Game Making: The Latest Chapter Begins With Healing the Player

Song Ren in the game feels a little strange.

After all, as a player who has just experienced "BioShock: Infinite", he is still very concerned about Elizabeth's whereabouts.

But looking at it now, he is controlling a character named Jack?

And judging from the scenes in the surrounding Paradise City, it seems a little different from the previous preview, right?

The Paradise City in front of him gave Song Ren a very eerie feeling.

It’s completely different from the preview video content I’ve seen before.

Paradise City, located in the deep sea metropolis, is empty and full of ruins.

There are also crazy mutants that jump out and attack people.

Temporarily putting aside his obsession with Elizabeth, Song Ren groped forward bit by bit.

Guided by a strange man named Atlas on the radio, Song Ren began to explore around the City of Paradise.

"This guy has some manners. He uses honorifics throughout."

Song Ren was feeling a little emotional while exploring Paradise City.

This should be the most respectful NPC he has encountered since playing the game.

Although he was giving instructions, every sentence was accompanied by an honorific saying "Can I help you", which made Song Ren feel a little embarrassed.

We are all members of our own family, why are you so polite when you say you are so polite?

As Song Ren explored Paradise City, he felt more and more strong contrasts.

The architecture of Paradise City, located in the deep-sea metropolis, is extremely beautiful, but it is dilapidated and has leaks everywhere.

The dreamy neon signs on the street are in sharp contrast to the corpses and bloodstains next to them.

The lazy singing in the bar's jukebox was very beautiful, while the clown's sound effects in the vending machine were very weird. Song Ren was shocked when he heard it for the first time.

The combination of these elements made Song Ren feel that this Paradise City seemed to be a dream that was both beautiful and ugly, crazy and real.

Of course, what interests Song Ren more is the fighting method in the game.

Similar to the superpower magic in "Bioshock Infinite", the superpower in Paradise City is called Adam's Plasma, and like the superpower in Sky City, the plasmid formed from Adam's matter is also openly sold.

Fire, thunder and lightning, through different plastids, players can also release different elemental powers.

What amazed Song Ren was that it was the same as "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild".

In the game, you can use the power of different elements to interact with the surrounding environment.

For example, if the ground is full of water stains and the player uses electrical attributes to attack, the monster in the water will be electrocuted.

Roads covered with ice can be melted with fire.

Of course, what concerned Song Ren more was the story about Paradise City.

In Paradise City, besides him, there are many madmen who are addicted to Adam substances. There are also little sisters who collect Adam substances and big daddies who protect their little sisters.

Big Daddy is a giant monster wearing a metal diving suit and holding an electric drill.

The relationship between the two is like that between Elizabeth and the Nightingale.

But the difference is that the big daddy is just a bodyguard, while the little sister seems to be able to act at will.

After playing all the way, Song Ren's heart was filled with curiosity and doubts.

When will Elizabeth be seen, and what happens to the Elysian City?

It all stuck with him.

But Song Ren didn't wait long, and finally he saw Elizabeth.

In the game, Chen Xu uses a two-line narrative technique.

This is a little different from the previous life.

After all, the previous generation of "BioShock" also had the Burial at Sea DLC.

can be regarded as independent and related.

On this, Chen Xu deleted some time-delaying level processes.

Of course, some excessive shots were also added to make the switching between characters more comfortable.

After all, Elizabeth's line and Jack's line can be said to be parallel.

Just like the white wolf Geralt and Ciri in "The Witcher: Wild Hunt".

The main plot is from Jack's perspective, which is an open line.

The dark line is from Elizabeth's perspective.

In the previous version of "BioShock", there were actually two lines of light and dark, but due to the production scale and funding, the dark lines were more often displayed in the form of data.

So here Chen Xu combines some hidden content with Elizabeth's sea burial line, such as the transformation of Paradise City from prosperity to decline, and the stories behind characters such as Dr. Yi, all described through Elizabeth's line.

