Hank looked at the sales data released by Linmu Studio and exclaimed.
Tell the truth.
Even in the eyes of an old player and fanatical fan like him, this is an exaggerated number...
Although the sales volume of the previous "Call of Duty" game was also high, it was still the first FPS game to have sales exceeding 10 million.
But that is, after all, the total sales of the game in a year.
But now.
The game hasn't even been unlocked yet, and nearly two-thirds of the sales of the previous game have been sold...
This does not include the increased sales brought about by subsequent game unlocks.
If the quality of this work is excellent and as good as the previous one, the increase in sales after fermentation will be even more terrifying.
And it's very possible.
This will allow the "Call of Duty" series, which has only launched two games, to directly surpass Dreamland's "Battlefield Smoke" series and Gibb's "Mobile Force" series, becoming one of the best-selling and most profitable game series!
Um......
certainly.
Except for this possibility.
It is also possible that after the game is unlocked, the quality is unsatisfactory, which will lead to a subsequent collapse in word-of-mouth, unsatisfactory sales growth, and then the entire series collapses...
After all, the game has not been unlocked yet, so no one can say for sure what the quality will be. However, Hank thinks this possibility is very small.
Hank has confidence in Linmu Studio as a company and also in this sequel!
And he feels that with such an excellent foundation as the previous game, no matter how messy the sequel is, it shouldn't be too bad.
In addition, the sequel has such terrifying pre-sale sales data, the momentum has been formed, and it will not collapse no matter what.
At most, it’s just leaving your name on the shame column, and you will definitely make money...
"We have a share of the sales volume here."
At this time.
David, who was sitting next to Hank, glanced at his screen and joked: "If it's not fun, I will refund the money immediately and let them reduce the sales volume."
"Um."
Hank smiled and replied: "I will give them a discount when the time comes."
After saying that, he closed the social media page, turned around and opened the Vaporave gaming platform, staring closely at the 'Start Play' button.
There are only five minutes left and it will be 12 noon.
The game is unlocked now!
Hank gears up.
When the time jumps to twelve o'clock in the lower right corner of the computer.
Ding.
Hank seemed to hear a beautiful prompt...
He immediately held the mouse and then stared at the store page of the Vaporave game platform, the moment the button lit up.
Press immediately.
The familiar configuration interface pops up.
Then the screen goes black briefly and the game start screen appears.
Center of the screen.
A heavily armed soldier holds a gun in his hand and poses.
And behind him, there was an explosion of fire.
In the center, the title of the game slowly emerged - "Call of Duty: Modernarfare 2".
"..."
Although Hank had seen this scene before at the new game meeting.
But see you again.
He still couldn't help but his heartbeat quickened.
Feel excited.
finally come!
Hank barely suppressed his excitement, quickly put on the headphones hanging around his neck, adjusted his sitting posture, and officially started the game!
The goods have been inspected. The goods have been inspected!
It’s time to take a look at the quality of this game, which has almost exceeded 9 million pre-sale sales!
Hank was thinking wildly as he pressed the button to start.
Enter the main interface.
He didn't look at anything, just started a new game and entered the campaign mode.
The title slowly fades away.
Immediately afterwards, it seamlessly switched to the game page.
Green'M
odernarfare2 (Modern Warfare)' pops up.
Hank looked at the screen, inexplicably feeling like he had returned to his youth.
Although the previous game was only released last year...
—Why is this happening?
Hank thought for a moment and realized why.
Because I spent a few minutes at the beginning of the game reviewing the plot of the previous game.
Various scenes from the previous game flashed one by one... Soap joined the special air service regiment SAS, Price performed a mission, the missile station launched missiles, nuclear explosions, and finally Soap witnessed his teammates being killed one by one on the collapsed bridge.
...
Various familiar images.
Paired with familiar music.
all of a sudden.
This brings Hank back to last year.
The feeling came out all of a sudden!
And the game is just when players are recalling the plot of last year’s game.
Seamlessly switched to the second generation game.
The familiar satellite overlook cutscene appears.
In the previous generation, the voice of General Sheffield, who had all 30,000 of his men vaporized by a nuclear bomb, sounded.
At the same time, this work officially kicked off!
