The plot would be a little awkward, but it was completely compatible with the game genre of Fitness Battle. Thus, players would not find it strange or uncomfortable.
Fitness Battle was a casual game. The game's style was also more cartoonish, so the overall tone was like that.
The opening plot turned fat into a devil and eight bodybuilders into warriors. It used the story background of a warrior fighting a devil. It was very traditional but combined with fitness, it seemed quite new.
What's more, this kind of plot would also seem more funny. There was a kind of cold humor that would also make players more relaxed and less serious.
The opening animation was all produced using real-time calculations. However, it did not look rough at all because of the game's style. Instead, it had a strange sense of cuteness.
Then, they entered the official plot of the game.
In the plot, players would play the role of the "Chosen One". The prophet predicted that the "Chosen One" was the key to resealing the fat demon. Only with the "Chosen One" would the warriors be able to persevere and successfully chase away the fat demon avatars on their bodies. In the end, they would be able to fight the fat demon in a perfect manner.
The game would be carried out from a first-person perspective. The player's "Chosen One" would accompany the eight warriors into different places such as glaciers and deserts. After expelling the parasitic fat demon avatars on their bodies, they would defeat the City Lords who were parasitized by the fat demon avatars in different areas. Finally, they would defeat the fat demon through the sealing ritual.
The characters were unlocked in a certain order. At the beginning, the player needed to choose one of the two starting characters. After training the character to the point that it met the requirements, the player would then choose one of the three characters, and then choose another one of the three … and so on.
Players did not need to train all eight characters to clear the story mode. They only needed to clear four of them. However, there were more difficult challenges after clearing the story mode. What's more, they would need to train for a long time to reach a perfect figure.
Qiao Liang decided to follow the plot first and play chapter by chapter.
The first chapter was more of a beginner's guide level. It was set in a green field, and the monsters were all relatively simple fat monsters.
During the battle, the character would guide players to do various fitness movements and explain the essentials of these movements.
Most of these movements were done on yoga mats, such as high leg lifts, deep squats, push-ups, abdominal curls, and so on?
There were also some difficult movements?
Like bobbi jumping, or something else that looks weird.
Could he tell?
Were these movements designed by professionals?
It's really good for fitness.
Qiao Liang took out his yoga mat, which had been collecting dust for a long time, and placed it in the living room. He projected the image of the tablet onto the television.
Following the instructions, he propped up the tablet with a stand, pointed the camera at himself, and began to exercise.
"Strange?
How did it detect my movements? "
Qiao Liang was slightly curious.
Although the game did use the tablet's camera and required the player to always be within the camera's range, with the camera's accuracy and sensitivity, could it determine if the player's movements were accurate?
Out of curiosity?
Did Qiao Liang slack off on purpose?
He made a few particularly unorthodox movements.
Then he realized that he obviously could not.
As long as he was moving, no matter if the movement was accurate or not, the system would count that he had completed the movement. Unless he left the camera area, or stayed put?
Only then was the System able to determine it and stop waiting for him.
"Isn't this a little too much of a fool …"
"But it does make sense."
At first, Qiao Liang felt that it was a pity.
What was the point of having worked so hard to achieve the same result as a casual movement?
However, he was no longer thinking from a player's point of view.
From the perspective of the game designer, this design was probably a helpless move.
First of all?
This was a mobile game?
Players used different equipment?
There were flagships that cost a few thousand yuan, and there were also thousand-yuan and even hundred-yuan machines. To ensure that the game could barely run on most cell phones, they had to take care of the lowest equipment performance.
Some cell phones had such low front camera pixels that it was too difficult to accurately locate the player's movements.
What's more, there might be the technology to accurately locate the player's movements through the camera, but it had to be a professional camera. It was still unknown if cell phone cameras could achieve such a level.
It was very likely that a lot of effort would be spent on research and development without results. Instead, it would seriously delay the game's release date.
Therefore, this design was entirely dependent on the player's consciousness. If the player was lazy and wanted to fool around, then so be it. If the player wanted to practice seriously, they would definitely be able to achieve results.
Based on the standard evaluation of a mobile game, this was actually considered passable but barely acceptable.
Qiao Liang followed the movements in the game for a while and soon, he was sweating profusely.
They were all very simple movements such as supporting the tablet, curling his abdomen, or kneeling on the ground with his elbows and knees reaching out and stretching his legs. However, he still felt quite tired after doing it for more than ten minutes according to the time and rhythm in the game.
"It seems to be easier to persevere than on the app. I don't know if it's my imagination."
Qiao Liang had bought a yoga mat previously because he wanted to exercise in the living room. However, after trying a few times, the yoga mat kept collecting dust.
The reason was that he could not persevere.
In fact, there was a module for Deposit Fitness on Tengda Life App. There were videos recorded by professional coaches that could be followed to exercise. There were also a large number of aerobics and other similar courses on Aili Island's website. However, Qiao Liang gave up halfway without exception after trying a few times.
