Chapter 662 It's really cool
"What is this?"
Cheng Lei clicked on the Vaporwave game platform, and at first glance he saw the promotional picture on the most prominent position of the homepage.
The promotional picture is very eye-catching.
Countless ragged and bloody zombies swarmed in, and four survivors stood on the roof of the car, holding various weapons in their hands, and seemed to be fighting a bloody battle with the swarming zombies.
The blood filled the entire promotional picture.
The name of the game on the promotional picture is 'Left 4 Dead', and the 4 in it is also stained with blood, which complements the whole picture.
The composition is really great.
However.
As a loyal game player, Cheng Lei has not heard of any major game company saying that it will make a doomsday zombie-themed game recently.
Release a game without saying hello?
This is not the operation of a major game company.
The only one who would do this is Linmu Studio.
But since the emergence of Linmu Carnival and the change of the e-sports festival process.
Linmu Studio has rarely announced any new games outside of these two time periods, especially traditional games.
Players have also become accustomed to enjoying the intensive bombardment of game masterpieces by Linmu Studio at events such as carnival.
So which game company made this?
Judging from the promotional pictures, it doesn't seem to be a small company...
Cheng Lei clicked on the store details page with curiosity.
The game is called "Left 4 Dead".
Although the promotional video has not been released on the store page, the game screenshots have been released.
It looks like a serious 3D game.
Cheng Lei became more interested and continued to scroll down to see who the producer and production company were.
Then.
She saw the familiar name in the producer and production columns - Linmu Studio.
"..."
Cheng Lei's eyes widened suddenly.
After repeatedly confirming that he was not mistaken.
He held the mouse and immediately scrolled down to see the platform where this game was logged in.
At first glance.
He looked at the mobile terminal.
There was no check.
There was no check on the mobile terminal.
This means that this is a traditional game.
It was not announced at the Linmu Carnival, nor at the e-sports festival. It was suddenly announced as a first-party traditional game masterpiece by Linmu Studio!
"No way?"
Seeing this, Cheng Lei finally couldn't hold it anymore and stood up from his chair with a complicated expression on his face.
It was a mixture of disbelief, surprise and excitement.
Yes.
This was the player who said in the forum that the number of traditional games of Linmu Studio would decrease to a certain extent, while the number of mobile games would increase.
Because he was a loyal gamer, he played both mobile games and traditional games.
So he thought he was quick enough to detect the change in the wind direction of the entire game industry, so he dared to make such a judgment.
And the development of things was indeed as he expected.
The entire game industry turned to mobile games.
But only.
Linmu Studio's operation at this moment was beyond his expectations.
They actually... released a new game in October! ?
It's a traditional game! ?
Just when his peers turned to increase their investment in mobile games!
Why! ?
Cheng Lei couldn't figure it out!
Such a game can't be made overnight. Linmu Studio should have been working on this game a long time ago, but this announcement date...
The only thing Cheng Lei could think of was that Linmu Studio was also a traditional game school!
At the same time,
when Cheng Lei was brainstorming, other players
in major forums were also blown up. Linmu Studio's sudden unconventional move even caused two strange opinions in the player circle... "What the hell!? Linmu Studio suddenly announced a new game - "Left 4 Dead"! It looks like a doomsday zombie theme! A traditional game! Not a mobile game!" " A new game was announced at this time. The main course of the mid-year carnival has just been finished, and Linmu Studio has brought up new dishes again!?" "Case solved, Linmu Studio is also a traditional game faction. They are dissatisfied with the changes in the industry, even though they started this trend, so they want to use traditional games to wake up their peers!" "This is really unexpected. This is the first time in three years, right? Linmu Studio announced a game at this time point. Considering the current market changes, what the above said is really possible..." "Come on, how is it possible? They also made a lot of money from mobile games, how could it be to wake up their peers... I am more inclined to believe that Linmu Studio released the new game at the end of the year ahead of schedule. Maybe it is an experimental work. In short, it doesn't matter if it fails, but it will make a lot of money if it succeeds." "The guy above, you've just started playing, right? Have you ever played any game from Linmu Studio? How can you say a word like 'just for fun'? Has Linmu Studio ever played any game before?" "This announcement date is indeed unexpected and can make people think of many things, but... I care more about this game! Is it fun? When will it be released?"
"Yes! Whether Linmu Studio is dissatisfied with the changes in the market or just playing around, it doesn't matter. The most important thing for us is whether the game is fun! The theme of zombies can almost be said to have no mystery. Can Linmu Studio come up with something new?"
