Chapter 638 You were once a legend
"Wait! Wait... Who is the guy chasing me? Give me some face!!! Let me go! Please! Let me go!!!"
Linmu Carnival.
Day 3.
Trial area.
Li Yu was wearing headphones, listening to the increasingly loud heartbeats of the killer approaching from the headphones, and his palms began to sweat wildly.
At the same time, he felt his heartbeats begin to accelerate, like a drumstick.
Dongdong sound.
At this moment, Li Yu even suspected that everyone around him could hear his heartbeat...
In fact, he was overthinking this.
Others were not so perceptive, and it was impossible to hear his heartbeat unless they were pressed against his chest.
And others were not so idle that they would press their heads against his chest.
However.
The onlookers behind him, although they did not hear his heartbeat... but saw his stiff movements and his red face due to excitement.
His expression was really visibly nervous.
Of course.
The onlookers were more concerned not with Li Yu the player, but with the game displayed on the screen in front of Li Yu.
The game he was trying out at the moment was Dead by Daylight.
In the gloomy and dark map,
a large number of black and red brick walls were faintly visible in the moonlight.
Under the pale moonlight, the survivor controlled by Li Yu was staggering and screaming forward.
The dull footsteps behind him followed him like a shadow.
Sharp and manic drum beats sounded.
The pressure was directly increased to the maximum...
and this was exactly why Li Yu just yelled.
Because he was afraid...
But.
His yell was not heard by the player who played the killer, but scared the people watching behind him.
After all, everyone was concentrating on watching him play.
He suddenly did this...
But the people watching could understand it.
After all, they felt that the atmosphere of the game was really well created just by watching. In short, it was - it was scary.
Not to mention playing.
Moreover, watching others play horror games is actually quite interesting...
The players watching were all looking at the screen intently.
After Li Yu yelled, he found that the killer behind him still hadn't given up, and he didn't beg for mercy anymore. Instead, he turned around and ran into the house, trying to get rid of the player who played the killer by moving.
However, the pressure from the killer behind him was too great.
The sound effects and the screen were exerting pressure.
He couldn't fight against the other party, which made Li Yu feel like he was in a horror movie.
This made him more and more nervous... more and more nervous.
Then, the sound of the chainsaw before the chainsaw killer sprinted became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The killer wielding the chainsaw rushed over and instantly came behind the character played by Li Yu, and then hit him with one shot.
The survivor screamed and fell to the ground instantly.
Li Yu was shocked and threw the mouse in his hand with a clang.
And behind him, there was a low cry and laughter.
"Zi--"
After the killer knocked Li Yu down, he waved the chainsaw in a show of force, then carried him up, took him to the hook, and hung the survivor he played on it.
At this point,
the character played by Li Yu temporarily left the stage. He could only press the break free button to gamble on the probability, or wait for his teammates to rescue him.
The killer did not guard him. After hanging him up, he turned around and walked into the dense forest.
The buzzing sound of the chainsaw started gradually faded away.
Then, the screams of other survivors rang out...
In the end,
the survivor camp played by Li Yu still lost.
Because everyone had just started playing the game, although the killer's side was a first-person perspective, the strong power was a natural advantage.
"It's so cool! All of them are hooked up for me!"
As soon as the game ended,
a player in front of a trial computer not far away immediately stood up and waved his fist excitedly.
It was obvious that he was playing the killer.
Li Yu glanced at the other party, then reluctantly moved the mouse, and finally looked at the end page of the game, then stood up and gave his place to others.
Although he was reluctant
, everyone was a player, and there was still this tacit understanding.
Behind him,
the other people who had been queuing up for a long time couldn't wait, looked at their number plates, and then rushed up.
Very quickly.
The next batch of players who were trying out the game sat in front of their computers and started the next game.
Li Yu left the trial area and looked back.
He found that there was a long queue behind him.
However, Li Yu did not find it strange, but took it for granted.
"It's really interesting."
He recalled the feeling when he just played the game, and while he went to the "Hollow Knight" trial area where there was also a long queue, he picked up his Future S1 and logged into the game circle.
I am going to share my experience of trying out the game.
