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Chapter 291 Coincidence

Chapter 291 Coincidence

The EA version of the game is online.

Linmu Studio also started normal promotion.

Of course, it also includes the Vaporwave game platform.

Although it is said that the early access game does not have traffic resources.

But this is Linmu Studio's own platform, its own game, and it is also an important game that has been prepared for a long time.

There are still privileges.

Since the game was launched,

the game "Hero" has been hanging on the homepage of Vaporwave.

And every twenty minutes.

The store page of "Hero" will be updated, and a standing video will be updated on the original game screenshot.

The first updated standing video is a scarecrow.

But it is not the kind of scarecrow in the fields and countryside. This scarecrow fully combines the image of urban legends.

The skinny and simple body wears real people's clothes, is twice as tall as an ordinary person, holds a worn-out sickle, has sharp teeth, and exudes an ominous aura all over the body.

"It is hunting us. It knows what we are afraid of."

Click on this movable standing video.

People can be vaguely heard screaming and shouting in the background.

It's quite creepy.

Players immediately noticed this extra character video.

Before the players could react,

the second character video came out.

It was a bald man with blue skin, obscure runes engraved on his body, a long beard, and a large bundle of scrolls on his back.

When this video was opened,

the background was the sound of shuttles.

At the same time, a male voice said in a low voice: "Take care of this world carefully. Since it is a creation, it can be destroyed."

Then,

the players seemed to have discovered a pattern.

They simply camped on the store page.

The third character video was updated on time.

This time it was a woman wearing a cloak, a hood, and holding a Zhenbing longbow.

The background sound of this video was the whistling wind and snow, and a crisp female voice whispered: "A tribe, a nation..."

Then.

The game "Heroes" maintained an update at a frequency of 20 minutes.

Until 12 o'clock in the evening,

30 hero character videos were updated.

Each character has a different style, different characters, different lines, and even the background sound is the same.

Heroes with different styles are released one by one.

Players were curious and surprised at the beginning,

but they were a little numb in the end.

But doing so does attract attention.

After all, Linmu Studio is famous, and the different styles of the characters are also eye-catching.

Now the players' expectations

are directly raised to the highest level.

Combining the character video with the previous game screenshots,

players can easily guess that these should be "heroes".

And the "hero" unit has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people because of "Warcraft".

Many players guessed that this game is called Heroes, and it is a game centered around hero units.

But what kind of game is this?

Players still don't know.

So on this day, the forum

was full of posts about "Heroes".

Players discussed what kind of game this was, and which hero's portrait was the most handsome...

"I still recognize Linmu Studio's art. This scarecrow's portrait is handsome."

"So what kind of game is this? Where is the gameplay introduction? Linmu Studio is teasing us, right?"

"They are teasing us, but it's working. This is the most annoying thing. I really want to play after seeing the portraits."

"There are too many heroes... 30. What kind of game is this that requires so many heroes?"

"I don't know. Anyway, let's look forward to it the day after tomorrow."

"Uh... have you seen Cosi's promotional video?"

"..."

The discussion was originally mediocre.

It was just players guessing what kind of game "Heroes", the new game under Linmu Studio, is.

But soon,

some different voices came out.

Many players were asking, "

Have you seen the promotional video released by a game company called Cosi Entertainment?

" Most players didn't mind it at first.

They thought it was an advertisement for another game company.

Until...

someone moved Cosi Entertainment's promotional video to the forum.

This promotional video is very simple. Rather than introducing the game, it is more like an introduction to the gameplay concept.

But this promotional video, which also comes with illustrations, proposes a completely new way to play.

It is based on RTS, but removes organizational units such as buildings, resources, and trained soldiers, leaving only hero units to fight. Players only need to control one unit to fight against the opponent's hero.

The victory condition is to destroy the opponent's main base, which will continuously produce combat units.

Among them,

defense towers, skills, equipment and other concepts

are all mentioned in this video.

Although the game in it is just a rough DEMO,

the concept is very novel.

And this promotional video also said very "frankly" that the concept of this gameplay was inspired by Linmu Studio's "Warcraft"

.

Many players saw this promotional video, and then looked at the new game launched by Linmu Studio with up to 30 hero units, and instantly guessed what it was.

The next day,

as many players expected ,   Linmu Studio released the gameplay introduction of the new game.   And the new gameplay introduction video of Linmu Studio   is exactly the same as the promotional video of Cosi Entertainment. On the basis of RTS, remove organizational units such as building complexes, resources, and training arms... Only keep hero units... defense towers, skills, equipment and other concepts... and the talent system that Cosi Entertainment's promotional video did not mention... In short, it is exactly the same.

No   ...   It   ca   n't   be   said to be exactly the same. It can only   be said that the gameplay concept is really exactly the same.   After all, "Heroes" already has a playable game, while the other party has not yet made any progress, only a dry introduction.   The video is also very well made.   But it really looks like it.   So.   When the new gameplay introduction video of Linmu Studio's new game was released.   A large number of players who follow Linmu Studio's new game were stunned.   How can it be so similar?   Linmu Studio plagiarized?   That's funny, the other party's game has been made, and it will be open for early experience tomorrow.   Then the result... is obvious.   Moreover, before the New Year,   the top ten players of the "Warcraft" project competition had a special reward, which was to participate in the test of Linmu Studio's new game.   Now the game test is over, and the New Year has passed.   Linmu Studio is going to release a new game.   On the other hand,   Cossi Entertainment said that it will be the agent of a Korean online game in the future... and the gameplay is exactly the same as Linmu Studio's new game.   Is this a coincidence?   No matter how you think about it, it's impossible, right?   The only possibility is... a player leaked the information, and then the other party rushed to release a gameplay introduction video.   It was specially released at the last minute when Linmu Studio's new game "Heroes" was launched.   Just try to make it a coincidence.   Avoid being criticized.   This...   "Isn't this too shameless?"   A player posted a shocked expression under the promotional video released by Kexi Entertainment.   (End of this chapter)