"Black Desert" is a 3D unlocked action RPG developed by Korea producer Kim Dae-il's other company PERAL ABYSS. At this year's SPARK 2024 Tencent Game Conference, the national server of "Black Desert" was officially announced, which is operated by Tencent.
On July 23rd, "Black Desert" opened the pioneer test of the national server terminal game, and we at Ranger Network were fortunate to be qualified to participate in this test and experienced this belated "Black Sand" adventure.
As soon as you enter the game, you can see the channel selection screen, and this Pioneer test has opened the [Season Channel], [PvP Channel] and [Stronghold Battle Channel], where players can enjoy a variety of newbie benefits, and players can also switch channels at any time according to their wishes. However, it should be noted that when creating characters, they will be divided into "Normal Characters" and "Season Characters", of which "Normal Characters" cannot enter the [Season Channel], and the creation of "Seasonal Characters" currently has a certain number of restrictions, so players need to pay special attention when creating characters in the future.
Once you've selected a channel, you can create a role. Korea online games have always been known for leading the world in terms of graphics, and the fantasy masterpiece "Black Desert" is no exception. It is particularly worth mentioning its pinching system, although for most online games nowadays, "pinching" is not an uncommon thing, but seeing that "Black Sand" has such a wealth of custom projects, it is still somewhat amazing, from the corners of the eyes, the tip of the nose, to the proportions of the body, these can be adjusted vertically and horizontally. Some, such as cheek thickness and body width, can also be adjusted in the Z axis of the XYZ axis, which is indeed in the category of 3D models.
As for the graphics effect, although the development company uses a self-made engine, it is not inferior to the major game development engines that we are familiar with in terms of actual game graphics. The overall style of the game is leaning towards the European Middle Ages, with small villages hidden by trees, pointed churches, and some European household utensils. In response to this situational atmosphere, the game also renders the appropriate benefits, with slightly bright theme colors and sunny map environments, so that players are more immersed in the scene, and the sense of substitution is also instantly improved.
Speaking of this, it reminds me that there was a hanbok "Black Sand" player who visited the prototype of Haitir - the small village where the castle of Benak in France is hiding, and walked on the old stone road to visit this simple village, and there will indeed be an illusion of "the boundary between virtual and reality is blurred".
A total of 13 classes including Warrior, Ranger, Hashasin, Plum Blossom, Valkyrie, and Black Rider were opened to this test, each with its own unique class skills and output techniques. The game's combat system is between traditional online games and traditional action games,There is no dazzling skill slots in this work,But through WASD+Left and right mouse buttons and E、F、SHIFT、SPACE and other key combinations,Complete the release of all skills,The operation is smooth and natural,But for some traditional online game players who are used to pressing the number keys to tap skills,It's still a little difficult to remember one set of skill combos after another., Therefore, players can also drag some complex skills to the skill bar at the bottom of the screen and press the button to release.
The entire combat experience is more inclined to action games such as Devil May Cry, and the production team has raised the combat performance of online games to a new level through the skillful use of various technologies such as particle effects, screen shaking, motion blur, and slow motion.
If you are a novice, then I suggest you come up or go to complete the main story quest first, the story of the game revolves around the ancient civilization product "Black Stone", at first the player will be a mercenary to help the white-haired witch go to the desert to explore the ancient ruins, after finding the ruins was knocked unconscious by the witch, and when he woke up again, he found that he had signed a contract with the mysterious black elf, in order to retrieve the lost memory, prevent the spread of evil forces, and embarked on an adventure with the black elf.
In this national server test, Chinese dubbing was added to the cutscene part, and it is relatively luxurious from the perspective of the officially announced voice actor team, so players can also look forward to the follow-up test and the plot performance after the open beta.
Advancing all the way through the main story can easily increase the level of the character, and with the buff of various experience points added to the vanguard test, it will not take much time to reach level 56, and the character will usher in the turning point of the profession - [Awakening] and [Legacy].
If [Awakening] is selected, players will use the new Awakened Weapon to assist in combat and unlock a new Awakened Weapon Skill Set. And if you are accustomed to the previous output techniques and move skills, and do not want to change your combat style, then you may wish to choose [Inheritance], which will further strengthen and improve the move skills while retaining the original weapons and output methods.
After completing the [Awakening] and [Legacy] class selections, the game can be said to be the official beginning, after all, what we can do after the long upgrade journey will increase exponentially. If you want to further improve your abilities, then take one step at a time towards graduation, keep practicing new output techniques, strengthen and deepen the derivative branches of skills, and get a set of equipment for pre-graduation and continue to strengthen until they become a complete set of god outfits.
Maybe you may be tired of the endless character development in a short period of time, then you might as well fully experience the charm of "Black Sand" as an open-world game, go to the wild to mine and fish, cut trees and hunt for treasure; In addition, you can even buy real estate in the town, chat with NPCs to improve your friendship, and you can also become a "horse tycoon", and you can also open up trade routes to make a lot of money in the game world, after all, "Black Desert" has a rich and complete life content gameplay that most games of the same type can't ask for.
If you're keen on combat, and PvE can't satisfy you, it's better to start a PvP and become a PK master, or participate in a stronghold battle to get a big enough brawl.
Everything you can think of, as well as how to play, can basically be found in the game "Black Desert".
【Trial Summary】
As an action RPG masterpiece wearing the hat of a gold medal online game producer, "Black Desert" deserves this title to a certain extent. Whether in terms of graphics or gameplay, it not only inherits the essence of other previous online games, but also makes certain breakthroughs on this basis, making the game more rich and interesting. At the same time, it also proves the superb R&D strength and determination of Korean game manufacturers to be king, whether it is in the superb operation of the battle mode without locking + key combinations, or the rich content of the free sandbox, as well as the subversive innovation system, it brings players a new look, with the fun of exploration and challenge to the core of the online game.