"..."
Lin Yao herself didn't expect it.
Just by announcing the game on different days, and even before the game trailer was released, players have been discussing and imagining it like crazy.
It can only be said that this is a manifestation of Linmu Studio's influence.
However, this situation did not last long.
As Linmu Studio released the game trailer.
All these discussions disappeared in an instant.
After all, the most important thing for players is still the game.
That night.
Cheng Lei opened the Vaporwave game platform again and clicked on the store details page of "Left 4 Dead" that Linmu Studio released unconventionally.
The first game promotion CG has been released.
His eyes lit up, and then he immediately clicked on the video.
Although he was shocked when he saw this game at the beginning and couldn't figure out why Linmu Studio did this, it was a good thing for loyal gamers like him.
After all, there are new games to play.
His interest in the new game overwhelmed his doubts and shock.
He wanted to know how to play this game right now.
As he pressed the video play button,
the Vaporwave gaming platform played the promotional CG of Left 4 Dead almost without any lag.
Ta-da-da-deng—
accompanied by chords.
In the dim sky,
dogs barked and footsteps sounded.
The screen gradually brightened.
A sturdy black man in a polo shirt, a gentle man in a white suit, a young man in a peaked cap, and a woman in a pink T-shirt.
The four characters that appeared on the cover of the game walked forward cautiously and looked left and right.
The camera slowly moved up to the towering billboard next to them, which read an announcement—
[Due to the spread of the virus, this store will be temporarily closed until further notice]
Just a few words.
The background of the story was explained.
The virus spreads.
Then the screen went black and then the scene changed.
The convenience store was sealed with wooden bars. The sturdy black man in the lead smashed the glass and wooden bars with his elbows and forced the door open.
A group of people filed in.
The four of them searched for supplies in the convenience store while planning their next route. At the same time, the leading black man read the announcement when the virus spread.
"Report abnormal conditions..."
"Set up roadblocks around your home..."
"Avoid contact with any zombie infected people..."
"Wait for instructions..."
When he finished reading,
the leading black man sneered, threw the announcement aside, took a bite of the chocolate in his hand, and said, "Wait? Wait for shit."
Then.
The camera slowly moved left.
To the young man in the baseball cap.
He was fully armed, carrying two guns and a gasoline barrel on his back, and holding a spray gun in his hand. He turned his head and said, "Kill all these bastards..."
Click.
He pulled the bolt of the shotgun and continued, "This is the official instruction I issued."
Until then.
The entire promotional CG maintained restraint, even a kind of tranquil temperament.
But the next second.
With the young man who just said the "official instruction" kicking open the security door, the style of the painting suddenly changed.
The door.
The bloody zombies covered in ketchup heard the sound and immediately turned their heads back, howling and rushing towards the camera.
The monotonous chords suddenly changed.
With the drum beats, the music became exciting.
The four protagonists stood at the door, facing the zombies that rushed over, shooting one by one.
Then the camera began to switch quickly.
Day, night, city, wilderness.
Guns shot the head, fire axes split, blood flew everywhere.
But the promotional video did not continue to be exciting.
With the appearance of special infected people.
The riders who laughed wildly, had flexible postures and could ride on people's heads; the mud people who hid in the mud and could only crawl, but were extremely fast; the spitters who were characterized as women, with erosions in the mouth and continuous green liquid flowing out, and made sharp cries...
These strange, curious and disgusting zombies were matched with abrupt and disturbing music.
Suddenly, the promotional video became more tense.
The four people fought and ran, and finally reached the evacuation point given by the official.
The promotional CG was halfway through.
The four people climbed up the high-rise building.
But what greeted them was the helicopter evacuation ahead of schedule, and they were still trapped in the current situation of the city.
No one rescued them.
"It seems that the plan has changed."
Finally,
Nick, who was dressed in a white suit, said this line.
The second half of the trailer continued to play.
Obviously,
they fought back again.
Fighter jets roared past, destroying the bridge connecting the city.
The four protagonists faced more crazy zombies in the explosion and fire, struggling to survive.
More special zombies appeared.
Clown zombies whose shoes would squeak and attract nearby infected people; nuclear and biological infected people who wore protective clothing so that flames or burning bullets could not harm them; violent rushers who wore sling overalls, had huge bodies, and had huge right hands, and could grab humans and smash them on the ground like chickens.
They attacked in waves.
The explosive scenes kept playing.
