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Chapter 758 Over-shoulder view
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âOn the 1st of October, the experience store officially opened the trial of âend of the United Statesâ. â
âThere were still a lot of players who were interested in âend of the United Statesâ. After all, it was Chen Moâs game, so it was natural for them to trust him. â
What the players didnât know was that the trial was not only in the experience store.
âChen Mo had already sent the complete version of âend of the United Statesâ to all the video game media, so that they could start reviewing the game as soon as possible. â
âIt wasnât that Chen Mo didnât want to promote âdoomsday of the United Statesâ, since it was a publicly acknowledged masterpiece. There was no such thing as a âstepmotherâs childâ. â
âHowever, the game wasnât suitable to be promoted in traditional ways. Even if they tried to promote it forcefully, the effect wouldnât be good. â
âFor the players, they would only understand the meaning of ââgodly workââ at the end of the game. â
âSince that was the case, there was no need for those cumbersome advertising methods. They could just post a promotional cinematic and it would be over. â
âOf course, if they didnât do any publicity at all, the sales would definitely not be good on the 15th. No matter how good ââdoomsday of United Statesââ was and how well-received it was by the players, it would still take some time for it to really become popular. â
That was why Chen Mo gave the complete version of the game to the famous video game media in advance. He hoped that theyâd be able to produce their reviews before the game was officially released.
âAt that time, all the players would be shocked, right? â
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â1st of October, morning. â
âAs soon as the experience store opened, the players lined up at the door came in in an orderly manner, swiped their ID cards, and went to different floors. â
âThe experience store already had a very fixed group of players. Every holiday or when a new game was released, the number of players in the experience store would explode, so these players had formed a certain rule. They woke up early every day to try out the game in an orderly manner. â
Chen Zhao had woken up quite early today. He was already sitting on the sofa in the living room.
âThe first batch of players had already headed straight for the VR experience area on the third floor. Since most of Chen Moâs current games were VR, the VR experience area was the most popular. â
âHowever, there were also many players in the PC and mobile experience zones, and they would soon be filled to the brim. â
Chen Mo saw a familiar figure among the players who had gotten up early to line up.
âââZhao Lei?ââ Chen Zhao raised his head and greeted him. â
âZhao Lei was a little surprised.ââManager, you still remember me? Good Morning.ââ â
âChen Mo smiled.ââOf course I remember. It felt like you havenât been in the experience store for a long time. I thought youâd left the capital.ââ â
âZhao Lei shook his head.ââItâs a long story. I met a girl I liked during a blind date. After I got married, there were a lot of things to do. The child was just born two months ago, and I was so busy. Itâs a holiday today, so I decided to take a break and come to the experience store. ââ â
âChen Mo was a little surprised,âalready a father? ââCongratulations, congratulations.ââ How about this, Iâll give you a game later. ââ â
âZhao Lei smiled.ââYouâre too kind, manager. Iâll go up and play some games first. There wonât be anywhere to go if Iâm late.ââ Letâs talk in detail when I come down. ââ â
âChen Mo nodded.ââAlright, you can try out the new game. Itâs just released today.ââ â
âZhao Lei nodded.ââThatâs for sure. Iâm here for the new game.ââ I havenât been to the experience store for two years, but Iâve been keeping an eye on your new game. ââ â
Zhao Lei went up to the third floor after greeting Chen Mo.
Zhao Lei was a white-collar worker who used to come to the experience store often. He was a typical Beijing drifter and had a lot of pressure in life. He had tried out The Stanley Parable before.
âHowever, he didnât come back to the experience store for a long time, and Chen Mo thought he had left the Imperial City. After all, life in the Imperial City was very stressful, and Zhao Lei was already in his thirties. It wasnât good for him to keep floating around. â
âHowever, to Chen Moâs surprise, Zhao Lei was already married and had not left the imperial capital. â
One could imagine that his daily life must have been quite hard.
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âZhao Lei came to the third floor and found that more than half of the game cabins were already occupied. In the elevator, he seemed to see two or three familiar faces. They seemed to be online streamers? â
âBack when Zhao Lei visited the experience store, Minecraft was the only VR game available, and League of Legends, which dominated the PC market, hadnât been developed yet. Chen Mo was still a normal B-grade videogame designer back then. â
âIn the blink of an eye, Chen Mo had become one of the top designers in the country, and had created many classic VR games. â
âEven the experience store was filled with new faces, and there were many streamers. â
Time flew by.
Zhao Lei sighed with emotion and found a gaming pod to enter.
âThe login interface of the game cabin was the theme of the mysterious Sea area, and there were already many VR games in the game cabin, dazzling to the eyes. â
âAt the most eye-catching spot was ââthe end of the United States states.ââ â
âThis is the managerâs new game, letâs try it out.ââ â
âZhao Lei didnât hesitate and chose to enter âend of the United Statesâ. After all, it was a new game. â
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He entered the game.
âUnlike other games,ââend of the United Statesââ didnât have a login scene at the beginning. It was as if he had entered the game directly, and it was pitch black. â
âââDrip, drip, drip ...ââ â
The crisp and powerful ticking of the clock rang in Zhao Leiâs ears.
âThen, the game screen appeared. â
âIn front of Zhao Leiâs vision, a little girl was lying on the sofa, seemingly asleep. â
The little girl moved her arm slightly as if she was not sleeping well.
âThe sound of a door opening came from the side. A middle-aged man was on the phone as he walked in, and the camera turned to him in time. â
âââTommy, heâs the contractor, okay? I canât lose this job. I know ... Letâs talk in the morning, okay?ââ â
âThe lights were on, and the little girl was awake. The middle-aged man sat down on the sofa. â
The middle-aged man was worried about his work today.
The little girl had thoughtfully prepared a birthday present for him-a watch.
âThe father and daughter made a few jokes with each other. Although it was not a particularly touching scene, it made people feel inexplicably warm. â
It was late at night.
The Father picked up the little girl and went upstairs to sleep.
âââGood night, baby.ââ â
âHis vision was fixed on the little girl who was sleeping soundly. The light was slowly dimming, indicating that some time had passed. â
âAt this moment, the phone on the bedside table rang. â
âIt was a strange phone call. Uncle Tom was looking for the little girlâs father, and then the phone was hung up. â
âThe little girl climbed down from the bed and rubbed her sleepy eyes, not quite understanding what had happened. However, she still decided to look for her father first. â
âAt this moment, the camera automatically moved to the back of the little girl, and the game began. â
âZhao Lei was a little surprised,ââthis game ... Isnât in first person?ââ Is it a third person perspective?ââ â
âAt this moment, Zhao Leiâs vision was above and behind the little girl. This was a standard over-shoulder view, which was very common in many PC games. â
âHowever, in VR games, because the playerâs field of view was wider and to enhance the playerâs sense of immersion, many games used a first-person perspective. â
Chen Mo âsâ end of the United States âseemed to be a bit old-school in terms of perspective.