There is a difference between just watching the game and playing it.
Every year, the biggest practical benefit of going to the Linmu Carnival is that I can try out the new games released that year, in addition to the different emotional atmosphere.
This is something that the audience in the live broadcast room cannot experience.
But they are curious.
So at this time, the players on the scene need to share their feelings.
Li Yu has been sharing the experience of trying out the game since the first session.
His ID is also well-known in the forum.
However,
he came late this year.
Some players have already shared their experience of playing the game and even took pictures of the actual game screen.
This is not prohibited by Linmu Studio.
Li Yu saw the post with the introduction and didn't mind.
He just gave up the idea of posting and clicked on the post that was pinned yesterday - [The characters in "Dead by Daylight" were also drawn by Lin Yao! ]
Li Yu directly skipped the main text and came to the comment area.
Sure enough.
The reply saying that Lin Yao looked like a yandere still had the highest number of likes...
far ahead.
But compared to yesterday.
After the trial of four new games was opened today.
There were more replies from the forum.
"I have played it, and I can testify that Lin Yao just wants to scare us. The atmosphere of the game is really that flavor [crying]."
"It's so nervous to play the role of a survivor [crying], the sound effects are simply amazing, but unfortunately, the person chasing behind me is a big man, if it was a beautiful girl, I would be willing to surrender."
"What about beautiful girls? Even if beautiful girls are matched with scary sound effects, you will giggle, right? Don't go crazy here!"
"Why can you discuss Lin Yao when the original poster is posting a serious analysis, and the number of likes is more than four times higher than the second reply..."
"Because I miss you, what else can I do? I want to see Lin Yao, the Lin Yao who gave me my entire youth!"
"..."
Li Yu looked at the latest reply from the forum.
He smiled softly.
Then he opened the comment box and replied: "I can also testify that the game is really great, it has the flavor of a horror movie! The atmosphere is amazing!"
After replying.
He gave a thumbs up to the replies of others one by one, and then put away his phone.
"Hey, hey, so smooth..."
"So cute, damn, I actually think bugs are cute!"
"Ah... How do I jump over this?"
"..."
In front of him,
he could faintly hear the voices of players talking.
Although "Dead by Daylight" is the most popular
, the other three games are not unpopular.
For example, the trial queue that Li Yu is queuing for now is also not short... Players are also surprised by the game.
Li Yu followed the players in front of him again and came to the middle and front of the queue. Then he looked up at the trial area and smiled softly.
Then.
He turned his head and looked at the other trial areas.
He just came out of the trial area of "Dead by Daylight", so he won't mention it.
The other two trial areas, "Dead Cells" and "Overcooked".
There are also many people queuing.
As for the official trial area,
"Dead Cells" and "Overcooked", including "Hollow Knight" that Li Yu is queuing for now, all thoughtfully prepared two operation schemes: keyboard and mouse and controller.
Players can freely choose the operation method they are used to.
During the trial play, no one will teach players how to play the game. Everything depends on the players' free exploration.
The staff in the trial play area only maintain order and solve hardware problems.
As for how players play, they will not say much.
But even so.
Every player who tried it was very happy...
"Too cool! Can 2D games be so fun?"
"Swish... This kind of rogue game is too fun, each time with different weapons and different means of attack."
"Brother, come and try it, it's so cool!"
"..."
Li Yu could still hear the shouting of several loud players in the "Dead Cells" section.
Many players didn't even know each other.
But they could chat with each other directly, and even let the buddy next to them try it directly...
As for the "Overcooked" trial play area farther away.
The sound could not be heard.
But Li Yu could see the expressions of the players over there.
Most of them were good friends playing, and there were also a few couples playing.
But whether they were friends or couples, they all had smiles on their faces.
While playing, they would turn their heads and talk to their companions.
Even from a distance, I could feel their happiness.
Happiness from the bottom of their hearts.
Li Yu looked around and saw countless players who were happy, expectant, or excited. He was also happy from the bottom of his heart
. At the same time, he also liked this event from the bottom of his heart.
It was really great...
There is such an event every year...
Every year, Lin Yao's Linmu Studio will bring players a brand new and different gaming experience.
