
Empty Box is a 2D narrative choice game set in a city of humans and beastfolk. As a poor unemployed journalist, you accept an invitation from a hyena to start an investigation. Like Reigns, your binary choices affect four stats. Keep balance to uncover the hidden truth and the real culprit.
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Step into a fantasy metropolis where humans and beastfolk coexist. Beneath its prosperous surface lie hidden secrets and swirling dark undercurrents.
Play as a destitute, unemployed journalist at rock bottom. An enigmatic hyena extends a mysterious investigation offer, drawing you into the city’s shadowy underbelly. Embark on a journey of inquiry, wander through urban streets, encounter all kinds of people, and unearth the truth behind bizarre, unsolved incidents.
The game features hardcore binary-choice storytelling. Every pivotal decision carries no absolute right or wrong, directly shaping four core attributes. Maintain careful balance at all costs—any attribute collapse will terminate your investigation and trigger a tragic ending.
Gather fragmented clues, experience peculiar urban tales, and interact with distinctive characters. As scattered cases intertwine, layers of fog lift to expose a grand conspiracy, with a hidden mastermind controlling the city’s fate.
Original Fantasy World
A vivid 2D atmospheric cityscape where humans and beastfolk cohabit, blending daily mortal life with dark underhanded schemes.
Binary Choice Gameplay
Every choice affects your fate and plot progression, unlocking rich story branches and diverse outcomes.
Immersive Suspense Narrative
Journalist-led detective experience with fragmented, progressive storytelling, keeping suspense high all the way.
Multiple Endings
Your decisions write the finale. Uncover the truth and escape, or sink deep into the conspiracy—every path is your own to make.
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Languages: Simplified Chinese**languages with full audio support
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打了很多字又删了,总之一句话剧情内容三观有问题,男女老少都快跑(仅仅是对我玩到的剧情内容本身做出的看法)。你们看我游戏时间
美术确实牛逼··叙事节奏不好(存档到底在哪?
美工牛逼没话说,作为毕设,而且是免费的,我还是会推荐给别人的,于我而言,打完一个结局我是想去打第二个第三个,有想要把图鉴集齐的想法,不过没有存档,一次次重来会有点麻烦
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要是有sl就好了
全成就了太美妙了美术真是享受……
美工不错 ,剧情和可玩性就不怎么样了 ,流程很快,打完一个结局没有继续玩下去的欲望
美术很顶,可玩性一般般吧,游戏重复度略高。一些案件看得人[strike]哈特软软[/strike]心软软,总的来说还行,无聊时候品鉴一下也不错。
美工很好,剧情很差
私以为对于文游来说,美术或演出的炫技不是首要的(不可否认这些是很好的吸睛引流要素),最重要的是剧情,其次是游戏操作和玩法,很遗憾贵游这2点都做的并不好,作为毕设,水平是中上的,但作为发布都大平台的正式游戏,内容乏善可陈,可以称得上是试玩的demo 本作实际上是有5个短篇,然后这些短篇中间会随机穿插小事件是用来调人物数值的,玩家需要平衡人物数值才能玩到最后,如果某个属性数值过高或过低都会提前导向某个结局终止游戏,这就导致一个很致命的问题,就是会引导玩家关注数值大于剧情本身,加上短小精悍的短篇剧情也没有引人深思的点,所以就挺荒诞的,感觉所有故事为了“中庸”的数值服务,当然可以说主角是记者,保持客观态度很正常,但是数值不能喧宾夺主吧 另外事件编排上,虽然先看了评论打了预防针再玩,但实际上螳螂事件个人是完全无感的没有评论区指摘的这么夸张,因为如上所述,这些平淡的短篇并没有尖锐到能触动心灵的记忆点,然而把带有性别争议内容的事件放在游戏最开始,摆到台面上正中位置开展,这就挺灾难的,但凡放到中间位置都不会变成显眼包 游戏操作和玩法也是很有问题,虽然一个周目不是很长,选项也多,可以接受一个或两个功能缺失,但文游的标配,也就是基本所有功能你是一个都不搞的,如已读快进、自动播放、键盘推进、存读档、文本速度调整这些;然后每个选择调数值,将鼠标放到某个选项上可以看到哪些属性会摆动,即这个选项将会对哪些属性调节,这个挺有心,但是点完属性的数值是上调还是下调,没有具体的数值或百分比显示而是用深浅颜色比例的增减,我感觉自己是在练眼力 总而言之,优点就是美术和演出很顶
除了美术都差评,综合起来还是差评。数值图标设计不明,变化不明显甚至经常不能分辨是上升还是下降,除了一开始后面都没有文字显示数值变动,并且数值与选项关联性不够有说服力,选项说明不够准确有时会引发玩家误解,从这方面来说UI设计就是不合格的。 事件触发是随机的,需要反复刷,但却没有存档功能,但这空洞的剧情似乎并不配让玩家来反复刷吧?而且文案水平也一般有点抓不住重点,想上滑文本结果只能回看一句或者两句就很迷,类似还有一些小细节太糙了,给人感觉是功能有就行但质量无所谓。 案件没头没尾的,很多选项的实践性也完全脱离现实了。另外说是为了“还原案件正义”,但选择这种二元玩法本身就很二极管,选择哪两个选项开放给玩家也反映一部分主创水平,总之我经常感觉没个正常人能选的,玩家做出选择后的旁白文案也很有强行厚黑学强行教育玩家的意味。来个两三次就直接没玩下去的兴趣了,即使考虑上同情分,我仍然怀疑能玩完的人有多少。 总之这就是个只能摆着看,内里空洞一片的花瓶游戏。有人说看在毕设份上给好评,但既然是国美毕设就搞自己擅长的东西比如插画好了,做个游戏结果暴露出来全是短处,何必呢?
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