Chapter 479 Can it be like this?
"…"
Frank felt a little relieved when he heard Hawkins say, 'Modern themes are just what we have left over.' He
finally stopped watching the trailer for "Call of Duty" over and over again.
Because he felt that what Hawkins said made sense.
It's not that they haven't made modern war themes, they have really done it.
It can even be said that they are very familiar with it.
And the modern war themes he is familiar with were indeed not as good as Battlefield last year.
But.
Frank always felt... that something was overlooked.
Although he felt a little relieved, he was still uneasy.
But he couldn't remember what he had overlooked for a while...
...
If Lin Yao could hear what Hawkins said.
He would probably agree...
In fact, whether it is a modern war theme or a world war theme.
At this time.
It is basically what the predecessors have left over.
Although the World War I theme of "Battlefield" looks very novel, it is still a modified one after all.
The game directly pushes the timeline to the late stage of World War I.
The overall production idea of the game is also closer to making a game with a World War II theme.
There is no other way. If we really make a game based on World War I, the original World War I, I guess players will go crazy.
Forget about the fun shooting.
Whether players can accept it is a question.
As for modern themes, the current ceiling of military technology is there.
As for rescue, decapitation, capture, destruction, landing, etc.,
all games have done it.
Compared with the theme of World War, the more fresh cross-space firepower of Modern Warfare is the first thing that many modern theme FPS want to present to players...
Now, if you make modern themes again, as long as you don’t break through the ceiling of current military technology and rush out of the earth by imagination, you are really doing what others have left.
After all, the basic routines of Modern Warfare are actually not much different from those of World War II.
It’s just that the emergence of new weapons has changed the specific implementation process of some routines.
But.
The fact that others have done themes and elements doesn’t mean that you really can’t come up with new ideas...
Again, when it comes to similarities, it’s estimated that all games are similar to the ancestors of those types.
Lin Yao's previous life's Metroidvania was very dazzling, but this does not mean that subsequent Metroidvania-like games will be evaluated as "leftovers from others".
John Carmack also said that FPS does not need a plot, just like that.
But then "Half-Life" came out, and the final achievements were seen by players.
The game concept of the entire game industry is constantly iterating.
In Lin Yao's view, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" may not have too many elements that make people exclaim what black technology this is.
But the extreme script linear mode, multi-line parallel techniques, and the atmosphere rendering of the battle part.
These are all things that the modern theme FPS here cannot present.
Or it can be presented.
But it is far from the level of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare".
So, although most of the elements of the theme are leftovers from others.
But Lin Yao still has confidence.
Moreover, although many players think that because of "Battlefield", European and American players will choose the latest works of "Battlefield" and "Mobile Force".
But the pre-sale data of "Call of Duty" is also not bad.
After all, "Battlefield" was made by Linmu Studio!
Although players are very dissatisfied with the fact that there is no sequel to Battlefield, there are also many players who do not want a substitute and believe that Linmu Studio will bring them a different modern warfare experience.
...
December 22.
I don't know if it is intentional.
Linmu Studio has always unlocked games according to their own domestic time.
This time, when releasing "Call of Duty", it did not do so.
Instead, it was unlocked at the same time as the latest games of "Battlefield" and "Mobile Force".
At 6 pm Eastern Time in North America.
Three games unlocked together!
This made the players speechless.
Even the players who bought all three games were speechless.
Which one should I play...
For example, Mark encountered such a problem.
"Shit, these three companies did this on purpose, right?"
Mark sat on the spacious sofa in his home, took a sip of beer, and complained, "How can you release games like this!"
"After all, both sides are confident that they can suppress each other's games and attract users to their own platforms. Of course they will compete with each other at this time."
Xibulong sat next to Marco, whistled happily, and continued, "And this is a good thing, there will be no shortage of games to play in the future."
"But this also involves my job! I'm still a game editor!"
Mark said dissatisfiedly, "I also have to write reviews for these games! Damn it! Three games are released together! My boss also said that for the sake of review diversity, he wanted us all to write reviews. Now I have to finish the manuscript before Christmas, otherwise my Christmas vacation will be ruined!"
"Haha."
Upon hearing this, Xibulon laughed out loud, somewhat gloating.
Although the release of three games together may be a problem for gamers, it is indeed a good thing.
But for Mark, who works in a related industry and has to review games, it is not a good thing.
After all, once they put their work into playing games, the fun will be greatly reduced.
"Don't laugh at me, think of a way!"
Mark heard the laughter and immediately kicked his friend next to him: "If my Christmas vacation is ruined, our happy vacation plan will also be ruined!"
