Game Empire: Starting from Driving Crazy Players

Chapter 210 Horror Game!
In fact, regarding the escape game, compared with other horror games, such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc., the escape game has a tricky place.

That is, he took full advantage of human psychological frailty.

In this game, the player acts as a reporter who is powerless.

Throughout the game, all the player can do is run away, not fight back.

In addition, since the escape game is a very classic western-style horror, the screen in this game is quite bloody.

Fortunately, in this parallel world, due to the high development of games and the relatively small number of horror games, most of the games produced by game companies are relatively mild and relaxing games.

Therefore, there have been no particularly obvious restrictions and requirements on the review of horror games.

It can be regarded as taking advantage of a loophole.

Therefore, the release of escape will not encounter obstacles in review.

But now Zhang Yi inserted the USB flash drive containing the game body into the computer, copied the game files to the computer, and after everything was ready, Zhang Yi opened the game.

In the cutscenes, the logo of Mirage Studios appeared.

Before the game officially started, Zhang Yi thought about it, and finally decided to remind the two of them a little.

Although as a creator of horror games, as a designer, Zhang Yi must be very happy to see the emotions of players screaming when they are scared.

But no matter what, the two of them are family and friends anyway.

Therefore, based on the principle of friendship and kindness, Zhang Yi said to Shen Yunxin and his younger sister Zhang Yiqi:

"By the way, before the game starts, I have to remind you. In this game, because it is a relatively adventurous game, and the player's goal is to find the truth, so there may be some problems during the process. There's a little horror element to it."

"You have to be mentally prepared for this."

Horror elements? !

When Zhang Yiqi heard these four words, he was taken aback for a moment.

Originally, he seemed to be in a very excited state, but Zhang Yi's words directly made him a little stiff.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi smiled.

He knows best what kind of character his younger sister Zhang Yiqi has.Don't look at this girl who is usually careless and looks fearless, but she is actually quite timid.

As for Shen Yunxin next to her, she only frowned slightly.

For a game streamer.He has been exposed to a lot of games, and it is impossible to play the same type of games all the time. Sometimes live broadcasts require some program effects. Therefore, Shen Yunxin has also been exposed to many horror games naturally.

Now domestic horror games are basically frightening horror.

It's the kind of horror feeling when you are doing something, and then suddenly a grimace pops up in front of you.

He has long been immune to this, so when he heard Zhang Yi say that it contained horror elements, he didn't care too much in his heart.

After saying a word, Zhang Yi could see the expressions of the two of them, so he said to his sister Zhang Yiqi:
"If you're afraid, don't play."

Although the little girl was afraid in her heart, after hearing this sentence, she puffed up her chest and said courageously like a provocative method:

"I'm not afraid!"

But just after finishing speaking, the game has come to the prompt interface at this time.

The background of the game is relatively dark, and the scenes behind it look blurry, giving people a more gloomy feeling.

Then a line of words appeared in the middle of the game.

At the same time, there is a relatively low male voice in the background.

"You're an investigative reporter whose ambition is to travel through hell for yourself, always willing to unearth stories that other journalists dare not investigate."

"You will unravel the dark secrets at the heart of the Giant Mountain Mental Asylum, survive as long as possible, and record everything. You are not a warrior. To survive the fear of the Giant Mountain and find out the truth, you will have to run, hide or die .”

Below this text there is a pulsating "Continue" button.

It seems that after clicking, the player will enter such a huge mountain mental hospital, not knowing what will happen.

Zhang Yiqi felt a little embarrassed immediately.

What he said to Zhang Yi just now also suddenly became emboldened.

The little girl was obviously a little scared, but it might be because of the words she said to Zhang Yi just now, so she was a little bit embarrassed.

At this time, Shen Yunxin saw his emotions in a timely manner.

So he thought about it and said:
"This game looks quite interesting, Qiqi, how about my sister come to play, and you can watch from the side, okay?"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yiqi nodded immediately.

Also pretended to be reluctant to part.

"OK then."

The two exchanged positions. In the end, Shen Yunxin sat in front of the computer, while Zhang Yiqi sat on the bench next to her and watched.

Zhang Yi sat on the other side.

After Shen Yunxin clicked "Continue".

After a short wait, the game began.

A car was driving on a mountain road, with weeds on both sides and boundless darkness in front of it.

As the car continued to move forward, a building soon appeared in front of it, and it was slowly entered, an unmanned security booth.

The car stops.

The protagonist took out a folder from the co-pilot's position.

A prompt appears on the screen.

