Chapter 253: The Prologue of the Game
To Zhong Ming's great surprise, he was doing something that might seem meaningless and unreasonable on the surface, but he won the full support of many people.
The people in the studio too.
Lin Xiaoguang is also good.
Or the reporters he hired.
Everyone is doing their best to help him and contribute to this matter.
Of course, everyone in the studio may be because Zhong Ming is the boss, so they can't help but listen;
Lin Xiaoguang, perhaps to return the favor of "Guardian of the Zodiac";
As for the media reporters, maybe it's because they see the news hotspots.
But no matter what, they all stood up, which moved Zhong Ming.
It is precisely because of this that the game "Demons in the World" must be done well, no matter how many points are sold and how much attention is aroused, the quality of the game itself must be excellent!
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On July 1st, the test of "Demons in the World" was completed and the promotion began!
This time, Zhong Ming did not contact those channel providers, on the one hand, because the cooperation between the two sides was not pleasant when "Taiwu Picture Scroll"; On the other hand, because these channel providers are relatively more concerned about income, Zhong Ming's game only sells for 10 yuan, and it does not belong to the type of game that pleases players, so it is likely that they will not make money, even if they talk about it, these channel providers may not work hard to promote.
In this case, Zhong Ming no longer goes to these channel providers at all, or promotes it himself like "Taiwu Picture Scroll"!
The "Taigo Picture Scroll Login" made last time can be seen as the prototype of the Shimmer game platform, and this time it can come in handy a little.
Before the release of "The Devil in the World", Zhong Ming also made the Shimmer game platform, and then put all the games developed by himself on it, including "The Latent Red Path", "Working Dog Survival Manual", "Ink and Smoke", "Taiwu Picture Scroll", and now "The Devil in the World".
Of course, there is also the heaviest "Zodiac Guardian", but this game is still exclusive to the MGC2 handheld, so only a section is reserved, and some promotional images and promotional materials are placed on it to fill the faΓ§ade.
Looking at it this way, there are also 6 games on this "Shimmer Game Platform", and the first few have a certain reputation, which can be regarded as decent.
On the Shimmer game platform, "Devil in the World" has left a lot of promotional materials and recommendations, after all, it is his own son, and the treatment is not too good.
And on Lin Xiaoguang's side, he also left a lot of recommendations for "Demons in the World" in the game store of the MGC2 handheld platform!
Of course, the main promotion is "Zodiac Guardian", after all, this game is now the largest card game on MGC2's handheld, and sales are income, and Lin Xiaoguang will not be able to withdraw this. But the other recommended positions that can be evened out do come out a lot for "The Devil in the World", which is very interesting.
On the other hand, Zhong Ming also privately distributed the game "Demons in the World" to many anchors and asked them to help promote it. The popularity of "Taiwu Picture Scroll" has made many streamers shine before, and now they are naturally very happy to try out the new game of Shimmer Studios.
In this way, the first fire is there, and as for whether it can be burned, it all depends on the quality of the game itself and the reaction of the players.
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In the game store of the Shimmer game platform and the MGC2 handheld console, many players have a lot of discussions when they see the new games on the shelves.
"Hey,, Shimmer Studio? "Zodiac Guardian" has only been on for a month, and the second game has come out? That's so fast, isn't it??? β
"Is it only 10 bucks? It's also too cheap. β
"The synopsis says, 'Based on a real-life case,' 'All proceeds from the game will be donated to orphanages, schools, and educational institutions'?"
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"I don't know, let's play."
"There's a 'horror game' label......"
"it!"
The label of this horror game, which scared off some people, also attracted a group of people. After all, there are no horror games on the MGC2 handheld platform, and Shimmer Studios has never made horror games, so many horror game lovers are interested in it all of a sudden.
However, they watched the introduction and screenshots of the game several times, and they didn't see what kind of horror it was?
It's different from many other horror games, but it's different from the art style!
Out of trust in Shimmer Studios, players still buy the game and download it.
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Tang Ying also bought the game as soon as it was released, and then started playing at 10 p.m.
"It is said to be the first horror game developed by Shimmer Studios...... Audience, please give me some courage, I hope this horror game is not so scary......"