"Okay, how about this, you choose a game that you are least interested in, and I will help you play it."
Xibulon heard his friend say this, and finally put away his gloating smile and gave a solution: "I will also help you write the review when the time comes, you can just polish it a little and submit it. Anyway, your boss asked you all to submit reviews, not just you, just fool around."
"..."
Mark's eyes lit up immediately when he heard his friend say this.
This is indeed a good idea!
Anyway, there is more than one editor.
"You owe me dinner."
Seeing his friend's face, Xibulon took a sip of beer and continued, "Tell me, which game do you least want to review? I'll play it."
"..."
Marco lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up and said, "Call of Duty."
"Oh, why? You gave a high rating to Linmu Studio's work last year." Xibulon was a little curious.
"Last year, I gave it a high rating because I was fed up with FPS games with modern war themes. That damn personal heroism!"
Marco shook his head and said dissatisfiedly, "That's war! It's not playing house. Every time it's the old-fashioned way of saving the world, which is meaningless. And Battlefield gives people a great feeling! That's the real battlefield and soldiers! Now I can't figure out why Linmu Studio stopped doing the world war theme this year and turned to modern war.
Anyway, I really can't accept this theme. I still like the atmosphere of the world war.
I want to play the new works of Battlefield and Mobile Force."
"Okay."
Xibulon nodded when he heard his friend say that.
Then he looked down at the time and stood up: "The game will be unlocked soon, let's go, I'm quite interested in the modern theme FPS made by Linmu Studio... I have a strong hunch that they may do it differently!" "
..."
Mark heard this and shrugged his shoulders without commenting.
Anyway, he didn't have that feeling.
He just felt that the theme of modern warfare was just like that.
He had had enough!
...
At five fifty in the afternoon.
The two came to the 'Fat House Happy House'.
This is a room that the two built specifically for gaming weekends.
It cost a lot.
But the two have spent countless happy weekends here.
Worth the money.
"I have to say that the download speed of the Vaporwave game platform is still fast."
Xibulon connected the handle, then looked at the games that had been preloaded on the Vaporwave game platform and sighed.
Mark connected the controller while glancing at his screen. He said with some dissatisfaction, "Indeed, I can't understand why Game Player, whose headquarters is in North America, can't download as fast as a game company headquartered in the East. It's simply unbelievable!"
"After all, when Linmu Studio gave the game to Game Player, it said that it would use all the money to optimize the network and community environment..."
Zebulon shrugged, "Game Player has just started, and it will be better in the future."
"I hope so."
Marco shook his head, holding the controller and sitting back in his chair, ready to start the game.
Soon,
it was six o'clock in the afternoon.
The game was unlocked.
But it was a little embarrassing that Game Player's new game was almost downloaded...
Mark started to curse again.
But he really had no choice but to wait patiently and watch Zebulon's game.
On the other side, Zebulon had already opened Linmu Studio's latest FPS - "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare".
Countless players opened the game at the same time.
The game started to configure.
Then the screen went black.
It lit up.
The picture appeared.
Zebulon held the controller and looked at the start menu, feeling nothing.
After all, this time Linmu Studios didn't do the same thing as "The Witch".
Overall, it's pretty ordinary.
He just glanced at the game mode and then chose the campaign.
"They say this is a different modern warfare. What do you think is different?"
On the other side.
Marco saw that his game was almost downloaded, so he started chatting.
"Who knows, you'll know after playing it."
Xibulon replied casually, and then officially started the game.
The game started.
The satellite image appeared on the screen.
The cursor moved on the world map.
The conversation began.
[Gass: I have good news, the world is safe]
[Gass: Civil war breaks out in Russia, government forces and extreme nationalists are exchanging fire, 15,000 missiles are at stake]
[Captain Price: It's just a daily routine]
[Gass: Khalid Assad, currently the second most powerful person in the Middle East, rumor has it that he has the most oil in the area, and the intelligence agencies are keeping a close eye on him]
[Captain Price: What's the bad news?]
[Gass: Today a rookie who was just selected from the draft joins us, his name is Thorpe.]
The game starts with an American joke...
and as the two people talk in the background.
Different pictures also pop up.
For example, the picture of the civil war, the photo of Khalid Assad.
This seems to be the background of the whole story.
And the rookie mentioned later is probably the player.
Sure enough.
Just as Zebulon expected.
The picture changed.
A shooting range.
Lines of words popped up in the lower right corner of the game screen.
[Recruit Report
Day 1 - 06:30:14
UK Credenhill
'Thorpe' McTavish Sergeant]
And the one who just talked to Price at the beginning, Garth, stood in the center of the game screen and asked Thorpe, the character played by the player, to get a rifle.
