Zhenxin Town Xiaomao | wen
As the soul general & soul scientist with the highest concentration in the BB Ji editorial department, I have always had an unspeakable secret, but today I will open it up in order to write a manuscript, so remember not to make a public announcement.
- Actually, I'm very timid, and I'm especially afraid to play horror games. "Biohazard 2 Remake" tried several times and didn't get out of the police station, and "Silent Hill" and "Dead Space" didn't even clear the clouds.
And souls games, in fact, are usually classified into the list of horror games in major game stores. "Old Man's Ring" is already the brightest, and the old ASS who was fortunate enough to experience "Black Souls 3" and "Bloodborne" will probably never forget the sudden screams in the underground prison of Ilusil in his life.
Before Soul Games became famous, FromSoftware had launched a number of horror games such as "Nine Grudges" and "Echo Night", and they actually did just that
was obviously scared to death, and couldn't help but want to play, until he made up his mind to "be headshot by Dwayne Johnson with dumbbells and step into the gym", he trembled and picked up the handle. The process of playing is indeed terrifying and stressful, comparable to the person who went to the United Nations to give a speech "Me and My Animal Friends" - I can't figure out whether this is a shake M mentality.
In short, all the "soul-like" games have been trying to restore this sense of oppression, not only the difficulty of the game, but also the background has to rely on the "black and deep". I thought about it for a while, and it seemed that I couldn't really find a counterexample.
"Sword Star" is really soulful
As for "Tunic", I actually think it's more like the old "Zelda", and the shape of the little fox is also obviously a tribute to Link
The only exception is the game I'm going to introduce to you today:
"Crab Treasure Hunt"!
Emmm, I didn't misplace the picture, although this game looks like "SpongeBob SquarePants", but it is indeed the official "soul like". The name of the game is really called "Crab Crab Treasure Hunt", and it is completely incomparable to "Lords of the Fallen" and "Lies of P".
At present, the Steam praise rate of "Crab Crab Treasure Hunt Adventure (referred to as "Crab Treasure") is 93%, and the reputation is very good, but it has not reached the level of earth-shattering ghosts and gods. And because the game was unfortunately sandwiched between "Manor Lord" and "Sword Star", the sales were not considered a big hit, so it was worth playing, but the priority was not necessarily very high.
"Soul-like Series" "Joy"
However, if you're a soul game like me, or if you're trying to get into the pit but are dissuaded by the difficulty and find it too stressful to play, then this game might be very appealing to you.
Because in one sentence, "Crab Treasure" is sharply evaluated: this is a completely "anti-black soul" soul-like game.
I know this sounds a bit fine, and in a trance, Wang Yuan rejected the Furong King you handed over. First of all, I have to admit that "Crab Treasure" is definitely an authentic soul-like game, regardless of the level structure, combat rhythm, save points, and numerical design, it belongs to "24K True Soul". Everyone should know that set, so let's focus on its "anti-black soul" place.
First, let's introduce the worldview. The setting of this game looks like a bikini beach in SpongeBob SquarePants, where the sun shines through the sea and imprints a blue patch, and different species of sea creatures live and communicate in anthropomorphic images. It's just that the garbage dumped by humans has completely reshaped the ecology of the underwater world. Plastic sheets become hard currency, fast-food boxes form tall buildings, forks and spoons become bridges, and colorful beer bottles add neon colors to the city......
When I was a kid watching the episode "Indoor Ice Rink" in "Cat and Mouse", I often fantasized about how interesting the world would be when my body was reduced by dozens of times. The main focus of "Crab Treasure" is such an illogical imagination.
Of course, it is not difficult to see that the theme of the game's plot is marine pollution, which is actually very suitable for combining with "soul like". Okay, now let's put ourselves in the shoes of a developer and try to design the game ourselves: planting Hidetaka Miyazaki's beloved poison pools all over the scene, powerful creatures becoming bloodthirsty and crazy due to pollution, and successive saviors falling into despair after learning the truth about the world - even directly facing the "Deep Sea Age" predicted in Dark Souls 3.
But children, don't you think it's hard enough to take a break on May Day, so why go to the game to suffer again? So the choice of "Crab Treasure" is to take the black remnant setting, but make a light-hearted, funny soul-like game full of hell jokes.
This can be experienced from the beginning of the game. The main character of the game, Creel, is a hermit crab who can pick up any can. However, the reason why it was forced to embark on the journey was to owe two months' rent to a lord he had never met, causing the shell to be robbed and had to go out to work to pay off the debt.
The most popular racing-friendly creatures at the bottom of the sea are snails, and one snail was so fast that it cooked itself.
The majestic Heike crab was furious and crazy because its territory was polluted again and again, so it pulled it out...... Chopsticks rush towards you, and seafood sushi rolls are scattered all around.
There are also people who will suddenly pull out indescribable things from their crotch as weapons......
