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Chapter 667: New Year's gift for players at the end of the year
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next one will taste like.
This line is really the most appropriate to describe Mou Feng's mood after opening the forum.
Of course.
This can also be used to describe the mood of the players.
Because they never know what kind of surprises will be waiting for them when they open the Vaporwavey game platform, the official website of Linmu Studio, and the game forum the next day.
Tan Hua got up in the morning and opened the player forum as usual. He just wanted to kill time, see if there were any interesting things, and stay in bed for a while.
Just like football fans will check out the major football apps after the game, they just want to see what fun there is.
Tan Hua opened the forum just to see what interesting things the sand sculpture players encountered, or if they posted new pictures...
and in general, no matter what kind of game forum, the posts are quite mixed.
He can always find good fun.
As for the unusual situation... that is, something big happened in the game circle, or a popular game was released.
At this time, most posts will discuss the same topic.
At this time, it takes some effort to find fun.
However.
The popularity of Left 4 Dead has passed.
Before Tan Hua opened the app "Game Circle", he didn't think he would see a screen full of similar posts.
But life is always unexpected.
Today, he really saw a screen full of similar posts...
[What the hell! ? ] [What the hell! Linmu Studio! ? ] [What the hell! Assassin's Creed! ]
Although the specific content is a little different, almost all the posts are preceded by a word expressing shock.
It can be called a "wow" sound.
Let alone the erotic pictures, he couldn't even find a funny post.
Seeing this situation, Tan Hua was stunned, always feeling that this was familiar...
Wasn't this the scene when "Left 4 Dead" was suddenly announced?
However.
This post seems to have nothing to do with the popular "Left 4 Dead" some time ago...
What happened? Are the stupid players so excited?
Tan Hua looked at the full screen of "what the hell" and felt a little funny, then clicked on one at random, took a look, and suddenly widened his eyes.
Then he quickly closed it and opened a new post. He
sat up from the bed.
He already knew what happened.
Because the stupid players were so amazed that they spilled all the news.
But even though he knew what happened, Tan Hua still found it incredible.
One month!?
Another new game!?
And it was a first-party masterpiece from Linmu Studio!? What kind of sow speed is this!?
He flipped through the posts for a while and finally couldn't help it. He lifted
the quilt and got up from the bed, then came to the computer, intending to see it with his own eyes.
Soon.
His computer was awakened.
And he didn't stop for a moment, and directly opened the Vaporwavey game platform.
Then.
He didn't need to look for news about the new game. He saw a huge promotional picture of the new game on the homepage of the Vaporwavey game platform.
[Walking in the dark night, serving the light]
["Assassin's Creed"]
The first thing that caught his eye was the golden logo and the name of the game, as well as a line of words similar to the slogan.
Then came the main body of the entire promotional picture.
He was a man wearing a white robe with a red ribbon, a hood on his head, and a delicate hidden blade extending from his left fist.
Although the hood covered his eyes,
the player seemed to be able to sense his sight.
Handsome!
Tan Hua's first impression was handsome!
Whether it was the promotional picture, the name of the game, or the phrase "walking in the dark night, serving the light", there was an inexplicable sense of handsomeness.
All of this combined instantly aroused Tan Hua's curiosity.
Even if he didn't go to the forum, he would probably click on such a promotional picture.
And in fact,
he clicked on it immediately.
The game store details page popped up.
It was indeed a new game!
As for the login platform.
Tan Hua took a look at the game screenshots and knew that this could not be a mobile game.
So he pulled it to the front and clicked on the promotional video of this game...
...
The screen flickered.
It was like traveling through time and space.
Then, the historic city with Middle Eastern style buildings appeared in the picture.
The camera overlooked the city that had just experienced war, and then slowly moved forward.
The square in front of the clock tower.
On the crude execution ground,
a leader was pacing on the stage in a domineering manner, announcing the crimes of the person being hanged on the stage, while the audience below was excited.
Suddenly.
The camera slowly changed, collapsed and rotated into a black eagle eye.
A white eagle looked down at the scene below and tilted its head.
Then it flapped its wings and flew high, flying towards the bell tower opposite.
He flew over the soldiers who were showing off their power below, the corpses hanging on the railings, and the excited audience, leaving only a small shadow.
No one noticed it.
Similarly, no one noticed that in the direction where the white eagle flew away, on the top of the bell tower opposite the execution ground, there was a man wearing a white robe and a hood on his head.
He was like the white eagle just now, overlooking the execution ground below.
Dong-
suddenly.
The big bell on the bell tower swung and made a trembling sound.
It obscured the man in the white robe.
And when the big bell fell back and made a second trembling sound.
