Reboot the age of gaming

Chapter 356 "Sekiro" Clearance Competition
"puff."

"Is this designer here to be funny?"

"One operation is as fierce as a tiger, and then the record is zero bar five?"

"Hahaha, after doing so many preparations, we were clearing mobs and looking for helpers, but in the end, we were trampled to death by the boss?"

"The full score of program effect is 23333"

"Designer: I guessed the beginning right, but I didn't guess the ending. The script shouldn't be written like this!"

The players in the audience laughed together.

The effect of this show is too explosive, right?
Seeing Hu Bin's serious look, the audience at the scene thought that he would defeat this boss safely as before, but in the end, he was killed in a blink of an eye, and it was not easy to call him a brother!
It can be seen from this that even if you understand the mechanism of this game, you should suffer or suffer!

Some players at the scene doubted whether Hu Bin did it on purpose, but looking carefully at his expression, it was definitely not intentional. The embarrassment on Hu Bin's face almost broke through the sky, okay?
Of course he wants to pass the level handsomely and without injury, but in this kind of game, a car rollover is an instant.

The live images are broadcast simultaneously in front of millions of viewers through the live broadcast room.

Hu Bin himself felt ashamed, but this live broadcast had some unexpected effects.

The video in the live broadcast room was reposted by many players, and it instantly became a popular video on many barrage video sites. There were also many people discussing it in various player groups.

"I'm dying of laughter, have you watched the demo of "Sekiro" at the Star Games Carnival?"

"Sekiro? Isn't that the game that is said to be difficult?"

"That's right, the designer played the game himself at the Star Tour Carnival, and he hit the boss. He explained in that pass, saying that he said assassinate first, and then call the big brother. He said it clearly and logically. In the end, he was defeated by the boss within a minute of the game. Ridiculous to death!"

"Is it okay if the designer himself has been abused?"

"Who said it wasn't? At the beginning, the designer insisted that the difficulty of the game was not a problem, but in the end, he slapped himself in the face and died laughing!"

"Is this game really that difficult?"

"Go and watch the live broadcast of the live trial, all of them are 'dead', it's just!"

The trial play of "Sekiro" and Hu Bin's demonstration on the spot created a very explosive program effect.

There were a lot of games on the Star Tour Carnival, but this time the limelight has been completely robbed by "Sekiro"!
"A game that the designer himself can't beat", as a very special label, was affixed to "Sekiro", and the players who tried it on the spot died in a fancy way, which made many players more interested in this game than ever soaring.

Many players want to know, is this game really that difficult?
The difficulty of the game, which was full of persuasive effects on players, has instead become a prominent feature. Many game information of "Sekiro" spread rapidly, seducing the enthusiasm of players bit by bit.

……

Hu Bin came down from the main stage and happened to meet Zhong Ming in the background.

"Sorry, I didn't fight well. I wanted to stick to the front of the Phantom Butterfly, but I didn't fight the Boa Constrictor again..." Hu Bin was still very embarrassed.

Zhong Ming smiled: "No, you played very well, this is the effect I hope for the show."

Hu Bin: "??"

I didn't feel what it was to be comforted at all!

"If you don't believe me, look at our booth." Zhong Ming pointed to the Weiguang Interactive Entertainment booth in the distance.

After Hu Bin's "performance", the players' enthusiasm for "Sekiro" became even higher. Although many people gave up because of the abuse, more people gathered and formed a long line outside the booth .

Looking at the number of people in each live broadcast room on the Weiguang live broadcast, there has been a significant increase!
"You did a good job. The designer being killed by the boss can comfort the players and make them feel that they are not the ones who die all the time. In this way, they will work harder to conquer this game, proving I am even better than the designer." Zhong Ming patted Hu Bin on the shoulder and left.

Hu Bin: "..."

Although what Zhong Ming said made sense, why did he feel like he was being used? ?

……

The Star Tour Carnival is still going on according to last year's process. During the day, it is mainly a meet-and-greet for the anchors, and at night, it is the launch of various new games, as well as the selection and awarding of games in China.

"Ink and Cloud 2" will definitely win an award, and there is no doubt that Zhong Ming doesn't even have much expectations for it.For him, the IGP Awards Ceremony after a while is the most important. After all, the IGP is aimed at players from all over the world, and Stargame.com is just an internal selection in China.