Electric XX stick
Compared to all the other soul swims that want to make you nervous and want to scare you, "Crab Treasure" only wants to make you laugh. This tone of the game, which is relaxed and enjoyable from beginning to end, is exactly the opposite of the traditional soul game.
In addition, the "rebellion" of "Crab Treasure" is also reflected in the difficulty design. Of course, it's not that this game isn't difficult, but as a soul game, it actually "dared" to add difficulty options.
Whether or not a "soullike" game should be added to the simple mode is a question that is debated over and over again every time a new game is released. An excellent soul game, the high difficulty is more for the game's world view and emotional tone, not difficult enough, but will greatly reduce the overall charm of the game, but due to the gradual expansion of the player circle, the higher difficulty will indeed make many players unable to get even the most basic game experience. Therefore, for such dilemmas, the solution chosen by manufacturers is basically to pretend not to see it.
Only the "Crab Treasure" with a stubborn temperament doesn't care about these, not only can adjust the difficulty, but also provides auxiliary options for everything. The protagonist's defense, enemy HP, reaction window for anti-dodge, death punishment, and even game speed can be adjusted, so gentle that it looks like taking care of your mother when you're sick.
When it comes to the game, the main feeling is that you can adjust the difficulty of the game to your most comfortable pace.
If you're still feeling difficult, or you're too lazy to push the image, this game also provides you with an ultimate weapon that can be called up anytime, anywhere:
Pistol.
It works, as shown in the figure.
To be honest, this design is actually worth complaining about, and accidentally taking the boss in seconds will completely ruin the game's combat experience. But I have to admit that when I used to play the Old Man Ring of the Black Soul, I often had the urge to "grab the machine gun and shoot all the bastards in the game". "Crab Treasure" is the first one.,Provide me with a happy soul-like game as a cool male protagonist.,Although it's vulgar and silly.,But I like it very much.。
In addition to rebellion and spoofing, "Crab Treasure" also has some unique designs worth talking about. As a hermit crab, the main character Creel is very fragile and has very low HP in the game. As a result, the player is constantly searching the ocean for shells to live in. This is the core combat gameplay of the game - the carapace system.
In this whimsical game, the developers offer a full 69 types of carapaces, soda cans, banana peels, badminton, sushi rolls, tissue boxes, tennis balls, piggy banks... All kinds of small objects in human daily life can become part of the game mechanics.
Not only does it enrich the fun of collecting like a dress-up game, but more importantly, each carapace has unique attributes and skills. They are both costumes, shields, and your spellcasting items.
For example, the thimble has invincible defense, the can can emit bubbles for ranged attacks, the yakult continuously regenerates health, the bottle makes you drunk to increase your attack power, but the dodge speed is slower, and so on.
Each carapace has its own amount of health, which is equivalent to your second life. But you don't have to worry about the carapace being easily broken, as there's so much human trash at the bottom of the ocean - in effect, players are encouraged to switch Action Skills a little bit more bells and whistles.
In fact, this design is a bit reminiscent of the "forbearance hand" of "Wolf", which is why many players nickname this game "Crab".
And what makes "Crab Treasure" a "crab" is also a "fishing" system. The game is also hellish in that it allows you to form a hook with a fishing line and a hook, greatly enhancing the protagonist's ability to fly through the sky. This also allows the game to use its imagination when designing levels, creating terrain with a clear sense of theme and huge height differences.
What's more, you can really fish in the game. Point your hook at your enemy and engage in a tug-of-war, and if you win, you'll see them dragged in front of you, causing them to fall and fall into a stun state, which is what you need to use to arrange ranged elite monsters.
Of course, as an indie game from a small studio, I can count a lot of shortcomings of Crab Treasure. The most intuitive thing is that the picture is rough, coupled with the reuse of materials, which leads to the low recognition of the map scene, which is very unfriendly to road idiots. I have to admit that many times I pull up the invincible pistol, not because of the difficulty of the game, but because I have been lost for too long to clear the mobs.
Moreover, almost all players are scolding, but the game developers are just happy to "jump and jump", and there are also a lot of them in "Crab Treasure", beating the chrysanthemums of crab boys.
As well as some innocuous small bugs that affect the game experience, such as missing textures, enemy AI twitches, and occasionally stuck people into the wall... These problems are mainly caused by the low cost of the game, which can be fixed later, but it is not fatal.
In short, "Crab Treasure" is more of a game with a unique experience than evaluating whether it is a good work or not. In particular, you will find that for the "dung point difficulty" that makes people cry in traditional soul games, it uses a witty way to give a corresponding humane solution, and uses humor to dispel the player's pressure and fear.
The betrayal of the classic work "Great Rebellion" has gained the recognition of players. When you are shot in the head again and again by Reed in "A Wolf", and beaten by the Valkyrie in "Elden Ring", you may really like this "Crab Brother's Soul" that can explode the boss with one bullet, who said that the law of the ancestors must not change?
That's why, I would recommend this game during May Day. Not to mention, it really cured my "soul-like phobia" to a certain extent.
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