The man in the white robe had disappeared.
Like a ghost.
In the next scene.
He appeared directly behind the excited crowd.
He pushed away the crowd blocking his way without making a sound, then flexibly dodged left and right, and slowly walked to the front of the execution ground.
His steps became faster and faster.
Soon,
he arrived at the front of the execution ground.
Dong-dong-
the bell tower was still swinging and ringing.
Amid the sound of the bell, a man in a white robe came to the execution ground. He raised his right hand, took off the crossbow on his back, and shot an arrow to kill the guard who noticed him and drew his sword.
Then he leaned back to avoid the slash of another guard and knocked him to the ground.
Then,
he stepped on the back of the fallen guard, jumped high, and raised his left hand like an eagle with wings spread.
Swish-
the hidden blade popped out.
In the sunlight, the sword tip shone brightly, facing the leader who was just showing off his power.
The leader subconsciously wanted to draw the sword at his waist.
But he was too slow.
Puff.
The next second.
The man in the white robe landed, held the leader's head with his right hand, and stabbed the hidden blade into the opponent's neck with his left hand.
Dong-dong-
the bell was still swinging.
On the execution ground, the leader who had just been showing off his might fell to the ground with a bang. The man in white robes knelt on him, slowly pulled out the hidden sword at his neck, and brushed his face with his other hand, letting him close his eyes.
The audience, who had just been excited, stopped their actions instantly and fell silent. They
just stared blankly at everything that happened on Xingtai.
The next second.
The man in white robes realized something, looked back, stood up and moved forward, avoiding the second attack of the fallen guard.
Then he rushed directly to the street connected to the square without looking back.
The guards who reacted followed closely behind him.
The promotional video suddenly changed to the first-person perspective.
The man in white robes flexibly avoided obstacles and pedestrians, and while turning and moving,
he took advantage of a small platform and jumped to a high place. He jumped and climbed between tall buildings.
His movements were stretched, as if walking on flat ground.
And when he landed again.
He came to an ancient, heavy and tightly closed wooden door, and it seemed that there was no way out.
The guards chasing behind him had also surrounded him.
But his expression did not change at all, he just slowly turned around and faced the guards who surrounded him.
At this moment.
The wooden door behind him suddenly opened.
The monks wearing white robes also walked out slowly.
They bypassed the white-robed man blocking the door and looked at him strangely.
The white-robed man still did not change his expression.
He just looked forward.
The next second.
When the monks covered his figure.
He disappeared directly on the spot, disappeared in the center of the monks.
Only the monks who kept walking out and the guards who began to look for him were left at the scene.
The camera slowly rose into the air.
Dong-dong-
the bell sounded.
The white eagle once again flew over the city that had just experienced war, overlooking the people below.
It was just an assassin.
No trace.
Then, the name of the game appeared-
"Assassin's Creed"!
...
"Fuck... This is too cool!!!"
In front of the screen.
Tan Hua watched the promotional video with full concentration. After watching it, the only feeling he had was that it was cool!
Too cool!
Whether it was assassination, parkour, or hiding among the monks in the end.
Agile and good at stealth.
Leaping high, killing with one strike.
After killing the target cleanly and neatly, he leaves without leaving his name.
This is really cool!
After watching it, he even had an idea - this is called assassination, this is called assassin!
Don't worry about the gameplay.
After watching the trailer.
Instantly.
Tan Hua was moved.
Buy it!
I have to say.
Ubisoft is really good at making trailers.
Especially the trailer of Assassin's Creed.
The trailer of Assassin's Creed I is not very famous.
The most impressive thing for Lin Yao, and for most players, should be the CG of the capture of the Bastille in "Assassin's Creed: Unity" and the CG of Ezio walking among the red clothes in white clothes in "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood".
These are the heavyweights.
Although... it was later said to be a scam.
But in terms of being cool, Ubisoft is actually not bad.
The CG of "Assassin's Creed" I was actually very cool.
And Linmu Studio almost completely reset this CG, and greatly changed the shots with obvious limitations of the times.
It's really not surprising that Tan Hua thinks it's cool.
In fact.
Many players couldn't calm down for a long time after watching the trailer.
Tan Hua even watched it again.
Although he knew the content.
But when he saw Altaïr jumping high again, the words "handsome" and "buy" kept popping up in his mind... alternately.
Finally.
After watching the trailer three times.
Tan Hua turned off the trailer with reluctance.
He pulled down the store details page and prepared to see the introduction of the game.
[During the dark Crusades period in medieval Europe, the rulers at that time ruled the people with high pressure and killed dissidents, and the people suffered.
