There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

"what is this?"

Cheng Lei clicked on the Vaporwave game platform, and saw the promotional picture on the most prominent position on the homepage at first glance.

The posters are very attractive.

Numerous ragged and bloody zombies swarmed in, while the four survivors stood on the roof of the car, holding various weapons, and seemed to be fighting bloody with the swarming zombies.

Blood was flooding the entire promotional image.

The game name 'Left 4 Dead' on the promotional image, the word 4 in it is also stained with blood, which complements the whole picture.

The composition is really great.

but.

As a loyal game player, Cheng Lei has never heard of any major game manufacturer saying to make a doomsday zombie-themed game recently.

Launch the game without saying hello?

This is not like the operation of a major game company.

The only one that does this is Linmu Studio.

But since the forest carnival appeared, the process of the e-sports festival has changed.

Forest Studio has rarely announced any new games outside of these two time periods, especially traditional games.

Players are also accustomed to enjoying the intensive game bombing of Forest Studio at events such as carnivals.

So which game company made this?

Looking at the promotional picture, it doesn't seem like a small factory...

Out of curiosity, Cheng Lei clicked into the store details page.

The name of the game is Left 4 Dead.

As for the store page, although the promotional video has not been released yet, screenshots of the game have been released.

It looks like a serious 3D game.

Cheng Lei became more interested, and continued to scroll down, wanting to see who the producer and producer are.

Then.

She saw the familiar name in the two columns of Producer and Producer - Linmu Studio.

"..."

Cheng Lei's eyes widened suddenly.

After repeatedly confirming that I read correctly.

He held the mouse and immediately pulled it down, wanting to see the platform where this game is logged on.

first glance.

He looked at the mobile terminal.

No tick.

There is no tick on the mobile terminal.

This also means that this is a traditional game.

It was not announced at the Forest Carnival, it was not announced at the e-sports festival, and it was not announced at the forest studio's first-party traditional game masterpiece!

"No way?"

Seeing this, Cheng Lei finally couldn't hold back anymore, and stood up from the chair with a complicated expression on his face.

A mixture of disbelief, amazement and excitement.

Yes.

This is the player who said in the forum that the number of traditional games of Linmu Studio will decrease to a certain extent, while the number of mobile games will increase.

Because he is a loyal game player, he plays both mobile games and traditional games.

So he thought he could detect the change of the game industry quickly enough, so he dared to make such a judgment.

And the development of things is indeed as he expected.

The entire game industry has turned to mobile games.

But only.

The operation of Linmu Workshop at this moment was beyond his expectation.

They actually... released a new game in October! ?

Still a traditional game! ?

Just when my colleagues turned around and wanted to increase their investment in mobile games!

Why! ?

Cheng Lei couldn't figure it out!

Such a game cannot be completed overnight. Linmu Studio should have been working on this game for a long time, but this announcement date...

The only possibility Cheng Lei can think of is that Linmu Studio is also from the traditional game school!

And at the same time.

Just when Cheng Lei was in a brainstorm.

major forums.

The other players also exploded.

Linmu Studio's sudden and unconventional play of cards even caused two strange arguments in the player circle...

"Fuck!? Linmu Studio suddenly announced a new game - "Left 4 Dead"! It seems to be the theme of doomsday zombies! Traditional games! Not mobile games!"

"A new game is announced at this time, and the mid-year carnival's big dishes have just been eaten, and Linmu Studio is serving new dishes again!?"

"The case has been solved. Linmu Studio is also from the traditional game school. They are dissatisfied with the changes in the industry, even if they brought up this trend, so they want to use traditional games to severely wake up their colleagues!"

"This is really too unexpected. This is the first time in three years, right? Linmu Studio announced the game at this time. Considering the current market changes, what the upstairs said is really possible..."

"Come on, how is it possible? They also made a lot of money from mobile games. Well, how could it be to wake up their peers... I am more inclined to let Linmu Studio release the new game at the end of the year ahead of schedule. Well, maybe this is an experimental work, it doesn’t matter if it fails, if it succeeds, it’s a play for the money.”

"Brother upstairs, you have just entered the pit, right? Have you ever played the games of Linmu Studio? How can you say such words as "playing ticket"? Have you played ticket in Linmu Studio before?"

"This release date is really unexpected, and it can make people think a lot, but... I am more concerned about this game! Is it fun or not! When will it be released!"

"That's right! It doesn't matter whether this is Linmu Studio's dissatisfaction with the changes in the market or just for fun. The most important thing for us is whether the game is fun or not! The theme of zombies almost has no sense of mystery. Linmu's work Can the chamber come up with new ideas?"

