On the first of October, the experience store officially opened up to play American Apocalypse.
Many players were still interested in American Apocalypse. After all, it was a game made by Chen Mo, so there was a natural sense of trust.
What the players didn't know was that the game wasn't just being tested in the experience store.
Chen Mo had already sent the full version of American Apocalypse to all major video game media outlets, so that they could review the game as soon as possible.
It wasn't that Chen Mo didn't want to promote American Apocalypse. After all, the game was widely recognized as a masterpiece, and there was no such thing as a 'stepmother'.
However, the game wasn't suitable to be promoted using traditional methods. Even if they did, the results wouldn't be that great.
For the players, they would only truly understand the meaning of a 'masterpiece' after playing the game to the end.
Since that was the case, there was no need for complicated promotion methods, all they had to do was release a promotional cinematic.
Of course, if they didn't do any promotion at all, the game wouldn't sell well on the 15th. No matter how good American Apocalypse was, it would still take time for it to become popular.
This was why Chen Mo sent the full version of the game to the major video game media outlets, hoping that their reviews would be out before the game was officially released.
When that happened, wouldn't the players be shocked?
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October 1st, morning …
As soon as the experience store opened, the players lined up at the entrance, swiped their IDs, and went to different floors.
The experience store already had a very stable group of players. Every holiday or when a new game was released, the number of people in the experience store would explode. Therefore, the players had already formed a set of rules, lining up early every day, and playing the game in order. Everything was in order.
Chen Mo woke up quite early today, and was already sitting on the sofa in the lobby on the first floor.
The earliest group of players had already headed straight for the VR gaming experience area on the third floor. Since most of the games Chen Mo made were VR games, the VR gaming experience area was the most popular.
However, there were also quite a few players in the PC and mobile gaming experience areas, and they would soon be full.
Chen Mo saw a familiar figure amongst the players who had woken up early.
"Zhao Lei?" Chen Mo raised his head to greet him.
Zhao Lei was a bit surprised, "Manager, you still remember me? Good morning."
Chen Mo laughed, "Of course I remember. It's been a while since you've been to the experience store. I thought you left the Imperial Capital."
Zhao Lei shook his head. "It's a long story. I went on a blind date and happened to meet a girl I liked. After I got married, everything was busy. My child was born last month and I was so busy. Today's a holiday, so I decided to take a break from my busy schedule to check out the experience store. "
Chen Mo was surprised, "You're already a father? Congratulations, congratulations. How about this, I'll give you a game later. "
Zhao Lei smiled, "Hey, manager, you're too kind. I'm going to go play some games first. If I'm late, there won't be any seats left. Let's talk in detail when I come down. "
Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, go try out the new game. It's just been released today."
Zhao Lei nodded. "Of course. I'm here for the new game. Even though I haven't been to the experience store for over two years, I've been paying attention to your new game. "
After greeting Chen Mo, Zhao Lei went up to the third floor.
Zhao Lei was one of the office workers that frequented the experience store. He was also a typical Beijing drifter, and had a lot of pressure in his life. He had even tried "The Stanley Parable" before.
However, he hadn't been to the experience store for a long time. Chen Mo thought he had left the Imperial Capital. After all, life in the Imperial Capital was so stressful. Zhao Lei was already in his thirties, it wouldn't do for him to keep drifting around.
However, what surprised Chen Mo was that Zhao Lei was already married, and hadn't left the Imperial Capital.
One could imagine that his daily life must have been quite difficult.
…
Zhao Lei came to the third floor and found that more than half of the gaming pods were taken. He even saw a few familiar faces in the elevator. Were they streamers?
When Zhao Lei Chang was here, the experience store had just moved in, and the only VR game was Minecraft. The PC version of League of Legends hadn't even started development yet. At that time, Chen Mo was just a normal B-grade video game designer.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Mo had become one of the top video game designers in the country, and had developed many classic VR games.
Even the experience store was filled with new faces, and there were many streamers around.
How time flies.
Zhao Lei sighed as he found a gaming pod and went in.
The game pod's login interface was the theme of the 'Mysterious Sea Area', and there were already many VR games in the game pod. It was a dazzling sight.
At the top of the list was Doomsday.
"This is the manager's new game, let's try it out."
Zhao Lei didn't hesitate to enter Doomsday, as it was a new game after all.
…
He entered the game.
Unlike other games, Doomsday didn't start with any settings. It was as if he went straight into the game, completely dark.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock …
The loud and clear sound of a clock ticking rang in Zhao Lei's ears.
Then, the game screen appeared.
In front of Zhao Lei's field of view, a little girl was lying on the sofa, seemingly fast asleep.
She seemed to be a little uncomfortable as she moved her arm under her pillow.
The sound of a door opening could be heard as a middle-aged man walked in while talking on the phone. The camera also shifted towards him.
"Tommy, he's the contractor, alright? I can't lose this job. I know … we'll talk in the morning, okay? "
The lights came on and the little girl woke up. The middle-aged man sat down on the sofa.
The middle-aged man was worried about today's work.
The little girl had thoughtfully prepared a birthday present for him, a watch.
The father and daughter joked with each other. Although it wasn't particularly touching, it felt very warm.
It was late at night.
The father carried the little girl and went upstairs to sleep.
"Goodnight, baby."
The camera stopped at the sleeping little girl. The light slowly dimmed, indicating that some time had passed.
At this time, the phone by the bed rang.
It was a strange call. Uncle Tom was looking for the little girl's father, and then the phone was hung up.
The little girl crawled out of bed and rubbed her sleepy eyes, not quite understanding what had happened. But she still decided to look for her father first.
At this time, the camera automatically panned to the back of the little girl, and the game began.
Zhao Lei was surprised, "This game … isn't first person? Is it third person? "
At this time, Zhao Lei's vision was above and behind the little girl. This was a standard over-the-shoulder view, which was common in many PC games.
However, in VR games, due to the player's wider field of view, and to enhance the player's sense of immersion, many games used a first person view.
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