Otherworldly Architect

Time flies so fast, another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

This is the fourth anniversary of the establishment of Blue Star Studio.

There have been four masterpieces of "My World", "League of Legends", "Blue Star Doom" and "Mortal Soul". Blue Star has become an out-and-out golden signboard of the Sixth Star Province.

There are countless fans of the Chaoyang Alliance, and some even came all the way from the Central Star Province just to see the elegance of the Blue Star Building.

As early as the middle of May, there were crowds of people at the entrance of the Blue Star Building.

The Blue Star Carnival is just around the corner, and many people who got tickets come with their families. Even if they can’t enter the carnival venues, they can still go to the Blue Star Experience Center and peripheral stores.

No matter how bad it is, at least take a group photo at the entrance of the Blue Star Building to commemorate it!

As a result, the entire block where the Blue Star Building was located was bustling with people, and many employees had to enter the company through the underground garage.

The outermost company logo of the Blue Star Building has just been replaced with a fountain sculpture this year.

A fountain with watery blue stars spinning above the water column.

There are no pillars in the middle, and the Blue Star LOGO relies on the accurately calculated buoyancy to rise and fall on the water splash, which is very interesting.

This place is also one of the local tourist attractions.

All players who know the game will definitely come to take a look at this LOGO when they travel nearby, and leave precious photos.

This year's carnival venue is arranged in a resort in the next city.

The venues of each game have been arranged in advance, including the corresponding game peripherals, new version experience area, designer manuscripts and original paintings and other exhibition areas.

Corresponding life-size sculptures were placed outside the venues.

For example, the outside of "My World" is the image of the protagonist Steve, and the outside of the venue of "Blue Star Doom" is naturally the statue of Goddess Russell holding Louis.

These sculptures are placed for players to take group photos. After all, offline tours are a luxury in this era.

On the first day of the carnival, it was still a performance on the big stage.

This time, a song and dance drama was invited to perform here. The content of the script was adapted from the main plot of "Blue Star Doom". The goddess Russell invited a well-known master from the sixth star province.

Russell's original actress, as well as other important actors were also present.

However, they didn't have official business this time, but as former collaborators, they automatically got a carnival invitation letter.

Like them, there are many voice actors (seiyuu) from other games.

The matter of dubbing has not made much difference throughout the ages.

Although in this era, artificially synthesized voices are already very realistic, they still feel a little blunt emotionally, and professional actors are needed to perform them.

When these actors came to the scene, they were recognized by many players.

You must know that voice actors work behind the scenes, and players can only see them in the "Behind the scenes production" and other videos released by Bluestar.

Even so, Blue Star's games have also brought a lot of traffic to these people, to the point where many players can recognize their faces.

So the first live video of the Blue Star Carnival was a group photo of many voice actors and players at the entrance.

At the request of many enthusiastic fans, the voice actors winked at the camera and spoke their own lines.

Excited players exclaimed "Wow!" and said, "It really looks like it!"

It made the voice actors amused.

It's my own voice, can't it be different?

It was dawn, and it was already very lively at the gate of the Carnival Plaza.

In addition to voice actors, several action actors were also recognized.

In addition, many fans spontaneously cosplay this year—even though there is already an official cosplay parade in the carnival, many people are still happy to cosplay by themselves.

They contributed a lot of cosplay pictures that made netizens happy!

A parent made a set of cardboard boxes by himself and put them on his body, transforming himself into a zombie in "Minecraft".

The funniest thing is that he also made a smaller version for his son - so he became a little zombie.

There is also a goddess-level beauty who cosplays Russell of "Blue Star Doom". The moment the boots stepped into the venue, everyone in the audience shut their mouths and watched her lost in thought, and countless shots were aimed at her.

Then she met another big guy cosplaying Russell...

Yes, big man.

The 1.8-meter tall man, holding his little daughter, was dressed as Russell's classic image, with a ponytail blown on his head perfunctorily—no, the hair is too short, it didn't become a ponytail, it was just a little girl Twist.

The two Russell cosplayers ran into each other and smiled at each other.

I picked up the little girl and took a group photo together.

There are quite a few cosplaying characters in these games, but they are not the most prominent.

The most coquettish thing is that someone cosplays as the avatar that was clearly used in the first carnival! !