"..."

Lin Yao didn't think of it herself.

Just announcing the game on different days, and even before the game promotional video was released, it has already caused players to frantically discuss and make up their minds.

It can only be said that this is also a manifestation of the influence of Linmu Studio.

But it didn't last long.

As Linmu Studio released the promotional video of the game.

All these discussions disappeared in an instant.

After all, the most important thing for players is still the game.

that night.

Cheng Lei opened the Vaporwave game platform again, and clicked on the "Left 4 Dead" store details page that Linmu Studio announced out of routine.

The first game promotional CG has been released.

His eyes lit up, and he clicked on the video immediately.

Although I was shocked when I first saw this game, I couldn't figure out the reason why Linmu Studio did this, but in the final analysis, it is a good thing for a loyal game player like him.

There are new games to play after all.

His interest in the new game overwhelmed his doubts and shock.

He wants to know how the game is played now.

And as he pressed the video to play.

The Vaporwave game platform hardly had any lag, and immediately began to play the promotional CG of "Left 4 Dead".

thump thump——

Accompanied by chords.

In the dark sky.

There were dogs barking and footsteps.

The screen fades to brighter.

A muscular black man in a polo shirt, a gentle man in a white suit, a young guy in a peaked cap, and a woman in a pink T-shirt.

The four characters who appeared on the cover of the game walked forward cautiously and looking left and right.

The camera moved up slowly, and showed the towering billboard next to them, with a notice written on it——

[Due to the spread of the virus, the museum is temporarily closed until further notice]

Just a few words.

Just explained the background of the story.

Spread of the virus.

Then the screen goes black and then transitions.

In the convenience store sealed with wooden strips, the leading strong black man smashed the glass and wooden strips with his elbow, and then forcibly opened the door.

A group of people filed in.

The four searched for materials in the convenience store while planning the next route. At the same time, the leading black man also read the announcement when the virus spread.

"Report anomalies..."

"Set up barricades around your home..."

"Avoid contact with any zombie infected..."

"Waiting for instructions..."

And read to the end.

The leading black man sneered, threw the bulletin aside, took a bite of the chocolate in his hand, and said, "Wait? Wait what a fart."

then.

The camera pans slowly to the left.

It was given to the young guy in the peaked cap.

He was fully armed, with two guns and gasoline cans on his back, and a spray gun in his hand, turned his head and said, "Kill all these bastards..."

Click.

He pulled the bolt of the shotgun, and continued: "This is my official order."

until then.

The entire promotional CG maintains restraint, and even has a quiet temperament.

But the next second.

With the young guy who just uttered the "official instructions" kicked open the safety door, the painting style changed suddenly.

the door.

The bloody, ketchup-covered zombies immediately turned around when they heard the sound, howling, and rushed towards the camera.

The originally monotonous chords also suddenly changed.

With the sound of the drums, the music became fierce.

The four protagonists stood at the door, facing the rushing zombies, shooting one by one.

Then the camera starts to cut rapidly.

Day, night, city, field.

The gun exploded in the head, the fire ax split its head, and blood flew around.

But the promotional video did not last forever.

With the appearance of special infected.

Laughing wildly, a rider with a flexible body that can ride on people's heads; a mud figurine that hides in the mud and can only crawl, but is extremely fast; it is characterized by women, with a mouth that is eroded and green liquid is constantly flowing out, and makes a sharp scream Spitter...

These strange, curious and disgusting zombies are paired with abrupt and disturbing music.

Suddenly, the promotional video became a little more tense.

The four of them fought and ran, and finally reached the official evacuation location.

The promotional CG is halfway through.

The four climbed up the tall building all the way.

But they were greeted by a helicopter evacuation early, and they were still trapped in the status quo of the city.

No one rescued them.

"Looks like the plans have changed."

at last.

The line followed Nick in a white suit.

The second half of the promotional video continued to play.

It is clear.

They fought back again.

Fighters roared past, destroying the bridge connecting the city.

In the flames of the explosion, the four protagonists struggled to survive in the face of crazier zombies.

More special zombies appeared.

The shoes will squeak, which will attract clown zombies from nearby infected people; nuclear, biological and chemical infected people who wear protective clothing so that flames or burning bullets cannot harm them; A stormer who grabbed a human and threw it on the ground like a chicken.

They came in wave after wave.

The explosive scenes are constantly being staged.

And in front of the screen.

