Inside the experience store, Chen Mo was sitting on the sofa in the first floor lobby, flipping through Supernatural Tales of the World.
Chen Mo was a lot more relieved after completing the review process for Outlast. As long as the game passed the review, all he had to do now was figure out how to make it better.
Chen Mo didn't have any experience making horror games, so he was a bit worried if he could replicate Outlast perfectly.
After all, horror games were only scary games if they were done well, otherwise they'd just be trash talking games.
"Yo, manager," Zhao Lei greeted Chen Mo as he entered the experience store.
Chen Mo nodded, "You're not working overtime today?"
Zhao Lei sat down on the sofa opposite Chen Mo, "I'm not working overtime. It's been two weekends these past two days, it's been hard on me."
Zhao Lei was the office worker that tried out The Stanley Parable. He worked in a finance company and often had to work on weekends. However, it seemed like he had the weekend off, as he came to the experience store on a Saturday morning.
"What are you reading, manager?" asked Zhao Lei curiously.
Chen Mo lifted the spine of the book so that Zhao Lei could see the cover.
"Supernatural Tales of the World? Manager, why are you in the mood to read something like that? "Zhao Lei was surprised.
Chen Mo said as he read, "Looking for inspiration. By the way, do you usually play horror games? "
"Horror games?" Zhao Lei gave it some thought, "I play a bit. Horror games are good for adjusting emotions and reducing stress. But I don't play much, I've only played two or three of the horror games in China. "
"Oh. Do you have any recommendations? "asked Chen Mo.
Zhao Lei gave it some thought, "Recommendations? I don't really have anything to recommend. The horror games in China are pretty boring as a whole. They're basically filled with dreams, hallucinations, and mental illness. Although horror games don't really need a story, games that rely on hallucinations aren't that great. "
"If you want to play, I can recommend Haunted House. Although the game isn't that great, it's still a VR game, and it's not bad at all. Oh, and most importantly, it supports two player mode. "
Chen Mo put the book down and asked with interest, "Two player mode?"
Zhao Lei nodded, "Yes, two player mode. In fact, the so-called two-player mode was just a gimmick. It meant that two people could share a save file. Because VR horror games are quite scary, the developers of "Haunted House" came up with this idea. Two people play together, but they can communicate at any time and share their saves at any time. "
Chen Mo thought for a bit, "A horror game specifically made to torture single people?"
Zhao Lei smiled. "You can say that. The main selling point of this game is that you don't have to be afraid when playing with two people. You can discuss while playing. Also, if you can't get through something, you can use someone else's save. It doesn't have to be a couple. It can also be brothers or sisters playing together. "
Chen Mo's interest was immediately extinguished, "What's the point of that? If I skip over the parts of a horror game that I can't get past, how can I call myself a horror game?"
Zhao Lei said helplessly, "It can't be helped. The quality of horror games in China isn't as good as in America and Japan. Moreover, it's hard to make, the market is small, and it doesn't make much money. If you overdo it, you might even be called a Game Committee member. It's a tough job. Occasionally there are Chinese horror games, but they're mostly fake, making a quick buck before running away."
Chen Mo put the book back on the shelf, "Here, let's play Haunted House."
Zhao Lei was shocked, "Manager, you want to play it?"
Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, I want to see how good the horror games in China are."
Zhao Lei was shocked, "Are you making a horror game?"
"Shh," Chen Mo made a 'shush' gesture.
Zhao Lei said excitedly, "Alright, I'll play with you, manager!"
…
Chen Mo and Zhao Lei went to the VR gaming experience area on the third floor and found a VR pod each.
The VR gaming pods in the experience store didn't allow private installation of other games, so there was only one VR game in the pod: Minecraft.
Chen Mo used his manager rights to buy Haunted House for both his and Zhao Lei's pods. It wasn't too expensive, as there was a two player version that could activate both pods at once. It was only 398 RMB, which was quite cheap for a VR game.
Chen Mo took a look at the player ratings after buying it.
He felt that this journey of terror might very well turn into a journey of ridicule.
After accepting Zhao Lei's friend request, the two of them could establish instant messaging and chat in the pod.
This friend request was a function of the VR gaming pod. Every VR gaming pod had a unique number, which was equivalent to the device number of the gaming pod, and could be used to communicate online.
"So, manager, can we start the game?" asked Zhao Lei.
Chen Mo said, "Wait, which mode should I choose? Awake mode or fully immersed mode? "
"Uhh, either is fine," said Zhao Lei, "You can choose after you enter the game. Different VR games have different rules for these two modes, I'll explain when the time comes. "
"Alright, let's start then."
As Zhao Lei chose to start the game, a dialog popped up on Chen Mo's side, "Would you like to start Haunted House with your friend?"
Chen Mo chose "Yes".
First was the logo of the game company, followed by some fragmented scenes.
In VR mode, Chen Mo's entire world was pitch black, with only a few fragments and images in the void in front of him. These images quickly filled up the entire world, up and down, left and right, everywhere.
These images were messy and complicated, there were lips whispering, strange red curtains, dark blood stains, dead bodies …
The images flashed by.
Chen Mo could tell that these images were quite low quality, but they were still quite convincing when they flashed by quickly.
Then, a system notification appeared.
"Please select your game mode."
"Awake Mode: In this mode, you can retain the feeling of being in the VR pod, and can disconnect from the game at any time. This is equivalent to experiencing the game in a fully awake state."
"Fully Immersed Mode: In this mode, you will be completely immersed in the VR world, similar to a dream. In this mode, you will have a better gaming experience. Disconnecting from the game will be like waking up from a dream. "
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