Recently, the trial version of the two-player online Chinese folk horror decryption game "Nvdiao" was launched on Steam, and players can play it for free.The official stated that the official version contains seven chapters, and the trial version is the third chapter of the game (the process is about 1 hour). This is an intermediate chapter, so there may be problems with the plot experience being incoherent.Due to the special gameplay of some levels, the game does not support handle operation for the time being.
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The game "Nu Diao" is inspired by the vengeful "female hanged ghost" in Lu Xun's prose of the same name, "Nu Diao", and integrates folk culture such as Wuyue etiquette, ghost drama, Mulian opera, and fallen people.In the game, two players will play the role of a brother and sister trapped in a deserted village. With nowhere to go and no way out, they will reveal the past in the dense fog and rain.The game play design incorporates many details of Jiangsu and Zhejiang folk culture and traditional life, such as Lu Xun's description of the folklore scenes of ghosts and ghosts in the Ghost Festival, Zhejiang's "Ten Miles of Red Makeup" wedding custom, etc.
The game production team collected stories on the spot, combined with historical materials, and worked in depth with the actors of the Shao opera "Nu Diao" to strive to create a gameplay that allows players to immerse themselves in the regional culture.The scenes in the game are all based on real historical sites, including white walls and gray tiles, small bridges and flowing water, lanes and narrow alleys, etc."Nv Diao" also focuses on the intangible cultural heritage such as Shao opera art, Shengzhou wood carvings, and folk beliefs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang culture.The stages and other scenes in the game are all inspired by the local heritage buildings in Shaoxing. The puzzle-solving gameplay is combined with the design of the "Wannian Terrace" stage on the water with Shaoxing characteristics, showing the characteristic culture and architectural style of the poetic Jiangnan.
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