The official platform's download speed was very stable. The download progress bar was steadily increasing, but it still needed some time.
Qiao Liang took a can of Coca-Cola from the fridge and sat in front of the computer, thinking of playing something to pass the time. However, he could not help but look at the update progress bar every once in a while.
"This feels like I'm dreaming of ten years ago …"
Qiao Liang still remembered that his family had spent a huge sum of money to buy a computer when he was in primary school. The screen was very small, the head was very big, and there was also a dial-up internet connection. The speed was less than 100K. Even the loading of pictures on the web was very slow. What's more, it was limited to traffic and time. If he was not careful, it would exceed the time.
At that time, Qiao Liang had to be meticulous every time he went online. He would use a small notebook to write down the strategies he searched for on the internet. Then, he would go and play the stages that he could not pass in standalone games.
Later on, he had broadband and his speed had increased. Qiao Liang began to download games online. At that time, he would have to download more than ten gigabytes of games at a speed of a few hundred kilobytes. He would have to download several or even more than ten hours.
At that time, Qiao Liang's mood was exactly the same as it was now. He would always check the download progress every once in a while.
The moment the game was downloaded, he would install it excitedly. Then, he would enter the game and see the beautiful game CG … That was the most wonderful moment.
At that time, Qiao Liang had to battle wits and courage with his parents if he wanted to play computer games. He was always on tenterhooks, afraid that he would be scolded if he was caught.
However, he became independent later on and became a game UP Master himself. He played too many games of all kinds. No one cared about him playing games anymore. Instead, he no longer felt that excited.
Often, he would forget to play a game after buying it, or he would never pick it up again after playing it for a while.
It had been a long, long time since he had experienced the feeling of cheering and jumping for joy after downloading the game.
However, this time, for some reason, he suddenly had this feeling again!
At this time, it was like the nervous and expectant feeling he had when he secretly woke up in the middle of the night to play computer games in the study without being discovered by his parents.
'Mission and Choice' was finally updated just as Qiao Liang could not wait any longer!
However, Qiao Liang noticed that the background was still downloading even though the update had been completed.
This was because the tens of gigabytes of content were the basic content of the game, including the game itself and the first two or three scenes of the plot.
In order to ensure the best viewing effect, although the quality of all the images could not reach the level of the cinema, the quality was basically of Ultra High Definition Blu-ray quality.
However, this also meant that the movie took up a lot of space, almost as much as the game itself.
To prevent players from downloading too much content in one go, the production team deliberately separated the two downloads. The rest of the video content would be downloaded in the background, and the players could start the game in advance.
During the course of the game, the following plot images were also done.
There were no changes to the icon of Mission and Choice after the update. There were no changes to the game details page either. It was still the same old, pixelated promotional pictures and a few very awkward promotional slogans.
Qiao Liang even suspected that if some players turned on automatic updates, they would not realize that Mission and Choice had updated such a huge package if they did not look carefully.
However, this made Qiao Liang look forward to the game even more!
Qiao Liang calmed his excitement and entered the game.
The original very trashy Mission and Choice did not have any opening CG. After entering the game, there was a very rough title screen. There were only a few simple options such as starting the game, loading the game, and setting up.
After starting the game and entering the first chapter, there was only a picture that could be called a powerpoint. There were only a few lines of words that briefly introduced the background of the story. Then, he entered the game.
Even in that era, this attitude was very perfunctory and ridiculous. After all, even though the games at the same time were also mosaic style, there would at least be many CG in the opening and middle stages.
In fact, the CG level of games like Fantasy Battle was already very high at that time. In that era, it looked shocking and even crushed the new games a few years later.
However, the updated Mission and Choice had become completely different!
After the black screen and a few logos, a pair of tightly shut eyes appeared on the screen.
The pair of eyes were tightly shut, but one could see that they were moving rapidly. His brows were slightly furrowed, and fine beads of sweat seeped out of his forehead. He seemed to be experiencing a terrifying nightmare.
Qiao Liang was stunned.
"Isn't this CG level too high?"
"It's no different from a real person!"
Qiao Liang had seen some 3A masterpieces that invested a huge amount of money into CG. The pores on the characters' faces could be clearly seen.
However, he had never seen anyone who was this clear!
In the next second, the camera zoomed up and Qiao Liang saw the person's entire face.
"… Isn't that Lu Zhiyao?!"
"How is this realistic? It's real! This is not CG at all. This is a movie! "
Lu Zhiyao sat up as he watched the hibernation pod open automatically. Qiao Liang instantly understood. No wonder it was so realistic. This was not CG at all!
"In other words … Boss Pei put the movie into the game?"