Cheng Lei, who was watching the CG of the promotional video, slowly became short of breath.

Fuck! !

This seems to be different from ordinary zombie-themed games... a bit different.

And at the same time.

on the screen.

The four protagonists struggled forward and stumbled all the way to the elevator in the shopping center. After getting rid of the chain of the smoker's tongue, the elevator door closed.

In a confined space.

The four got a rare breathing time.

But this time is not long.

As the elevator descended, the four of them looked downstairs.

The first floor of the shopping center was densely packed with countless zombies. Hearing the sound of the elevator, they were slowly gathering in the direction of the elevator.

"Holy shit."

finally.

A curse broke the silence.

The leading brother Hei pulled up the young man who was shocked by the sight of the zombies gathering downstairs, and the only woman in the team handed him a weapon.

"Hey, kill those bastards, right?"

She repeated what the young guy said at the convenience store.

The young man took the gun and nodded with a smile.

The screen is aligned with the floor display panel.

The elevator keeps going down.

The music started again.

Images of other levels began to flash.

During the carnival, the four of them stood on the stage, faced the fireworks sprayed from the edge of the stage, and beat the zombies constantly pouring in from the edge of the stage with guitars and guns, as if they were performing a black humorous comedy.

In front of the building, the four stood firm, and the only female character in the team held a machine gun, shooting the zombies that kept rushing up like a god of war.

On the bridge, facing the most difficult tank, which is extremely huge and can easily grab a car and smash it, the four of them cooperate alternately.

"I have not……"

"get ready……"

"Go to hell."

Finally, with Nick's lines.

Ding--

The harsh elevator arrival notification sounded.

The four main characters reach the bottom floor of the mall.

Blood splattered, and the elevator door that reflected the silhouette of the zombie opened.

Zila.

The leading strong black man started the chainsaw, and four protagonists with weapons appeared in front of the zombies.

then.

The name of the game appeared - "Left 4 Dead".

There is also small print below - "Now! Start!"

"..."

After watching the promotional video, Cheng Lei had to say that he was instantly attracted.

Survival.

As the name of the game suggests, watching the promotional video, the player seems to be manipulating the protagonists to survive, and they will encounter a lot of troubles on the way...

Although it is only promoting CG, the types of zombies, the types of weapons, and the gameplay can basically be glimpsed.

It's fun to look at! ! !

The atmosphere of the game is really excellent as always!

Fight zombies on stage! ?

What kind of zombie idol is this! ?

There are also various special zombies...all feel very oppressive! Just watching the promotional video makes me feel full of pressure!

And most importantly...

Cheng Lei held the mouse and pulled down the page.

really.

Below is the game introduction.

Compared with the promotional CG, which is more impactful but cannot confirm the gameplay, the advantage of text introduction is that it is easier to understand.

When you see—‘In the game, players have to cooperate with other survivor characters (a total of four people) to escape from the virus-infected area and fight against the infected along the way. On the way to escape, the player needs to activate some organs on the map so that the survivors can move on, but this will cause a large number of infected people to attack' this introduction.

Cheng Lei suddenly realized.

really!

No wonder there are four protagonists in the promotional film!

It's a cooperative survival game! ! !

Fight zombies together?

I rely on.

Combined with the promotional CG, Cheng Lei began to imagine the scene of clearing the level with his friends, and couldn't help rubbing his hands.

The sense of anticipation is overwhelming!

And when he saw the release date, he waved his arms excitedly.

This game... will be released on November 11th!

Lin Mu Studio is not neat, it will start playing next month!

"Linmu Studio, you are the god in my heart!!!"

After watching the promotional video, the introduction, and finally the release date.

Cheng Lei couldn't bear it anymore, and roared out a very shameful sentence.

What is the purpose of Forest Studio.

It doesn't matter anymore!

He knew that a fun game was coming! ! !

And at the same time.

Other players were also shocked when they saw the promotional CG and game introduction, and their eyes lit up.

Cooperate to survive and fight zombies! ?

I rely on.

Of course, there are also people who are blinded.

Because once the game has words like cooperation, it means that players need to have the highest hardware configuration in the game industry-friends.

Still three!

This shit...

but.

They didn't feel sad for long.

Because the follow-up game introduction also said that other characters can be controlled by AI, and players can play the game alone.

There will also be an online matchmaking mode in the game.

see this.

Players don't even have the last worry.

In the end, only the anticipation of the game is left!

Player Forum.

Once again ushered in the second wave of discussion upsurge!

