Chapter 455: Is your use of music so direct?
Soon, the opening CG also started to play. The opening CG music is very simple. It is completely in line with the stereotypes that Li Jinglin used to name, such as "The one the director asked to add at the end" and "任永文千金". 《Opening》 "Opening" Quite simple and straightforward. But the name is simple and direct, but the content is not simple at all. Falling leaves tell stories. When a female figure appears, shaped like a crucifixion, as if it were crucified. The low cello began to tell the story of this borderland.
If it's a game's CG, it's just a PPT playback without any animation. There are no animations, just pictures?
But in "Elden's Ring", there is no such feeling at all. "The lost blessing will guide you once again!" It seems to outline the gradually desolate border world after the magic ring was broken. The music that had a vague presence suddenly rose. "There is another nameless faded person who has been blessed again." "The Eternal Queen Malika is nowhere to be seen." But the exquisite pictures, exciting sounds, and magnificent music are enough to tell you that he is not simple. "Dead, but still alive Faded Ones!" In the picture, it was a warrior who had been disemboweled and nailed to a tree with a spear. Beside the warrior was a huge lion. Even the voice of the narration began to become more exciting along with the surging music. "This is a war that leads to the abandonment of our great will." The deep voice brews with power. Undoubtedly quite barbaric. "After the Ring was broken, these half-lives, the descendants of Mallika, began to fight for the fragments of the Ring. There was filth in their new power, which triggered the Broken War." Important characters are introduced one after another. And this music full of desolation. He didn't bother to tell you anything, he just showed you a picture. The picture darkened and the music stopped.
Yes, the motive of the music has changed drastically at this time. In the high-pitched chorus, it was like a holy light in the darkness, opening the door to heaven. "In the Night of the Black Knives, the Golden Lord Godwin is the first person to die since the Age of the Golden Law." The statue of Malika, with her hands open, looks down at the world from a high position. The power seems to gradually spread, giving people a heartfelt feeling of shock. But this melody is still the main melody in login music. It is the theme motive of the "Golden Law Radagon", or in other words, it is the theme motive of the Elden Ring!
But after extending the note duration. A low-pitched narration. Pictures that are exquisite to the extreme and full of details. "Eternal Wisdom, Golden Mask" That will definitely be complained about by players. Liao Changyong couldn't help but raise his head and look at Li Jinglin. It's a slightly sad or desolate sound. The melody changes from advancing in time to extremely slow, as if time has been frozen!
Even through the harmony, a sense of alienation is created, or
Feeling of brokenness!
suddenly. Such a form of character introduction. Like the wind blowing slightly over the ruined wilderness. After a muffled sound, a blessed light point appeared from the darkness, gradually drifted, and fell into a hand. "The Girl in the Hotbed of Death" Extremely surprised. "The barbarian chief of the northern wasteland, Holelu!" "Ah! Let's go! Faded Ones!" This unknown warrior slowly awakened under the influence of blessing. Stand up slowly. In the misty world, passing through the sea of fog, we arrived at the junction. The light gradually shone, as if a door appeared, illuminating the misty country of the Sea of Fog. "Go and stand before the Circle of Eldon." At this time, it’s not just Liao Changyong. Yu Ze also felt his scalp numb.
Even if he doesn't understand the story of "Elden Ring" at all, Yu Ze still knows that the purpose of the game seems to be to let players become the "King of Elden". It’s clear what words follow this unfinished sentence! If Liao Changyong could keep watching Luo Shiyao playing games, he would definitely know the purpose of the subsequent games. At the end of the opening CG, when the player comes to the "Hour of the King's Chapel", they will see a dead witch. The miko left a message for the players in front of her. [Even if the guidance is broken, please become the King of Elden] At this time, except for Li Jinglin, who knew the script. Even Luo Shiyao, who had played the demo, didn’t know. Next to every faded person, there is a witch who transforms runes into power and helps the faded person become a king. The protagonist does not. This is not the peculiarity of the protagonist. It is not until the middle and late stages of the game, when players return here again through missions, that they will be shocked to realize that the miko at the beginning is their own miko. The dead witch did not wait for the player to arrive, but she still believed in the player—and in her own king. of course. Although I don’t know these stories, I don’t know what kind of displacement there will be in the future. But the charm of "Elden's Circle" has gradually begun to show itself. "Ah!" A scream broke everyone's train of thought. Liao Changyong, who was about to sigh, also looked over in surprise. It was Luo Shiyao who was collapsing. Li Jinglin walked over and took a look, and was immediately happy. After the player comes out of the chapel, he will encounter a powerful monster and kill him in a plot. Xuanzang woke up in a cemetery, walked out of the gate, and came to Nimgefu. However, as everyone knows, right at the door where the players officially start
The old thief released a mid-term monster. Big tree guard. Yes, it is difficult for such a design to appear in a game, but Soul Games likes to do this kind of thing very much. Just imagine. In a game, when you go out at level one, you originally thought that you would level up by spawning mobs, but there are some novice guide types, monsters that are harmless to humans and animals. But never expected.