There is a mask on the head, an angel halo is propped up with wire, and an extra cloak is added on the back, with smiling emojis painted on the cloak.

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Wherever you go, you will be watched.

That feeling of being watched, almost feels like a god.

Well, the leader of Mingjiao is the God of the Blue Star Carnival, there is nothing wrong with it!

The performance of the opening ceremony passed quickly.

Thousands of fans participating in the carnival swarmed and poured into various venues like a torrent released from a dam.

Because the number of people is strictly limited, it does not appear crowded.

But if you want to get the qualification to experience the new version of the game in each experience hall, you still need to queue up, and each person only has 10 minutes, which is almost enough to go in to see the scenery, new occupations and skills.

Although the carnival lasted for two full days, it was still not enough for players to experience all the venues with the addition of queues.

After learning the lessons from last year, many players have tried their best this year.

Some people have been here since the night of the 19th, and they set up a tent to sleep outside at night, just to be in the front row when they enter the venue in the morning, and then grab a good position, so that they can continue to grab the front row of the venue... …

Some local tyrants simply bought three tickets and hired someone to line up for themselves. It took almost two days to complete the four main experience halls.

In addition to the game experience, there are fixed-time performances on the big stage and the street parade ceremony of the official cos team that cannot be missed.

Of course, the most important thing is of course the player meeting of Blue Star Studio!

This year's meeting is still online, and at the request of players, a full 1 places have been given.

In addition to players with carnival invitations, an additional [-] online quotas were added, allowing players to enter the virtual venue together and communicate face-to-face with Blue Star's designers.

As for the remaining players who are not qualified for the quota, they can only watch the live broadcast regrettably and cannot participate in the interaction.

With thousands of people, it feels like a sea of ​​people, let alone 1 people.

The entire virtual venue is directly divided into four floors, which surround the large stage in the center from multiple directions, multiple angles, and multiple heights.

These players have all kinds of shapes, covering the sky and covering the sky and covering the field of vision, and they are still making sounds like mountains and tsunami, and it is almost impossible to tell what everyone is talking about.

This situation, not to mention the Blue Star employees, even Mingyan was a little apprehensive.

Taking a closer look, there are still many players wearing "uniforms".

That's right, it's Mingjiao's uniform, the one with a smiling expression on the back!

Just like last year, the first thing to do at the Blue Star player meeting was to make a head start.

On the virtual big screen in the center, this year's Blue Star mixed cut appeared.

The latest version of "My World", the addition of new crops and monsters, new enchantments and building blocks;

An overview of the "Hell Fortress" built by a well-known player team in the lower realm. The magnificent scene made all the players exclaim;

In the third season of "League of Legends", when the championship team raised the trophy, how many people's eyes were wet;

At this year's League One, the "League of Legends" LOGO and theme song appeared, and the players on the scene stood up and cheered together;

The live release of "Mortal Soul" offline, the streets photographed by drones are bustling, and a long queue winds several blocks away;

In the end, the BOSS "The Shell of the Outer God Emmanuel" appeared on the CG, splitting the entire chaotic picture with a knife, revealing the cool black and white title of the game——

As a result, just seeing this boss, many players who have suffered for a long time have already started screaming.

When Mingyan came out with a classic image, the scene was out of control.

The host's sentence was interrupted several times, and finally waited for the player's voice, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that everyone has a lot to say to our leader."

As soon as the voice fell, it was over again, and there was another loud voice underneath.

Mingyan took it all as a compliment to himself, and said with a smile, "Thank you everyone."

At this moment, a male player with a strangely loud voice screamed at the high pitch C8: "The devil is coming!!!"

The tone is tactful and charming, with tremolo.

The audience roared with laughter, the host and the designers laughed together, the roof was about to be blown off.

After Mingyan finished laughing, he said to the host: "Am I really a devil? No, I heard many players say that I am very pitiful."

The host said: "Master, how difficult is the game you make yourself, don't you know how difficult it is? Why don't you listen to the voices of the players?"

The players in the audience have long wanted to shout desperately at the leader!

He said clearly: "Actually, the difficulty of "Mortal Soul" is just right, I think."

As soon as he finished speaking, the players once again uttered the sound of "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" to express their solemn protest! !

