If we look back at the history of domestic dress-up games, it seems that the beginning of everything can be traced back to the QQ show that swept the early Internet more than ten years after the turn of the century, when it was only a tool used to promote user socialization. In that era of rapid development of the Internet, QQ users continued to wear red diamonds and dress up the virtual avatars on the edge of the chat box.
At that time, these early QQ Show users must have imagined what huge game potential could be hidden in a tool that existed only as a QQ ancillary function. And to carry forward its essence and open up a huge market for dress-up games, how far can it go with this set of gameplay?
At 7 p.m. on April 18th, "Infinite Warmth" officially started the first live broadcast after the release of the PV, and at the same time, Papergames officially announced in the live broadcast that it will conduct the first online test for 8 days from April 24th to May 1st, and we are also honored to be qualified to play the trial.
This live broadcast is also the first public appearance of the actual content of "Infinite Warmth", and the popularity of Weibo remains high. Everyone wants to see what is the deal with the combination of "Dress Up × Open World", which has never been seen in the history of games in the past.
However, it is not enough to just watch the live broadcast, this time it is up to the intelligence Ji to show you from the perspective of the actual machine trial, what kind of dress-up × open-world experience "Infinite Warmth" has.
Since the open world is mentioned, the picture quality must focus on the circle, and the quality of "Infinite Warmth" in this regard is not an exaggeration. As a game developed using the UE5 engine, "Infinite Warmth" chooses an art style that is both realistic and fantasy, with a large number of magnificent natural landscapes, whether it is a towering snow-capped mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, or a hazy forest covered by greenery, you can see the profound technical power accumulated by Papergames over the years.
Flowers, water, plants, trees and stones, all imaginable elements of beauty are arranged and combined into the various scenes of "Infinite Warmth" in the most perfect form, forming a unique picture scroll that exudes charm one after another. Paperfold, which started with aesthetics, has made a sufficiently differentiated style in all aspects of beauty.
In addition to the magnificent natural scenery, the polishing of the paper on the man-made buildings is not inferior, and in the process of Nuan Nuan's continuous exploration of the world, you will pass through one unique scene map after another, which has bustling folk villages and quaint and solemn majestic castles.
If you look down from the ground from a high place on a rainy day, you can see the blurry, secluded and charming picture of the village at the foot of the mountain and the mist.
And between the high-altitude mountains, the picture rendered by the clouds and clouds is even more magnificent against the peaks. It can be said that in terms of the landscape of the big world, "Infinite Warmth" has chosen a particularly tough path.
As an open-world game, "Infinite Warmth" also has a high degree of scene interaction, adding a real sense of interaction to the scenery in the game.
In addition to the fantastical and realistic scenery, the game also has many small details full of life, such as the postman will open the mailbox to check the mail from time to time during the day.
I have to say that the experience of playing "Infinite Warmth" is a bit of "Alice in Wonderland", and many of the interactive designs are very cute, such as the small animals in the game can basically go up to Rua.
Rua small animals are not just for cute and healing pictures, according to the different animals in Rua will have different interactions or materials, such as this big bird, after Rua plays, players can ride on its back and fly for a while, the game is also designed for this purpose, players can use this to obtain important resources in the game, Fantasy Star.
No matter how beautiful the graphics are and how cute the animals are, for other games, they are just fleeting roadside scenery on the way of the protagonist's travel adventure, but as a dress-up X open world, "Infinite Warmth" is different in this regard.
The clothing part is the core competitiveness of Paperfold. Nuan Nuan series IP has continued to operate for many years, allowing Papergames to accumulate a wealth of related technologies. As the company that has ever made the most successful costume games, Papergames has always been at the forefront of costume design and technical display, so it goes without saying that the costume part of the game is full of flowers, from cute pastoral suits to solemn and luxurious dresses. Whether it is a hairpin or a skirt, it can be freely matched by the player.
In the process of exploration and travel, players can change with the scene, to choose and match a set of clothes that are most suitable for the current situation in the clothing library with different styles, and there are a large number of material animations in the technical aspect to restore the real sense of fabric, and there will be different details in the face of different wind effects.
As the so-called love for beauty, everyone has a heart, and there are many stalks such as "the end of XX is still warm".
Everyone plays all kinds of games all day long, which shows that players have always maintained a certain enthusiasm for the clothing matching in the game, and the user needs of hardcore players who like to change clothes have always existed, and now in "Infinite Warmth", everyone's clothing experience needs can be directly filled.
Even in terms of the most pinnacle of clothing, they still achieved a higher level.
There is a dress set called "Reunion Covenant Feast" in the game, and Paperfold has made embroidery, burn marks, and nebula transformation effects for this dress, and it is completely unaffected during the game in the big world, as the first costume to meet the player, it is not unnecessary.
Eventually, the costumes and scenery will be combined into one of the most core functions of the game – taking pictures.