Shen Yunxin looked at it, and after reading the above content, she clicked to continue.

I saw that the reporter played by the player picked up a camera from the co-pilot position and carried it with him.

Next, after walking a little in the scene, I found the entrance outside the mental hospital.

The whole picture looks very dim, and the background sound effects are also very weird, and there are lightning flashes in the sky.

The terrifying atmosphere was instantly filled.

Sitting next to her, Zhang Yiqi clenched her fist unconsciously.

With a nervous look on his face.

And Shen Yunxin was a little surprised. Today's just like this, it's not enough to scare him.

He even said to Zhang Yi:

"nice."

"From the current point of view, the atmosphere of the whole game is very, very good."

"I've played a lot of horror games before, but compared with this game, some of them are in the sky and the other is underground."

"But what I want to say is, didn't you say this is an adventure game? Why do I think this is purely a horror game?"

After Shen Yunxin expressed the doubts in her heart, Zhang Yi just smiled and said:

"Just keep playing and you'll know."

"Oh."

Without speaking, Shen Yunxin continued to play the game.

The doors of mental hospitals are closed.

Shen Yunxin could only start looking for the entrance in the outer area of ​​the mental hospital.

What I have to say is that because the overall atmosphere of this game is very well made, the dark picture, weird sound effects and other aspects are very harmonious.

As a result, Shen Yunxin also unknowingly became a little nervous.

Eventually found a gap in one area of ​​the game and crouched in.

After climbing and using the camera to find the route in a dark environment, in about a few minutes, Shen Yunxin finally entered the mental hospital.

Because the whole picture is relatively dark, plus it is a special scene like a mental hospital.

So even an old player like Shen Yunxin.

I can't help but feel a little nervous.

Even in some cases, he even held his breath unconsciously.

Then, while searching in a house, when he was about to approach a TV, suddenly, the TV hanging on the wall suddenly rang, and white snowflakes lit up.

"what!"

Shen Yunxin is also an advanced player who has played many games.

And he has been exposed to a lot of horror games, so naturally he wouldn't be scared to scream by this kind of attack, at most he just shook his body.

However, just because Shen Yunxin is not afraid does not mean that Zhang Yiqi is not afraid.

It is worth mentioning that during the entire game, Shen Yunxin did not wear headphones, but chose to put the speakers out.

Therefore, when the TV that had just been hung on the wall suddenly turned on and rang, Zhang Yiqi, who was concentrating on watching the game screen, was frightened at that time.

His whole body trembled, and then he covered his eyes and screamed.

"what!!!"

However, although the little girl was very frightened in her heart and blocked her eyes with her hands, she was curious about this game, so he couldn't help but continue watching.

There was a small gap in the hand blocking her eyes, as if this small gap could protect her from being frightened.

Shen Yunxin continued to manipulate the character to move forward.

Saw blood in the corridor.

First, get the information that needs to be obtained from the rooms on both sides, so that the star can continue to move forward. At this time, the door on the left in front of him suddenly and slowly closes.

It's like being haunted.

"Forehead"

The unknown is actually the scariest thing.

Shen Yunxin frowned.

The walking speed of the control character also slowed down a bit, after walking to the automatically closed door, after making sure that there was no shock.

Shen Yunxin walked to another passage and climbed up the ventilation duct.

Zhang Yi watched from the side, and had to say that Shen Yunxin was indeed quite courageous, at least so far, there was no situation where she dared not continue playing.

However, it will soon reach the first scary place in the game.

Shen Yunxin plays the role seriously.

After leaving the pipe, he found a door that could be opened.

Nothing abnormal would happen in this kind of place, but the moment the police controlled the character to open the door, they saw a shaking corpse hanging upside down directly in front of the door.

Then the body fell directly to the ground.

Big bloodstains.

Going forward is another corpse hanging upside down.

To be honest, Shen Yunxin was already a little hesitant when playing here.

He stopped operating the character, turned his head to look at Zhang Yi next to him, and asked seriously: "Are you sure this is an adventure game, not a horror game?"

This game has been played until now, although it is only a few minutes, but the atmosphere rendered by the whole game is extremely scary and gives people a strong sense of oppression.

At first, it was just dim lights, plus weird scenes.

It was still acceptable to Shen Yunxin.

But when playing here, seeing this kind of weird picture and the corpse hanging upside down, the horror atmosphere is directly raised infinitely.

So even he was a little flustered in his heart.

As for Zhang Yi's younger sister, Zhang Yiqi, she put her hands in front of her eyes, and the small gap that was originally exposed became smaller and smaller.