The host has also played this game, and said: "Master, have you tried this difficulty yourself?"

Before Mingyan replied, Kevin next to him showed a mysterious smile and revealed: "Boss has indeed played "Mortal Soul". Of course, we know it well when we release a game of this difficulty. The first bottom line is to let Boss This kind of player who is not good at playing action games can also pass the level."

The host was shocked, and repeated: "Wait, the leader is not good at playing action games? The leader has also cleared "Mortal Soul"?"

His worldview is about to collapse.

What the hell is going on, a player who is not good at it, can still clear the masochist training simulator? EXCUSE ME? ? ?

The players in the audience were also confused.

There are also people who have "I don't believe it!" written on the left face, and "You lie!"

The host and Kevin stared at each other for a while, and finally said firmly, "I don't believe it!"

Kevin said cheerfully, "I know you don't believe me. In fact, we recorded the whole process at the beginning. If the boss agrees, I will escape right now."

Ming Yan had no choice but to say: "Let's put it on. I knew you had an intention to record the video."

"Seeing is believing. I'll show you the evidence." Kevin said proudly.

At the beginning of the video, it seems to prove that the tester is Mingyan himself, and specially filmed the scene of Mingyan lying in the VR experience cabin.

Then the rest are all online shots, clearly using an ordinary avatar.

It seems that Mingyan got mixed into a testing team at that time.

At this moment, a player wearing a Mingjiao uniform suddenly became stiff and his hair burst.

He hugged his head: "Damn!!! He is the leader!!! He is the leader!!!"

The people around him startled him and said, "Of course he is the leader, what are you thinking?"

The player grabbed the shoulders of the people around him in horror, and shook back and forth: "Do you remember that I participated in the final beta test! That's the beta test! I had a good chat with one of the buddies—— That buddy, that buddy is the leader!"

"Fuck!"

"Fuck!"

The person sitting next to him accidentally heard it and looked over in shock.

"Brother, come and sit next to us! Tell me, what have you talked about with the leader? How does it feel to see the leader up close?"

"God damn feeling, I didn't know it was the leader at the time. If I knew, I wouldn't have asked him for a physical game with thousands of eight hundred autographs?"

"Brother, he is a ruthless man."

The small commotion in the auditorium did not affect the continuation of the video.

This is a shortened version of the clip. The player saw the leader rushing into the boss room with a huge sword and a red light on his body (this means that the entire blood volume is less than 10%).

"A strong man!!"

"The leader is too reckless. I saw that he only has a second-level suit on him, and it seems that he only has one artifact..."

"Fuck, this game can still be played like this?"

As the boss battle started, all the players opened their mouths.

When it opened, it seemed as if it could never be closed again.

——Dodging within seconds, the BOSS's sword wind seemed to be past Mingyan's scalp!

——This back-and-forth battle seems to have been rehearsed by some martial arts instructor. The boss rigidly abides by the rule of "absolutely not to touch a single hair".

——And Mingyan is bold and careful, calm and calm, even if he has only two points of blood left, he dares to go up and fight the boss!

In the audience, even many high-end players who claimed to have played "Extreme Mode" felt their scalps tingling.

The clearly stated greed for knives is greed for a professional level, and if you can cut more than one knife, you must cut it down.

Even if the boss's attack has already reached the back, he can still use a roll to cancel the knife's lower back, dodging the attack with a gap of 0.1 seconds.

This video has a total of more than 6 minutes, and a lot of content has been cut out. In the end, it ended with the defeat of the final big boss.

Long after the black screen passed, the players in the audience were still discussing in an uproar.

"God TM 'not good at playing games'!"

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo . !"

"Don't look at the leader who looks so awesome, it's actually a fake move. If Mortal Soul opens the arena and asks me to go up and fight with the leader, he will kneel down and choke my people in a short time. Please beg me not to die."

The most terrible thing is that the leader sincerely thinks that it is not difficult.

It is not difficult to beat the final boss without injury or drug use!

Mingyan: "In fact, everyone is just not familiar with the mechanism of the final boss. As long as you practice twice more, it is really not difficult to clear the level of Mortal Soul."

Players: "........."

What's worse, under Mingyan's influence, everyone in Blue Star Studio felt that it was nothing.