No matter what type of game you like.
No matter what kind of player you are.
You can find fun here.
And no matter what kind of game it is, as long as it is made by Linmu Studio, you can find fun as soon as you start playing it...
I wonder what surprises Linmu Studio will give everyone next time?
I wonder what kind of tricks will Linmu Carnival have next year?
Two questions suddenly popped up.
Li Yu smiled lightly and felt more excited.
Looking forward to the next meeting. Looking forward to
the closing ceremony.
Looking forward to the release of new games.
Looking forward to next year's carnival.
Of course.
I also look forward to Lin Yao's shining appearance at the closing ceremony this year, and the big event that may exist...
After all, she didn't show up at the opening ceremony.
After the four new games were announced, they were basically confirmed, and they are still inextricably linked to her.
You can say that you are greedy for her body, you feel that she is indispensable, or you simply want to hear more news about Linmu Studio from her.
In short,
everyone really wants to see her.
Including Li Yu...
"Player, please come forward. It's your turn."
The staff's reminder woke up Li Yu, who was a little absent-minded.
Li Yu smiled apologetically, then immediately walked to the monitor, no longer thinking about other things, but focusing on the game.
Soon,
he held the handle and
started the trial of the second game.
"Making a 2D game like this!?"
Then,
Li Yu's surprised voice rang out...
...
On the third day of the carnival,
basically all the major version updates of existing games were released.
In fact, after the Linmu Carnival came out, all the project teams of Linmu Studio adjusted the update rules of the games.
Important updates in spring and summer will be placed in the carnival.
As for autumn and winter, most of them will be placed in the e-sports festival or the Spring Festival.
Players also know the rules.
At present, because Linmu Studio has too many games, some games may not be able to hold separate meetings because there is not much updated content.
However,
Linmu Studio will not forget the players of these games.
That afternoon, Linmu Carnival held a planning meeting.
At the meeting, basically all the producers and planners of existing games will come forward.
As for the main content of the meeting, it is very simple, just one word - chat.
Answer questions that players are interested in, write down the problems encountered by players in the game, and explain some game updates that do not require a special meeting.
Such an event may not have the explosive point of the announcement of a new game.
But the number of viewers in the live broadcast room is not less than yesterday.
Because the existing games of Linmu Studio occupy a large share of the domestic game market...
so many players... can't be underestimated, and compared with new games, they actually care more about the dynamics of the games they are playing.
After all, the most important thing for operating a game is to update.
If a game is not updated for a long time, or the update is perfunctory, such as not updating for two years, and then suddenly a cold dish is brought out, saying that this is a new work... but in fact there is not much content at all.
Players can be angry to death. No matter
how good the game is, it can't be tossed like this...
so although the new game is more topical.
But in the final analysis, the foundation of the carnival is still the existing old games.
Linmu Studio also attaches great importance to it and gives it the longest time.
And this year's old game updates.
Players are generally very satisfied.
Even Fantasy OL, the game that Linmu Studio started, had a major version update at the carnival, including new characters, new levels, and new weapons.
What else could players be dissatisfied with...
In the evening of the same day.
Linmu Studio.
Lin Yao started to check the feedback of today's carnival as usual.
And she was quite satisfied with the feedback from the players.
Except for the pinned post...
"Damn, why haven't you deleted it yet! Are you crazy? I'm so yandere!?"
Lin Yao clicked on the post again and took a look, then complained.
The reply of 'hehehe' is still there...
"..." Mu Wanqing heard this, looked down, and couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at, do you think so too?" Lin Yao glanced at Mu Wanqing.
"Well, if I can wear Lolita and small leather shoes, and then put on a sick expression, looking down..."
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao, and then began to talk about the yandere she imagined.
“Stop, stop, stop.”
Lin Yao interrupted her and said unhappily, “You still want to visualize the image of a yandere, right?”
Mu Wanqing smiled, then whispered: "...I want to see it."
"Go away."
Lin Yao rolled her eyes at her, and just as she was about to continue talking, there was a knock on the door.
She could only swallow her words, looked at the door, and said, "Come in.
