Today, the second-test version of "Crash: Star Dome Railway" (hereinafter referred to as Star Dome Railway) PV was exposed. At the same time, Mihayou also announced that the game will open a second test recruitment worldwide. With this gust of wind, the number of official account fans has also exceeded 1.4 million.
In the PV video comment area, it is full of all kinds of fancy qualification paragraphs, some big UP owners have also personally interacted with the message, and even users have summarized the grand situation of overseas players' hot discussions in a timely manner.
There is no doubt that Star Dome Railway once again ignited the enthusiasm of the players.
I say "again" because just a week ago, the game exposed its first character PV. At that time, with the pleasing image of "March 7" and high-quality audiovisual performance, the video also caused a wave of discussion among users.
If we stretch the timeline a little longer, we will find that Star Dome Railway has published a total of three PV videos so far, each of which has reached the million-level level.
This is enough to see the expectations of the majority of players for the latest sequel to this "crash" series. Today, the official website of Star Dome Railway has exceeded 1.75 million reservations, and it has also scored 8.1 and 9.7 on the tapTap and Haoyou Fast Explosion platforms, respectively.
Next, let's combine the two recent official PVs to see what is the charm of this game?
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"It feels like it's about to jump out of the screen"
There has always been no shortage of "character chefs" in MihaYou's user base, and creating vivid characters is certainly one of the basic qualities of a successful game.
The "March 7" PV exposed last Thursday, as the first character PV of "Star Dome Railway", its importance is naturally needless to say. On top of maintaining the consistent high-quality audiovisual standard, Miha you has set the "March Seven" Yuanqi Girl's person in the player's heart through a short few minutes of video, and even in the case that the game has not yet been tested on a large scale, she has captured a large number of fans.
Taking this PV as an example, how does Mihayu make a character come alive? Why would an audience member exclaim "she's going to jump out of the screen"? The author believes that the following factors are included.
First, highlight the impression label of the character. In the PV, elements such as "camera", "lens", "photo pose" and so on are frequently appeared, coupled with the playful and cute language and actions of "March Seven", which quickly leaves an impression label such as innocence, curiosity, and photography girl in the player's mind.
Second, create suspense in life. After establishing an initial impression, the PV begins to enter the fragment of the memory. Through the obvious emotional changes of "March Seven", users are speculated about their background, and in a large "knife" barrage, they quietly pre-bury an arc of character growth.
Third, cleverly combine the character characteristics with the combat performance. For example, the flying arrows fired by March 7 will transform into countless cute dolls falling from the sky, freezing enemies. In the face of the frozen monster, she will complain that the photo posture is not good enough, and transform into a mentor to teach on-site photography. These clips reinforce the viewer's existing label impression with a more dynamic lens language, further amplifying the character's personality traits.
Of course, if there is no strong technical support, the above is just "paper talk". Through the PV display of the real machine engine, perhaps the subtext that Mihayou really wants to convey to the user is that "Star Dome Railway" has the ability to create vivid characters and tell a good story.
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"Advise you not to be ignorant of evil, hurry up and test!"
If the March Seven character PV is a delicate dish presented by Mihayou for players, then the version of PV exposed today can be said to be more like a feast, and the rich information points revealed in it have triggered a large number of players to read and discuss warmly.
First of all, the most eye-catching thing is the "heroine" image that appears at the beginning of the video. Because before this, the game only appeared "male protagonist", everyone still knows nothing about the image of the female protagonist, so the first exposure screen this time is obviously very surprising, and quickly aroused the interest of players.
And more importantly, when the heroine appears, the weapon she holds in her hand is not the same "baseball bat" as the male protagonist, but a mighty sword with flames. Although the heroine later changed to a "baseball bat" weapon for combat, we can deduce an important message from it: the protagonist can switch between different weapon forms.
Then, in connection with the gameplay settings of the seven elemental attributes in the game, it is reasonable to guess that different weapon forms may correspond to different elemental attributes. Players can change the protagonist's elemental attributes by switching weapons, so as to achieve the purpose of elemental restraint in battle, and improve the freedom and strategy of turn-based gameplay as a whole.
Secondly, many new characters were also exposed in this PV. One of the most noteworthy is the role of the two factions of the space station "Black Tower" and "Star Core Hunter".
The former makes the game itself more sci-fi. Whether it is the mysterious master of the space station, "Black Tower", or the unspeakable head of the defense section "Alain", their life stories from different planets cater to the theme of galactic adventures. The real-machine scene of the "Black Tower Space Station" shown in the PV seems to imply that the second test may open a new chapter and truly realize the exploration of traveling between different planets.
