Is it not a galgame?

Chapter 426 330. The whole world trembles
Pokeni's Pokémon Racing looks a bit like Rentendo's Mario Kart, but it's actually very different.

GF Racing, Carriage, Need for Speed, Asphalt, etc. They are all racing cars, but the gameplay and props are obviously different.

Pokémon Racing also has its own strong characteristics.

This feature is also unique to Pokémon.

For example, according to different Pokémon attributes, the corresponding racing attributes are also different, which makes different racing cars more adaptable to different tracks and terrains.

The skills of different Pokémon can also play a key role in the game.

In other words, Pokémon is a racing game with its own unique gameplay.

There are even racing cars that run fast on four legs instead of just four wheels. It looks a bit funny and spoof, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that pokeni's design is really unique and fun. .

In Pokémon Racing, the usage and function of props are very different from Mario Kart.

Props are more used to strengthen and activate the skill energy bar of Pokémon, and are even a way to evolve their racing cars.

For example, after Charmander evolves into Charizard, he can not only fly, but also breathe fire to cause damage to other cars.

The vehicle itself also has a durability value, which is its blood volume, and it also has defense power. As long as the blood volume is cleared, the car will be scrapped for a period of time——

The performance in the game is to enter the emergency repair process. Only after the repairs are completed can you return to the game.

In other words, in addition to the element of speed, the game also adds combat elements, terrain elements, skill elements, evolution elements...all kinds of elements, so that players can fully enjoy different racing fun in this game.

You may still lag behind at the beginning, but once you evolve, you will be able to get a substantial improvement in attributes and rush forward in one go. This situation also makes the game a lot of varied fun.

So even though the camera was showing Shigeru Miyamoto during the scene, he himself could feel it——

They all look like karts, and they are cute games, but in terms of gameplay, they are obviously different from Mario Kart.

This is what makes people uncomfortable. The other party has directly produced a competing product, but considering the possibility of suing for plagiarism, it seems that the probability of winning the lawsuit is not very high.

……

Everyone laughed and couldn't stop laughing.

I have never seen a game that is so fun.

"Is this still the Pokémon I know? Isn't it too funny?"

"I'm convinced, I'm really convinced, pokeni's creativity is so amazing."

"I always feel that pokeni is playing a big game. Pokémon can even race cars, what else can't Pokémon do?"

"Look, in a few years, Pokémon will appear in every game field.

What about Pokémon baseball, Pokémon football, basketball, motorcycles... Pokémon can do everything! "

"Hahahaha, this is so funny, isn't it? Pokémon does everything, right?"

"Let me ask you, how do you make a Pokémon love game? Can Pokémon still make a galgame?"

……

Just the release of the videos of the two Pokémon has already made the scene abuzz, and everyone has been discussing the topic of Pokémon for a long time.

Qing Zhiyuan pursed his lips and smiled,

Next is still a live demonstration of Pokémon racing.

In addition to Lisa Asano, several staff members also came on stage to play the game.

“This Pokémon Racer was designed by us for family entertainment and can support four-player play at the same time.”

Hearing this, the players became excited again.

It seems that the games to play with friends this year have been sorted out. If you may still hesitate about Pokémon Mystery Adventure, then Pokémon Racing is a game that you must buy, whether you play it alone or with a group. Friends are happy together.

It's very challenging but also highly entertaining.

This kind of family fun game, as long as it is not particularly poorly made, can basically become a must-have game at home.

It's actually good for socializing. If you invite a girl to play at home and don't know what to talk about, why not play Pokémon Racing?

……

After watching the demonstrations of the two Pokémon, players and media reporters became even more excited about the game that pokeni will show next.

Judging from the music played by Yoko Shimomura before, Pokémon already exists, so will there be a new game with a soundtrack that I have never heard before?

On the stage, Qing Zhiyuan paused and did not speak.

The audience gradually became quiet, and everyone was waiting.

After a while, Qing Zhiyuan walked silently along the edge of the stage for a short distance, then turned back and looked at the big screen.

However, when everyone looked at the big screen, it was empty and there was nothing.

Oh no, it can’t be said that there is nothing, the pokeni logo is playing on the big screen.

