Chapter 91: ShangriLa Frontier ~ Shitty Games Hunter Challenges Godly Game ~ Chapter 91
\n「With a voice like that, why would this dude even want to become a magical girl?」
But a guild like that…… Honestly speaking there was a part of me that knew that we would need to maintain relationships with other groups like that sooner rather than later.
I knew it before, but the longer I played this game it was becoming more and more apparent that this game was unlike any other games I have played before.
No matter the process of getting from one point to another, games always need to have a starting point and a finishing line. The same can be said about MMORPGs, where the finishing line would be the closure of the servers.
Consider a new area with a new boss as an example. There’s a flag that lets you know about a new area, a series of events in that area that guides you through it and culminates in a boss fight event. This is a basic structure of the story.
But ShangriLa Frontier is different. This game is all about going in blind.
In this game, all of the flags are cleverly hidden in plain sight. Either be it a certain item, area or special condition, the player needs to find it through experimentation and trial and error.
It’s like looking for treasure in complete darkness, but in order to dispel said darkness you have to get extra close to the treasure. Otherwise you won’t be able to see it.
At that moment I remembered the words of Setsuna: “Bahamut” and the “Plan’s Second Phase”…… So it seems that raising one’s level and defeating the Unique Monsters has something to do with pushing the story forward.
A Unique Monster deeply rooted into the lore of the world itself…… If I want to ever challenge Night Prowler again, I’ll need to collect as much intel on it as possible.
「You know, I’m slowly getting tired of always playing the one who gets isolated.」
I mumble that to myself more than to anyone in particular while I accept the friend invite from this Magical Girl.