【No matter how many appearances change, the essence of things is eternal.】
[The rules have changed, and the players have changed. But the power will eventually fall into the hands of someone.]
A familiar voice sounded.
At the same time, it was hinted that after the death of the BOSS in the previous game, new enemies came out to cause trouble again.
On one side it is indicated.
This thing is an orthodox sequel! It tells a brand new story that takes place after the timeline of the first game!
Come down with these two axes.
Players who have played the previous game really can’t stand it.
The game screen has not appeared yet.
Hank couldn't help but lean forward slightly.
And on the screen.
The logo of the USA Rangers appears.
Sheffield continued in his distinctive voice: "Sergeant Ford, you know what I'm looking for. Keep your eyes open."
"Lieutenant General, a group of new recruits are going to the training ground today. I will select the best ones for you."
Sergeant Ford's voice appears.
At the same time, the satellite map is fixed in a fictional Middle Eastern country.
Green text pops up in the lower left corner.
Provide information such as time, person, location, etc.
Just like the previous generation.
【'daily work,】
【Day 1, 15:30:31】
[Private First Class Joseph Allen]
[75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Battalion]
【Phoenix Firebase】
As the subtitles pop up.
A temporary military base appeared on the screen, with several soldiers standing not far away.
And a black sergeant was standing next to the table, speaking out to teach the soldiers how to shoot. He was none other than Sergeant Ford in the cutscene.
It’s exactly the same as the Xinyou meet-and-greet.
But in the official game, the transition of the game is smoother and more natural.
Hank watched the live broadcast.
Of course, I also know the flow of this part of the game.
but.
He didn't feel bored.
Because watching the live broadcast and playing it yourself are two different things.
While holding the mouse, you can't feel the recoil.
But FPS does have a shooting feel.
Hank values the shooting game experience of this game very much, and of course he wants to experience it before the game starts.
According to the instructions, Hank played the role of Private Joseph Allen and shot a target for a while.
Then, he showed an expression of surprise and said in disbelief: "This game has actually evolved compared to the previous one, and it feels even better!?"
Don't blame him for being surprised.
This is really rare.
Compared with the previous one, the new game has an improved shooting feel, and you can also clearly feel...
And this is actually due to the production team headed by Zhong Xiu, who is really attentive in this aspect.
Lin Yao also said this during the previous live broadcast.
They even produced 1:1 gun models internally for the game, but
What was not told to the audience was that for the sake of the game, they actually went to a regular shooting gallery to try out real guns...
With the experience accumulated in the previous work and the preparation for this work, the hand feeling will of course be much better.
The improvement in this aspect is actually a very good selling point for some players.
Such as Hank.
He was pleasantly surprised! After the teaching, he went to the training ground and went through the CQB training.
Then, he finally confirmed it.
This work.
The shooting feel has really evolved in an all-round way.
"interesting."
After Hank completed the training, he chose the 'Proficiency, Difficulty' recommended by the system, and became more interested in the next game.
The shooting feel is greatly improved.
Then, it depends on what kind of story this game will tell.
With this thought.
Hank began to follow the prompts, control the character to walk forward, and get into the car.
The plot has officially begun.
The plot is very simple.
A brigade-sized team was trapped in the fighting zone on the other side of the river and lost contact.
The bridge was also bombed.
The soldier played by Hank needs to go to the war zone to support...
.....
【'teamwork,】
【Day 1, 16:08:36】
[Private First Class Joseph Allen]
[75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Battalion]
【Combat Area】
Green text pops up in the lower left corner.
The co-pilot's perspective appears.
Gunfire roared all around.
The city that had been ravaged by artillery fire in the distance appeared on the screen through the windshield of the car.
Then suddenly.
"RPG!!!"
Following an angry shout from his teammates.
A PRG dragged fire and flew towards the car, then hit and exploded, knocking the car over to the ground!
At the same time, Hank's performance as Private Joseph Allen was also shocking.
No time is given at all to react.
From the very beginning, you feel like you are on the battlefield!
"Fuck...I'm back! I'm back!"
When Hank saw this scene, his face glowed red. As soon as the official plot of the game started, he was very satisfied and kept talking about coming back...
In the game.
As the car rolled over.
The screen also went dark.
A few seconds later.
Just like a person is awake.
A blurry screen lit up, and a strange roar sounded at the same time because of the tinnitus.
