I just want players to save money, but I was made the richest man.

Chapter 54 Strange NPC?My brother is missing! (First order requested!)

[Readers who have played it, please don’t spoil it~]

Different from the barrage point of view.

After playing for about ten minutes, Yinzi felt that this game was a bit...

A bit indescribably special.

Although it is not interesting, the content is not rich, and the plot is too abstract.

But it gave him a sense of tranquility that no other game could bring.

The long-term live broadcast career has forced Yinzi to accept some highly popular games. Although he may not like those game types, but everyone loves to watch them, he still has to rack his brains to broadcast and find ways to find the effect of the program.

But this game gave him a long-lost sense of relaxation.

It is a kind of comfort that slowly emanates from the soul from the inside out.

There is no linear goal in the entire game. It is not like other games that give you tasks one after another. The purpose of the players has also changed from playing the game to completing the tasks. In addition to placing a big mountain in the distance, this game also There is no guidance.

You can go climbing, go back, or wander around and enjoy the scenery.

Mountain, right there.

This seemingly clueless gameplay actually gives players a sense of relaxation and comfort.

At least I can play the game on my terms.

Secondly, there is no copywriting or dialogue, which is also a design concept that Yinzi agrees with.

This game, judging from the process experience of more than ten minutes in the first level.

What the designer wants to highlight is loneliness.

The desert is solitary and straight, and the long river falls into the sun.

Except for the sound of wind and sand, there is no living thing in the world except himself.

It's loneliness, it's just the right amount of silence, it's a relaxing journey where you can express your true feelings.

Occasionally slide on the sand, and occasionally activate the ribbon to dance in the air.

If there is a narration or someone speaking at this time, it will destroy this subtle feeling of loneliness.

The popularity of the live broadcast room continues to decline.

It doesn’t matter if you water friends have gone to sleep, or you simply don’t like watching this game.

At least Yinzi felt that this game was to his liking.

If you are tired of eating big fish and meat every day, it would be nice to bring something light every now and then.

So he plans to keep playing.

"We can see something from this mural. The mountain in the distance should be the origin of all things in this world. The white light emanating from the cracks in the mountain turned into a QR code. But we passed this QR code From the play just now, it is not difficult to see that it is a kind of energy. There are QR code-style charms on the red ribbon. The independent QR code we picked up can also increase the length of the scarf."

"After this energy spread across the world, fish, birds, and forests began to appear, including creatures like us, but they wore white robes. It is not clear what the designer wanted to express. ."

Yinzi made a short interpretation based on the game of "you draw and I guess". He did not introduce his own thoughts excessively, but only expressed the general content of the painting in a declarative manner.

The barrage floated by, but because the audience base was getting smaller and smaller, there were no risqué words. They were all scattered words such as 'easy to solve', 'it's okay', 'brother Yin, go to the next level' and the like.

Soon, Yinzi manipulated the character to reach the second level.

After walking out of the grand castle corridor behind the small stone monument at the first level, the white light gradually extinguished.

The color before my eyes changed.

It is different from the khaki quicksand in the first level.

This time, it’s a light pink desert!Even the sunshine seems to have become gentle.

Xiao Hei quickly glided out from a sand dune. What appeared in front of him were larger sand dunes.

The sand dunes are continuous, intertwined one after another, like soft cotton candy.

The sun shone every inch, as if the 'marshmallows' were covered with a layer of attractive pink and white frosting.

"Wow! So beautiful!"

"I took a screenshot! I can really use this as my wallpaper!"

"Wow, the designer is so gentle in designing this level of the game! He is so good at it!"

As the water friends who wanted to see the effect of the show gradually left the show in disappointment, most of the people who are still staying to watch are girls or slow-tempered water friends.

As soon as the second level screen appeared, it quickly attracted their attention.

Even the elder Tonko Ichijie couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Compared with the depressing tonal composition of the first level, this level is obviously much lighter, and even the background sound is soothing in a timely manner.

Although the gameplay has not changed much, QR codes are still collected from the ruins buried in the desert along the way.

Then activate the red ribbon to make yourself fly faster, so that you can rush to the mountain that stands in the distance early.

Just a few minutes later, we were halfway through the second level. Looking up, we could even see a huge and magnificent building suspended in mid-air.

At the very top, an oblique stone tablet similar to the one in the first level stands, seeming to guide players. As long as they reach here, they can complete the exploration of the second level.