"Awesome! Produced by Linmu Studio, a new direction for zombie-themed games! Four people cooperate to escape!"

"I was so excited to watch the promotional video, all kinds of strange zombies, all kinds of weapons, bloody scenes... This is too interesting!"

"It will be released next month! Next month! Everyone is making mobile games, but you have given the players another surprise! Lin Yao! Are you an angel!?"

"Hasn't she always been? [image]"

"Damn it, what a hanging picture, but it's really appropriate, hahaha... the land is full of mobile game corpses, Lin Yao descended from the sky, and came with a copy of "Left 4 Dead", hahaha."

"Fuck, the picture change is really fast, but this is the official software of Lin Mu Studio, if you change Lin Yao's picture, you don't want your account?"

"I am beautifying Lin Yao, she will forgive me. [狗头]"

"..."

soon.

A sand sculpture picture of Lin Yao spreading her wings and falling from the sky on a land full of mobile game corpses has been circulated in the forum.

Spreads extremely fast.

I don't know who changed it.

But the vast majority of players think this picture is very appropriate.

Who would have thought.

At the time when all the game companies are turning around, there is still a masterpiece, and it is still a co-op escape game that looks full of gameplay!

certainly.

There are also opponents who are not optimistic about this.

For example, a user named 'Zhu Ling 444' posted a post.

[About "Left 4 Survival", I poured cold water on it. I still feel that the release date of Linmu Studio is not normal. It has been the practice for so many years, but now it suddenly comes out like this. It really seems to be forced to advance for the sake of reputation. release date. It is estimated that this game is their insignificant experimental work. After all, the potential of the zombie theme has been exhausted for so many years. I don’t think this game will be innovative. Maybe it’s just a cooperative gameplay. It’s essentially the same as other Zombie games are no different, so don't get too excited and have high expectations. 】

This kind of post.

Although most players don't like to watch it very much.

But I have to say, what the other party said really poured cold water on the players who were looking forward to it...

When many players saw this post, the smiles on their faces immediately froze.

Of course, there are also many players who think this is impossible, and argue hard under the post.

"Brother, subjective speculation is really meaningless. If you want to say this, there was no precedent when the carnival was held for the first time! Can it also be said that Linmu Studio just wants to trick players into offline killing? "

"The game's publicity CG and the things revealed didn't disappoint. The game hasn't been released yet, and everyone is looking forward to it. You want to say that, what's the point?"

"Don't say it if you know how to throw cold water on it! Don't say it if you can't speak!"

"This kind of thing is known only after the game is released. At least what is disclosed now is satisfactory, isn't it? Why do you have to think so much? Can't you be happy first? Pessimism is not advisable. Everyone plays games to be happy, and then the game will not work. I'll take the lead in the charge, but it's unnecessary now that there's no evidence, right?"

"..."

Most of the players below the post are expressing their dissatisfaction.

soon.

The person who posted this post, 'Zhu Ling 444', also came out - "I've seen everyone's replies, but I'm just expressing my thoughts. What do you mean if you can't speak, don't speak? Let people talk about it? I don’t think so! I can’t stick to my opinion? You think it’s a good thing that everyone is as stupid as an idiot, right?”

The poster stood by his opinion.

But probably because they were too excited, the words were not carefully thought out, and the map gun was fired directly, and then both sides became angry and even quarreled...

It's quite intense.

but.

This is just a small episode in the player community.

This didn't have much impact on the game's release.

Lin Yao actually saw the questioning post, but she didn't pay much attention to it, because these questions will disappear after the game is released.

She is still confident about this.

What she cared more about was the sand sculpture of an angel descending on her face.

What a shame!

At that time, she wanted to block the first player who spread this picture.

If it wasn't for Mu Wanqing holding back her laughter and hugging her tightly from behind.

The vengeful Lin Yao really blocked the player who insisted on changing the picture to beautify her...

And the other side.

Colleagues in Linmu Studio soon learned that Linmu Studio will release a stand-alone game at this time point.

As for their thoughts after hearing the news...it's very simple.

They just feel it.

Lin Mu Studio is so capricious.

At the same time, I think they... are really handsome.

Do whatever you want.

Everyone thinks that mobile games have no future, so they just make mobile games.

Everyone thinks that mobile games are the future, and they are preparing to release new stand-alone games.

And every time they raised their arms, no matter what they were doing, all players would turn their attention to them.

It can be said that there is a lot of response.

Zhuo!

This is really cool...

I'm really envious...

I just don't know what will happen after the game called "Left 4 Dead" is released...