Foreword: Welcome to Steam Dragon #70, this issue shares the comparison between Eldon's Ring of Law and The Witcher 3.
Recently, the Eldon Ring of Law has been on fire, and many players have begun to compare it with other games, such as someone asking: Which do you think is more fun, Eldon Ring and The Witcher 3? I have played both of these games, so I will simply share my thoughts on this issue (1500 words of experience).
First of all, the design concept of the two games is completely different
In terms of plot performance
The Witcher 3 is about bringing the player into a person with an identity background, that is, Geralt, and through Geralt, taking the player to know the world. Not only does the game story follow Geralt's personality, but the world also has a clear reflection of Geralt, for example, Geralt wants to find a daughter, and because of the daughter,She began to contact the customs and customs of the northern countries, and even had to participate in the politics of various countries, in exchange for clues to find her daughter. The whole process is guided by a large number of character dialogues and tasks, and the characters become distinct in these large interactions, and here I have to praise the CDPR's writing is really good, and everyone's personality is clearly visible from the dialogue. In addition, the task design of The Witcher 3 is also very distinctive, there is no best ending, only the ending that you feel is morally acceptable, which makes the whole game more worth pondering, especially in the two DLC, when the player's position is different, the bad guy is not seen is the bad guy, and as for how to decide in the end depends on the player's choice, this may be the biggest charm of The Witcher 3.
As for the story performance method of the falun ring and even the entire soul system, the story will only give a rough idea from the beginning, many players do not want to kill directly, and finally become bent on challenging the powerful BOSS. However, The story of Hidetaka Miyazaki has always been completely designed, and usually many things have happened before the player comes to this map, but the player is completely unaware, and careful people can still piece together clues from the background and item introduction. Knowing the story behind it, the player explores the map again, why it became like this, and why there is this boss or mob here becomes very reasonable. The player's motivation for fighting is also gradually clear, you will begin to sympathize with a boss or hate a boss, when this emotion is provoked, it is actually more interesting than directly telling you or letting you participate in the plot, just like reading history, so many soulologists are born in the soul game. Of course, in addition to the previous story, the game is also happening when the story is in progress, you will encounter many NPCs on the journey, most of the NPCs have their own purposes, although these NPCs will not take you to an immersive mission like The Witcher 3, but when you meet them on the road and gradually understand their purpose, suddenly invaded by them or warmly helped, you will suddenly fall in love with these interesting characters.
So the two games give a completely different game experience, if you want to experience both, then you don't need to compare, both to start.
In terms of combat
The Witcher 3 is actually quite simple, in the setting, Geralt is a demon hunter, so the skill is a variant of the five seals, no matter how to improve, in the end, it is a power enhancement or a slight change in style. There are not many tricks that can be played in battle. At the same time, the overall difficulty of The Witcher 3's battle is also simple, and the tonic sword oil and potions are basically the highest difficulty to be useful, this design makes me think that the wizard 3 values the plot experience.
Needless to say, a variety of equipment and skills, can play a lot of tricks, the game also encourages players to observe more and think more when fighting, and the sense of achievement after defeating the difficult BOSS is really indescribably cool.
In terms of maps
The Witcher 3 is actually a past ubi-style list-style mission, the map in addition to the main line is also full of large and small question marks waiting for players to clear, the reward is nothing more than skill points, weapon armor and so on.
However, the Legal Ring does not mark any question marks on the map at all, and the player can only guess whether there are relics or other things to explore by relying on the icons on the map, or directly explore with their eyes during the game. The reward for players to find these relic caves, there may be skills or ashes, which is very attractive to players who have no means of attack in the early stage, and it is really possible to find some divine soldiers, this kind of fun of finding great treasures by themselves is addictive, people who have played the soul game will definitely have the desire to explore every corner and corner, and even create a group of people who are deceived by the invisible wall, which shows that the soul game has successfully implanted the idea of "exploring and getting rewarded" in the player's brain.
Finally, The Witcher 3 is also very good, but it is really not suitable for comparison with the Falun, because the game styles of the two are not the same, and if you have to compare, I think it is better to compare the Elder Scrolls and the Falun. Well, the above is my own experience of the two games, like the players remember to pay attention.