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While "Bubble Hall" was intensively preparing for the public beta, Shinhwa Studio's "Candle Man" finally completed several rounds of A-tests and opened B-tests at MBGM.

Compared with "Bubble Hall", the test of "Candle Man" is much deserted. Except for MBGM's news that "Candle Man" started the test in a corner of the homepage, it hardly attracted too many people's attention.

Hu Bo is one of the few people who have been following "Candle Man".

As a veteran player who has tested "Plague Company" and "Monument Valley" and an influential UP owner, Li Yuanhang personally presented Hu Bo with ten activation codes for "Candle Man" and asked him to try the game seriously Afterwards, timely feedback the places that need to be modified.

Hu Bo has always been very fond of Shinhwa Studios. As one of China’s few studios that insist on independent game development today, he likes both the original gameplay of "Plague Company" and the beautiful graphics of "Monument Valley". After knowing the "Candle Man" test, he downloaded the game for the first time and started to play it.

It's just because it's still in the testing stage and can't live broadcast for confidential reasons, otherwise he wants to play the game live.

After activating the game, Hu Bo started the game. After the LOGO of Mythology Network and Mythology Studio disappeared one after another, the screen became dark.

After two or three seconds, the phone screen lights up, the upper part of the screen is the three artistic words "candle man", the middle of the candle is a burning candle, and the lower part is the start of the game, the help option and the exit of the game. Options.

Hu Bo, of course, clicked the option to start the game. After clicking, a candle with a small human face burned in front of a broken mirror. The mirror reflected the bewildered small face of the candle.

Next to the screen is the name of the first chapter of the game: Why does the candle burn, and the following is the first branch level: The small candle is hovering in the hulk, not knowing why it burns.

The main planner Zhang Wei made some changes here. The original version showed four branch levels together. Now this version only has the name of the first branch level, and the second branch level will be displayed after the level is cleared.

Hu Bo clicked the first branch level, and then the screen went dark. After two or three seconds, the screen lit up, and a burning candle appeared in the middle of the screen.

The narration sounded: "In the dark, a small candle burned alone,'Why am I burning?', the small candle asked herself.'Why am I different?"

As the narrator said this, the screen zoomed out, and Hu Bo discovered that this was the scene in the beginning of the game interface, and the small candle was also the candle with a small human face.

The picture was zoomed out again, and Hu Bo saw the environment around the little candle. As the title said, this place seems to be inside an old ship. From the sound of dripping water around and the slight sway of the picture, it is easy to feel that this place is inside the ship. .

At this time, Hu Bo realized that he could already control the little candle man. He started to learn to walk, jump and burn according to the novice guide, which is also the most basic operation of the entire game.

Except for a little light in the corners of the picture at this time, the other places are all dark. I don't know what is in the darkness.

Hu Bo lit up the light once, and saw the surrounding environment clearly. After the candle light flashed, Si found two drops of wax tears where he lit the candle, and he could see clearly even in the dark.

Seeing this, Hu Bo couldn't help but nodded: "This design is quite innovative. Although it reduces the difficulty overall, it pleases most non-hardcore players. It is quite wise."

Hu Bo controlled the little candle man to move forward in the dark. After walking for a while according to his memory, he found an unlit candle. At this time, the novice guide suggested that the candle could be lit.

After lighting the candles, the surroundings are lit up, and there is no need to go in the dark. The eight candles above the screen light up the first one.

After all, the first branch level belongs to the teaching level. Hu Bo, a veteran of games, passed it easily, but he couldn't collect all eight candles.

The second branch level is "He shines in the dark", the level is relatively easy, and Hu Bo can easily pass.

Hu Boben thought that the next level of "Candle Man" will be the same. In different environments, the same collection of eight candles will find the destination and the next level.

Who knew that after the third branch level of the first chapter, the screen came from the dull cabin to the outside world, opening up the beautiful visual effects, and adding many new elements to the level design, the candle man and the surrounding environment The tiny interactions also made Hu Bo unconsciously immersed in it.

"This is the true level of the mythology studio that produced "Monument Valley"! The graphics are beautiful; the level design is smooth and flowing, and each level brings a comfortable and changing rhythm; there is no dialogue, but it allows the player Feel the plot and emotion in the game... such a designer is really amazing."

Hu Bo was immersed in the story of the candle man. He controlled the little candle man to walk and jump in various scenes. He passed the flowers that would expand when exposed to light, and he also saw the thorn flowers that would swell immediately when the light was felt. The aerial platform that burns to produce or disappear, representing light and shadow...

All this has brought a very novel experience to Hu Bo. He passed through the levels one after another, feeling the firm goal of the little candle man-he must become that bright beacon.

So when Hu Bo played to the last level in one breath, he finally realized that the lighthouse that had been acting as a beacon in the heart of the little candle man was actually the final boss.

After hitting the lighthouse, the little candle man sat on the Kongming Lantern and saw the candles silently guiding the direction in the dark along the way. It suddenly realized.Although the lighthouse is dazzling, the small candles are not useless. Therefore, it will no longer be troubled by not being a dazzling lighthouse. It will burn harder.

After clearing the game, Hu Bo was really full of emotions. He really respected the myth studio that developed "Candle Man" now. He knew the power of persistence during the game, and he suddenly decided that he could not continue this three. Two days of fishing, two days of drying the net.

After all, the experience of being a pigeon spirit is not good. Hu Bo has always lacked a motivation. Now he seems to have found the motivation to keep him going.

Hu Bo thought of this, opened the document editor without saying a word, thought for a while and wrote the title: "If you give you ten seconds of light-"Candle Man", a journey to find yourself."