Among the new games that are expected to be launched this year, "Infinite Lost" is a special existence. The Sin City-themed two-dimensional mobile game has both popular elements and a unique dark world view, coupled with the tower defense chess gameplay that is still worthy of development in the market, giving this game unforgettable magic. The number of reservations on TapTap exceeds 800,000, and the Bilibili platform also has close to 600,000 reservations. However, it is such a game that has experienced ups and downs from "full of expectations" to "controversial" to "reviving reputation".
Let me give you a general introduction to this game.
In the near-apocalyptic background of the Black Ring Catastrophe, the special energy "madness" can distort the spirit of creatures and abnormally increase their physical strength. Some people whose minds are crazy enough have supernatural abilities under the influence of madness. As the director of the "Administration Bureau" in Sin City, the player needs to hunt down and take in the incarcerated people who committed crimes, and use their power to solve the incident and uncover the truth. Is the setting of
a bit like a certain foundation?
In fact, this game has indeed put a lot of effort into the character design. There is a soft girl with a sweet heart and a ruthless plot to defect, a young lady who looks weak but is actually sinister, and a domineering gangster sister. Some of the settings can be said to be unparalleled in the entire network. Meal Replacement.
's character design is in a semi-thick painting style. The fine light and shadow make the picture more textured and emphasize the beauty of the lines and power of the characters, which has a strong visual impact. In fact, many players, including the author myself, have reserved this game because of the vertical painting.
It is also worth mentioning the tower defense gameplay. The character "tower" can be swapped during battle, and the swapping is used in game strategy and skill release, bringing a better gaming experience and " Arknights " Or " Defending Carrot " is completely different. It is a rare new variant of tower defense, but the corresponding operating threshold has also been raised to a certain extent.
In addition, there is a Break mechanism. Using skills with core-breaking properties to defeat BOSS or elites can weaken them. Although it is not uncommon in turn-based systems, it is a relatively special mechanism introduced for real-time tower defense. .
After reading the above introduction, are you looking forward to this game?
Some people will say: "That's it, this kind of game is quite common~"
Next, the author will tell you about the biggest difference between this game and other games - the official attitude
What is the actual performance of this game? It was not satisfactory during the testing phase. Specifically, the problem is mainly reflected in the excessive investment required for development and the poor actual combat experience. The early game experience was quite good, but once I entered the middle stage and began to deeply develop the character, I found that my physical strength was obviously insufficient and the game experience was not very good.
In the third test, many players reported game problems. Different from the cold treatment attitude of some game officials, the official directly apologized and promised to optimize all problems, but players did not trust it very much at the time. It wasn't until recently that the official suddenly announced the recent version optimization and adjustments, that the players' hearts were finally settled, and the reputation also picked up.
So, how did this initial game optimization project achieve the "reversal of the world" in terms of player reputation? The author will analyze some of the key points for you. The opinions may be subjective, so you are welcome to discuss them together in the comment area.
The first is the adjustment of the Sin Seal, which is similar to Onmyoji's "Soul Control". It was originally six positions, with one master and two auxiliary all having random attributes, and a level limit of 25. After optimization, there are three positions, and only fixed main attributes are retained, 10 Level cap. The official has made a lot of concessions in the recent optimization changes, and the demand for grinding has been greatly reduced, which fully meets players' expectations of reducing the burden.
However, the author believes that after such a big cut, there may be a problem of characters graduating too quickly, and the playability will be reduced. I hope the official can balance it well.
Then there is the optimization of development. The original difficulty curve of the dungeon is not proportional to the difficulty curve of character development. As a result, after players enjoyed playing in the early stage, they were thrown cold water on the sudden level and spent a lot of energy on acquiring upgrade resources. . This optimization plan clearly reduces the material requirements for character development, such as reducing the number of upgrade levels and replacing skill upgrade materials with universal ones. However, the numerical values are not specified, and it depends on the actual experience.
In addition, the official also stated that the difficulty of some resource books and the difficulty of the main story has been lowered to a certain extent, which should be welcomed by tower defense novices. The author personally feels that for excellent level design, the difficulty should be reflected in the mechanism and strategy. As long as you find the right method, you can pass the level with a low level, and you can also increase your level of practice to crush the level. The author believes that the official has achieved this in the third test. I hope that the performance can still be achieved after lowering the difficulty, so that both novices and veterans can experience the fun of the game.
The effect of adjusting the degree and difficulty remains to be seen, but the adjustment of the degree is much clearer. It originally required 10 cards of the same role to fully dive (called Shackles Deepening in the game), which were divided into 6 stages of deepening; but the new plan is to have 5 stages of deepening. The author thinks that it should be 1+1+1+1/2+1/2, that is, at most 7 cards, which is similar to other games on the market; of course, it would be great if it is 5 cards. Compared with the original plan, this is enough to make middle and low-income players happy. I also hope that the deepening effect can be further optimized in the future, the intensity of deepening can be reduced, and the gap between civilians and high-income players can be controlled.
Generally speaking, the liver degree and krypton degree have been greatly reduced compared to before, and the strength of the plan is also very impressive. The main problems in the three tests have been optimized. This attitude of frankly responding to doubts, listening carefully to players' opinions and making modifications is worthy of recognition, and it can be regarded as a reassurance for everyone.
For now, I recommend this game. Its quality is not low. Coupled with the official's sincere attitude towards players, I believe that under these conditions and factors, the game will get better and better!