"Doesn't this mean that buying the game is equivalent to buying the movie for free?"
"Or buying the movie is equivalent to buying the game for free?"
"Er … that doesn't seem right."
"That doesn't matter. However, there will be problems with the plot rhythm if the movie and the game are mixed together, right?"
Qiao Liang had played many games after all. He was instinctively a little worried when he saw this method of combining the game and the movie.
In fact, some foreign companies had used real people to make game CG, but that had been for some years.
What's more, most game companies did not adopt this method after that. Since it did not become mainstream, it meant that there was a problem with this method.
For example, the game's plot was separated. The plot of each chapter might be divided into more than ten parts. They were not closely related to each other. They would choose the most exciting part of the plot to make CG.
As for the middle part, it could be filled with game content.
However, the movie's plot had to be coherent. It would naturally conflict with the game's plot.
"Perhaps a part of the movie's plot was cut off?"
"However, this is quite a waste. I feel that the details might be difficult to deal with."
"It would be acceptable if it was an ordinary game company that was not too particular about it. However, Tengda has always been meticulous about the details. Boss Pei probably would not allow such small flaws to exist."
"Or is there a better solution?"
The plot was very exciting. Qiao Liang did not have much time to think about all this nonsense. These thoughts only flashed through his mind for a moment before being temporarily sealed up.
The high-definition E-Sports screen and the game headset might not be the perfect movie watching experience, but it was definitely not bad.
Qiao Liang was quickly attracted by the game's plot.
The CG of other games were basically used to adjust. They would not be very long due to limited funds. They were mainly to get players into the state as soon as possible.
However, the plot of 'Mission and Choice' was obviously very long. It was not a short segment of the plot. Instead, it was telling a complete story in a serious manner.
After Qin Yi accepted the position of commander, AEEIS introduced the various functions of the control panel to him, including the observation ball, the touch screen, the surrounding images, and so on.
Qiao Liang's computer screen seamlessly switched to the game screen after Qin Yi officially started operating.
There was no game title, plot chapters, or story outline. Qiao Liang realized that he had naturally substituted himself into Qin Yi's role.
AEEIS's voice continued, but this time, it was instructing players to operate.
AEEIS did not directly use words like 'mouse', 'keyboard', and 'controller'. Instead, it vaguely said 'turn the camera angle', 'choose the troops', and so on. That was to prevent players from being out of character.
Instead, a simple icon prompt appeared on the screen. For example, when he needed to use the mouse to select the troops, a simple mouse shape and arrow would appear on the screen, prompting players to carry out the relevant operations.
The overall UI was almost identical to the UI in the movie. The freedom of perspective was also very high. It might not be comparable to the silhouette in the movie, but compared to other games that locked onto God's perspective, the entire picture would look even more magnificent after zooming in.
The plot of the first stage was very simple. It only guided players to get used to controlling the game's perspective and watch the simulation of the alliance fleet's defeat after encountering the Zergs.
After the game ended, it switched seamlessly to the content of the movie.
The scene that was originally controlled by the players turned into a movie, displaying the content just now in a grander way.
However, there was more freedom in the game, and the time was much longer than in the movie. Thus, they did not feel that the plot was repetitive. Instead, it strengthened the impression of the plot in the players' hearts.
Following that, it was the second plot and actual combat, the third plot and actual combat …
Qiao Liang realized that Mission and Choice seemed to be different from other games.
In other games, the game content was the main body. The plot CG was interspersed in the game content to play the role of embellishment.
On the other hand, Mission and Choice was actually a movie that ran through the entire story. On the other hand, the game's content was interspersed as embellishment.
The difference between these two methods was that the former gave people a strong sense of paragraph. Every chapter and stage was actually relatively separated, and the connection was not very natural.
Some games' new stages even had to be loaded and read. It was even more unfriendly to players.
On the other hand, Mission and Choice did not make people feel the separation between the chapters.
This was similar to the method used by many AAA game producers.
The traditional way was to read when the scene changed. However, these plots would do some special treatment during the transition in order to make the players' experience more coherent. For example, the tunnel would collapse, the protagonist would crawl in a narrow cave, and so on. At this stage, the content of the scene would never appear after reading the content of the scene at the same time.
Mission and Choice had obviously done the same thing. A plot movie would be played between the two stages. The loading of the next stage would be completed while players were watching the movie.
Through the ingenious arrangement of the plot, the connection between the movie and the game was perfect. It did not make players feel any abrupt or unnatural feeling.
He might not have come into contact with the real combat part, but just the opening game experience made Qiao Liang feel that this new Mission and Choice was definitely different from all the previous RTS games!
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