But just as the GA released the Lost Treasure demo, Chen Mo released a promotional video at the same time!
The Weibo post was very simple, "Uncharted Waters Promotional Video, Note: All images are from the game."
The players hadn't seen the content of the video yet, and they were all dumbfounded when they saw the "note".
"The name of the game is out, it's called Uncharted Waters!"
"I don't think the name is as simple as Lost Treasure!"
"What the hell? All images are from the game? "
"Uhh, isn't this what PlayerUnknown's Battleground used?"
"They just edited the in-game footage and used it as a promotional CG?"
"… Chen Mo's been slacking off. Thunderbolt Movies has fallen, I'm heartbroken!"
"Yeah, isn't this what PlayerUnknown's Battleground used? But PUBG is mainly about the gameplay, the graphics aren't that important, but this …"
"Can it work? Don't let the graphics get overshadowed by Lost Treasure."
Many players were instinctively worried when they saw the main text of the Weibo post. The so-called "using the actual game as a promotional video" was in fact what PlayerUnknown's Battleground did, and the effect was passable.
But the problem was that PlayerUnknown's Battleground was a game that focused on gameplay. The graphics weren't bad, but they weren't the best.
Many players felt that high-quality CGs had to be done frame-by-frame to ensure the quality. It was a more opportunistic approach to take the game's real scenes and make CGs directly. It was often a quick fix, but the quality was not high.
As a treasure hunting and exploration game, the graphics of Uncharted Waters would inevitably be compared to the GA's Lost Treasure. If the graphics weren't good, they would lose points.
Many players clicked on the video with some apprehension.
They were a little worried. What if Chen Mo screwed up?
…
The video started.
Thunderbolt Gaming Platform's logo.
Thunderbolt Gaming Platform's logo.
"It's all fated, Nathan."
Under the bridge, young Sam and Nathan looked at the lights in the distance, as if they were looking at their fated future.
"You, me, we're together."
"We're fated to find the treasure."
The scene changed. Sam and Nathan, who had grown up, came to an underground secret room. They activated the mechanism and opened the stone door in front of them.
"Heaven is waiting for someone to prove his worth."
A magnificent view flashed by. It was a valley full of lush vegetation. Vines crawled all over the valley. The houses were dilapidated, as if they had been there for a long time. However, looking at the buildings in the distance, they could still vaguely make out the buildings. It was as if they could still imagine the bustling scene of the past.
Sam and Nathan slowly moved forward, also shocked by what they saw.
The camera cut quickly.
In the mysterious and deep underground tomb.
Mount Kilimanjaro pierced through the clouds.
At the bottom of the deep blue sea with wooden shipwrecks.
Sullivan: "It took him a long time to get rid of it."
Sam: "No, this is what he should do with his life."
The villain appeared.
"We are a bunch of thieves, digging things that we shouldn't be digging."
"But you … are different from us."
"I'm a treasure lover and a treasure hunter."
"So, are you ready to find your own treasure?"
Drag racing.
Combat.
A gunfight.
Escaping to a plane.
A series of fast-paced and exciting scenes.
The scene changed, and Elena appeared on the screen.
Nathan said, "I promised that I would never do such a thing again in my life."
Sam: "How long have we been looking for this?"
Nathan: "A long, long time …"
Sam: "Yes, a long, long time. It's just you and me …"
"No offense, but other people … really won't understand."
Elena: "If you don't lie to me anymore, then you shouldn't lie to yourself anymore."
On the surface of the blue sea, there was a speedboat.
"The treasures of the great pirates in history are now within reach."
"Listen … Nathan, I'm begging you this time. Let it all go. "
"Go home and live a good life."
After a series of exciting scenes, the melody gradually came to an end. In a short period of darkness, a voice asked in a low voice:
"Have you ever thought about what would have happened if you had made a different choice?"
Nathan's back was to the camera. He said in a low but firm voice:
"No, and I've never regretted it."
The video came to an abrupt end, and the game logo appeared on the screen: Mysterious Sea!
…
After watching the video, many players were dumbfounded.
"Wait, what did Chen Mo say? It's all live in-game?"
"That can't be, I feel like the whole thing was put together by CG!"
"I feel like even the hair on the character's head and the tiny scars on their cheeks are clearly visible. The expressions and movements of the characters are all in-game?"
"It's probably motion capture."
"Motion capture can't be this perfect. I feel like it would have to be done manually."
"Manually? The whole game took a few hours, and all those movements were done by hand? Doesn't that sound a little too fantastical? "
"I finally understand why Chen Mo emphasized that it was in-game. If he didn't emphasize it, everyone would think it was all CG!"
"So this means that we're going to see this high definition when we enter the game? That's a bit too much. Can the VR gaming pod support it? It'll be awkward if we can only run with the best gaming pod! "
"It's still too early to say that the graphics are better than The Lost Treasure, but … if this really is in-game, then it'll definitely beat The Lost Treasure!"
Taking this promotional video alone, it was actually not the best CG. The high quality CGs that Chen Mo spent a lot of money on in the past were as good as, or even better than, this video.
But the key was that this video was made using in-game footage!
Using in-game footage to create a CG effect was a very explosive gimmick. Many players still couldn't believe it, thinking that Chen Mo was exaggerating.
However, the video did reveal a lot more information.
Although the entire video was strung together with relatively fragmented mission fragments to create an exciting plot, through these fragments, the players could roughly guess the general outline of the story.
It was obviously a story about adventure, family, and destiny.
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