After all, the boss never said that he missed anything. He said it was not difficult, which means that the game is really okay.

Since the launch, the response from players has been so enthusiastic, the ratings are so high, and the game data is so good, which shows that this difficulty is very suitable!

Kevin said cheerfully: "Yes, actually we plan to develop a challenge mode. Because after clearing the level once, the difficulty of the second week's boss seems a bit low, so..."

Before he finished speaking, the players in the audience let out a desperate "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".

After a while, the voice calmed down a little.

Ming Yan took over the conversation and said, "Don't worry, everyone, the challenge mode is not difficult, and you don't need to run the map. You just need to choose which boss to challenge in the game menu, and the system will automatically send you into the boss room, and every time you The challenges are all carried out at full capacity."

The host asked fearfully: "Then I would like to ask, why is this mode called 'challenge'?"

Mingyan showed a kind smile: "Because in this mode, we will slightly increase the boss's attack desire and frequency, and slightly reduce the player's fault tolerance rate."

Everyone: "..."

The player meeting is not half over yet.

Among the tens of thousands of netizens watching the live broadcast on the Internet, a popular emoji suddenly spread.

Someone took a screenshot of Mingyan's smile, with the text: [The Master's Mercy].

Mingjiao believers, looking at the smile of their leader...

Looking at it, I am about to cry!

Mingyan still said: "The difficulty of Mortal Soul is also a very important attempt for Blue Star Studio. In the future, we will pay more attention to the content of the battle mode...Of course, this is also because we have a deep understanding of the players. Great expectations and confidence."

As soon as the voice fell, the player with a loud voice screamed again:

"NO!!! We don't deserve it!!!"

After he finished calling, the players laughed and responded, "Yes, we don't deserve it!"

"Please don't expect us!!"

The situation was about to get out of control, and the host on the stage quickly changed the subject: "Ah, from what the leader said, is Blue Star's next game already in preparation?"

Mingyan thought for a while and said, "It can be regarded as my personal initial preparation stage. At present, this game is just an inspiration, a rough concept."

The host was shocked.

——In the past press conferences, no matter what, find a gimmick for the game first, and then arouse the curiosity of the players.

Unexpectedly, Blue Star really did not follow the routine.

Master Ming dares to say to the players just based on an inspiration - empty-handed white wolf?

The most surprising thing is that the players actually bought it.

That's just a mysterious "inspiration"!There is no game name, no genre, no corresponding background story, nor any early conceptual manuscripts and original paintings.

It is even more mysterious than the concept of the first release of "Mortal Soul".

Just like that, some players were almost drooling.

"We agreed! Twenty games a year!!!"

"Blue Star, charge! Leader, charge!"

"WANT MORE!! MORE!!!"

The host was also very cooperative, so he asked: "Can I ask, about the new game, is there anything you can tell us about the new game?"

Ming Yan said with a smile: "The background story will be related to Blue Star. I mean that ancient planet, not Blue Star Studio."

The host was overjoyed and said, "Is the story of "Blue Star Doom" going to continue?"

Ming said: "That's not the case. This game is much earlier than "Blue Star Doomsday", and it depicts a historical stage of an ancient civilization on Blue Star. At that time, we will use some historical records and myths of Blue Star, Recreated a magical power system."

So, I can't see Goddess Russell...

The host was stunned, and continued to ask: "What is the power system?"

Mingyan took out the handwriting board, wrote the word [武] on it, and said: "A system called 'Martial Arts' is the first time that Blue Star Studio has tried it, and I hope it can bring you a refreshing feeling. "

The square character is displayed on it, just looking at it makes people feel quite mysterious.

The host tilted his head and looked at it, and said: "The text looks like a painting, and it is also from the ancient civilization of the goddess Russell. Then please stay tuned for our players..."

She looked down the stage and was taken aback.

Those hungry eyes are already glowing green!

However, Mingyan did not disclose any more information about the new game.

Instead, he first entered the session where players asked questions, and was ready to step down after 5 minutes, and then the rest of the time belonged to other designers.

Unexpectedly, the first player to draw asked: "I would like to ask the leader, how is Ling Lingqi's current situation? We are all worried about him."

The players shouted one after another in the audience: "Yes!" "Where's Ling Lingqi?"