Tang Ying's whole body was in a ball.
The barrage said: "It's okay, lie down to win, you can play, but don't scream suddenly, you are more scary than a horror game!" β
Entering the game, there is first a black screen, then the logo of Shimmer Studios.
Immediately after, a paragraph appeared on the black screen:
Hell is empty, all devils are here β Shakespeare's The Tempest
Then, the game sound effects are heard.
It's the sound of vehicles moving, and the sound of heavy breathing.
The screen gradually lit up, and Tang Ying found herself in the back seat of a commercial vehicle, in the center of the three positions in the back seat, just in front of her, just in front of her, you could see the scene outside through the windshield.
A wilderness.
At the end of the view, you can faintly see the outline of the edge of the city, and you can see the towering buildings, but judging by the distance, it is definitely not close.
Tang Ying found that there seemed to be some problems with the viewing angle, which was lower than the regular viewing angle.
A simple prompt appears on the screen to use the right stick or mouse to turn the lens.
The specific hint will be decided according to the device used by the player, Tang Ying played on the computer, but used an external controller. She turns the right stick and observes her surroundings.
Then she understood why the perspective was lower than the regular one, because she was a child.
Judging from the clothes, it should be a little boy, and in terms of body shape, he is about fifteen or sixteen years old, which is not thin.
In the game, it's probably the summer season.,The protagonist wears short sleeves.,Judging from the muscles of the arms.,This child is not the skinny type.,There should be a lot of exercise in normal times.γ
On the left and right, there were two big men, one on the left and one on the right, with iron faces, and they held the boy's two arms, making him unable to move.
The wheezing sound, naturally, also came from the boy's mouth.
Tang Ying tried to move the left joystick, and the boy struggled, but then the big man on the right slapped him directly: "Little cub, tell you not to move!" β
With a crisp sound of "pop", Tang Ying's entire shot was fanned away, and a circle of blood red appeared at the edge of her field of vision, which startled her, and she didn't dare to touch the left stick again, so she could only carefully turn the right stick to observe the surrounding situation.
Soon, the flying car hit the ground.
The car door opened, and the big man on the left got out of the car and dragged the boy out at once.
In the carriage, it is a first-person perspective, and when you get off the train, it is automatically converted to a third-person perspective, allowing Tang Ying to see the little boy's whole body.
The clothes he wears are not very new, nor are they shabby, but they are certainly not expensive, that is, the economic conditions of the protagonist's family are average. The height is not high, and it looks relatively thin, but in fact, the physical fitness is still good, which can be seen from the muscles in the shoulders and calves.
The boy was still struggling, but the two big men quickly grabbed him left and right, and dragged him into the gate in front of him.
There are a few big words written on the door: Science and Technology Defense College.
Along the way, Tang Ying could only turn the right joystick to observe the surrounding situation.
There was a group of indifferent adults at the door, oblivious to the boy who was being carried inside, and there were even two or three people laughing and pointing at him.
In the distance on the playground, you can faintly see some people moving, all of them wearing gray military uniforms during the crisis, and the first impression makes people feel that this is some kind of military academy or training base or something.
Every time Tang Ying pushed the left joystick, or pressed any button, the boy was struggling violently while shouting, but the two big men directly set him up and walked forward, this struggle did not have any effect at all, if he struggled a certain number of times, the boy would be beaten as before.
Soon, the boy was led into the main building in front of him by two big men and to the door of a reception room.
Inside the reception room, a middle-aged man with messy hair and a skewed beard was talking to a doctor in a white lab coat.
When the boy saw the middle-aged man, he instantly became anxious and shouted loudly: "Dad, save me!" Save me, they're kidnapping me! β
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man ignored his shouts and continued to talk to the white coat.
The white coat pushed his glasses and looked at the little boy who was brought outside the reception room with a smile, but this smile was so terrifying in the eyes of the little boy.