As the organizer, Xingyou.com gave enough face and put the awards for "Ink and Cloud 2" to the end.

The last award is "Best Art Game". Last year, this award was also won by Zhong Ming's "Zodiac Guardian", and this year it belongs to "Ink Cloud 2".

The host came to the stage: "I announce that the winner of the best art game this year is... "Ink and Cloud 2" by Shimmer Studio!"

"Then, before inviting Mr. Zhong Ming, the designer of "Guardian of the Zodiac", let's watch a short film first. This is also the first work of Xinhuo Studio under Weiguang Interactive Entertainment, "Sekiro!"

The lights on the scene dimmed, but the players booed.

Of course, this booing is not because the game is poorly done, but because... some other complicated reasons.

The promotional animation of "Sekiro" appeared on the big screen. This section was played on the big screen of the booth before, including the opening CG and the real scene of removing the UI in the game. Many players have already seen it.

It's just that looking at it again now, there is an indescribably different taste.

The gurgling stream, the falling maple leaves, the desperate soldiers, the cruel battlefield...

A deep voice tells the background of the game.

"It's the end of the Warring States Period..."

"The flames of war stretching across the entire territory have not yet declined."

"And in the country of reeds deep in the mountains and forests, there are also flames of war..."

Immediately afterwards, there is a wonderful battle scene in the game. The wolf uses the ninja hand to move quickly between the cliffs, shuttle between the roofs, assassinate the soldiers, and fight the boss...

The CG is very good, but the players on the scene all had "hehe" expressions.

Trying to lie again, you bad old man is very bad!

The same move, don't try to lie to us a second time!

When they saw this CG for the first time, the players really thought it was a cool game, at least it looked like a samurai mowing game from the CG, but after playing it, the players found that they had been cheated. A good-looking skin, but the inside can only be said to be...

Stink ah stink!
Although Zhong Ming pushed Hu Bin out to block many shots this time, it was obviously impossible for him to stay out of the matter completely.

Zhong Ming came to the stage and delivered his acceptance speech as usual.But this time the host didn't ask him too much about "Ink and Cloud 2", but just asked a few questions about DLC, and then shifted the topic to "Sekiro".

Although Hu Bin has accepted the interview, both the host and the audience want to know Zhong Ming's opinion.

"Mr. Zhong Ming, we know that "Sekiro" was developed by Xinhuo Studio under Weiguang Interactive Entertainment, so what do you think of this game? Do you think this game designed by Mr. Hu Bin is very important to you? Are you satisfied?" the host asked.

Zhong Ming held the microphone and shook his head: "Not very satisfied."

"Oh?" The host was stunned for a moment, what do you mean, openly demolishing the stage?

It's not appropriate for the designer under him to criticize directly in public, right?

Zhong Ming added: "I'm really not satisfied with the difficulty of "Sekiro", it's a bit too easy. Other aspects are fine."

host:"……"

Simple?You are so fucking kidding me!

Thought you were dissatisfied with something, but it turned out to be difficulty? ? ?
The host looked confused: "As far as I know, the trial version of "Sekiro" seems to have not been cleared by any player so far, and the players basically died like dogs. Is this too simple?? "

Zhong Ming pondered for a moment: "Actually... the game "Sekiro" is actually not difficult at all, it's just that the players haven't found a suitable way to play it."

The host frowned and asked: "But many players said that the game is so difficult and not fun. Does this violate the original intention of the game?"

Zhong Ming thought for a while: "The original intention of this game is not to bring players the usual fun... Or in other words, you can regard this game as a trial for players."

The host was taken aback: "Trial?"

Zhong Ming nodded: "Yes, the game "Sekiro" is a test for players. As long as players can pass this game, their personal strength can be greatly improved. It does not make your character stronger. It’s about making yourself stronger. That is, you can simply think of it as a piece of software that actually makes players stronger.”

host:"???"

Not only the host, but even the audience at the scene were at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.

Is the trial okay?
I've never heard of this theory!

Zhong Ming added: "As long as players who have cleared the level of "Sekiro", no matter how difficult the game is in the future, they can easily pass it. This is the meaning of the game "Sekiro."

"So, after the release of "Sekiro", we will open a competition for all players. Players who can win this competition will receive very generous rewards! The content of the competition will be updated later on the Weiguang game platform and Weibo Please pay attention to the live broadcast platform!"