" "Lin Yao, do you still need to reserve time for the planning meeting tomorrow?"
Zhong Xiu pushed the door open and asked directly.
Although he just shouted "It's all over" like a loser yesterday, he is full of energy again today.
I have to say.
His professionalism is still top-notch.
"Well, what's wrong? Compared with the first carnival, we have a lot more games, and it must not be the same as in previous years."
Lin Yao heard Zhong Xiu's question and replied.
"Nothing... I just feel that the time for this meeting is too long, half a day longer than in previous years."
Zhong Xiu explained: "But all the updates of the games should have been introduced."
"I reserved this time on purpose at the beginning."
Lin Yao explained with a smile: "There are too many updates this year, and there is not much time left to answer questions, right?"
"That's right." Zhong Xiu nodded.
"So tomorrow is the time for you to fill in the gaps and listen carefully to what the players say. The trial play has just been opened and the first batch of players should already be trying it out."
Lin Yao turned her head to look at the sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window behind her, and continued, "After playing, the players will have a deeper impression and will have more questions."
"Is that so..." Zhong Xiu nodded.
"..."
Lin Yao glanced at his expression, thought for a moment, and explained: "Don't be annoying, even if it is an old game, a thousand-mile dam can be breached by an ant hole."
"I know better than you that games also have a lifespan. Even if a game has no lifespan, as time goes by, the game carrier will die, or evolve with time... It is difficult for a permanently operated game to exist."
"The games that players are excited about now, perhaps in a few decades, few people will remember them."
"This is an objective fact. I can't change it, and I don't want to change it. I just hope that our games, no matter what kind of game it is, no matter what the future holds."
"They can all retain the original beauty in the hearts of players."
"Even if everything comes to an end, it can be decent."
"Instead of being replied with a sentence - 'You used to be a legend, but look at what you look like now'."
Having said that.
Lin Yao paused and continued, "It's not easy to do this. Getting close to the players may be a good solution."
Zhong Xiu heard this, looked back, and then replied thoughtfully, "...I understand."
"That's too exaggerated."
Mu Wanqing smiled gently, and then said, "Even now, even for our first game, Fantasy OL, the revenue and number of online users have never dropped precipitously. In fact, many peers are still jealous of the revenue of Fantasy OL."
"That's true."
Lin Yao didn't mind Mu Wanqing's dismantling, but smiled brightly, "But it's better to be on guard against it."
"...It's better to be on guard against it."
Zhong Xiu glanced at Lin Yao, and the feeling became stronger, and he sighed softly.
"Speaking of which, are you ready?" Lin Yao noticed Zhong Xiu's expression, but didn't say anything.
It's not like she's going to run away right away.
At least she has to wait until her cheap dad comes out.
What's the hurry.
"Prepare for what?" Zhong Xiu stopped thinking about it and asked curiously.
"The last meeting tomorrow afternoon."
Lin Yao teased, "You won't deliberately mess up the hair preservation, will you?"
"You can insult me, but don't insult my hair."
Zhong Xiu's face changed, and then he said firmly: "When I pressed my hair up, my hair and I were ready! This is filled with my faith! If I cheat on this matter, it is equivalent to denying my faith!
Men's faith is not that cheap! Bastard!"
"..."
Looking at the serious Zhong Xiu.
Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing both had black lines on their faces.
...
Soon.
The fourth day of the Linmu Carnival arrived.
And when the schedule for today came out.
The players were also quite surprised.
There was actually a planning meeting...
But after being surprised, most of the players still chose to participate.
As Lin Yao expected.
In fact, the players still have many questions that they want to ask the planners.
So.
Even though the planning meeting was held yesterday, today's meeting was still full.
Players who play different games raised completely different questions and suggestions.
For a whole morning.
The planners on the stage were not idle.
Zhong Xiu also attended this meeting.
He witnessed this scene with his own eyes. He
really admired it...
Lin Yao actually did not show up this time, and even the scene, in fact, only came during the preparation stage.
Not only the players, but even inside the Linmu studio.
She has begun to deliberately downplay her influence and let the staff take the helm alone.
