To say that the recent popular AAA games, I believe many people will blurt out the "old man ring", but the dark and dull style of "Eldon's Ring of Law" also makes me a little acceptable, and the drop frame problem plus the unreasonable settings of some game characters also make my game experience decline.
At this time, another game that focuses on the charm of Chinese kung fu, "Master (Sifu)", attracted me, and it was also produced by the same top French team Sloclap, remembering the praise of the "Kung Fu Panda" movie series produced by the same foreigners, so can this game continue such a classic?
Not a general martial arts game, fun and addictive
From the first 3 weeks of sales to break the million sales, this answer seems to be yes. The prologue of the first opening chapter is enough to shock, and the plot is very simple, that is, the protagonist's father, a martial arts master, was poisoned in front of the protagonist's eyes and destroyed the master. And those enemies are in those few locations on this map, and you need to keep getting stronger to eliminate them. However, the game process also found that all this is not so simple, first of all, the protagonist does not know much about his enemies, and needs to understand the identity and story of the enemies by piecing together the clues and evidence found in each level. This makes the game not only an action RPG game, but also a little bit of detective exploration, watching the new information found little by little recorded on the investigation note board, and then showing the connection between various intelligence, which is more thrilling than defeating a group of minions.
Of course, the combat system is the essence of the "Master" presentation, the basic operation is not complicated, light hit, heavy hit, block, dodge, the basic action game 4 moves, because the action adopts a lockless design, the player can combine various light and heavy continuous techniques to hit the enemy in different orders, and even change the direction of the move in the middle of the continuous move, that is, when surrounded by multiple enemies, you can completely punch the east and kick the west, how cool how to come.
Attack can be attacked, retreat can be defended, and the more battles are fought, the stronger they are
Not only is the action experience gorgeous, but Master's clever handling of the surrounding elements is also first-class. Jackie Chan fans have this experience "Thanos can't beat Jackie Chan in the utility room", and "Master" also shows this appropriately - players can directly use environmental items as weapons, such as picking up wine bottles or kicking pieces on the ground to the enemy, can bypass the railing to dodge the enemy to attack and then slap the enemy down the stairs for a second, and even throw the enemy directly out of the window, or shoot the enemy's head on the desktop, this moment is like "Jackie Chan possessed", the playability is simply explosive.
Different ordinary games focus on fast-paced offense, and Master's emphasis on defense is beyond the imagination of ordinary players. First of all, when there are many people, blindly attacking will expose you to a variety of attack methods of the enemy, but blind defense will make their "posture groove" full and lead to physical collapse, players need to constantly pay attention to dodge the attack, and quickly find the enemy loophole to take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, and to accurately grasp the timing to play the maximum damage, which is more necessary in the face of a boss with faster move speed and more rapid move connection. At this time, you not only need a high-performance computer to present these flowing action effects, but also a high refresh rate of e-sports monitors are also necessary, so that you can see every move of each character in the game, so that you can react in time to make a must-kill.
What's more chic is that the "death punishment mechanism" of "Master" also has bold innovations, the character of "Master" comes with a string of magical copper coin amulets, when you die, you will be revived immediately, but will not directly restart the level, but in the way of increasing age, skills and experience points are still there, health will be reduced but the attack power will also rise, until the same level "died" 8 or 9 times, to the age of 75 "advanced age" there is no chance of resurrection, can only start over. This is the real "old man ring" mahaha! Practice makes perfect, and the older you get, the stronger you get. This also gives the player more cost of trial and error, and it is also very rewarding to defeat the enemy during continuous practice.
It can be said that as a game with a rare traditional Chinese martial arts theme on the market, with a sophisticated combat system, outstanding graphics style, and very clever scene design, "Master" is indeed an excellent work worth experiencing for kung fu fans.
Play the "Master" game configuration recommended
As mentioned above, this game is indeed well-made, but it is not small to complete, especially for action novice players, which may require some practice time. But the technology is not enough to equip is not, a powerful computer can not only bring the ultimate game experience, coinciding with the new 12th generation Core processor on the market, before the price of the high ship graphics card also began to reduce the price, is a good time to install! Of course, adults must configure the experience, directly in one step, and play all the games in the next 3 years!
Recommended CPU+ Motherboard: i7-12700KF+MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY-X DDR5 Shadow PC Motherboard
Reference price: 7200 yuan (board U set price)
Playing AAA games, the powerful CPU is definitely a must-have artifact, especially the newly listed 12th generation Core processor, which can be said to be "a foot on the toothpaste tube", the performance is greatly improved compared to the previous generation, 12 cores and 20 threads, the turbo frequency can reach 5.0GHz, and can further tap the potential through overclocking, so that the performance has no worries. Secondly, this processor has 16 PCIe5.0 channels, as well as support for 2.5G wired Gigabit and WIFI 6/6E wireless and other new features, with the new Z690 motherboard installed, out of the really disruptive game performance.
Of course, the motherboard it is also top-notch - MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY-X Shadow, not only the power supply material is luxurious, the heat sinking material is also full, the key is also equipped with a full 5 M.2 SSD interfaces (all with thermal gaskets), and supports a new generation of DDR5 memory, PCLE 5.0 protocol and 2.5G network, data transmission performance is unparalleled, escorting you to play all the games.
Recommended graphics card: MSI Ultra Dragon GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X 24G Super Flagship
Reference price: 17399 yuan
Of course, playing the game must be paired with another performance killer - independent graphics card, whether it is to show the magnificent underground palace of "Eldon's Law Ring" or to present the rapid fist moves of "Master", it needs the powerful rendering of high-performance graphics cards, and the name of GeForce RTX 3090 is self-evident. This time choose MSI's super dragon GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X 24G super flagship graphics card, the flagship of the flagship of the big factory, whether it is workmanship, heat dissipation, performance release is the peak, in the opening of DLSS AI optimization, "Master" in the 4K high-quality setting can also have more than 300 frames of horror performance, with e-sports display, let you easily see the enemy's every move.
Recommended monitor: HKCPG27P3
Reference price: 1499 yuan
Speaking of monitors, playing action games like this, supporting a high refresh rate is the preference for selecting a monitor. HKC PG27P3 is a cost-effective choice, using a 27-inch IPS hard screen, refresh rate up to 165Hz, response time as low as 1ms (MPRT), ultra-high refresh rate greatly reduce the game screen smear, tearing and other issues. It also supports 100% sRGB and 90% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, which better shows the colorful and colorful game world.
Recommended heat dissipation: MSI Ice 360R
Reference price: 679 yuan
To ensure a long period of game of the refreshing experience there is a premise can not be ignored, is the heat dissipation, after all, the chassis is a performance monster, high performance power consumption of course, the heat dissipation requirements are also high, the general air-cooled radiator is a bit difficult, but if you choose a 360 integrated water cooling like MSI Cold Ice 360R, you can rest assured, cold drainage and cold integration design, the pump motor uses ceramic bearing design, both to reduce noise and to ensure long-term stable operation. 3 double ball bearing fans, with split waterways to quickly take away the heat, accompany this i7-12700KF to work well or no problem, players can enjoy themselves.
The above is the recommended game and configuration for everyone this time, 2022 I heard that it is the awakening of the AAA game, early with the computer, enjoy the embrace of the game world!