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Chapter 438 Three Ways to Play

Zhuge Jun first went to the forum and took a quick look at everyone's discussion, and then opened the video website to search for any guides for "Blood of Lies".

Although this game has just been released, many manufacturers will arrange some UP hosts to try it out in advance, and UP hosts can make strategy videos in advance.

Although Zhuge Jun doesn’t know whether Against the Heaven has arranged a trial play for UP owners, there’s no harm in searching for it. What if you can find some useful guides?
On the forum, players have indeed started arguing.

"This GP's judgment has definitely changed!"

"It hasn't changed, it must be your illusion."

"The difference in feel is so huge, can't you feel it?"

"It's OK. This GP is not 100% successful. If you are a novice, just say you are a novice. What's the use of judgment frames?"

"Even if it has changed, it's reasonable, right? Isn't the plot of this game in reverse order? The character in the prologue is already at full performance, and has even had the ultimate showdown with the Liar Hunter. After looking at the basin, it should be back to the beginning when he first came to Charlton City. It's reasonable that his attributes are relatively poor at this time."

"I watched a lot of anchors, and they all adapted well."

"It may not be a problem with the GP judgment, it may also be a problem with the monster. The monsters in the prologue have relatively simple attack movements."

"What about the Liar Hunter? His attack moves are obviously very complicated, right? And they are also designed according to the difficulty of a top-level boss."

"The Liar's movements are very complicated, but didn't you find that they were carefully designed? For example, when he holds a scythe, if you see him slashing at you, just use Transformation Slash to counter, and you will just get GP. So the official deliberately designed the judgment frame of his movements to be close to the invincibility frame of the player's Transformation Slash, so there is an illusion that GP is easier to succeed in the prologue. In the official chapters, because the boss's attack movements have changed and there are fast and slow knives, it seems that GP is not easy to use."

"In fact, as long as you seize the opportunity and use only those few special moves of GP, this boss can still be defeated. It's not a deterrent. You have to combine GP and dodge. You want to pass the level by just mindlessly pressing the transformation slash? You are dreaming. Where in the world is there such a simple action game?"

After seeing the discussion on the forum, Zhuge Jun felt very angry.

This is really unreasonable!

The judgment frames are obviously different. Are you pretending to be blind or are you really blind?
Players who are not very confident in their own feel might be confused by this kind of discussion and think that the problem is caused by the difference in the monsters in the prologue and the official chapters.

But Zhuge Jun has already tested it and is very confident in his feelings.

However, there is a comment here that does make sense, which is: This change in GP invincibility frame may itself be part of the game plot?

"Blood of Lies" is indeed played in reverse chronological order, and the player's state in the prologue is more like the protagonist's state after experiencing many reincarnations in Charlton City.

During this long journey, the protagonist gives up something every time, and only then does he grow into this "ultimate state". This is reflected in the lines of the Liar Hunter, and the huge difference between the player's face and the appearance in the basin further confirms this.

"If that's the case, then what I'm facing right now is the normal difficulty of the game... The prologue is really just for practice."

After considering it, Zhuge Jun decided not to worry about the GP judgment frame issue for the time being. Anyway, in a few days, there will definitely be a big guy who will unpack the package and restore the truth. At this time, it is better for him to enjoy the game and advance the game progress as soon as possible.

After searching for a while, I actually found a guide on how to defeat a giant beast puppet!
Zhuge Jun looked at the author of the video and found out it was Heilong.

This is also an old face, and a familiar figure in the game speed-running circle. He was well-known for his superb skills when he played "Ascension" before, and his performance in other action games is also remarkable.

This guide video is not very long, only about five minutes in total.

It is not a full-course strategy video, and does not include too many aspects such as clearing monsters and adding points. It simply shows how to deal with the boss.

In other words, this is a strategy for this boss only.

“Hello everyone, I believe that everyone, like me, has successfully passed the prologue of “Blood of Lies” and has come to the first boss of this game, the giant beast puppet.

“Compared to the content of the prologue, this boss has a much higher difficulty level because of the large range of changes in its movements and the addition of some new mechanisms.

"It is destined to be a boss with polarized experience. Players who are quick to get started with GP may feel that the difficulty has not changed much; but for those players who just mindlessly play GP in the prologue, the difficulty will increase dramatically, and they may even have no idea where to start.

“So after I researched several ways to beat this boss, I immediately released the video, hoping it would be helpful to everyone.

“Here, I will provide you with three different ways of playing, and I wish you all good luck in lying in Charlton City!”

Zhuge Jun couldn't help but sigh, it's worthy of being a black dragon, it's so fast!
Obviously, Black Dragon was also encountering the boss for the first time, but he was an expert in the game after all, so he did not get stuck. Instead, he had time to study different ways of fighting.