To be precise, it is a PPT.

Other than that, there's not much else.

Isn’t there any more?It can’t be that what P Club is going to bring to players next is just the POKENI logo, right?
A trace of doubt appeared in everyone's mind, and they looked at Qing Zhiyuan in confusion.

Qing Zhiyuan smiled slightly, "The times are developing very rapidly, and technology is undergoing new changes every day."

He smiled and pointed at the big screen:

"power point 1987."

PPT was born earlier than people think. As early as the Windows 1 era, PPT was already available.

"Digital projection technology 1995."

Thanks to DP's digital projection, at last year's large-scale exhibition in the United States, it was possible to transfer the computer signal and project it onto the large screen behind it.

So now at the E3 electronics show, everyone can see real-time high-definition images.

"And now, it's 1997."

"What can we witness?"

……

Following Qing Zhiyuan's words, everyone couldn't help but fall into thinking.

At this moment, the lights in the entire scene suddenly dimmed.

A picture appeared on the big screen:
On a smoky battlefield, gunfire and explosions occurred one after another.

Immediately afterwards, the voice-over sounded:
【This is a world where war is king】

[With the continuous development of human science and technology, thermal weapons have been put on the battlefield and have become the most commonly used weapons in modern warfare]

[The life and death of human beings is just a matter of a moment]

[For the sake of the country, for the sake of glory, soldiers take up guns, to protect the homeland behind them, to defend the country, and to fight for the people]

The soldiers stood nervously on the ground, holding guns in their hands and looking firmly ahead.

Wearing military uniforms and thick camouflage paint on their faces, they seemed to blend into the battlefield.

Suddenly, a burst of fierce artillery fire came from the enemy's position. The artillery shells drew an arc in the air and hit the soldiers' bunkers hard.

The huge impact shook the bunker and caused dust to fly.

The soldiers quickly hid in safer places and continued to hold their positions.

As the artillery fire stopped, the soldiers raised their heads and prepared to launch a counterattack.

They aimed at the enemy's position, pulled the trigger, and bullets rained out.

The enemy soldier was hit and fell in a pool of blood, screaming miserably.

The battle became more and more intense, with both sides going back and forth and trying their best.

Soldiers shuttled across the battlefield, sometimes dodging enemy fire and sometimes looking for opportunities to fight back.

Their figures loomed in the smoke, like ghosts.

During a charge, a young soldier was hit by an enemy sniper and fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, his comrades rushed towards the enemy angrily, vowing to avenge their comrades.

They pushed forward, desperate to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.

After a fierce battle, the soldiers finally defeated the enemy and regained the lost position.

They sat on the ground tiredly, breathing heavily, but their faces showed the joy of victory.

……

[This is the border between countries, a desolate place, and a place of conflict. 】

【"border"】

A large Border logo appeared on the screen, letting everyone know the name of the game.

The previous part of the plot animation has been displayed, and the following is a live demonstration of the game:

In the picture, you can only see a person's two hands and the gun in his hand. The shape looks a bit like an AK, but there are certain differences in detail.

This is a change made by pokeni in order to distinguish real weapons, but at the same time, it also allows players to feel the effects of real weapons.

This is the purpose of the game not to lead to war and killing, so a world was specially created.

In the line of sight of the [player], you can see several companions standing not far ahead. They are all wearing the same dark black military uniform.

Then everyone tacitly understood each other and started running in perfect agreement.

In the game, you can also hear this [faceless] character breathing heavily.

But after they ran for a while, there was a sudden sound of gunshots.

boom!
A team member in front immediately fell down, with a pool of blood underneath him.

The audience at the scene was shocked.

Because the gunshot was so realistic.

No, to be precise, not just the sounds, the entire game atmosphere is very realistic.

The place where they stood seemed to be a ruins built on a small island that was bombed due to the war.

So there are high-powered people around, ruined walls, and the ground is dirty and black.

The next second, a small group of enemies also appeared at the intersection. They were wearing light-colored military uniforms, which formed a sharp contrast.

As soon as the two sides met, they immediately became angry.

da da da da da...

The sound of a submachine gun rang out quickly, and the main character immediately emptied a barrel of bullets, then jumped quickly and ran towards the bunker.