This is a teaching level.
Zebulon held the controller and went through the tutorial.
It was mediocre.
It was basically the common operations of FPS, and there was not much to be excited about.
After the tutorial was over.
Zebulon followed the instructions and met his direct superior, the bearded Price, and his teammates.
The name of this special forces unit was also revealed.
SAS, the British Special Air Service.
"This is the new rookie, sir, don't be too strict with him, this is his first day in the army."
"Okay... but what kind of name is 'Thorpe'? How could a fool like you pass the draft?"
And Thorpe, the character played by Zebulon, was teased as soon as he saw his teammates.
Just like a real recruit.
This feeling is quite special.
Xibulon smiled when he saw the conversation, because most FPS games with modern war themes will make the players look very important. Many games will even remind the players over and over again that you are the best!
This kind of modern FPS that treats players as recruits is really a special experience.
And then.
It is still a teaching.
CQB test.
In simple terms, it allows players to conduct actual combat drills before the game starts.
And Xibulon felt that the atmosphere of this CQB test was pretty good.
When the player was doing the CQB test, Price's roaring command was still in his ears.
The sense of urgency came out all of a sudden.
It felt like he was really doing a CQB test.
And Xibulon. He passed the CQB test in more than 30 seconds.
The game immediately recommended a difficulty for him.
So that's it.
This is also to test the player's FPS experience.
Xibulon saw the difficulty selection page, selected the difficulty recommended by the system, and nodded. He
was quite satisfied with this small detail.
On the other side.
Marco's game was finally downloaded.
He stopped watching Xibulon play, and turned to play his own game.
And Zebulon also started the prologue of the game.
Freighter mission.
An informant gave the news that a package was on a medium-sized freighter.
There were several crew members and a security team on board.
And they had to go on board to retrieve the package.
As for the people on board.
The rules of engagement... leave no one alive.
...
Game prologue.
Heavy rain was pouring down.
The sea was rough.
On the helicopter.
Sop, played by Zebulon, sat opposite Price and was rushing to the target location of the mission.
Price was holding a cigar, and the background was the sound of heavy rain and the notification of the logistics support personnel.
It is expected to arrive at the target location in sixty seconds.
And just when the freighter was vaguely visible.
Price threw away the cigar and pulled down the mask.
Sop, played by Zebulon, also pulled down the mask, covering his face and loaded the gun.
Light and shadow, action, lines, combined with the environment of heavy rain.
The atmosphere suddenly rose.
The helicopter came above the freighter and the soldiers began to land.
Then what surprised Zebulon was that
The first thing he saw when he landed was a layout that was very similar to the CBQ he had just conducted.
However, this time, the enemies inside were replaced by real people.
Through the glass, Xibulon saw the three enemies in the cockpit of the cargo ship. Almost instinctively, he followed the CBQ test and directly picked up his gun and shot them without hesitation.
[Bridge Deck Safety]
Accompanied by the conversation of his teammates.
Xibulon began to change the magazine.
Several teammates came to the entrance of the cabin, one twisted the valve to open the door, and
the other stood behind on guard. Then after twisting the valve, another alert team member took a step forward and kicked the door open.
The two of them rushed in with guns.
And Thorpe, played by Xibulon, followed at the back.
Although he knew that his teammates were AI, Xibulon felt that their movements were really smooth and natural...
This made Xibulon feel like he was really cooperating in the battle.
Moreover.
The game does not have any extra background music.
As long as the teammates kept talking.
What about following me, stairs are safe, left side is clear...
These words appear frequently, which further enhances this feeling.
And this mission, not one will be left behind, really not one will be left behind.
Zebulon can also kill enemies in their sleep.
After that, other team members will wish each other a good sleep...
After cleaning the cabin,
a team came out again.
The waves hit the deck.
The two sides began to exchange fire through the containers and the enemies at the stern.
When facing the enemies on high ground,
they found that they could not be solved on the ground.
Price decisively called for helicopter support and let the helicopter start shooting directly at the second floor...
Just like performing a real special mission.
This made Zebulon, who was playing "Call of Duty" for the first time, subconsciously follow behind his teammates.
This also allowed him to clearly see the movements of his teammates.
They advanced step by step, relying on cover, and their movements were smooth, natural and real.
This further deepened the sense of immersion.
Soon,
Zebulon sank.
In the game,
he followed his teammates step by step to the stern and eliminated one enemy after another.
Then,
he successfully found the package mentioned in the mission.
But just when he found the package and prepared to deliver it.
