forever lv.0

Staring at the computer screen for a long time, Kudo felt his eyes begin to swell.Like most novices are used to, even though he knew that constantly tapping the keyboard could not make the operation flexible except for damaging the hardware, he mechanically tapped the attack hotkey repeatedly.And this movement lasted for a long time, and even the knuckles began to feel stiff.

Whether it is work, study or entertainment, it will make people feel tired after a long time.Looking at the pixel villains on the screen that are constantly moving around with his own control, Kudo can easily feel emotional:

"I really envy you. You won't be tired if you keep walking like this."

Obviously already in that state of residual blood, but still able to maintain the same speed as usual, and his actions are not slow at all.If it is placed on a real person, I am afraid that I will soon be unable to hold on to the action.In fact, basically RPG games do not set a physical strength bar for the protagonist. Some horizontal version clearance games or puzzle games will set a certain breathing time for the controlling character to increase the difficulty of underwater levels, but most of them are lazy. The production team will directly give the setting that "entering the water is equivalent to sending to death".In most games, the protagonist of the game seems to have inexhaustible physical strength. As long as he is alive, as long as the player is willing, he can run non-stop.

To some extent, "the ability to possess game characters" is also one of the wishes of many game addicts.

"Haah..." Facing Kudo's exclamation, Kuroba responded like a sigh.As Kudo stopped operating, Kuroba's walking also gradually stopped.The pixel villain in the center of the screen has the most basic animation effect. Although it is just a simple animation that seems to be breathing and blinks occasionally, it really gives people the feeling of being "alive".

"How do you know I'm not tired?" He responded angrily, and Kuroba seemed to be resisting. No matter what Kudo did next, he only performed activities in a small area with a very low range.

"Are you tired too?" Kudo, who didn't feel this kind of setting in the game, typed such a question in the dialog box.This is an ordinary RPG game with a relatively domineering setting, and the plot should not be high-end to the level of a masterpiece, but the dialogue with the game characters makes Kudo feel the drama frequently.

It seems that it is not just playing games, but exploring an unknown world.And the game character I control is not so much a controlled object as a guide, a medium that connects reality with the game.

Indeed, there are always some games that wear a kingly skin, but convey something other than the game.

But judging from the introduction on the official release website, it seems that this is not such a profound game...

Kudo stared at the pixels on the screen in a daze.

At least until now, he has not felt the existence of any "main plot" in this game at all.

"To be honest, I can't hold on anymore." After a few seconds, Kuroba finally responded in a cold sweat, "It's really tiring to hang out with you, detective."

"Super tired."

Could it be that... Facing Kuroba's complaint, Kudo did not reply immediately, but continued to think along the previous train of thought.The so-called plot of this game is constructed through the constant dialogue between the player and the character?

In this way, each player will play a different plot, but this also requires a dialogue system different from the traditional one, and a considerable amount of calculation... Kudo is not proficient in computers, but he vaguely feels that, If a game can achieve that level of real-time dialogue system, its reputation should not only attract super amateurs like him.

"Famous detective?" After waiting for a long time for a reply, Kuroba began to bubble again.

"Hello?"

"still there?"

"...Did you disconnect again?"

"Do you need a break?" Not sure what the biggest selling point of this game is, Kudo simply continued the game according to his own ideas.Anyway, the game has been handed over to the players, and everyone can take what they need.

"I feel...needed."

"What kind of feeling do you mean by 'tired'?" After a difficult and painful map brushing activity, Kudo no longer intends to continue the map exploration, but just throws out interesting questions to kill the last bedtime.

"Just tired, tired! Do you understand?" There is no way to use gestures, and there is no way to convey it through tone and voice. The meaning expressed by the words that appear on the screen is much paler. "If I have to say it, I don't want to do anything, I just want to get a good night's sleep... this feeling?"

Pretty normal feeling isn't it?

Kudo thought that his question was not specific enough, so he typed the next one:

"If you get hurt, do you feel pain?"

This time, Kuroba was silent again.

Is it performing system operations?Or is there something else that can't be said?In front of the screen, Kudo tapped his fingertips on the table and waited patiently.

"Of course it hurts." The full stop at the end of the sentence carries a certain understatement.

But people can't ignore it.

"Of course it will hurt, but you must be thinking 'it will recover anyway', don't worry at all." As if to emphasize, Kuroba repeated what he said before, and added more words to supplement it.

This time it was Kudo's turn to not know how to reply.

Should he feel guilty for his immature maneuvers and some rash decisions?Or is this a good time to apologize?

He suddenly realized that the death of game characters may sometimes be irreversible.Untimely archiving will completely waste all the previous hard work, and clearing the game character data can also completely erase an individual that did "exist".

Is that really just data?

"Anyway, we can achieve your goal, and our life and death are not that important." As if some mechanism was triggered, Kuroba continued, "Anyway, it is similar to an item that is thrown away when it is used up. You probably have nothing to do outside the game. I don't even understand..."

"It's not like that," Kudo replied negatively, "It's not like that."

"I...we will also care about it."

Even if it’s just a program, even if what he is currently talking to is just a bunch of data that is constantly running and calculating, for Kudo, what he is facing is undoubtedly an individual with independent will.

A living individual that cannot be ignored.

After formally conveying to Kuroba that he was going to rest, Kudo quit the game.But at this moment, the operation of "exit" has a new meaning for him.

It was like saying goodbye of some sort.

Kuroba...he chewed on the name.

Is it really just a role name arranged by the system?

That guy actually exists... Kudo couldn't help but think so.But the game is just a game, if you take it too seriously...

The reality that is too fragile to be vulnerable will be invaded immediately.