Just now.

suddenly.

An arc-shaped refracted edge white light appeared on the right side of Yinzi's computer screen.

The highlighted reminder made Yinzi couldn't help but move the camera.

The next moment, Yinzi's eyes suddenly lit up!
someone!

There was a guy who looked exactly like his character.

It was also completely black, but it was covered by a wide red robe, revealing only a dark expressionless face and two legs like radish spikes.

Standing stupidly on the pink sand dunes not far away, motionless like a bastard.

"Hey, have you finally arranged for me to get C?" Yinzi said happily.

Even he himself didn't know why, but he suddenly grinned.

Perhaps it was the sudden companionship during the lonely journey, just like Robinson Crusoe met his Friday.

Yinzi was afraid that this was just a mirage deliberately designed by the designer, so he hurriedly controlled the character to run towards the silly boy.

After running and flying past, Yinzi said hello.

"Hello, brother."

Of course, the way it is presented in the game is that he gently accumulates power, and then the character model begins to expand a semicircular white transparent arc.

But soon, something made Yinzi's heart tremble slightly.

The NPC also responded to himself.

It also accumulated energy and emitted a soft arc light wave with itself as the center of the circle, as if in response to Yinzi's 'greeting'

This scene made the water friends’ mouth corners rise inexplicably.

They accompanied Yinzi on a lonely journey of more than ten minutes.

But now, another little guy appears in the vast desert, who will take their place and truly accompany Yinzi on the rest of his journey.

He looked silly and stupid, but when he stood next to Yinzi, he felt inexplicably warm and loving.

"Come on, press C, please show your mission instructions." Yinzi said, but he was sighing in his heart.

I thought this game would be exempt from conventions, but the results still couldn't be maintained throughout.

An NPC has appeared with a mission. Next, it is probably time to guide the players to do the mission.

Think about it, if the whole game is played the same way.

There is no way to retain players.

Only games with a mission system or goals can keep players focused and willing to experience the game more deeply.

Designers need to eat, and companies need to make money, which is inevitable.

But soon, Yinzi realized that he seemed to have mistakenly blamed this game.

Although this NPC did appear.

but……

There didn't seem to be any intention to send him a mission.

It doesn't guide players to a certain place.

It doesn't even seem to understand its own program.

Even some basic operations are stumbling, and he looks like an idiot.

He fell from the sky within two steps of flying and landed on the slope of the sand dune. Then he rolled all the way and fell into disgrace.

He patted the dust off his body and stood up again, looking in the direction of Yinzi with a confused face, as if asking for help, he kept emitting short white light waves of 'wie', 'wie', and 'wie'.

"Cenima, is this an artificial retarded person? This program is too stinky to write." Yinzi's face was filled with black lines.

But the live broadcast room was amused by this unexpected scene.

"Hahahaha, I thought this NPC was Yinzi's guide, and since Yinzi is his father, I have to teach him from scratch."

"The silly and cute NPCs, do they feel like they were deliberately designed by the carving designer? Putting them on during this lonely journey not only relieves the player's loneliness, but also makes them a little more fun."

"Although it doesn't look very exciting or fun overall, it's this faint, looming beauty, the scenery and the people, that make me linger a little bit."

There were more barrages than before.

"Okay, who asked me to be willing to help others?" Yinzi sighed and walked to the NPC: "Look, this is how it flies!"

While talking, he gave a demonstration.

Walking to the red ribbon on the side, he let go after accumulating enough power. Xiao Hei walked lightly, stepped on the soft ribbon in a few steps, and with the help of the power of the QR code, he jumped!
Then the broad red robe stirred with the wind, and the whole person took off.

The little red robe behind him followed suit.

Go to the ribbon that stands upright like a water plant.

Accumulate.

Then take off!

Both of them successfully flew into the sky, swimming one after another above the desert like a pink ocean. The two of them were cast down by the refracted shadows in the sun, playing like two little black tadpoles on the beach. Noisy.

"Beep, beep, beep, prepare for landing! Brother, please answer after receiving it!" Yinzi looked at the length of his scarf. It had become shorter and shorter during the short flight. It was about to strangle his neck, and he obviously lacked energy.

he muttered to himself.

At the same time, he pressed the charging button and emitted a short wave frequency arc of white light, signaling his brother to follow him.

This desert is huge. If I get lost, it's hard to say whether I can find it back with this artificially retarded logic program.