Private Joseph Allen, played by Hank, groaned and tried to get up.
As he struggled.
My vision slowly became clearer.
A familiar figure appeared on the screen.
It is General Sheffield from the previous game.
He loaded his revolver, then looked at Private Allen who was lying on the ground, and shouted: "Stand up! Private Allen! The Rangers are the vanguard! Quick!"
As he spoke, he pulled up the soldier played by Hank.
His eyes suddenly moved forward.
It's like a person being pulled up and staggering forward.
The screen becomes normal.
then.
Click.
Accompanied by the sound of gun bolts.
The control of the character comes to Hank's hands.
Private Allen also came to his friend's side.
Teammates were hiding behind the bunker, shooting towards the other side, and another teammate was carrying an RPG.
And on the other side of the river.
The enemy troops are hiding behind the bunker and are exchanging fire with us.
Artillery fire roared.
Bullets were flying from both sides.
Behind the enemy troops is a city that has been riddled with holes in the flames of war...
When Hank saw this atmospheric sound and picture, his adrenaline surged instantly.
He controlled the character to move forward behind the bunker, then skillfully pressed the aiming button, and began to aim at the enemies with the holographic sight with a red dot.
Open the scope, aim at the enemy and pull the trigger.
this moment.
Hank became a member of the battlefield.
And as he pulled the trigger, a bullet went out and suddenly fell into the river in the middle.
Accompanied by an explosion.
Water splashes.
Hank lost sight of an enemy soldier who was aiming his gun at him.
Then.
The bullet flew over.
Some of them hit the ground in front of him, splashing mud.
Some bullets hit him, causing the character he controlled to gasp for breath.
"Yes, yes, that's how it feels!"
Hank quickly hid in the bunker, listening to the explosions and the roars of his teammates from the headphones, and leaned forward again, his face almost hitting the screen.
This feeling of chaos.
That's what he wants!
And next.
The flow of the game is just like a replica of the urban battle in the previous game.
Just compared to its predecessor.
This one looks more professional... and more exciting!
Suppress the fire, wait for the bridge to be built, and then start again when the response arrives.
After Hank completed the task of suppressing fire, he controlled the superior soldier to walk onto the bridge, then got on the supporting jeep and held the machine gun.
"Ten seconds countdown!"
See this scene.
It hasn't officially started firing yet.
Hank's adrenaline surged again!
In the game.
Suddenly, a helicopter flew over the head of Private Allen.
then.
The whistling sound of artillery shells came from a distance.
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The enemy's stronghold in the distance exploded instantly.
The tall building collapsed, and huge clouds of dust rose into the sky, carrying the flames.
Immediately afterwards, the explosion shock wave swept across, sweeping away concrete debris and hitting the soldiers who were waiting.
Gypsy starts!
The roar of the engine sounded!
In the dust of the explosion, the troops rolled over the concrete debris of collapsed buildings and began to advance towards the city.
The atmosphere is full!!
But after entering the city.
A war zone where bullets were still flying just now.
But suddenly it became quiet.
After the explosion, there was no movement.
But the character controlled by the player at the moment is still holding a machine gun.
No matter how you think about it, nothing will happen.
So a sense of conflict began to arise spontaneously.
It's like the calm before the storm.
The convoy slowly drove into the slums, and the narrow streets were filled with traces of war.
Trash, civilians, militias.
In the cramped streets, there were only the sounds of cars driving and the chatter of teammates on the radio, and no enemies could be seen at all.
Tensions started to creep in...
It even affected Hank in front of the screen.
He couldn't help but lean forward again...
finally.
After driving a long way.
The enemy appears.
Hank immediately turned his gun, pointed it at the enemy upstairs who was preparing to snipe, and pressed the attack button.
The barrel of the machine gun slowly rotates, and then bullets pour out!
The palm trees blocking the view were cut down at the waist, and bullets rained down on the enemy indiscriminately.
The silence and contradiction just now.
I was released instantly.
"Yes!!!" Hank shouted loudly.
The enemy also began to rain down bullets and RPGs on the convoy.
The streets that were quiet just a moment ago suddenly became noisy and chaotic.
And the bullets don't just come from upstairs.
Just when Hank was shooting wantonly.
