understand this game completely!'
‘It’s so handsome, these three rolls in a row’
‘It even feels like I’ve seen it for the first time. The BOSS only has one-third of its health left.’
'But the chairman only has half of his health left, so it's a bit difficult...'
'Don't act recklessly when encountering trouble!'
'Come on, Chairman!'
‘…’
In the barrage, there was a chorus of people shouting, "Come on."
And Lao Ju seems to have found the perfect rhythm, becoming more and more courageous as she fights!
After dodging the dog cart one after another, he quickly rushed towards the ice dog!
He knows that he must not stay away from the BOSS out of caution at this time, otherwise the longer it takes, the more opportunities the BOSS will have to counterattack, and the lower his fault tolerance rate will be!
“When faced with trouble, don’t act recklessly! Charge—!!!”
Accompanied by Lao Ju’s fearless charge!
I saw the biting cold air building up in the ice dog's mouth!
And the next second!
call--!!!
The breath of frost instantly enveloped Lao Ju's body!
The cold snowflakes and sharp ice particles were like piercing steel knives, and the head cover suppressed him severely!
The status bar of [Freeze] also accumulated rapidly in the blizzard-like breath!
At the same time, Lao Ju also swung the battle ax in his hand, slashing at Ice Dog's thigh three times in a row!
Brake – Brake – Brash!
Blood spurts!
Lao Ju's movement speed slowed down at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the status bar was about to accumulate at a glance!
And the ice dog’s blood volume is barely a trace!
Next second!
Click-pop-!!!
Lao Ju only felt her whole body stiffen, and she flew backwards. She crashed to the ground, and the frozen ice shell on her body suddenly shattered and exploded. Her blood volume was almost completely black, leaving only her bloody skin!
The ice dog on the opposite side let out a scream, and its entire body was shrouded in thick ice mist, turning into a cloud of snow smoke flying in the sky!
Clear the level in one life!
Buzz——!
The audience in the live broadcast room cheered instantly!
'OHHHHHHH——'
'Macho man!'
'The chairman is awesome!'
'As we all know, Lao Ju can't beat the red-eyed brother Luo Qi, so Luo Qi>Ice Dog'
‘Also as we all know, Lao Ju was surrounded and killed twice by three dogs outside the sacrificial site, so three dogs > Luo Qi’
‘So three dogs＞Luoqi＞Bordeaux’
'Is the Dog Pay King kidding you?'
‘Disgraceful BOSS’
‘The Chairman’s last blood volume, there is no red bar visible anymore’
‘Don’t ask, if you ask you will be locked’
‘God fucking locked’
'I didn't recognize my brother, I was shocked...'
‘…’
There was great joy!
Next, according to the regular plot, players should go back all the way along the steps, kill the two difficult red-eyed Luoqi brothers, enter the chapel, find an old woman offering sacrifices to receive the small ring flag, and then push it away
The vine-covered city gate leaves the high walls of Lothric.
So in theory, Bordeaux is the first BOSS of Dark Souls. After defeating it, it basically means that the first area strategy is completed.
Next, in the Undead Settlement, players will face the second BOSS of this game, the Cursed Corrupted Tree.
All the above developments are theoretically normal.
But in fact, as we all know, the dancer is the second BOSS in this game...