The successive releases of AAA masterpieces at the beginning of this year have really made many players a little overwhelmed. However, in the "Extinction 2" and "Horizon 2" masterpieces, the ones who left the most impression on the outside world were the heroines who looked too "zzzq".
Compared with the fly in the ointment of these masterpieces, "Eldon's Ring of Law", which was opened for trial in advance, with the role of Melina, raised the appetite of players early and became another new work expected by the outside world. In addition to Miyazaki Hidetaka's own golden signboard, as well as the unique charm of the soul game, the appearance of "Ring Guard" Melina is enough to dump them for more than a dozen streets compared with the heroines of recent masterpieces, and players are also eager to meet the "new wife" in the narrow room.
After all, in Miyazaki's previous game works, Metropolis has a female character who can accompany the player all the way to the end, she is the fire girl in Dark Souls 3, and she is also the eternal truth in "Only Wolf: Shadow Death Twice". The world created by soul games is often full of chaos, darkness and despair, which also dooms the protagonist's entire adventure journey, which is a game of birth and death, and there are very few characters who can make people fully devote themselves to emotions and fully trust.
It is precisely for this reason that the fireproof girl and the "wolf-proof woman" have always brought to the players in the past, which makes many soul gamers unforgettable. Under such a premise, Melina was also unexpectedly named "Ring Guard Woman". This is also a natural thing, after all, in terms of first impressions, Melina is no different from several female characters in the past: helping players to transform Lune into their own power, sometimes appearing to give players a little hint... For such a good-looking "Kennaisuke", the player obviously does not have too strong resistance, which can be seen from the endless incidence of small compositions.
It's just that with the advancement of the main plot, the whole picture of the entire narrow space and the complete plot line are gradually displayed in front of the player, but many people are deceived. The reason for this is mainly that compared to the fireproof girl in "Dark Souls 3" and the eternal truth in "Only Wolf: Shadow Death Twice", Melina's sense of existence is too low. Players can only meet with Melina a few times alongside The Blessing, and most of the conversation is a deal between the two.
That's right, trading.
At the beginning of the plot, when Melina appears, she already mentions that the faded person who is the protagonist has lost the witch who accompanies her. In order to help the protagonist continue to move forward, Melina will assume the role of a witch, in exchange for the protagonist helping Melina to the foot of the golden tree. In other words, there is a purely "commercial collaboration" relationship between the protagonist and Melina.
Even if Melina has appeared several times to meet the protagonist, the tone is not a ripple, this arrogant and indifferent attitude, so that the "wife dream" originally planned by a group of players instantly become fragmented, and while feeling "broken defense" for this, the onset essay has also changed from the original deep feeling to sadness and crying.
Players who are accustomed to fire prevention women and Yongzhen suddenly come into contact with Melina, who is "on business" throughout the whole process, and obviously some are not adaptable. However, from another point of view, the portrayal of female characters in these soul games seems to be constantly improving.
The firefighter in Dark Souls 3 treats the protagonist with a completely attached attitude, and even if the player is used as a "wooden stake" to test damage, she will only weakly ask "Lord Ash, what is wrong with you?" ”。 In contrast, Yongzhen already has a mission belonging to the characters themselves to a certain extent, in the main plot line and the process of treating dragon cough, Yongzhen can help in time, but in the Shuluo ending, Yongzhen will also appear in time to prevent the wolf from continuing this evil.
Compared with the previous two, the role of Melina has obviously made more obvious progress. She has her own ideas and mission, and is also advancing step by step according to the plan to achieve this goal, as the protagonist's fader, she is only a partner that Melina met in the process of realizing her mission. Such a character design does give it a soul, but it's clear that most players don't eat this set.
Melina's calm and rational attitude seems to have aroused the "reverse psychology" of some players, even if it goes against their own intentions, they must try the "epilepsy ending", the purpose is nothing more than to see Melina break the previous calm, with a slightly crying tone to dissuade the protagonist from turning back. It's like one movie said, "I still like the way you were initially unruly, you recover." After watching the high cold Melina for so long, it seems that the experience is quite good to feel the violent emotional changes of Melina with this scene.
Of course, since Melina is mentioned, then another female character, La Ni, naturally has to be mentioned. In fact, La Ni and Melina have a very similar point, Melina and the protagonist is a deal, and La Ni initially treats the protagonist with a kind of "use it for me" arrogance.
However, if the two are exactly the same, then It is obviously impossible for La ni to make many players "change their minds". The main reason for this is that La Ni has a feature that Melina does not have - change. It is the subtle change of La ni in the plot, so that the closeness between La Ni and the protagonist is constantly improving, and this process of "love cultivation" (bushi) seems to become more real.
From the development of the plot, it can be seen that Melina and the protagonist have been "partners" from beginning to end, even in a certain ending, for the protagonist Melina willing to sacrifice, but before you have time to move, Melina added a sentence of "This is to achieve my own mission", and your sadness has instantly become a group of self-satisfaction. In other words, Melina has been working hard for her mission, the protagonist and her are more of a mutually beneficial relationship, coupled with only a few appearances next to the blessing in the whole process, it is difficult to capture the hearts of many players.
But the route of La Ni is very different. La ni's arrogance at the beginning, even more than Melina's, that arrogant attitude of "for my use" vividly shows the initial arrogance and mystery of this role. It's just that as Lani's plot progresses, her personality, or attitude towards the protagonist, the faded one, does change until the end of this branch mission line. At the moment when she put on the ring, La ni's sentence "I am very fortunate, I am glad that my king is you" is a straight ball confession. Such a scene, I believe it is difficult for a player to stop it, right? You know, this is the first "legal wife" owned by soul game players.
While the player is amazed by this plot line, he has not forgotten to step on it and use the various advantages of La ni to "criticize" Melina who let herself be injured and broken.
The role of La Ni is the last to come, and it is also jokingly called "the second wife on the throne" by many players, and the happy ending of La Ni and the faded person is unique in the past soul game.
In fact, to put it bluntly, when the player takes risks again and again in the narrow space, what is needed is not a unique "character trait", but a "kennaisuke" who can really pin his feelings. Compared to Melina, who has rarely seen each other throughout the whole process. More drama, more personality changes, and even marrying the "second wife" La ni in situ with the faded person, is obviously more suitable for this kind of sustenance, she can make a number of players "change their hearts", it seems to have become a matter of course.