The full-process walkthrough videos of "Blood of Lies" will definitely appear one after another, but it will take time. Most of the walkthrough videos will probably have to wait until tonight or tomorrow night to be completed.

A guide like Black Dragon that only introduces how to beat a single boss can be said to be a timely help, solving an urgent problem. "The first way to beat it, and the fastest way I recommend, is to transform and kill the GP.

“Although this fighting style requires a certain amount of practice, once you master it, it will be of great help to the bosses later on.

"Moreover, if the Transformation Slash GP is successful, it can cause considerable damage to the parts. The damage to the parts can weaken the boss's performance and make the subsequent battles easier. In general, this mechanism is equivalent to the perfect knife in "Ascension", which is the mechanism most encouraged by the official. If you don't learn this mechanism well, although you can still play the game, it will be more painful to play.

“Next, I will focus on introducing several moves suitable for Transformation Slash GP, and will demonstrate them using three different weapons: sword and shield, sword and spear, and dual swords.

"Everyone, remember, don't be greedy at the beginning, just wait where you are and watch the boss make his moves. We can only GP when he makes these few moves, and use dodges for all other moves."

Zhuge Jun couldn't help but sigh that Black Dragon was quite dedicated and even bought three weapons.

Although it is painful to earn money, it is obvious that Black Dragon directly uses the huge amount of money after defeating the boss to buy weapons, so it saves time.

Zhuge Jun took a careful look and memorized several key nodes of GP.

In fact, GP is difficult and simple at the same time.

If you rely on watching the boss's actions to GP, it is really difficult, because the transformation GP has a pre-swing, and it is definitely too late to GP after seeing the boss's attack hit you. And relying on feeling is not reliable either, after all, as long as the judgment is wrong for a few frames, the result will be completely different.

But if you remember the GP points of the boss's actions, it will be much easier.

For example, the move of "boss smashes down with both hands" requires that when the boss raises both hands to the highest point, the dual-wielding form of the sword and spear is transformed into the two-handed form to cut off the GP, which will just be enough for the slow knife.

If it is a dual sword with a faster GP action, you need to GP it about 0.1 seconds after the boss raises both hands. Specifically, it is when the spring on the boss's body makes a clicking sound and rings quickly for the third time.

By breaking it down in this way, all of the boss's actions can find some GP points that can be used specifically for GP.

As long as you go to the GP at a specific time, the success rate is very high.

“The second method is to not attack the GP, but to attack the parts for destruction and suppression.

"This method is generally about avoiding the boss's attacks by dodging, but everyone should note that this is not about avoiding the boss's attacks. In the game Blood of Lies, dodging is completely hopeless because the risk and benefit are completely disproportionate.

“This game has extremely harsh penalties for failed dodges. If you get hit while dodging, it’s very likely that your character will be damaged, and you’ll basically be unplayable in subsequent battles.

"It just so happens that the giant beast puppet has a lot of fast and slow swords, which are specifically designed to catch the player's dodge afterswing, so if you want to practice perfect dodge and ensure that you can dodge most of the boss's attacks throughout the process, it is not necessarily easier than practicing GP.

"The core of the second style is not to dodge the attack, but to destroy the parts.

"If you can do it without lock, that's the best. If you can't do it without lock, then you have to follow my method and use transformation slash or two-handed heavy attack to deliberately damage the boss's parts during certain actions.

"In addition, if you have some special items, such as the Fire Talisman and Beast Blood Pills that you can pick up in the early stage, you can also achieve the effect of damaging the parts more quickly."

Zhuge Jun took a look and found that the second way of playing actually looked good.

If you can unlock it, you can attack the boss's vital points in some specific actions.

Its weak points include the head, chest and crotch. Among them, the chest and crotch are where the two beast pilots are located, so after enchanting the weapon with the fire charm, it will cause more considerable damage.

These three parts are difficult to hit normally because the weapon distance is not enough. Moreover, although locking provides four different options: feet, crotch, and head, the boss's movements are very fast, so you may not be able to hit them even if you lock on.

Only when the boss makes some specific actions can you find the right time to output.

Although this style of play takes longer than the first one, it is more suitable for players who just can't master GP.

“The third way to play is to use the special mechanisms in the game.

“We need to tell a lie to reduce the difficulty of the boss.

"First, we come to the location in the picture, that is, we go around to this platform from another fork in the road, where we can overlook the bridge. At the same time, there is an NPC.

“Talk to this NPC, and he will ask us if we want to cross the bridge.

"Everyone must pay attention at this time! If you are not sure, save the game manually first. Our answer next is one of two choices, but it is very important. Our choice will directly determine the difficulty of this boss battle."

(End of this chapter)