The latter gives us a more intuitive understanding of the villain organization in the game. Because in the previous test, the "Star Core Hunter" only appeared as a piece of information in the game's setting statement, and the player knew very little about them.
Now, with the appearance of characters such as "Silver Wolf" and "Kafka" in the video, and the corresponding character introduction of the official website update, this mysterious organization has finally surfaced. What kind of entanglement will they have with the protagonist group next? What are they for? All of them make players have more expectations for the plot development of the game after that.
At the same time, in the narration of the PV, there are also sentences such as "When you have the opportunity to make a choice, don't let yourself regret it" and "reach that ending with your own will", which seems to imply that the player's choice in the game will affect the development of the plot.
This is undoubtedly a surprise for many players familiar with the Crash series. As we all know, the storyline of the "Crash" series has always been the place where Miha you is praised, and it often touches the softest part of the player's heart and resonates with their emotions.
Therefore, if Star Dome Railway can give players a more free form of story experience, then this emotional resonance will be more intense.
The PV also simply and intuitively shows the real scenes of the map in many games. From neon-lit markets, to rocky underground mines, to sophisticated indoor hotels, some of the scenes that have been exposed have become more humanistic, while others have unveiled mysteries for the first time.
Finally, for the highly discussed gameplay module, PV also revealed a lot of important information. For example, the "Black Tower" chasing an alien creature may mean that future exploration of the large map will add elements similar to hunting or pet breeding; for example, the high-burning performance screen when fighting with the giant god soldier seems to reveal that some boss battles may introduce some unique combat mechanics on top of the existing turn-based rules.
All in all, the huge amount of information brought by the "Star Dome Railway" version of PV has given players a rich imagination space for the second test of the game, and the outstanding quality of the real engine has made many players issue a call for "hurry up and public test".
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Behind Crash: Star Dome Railway is Mihayou's determination to immerse himself in the virtual world
After reading the content disassembly of the above two PVs, it is not difficult to understand why they can arouse the attention and discussion of a large number of players. In the final analysis, it is because the quality of the products shown in Crash: Star Dome Railway has been recognized by players.
First of all, in terms of theme, the game has derived a relatively independent and grand world view on the basis of retaining the original "collapse" IP universe.
Then, through the form of "train travel", the cultures and stories of various planets are connected, coupled with overhead settings such as "Star God" and "Fate", which ultimately brings players a kind of sci-fi romantic emotion of "this trip, finally reaching the stars".
There are two advantages to this approach. On the one hand, it caters to the demands of the core fan user group, and they can develop rich associations based on the original IP world view.
On the other hand, the threshold for understanding by new users is lowered. Because the adventure stories on different planets are like independent and complete "unit dramas". Therefore, even novice players without any basics can quickly read the plot content and feel the charm of the game.
Secondly, in terms of gameplay, Star Dome Railway combines "free exploration of box court maps" with "turn-based strategy battles" to create a unique and innovative gameplay system.
The former can polish NPCs, scene buildings, maze mechanisms and other elements, so that the game world and player behavior to produce a deeper connection and interaction, thereby stimulating the user's sense of free exploration immersion. For example, in the last test, we can observe the existence of architectural models such as movie theaters, florists, and newsstands in the game. These scenarios will obviously play an important role in interactive tasks.
The latter, "turn-based combat", improves the player's combat experience. For novice players, the low operating threshold of "turn-based" can make them get started faster, and for core users, different team choices and different skill combinations will undoubtedly become a topic of fun in their mouths.
Finally, it is still necessary to mention the mature technical power of Mihayou. On this point, the author's feelings focus on the details of the characters. In layman's terms, the characters in Star Dome Railway will give people a sense of realism that breaks the wall of the dimension. This is not only due to the rich and delicate facial expressions of the characters, but more importantly, the degree of coordination of expression changes.
Modeling characters and scenes to the extent of "Star Dome Railway" is not achieved overnight. According to the author's speculation, since the "yoyo deer singing" artificial desktop, Mihayou has been studying this aspect. Now, after a period of accumulation and improvement, "Star Dome Railway" is clearly showing its increasing technical strength.
In summary, combined with the three aspects, we can further deduce that Mihayou has high hopes for the Star Dome Railway. If the destination of the Galactic Train is the "Sea of Stars", then the purpose of The Miha Tour is to explore a more immersive cultural and entertainment experience by expanding the "Collapse" universe.
Regardless of whether this goal is successful or not, at least for now, "Star Dome Railway" has made the industry feel the focus, commitment and determination of Mihayou.