During this process, his arm movements did not stop, and he was nervously changing bullets.

Everyone at the scene was fascinated and nervous about what was happening on the big screen, holding their breath.

Only the sound of gunfire stimulated the nerves and made everyone tense.

……

After about 10 minutes, a team of people in the game were completely wiped out, and then the lights on the scene came on.

Everyone at the scene was in a daze for a while, not quite understanding what had just happened.

Qing Zhiyuan's voice sounded:

"This is the shooting game we are about to launch. It uses a 3D model and No. 1 perspective to completely simulate the real-life perspective, so that everyone can have an immersive feeling."

At this moment, the curtain at the back of the scene was slowly raised, and everyone could see clearly——

It turned out that there were about 10 people sitting in the back, with a computer placed in front of them.

"The second half of the screen you just saw is actually a live demonstration of the game."

"what?!"

The scene was detonated instantly.

This is too explosive.

Everyone looked at the big screen with disbelief, even though there was no image on the big screen now.

"I thought what was played just now was a pre-made video clip. Is the following part actually the actual game content?"

"Isn't it too realistic?"

"It's so scary. It feels like watching a real shooting."

"Isn't the quality of this game too high? Is the current technology able to achieve this level?"

……

Qing Zhiyuan smiled calmly, picked up the microphone and explained:
"This is the No. 10 shooter that can be connected to a local area network and supports 20 to 1 players."

"Wow!!!" As soon as Qing Zhiyuan finished speaking, the scene was in an uproar again.

Pokeni has really shocked everyone today, especially "Border".

The atmosphere of the entire scene was also ignited to the extreme by "Border".

"Before introducing "Border", I would like to invite someone first." Qing Zhiyuan smiled, and then extended an invitation to the audience, "Invite Jiansen Huang from NVIDIA to come here.

Jiansen, come on. "

Qing Zhiyuan waved.

Huang Renxun, who was dressed like a fitness instructor, immediately ran to the stage in three steps and two steps at a time.

At the same time, the host handed him a microphone.

"Jiansen, can you tell me why the effects of "Border" we see are so realistic and have completely different 3D effects from this era?"

Hahahaha...

As Qing Zhiyuan asked, there was laughter below.

The president of pokeni seems a bit suspicious of Wang Po selling melons.

It's just that what others praised was false. Although Qing Zhiyuan praised himself a little too much, the content of the praise was all true.

Even the players felt that the praise was not enough.

Qing Zhiyuan put a finger up to his lips in an exaggerated manner, and the scene immediately fell silent.

Huang Renxun took the microphone and took out a chip from his pocket, "This is our latest graphics card chip developed by NVIDIA. It performs calculations independently of the CPU and is specially used to process computer 3D image effects.

graphics processing unit, we call it GPU.

A major function of the GPU is independent calculation, and its computing power is about 5 times that of the best CPU today. It is used to specifically process 3D graphics and then load them.

In the CPU, the cache unit accounts for about 50%, the control unit 25%, and the computing unit 25%;

In the GPU, the cache unit accounts for about 5%, the control unit 5%, and the computing unit 90%.

In other words, the GPU can perform faster and more immediate calculations. "

While Huang Renxun was speaking, a PPT prepared by NVIDIA was playing on the big screen. It listed various data and also showed some working principle diagrams of the GPU.

Everyone at the scene was confused. Only a few experts related to computer hardware were amazed and amazed.

"The actual machine demonstration you just saw uses our latest NVIDIA GeForce 256 model GPU, which has a very good support for 3D graphics effects."

In fact, NVIDIA's GeForce has been on the market for almost a year, but before that, no one had much willingness to buy it.

On the one hand, GeForce graphics cards are very expensive, with the market price reaching 300 US dollars. This amount of money is enough to buy a Sony PS. Who would be willing to spend money to buy such a small chip?
And many people think that inventing such a graphics card is like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill mosquitoes.

What kind of games can reflect the performance of GeForce?
Since there are no games that require GeForce256 to play, there is naturally no need to purchase it.

until today--

The appearance of "Border" made everyone clearly realize a terrible thing.

The 3D era on PC is also coming.