The white coat turned to the middle-aged man and said: "Don't worry, we have a lot of cured cases for diseases like your child, and I assure you that the success rate of our transformation or treatment of this kind of child here is conservatively above 90%. Basically, after one course of treatment, it can be completely corrected. β
The boy was still crying, and the middle-aged man couldn't help but look sideways, but then said to the white coat: "Then, Professor Yang, how long is a course of treatment?" β
Professor Yang smiled, "This, depending on the severity of the symptoms. Generally, 2 to 4 months. This requires further diagnosis and treatment to be determined. Let's start with a simple test, which may take a little longer if your child is highly violent. β
The middle-aged man nodded: "Okay, then please Professor Yang." β
Professor Yang stood up and said to the two big men: "Notify Group A to receive and go to the 13th treatment room." β
The boy was still yelling, "Dad, help me!" Save me! β
But the middle-aged man blushed and sat on the chair without saying a word.
The two big men continued to carry the boy to the door of the so-called 13 treatment room.
The three of them came up by elevator, and the boy realized that no matter how much he cried here, his father on the first floor would not be able to hear him.
13 The furnishings of the treatment room are extremely simple, there is a hospital bed on the left hand side of the door, and on the other side of the bed, that is, by the window, there is a chair, and behind the chair there is a long table with drawers, and that's it.
The boy was carried to the hospital bed by two big men, and the boy tried to struggle, but soon a large crowd of people poured in outside the door, and roughly counted, there were about a dozen.
All of them were strong and strong, and there were five or six people on the left and right sides of the hospital bed, and they held the boy down together, some on his arms and some on his legs, and the boy couldn't move for an instant.
"What are you going to do! I want to see my dad! β
"You're breaking the law! I'm looking for the Sheriff's Office! β
The boy kept shouting, but the men were expressionless and deaf, and just pressed the boy the hospital bed.
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In front of the screen, Tang Ying was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe, and her mind was full of question marks.
What the hell is going on?
Where is this?
What are these people for???
It seems that these people should be the "Group A reception" mentioned by Professor Yang before, but why did they press the little boy on the bed?
And, why is there no one to stop this kind of thing? What is the little boy's father doing?
Apparently, everyone is now just as confused and frightened as the little boy.
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Professor Yang, who was wearing a white coat, walked in from outside the door with a smile and closed the door with his hand.
The three big red letters "under treatment" on the door are quite dazzling.
Now it's a third-person perspective, and after the boy is pressed to the hospital bed, the perspective changes to a top-down perspective, so you can see Professor Yang's movements.
Professor Yang took out a square white instrument from the long table with drawers, inserted the plug into the socket in the corner of the wall next to it, and then took out two needles from another iron box and pierced the boy's two hands.
Then, Professor Yang took out several wires from the white instrument, and at the top of each wire there was a small metal clip, which was clamped one by one on the needles in the boy's two hands, and on each needle, four or five small clips were clamped.
Then Professor Yang sat down in a chair, holding a white instrument in his hand, and asked in the boy's ear, "Do you know why you are here?" β
The boy clenched his teeth and said nothing.
Professor Yang sighed softly, then pressed one of the buttons on the white instrument.
"Ah!!h
The boy struggled violently on the hospital bed, his arms twitching and trembling incessantly, but several big men next to him held him down.
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Tang Ying subconsciously covered her mouth.
She was really scared!
After Professor Yang pressed the button, there was no exaggeration, and there was no electric current even on the needle, as if nothing had happened, but the boy's reaction was as if he had been subjected to some kind of extremely horrific torture, and that expression was heart-wrenching.
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Professor Yang only pressed it, and the boy gasped for breath, his arms still shaking.
Professor Yang asked again, "Do you know why you came here?" β
The boy's eyes wandered, probably with some associations.
Why are these people able to find their place accurately?
Why is his father here talking to this white coat?
"I ...... My dad sent me in? The boy said incredulously.
Professor Yang smiled: "Since you know it in your heart, why don't you tell the truth?" Uncle Yang's least favorite thing is a lying child, remember, don't lie, answer Uncle Yang's questions honestly. Let me ask you again, then why did your dad send you in? β
This time it was no longer the boy himself who answered, and options appeared on the screen.
[I don't know, you let me ask him!] γ
Because I am disobedient. γ
[This is a misunderstanding! γ
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