A mid-game monster appeared in front of me. As long as you appear in his sight, even if you don't provoke him, he will ride a horse, wield a halberd, and want to give you a hard blow. Really tough. Luo Shiyao, who was born a useless person, was lightly scratched. There was only a bloody skin left, so he died immediately. Then just when you want to drink medicine, the monster reads the instructions and launches an attack, telling you not to drink juice during class and sending you to death at the speed of light. "what?!" It was really the first time for Luo Shiyao to experience such a design of soul type. After all, in the previous demo, the character attributes played by Luo Shiyao were so full that it was difficult to experience the feeling of powerlessness when going out and encountering big monsters. You fight the monsters for a while, the monsters are itchy, and the skin is not even scratched. The pitiful numbers appear, gently breaking your mind. The monster hit you and almost died, leaving a trace of blood behind, which severely damaged your soul. Then you drink the medicine, and the monster gets excited when he sees you drinking the medicine. He wields a very violent-looking weapon and makes you vomit as much as you drink, severely breaking the defenses of your mind. Immediately. Then I fell into a cycle of death, going out, being hammered by the big tree guard, and death. "My mentality is broken!" Luo Shiyao was quite nervous. But Liao Changyong became more and more interested. Why is Luo Shiyao so nervous? This music plays a big role! Yes, the music of the big tree guard starts with very nervous and fast running. Li Jinglin even played with Shaoyu. The rhythm at the beginning produces multiple changes, which can make people feel at a loss for a while, and even the influence of music can disrupt the player's original sense of rhythm. It is indeed a bit difficult to encounter such a strange thing. "Ouch? Don't say it, don't say it! It's really fun to design music for games." Liao Changyong's eyes lit up. Such musical functionality is really rare. Other composers can only add to the atmosphere. But I have never seen a composer like Li Jinglin who violently and directly interferes with the player's combat status through rhythm. The music that sounded when the big tree guard activated the battle, the rhythm at the beginning, can be described in four words, that is
"He's in a hurry"!
It is completely in line with the player's psychology when they suddenly see the big tree guard and scream.
"Haha, Yaoyao, this is intentional." Li Jinglin patted Luo Shiyao's shoulder. "This monster is reserved for hardcore soul players. If these players are looking for difficulty, they can fight all the way from the big tree guard." "But actually, this is an open world. If you can't beat it, you can run away." Luo Shiyao looked at Li Jinglin blankly. Listen to Li Jinglin continue to speak. "Go for a run, walk around, explore a bit, pick up some garbage and collect some rags if you have nothing to do, or go to the grave to collect some tributes, and then upgrade them. You can save this monster to fight later." Just a tribute on the tomb?
Collecting rags and picking up rubbish? Luo Shiyao felt insulted. I!
But the one who tore apart the Valkyrie with his hands! How is it possible to escape? "Impossible! I must kill him!" "It doesn't matter if you play like this after it's officially launched, but let me tell you, the trial time is only six hours." Li Jinglin's words immediately made Luo Shiyao's eyes twitch wildly. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded "reluctantly". "Then let's look at something else first." It’s not that I’m a coward, it’s that I want to experience more of the other content of the game. Uh-huh! So, Luo Shiyao happily avoided the big tree guard. Listening to the insane scene background music, I felt a wave of experimental music from the underworld. Start exploring. In a normal open world game, when it comes to exploring, the player is simply a robber. The player scrapes the ground three feet and picks up all the junk. Not only do passers-by dare not say a word, but even dogs passing by have to be kicked twice by the player before leaving. But what about Elden's Circle? Quite the opposite. Except for a few NPCs, players seem to be enemies in the world, and any living creature passing by is trying to hit you. Even a passing dog will come over and kick the player a few times before letting you go. Seeing Luo Shiyao being chased, she kept running away, making crazy detours and rolling around.
On the way to escape, he looked like he was picking up trash from time to time. Although Yu Ze didn't understand it very well, he still couldn't help but nodded. "It seems to be quite operational." (End of this chapter)