And, it will all start with NVIDIA.

……

Jen-Hsun Huang stood above and narrated with excitement, "The scenes in "Border" are completely drawn in real time, and the visual "mosaic" phenomenon is reduced to the lowest point.

All objects in the field of view, whether it is the cultural landscape in the foreground or the natural landscape in the background, will be constantly refreshed and redrawn as the player's perspective changes.

Only at the closest distance, we will find slight "color patches" on the buildings along the road. As for the game, no matter how hard you open your eyes, you will not be able to detect any roughness.

The new engine constructs the 3D world in the game entirely based on "points" and displays images through real-time calculations.

This will not only make the game screen more delicate, but also more [accurate]. "

Huang Renxun's statement that "cannot detect the slightest bit of roughness" is actually an exaggeration. It is still 1997, and even with the help of advanced graphics cards, it is impossible to achieve a realistic and delicate human body simulation.

It's just that rough and fine are actually relative terms, depending on what they are relative to.

Compared with the real world, it is obviously still very rough, but compared with various 3D games in the world now, it is undoubtedly very fine.

It can even be said to be a bit too refined.

More realistic human body modeling, more realistic and soft light and shadow effects...

These are the breakthroughs pokeni has achieved in the shooting game "Border".

Lao Huang talked about a lot of hardware-related knowledge before ending his speech.

Awesome.

There was unusually warm applause when he left.

"Okay, Jiansen, thank you, thank you to NVIDIA, and thank you to GeForce. It is precisely because of the existence of such magical GPU that our "Border" can achieve what it is now."

Qing Zhiyuan invited him down, then took up the topic and continued,
“Early “real-time light and shadow” engines usually depicted game images in the form of [geometric figures and vector lattice].

The shape of the character is actually a polygon. Because it is mixed with [line], a relatively large drawing unit, it is difficult to accurately display the game screen when the player's perspective changes only slightly.

Some lines with a slope of only a few degrees may still be drawn as horizontal lines.

This shortcoming of the engine itself will in many cases cause the character's appearance to be distorted and the outline to be broken or lost.

In "Border", due to the power of new technology, we used this new drawing engine that is completely based on [points]. "

Qing Zhiyuan told the world with these words——

In addition to NVIDIA's powerful graphics card as hardware support, it is not enough. What's more important is that pokeni has its own software technology. It is pokeni's composition engine that maximizes the potential of GeForce256, so that everyone can see it so vividly. And realistic game effects.

“We use a new 3D game engine to completely eliminate this phenomenon and accurately outline the shape of the object to the greatest extent.

The quality of textures is another important criterion for measuring the level of a game's graphics.

The border's performance in this regard also adopts some new approaches. "

He took a step back and made room for the big screen.

At the same time, in the screen projection, the real-time picture of "Border" is also displayed.

“Players will see extremely detailed surface texture processing of objects in the game: the wrinkles of mountain rocks, the smoothness of snow, the smoothness of waterfalls, and the lushness of grass slopes are all vividly depicted.

We can see that:

The rocks in the game are covered with various concave and convex ravines, which greatly increases the player's visual reality.

Definitely not a simple shadow.

The high-gloss treatment method creates a false boulder effect; you will never confuse the crystal clear snow with white cloth;

The cathartic waterfall will reflect a dazzling luster like a mirror;
The grass slope is no longer a piece of sloping green paper.

It will give you a fluffy, furry texture…

The quality of the texture effect depends on the level of the artist on the one hand, and the production of its 3D skeleton on the other hand.

If there is no corresponding entity and the texture is simply placed at the desired location, the player's visual realism will be greatly reduced, which may cause many ridiculous scenes.

In the background of many 3D games in the past, we can often see mountains and buildings hung on the roadside like murals, or placed beside the road like photos?
Ultimately, this is because the game's engine is not powerful enough - while working hard to draw textures, it cannot take into account the skeleton of the map. "

Here, Qing Zhiyuan used the word power, which made the audience laugh.

At the same time, many people turned their attention to the face of Toby Gad, the father of Tomb Raider and the producer of the game, who was proud of the performance of Tomb Raider 2 yesterday.