A civilian pickup truck suddenly rushed out from the other end of the street and then made an emergency stop!
The enemy in the back seat suddenly raised the machine gun mounted on the back of the pickup truck.
Ta-ta-ta.
Bullets rained down on the steel plate of the armed jeep, making a clanging sound.
Hank hurriedly turned the gun.
Then he realized that he was surrounded.
We can only break through.
But it didn't break through very far.
An RPG suddenly flew out from the top of the building, hit the armed jeep, and overturned the jeep to the ground again.
Lost vehicle.
The team members who had just gone on a rampage could only hide in the house.
Machine gun fire and crushing, soon turned into an indoor battle...
the whole process.
It looks like a blockbuster movie.
No pee spots are left at all. No time for players to get bored at all!
"exactly!!!"
Hank's breathing was slightly rapid, he shouted and stared at the screen.
Start enjoying your own modern warfare.
...
soon.
Hank passed the first level.
The ranger played by Hank successfully captured the town occupied by the enemy.
This process is actually not very long.
But the quality did not disappoint Hank at all!
He really felt like he was back, the same shocking feeling he had when he played "Call of Duty" for the first time last year...
Immersive battlefield feeling, invincible script performance, and better gun feel than the previous game.
The only pity is probably——
Urban warfare in the first level is nothing new.
It's not that this level isn't new, it's the environment.
This kind of city stands too many games to do.
But Hank wasn't too worried about this.
Because he had a premonition.
There will definitely be some eye-catching levels in the back of this game...
Hank had this thought.
Choose Continue.
The screen goes dark.
then.
The familiar satellite map cutscene appears.
The positioning of the satellite left the Middle East and was aimed at a certain submarine in the Pacific Ocean.
Just now, the conversation between Private Allen, played by Hank, and General Sheffield was heard.
Sheffield asked Private Allen, who had just performed brilliantly on the battlefield, to join the 141st Special Forces Group, composed of the world's elite soldiers, and let him perform an undercover mission.
at the same time.
When Private Allen asked when he could meet his other teammates.
Sheffield took the opportunity to introduce the mission that the other two members of the 141st Special Forces Team were performing, and pointed the camera at them.
The positioning of the satellite moved again and was aimed at the icy and snowy Kazakhstan...
【‘Peak Warrior’】
【The next day, 07:35:55】
【'Xiaoqiang, Sergeant Gary Sanderson】
【141 Special Forces】
【Kazakhstan】
Familiar green characters pop up on the lower left, giving the time, person and location.
The screen lights up.
On the snowy mountain cliff.
A man with a national flag epaulette on his shoulders and clothes full of snowflakes on his head appeared in the center of the screen.
He squatted on the cliff, facing the abyss, puffing away mist.
The next second.
suddenly.
The whole mountain began to tremble.
The sonic boom sounded from far to near, and a fighter jet roared past, disturbing the wind and snow.
The man who was puffing up smoke looked up at the top of his head, then threw away his cigar, looked at Sergeant Gary Sanderson, the 'Xiaoqiang' played by Hank this time, and then stood up: "The break is over, Xiaoqiang, let's hit the road.
Bar."
at the same time.
His name also appeared.
McTavish.
It is the first character played by the player in the previous game - "Soap"!
"Oh ho."
Hank saw this scene.
I felt energetic immediately.
I just said that the environment of urban warfare is not new.
The snow-capped mountains appeared here.
And the opening is on a cliff, with familiar characters appearing.
This made him look forward to this level!
And, no
The new mission in the same location and with different characters also made him confirm one thing.
The story of this work should still have two parallel lines.
This is interesting...
Hank grasped the mouse again and became excited again.
But soon.
His excited heart became cold...
In the game, the passage on the cliff is very narrow. If you want to pass through, you can only lean against the rock wall, face the abyss where you will die if you fall, and slowly move forward...
Although it is a virtual environment.
But faced with this picture.
Sure enough, I will still be nervous.
Hank steered Xiaoqiang sideways and walked forward carefully, his hand holding the mouse a little sweaty...
At the same time, his mood was completely different from the previous level.
Control the character to move forward.
Then swing the ice pick at the end to dig into the ice, and climb up with the help of the ice pick. Shasha.
The ice pick dug into the ice, making a rustling sound.