After hearing Shen Yunxin's question, Zhang Yi smiled and did not answer.

it is more than words.

"It really deserves to be called a devil designer by netizens."

Shen Yunxin rolled her eyes and shook her head helplessly.

This is a big Chinese New Year. It was originally such a festive day. When everyone heard that Magician Studio was going to release a new 3a-level game, they were all excited and looking forward to it.

Today on Weibo, Zhang Yi told everyone that this is an adventure game.

Has a puzzle element.

It also aroused everyone's curiosity to the extreme.

Shen Yunxin can now imagine, when the game is officially announced tomorrow, what kind of expressions the players will have when they get in touch with this game.

At that time, the popularity on Weibo will explode in an instant.

The players collectively condemned Zhang Yi.

But thinking about this kind of thing, Zhang Yi would definitely not care about it. After all, since the first game Zhang Yi made, he has been called the devil designer and dog designer by the players.

Among all the works, only "League of Glory" is considered a relatively normal game.

As for other games, they either torture the player's body, or torture the player's heart, or even torture the feelings between players.

Now this horror game.

I'm afraid the players will be too scared to take care of themselves again.

Shen Yunxin continued to play for a while, and then came across a corpse hanging from the ceiling. Moreover, this corpse was still alive, not completely dead.

A word before death.

"You can't fight back, you can only hide from them."

It is an explanation of how the game is played.

Shen Yunxin continued to walk forward, and when he turned sideways to cross a narrow passage, he encountered the first npc in the game, a monster that looked extremely tall and burly, although it was in human form, it didn't look like a human and directly attacked him. The role seized.

Following the monster, the character controlled by Shen Yunxin was thrown down.

The character falls into a coma.

He said that the character stood up again in the game screen, but Shen Yunxin had no intention of continuing to play.

Zhang Yiqi was watching the game next to her.I was also very nervous, and I was too scared to watch it.

Shen Yunxin took a deep breath, and then said to Zhang Yi: "I think this game should be played when I go back to the live broadcast."

Playing this kind of game at night feels a bit chilly on the back.

"Why are you afraid?"

Zhang Yi said with a smile.

Shen Yunxin directly rolled her eyes back at him: "Although I really don't want to admit it, it's true."

Looking at the game in front of her, Shen Yunxin continued:
"Compared with the traditional horror games on the market, this game has a better overall game atmosphere, and the game screen and soundtrack are particularly ingeniously and harmoniously arranged."

"At least to me, as a horror game, it is particularly good."

"And the biggest difference of this game is that it does not have the means of resistance like other horror games. If I am not wrong, the protagonist of this game does not have any ability to resist. During the whole process, only Run away, right?"

When the game just started, this was stated in the game introduction, and the corpse hanging from the ceiling just said something similar.

So guessing this, it's not surprising.

Zhang Yi nodded.

"Yes."

really.

Shen Yunxin nodded helplessly.

Because the protagonists of some horror games on the market now have guns, or weapons.

Therefore, it is actually more friendly to players. Even players who are a little less courageous can at least rely on the weapons in their hands to protect themselves.

But the game Zhang Yi made is completely different.

The character controlled by the player can only escape without any ability to resist.

In this case, the player's sense of terror and tension will be further enhanced.

There is a saying on the Internet that is very good, it is called, all fears come from insufficient firepower, and in this game, the four words insufficient firepower are carried to the extreme, or it can be said that there is no firepower at all.

Shen Yunxin said: "Now I can already imagine what kind of expressions the players will have when they come into contact with this game when the game is officially released tomorrow."

"And I can also predict that tomorrow there will definitely be many players who will not be able to sleep at night after playing this game."

She said so on the lips, but in Shen Yunxin's heart, she also felt more and more admiration for Zhang Yi.

Ever since he knew that Zhang Yi was a game designer, the games Zhang Yi designed, one after another, were all very high-quality and popular on the Internet.

And the most surprising thing is that the types of games Zhang Yi designed are completely different.

The first "Cat Leo" and "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy" are small 2D games.

Then came the "League of Glory".

It is extremely popular, and its popularity is getting higher and higher, and it has a tendency to become the number one online game in China.

Then "Overcooked Kitchen" became a two-player game.

Then there is this next horror game.

Zhang Yi seems to be always challenging new things, and every time he does it very well, which makes Shen Yunxin as a player feel special admiration.

Including that he now feels that the atmosphere of this horror game is indeed very tense and depressing, but it is also a proof of the excellent performance of this game.

