Use your wisdom to solve puzzles and use your courage to survive the crisis. Interesting characters keep coming on stage, laughing and tearing, and the arrangement of fate. Go and discover, the girl's mission and the secrets of the world.
"The Land of the Wind" is an adventure game developed by the domestic independent game studio Pixpil. This game was launched four years ago on the Steam platform , Accompanied by a stunning publicity PV, for a while, became a post-dinner talk for thousands of indie game lovers. At the IndieWorld independent game conference held by Nintendo not long ago, "Land of the Wind" returned to the players' vision with more news including the release date. Recently ranger.com was fortunate to have the first opportunity to play the first three chapters of the game, so after so long, can the already "old" "Land of the Wind" bring players satisfaction? How do you feel?
【Uncle and Loli's Bizarre Adventure】
The background of the game takes place in the distant future, the world is falling apart in disasters, and the remaining civilization is dying. Mysterious disasters run across the earth, destroying and devouring everything that encounters it. Some of the people who survived by chance re-established new cities and villages on the ground and tried to fight the disaster, while the other part hid underground, isolated from the world, and lived a "peach blossom" life. Our adventure story begins here.
After seeing the lineup of the protagonist, I don’t know if it will awaken the DNA of some players-the taciturn uncle beard and the white-haired loli of unknown background. But don’t worry about it for now,At least in the early part of the game, I couldn't have seen dangerous characters or enemies with golf clubs on the scene.
The picture of the game adopts a retro pixel style, with bright colors and full tones, and the overall picture performance is not limited to the "pixel" setting. It is presented to the players after leaving aside the low number of color blocks. A gorgeous performance belonging to the picture quality. The strong color matching of "oil painting" is also in line with the setting of the story background. This can be said to be a powerful nirvana in "The Land of the Wind". Under the setting of the world view of declining civilization, it is contrary to the traditional wasteland punk. It is a harmonious scene where everything seems to be thriving. This highly contrasting design will expand the player’s desire for exploration and knowledge as much as possible. Increase, and continue to guide players to explore this wonderful and beautiful world.
Incidentally, Joel Corelit was the composer of many well-known games such as "Halo: Infinite", " Death Stranding", "Unending Swan" and "World in Painting", etc. Come the wonderful soundtrack; Hyperduck Soundworks, the Irish studio that has written "Dust: An Elysian Tail" and "Kingdom Rush", is responsible for the sound effects design. The quality of the game music under the blessing of many big guys is of course nothing to say. When you put on the headphones and turn on the game, you will definitely remember the happiness of playing old-fashioned RPG or AVG while hiding in the bed and holding GBA.
[Pocket-style gameplay]
As a pixel-style adventure RPG, the core gameplay of "The Land of the Wind" is also very retro, and even has a strong Zelda flavor, but When I officially entered the game, I discovered that this brave who looked exactly like " Link" carried an artifact called "Hundred Treasure Bag" on his body, which really caught people off guard.
After seeing the role setting of Uncle Loli, it is not difficult to guess that the game introduces a dual-role switching mechanism. The ability of John (the male protagonist) and Shan (the female protagonist) are positioned very clearly. John is in the game The main firepower output of, using pans and various firearms to kill all kinds of monsters, Shan can use energy skills similar to magic, although it does not have any lethality, but can provide John with auxiliary skills such as control. In the adventure, you need to flexibly use the abilities of the two to solve the enemies and various puzzles on the road.
The battle of the game does not have the hard-core operations and gorgeous move skills like the current high-difficulty ACT game. In addition to basic moves, the only combat operations that players can complete are attack/charged attacks. There are three kinds of using props and switching roles-there is no even roll evasion. However, high-end ingredients often only need to use the simplest cooking methods. The seemingly simple combat system combines character abilities and weapon characteristics to form a cleverly coordinated "strategic" gameplay.
Compared with the conventional exploration and battle, what surprised me more was the game's other small gameplays. Among them, the most impressive were the "child of the earth" and the cooking gameplay. "Son of the Earth" is a very popular RPG game in the game world, which is very popular among children. There are also derivative products such as fan dramas and gashapon. The game is a very traditional turn-based RPG gameplay. The player plays a knight who crosses the sea and embarks on an adventure to find a companion in order to defeat the devil. When I first came into contact with this gameplay, I thought it was just a part of the plot, it was a gameplay that would only be triggered under certain conditions, until I suddenly interacted with the TV game console during a certain exploration, and then it happened. Indulging in the world of "Son of the Earth", I can't help myself. If it wasn't for the voice call from the mobile phone WeChat to bring me back to reality, I might have to forget that I need to advance the main storyline.
The melee weapon used by the protagonist John in the game is a very strong pan. This pot can be used not only to shoot monsters, but also to cook delicious dishes.This is the cooking system of the game. It is used as a separate mechanism because cooking in "Land of the Wind" is equivalent to the existence of other game refining methods. Players can obtain ingredients by buying from vendors or dropping monsters. You can enter the cooking process on the stove at a fixed position. The cooking operation is very simple. You can put in any ingredients according to your own ideas. Because of the blessing of John's "cook" status, you don't have to worry about making dark dishes. Successfully cooked dishes will be recorded by means of illustrated books for players to make later. Of course, different foods have different natural effects. Players may be able to roughly judge the income effects of unknown foods through the ingredients.
▲The existence of the "Gourmet Slot Machine" will give the finished delicacy several times the effect bonus, increasing the randomness of the cooking gameplay
In addition, other small games in the game The gameplay is also quite interesting, just like a novelty in Doraemon's treasure bag. With the continuous advancement of the game, the freshness and curiosity will make me look forward to the appearance of every small game.
[Evaluation summary]
I have to say that a pixel style game like "The Land of the Wind" is really amazing today, and the screen has almost reached the ceiling of pixel style games. The early story line and plot processing are quite in place, grabbing the player's attention and maintaining their enthusiasm for advancing the main line. The gameplay is even more pleasantly surprised. I believe that the subsequent game content will not disappoint the players.
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