On the other hand, Qiao Liang persevered for a long time even though these movements were similar to those in the fitness app. What's more, he still felt that he could play another chapter.
Qiao Liang thought about it for a moment. This was obviously a special effect of a 'game' carrier.
That was because games were an interactive art. They focused on players' feedback.
If he only played a video, he could not do anything apart from fast-forwarding and retreating. What's more, he would not have a clear goal to accumulate after practicing once.
However, games were different. There were rich and colorful images and gorgeous attack special effects. Players would feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction every time they defeated a monster, passed a stage, won a chapter, and watched a plot.
Thus, it would be easier to persevere than watching a video workout.
"I can obtain some tokens as a reward if I pass the first chapter. It seems like I can also obtain a free lucky draw chance."
"I'm still two small stages away."
"Forget it, I'll rest first."
Qiao Liang wanted to continue, but his old arms and legs, which had been lacking exercise for a long time, could not take it anymore.
What's more, the game would limit the length of exercise. The first time, players would be reminded to replenish their water. The second time, players would be reminded to rest. The third time, they would be locked down. They would be forced to rest for a period of time before they could continue challenging.
Obviously, this was to prevent some players from training too much and causing excessive fatigue.
Qiao Liang exited the plot chapter and returned to the game's main interface.
Interestingly, after the training ended, the character in the game would calculate the amount of exercise he had done today. For example, how many sets of various movements he had done, and then convert them into calories.
After that, some transparent bubbles could be seen flying out of the character's body. The character's body changed slightly. This meant that a small portion of the fat demon avatar had been expelled.
"This game is quite interesting." Qiao Liang could not help but sigh.
The idea of combining games and fitness was indeed novel, but just like all other games, the idea was only a foundation. More importantly, the details needed to complete the idea were more important.
All the details of the Fitness Battle were done very well, including the character's style, character design, modeling, movements, detailed explanations and guidance of various fitness movements. Finally, the game's plot packaging, gameplay settings, and so on. Everything reflected a meticulous attitude.
"Eh? What is this? "
Qiao Liang suddenly noticed an inconspicuous button in the lower right corner of the game interface: Upgrade to professional version.
"There's a professional version? How professional? "
Qiao Liang could not help but be curious. He immediately clicked to check.
After he clicked, an instruction page popped up.
"Purchase the smart fitness drying rack and connect it to your cell phone through Bluetooth. You can upgrade it to professional game content."
"In the professional version of the Fitness Battle, you will obtain:"
"Dozens of professional fitness movements that match the smart fitness drying rack;"
"The smart fitness drying rack accurately detects the range of movements, corrects the wrong posture, and better guides the movements;"
"Obtain double calorie coins;"
"The professional version of the gift bag contains ten random rare props."
"Click the button below to jump to the purchase page."
Qiao Liang was stunned for a moment before realization dawned on him. "Huh? So this is what I was waiting for! "
"The game that Boss Chang mentioned at the news conference that goes with the smart fitness drying rack is really the Fitness Battle!"
Qiao Liang instantly understood the game's routine.
The normal version of the Fitness Battle was to attract as many players as possible to play. It did not matter even if they were all freeloaders. It could increase the popularity of the game.
Ordinary gamers would just do a few exercises on the yoga mat every day and grind the props in the game.
For professionals with more requirements, they would have to go to the smart fitness drying rack if they wanted to experience the best effect of this game.
According to the introduction, the smart fitness drying rack could detect players' movements. It also clearly knew how much weight players used, how long it took to complete a set of movements, and whether their movements were getting slower. Thus, it could more accurately grasp the players' training state.
In addition, the professional version would also give them an additional gift bag and the advantage of obtaining double calorie coins.
This double calorie coins was obviously to prevent some people from deliberately using the cell phone version to earn tokens.
Calorie coins were obtained through training. The cell phone version did not need to make the movements so standard. Just moving casually would be considered to have completed the movements. If the efficiency of obtaining calorie coins was the same, many people might deliberately not connect to the smart fitness drying rack for the sake of liver characters or liver props. They would only play the basic version.
That was obviously the opposite of the design idea of encouraging players to work out.
In fact, it did not matter if they used tokens. However, it would be meaningless if they affected the fitness effect because of the tokens.
Thus, while limiting players' fitness time and preventing excessive fatigue, the smart fitness drying rack could obtain double calorie coins. It could avoid the situation of not training seriously and earning calorie coins. It could also be considered a benefit for players who bought the smart fitness drying rack. It would play a better promotional role.
Qiao Liang had also watched the news conference previously and knew about the smart fitness drying rack.
However, at that time, he was not interested. He only thought that it was an ordinary family fitness equipment. It was not much different from the fitness equipment sold online. Thus, he did not want to pay for it.
However, after the smart fitness drying rack merged with the Fitness Battle, it suddenly became different!
Qiao Liang was suddenly very curious. What kind of experience would it be like to use the smart fitness drying rack to play the Fitness Battle?
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