One article to understand the 3A new chain game Earth From Another Sun

Author: Gametaverse

"Earth From Another Sun" is a science fiction adventure game developed by Multiverse team. The virtual world created on this basis adds large battlefields, real universe, strategy, RPG, plot and other content. It has raised $4.5 million in funding, with participation from Solana Ventures, Alameda Research and Lightspeed. It is expected that tokens will also be issued on the Solana public chain.

Two development branches of chain games

The purpose of the game itself is to provide people with emotional value, such as the beauty that the game often brings, the sense of accomplishment when completing tasks, and the excitement when defeating enemies. .

Usually games are classified into "zero-sum games" and "non-zero-sum games" based on economic models. The former is represented by gambling games (Texas) , if one party wins money, the other party must lose money, and its economic system basically depends on the outside (players). The latter is represented by various MMORPG games (such as World of Warcraft), whose economic system itself relies on internal circulation. In-game currency is continuously generated from PVE and consumed in various links, forming a small independent economy.

There are currently two ways to combine blockchain technology and games. One way is to put in-game assets on the chain to form various tokens. Including character and item NFT tokens, and in-game economic circulation tokens, this is the concept of GameFi. Another way is to put the game logic and assets on the chain to form a "fully on-chain game".

Full-chain games have made significant progress in the past year, forming a unique infrastructure and are also considered Crypto Native games, but there are also problems Followed by: After all, the performance of the fastest on-chain virtual machine is only equivalent to that of servers 30 years ago. If all the game logic is put on the chain, only some game logic and UI are relatively simple. For projects, AAA-level games, at least for now, can only choose the "GameFi" route of asset-on-chain. Therefore, we believe that in this round of bull market in the game track, GameFi and FOCG will develop at the same time and evolve in two directions.

So how can GameFi get rid of the Ponzi attribute and have longer-term value? The answer is to start with playability. In the last round of bull market, chain game projects started more from the financial aspect and produced various GameFi (combining games and DeFi, placing more emphasis on making money and weakening playability). In this bull market, we can see more traditional game companies entering the chain game industry, introducing more mature 3A game production supply chains, and implementing "currency reform" on the basis of traditional games to ensure the quality of the games. and playability. "Earth From Another Sun" is such a well-made chain game masterpiece.

Game introduction

According to the official introduction, "Earth From Another Sun" is a science fiction adventure game developed by the Multiverse team. The virtual world created on this basis adds large battlefields, real universe, strategy, RPG, plot and other contents. In the fantasy future world, the struggle for power, the struggle of small people to survive, the ups and downs of the fate of the race, everything is left to you to decide!

The core gameplay of "Earth From Another Sun" is the most ambitious sci-fi first-person shooting battle, followed by: commanding an army, conquering the world and establishing a country, and personally participating A first-person shooter with tons of cool weapons, abilities, vehicles, and units. And you can choose to enjoy the game alone, or in a cooperative or competitive multiplayer environment. The adventure starts on Earth and continues to explore the entire galaxy. Explore the treasures in the galaxy, meet various characters, get along with various countries, and face the invasion of dead insects that can destroy the world. In the game, players are free and can exert influence, recruit sergeants and troops, overthrow corrupt countries, rule the galaxy, and kick out the undead bugs; they can also act as frontline commanders and kill stupid rebels and undead bugs with their own hands. .

Main features of the game:

·The most epic sci-fi battle;

· With the ever-expanding map of the galaxy, there are countless unique areas to explore;

· Large Large-scale battlefield, supporting up to 4 players and 500 AI units fighting in the same scene;

· A well-made and interesting first-person shooting game;

· Hundreds of unique weapons, weapon modifications, abilities, and enemies, each round is a new combat experience;

· Mechas, tanks, hovercrafts, ships, planes, space battleships, and space fortresses for you to operate and fight;

· Well-designed NPCs And the mission system within the galaxy;

· Exquisite Waifu system;

· Exclusively for Your galaxy land, build, farm, whatever you want.

The above content is excerpted from the official introduction, but according to my personal trial experience, the overall content is similar to the old man ring "EldenRing" in traditional games, focusing on stand-alone games. , although the official has said that the PVP system will be opened in the future, the current beta version can only be used for PVE. If compared with chain games, the overall style will be more similar to the mecha science fiction adventure game "Phantom Galaxies" invested and produced by Animoca Brands, with the same mecha style, space exploration, shooting and passing levels, etc.

Like most GameFi games, Web3-integrated "Earth From Another Sun" emphasizes the concept of digital ownership, allowing players to own digital assets in the form of NFT. For example, characters, skills, weapons, mechas, etc. These digital assets can be developed and used in a variety of in-game activities, such as trading items and using the game’s extensive crafting system. This integration provides players with new ways to own, trade and utilize digital assets in the game. During my trial play, the first mission of fighting pirates was relatively easy to complete, but later missions require more advanced weapons and armor to be competent, which sets the stage for the sale of NFT assets. Foundation.

Game review

After getting the test serial number, I downloaded the game installation package as soon as possible. The download speed was slow and it took 3 hours to complete. The installation of the game is also very simple, and you can use various ready-made social accounts to log in. I just chose to log in using my gmail email address.

Then comes the opening animation of the game, in which the protagonist floats in space and is then rescued by a spaceship. Then let the protagonist complete various tasks, such as flying to another planet to replenish supplies, finding a pirate ship to fight pirates, etc. The perspective of the game is from the perspective of the protagonist rather than a third party, and the plot of the game is unfolded in the form of dialogue. For a few questions, players can have several fixed answers to choose from, but the impact on the plot is unknown.

Controlling the movement of the protagonist is a regular WASD button, making it easy for players to get started. If you want to control the action of a battleship, you only need to right-click the target. It should be noted that in the FPS shooting scene, due to the introduction of team combat (AI), there will be certain coordination requirements. The picture below is a scene diagram of fighting with the AI ​​team:

Another thing worthy of praise is that every time you acquire new skills or receive new tasks After that, a "guidance video" will automatically pop up to help players become familiar with new skills and tasks, thereby reducing the difficulty of the operation, as shown below:

Use ESC After pressing the key, you can bring up the settings page, including mecha, backpack, legion (AI) settings, etc. On the page below, you can easily find the basic information of the equipment as well as basic data such as level, blood volume, and shield value.

Click on the Leaderboard, and you can see that the game has set up two types of ladder data to encourage players to compete: Battle Pass Ranking and Attribute Ranking, and one is the Battle.net level. , one is the level of the game character. As shown below:

In summary, the game runs smoothly as a whole, the graphics are beautiful, close to the 3A level, the story is coherent, and there are detailed tips for completing tasks. These are the advantages of traditional game companies. When fighting pirates, the front is relatively easy, but the difficulty of the pirates in the back rises sharply. I guess it is to allow users to purchase NFT to upgrade weapons (the current beta version has not yet opened the NFT trading market). Overall, "Earth From Another Sun" ranks among the top ten among blockchain games in terms of game playability. As for the token economics part, we have to wait until the official version is released to see the overall operation situation. .

It is understood that EFAS raised US$2.6 million on June 16, 2022, and subsequently completed a further US$4.5 million in financing, with participation from Solana Ventures, Alameda Research and Lightspeed. cast. It is expected that tokens will also be issued on the Solana public chain. From this point of view, with strong technical strength, endorsement by well-known investment institutions, and good beta results, it is worth looking forward to another small explosion of EFAS in this bull market.