……

The mood of the players is ups and downs, and now they don't know what kind of mentality to face the game "Sekiro".

I was looking forward to it at first, and I really started to cry when I was abused, but now, my emotions have become very complicated.

Players understand that the game "Sekiro" was made entirely on purpose, and the difficulty is deliberately designed to be like this.

Before, the players thought that Zhong Ming would overthrow Hu Bin's design, but now it seems that these two people are obviously on the same boat!
Although the direct culprit is Hu Bin, there is definitely Zhong Ming's acquiescence and instruction!

But why did Zhong Ming do this?

The players are very puzzled.

Soon, a new page appeared on both the Weiguang game platform and the Weiguang live broadcast, "Sekiro" clearance competition!

This competition is divided into many activity sections, directly captures the in-game data, and will start the competition at the same time as the game is released.

The competition is divided into three parts:
The first part, customs clearance half price.All players who have cleared the final boss Wei Ming Yixin can directly get a half-price refund; after clearing the customs for eight weeks, Wei Ming Yixin will receive a full refund! (no time limit)

The second part, four endings speedrun.The data in the system is directly captured based on the time when players reach different endings. The shorter the time, the higher the ranking. (with time limit)
Reward: Within one month after the game is released, the player who achieves the fastest speed pass in the world (different endings are calculated separately) will receive a bonus of 30!Players ranked second and third will receive a participation award of 5 bonus.

The third part is the no-injury boss competition.Players kill a boss to achieve the condition of no injury, according to the difficulty of the boss and the order of priority (the difficulty of the boss is preferred, and the record of achieving no injury first under the difficulty is first), and the top 100 will be selected. (no time limit)
Reward: After the game is released, the top 100 players in the world who can kill the boss without injury (different bosses are counted separately) will get 1 coupons (equivalent to 1000 yuan).

Among them, the bonus rewards are directly issued to the Weiguang game account and can be withdrawn; the coupon rewards cannot be withdrawn, and can only be used for consumption activities on the Weiguang game platform and the Weiguang live broadcast platform.

As soon as this contest came out, the players were instantly excited.

The news of "Sekiro" has been raging a lot in the past few days, the demo video of the scene has been streamed out, and the story of the designer being tortured and killed by the boss has also been spread, and this competition can be said to be the last of this craze A fire!

Players who followed "Sekiro" had no idea that Zhong Ming would start such a contest, and after a little calculation, it felt like a good deal?
"Fuck, the benefits of this competition are okay?"

"Speedrun No.1 can get a bonus of 30 yuan? The second and third ones also get a bonus?"

"The bonus for speedrunning must be a great god, and it must have nothing to do with ordinary people. But... you can also get 1 coupons for killing the boss without taking damage! How many games can this buy!"

"Also, the top 100 will be ranked separately for each boss. There is still some hope!"

"Half price for customs clearance is a bit awesome, as long as you clear customs, you can get half price, and you can get a full refund after clearing customs for eight weeks?"

"Everyone will be refunded? Then I will call for hundreds of hours to get through, and then the refund will be a free prostitution? There is no time limit?"

"Nimma, it feels like you are trying to trick me into playing "Sekiro"! I will never be fooled!"

"But, it's really tempting..."

The players hesitated completely. They knew that the game "Sekiro" was difficult, but now they were stuck.

On the one hand, the rewards are really good, on the other hand, the more others say how difficult this game is, the more many people want to try it!

Maybe the game that has abused countless people is not difficult for me?If you really got through, wouldn't you be able to boast for a long time in front of everyone?

For many self-proclaimed high-end players, this is an excellent opportunity to prove themselves.

Soon, on the "Sekiro" game interface of the Shimmer game platform, the number of reservations began to increase.

One hundred thousand, one hundred and fifty thousand, two hundred thousand!

The price of the game is 268. The previous price of "Guardian of the Zodiac" was 150, while the price of "Ink and Cloud Mist 2" was 398. The price of "Sekiro" is not expensive, but it is not cheap either.

However, this racing event made many people ignore the price of "Sekiro", and instead it felt like a "free gift".

The rebellious psychology of the players was easily aroused by Zhong Ming, and many players were unconvinced: "I want to see if this game is so difficult!"

(End of this chapter)