In front of the screen,
Cheng Lei, who was watching the CG of the trailer, gradually became short of breath.
Damn it! !
This seems to be a little different from ordinary zombie-themed games.
At the same time,
on the screen,
the four protagonists struggled forward, stumbling all the way to the elevator of the shopping mall. After getting rid of the tongue of the smoker, the elevator door closed.
In the enclosed space,
the four people got a rare breathing time.
But this time is not long.
As the elevator descended, the four looked downstairs.
On the first floor of the shopping mall, countless zombies were densely packed. When they heard the sound of the elevator, they were slowly gathering towards the elevator.
"Holy shit."
Finally.
A curse broke the silence.
The leading black man pulled up the young man who was shocked by the sight of the zombies gathering downstairs, and the only female in the team handed him a weapon.
"Hey, kill those bastards, right?"
She repeated what the young man said in the convenience store.
The young man took the gun and nodded with a smile.
The screen was aimed at the floor display panel.
The elevator continued to descend.
The music sounded again.
The scenes of other levels began to flash.
At the carnival, the four stood on the stage, facing the fireworks spraying from the edge of the stage, and used guitars and guns to hit the zombies that kept pouring in from the edge of the stage, as if performing a black comedy.
In front of the building, the four people held their positions. The only female character in the team held a machine gun and shot at the zombies that kept rushing up like a god of war.
On the bridge, facing the most difficult tank, which was extremely huge and could easily grab a car and throw it at them, the four people took turns to cooperate.
"I haven't..."
"Ready..."
"Go to hell."
Finally, with Nick's lines.
Ding--
the harsh elevator arrival prompt sounded.
The four protagonists arrived at the bottom of the shopping mall.
The elevator door with blood splattered and the zombies reflected opened.
Sizzle.
The strong black man in the lead started the chainsaw, and the four protagonists with weapons in hand appeared in front of the zombies.
Then.
The name of the game appeared-"Left 4 Dead".
There was also a small word below-"Now! Start!"
"..."
Cheng Lei had to say that he was instantly attracted after watching this promotional video.
Left 4 Dead.
As the game name suggests, watching the promotional video, it seems that the players have to control the protagonists to survive, and they will encounter a lot of troubles on the way...
Although it is just a promotional CG, the types of zombies, the types of weapons, and the gameplay can basically be seen.
It looks very interesting! ! !
The game atmosphere is as good as always!
Fighting zombies on stage! ?
Is this some kind of zombie idol? ?
There are also various special zombies... They all feel very oppressive! Just watching the promotional video makes me feel full of oppression!
And most importantly...
Cheng Lei held the mouse and pulled the page down.
Sure enough.
The game introduction below also came out.
Compared with the promotional CG that is more impactful but the gameplay cannot be confirmed, the advantage of the text introduction is that it is easier to understand.
When I saw the introduction - 'In the game, players have to work together with other survivor characters (a total of four people) to escape the virus-infected area and fight against the infected along the way. On the way to escape, players need to activate some organs on the map so that the survivors can continue to move forward, but this move will cause a large number of infected people to attack'.
Cheng Lei immediately understood.
Sure enough!
No wonder there are four protagonists in the promotional video!
This is a cooperative survival game! ! !
Fighting zombies together?
Damn.
Cheng Lei combined the promotional CG and began to imagine the scene of clearing the level with his friends, and couldn't help rubbing his hands.
The anticipation is overwhelming!
And when he saw the release date, he waved his arms excitedly.
This game...is actually released on November 11th!
Linmu Studio is not making up stories. You can play next month!
"Linmu Studio, you are the god in my mind!!!"
After watching the promotional video, the introduction, and finally seeing the release date,
Cheng Lei couldn't help it and yelled out a very shameful sentence.
What is the purpose of Linmu Studio?
It doesn't matter!
He just knows that a fun game is coming! !
! At the same time,
other players were also shocked when they saw the promotional CG and the game introduction.
Cooperation to survive and fight zombies! ?
Damn.
Of course, some people's eyes went dark.
Because once the game has the word "cooperation", it means that players need to have the highest hardware configuration in the gaming industry-friends.
Or three!
This is...
However,
they didn't feel sad for long.
Because the subsequent game introduction also said that other characters can be controlled by AI, and players can play the game alone.
At the same time, the game will also have an online matching mode.
Seeing this,
the players didn't even have the last worry.
In the end, they were left with only expectations for the game!
The player forum
ushered in the second wave of discussion!
