Otherworldly Architect

Within a week of the release of "INSIDE", the whole world seemed to be discussing its plot.

On the Bluestar official forum, some players have written thousands of words of essays, clearly analyzing the plots of the first and second episodes of the game they have experienced... and they are still being updated continuously.

Regarding the plot of the first two weeks, there is basically no controversy among players.

But for the true ending, many people have their own different views.

Some players said: [What did the doll mean at the end?Think carefully.Is the main character real? 】

Some said: [I don't think the protagonist wakes up to see his daughter in the end, Lan Xing is not so warm.Maybe the protagonist has become brain-dead and turned into a vegetative state, and the active consciousness in his mind is actually a player.To be a little more terrifying, maybe it was Junjun who decided to euthanize the protagonist...]

There are also conspiracy theories.

[Actually, it is a world of monsters, only the protagonist and Junjun are normal people.But the monster diagnosed the two as mentally ill, and locked them up together to torture them in dreams, until the latter two were really mentally abnormal.The true ending is that the protagonist is tortured to paranoia, thinking that monsters are ordinary humans, and he himself has become a monster, and truly integrated into the society of monsters... and they called their daughter to meet the protagonist, just waiting for the last normal person Jun Jun was also assimilated...]

The plot of "INSIDE" is so confusing throughout, but in the end, everyone can have their own understanding and analysis, which is the most incredible point.

This was mentioned in a report by GamingStudio.

The editor wrote:

[Blue Star's designers once again boldly adopted the fragmented plot collection mode.Every note that the player passes by may hide an important plot, or an important reversal of the current plot.Many reversals make up the world view of "INSIDE".And we have not yet known, whose spiritual world "INSIDE" refers to, or, does such an "inside world" really exist? 】

Some people took advantage of the wind of the release of "INSIDE" to sell their own game theory books.

These days, as long as there is news about Blue Star or the Dragon Slaying Sword, there will be a certain degree of topicality.

Game production has always been a very popular major, or rather it has attracted many young people, so a teaching book can actually sell a bestseller.

They came up with a "donut" theory.

That is to say, when the player has not played a game, it is like seeing a donut, and can only judge whether it is delicious based on the icing and smell on the surface. This is equivalent to the promotion and advertising work before the game is released. ;

When the player starts to eat the donut for the first time, he will start to eat it slowly, and taste the content of the game itself, and then he will know what the inside of the donut tastes like;

As the player eats deeper and deeper, the donut will become smaller, and the player circle will become smaller and more hardcore.The game content is slowly consumed in this process;

In the end, the most hard-core players experienced the entire game content, and ate the donuts to the inside——

Then they just fell out of the hole in the middle.

Commonly known as "off the pit".

For "INSIDE" players, what they first saw was a horror game that could scare people to tears.

But as the game gradually deepened, they became obsessed with digging out the truth of the plot and couldn't extricate themselves.

And usually after the third week, they will collect all the elements in a short time, which is equivalent to getting all the clues in the mystery film, and sooner or later they will come to their own truth.

In this way, they will get out of the pit.

You can sit on the bench and eat watermelon, watching the other players cry in fright.

At the same time, the horror game "INSIDE" has a bit of sadness mixed with horror, and a little warmth added to the reasoning plot. Once released, it basically announced the establishment of a new genre.

Many gamers have directly obtained a lot of inspiration from it, and they suddenly discovered that there is still a large market for horror games to tap.

Designers: In the past 0.0, the protagonist was allowed to fight bloody monsters with a knife... It's too kind!

Horror movies should be scrubbed to the same degree both physically and mentally!

Let's take a look at the games made by Blue Star!

Not to mention weapons, the protagonist doesn't even issue a knife, and lives by picking up junk on the side of the road throughout the process.

Not to mention killing monsters, basically walking around when seeing monsters.You can only rely on traps and environmental elements to stop the monster, but sooner or later you will still be broken into...

What resistance, what killing monsters, what upgrades, what blood bars, what breathing methods...all don't exist!

If touched by a monster, it will die.

Killing the monster will enter badending (bad ending) by default.

It means that you are chased by monsters all the way, but you have no means to resist at all, and you must experience the feeling of panic to death when you have a nightmare.

——So hardcore.

If it was a few months ago, if this design was placed before the case of other game companies, the producer, producer, chief designer...everyone would say you are crazy.