The on-site director was so cruel that he cut off his live expression.

The latter's face was red, and he laughed and clapped along with everyone, but he felt very sad inside.

Who would have thought that yesterday everyone was putting him on a pedestal, bragging about how powerful the Voodoo graphics card was and how good the effects of Tomb Raider 2 were, only to be crushed the next day. .

And it’s the kind that won’t leave any residue after being crushed.

Now Toby Gade is like a clown, his face turns red and white.

Damn!
Why does a game company like Pokeni, which is completely unreasonable in terms of strength, exist?

We should obviously be the one to steal the show at this year's E3 electronics show, but instead we killed a pokeni.

Wouldn't it be great if you guys just attended your own Tokyo Game Show?

……

Qing Zhiyuan said that I didn't mean to slap you in the face, because these are all things within the development plan. Whether there is Voodoo or Tomb Raider 2, "Border" will be shown.

I can only blame you for being unlucky and hitting the muzzle of the gun directly.

“Due to the use of a brand-new graphics engine, players will no longer see these emotionally affecting scenes in Frontier, and what will be shown to you will be a charming and vivid three-dimensional world:

We can see the unevenness of the rocks from the side; we can admire the tall buildings along the road from different directions;
You can look up at the planes that often change angles and pass overhead... The enjoyment brought by textures of this quality is difficult to describe, but for those careful players, it will definitely make you excited. "

……

Everyone at the scene was speechless and could only describe it as breathtaking.

Today’s game feast is one that people will never forget.

"Are we witnessing history?"

“It feels like it’s the right time to see such an amazing work at E3.”

"It's so scary. When I saw Tomb Raider 2 yesterday, I already thought it was quite amazing. When I compared it with Border today, I realized that I was so wrong."

"No wonder Qing Zhiyuan said before that technology is developing too fast. What will we witness today? It has been waiting for us here for a long time."

"It's really a miracle to witness. Think about it, it's the poor Tomb Raider 2. Yesterday it still represented the most advanced computer technology and PC game graphics, but today it is no longer the case.

After seeing the effect of Frontier, I no longer want to buy Tomb Raider 2. "

"You can still buy it. After all, the game types are different. The most important thing about Tomb Raider 2 is to solve puzzles. Being able to solve various mechanisms gives me a sense of accomplishment.

Judging from the current results, Border seems to be more suitable for gamers who like gun battles, and the two do not conflict. "

"Ah... I don't know when pokeni will release this game. To be honest, I just saw the game demo and I was already itching."

"Me too, I really want to try it out."

Omi players really have no resistance to firearms.

Just the shooting effects in the game, the various similar but different firearms, and the thrilling battles have already made countless players unable to stop.

……

On the stage, Qing Zhiyuan took the initiative to invite the production team of the "Border" game, and asked Ricardo Sean, the producer and the detailed adjuster of firearms, to demonstrate and explain to everyone:

“Border uses some more advanced 3D technology.

The world in the game is also created as a true three-dimensional space, rather than a two-dimensional map with height information rendered into a 3D image.

At the same time, it also combines specular mapping and dynamic light sources, instead of using the vertex static lighting in past games.

We adopted a fluid control scheme that uses the mouse to view/aim/orient, and the keyboard to move forward/backward/sideways..."

As the staff above demonstrated, everyone below was stunned.

Gunshots were heard from time to time at the scene.

Those who knew knew that this was a game demonstration, but those who didn’t knew thought something terrible had happened in the venue.

Fortunately, it couldn't be heard outside, otherwise the police might have rushed in by now.

"Wow, this is too impactful, isn't it?"

“What a great game screen, what a shocking experience.”

"It's so scary. Is this a game I can afford?"

"The game itself may not be expensive, but the most expensive thing should be..."

One of the reporter friends pointed to the NVIDIA 3D chip on display.

To be precise, it is called GPU, independent graphics card.

GeForce256, the world's first GPU.

Although they are reluctant, many people have already had a strong premonition——

As long as "Border" is on the shelves, Nvidia's display chips will sell out.

As hot as the game.

It's terrible. Whether it's Nvidia's hardware technology capabilities or Pokeni's software technology capabilities, the whole world is trembling.

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