"Infinite Warmth" has the most complete and abundant photo function in the same category of in-game functions, and its in-game camera system has several high-degree freedom adjustable functions such as lenses, actions, lights and filters, and the richness of these functions allows players to achieve the original picture in the game without post-retouching.
In the case of backlighting, you can light your face, you can add appropriate filters for different scenes, and even the action part has the function of allowing Nuan Nuan to look at the camera independently. The richness of this set of camera functions is exaggerated, and it is true that it is rare to see it in other games.
Scenery, costumes, and photographs make up one of the core experiences of Infinite Warmth as a dress-up X open-world game - travel filming.
As long as you are a player who has experience in open world games, I believe that everyone will have the experience of stopping for the beautiful scenery in the adventure journey, and at this time, wouldn't it be a pity not to take a picture?
Playing other games is often to commemorate the journey and leave photos, but in "Infinite Warmth", you can go and embark on a long journey through the Miracle Continent in order to leave photos, after all, the scenery experience here is indeed worth a trip for you.
In terms of dressing up, "Infinite Warmth" has completely reached the degree of freedom that the open world should have.
The costume system in the game is not only a tool for viewing and producing films, but also an important part of the casual puzzle solving of the big world.
"Infinite Warmth" allows the dressing system to directly participate in the diverse interactions of the big world, connecting the various gameplay methods of the open world of this work, making the clothing system neither a numerical equipment nor a simple ornamental use, and it is differentiated in gameplay design.
In "Infinite Warmth", there are sets of abilities that can provide various functions for players to unlock step by step, such as insect trapping, fishing and cleaning for life gathering, and floating and purification for character mobile combat.
For different mechanics, Paperstack has also designed a style that is close to the function, such as the bubble-like floating suit, the insect trap and fishing set full of life, etc., or the aforementioned Rua critter mechanic, which is realized by the in-game cleaning set.
For example, the fishing suit that looks like a fishing guy has a full sense of life, allowing players to have the feeling of fishing when fishing, and avoiding the sense of separation that brings a medieval armor to fishing in some games.
The unlocking of these different functional sets also gives players the motivation to explore and advance in the early stage of the game, allowing players to immerse themselves in the wonders of Papergames carefully designed step by step.
It can be seen from the classification of functional suits introduced earlier, except for the purification suit, which involves the combat system, the other suits are all for the casual exploration gameplay, and with dressing up and casual exploration as the core, it is probably the design concept of "Infinite Warmth".
For players who have experienced open-world games, they may have a similar experience, that is, under a weak bootstrap system, free exploration without pressure often takes up the majority of the game time.
For example, the well-known open-world work "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" is popular among the player group "I love to travel in the mountains and rivers, but I don't like to save the princess".
Compared with linear works with strong guidance, non-linear open worlds with weak guidance tend to provide players with a more relaxed and casual experience, and this is the advantage of "Infinite Warmth".
To this end, "Infinite Warmth" has also designed a lot of interesting puzzle levels and collection elements, which are used as flavors for players to explore and play, such as the key prop used to unlock the upgrade suit, the Fantasy Star, which is hidden in various mechanics in the game, such as the big fish that may have a flash when fishing, and if you catch it, you will get the Fantasy Star.
The map is full of this kind of collection elements, and the game also has a thoughtful reminder function, if there is a whimsical star nearby, the big meow in the upper right corner of the screen will continue to shake to remind the player, and after opening the big meow vision, you can lock and track the nearby whimsical star.
In "Infinite Warmth", players have a fairly free game experience, you can take photos, explore puzzles and collect Pokédex, you can also advance the main story, or experience it all, there will always be something that attracts you.
Paperstack perfectly grasped the charm of the open world, and combined it with the core of the Nuan Nuan series of IPs - the dress-up gameplay, using functional suits to build mechanisms, costumes and landscapes to compose the picture, supplemented by excellent photo functions, to make the first "dress-up × open world" game in game history.
With the bold development of Papergames, such an unexpected gameplay has now successfully reached the players, and the high quality of the game makes people see the ambition and intentions of Papergames, proving that they are not a company that sticks to the old ways.
From 2012's "Nuan Nuan Costume Story", to 2013's "Nuan Nuan Around the World", and then to "Miracle Nuan Nuan" and "Shine Nuan Nuan" that swept the market, perhaps, as Yao Runhao, CEO of Papergames, once said, they saw "the strong demand of neglected users" and seized it. It used to be a dress-up game demand hidden among QQ Show users, but now, it has become "Dress-up X Open World".
From focusing on the female market, to now gradually entering the public eye, Papergames has begun the process of aligning with the industry's top array, and I believe that Papergames will continue to use their unique vision to continue to create new fields, and "Infinite Warmth" may only be the first step for Papergames to take on the infinite time scale in the future.