The position where the ice pick was dug seemed to be unable to bear the weight of an adult, and spider web-like cracks were spreading from the inside out...
This 'intimate' performance.
It looks very scary.
It feels like the ice is about to break at any moment, and players will fall down.
And the way up is quite long.
halfway.
Ice fragments from higher places fell and shocked the players.
Hank's palms are getting more and more sweaty...
And finally climbed up.
Hank just breathed a sigh of relief.
Haven't reacted yet.
"Good luck to you, buddy. I'll see you across the street."
The leader, Sergeant Soap McTavish, took a running start and jumped towards the other side of the cliff.
Hank: "???"
Although I know it is a performance.
But when Hank saw this scene, he still felt his heart stopped...
After all, he really wasn't given any time to react.
And behind.
Hank controlled the character to jump towards the other side of the cliff, then missed the ice and almost fell into the abyss.
It almost made Hank pee.
He knew it!!
He really knows! This kind of performance will definitely shock the players!
But he was still frightened.
And when the player's emotions can be affected by the game.
That game is already half a foot in the door to success...
Hank is actually pretty good.
next to him.
When David and others reached this point, they immediately exclaimed.
And their play progress is almost the same.
So soon, exclamations started to erupt in the Internet cafe, as if some cult ritual was being conducted...
the other side.
Hank is still continuing the game. With the help of Soap, he successfully escapes and reaches his destination.
And the next step is not adventurous ice climbing.
In the Call of Duty series, the top games and most levels will not let players play the same gameplay repeatedly for too long.
The same goes for this work.
After climbing the snow mountain.
Firearms appear.
The game draws players back again and tells them that this is an FPS game.
Only then did Hank realize that this was still a stealth level.
Heartbeat detector.
New accessories for the gun body.
It can scan human heartbeats within a certain range on the vast snow-capped mountains.
The player needs to rely on the heartbeat detector and follow Sergeant 'Soap' McTavis to sneak to the destination.
Crouch forward, detect the enemy, aim at the enemy, one person at a time, shoot together... Solve it.
In this level, there aren’t many exciting scenes at the beginning.
In fact.
Most of the time in this level, you need to crouch and move forward.
There are also very few enemies.
And such a level.
Putting it at the beginning is obviously inappropriate and may make players feel bored.
But Hank just passed an exciting city attack level.
Now I have played such a cold and chilling level.
Not only did he not feel bored, but the performance felt boring!!
Because it feels so good!!!
This level is not set in stone!
The first is snow mountain climbing, which feels like a traditional adventure game.
Next comes the stealth assassination, which feels like a stealth game again.
Then, the storm hit, blizzards swept across the entire area, and visibility began to become extremely low.
At this moment.
It became special operations again...
Players need to walk into the white blizzard like a ghost, and then rely on the heartbeat detector to find enemies wearing camouflage clothes that also blend into the blizzard, and then rely on the thermal imaging sight to eliminate them one by one...
...
Hank thinks this is really cool!!!
The firearm with the silencer on it made a soft sound.
The enemy groaned and fell down.
Until his death, he did not know how he died.
The player is like a real ghost, silently moving forward...
Hank doesn't even have to play until the end.
Directly here.
He was conquered by this game!
"So handsome! Just like the movie! I knew it! Linmu Studio never disappoints!"
Hank's voice was lowered a lot at this moment, probably because he was too deeply involved in the drama.
But the excitement on his face was not concealed at all.
And David and others sitting next to him didn't even hide their voices!
"What a wonderful afternoon! So cool! It's like an old-school movie!"
"an'tbelieve this! (I really can't believe it)"
"o~"
ooooooooooool!!”
Several people sitting there were very excited.
They didn't think it was a big deal because they were playing games.
But...for others.
Not necessarily.
Internet cafe front desk.
The girl on duty during the day held her chin with one hand and looked at the overseas tourists with a strange expression.
Of course there are many overseas tourists in a metropolitan city like Pengcheng. But it is indeed the first time to see them in an Internet cafe...
So the girl on duty was quite curious and would occasionally look over at them.
But the more I watched, the more curious the girl on duty became...
Because these dozen overseas tourists who surf the Internet always yell and scream together at a certain point in time... It's really weird, just like being possessed by an evil spirit...