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Chapter 162 There are five of the Four Heavenly Kings

This is roughly the main plot: against a backdrop of darkness and despair, the heroes gather again to save the world.

Darkest Dungeon appears to be very evil on the surface, but at its core, especially the second generation, while describing the darkness of human nature as the Void Dungeon, it also praises humanity.

Including the fact that the enemy and I are of the same origin, who is both the evil god of destruction and the protagonist of the player himself, he chose to sacrifice himself without any hesitation in the plot. This is the only way for the player to reach the true ending. If you think about it too much, you will feel that the core is too old-fashioned.

It achieves the self-salvation of imperfect heroes and players, but the form of portrayal is a bit crazy.

A bit of a contrast.

Although the heroes in the game are mortals, they are actually not normal in this distorted world. What's more, they are all heroic units. Heroic units in any literary and artistic works cannot be viewed normally.

These "mortals" not only possess incredible powers due to various past events (trials, setbacks, apocalypse, collapse, knowledge) and extreme situations.

In fact, their existence itself can be regarded as a collection of parallel worlds. If you think about it carefully, you will find that they are all abnormal.

The timelines of the first and second generations are also chaotic, and the interpersonal relationships between each other can be re-handled. Gu Meng also added a lot of familiar and ambiguous easter egg dialogues to express the distortion of the timelines of the first and second generations. The heroes may or may not know each other.

Although these units' bodies are permanently dead after they die once in the game, an identical character will appear when they are recruited next time.

The gameplay is obviously to cultivate heroes again and form a team again. It is impossible for players to never be able to recruit this profession. In fact, if players really investigate why it can be refreshed repeatedly, there is an explanation, because time and space have been distorted.

You think it is the same hero who has come back to life and refreshed at a fixed location, but in fact he/she may be from a new parallel world.

This is the land of evil gods. There is no normal logic here and common sense is far away.

In the first generation, although these humans who were sacrificed had various flaws but also possessed great shining points, they could defeat the ancestors who were almost gods.

In the second-generation game, the majority of players have actually become new gods. Their status may be higher than that of the invincible virtuous people like the ancestor, but to be honest, the second-generation players who have completed the deification ceremony and forced the world to the end of the world are the stronger bosses and the real god-level combat power in the series.

He performs weakly, and there's no need for heroic sacrifices. The game doesn't want to repeat the previous generation, and it also wants to lower the threshold so it's not so unsolvable and cruel.

If you really analyze the plot, you will understand why it makes sense, because the protagonist who has regained his memory is also a part of God. He is using hope to buff the hero. When the boss is letting the hero fight against his painful memories, the boss is also fighting himself. Both the protagonist and the boss are using the same set of skills.

In the final battle of the second generation, he passed through five peaks and defeated the Four Heavenly Kings of Guilt.

The locks of regret, the player's brain, the sin of denial;
The seething sigh, the organ dragon formed by the lungs and throat, the sin of anger;
Obsessive Vision, the player's thousand eyes, represents humanity's eternal pursuit of great wisdom;
Brutal Grab, with three powerful transformations, is the only boss in the second-generation boss battle in the mod that can force a 2,000 HP god-like entity to a sliver of HP, representing the absolute ambition to become a god;

In the final battle of the fifth heavenly king, the heroes who defeated their inner demons in front of the deified subject are, according to Gu Meng's setting, stronger than the heroes of the first generation.

Moreover, the protagonist himself is also part of God, so the heroes are not destined to sacrifice. By sacrificing the player, they can die together with the boss who eventually becomes a god. The combat power is actually balanced.

In the third generation, the boss is the ancient god of the earth who is about to revive. In this world view, the earth is the shell of the sleeping ancient god, and humans are similar to microorganisms.

But because of wisdom and courage, mortals also have great brilliance.

However, there is still a gap in power between humans and gods.

There are paths in Darkest Dungeon 2, which are actually equivalent to switching professions. For example, in addition to the basic path, the Plague Doctor can also jump to the Surgeon path to enhance treatment and melee ability, weaken corrosive poison damage ability, and the Alchemist path for ultimate attack.

Both of these paths are very strong, either t0 or t1. The Plague Doctor is worthy of being the daughter of Darkest Dungeon.

In the third generation, Gu Meng strengthened the setting of the path. On the path, you can obtain new professions, and climb the ladder of professional evolution. The starting point is simplified to Sequence 5, Sequence 4, Sequence 3, Sequence 2...

