In the experience store, Su Jinyu was excitedly watching Jia Peng launch Don't Starve.
"Hurry up and play it. I'm not lying, it's really fun!" said Su Jinyu.
Jia Peng wiped his sweat, "Ahem, calm down, Goldfish. I feel like you must've made this game yourself since you're trying so hard to promote it, right?"
Su Jinyu replied, "Yeah, but the manager did give me some pointers."
Jia Peng didn't really believe her, "If I remember correctly, the game you made last time was Lifeline? And the story was written by Zheng Hongxi … "
Su Jinyu replied, "So? So you don't believe me? "
Jia Peng replied, "Ahem, nothing, I'm just going to play it."
Jia Peng launched the game with extreme distrust towards Su Jinyu.
Lifeline was the same as Plants vs Zombies, both on PC and mobile, with interoperable data. Of course, considering the differences between the two platforms, there was a PC recommendation area and a mobile recommendation area. However, all accounts could join any region and form any team to play the game.
The first thing that came into the game was a CG animation.
A bird flew to the window of a small house amidst strange, joyous, and dark humorous background music. The camera cut in from the window. Wilson had just failed his experiment, and was sitting on a chair, frustrated.
At this moment, the radio next to him spoke.
"You seem to be in some trouble."
"I have some secret knowledge that I can share with you."
"If … you're ready."
Wilson was overjoyed, nodding his head.
"Alright, then …"
A scary shadow flashed across his mind, and a ton of knowledge was forced into Wilson's mind.
Wilson began his experiment again.
Rats, nails, gears, welding, blood sacrifice …
Finally, he managed to create a strange portal.
"Very good, now, turn on the switch."
Wilson was a bit hesitant.
"Turn on the switch!!"
Wilson pulled the lever. At this moment, a few strange shadows rose from the ground, entangling Wilson and pulling him underground.
The CG ended, and the game started.
The beginning was very simple, similar to the promotional images, with a strong sense of dark humour.
There were four main options: Start Game, Module, Options, and Exit.
Considering that the introduction mentioned that it was a survival game, Jia Peng instinctively felt that the game would be more difficult. Therefore, he first looked in the [Module] and [Options] to see if there were any settings to reduce the game's difficulty.
There were several mods that Su Jinyu had made in advance in the [Modules], such as [Architectural Geometry], [Show Food Attributes], [Status Bar Continuously Display], and so on.
These were equivalent to official mods. Basically, they were mods that would not destroy the numerical system and balance of the game. At the same time, they could provide some guidance to new players so that they would not be too lost in the game.
Jia Peng randomly picked a few mods and installed them. He looked at the options again. There were too many settings, and Jia Peng was a little confused. Under Su Jinyu's gaze, he decided to start a game to experience it.
[World forming]
[Replicating Wilson's beard]
[Working on game theory]
[Adding horrifying monsters]
Entering the game, the overall style was the same as the promotional images. The colors were darker, but it wasn't the scary feeling of Diablo. Instead, it had a strong sense of dark humour.
The terrain, trees, and rivers in this world were all simple drawings, but they had their own style.
Wilson was lying on the ground, and the strange magician, Maxwell, appeared in front of him.
"Hey, friend, you don't look too good."
"You better find something to eat before night falls!"
After saying that, Maxwell disappeared.
Wilson climbed up from the ground, and the camera zoomed out. The game had officially begun.
Jia Peng clicked the mouse, and Wilson hopped around on the map.
The game's sound effects were quite rich. There were sounds of running, birds chirping, gathering, and the sound of the wind, making the world seem less scary.
Of course, it might just be because it was daytime.
The map was rich with elements, such as saplings, trees, flowers, bushes, and carrots.
Jia Peng looked around, and felt a little more at ease as he didn't find any threatening monsters.
On the top right corner were the four key stats, Days (Day and Night), Hunger, Spirit, and Health. The other stats were easy to understand, but he wasn't sure what Spirit was for.
However, the higher, the better. Jia Peng thought.
Wilson wandered around the map. Jia Peng didn't know where to go. In short, he just picked whatever he could see. Saplings, bushes, stones, berries, and so on, he collected them one by one and carried them on him.
Jia Peng had a lot of space on him anyways, so he could carry a lot of stuff.
After running for a long time, Jia Peng was a little confused. He opened the map and realized that he had explored a long path, but the size of the map was beyond his imagination.
"What a huge map!"
Jia Peng felt a headache coming on. How long would he have to explore for?
Pick up grass, pick up branches, pick up stones, pick up fruits …
After a few minutes, Jia Peng felt like there was a problem with the way he played. He looked at the options on the left.
For now, there were only six options: [Tools], [Bonfire], [Survival], [Science], [Combat], and [Costume]. Judging from the empty space, there should be other options, but they hadn't appeared yet.
There were a lot of tools here, and Jia Peng had just enough materials to craft an axe.
After swinging the axe a few times, a tree was chopped down, and wood fell to the ground.
After picking them up one by one, Jia Peng began to study the tools he could craft.
It seemed like these tools all had their uses, but he didn't know where to find the materials. He hadn't seen anything like spider silk, rope, rocks, or gold.
"I feel like I should craft a pickaxe and go hit a rock. Spider silk … maybe there's a spider monster nearby? "
Jia Peng ran on the map while looking for what he needed.
"Hmm? There's a big rock here! "
Jia Peng quickly crafted a pickaxe and hit the rock crazily. Soon, rocks, saltpeter, and gold scattered on the ground.
"Eh? Not bad, there's gold here? "
Jia Peng quickly went to the next rock and continued to hit it.
Although this action was very boring, Jia Peng still hit it with relish.
The main consideration was that he could collect some rare survival resources, and the sound of hitting the rock was very clear and rhythmic, so Jia Peng felt that it was fun.
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