Chen Mo's Weibo was very simple.
"New game , English translation . Note: This is not a mistranslation. "
That was all there was to it.
The players were confused. Why did he specify that it wasn't a mistranslation?
Many players felt that the translation was quite accurate. Didn't this mean "Doomsday of America" in English?
However, players who were better at English quickly explained that the English name was "The last of us to survive". The Chinese and English titles really didn't have the same meaning.
Many players finally understood why Chen Mo specifically stated that it wasn't a mistranslation. If he didn't, people would definitely laugh at Chen Mo's English …
If Doomsday of America was strictly translated, it would be
In short, the us should be changed to USA, America, or if we are used, it should mean "we."
However, since Chen Mo said that it wasn't a mistranslation, that meant that the Chinese and English names didn't have the same meaning. The two names weren't translated, but were given separately.
Many players were wondering why Chen Mo had to do this.
However, upon further thought, they felt that the two names were quite interesting.
If they were to use a translation, no matter if it was from Chinese to English or English to Chinese, it would lose its original meaning.
or , although not bad, wouldn't be easy to remember and wouldn't be loud.
Therefore, the Chinese name was , while the English name was
seemed to be quite suitable!
Actually, the final interpretation of a name was still in the hands of the creator. Whatever the creator called it, that was what it was. Just like a certain famous writer, Jia Pingao. The word "Ao" didn't have a "wa" sound, but it was pronounced "wa" in his name.
Not only would reading this word not make you seem uncultured, but those who insisted on pronouncing it as "ao" would be seen as uncultured …
To put it bluntly, the person in question had the final say.
That was the case with Chen Mo. The official Chinese name was . Naturally, no one would say that the Chinese name was a mistranslation anymore. Instead, they would feel that there was a beautiful connection between the Chinese and English names. It might seem like the translation was accurate, but it might seem like a mistranslation. the two names were actually chosen by the author, and they were both very appropriate and easy to remember.
…
Many players felt that Chen Mo's name was a bit overbearing!
"Doomsday of the USA" … Was it trying to destroy the world or something?
Many people thought that it would be a disaster theme or a war theme when they saw the name, but the rumors had already spread. It was most likely a zombie theme.
America after the zombie outbreak? Hmm, that sounds like it! In other words, the rumors were true?
The players clicked on the video.
…
After the Thunderbolt Games logo, there was a brief black screen.
A female voice asked in a low voice, "What if this is true?"
The image appeared. On the chaotic street, people were frantically running for their lives. There were raging fires on the roadside. The image was shaking violently, as if it could feel the panic of the people who were running.
But these four or five seconds were completely silent, silent and oppressive.
The screen turned black again, and a deep male voice said, "Do you still need me to remind you what's out there?"
Sunlight shone into the gloomy room, and a deformed shadow appeared on the rusty cabinet. It was humanoid, walking upright, but it was also constantly shaking, letting out heart-palpitating roars.
"A long time ago, I also had someone I cared about very much."
The image changed to a middle-aged man and a young girl walking in a lush forest, followed by a close-up of a little girl. The little girl who was supposed to be in school was skillfully loading a gun.
The background music started to fade, and the simple sound of a guitar seemed to contain a hint of sadness, as if it was trying to say something.
"But now, that thing only has one use, and that is to kill you."
After that, there was a lot of fragmented conversation.
"I need you to sneak something out of the city."
"She'll be a burden, Joel."
"I just need some simple equipment and I'll be on my way."
"I'm guessing it has something to do with that girl?"
"It has to do with that girl."
"It can't be worse than staying here, right?"
"We're just trying to survive, Joel."
"No, we're trying our best to survive!"
"This is our chance!"
"Stop it, Daisy!"
"You're taking a risk."
Corpses hanging from trees.
Thugs with guns.
Abandoned mansions.
Joel and Ally are hiding behind a wall as the thugs with the shotgun search for them.
"What do we do now?"
"Don't waste a single bullet."
Zombies, thugs, poisonous gas, bloodstained knives, homemade bombs …
"We've been through so much and put in so much effort. There has to be some meaning to it, right?"
At Ally's last question, the screen turned black and the video came to an abrupt end.
…
After watching the promotional CG, many players were confused.
What was it all about? They couldn't understand it!
Obviously, the main method of this video was to "disassemble" the game's plot, which was to disassemble the game's plot into many segments, interspersed with the dialogue of the characters, so that the players could get bits and pieces about the plot, but not create any spoilers.
But from this video alone, the players didn't get much useful information, nor did they see the highlight of the game.
Combat system? Gameplay? Character creation? There didn't seem to be anything special.
The only highlight might be the plot, but the plot was not revealed at all.
Some players tried hard to speculate about the plot of USA Apocalypse and even inferred something from the video.
This was indeed the apocalypse after the zombie outbreak, and the protagonist should be the middle-aged uncle Joel. From what he said, he had gone through a lot of struggles to survive in the apocalypse. He had lost the love of his life, but now he was involved with a little girl.
Other than that, there was no other specific information.
Many players were a little disappointed. Although the promotional video was good, it wasn't as amazing as when Uncharted Water was first released.
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