Many staff members are uncomfortable with this. The
reason why Zhang Tian and Wang Mang hurried to find Lin Yao after the last fan meeting
was because she was not there.
But.
Even if Lin Yao did not show up.
Even if she did not even go to the scene.
She is still the one who understands the players the most... Compared with the production staff, she is really more like a player.
It's really amazing.
It's really hard to imagine what it would be like when she is not there...
Zhong Xiu thought of this, smiled lightly, then sighed lightly, and continued to answer the players' questions.
The whole morning fan meeting.
Just in the high-intensity Q&A, it passed.
The players began to leave, go to eat in groups of three or two, and discuss the games they play.
On the other side.
Zhong Xiu also returned to the lounge, ate and prepared for the last fan meeting in the afternoon.
Time passed.
In the afternoon.
The main venue was open.
The last fan meeting started. This
is the last fan meeting of the carnival this year. Players seem to have a hunch that there may be a big event.
So they are particularly active.
There were still twenty minutes left before everyone arrived.
The main stage was bustling with people.
Entrance.
Even after going through so much.
Zhong Xiu was still a little nervous.
But fortunately, he was given enough time to adjust...
Twenty minutes later.
Zhong Xiu took a deep breath, stopped thinking about his hair, and stopped thinking about Lin Yao, emptied his mind, and then... walked onto the stage.
Huge cheers.
Suddenly broke out.
This time it was Zhong Xiu, the head of the PC department, who came out!
When the players saw him, they instantly knew that they were not wrong, and that he was a big shot! They
immediately welcomed him with the warmest cheers.
Zhong Xiu stood in the center of the stage, and for two whole minutes, he couldn't find a chance to speak.
"Hello, everyone, I'm Zhong Xiu."
"I will introduce the last game of the fan meeting to you."
Finally.
In the interval between the second wave of cheers, Zhong Xiu found an opportunity and gave his opening remarks.
Then.
The cheers rang out again.
Zhong Xiu smiled, and didn't care, letting them cheer.
After they stopped naturally, he continued:
"This new game is very interesting."
"It's mainly this type of game. Our Linmu Studio has only made it once."
"Yes, this type of game that our Linmu Studio has only made once... Can you remember anything?"
"No? Then I'll give you another hint. That game is exclusive to Switch."
"It's still an escort masterpiece..."
Zhong Xiu just uttered the four words 'escort masterpiece'.
Offstage.
The faces of the players who were closer changed instantly.
First they were confused, then stunned, and then... ecstasy!
Then.
A huge noise that seemed to overturn the roof broke out.
That was the cheers of the players!
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! "
The type of game that Linmu Studio has only made once!
Combined with the hint given by Zhong Xiu.
It's really easy to guess!
- Open world!!!
Blizzard is completely dead... In fact, it has been dead for a long time, but it has survived for a long time relying on the legacy left over from its glorious period.
Thinking about the Blizzard games I have played, I won't mention World of Warcraft.
Since I couldn't choose the same hero in Overwatch, I felt that the fun of Overwatch has been greatly reduced. After the Horizon map came out, I stopped playing. I
have been playing Diablo III.
Two months ago, I tried the new season of Angel Crucible. It was quite interesting, but it was only fun for three days.
Hearthstone is the game I have played for the longest time. I also pre-ordered the Emperor expansion pack.
But because I became busier and busier, and I really couldn't adapt to the wild mode environment after the release of the Schism expansion pack, I quit.
Then there are other miscellaneous games, such as Warcraft and StarCraft.
When I was a child, I basically played them in the Internet cafe.
But the remastered version, let me be frank, is not good.
I used to be barely a Blizzard fan.
However, they have indeed changed... Look at Nintendo.
They were also criticized for relying on old IPs for a while, but what have they done in the past few years?
Let me tell you one thing, Nintendo's rare new IP "Splatoon" was released in 2015! It was only one year earlier than Overwatch. Now Splatoon 3 has come out, and Blizzard has brought out a return.
It didn't even give players a chance to complain about the server problems.
...
I didn't take the electronic urn yesterday, I just threw it away.
Ashes to dust.
Blizzard now is like the saying goes.
'You were a legend, but look at what you are like now.'
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
