Live in another world!　Live in Dungeon" game review, a new dungeon RPG where commenting is important.

Have you ever come across someone streaming live outdoors?　The author had the experience of being surprised to find a foreign streamer broadcasting in the middle of a live-streaming in a neighborhood shopping street when he was browsing a streaming site one day in a daze. So, the "●LIVE IN DUNGEON" that I would like to introduce to you is a work in which such live streaming is the theme.

LIVE IN DUNGEON" is a 3D dungeon RPG from a first-person perspective that takes place in "Wandalusia," a unique world where only distribution technology has been developed.

In this Wandercia, the player becomes a novice otherworldly distributor who explores dungeons with his partner, a black cat. The hero of fantasy RPGs is usually a "hero who adventures to save the world," but the hero of this game is neither a hero nor a warrior, but simply a distributor, and his motive for adventuring is "to get as many 'likes' as possible through live broadcasting. The protagonist of this work is neither a hero nor a warrior, but just a distributor. The game's unique world view, which is very modern in its otherworldliness, grabbed my attention right away.

When you start the game, the first dungeon begins to appear. It is an orthodox 3D dungeon RPG in which you explore the map by moving back and forth, left and right, but suddenly, a mysterious line appears on the right side of the screen saying, "This is my first time! is displayed on the right side of the screen. This is a "comment" from a viewer. The player was not just attacking the dungeon, but was live-streaming the dungeon.

As proof of this, "● LIVE" (live broadcasting) is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. This is the origin of the title of the game, "LIVE IN DUNGEON. Incidentally, this "comment" is a form of tutorial that tells you how to operate and play the game. This is a scene that is typical of a video distribution service, in which the viewers give instructions to a newbie video distributor who does not know what he or she is doing, and the comments are a perfect match with the world view.

So, what should a distributor do when a viewer comments? The answer is "Kome-return," or return comments. Players can respond to comments marked with "↑," "↓," "←," and "→" by pressing the corresponding keys. However, players do not reply to comments by typing or speaking, but rather by choosing one of the options displayed, in the style of a text adventure game. If you choose the better option, you will get a lot of "Likes! will be given a lot of "Likes".

The main character's status is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and among the RPG elements such as attack power and defense power, the number of followers and likes are also displayed! and the number of "Likes" are displayed among the RPG elements such as attack and defense. In fact, the number of "Likes! In fact, the number of "Likes" is in some ways more important than offensive and defensive stats. ...... I'll explain the details later.

Speaking of RPGs, battles with enemies are unavoidable. In this title, except for boss battles, a random encounter system is used in which you will encounter enemies with a certain probability while exploring the dungeon. Battles are conducted in the command selection system familiar to RPGs, but they progress in real time, so if you are too slow, you will be attacked by enemies more and more and quickly defeated. If this is the case, why not just execute attack commands in rapid succession faster than the opponent can attack you? ......, but since there is always a cool time after each player action, it is not possible to act continuously.

The key there is the comments from the audience.
Even though you are in the middle of a battle with a ferocious looking enemy, you are still live-streaming to rave reviews, so you will be bombarded with comments from the viewers. By properly "rice-returning" those comments, you can shorten the cool time before you have to use a command.

The key to success in this game is not just to sit idly by and wait for your next turn, but to respond to the comments of viewers to shorten the time before you have to act again. Because it is necessary to deal with both the enemy and the viewers, "Attack!　Rice-return!　Comeback!　Comeback!　Special move! The battles are quite busy, but this busyness is the most exciting part of the game. However, the player's name may be passed down to future generations at ...... as the "godly distributor who prioritized returning comeback messages to viewers over his own life. I am sure that the player's name will be passed down to posterity.

Furthermore, as the game progresses, a system called "Super Comment," which is not spacha ...... but spakome, will be released. This is a special comment that becomes available after a certain amount of time has elapsed during a battle, allowing the viewer to directly ask for either an attack, recovery, or reinforcement. Even if you are in a pinch in battle, you can turn the tables by asking for a supercomment, and you will be reminded of the power of the viewer in the delivery. In the real world, receiving money from viewers through spacha is the same as receiving "power" from viewers in the form of increased attack strength and recovery of stamina, when considered from an RPG perspective.

Although this is an RPG, the concept of levels does not exist. Players purchase weapons and armor that increase as they advance to new areas, as well as skills that can be used in battle, in order to increase their power. In most RPGs, money is used to purchase equipment at the store, but the currency used in this title is "Like! The currency used in this game is the "like. Yes, this is where the "Likes" earned by responding to viewers' comments come into play. earned by returning comments to viewers will come into play here.

Likes! to buy items is a surprisingly novel economic system, but this is a world in which everything revolves around "distribution". Other adventurers you meet in the dungeon will tell you that they will give you an item if you exceed their follower count, or if you check out an object of interest such as a building or a mushroom, the main character will always think that it will make the viewer happy. A number of these events, which are unlikely to be found in other RPGs, keep the player constantly entertained.

As mentioned earlier, there is no concept of levels in this game, but there is also no concept of a party. The main character always explores and fights alone, but the presence of viewers who come to watch the stream and their comments and support make the player feel as if he or she is adventuring with a large party. The stormy number of comments during boss battles is especially not to be missed. I'm not alone!　I have a lot of friends with me! You will feel like the hero of the story.

Live in Dungeon" is a perfect fusion of two seemingly unrelated elements, live streaming and dungeon RPG, and is a one-of-a-kind game. If you are looking for something new and exciting to play, this is a game that we highly recommend.

• LIVE IN DUNGEON" (Heaviside Creations)
• Genre: RPG
• Release date: June 5, 2021
• Price: 980 yen (as of February 9, 2022)
• Copyright: (C) 2021 Heaviside Creations

Author: Nero Hyakkabe

Freelance writer who buys too many games. I currently have more than 300 games in my stack. I am also a novelist. His works include "Yubisaki Kaidan: 140 Scary Stories" (PHP Kenkyujo) and "Goa-ken: Unrated Edition" (Kodansha).

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