What happened next moment made Yinzi's eyes widen.

The short waves he emitted slowly spread in the surroundings in the shape of a ball. The moment they contacted the NPC behind him, they spread out like ripples.

In an instant, the NPC's scarf, which was already low on energy, was quickly recharged!
The NPC also followed suit and fired an interactive short wave.Likewise, replenish energy for Yinzi who is about to land.

Just like that, Xiao Hei, controlled by Yinzi, first suddenly fell to the ground, and then filled up with energy and flew close to the ground for a while, rising straight up!

The broad red robe rustled in the wind, as if playing a wind movement in the air.

"I'm testing? Is there such a way to play?" Yinzi was dumbfounded, and tried again the next time he was low on energy.

"Well, this NPC turns out to be my power bank, and I can help him charge it. This way, we can both fly without touching the ground!"

The feeling of flying is wonderful. Ready Player One has polished this game to perfection, not only making the sandboarding as realistic as possible.

Even when flying, the lens is properly controlled, the red robe swings in the wind, and the sound effects are delicate and realistic.

The player's immersion is instantly filled, as if they are really like a bird soaring in mid-air.

And the most amazing thing doesn't stop there.

When the two little red robes in the picture finally learned to rely on each other, each relying on the energy emitted by the other, they continued to fly high and low in the air.

In the desert below, more and more red ribbons broke out of the ground, and began to float into the sky one after another, as if they were given life.

A single red ribbon has little power and can only be manipulated by the wind.

But when they imitated the two little red robes and started to cooperate with each other.

More and more red ribbons formed large red kites!
Follow closely beside the two little red robes.

Fly with me!

At the moment when countless kites were flying beside him, Yinzi felt his heart tremble, as if something softest had been touched.

At this time, the music also started to change from soft to cheerful, and the tunes were mixed with the fresh vitality rushing upward!

That's a beautiful symbol.

Later, Yinzi discovered during his experiment that he could actually step on these small kites.

There is no need to consume energy when you are above it, and you can fly faster!

The camera slowly zoomed out at the right moment, and under the warm sunny skyline, two little red robes were each stepping on a kite under their feet.

Above the pink quicksand ocean, it is extremely pleasant to fly in the air.

Everything is silent.

The scenery is leisurely and the tunes are melodious.

Looking at the scene in front of the camera.

There was an indescribable emotion surging in Yinzi's heart.

"It's so healing..." Yinzi sighed softly.

In this situation, he suddenly felt that the fatigue and pressure all over his body were quietly being released.

Yinzi discovered that what he needed now was not a fun game.

And it is precisely such a healing game that can cleanse the soul.

It doesn’t have to be outstanding in gameplay, it can have a vague plot, as long as it’s beautiful enough and gentle enough.

The player was originally lonely, but at the end of the loneliness, a traveler happened to appear to accompany him.

Everything is just right.

"The designers have a very accurate grasp of the players' psychology. Whether it is the previous Iwanna, or the later Goose and Duck, including the current Journey, they really grasp the players from different angles." Yinzi He sighed in admiration: "He knows how to reconcile."

The barrages also began to pour in.

"Excuse me! At this moment, two little red robes are flying in the wind, walking together. Isn't this Journey?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuah, absolutely amazing!"

"Does this game really only cost 79? Every frame is wallpaper-level painting!"

"No, I can't bear it anymore! I want to buy one too, just use it as a wallpaper launcher!"

"You may not believe it, but I just refunded this game... I couldn't get through the first level, but I didn't expect that there was an NPC friend in the second level. The graphics and soundtrack are really comfortable. I will buy it again! "

As some of the barrage began to move gradually.

Sales of "Journey", which had hit rock bottom, also began to slowly rebound.

Of course, this alone is not enough to reverse the situation.

It is a common characteristic of people to like to appreciate beautiful things.

But for this kind of appreciation, just seeing it once at Yinzi's side is enough.

If you play it yourself, it will inevitably be too repetitive.

Therefore, the sales volume of "Journey" at this time is after Yinzi's second level display.

Only less than 1000 copies were sold.

And the game goes on.

As the wind gradually died down.

The two little red robes could no longer fly on the kite.

Yinzi began to use his strength again, relying on each other with the NPC, stepping on his left foot and spiraling up to the sky with his right foot, and arrived at the end of the second level, in front of the stone tablet.

