In the last month of 2021, Station B Games exposed the final work of this year on the two-dimensional product matrix - "Light Gap Interpretation". This other-world strategy offensive and defensive mobile game, which is exclusively published by Bilibili Games, officially opened its reservation today, and the first beta recruitment is also opened at the same time.
My first feeling about the game is very good, the ink and watercolor in the PV is mixed with the style of medieval fantasy, the overall bias is biased towards the tone of the Japanese RPG, with the soundtrack written by the famous Japanese music master Katsuyama himself, melodious ups and downs, leaving blank, PV takes us into a majestic new world of fantasy.
What interests me even more is the CCG card gameplay exposed in the game, which is often common in PC/console games, and if you can play tricks on the two-dimensional mobile game, it is undoubtedly the most anticipated.
So, how does "Light Gap Explanation" perform? What can we see from the current information?
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Aesthetic expression under Japanese RPGs
The story of "Light Gap Explanation" is set in an original fantasy alternate world where cold weapons, magic, and energy technology coexist. After the creation of the ancient gods, they gave the living beings the power of "speech", and those who could use this power were called "whisperers". Some greedy "whisperers" use "language" to attract natural disasters, triggering a war of annihilation. The story of "Light Gap Explanation" takes place thousands of years after the Battle of Annihilation, when a crisis emerges under the surface of prosperity and peace, and the player embarks on an adventure to solve problems and save the world as the "Guardian" Count of Lanterns.
At first glance, the story setting and plot of "Light Gap Explanation" do not seem to be particularly prominent, annihilation, fighting, crisis, saving the world... But the special thing about "Light Gap Explanation" is that there is no clichéd black and deep route, but it retains some of the warmth and transition of the Japanese RPG framework, and unifies the aesthetic of the game in design.
For example, in the PV candle, she can foresee the doom that will happen in the future, but she also indulges in nightmares. The classic "caged bird" setting also makes players wonder - why does she have the ability to predict? And why are they imprisoned? Is it to succumb to fate's arrangement, or is it a silent struggle against fate? What is the special meaning of the mechanical bird in the hand? In her first story, the player will experience a mysterious and tortuous adventure with her, and at the same time, in the exploration of the world, they can understand her past and experience, so as to have a deeper understanding of the logic of Candler's feelings and behavior.
Musically, it was a big surprise – Katsuru Yokoyama. A famous Japanese musician, he once gave "April is Your Lie" and "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orpheus" soundtrack, has always been good at setting off the atmosphere with orchestral music, using simple instruments to interpret the music that best matches the temperament of the work, the sacred and fantasy world view of "Light Gap Interpretation" is exactly the type he is best at, and what kind of surprises will be brought to players by this soundtrack cooperation, which makes people look forward to it very much.
As for the character standing painting, character skill interpretation, Live2D and other artistic details, "Light Gap Explanation" also shows enough sincerity. Standing painting is exquisite and good-looking, the character trick is a panoramic drawing of 2D animation, live2D has a separate interactive voice, the action is flexible, a good two-dimensional game should have, "Light Gap Explanation" has it.
In addition, the game also invited many well-known artists to draw character drawings and other materials for the game, which ensured the overall artistic quality on the basis of conforming to the game's world view. The three characters that appear in the PV, Lucy, Getiana, and Hotaru, are all drawn by the painter Yao Pot.
In general, "Light Gap Explanation" has its own set of unique logic, and the game style, plot presentation, art expression and even gameplay design are as logically unified as possible, which is the attitude that a work should have.
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Feel the charm of instant strategy
After talking about the worldview, art, and music, let's talk about the core gameplay of "Light Gap Explanation".
In the core battle of "Light Gap Explanation", the player can play against NPCs or players by dragging the characters in the team, and the player cannot continue to micro-operate after the character is in the battle, but can withdraw the character back to the team and wait for the cooldown time to end.
Characters have cost settings, according to the rarity, class, attributes, etc. different costs are high and low, the player will automatically reply to the cost after the start, dragging the character to play needs to consume the corresponding cost, when the cost is insufficient, you can not dispatch the character.
Characters in Light Gap Have Seven Classes: Guardian, Raid, Spirit Domain, Blessing, Pioneer, Curse, and Strange Abilities - Guardian has a strong survivability ability and can take damage to teammates; Strong Attack can inflict physical damage on enemies; Spirit Domain uses magic to attack enemies; Blessing is an auxiliary unit for healing teammates and casting buffs; Pioneers will increase fee recovery, which is suitable for early appearances; and Curses can control enemies or cast debuffs; and the last class has some special and rare combat effects.
Each character comes with five kinds of skills, in addition to general attack, must kill, passive, the character of "Light Gap Explanation" also has debut skills and special skills, of which the debut skills are linked to the characteristics of the character, and the same as the must kill skills have the same role as the battlefield ability. In this way, the timing of the character's appearance is actually linked to the instant changes in the battlefield, rather than the brainless tactics of the field; not to mention the "Light Gap Explanation" and the "Pioneer" profession that focuses on costs, and the early explosion of a wave or an orderly production cost to fight a protracted war must be decided by the player according to the actual situation of the team and the level.
END
Unveiled in the last month of 2021, the current reputation and response of "Light Gap Explanation" does not seem to disappoint Station B. The number of plays of the first exposure PV has risen rapidly, and the discussion about the game has spread in many player communities, including Station B, and a large number of players have no low expectations for "Light Gap Explanation".
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Station B currently holds a lot of highly anticipated two-dimensional products, which are either set in the world of dreams, paradises, and myths, or micro-innovations in exploring role-playing, placement, card battles, etc., and "Light Gap Explanation" can still find its own position in these products.
In the final analysis, the current gameplay and market positioning of "Light Gap Explanation" may not be able to find a substitute for the time being.