Elizabeth and the surviving Booker belong to the past.

The City of Paradise where Jack is located is the future.

Through Elizabeth's perspective, Song Ren finally saw what this prosperous Paradise City looked like at its peak.

It is different from the later point in time that Jack was in.

At this time, there was no civil strife or war in Paradise City.

Its prosperity is not inferior to Colombia, the city in the sky.

It is different from Colombia’s strong religious atmosphere.

In Paradise City, it is full of artistic atmosphere.

Performance posters, sculptures, and movies can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Paradise City.

At this point in time, Song Ren could also watch Elizabeth taking Booker on an adventure.

At the same time, based on some clues and collectibles, the connection between Paradise City and Sky City can be concluded.

The setting of the big daddy and the little sister is derived from the bonding setting of Elizabeth and Nightingale in Castle in the Sky.

In the same way, the magic of Sky City comes from the Adamic substance of Paradise City.

At the same time, as the game progressed, more and more truths were gradually revealed, and he was completely shocked.

Compared with "BioShock Infinite", this final game called Paradise City is even bolder in terms of plot.

Why is Elizabeth still alive?

What is the origin of Booker in Paradise City?

As Booker was attacked by Big Daddy on the way, he finally recalled everything under the guidance of Elizabeth.

It turns out that Booker in this time and space first became Comstock, and he chose to be baptized after Wounded Knee.

What happens after this is the same as Comstock in BioShock Infinite.

By funding Lutes, he established the Columbia Sky City and built machines that could open parallel worlds.

Using what he saw in the parallel world, he became the Prophet and became Comstock.

As a result, he also lost his fertility, so he searched for his daughter Elizabeth through the parallel world.

But variables arise, and Elizabeth's existence is quantitative.

But Elizabeth's life and death have become variables.

Because in the time and space where Booker was, it was not Elizabeth's fingers that were cut off at that time, but her head.

He killed his own daughter with his own hands, even though this daughter was his own daughter in the parallel world.

This made Booker wake up, but he chose not to face it, but to escape reality again, just like the Battle of Wounded Knee.

He asked the Lutes siblings to teleport him to another place in the world that no one knew existed.

This place is the City of Paradise, and it is precisely because of the teleportation of Comstock that the City of Paradise has a relationship with the City in the Sky.

Here Booker also adopted an adopted daughter, Sally, the little sister.

Elizabeth helps Booker along the way to find his so-called adopted daughter Sally, just to remind him of his sins.

The game has come to this.

Song Ren was stunned.

Elizabeth found Booker, just to guide him to regain his memory and then kill him! ?

If Song Ren was surprised here, then he was confused later.

"Booker is dead again!? What the hell is this? Does it have anything to do with Elizabeth and Jack over there? And the timeline between Elizabeth and Jack is only a few years!"

Watching the sudden appearance of Big Daddy not only kills Booker, but even kills Elizabeth.

Song Ren's head is a little bigger, and his cerebellum is overloaded. This is how he feels now.

And what made him even more strange was Elizabeth.

Although he also died under Big Daddy's drill, he was different from Booker.

Due to Elizabeth's unique ability, the moment before her death, Elizabeth became quantum entangled like Lutes.

That is, it exists in any time and space, but it is not a real existence.

And there is another difference from the Lutes brothers and sisters, that is, Elizabeth can only observe the development of destiny, but cannot interfere with it.

Judging from the vital signs, Elizabeth is already in a state of immortality.

But what Song Ren didn't expect was that after seeing the future, Elizabeth chose to give up her observer form and voluntarily became a mortal.

At the same time, this also caused Elizabeth to lose some memories, and at the same time, her subconscious turned into Booker's mind to accompany Elizabeth on her adventure.

And Elizabeth also reached an agreement with a leader of the rebel army in order to save her little sister Sally.

Why did Elizabeth do this?

What future does she see?