Players will play the role of Altaïr, a skilled white assassin, who shuttles between the three historical cities of Damascus, Jerusalem, and Acre. With his superb killing skills that disappear without a trace, he specializes in assassinating the brutal ruling class, and eradicating evil will also become the "Assassin's Creed" that players adhere to...]
The game introduction is not complicated.
It can even be said to be very simple.
After all, the gameplay and the like cannot be expressed in words.
However.
Through this simple introduction, combined with the pictures in the trailer just now.
Tan Hua could already imagine how the game would be played.
Assassination! Parkour!
It was a rare stealth-assassination game!
A stealth-assassination game made by Linmu Studio!
Damn!
Tan Hua was shocked. This theme is not very popular now...
and Tan Hua had played similar games before. To be honest, the experience was not very good...
but.
Thinking that this game was made by Linmu Studio! And thinking of the extremely handsome promotional video just now.
The little worries in Tan Hua's heart instantly dissipated.
"So, when can I play such a game?"
Tan Hua had a general understanding of the entire game, and finally paid attention to the game release date that he had just ignored but was very important.
And deep in his heart, he felt that it would be great to be able to play this game in February next year, after all, "Left 4 Dead" had just been released.
So, when he saw the date on the purchase button.
He took a deep breath.
"December 31st!? The last day of this year!?"
Tan Hua confirmed again and again, and finally made sure that he was not mistaken, and murmured: "Is this a New Year's gift? Lin Yao, are you really an angel!?"
...
In fact.
Tan Hua's feelings after watching the trailer can represent the vast majority of players.
Otherwise, there would not be so many "wow" posts in the forum.
After the announcement of "Assassin's Creed", the major forums that mainly discuss stand-alone games ushered in another explosive day today.
It's not even a month away from the release of "Left 4 Dead".
The second highly anticipated stand-alone game is coming again.
And the most important thing is.
This game will be released this year.
This is really unexpected!
So all the major game forums really have all kinds of things to say.
[So cool! Linmu Studio's new game is really cool! You never know what game Linmu Studio will make and what kind of surprises it will give to players. You can always have expectations for them! ]
[It will be released this year! Is Linmu Studio preparing a New Year's gift for everyone? I cried! It turns out that not only the communication service provider is concerned about me, but also Linmu Studio. 】
【Promotional video! Everyone, go watch the promotional video, Linmu Studio has released another big move! 】
【Walking in the dark, serving the light... The assassin's status instantly stands up, I'm laying my cards on the table, I want to play! 】
【It's only a few days away from the release of "Left 4 Dead", and Linmu Studio has released a new stand-alone game... Happiness comes too suddenly! 】
【...】
These miscellaneous posts together constitute the background color of major game forums today.
And this is exactly what Mou Feng saw.
He had never expected that Linmu Studio... would suddenly announce a new stand-alone game at this time, when Left 4 Dead was just released.
Assassin's Creed...
When he saw the grand occasion on the forum, he instinctively called Li Guangsheng.
After Li Guangsheng was stunned, he reacted and returned to Mou Feng.
Then.
They looked at the screen together.
They were silent.
Their faces looked as ugly as if they had eaten feces.
In just a few minutes, Li Guangsheng experienced a wave of ups and downs, which was really uncomfortable: "What do they want to do? How long has Left 4 Dead been released? This new game is out!? And it's so cool! How can a game company be so productive! How many games are they still in production? Even sows are not that exaggerated!"
"I don't know... but I can only wait."
Mou Feng had already watched the trailer of Assassin's Creed at this moment, and his face was also a little ugly.
Of course.
In addition to being ugly, there was also deep admiration.
Because after learning about this new game released by Linmu Studio.
He had to admit.
Everything about this game is cool!
Really cool!
"Still waiting!?" Hearing this, Li Guangsheng's voice became much louder: "How long do we have to wait?"
"After this game is released."
Mou Feng sighed, and was also a little helpless: "You have also seen the situation on the forum just now and the promotional video of "Assassin's Creed". Are you sure we want to jump out with such a game? It is possible, but it really cannot maximize the benefits. Traditional players will not pay attention to our mobile games, let alone let them think that our mobile games can match Linmu Studio's "Top".
The only thing we can do now is to wait. As for when to wait, we just need to wait for this game to be released and wait for the limelight to pass. Linmu Studio can't always..."
As he was talking.
Mou Feng was suddenly stuck.
He looked at his computer screen, and then thought of "Left 4 Dead" released some time ago and "Assassin's Creed" announced today, and suddenly shuddered.
Wait...
This can't be... just the beginning! ! ?
Impossible! ?
(End of this chapter)