The logistics support personnel in charge of contact said that two unidentified aircraft were speeding towards the cargo ship, and asked them to take what they could and leave this hellhole as soon as possible.
At this time, the game became urgent.
The team members began to evacuate.
During this period, Price asked the helicopter pilot outside about the current situation.
The radio produced noise due to high radiation, and the helicopter pilot urgently said that enemy aircraft had appeared and asked them to leave this hellhole as soon as possible. Then, he suddenly raised the volume again and said that the other party had opened fire.
As soon as the voice fell,
a missile flew directly into the hull.
The aftermath of the explosion directly knocked all the team members to the ground.
And Xibulon's perspective also turned blood red.
The ship is going to sink!
The other team members struggled to get up and shouted.
Then Price pulled up the character played by Xibulon and shouted to leave quickly.
And when running away, the sense of urgency.
It almost overflowed the screen...
Price kept urging and shouting.
The cargo ship was disintegrating, and things kept falling down.
Seawater was pouring in.
The helicopter pilot was eagerly asking where they were.
The script performance here... is simply amazing!
Anyway, Zebulon was nervous instantly.
The joystick had to be deduced.
And a team of people went around in circles.
Finally, they came to the outside of the cabin, saw the helicopter, and jumped on it.
Zebulon's character, Thorpe, was the last one.
Originally, he saw the helicopter and just pressed the jump button, and felt relieved.
Unexpectedly... there was another performance in the game.
Thorpe didn't jump on it, but just held on to the plane with both hands, and was about to fall.
Captain Price immediately dropped his gun and grabbed his hand.
[Got you]
Zebulon's blood pressure rose, and after seeing himself being pulled on the plane, it slowly dropped.
Although he subconsciously knew that he, the protagonist, would never drown in the sea.
But the script performance of the game... is really great.
Subconsciously, I felt that it was useless...
I should be nervous, but I was still nervous.
When he finally got on the plane, he breathed a sigh of relief.
And the prologue also ushered in the end in the scene where the cargo ship slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.
"It's worthy of being Linmu Studios. Even the Modern Warfare that Gibbs and Dreamland have done to death can be made to feel different."
Zebulon put down the controller and gently wiped the sweat from his palms.
Then he held the controller again and said with emotion.
Indeed.
The script performance is really great! And the atmosphere is created!
And at this moment, accompanied by a sense of security and music.
The name of the game.
It appeared on the screen for the first time-"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare".
Zebulon smiled and adjusted his posture.
His expectations for the game were a bit high.
He couldn't wait to see what kind of exciting scenes his character Thorpe would experience next.
And the prologue of the second act came soon.
The picture turned white.
Then it became clear.
The environment also changed drastically.
It seemed to be somewhere in the Middle East.
Several soldiers were on guard.
Zebulon controlled the perspective and took a look, and found that he could not run around, but could only move his eyes left and right.
Just as he was wondering.
He was pushed to the back seat of the car.
Only then did he realize that his hands were tied and he was pressed down by the soldiers.
After the other party pushed him into the back seat, he also hit him with the butt of a rifle...
"What?"
Zebulon showed a puzzled look. He was just fighting on the freighter, how come he suddenly became a prisoner?
But the game ignored his doubts. It
continued to move forward.
The car started and began to move forward.
Outside the car window, the city was full of devastation.
A voice on the radio kept repeating something about revolution and independence.
This performance was very long.
But Zebulon could do nothing but move his perspective.
Witnessing the chaos in the city...
Ordinary citizens were shot and even executed in public.
After a long time.
Finally.
The destination was reached.
And he was carried out like a dog, and the soldier kicked him.
"Is this not another lone hero?"
Just when Zebulon thought he was going to perform a solitary battle scene.
Because he was kicked.
His first-person perspective became blurred.
He was taken to a spacious square and tied to a pillar.
And the man who appeared at the beginning of the game, the second most powerful man in the Middle East, Khalid Assad, took the gun and came to Zebulon.
Then.
He raised the gun.
Pointed at his head.
Bang.
He fired without hesitation.
There was no lone hero.
He was shot directly.
The screen went black.
Zebulon: "..."
Then.
The satellite image appeared on the screen again.
A video also appeared on the screen, which was the scene of the execution just now.
[Gass: Captain Price, Assad just executed President Afoulani on national television]
"...what!!!?"
Zebulon made a puzzled sound again.
It turns out that I just played the role of the executed president?
Can I play it like this! ?
Captain Price's name was written wrong in the first few pages, sorry...
Actually, I read the chapters in the past few days and found a lot of problems...ah...
(End of this chapter)
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