No one dares to do this, because this mode is too demanding for players.

In other words, the requirements for designers are too high——

How confident is it that you have to be confident in your game to ensure that players won't be scared away?

But it turns out that Blue Star's design is successful.

It's not ordinary success, it's the kind that establishes a sect, and it's the kind that allows players to be tortured to death and still enjoy it.

Some people even shouted on the forum:

【This is the real horror game! !In the past, all the action RPG games we played were fighting monsters, leveling up and collecting herbs, at most adding a little horror element! 】

On the backstage side of Blue Star, I also saw feedback and appeals from many players.

Frankly speaking, the sales performance of "INSIDE" is not the best, especially in front of a big boss like Blue Star Studio, the sales can only be said to be passing.

But the response from the players was one of the best.

This may be due to the unique contagion of horror games.

Many players dare not play by themselves, but dare to recommend friends and anchors to play, and then get the experience of cloud clearance through other people's live broadcasts and videos.

The content of "INSIDE" is very entertaining, and at the same time has enough depth to make people think. It obviously has various elements that are widely spread on social media.

In layman's terms: it deserves to be popular.

The beginning of the year in the game industry was basically spent in discussions among various parties.

As for Blue Star, before the New Year's Eve, a very special piece of good news was released——

The official version of "Blue Star Doom 2" is complete! !

Just like what the players guessed after the ending of "Blue Star Doom 1: The Last of Us".

The protagonist of "Blue Star Doom 2" is the little boy Louis.

About 15 years later, Louis has grown up and is a handsome guy in his 20s.

And Russell was old too.

The once single ponytail goddess of war now has silver hair on her temples. The old injuries on her body make her almost unable to walk normally. She can only rely on a set of exoskeleton armor to support the battle.

The plot and design of "Blue Star Doom 2" are basically done by other designers of Blue Star.

This is also the first time that it has not participated in the discussion and process production of the outline, but has delegated power to these Blue Star elites who are in charge.

They don't have the background of the real blue star, but continue to extend their creation based on the background setting in "Blue Star Doom 1".

15 years later, Blue Star is already a frozen wasteland.

It is not only human beings who have experienced the doomsday, but also all kinds of monsters. They are entrenched in their own territories, and sometimes they may conflict.

And Louis, who was the "Holy Son" back then, has also awakened his own abilities——

His ability is to replace the body.

He can replace a part of the monster's body with his own to gain the opponent's ability; he can also exchange several parts of his own body to obtain unexpected combat effects.

Louis's ability seems a bit scary.

He and Russell had been to the last city of human beings, but it was difficult for them to be accepted by the local residents—even though they were all supernatural beings, Louis' abilities were still closer to being "monsters" in the eyes of outsiders.

In the end the two settled in a small enclave.

The place is very remote and quiet, and the residents are all former hunters, who can protect themselves with guns.

Russell's health was getting worse and worse. Louis secretly used his ability several times in the middle of the night to exchange Russell's injuries for himself.

The beginning of the story is such a plot.

After Russell found out that Louis was stealing his ability again, he closed the door angrily, not wanting to see him for the time being.

Louis yelled loudly outside the door: "For so many years, you have never listened to my opinion!"

Then he ran away from home angrily.

While running away, he left a note: [I ran away from home!It took half a month (crossed out) and three days to come back!The rice is in the jar, remember to cook it! 】

Luis didn't bring anything with him when he left, just a guitar behind his back, which is very individual.

And the first level, that is, the background setting of the teaching level, is that in the remote old forest, Louis uses his own ability to exercise.

The combat system of this work is very special again.

Unlike Russell's ability of teleportation, Louis' ability is more dependent on physical fitness.

He can wrap his hands with an exoskeleton, move the internal organs to protect them, extend his hands and feet, or move his hair——

That's why he has long hair.

His hair can become very strong, used as a whip, and sometimes used to quickly move between buildings.

Yes, this work also has a parkour system.

But Louis is even more cool. He directly steps on any surface and sticks to it to move; he stretches out a "whip" to bind any protrusions, and shuttles and glides like Spiderman.

When he does this, his entire body is protected by an exoskeleton.

When many humans saw this scene, they would regard him as a monster.

But the monster didn't care about these people's opinions. While flying, he was still pondering in his head: When will the idiot Russell cook the rice thoroughly?You don't have to be nervous and fast when eating, I will protect you!