Puzzle games are niche, but they are extremely challenging to observe and imagination, and it is definitely a good choice to pass the time when you are bored! But if you add it to a game that includes high-freedom exploration, soul-like system, and big world elements, what interesting "chemical reaction" will occur?
"Liu Yin", a stand-alone game produced by the domestic kingna game studio and listed on Steam, the content in addition to the player's naked eye of the ancient style of the tone of the scene, multi-threaded story plot, interesting puzzle gameplay is definitely the part of some players touted.
Natural elements of water, fire and electricity
The reaction of basic elements such as water conduction and fire and wood in real life will give players unexpected gains in the game. For example, the second level in the Inuyasha Tomb" "Thunder Pile Area", the general puzzle solving idea is that the player can quickly hit the thunder pile, guide the current to unlock some of the gate mechanisms, and use the flying sword (metal) to conduct electricity in the process, assist and quickly open the remaining mechanisms, and finally open the gate. The process is quite difficult and requires the player to keep trying to succeed.
However, if there is a player to change their thinking, you will find that in fact, the fire source at the door is not a decoration, it is temporarily enchanted with the weapon, you can ignite the winding bushes on the side, burn the electric pile out of the line, you can more smoothly lead the current to the stone door, and a small puddle at the door is also of great use, the enchanted (electric) sword is close, and the water conduction easily touches the small round hole in the lower right corner of the stone door, so as to pass the level smoothly.
This kind of detail that is usually not paid attention to reduces the difficulty of solving the game puzzles, and also brings more playability to the level design.
Character environment interaction
The two NPCs most discussed by players in "Spirit Maple Valley" should be "The Angler" and the "White-Haired Old Swordsman".
Only by completing the tasks they explained, can you get the corresponding level unlock clues, and the item red carp needed by the fishing old man is not easy to catch, and the clumsy one who once spent half an hour did not use the "spiral flying sword" to capture, if it were not for seeing a strange stone spring, using the current electric fish, I am afraid that the game with it still needs to continue.
In comparison, the white-haired old swordsman was more like a "stalker", and the angry and corrupt person had been chasing and cutting down "a few streets" since he hit him a few times, fortunately, as smart as I was, I saw a honeycomb on a coiled treetop, shot it down, and dinged him around in place, which gave up tracking.
In addition to the two of them, the map also has many interesting interactive and puzzle solving methods, such as: using the deep forest fire to eat roast chicken, luring the big lady down the mountain, secretly taking her secret books, and so on. This kind of brain-opening idea may also help players get hidden props, and there is a sense of excitement about digging easter eggs.
National style elements added (qinqi)
The two hidden maps in the game, "String Palace" and "Mu mu palace", can get a good piece of equipment.
However, the key to unlocking is on a chessboard and a piano note, in addition to finding the corresponding chess score (piano score), players also need to always pay attention to the small details of the game, such as the most surprising way to obtain the score, there is a clue at the end of the demo version.
When the player defeats the demo version of the final boss ghost and ushers in the ending song, it is also an unexpected way to solve the puzzle by recording the tune and reproducing it on the rainbow piano of the String Palace.
The Demo version of "Ryu Yin" has brought me a lot of surprises, with an unexpected way to reveal the sustainable exploration of the game, very interesting, likewise, also look forward to the official version of the game at the end of the year, to see if this interesting puzzle can continue, bring more novel gameplay.