"Awesome! Produced by Linmu Studio, a new direction for zombie-themed games! Four-player cooperative escape!"
"I was so excited after watching the trailer, all kinds of weird zombies, all kinds of weapons, bloody scenes... this is too much like that!"
"It will be released next month! Next month! Everyone is making mobile games, but you have given players a surprise! Lin Yao! Are you an angel!?" "
Hasn't she always been one? [Picture]"
"Damn, what a ridiculous picture, but it's really appropriate, hahaha... The land is covered with corpses from mobile games, and Lin Yao falls from the sky, holding a version of "Left 4 Dead", hahaha." "
Fuck, you changed the picture so quickly, but this is the official software of Linmu Studio. You changed Lin Yao's picture, do you want to give up your account?"
"I'm beautifying Lin Yao, she will forgive me. [Dog head]"
"..."
Soon.
A picture of Lin Yao spreading her wings and falling from the sky on the land covered with corpses from mobile games circulated in the forum.
The spread speed was very fast.
I don't know who changed it.
But most players think this picture is very appropriate.
Who would have thought?
At a time when all game companies have turned around, we can still play a masterpiece, and it is a cooperative escape game that looks full of gameplay!
Of course.
There are also opponents who are not optimistic about this.
For example, a user named '竹零444' posted a post.
[Regarding "Left 444", I pour cold water on it. I still think that the release date of Linmu Studio is not normal. It has been a routine for so many years, but now it suddenly does this. It really seems that they force the release date to be advanced for the sake of reputation. I guess this game is a less important experimental work within them. After all, the potential of the zombie theme has been exhausted for so many years. I don’t think this game will be innovative. Maybe it just adds a cooperative gameplay. In essence, it is no different from other zombie games. Don’t get too excited and have too high expectations.]
This kind of post.
Although most players don’t like to see it.
But I have to say that the other party’s words really poured cold water on the players who were expecting...
Many players saw this post and the smiles on their faces froze immediately.
Of course, there are also many players who think this is impossible and argue with reason under the post.
"Brother, subjective speculation is really meaningless. If you want to say so, there was no precedent when the carnival was first held! Can you also say that Linmu Studio just wants to trick players into going offline to kill?"
"The game promotion CG and the things disclosed are not disappointing. The game has not been released yet, and everyone is looking forward to it. What's the point of you saying this?"
"If you know how to pour cold water, don't say it! If you can't speak, don't say it!"
"This kind of thing will only be known after the game is released. What is disclosed now is at least satisfactory, right? Why do you have to think so much? Can't you be happy first? Pessimism is not advisable. Everyone plays games for fun. When the game doesn't work, I will take the lead, but there is no need now without evidence, right?"
"..."
Most of the players under the post expressed their dissatisfaction.
Soon.
The poster of this post, '竹零444', also came out - "I have seen everyone's replies, but I just expressed my thoughts. What do you mean by don't speak if you can't? You can't stop people from speaking, right? I just think it's not okay! Can't I stick to my opinion? You think it's a good thing for everyone to be as silly as idiots, right?"
The poster insisted on his own opinion.
But probably because he was too excited, the wording was not carefully considered, and he directly opened the map cannon, and then both sides got angry and even quarreled... It
was quite intense.
However.
This is just a small episode in the player community.
It doesn't have much impact on the release of the game.
Lin Yao actually saw the questioning post, but she didn't care too much, because these doubts will disappear after the game is released.
She is still confident about this.
What she cared more about was the silly picture of an angel descending with her face pasted on it.
It was so shameful!
At that time, she wanted to ban the first player who spread this picture.
If Mu Wanqing hadn't held back her laughter and hugged her tightly from behind,
the vindictive Lin Yao would have really banned the player who insisted that the picture was changed to beautify her...
On the other hand,
colleagues in Linmu Studio soon learned that Linmu Studio was about to release a stand-alone game at this time point.
As for their thoughts after learning the news... It was very simple.
They just thought.
Linmu Studio was so willful.
At the same time, they thought that they... were really handsome.
They did whatever they wanted.
Everyone thought that mobile games had no future, so they made mobile games.
Everyone thought that mobile games were the future, and they were preparing to release a new stand-alone game.
And every time they raised their arms, no matter what they did, all players would turn their eyes to them.
It can be said that one call leads to a hundred responses.
Chao!
This is so cool...
I'm really envious...
I just wonder what the scene will be like after the game called "Left 4 Dead" is released...
(End of this chapter)
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