The heroes' upper limit continues to rise. Although they are still mortal, their actual combat power is half human and half god. The team fights between four strong men and women are getting more and more outrageous. I am fighting against the evil god and will tear Leviathan apart with my bare hands.

At the end, if each game is played well, a hero will become a god with the help of the legacy of the second-generation protagonist.

The God of the Iron Crown symbolizes various powers, including virtue, torture, pressure, collapse, connection, seal, and wisdom. Deepening a particular power leads to the attainment of true deity through various paths. The second-generation protagonist is the first to complete the equation and comprehend the ultimate secret, taking a step beyond the aura of virtue and opening the door to truth. Naturally, they absorb the pursuit of the Iron Crown. His fallen mountain leaves behind an extraordinary, immortal quality... For ease of understanding, consider it a weakened version of the Essence, though, they are not the same thing.

The third generation of evil routes require sacrifice to become a god, while the good routes require sacrifice of oneself and then withstand pressure to become a god. In various different ways, one may also become a traditional crazy god. The hero may turn into a boss on the spot to wipe out the whole team. It is high risk and high reward.

Overall, it still has to be difficult and oppressive, and players who play this series have some masochistic attributes.

There will be more opportunities to become a god in the subsequent DLC releases, but even if you are a true god, it is still unrealistic to fight against the great beings of the same level as the Old Ones sleeping deep in the earth.

The two camps belong to the same K-type camp. To use a mysterious term, there is a world of difference between the true gods and the outer gods, and they must be under pressure and despair.

Fortunately, except for Badend, most of the plot is just to deal with His insignificant manifestation of His will, and then He will fall asleep again. It is not necessary to fight the ancient god head-on.

Speaking of which, Gu Meng originally wanted to make a "Lord of Mysteries" game. There are not many parallel world novels now, and there is also "Fate Ring".

Hesitant, now everyone wants to cut off, Gu Meng also wants to cut off, help, but he really likes "Lord of Mysteries".

Anyway, if Gu Meng makes a game with the same name in the future, he will only make the first one.

Well, the true god in this game is something that happens in the late stage of the game, the final battle.

In the main process, mythology is just the background of the game, and at the beginning, it takes some effort for the heroes to kill a roadside monster.

The early stages are the precursor to doomsday, with heroes gathering together to protect refugees, build homes, create equipment and supplies, and recruit and train other heroes and soldiers.

Explore the ruins to reveal secrets, defeat waves of invasions and various boss monsters, and finally find the legacy of the second-generation protagonist through clues.

Compared with the second generation, it has more farming and management aspects.

"Darkest Dungeon 1" is undoubtedly a niche masterpiece of rogue-like games. With its dark and depressing style, high difficulty and punishing game mechanics, it has created a unique feature and attracted countless players to become addicted to it.

But the sequel "Darkest Dungeon 2" has made a lot of changes based on the original, and some players still feel that it has mixed reviews. However, because these games were all packaged together in those two and a half years, "Darkest Dungeon" is not conspicuous among the masterpieces, and the two generations of games are very close in time, and a lot of content has been added to fill in, the fun experience of pioneering has been prolonged. Gu Meng's production speed is more than a hundred times faster than that of the previous life's dark producer Red Hook, and most of them are still praised.

During the promotional period, the third generation was said to combine and strengthen the advantages of the two generations, and fans are still looking forward to it.

The anchors waited until the epic opening doomsday cg ended before choosing heroes, and after some discussion, they decided to just randomly choose.

Barrage: 'It feels like they'll form a ridiculous team'

"The first two games all involved playing as a commander from a bird's-eye view, controlling the heroes. The third game is supposed to build on its strengths and overcome its weaknesses, but why does the gameplay feel different?"

"This is how streamers play online, each playing a hero. If you play solo, you're still the commander, but you can lock the camera on any hero, front row or back row."

"This game can even forgo the turn-based real-time combat, but the difficulty is too insane. It's completely different games, not for normal people. It's better to stick with the turn-based system."

"It might also be related to the equipment. It's too difficult to fight those monsters with the reaction speed of the first generation players. They all need to use templated movements."

The barrage is still chatting, and the random team matching has been completed.

"Oh, I have a question. Doesn't this game support teams of up to five? Since it's not realistic, the experience certainly can't be fully simulated. I understand that the headset supports more players, but weren't the first and second generations all four-player teams? Why are there five slots, so the team size has increased?"

"I'm also confused. They said it would be the classic four-man adventure with a carriage. It's weird to have five heroes in a group. There's no God Commander this time."

'There are five of the classic Four Heavenly Kings'

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(End of this chapter)