Sitting cross-legged and meditating in front of the stone monument, little bits of light from the scarf, which was slightly longer than the first level, penetrated into the stone monument.

Soon, the light flickered and white light seeped out.

The two red robes that originally walked together became the one controlled by Yinzi himself.

It was still the same scene just now, Xiao Hongpao looked up at the tall white robe in front of him, who was originally looking at the mountains in the distance.

But after a moment of pause, it slowly turned around and looked at Xiao Hongpao.

There seemed to be a slight smile on that fair face that was completely opposite to Xiao Hongpao's dark cheeks.

At the same time, behind the white robe.

From the crack in the distant mountain, a shooting star flew out of the white light, streaking across the sky.

Then, the hazy picture ended here, and the murals appeared in succession.

"This mural looks like a red scarf that can absorb the energy of the QR code and then be used by the residents of this world. Many large-scale towers began to appear densely, indicating that the residents of this world have entered the highway. The era of developed civilization..." Yinzi interpreted the murals for a while, and then recalled the ruins he encountered along the way.

Many damaged and weathered towers were buried under the quicksand.

"Judging from the murals, the original residents were in white robes, but our protagonist is in red robes... It seems that a series of stories happened to the residents here." Yinzi said.

The barrages also expressed their opinions.

"Isn't this a normal plot? But it's too obscure. Unless you're an anchor who plays a lot of games like Boss, it might be difficult for ordinary players to understand, right?"

"I just took a look and the sales volume of this game has not exceeded 2000 copies. It's a pity. If the plot of this game was more intuitive, it might sell better."

"That's right. Is this a mistake by the designer?"

During the barrage discussion, Yinzi had already begun to burst towards the third level.

In this level, the color composition changes again.

From the original pink quicksand, it turned into a dazzling golden flowing gold.

The sunshine in the distance seems to have turned into the setting sun.

At the end of the line of sight, the mountains in the distance flickered again, and a shooting star burst out, streaking across the sky before disappearing.

Yinzi, who didn't understand what the mountain and the shooting stars meant, set out on the road again.

What made him feel inexplicably reassured was that the stupid NPC beside him was still following him, like a little brother, never leaving.

The gameplay of the third level remains unchanged, with no copywriting, lines, or tasks.

The designer seems to want to carry out his original intention to the end.

Compared to the cheerful tune in the second level.

The theme of the third level began to become more exciting, and while moving forward while collecting QR codes to extend the scarf, Yinzi discovered that the road to this level continued to go down almost the entire way.

It also means that he can always enjoy the thrill of sandboarding.

The two little red robes turned on the quantum entanglement state again.

It's just different from the flying posture in the second level.

In the third level, the two little red robes skated the whole way.

The scene that impressed the audience the most was undoubtedly the scene after sliding into a castle. The original 3D perspective was switched to a fixed horizontal screen, and the camera continued to focus on Xiao Hongpao.

On the open-air promenade, the huge castle columns and arches divide the sunset into multiple segments.

The light dances on the golden gravel like an elf, and the gravel is also coated with golden light.

The setting sun also quietly climbed to the top of the holy mountain, like a golden wheel, and shooting stars were still tirelessly bursting out from the gaps in the mountain.

Yinzi didn't know what the meteor was, nor what the meaning of going to the top of the mountain was.

But he only knew that he was extremely happy at this time.

This joy is special.

It is different from the sense of improvement obtained by upgrading from killing monsters.

It is also different from the satisfying feeling of racking your brains and coming up with a way to decrypt it.

It is an unprecedented sense of inner peace and contentment.

It's like the satisfaction and peace of being able to drink water when you're thirsty, and having food when you're hungry.

It is not special, but it is above any feeling. It is a kind of peace that bursts from the depths of the soul.

Especially during this journey, there was a younger brother accompanying him, which made Yinzi feel even more satisfied.

But the good times don't last long.

Just the next moment.

After the two little red robes crossed a long downward slope, a deep pit suddenly appeared in front of them!
Unprepared, Yinzi rushed into the pit with the NPC.

The camera image also took a turn for the worse.

The exciting background music stopped instantly!
The composition, which was bright and full of color, also became darker.

It was quiet everywhere, Xiao Hei, controlled by Yinzi, shook the dust off his body and got up from the ground.

Yinzi discovered a serious problem.

"I'll wipe it! My brother is missing!"

The NPC who had been by his side since the second level just now, silently followed behind him.

Disappeared at this moment!

(End of this chapter)