When thinking of this, Shen Yunxin suddenly thought that she didn't even know the name of this game.

He closed the game, and saw the name of the folder among the folders on the computer.

It's called "Escape".

"So the name of this game is "Escape"?"

Hearing Shen Yunxin's question, Zhang Yi nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, but this is only the first part of the escape series."

"If this game is more popular with players after its release, then Fantasy World will consider making the second work of this series."

The true pinnacle of the escape series, then undoubtedly the second one.

At that time, Zhang Yi's former parallel world was extremely popular, and it was regarded as a horror game.A very, very famous work.

In fact, at the very beginning, Zhang Yi considered making "Escape 2" directly.

However, considering that the production cost of Escape [-] is higher and it will take longer, the current Fantasy World is only a relatively small studio, and it is directly trying to make Escape [-]. Although it is certain that it can be produced, but The time spent in the middle is too long.

And in this world, the market for horror games is still uncertain.

So think twice.

Zhang Yi decided to take the lead in making Escape [-], and first put a smaller stone in the market to see the players' reactions.

If the response is good, escape [-] can also be put on the agenda.

"There's even a second work?"

Shen Yunxin really didn't expect that there would be a second part of the escape game, and Zhang Yi seemed to have planned everything for escape [-].

But that's all for later.

Shen Yunxin said:

"But no matter what, I believe that the escape game will be released tomorrow. It will definitely have great results."

"Although horror games are considered relatively niche works in the domestic market, the reason, I think, is mainly because domestic game companies do not have a particularly good ability to produce horror games."

"If there is a good horror game, players will still support it."

Hearing Shen Yunxin's words, Zhang Yi was a little curious.

"How did you know for sure?"

"When I decided to make a horror game, many people in the studio were hesitant."

Shen Yunxin smiled.

"You forgot, I'm a game anchor."

"When each game is broadcasting live, the heat gained is also different, and I think this heat can actually reflect the players' attitude towards a certain type of game very clearly."

"And when I was broadcasting horror games before, the heat in the live broadcast room was often higher than usual."

"Although there may be some bad tastes in this that players want to see the anchor get scared, but such a high traffic volume, I still think it can explain something."

"And when I was broadcasting horror games back then, I could often see players posting bullet screens in the live broadcast room, which meant that there wasn't a particularly good horror game in China. Or it was just another garbage horror game, etc."

"This shows that players cannot accept horror games, but the quality of horror games cannot be accepted by players."

"And this "Escape" from Fantasy World, I think it is very good."

After hearing these words from Shen Yunxin, Zhang Yi felt a little more confident in his heart from now on.

indeed.

As a game anchor, Shen Yunxin, the traffic in his live broadcast room can indeed prove many things.

Speaking of which, when I was investigating the horror game market, why did I forget to ask Shen Yunxin to find out about it?
When he said this, Zhang Yi's cell phone rang.

At first glance, it was Li Heng who called.

Tomorrow is the time for the official release of the escape game. It may be because of work, so Zhang Yi went out to answer the phone first.

And Shen Yunxin and Zhang Yiqi in the room, after turning off the horror game, the mood of the two of them became much easier in an instant.It was like walking out of that oppressive and tense atmosphere.

But it's not realistic to ask them to sleep directly now.

One is because it is very early now. After all, when Shen Yunxin played escape just now, she only played for about ten minutes.

The other is also because of the horrible pictures I just saw.

Go straight to sleep, maybe you will have nightmares.

Shen Yunxin frowned and thought for a while, then saw the launcher of the game "League of Glory" on the desktop of the computer, and thought that Zhang Yi's younger sister, Zhang Yiqi, was also a loyal League of Glory player.

So he said:

"How about we play a game together."

Shen Yunxin brought a laptop with her this time, and of course there is the game League of Glory on his computer.

When Zhang Yiqi heard the other party's proposal, she was a little scared at first, but she was no longer afraid in an instant, her eyes widened at that time, and she regained her energy.

"Okay!"

"Sister, what rank are you?"

As a game anchor, Shen Yunxin is also an advanced player, so his operation is naturally not weak.

Moreover, during the live broadcast, she usually plays the game of Glory League. After a long time, Shen Yunxin's skills will naturally improve.

"diamond."

"Wow!"

After hearing Shen Yunxin's rank, Zhang Yiqi directly uttered a voice of envy.

"Okay! Sister, take me to the top!"

When playing games during this period of time, Zhang Yiqi often encountered some bad players in the game. Now that she has a stable thigh, of course she has to hold her tight.

(End of this chapter)