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The opening ceremony of this year's carnival is the same as "Easter Egg Adventure".

In fact, it is almost the same as in previous years.

Even more exciting than previous years!

Because familiar faces play the characters themselves.

This is indeed more interesting than normal COS.

but.

Almost all players, whether they went to the scene or watched it through the live broadcast, felt empty after watching the opening ceremony...

The main reason, of course, is that the hot woman didn't show up...

Although the Forest Carnival has only been held three times including this one, it is far from being an ancient event.

Players can't talk about feelings, but have memories that are particularly heavy after years of precipitation.

Linmu Studio is now in full swing, and there is no need for others to keep watch, or to burn incense on his electronic urn, and then burn it, so angry that he smashes the urn...

It's just a young, fun, and surprising player event.

This is all the memories and opinions of the players on the Forest Carnival.

but.

on the other hand.

Although the Forest Carnival is far from having a 'history'...but everyone can see the sincerity and fun of this player event.

The players have no doubt that the Forest Carnival will become a common memory of the players in a few years.

Although players are not yet witnesses of history.

But it is a witness to history.

And this "best player event" - the beginning of the forest carnival, what is the most impressive thing for players?

Not a game.

Although players are now discussing the previous two carnivals, they generally discuss the series of games.

"Monster Hunter", "Pokémon", "Diablo"...

Because most players are not willing to speak their hearts out.

But whether you say it or not, the truth is——

Before that series of famous game names.

Before the Forest Carnival announced the first new game.

Before all the meetings start.

What the player sees is "Easter Egg Adventure", which is the ingenious concept of "Number One Player", and it is an amazing promotional film.

as well as.

... the opening ceremony.

When the theme song of the game is combined with a large orchestra, the game music is played sequentially in the form of a symphony, and each COS is on stage.

The emotions of all players have been mobilized.

At the same time, the scene of Lin Yao wearing a traditional maid outfit, standing on the stage pretty and announcing the opening of the first forest carnival...became the deepest memory anchor of the players.

Like it all started.

No matter how amazing the following games are, what players remember most will always be the first scene.

not to mention.

The following games are all related to Lin Yao.

Those games have already been released, and Lin Yao's name is all on the production staff list behind the games. It's no secret that she was the producer of all the games at that time.

Plus.

At the closing ceremony, Lin Yao also took the stage.

Accompanied by the song "Another One Bites the Dust" and the fireworks falling, the scene of her giving thanks deepened the impression again.

No one said anything at that moment.

But all the players felt that Lin Yao was the soul of Forest Carnival.

In other words, it is easier to understand - it was Lin Yao's carnival alone.

Even if Lin Yao only appeared on stage for a few minutes, her name was deeply bound to the Forest Carnival.

Then the second.

The same is true.

but.

Now the third.

Lin Yao did not wear a maid uniform on the stage of the opening ceremony to announce the start of the carnival like the previous two sessions.

If you really want to be serious.

This really has no effect on the Forest Carnival.

Because this year's carnival is still interesting and the best event for players, the follow-up games are still worth looking forward to.

It's just that one person is missing.

Regardless of whether the lesser person is Lin Yao or not, it can actually work.

But be it.

This is just thinking from a rational point of view...

From a rational point of view, this is not a big deal.

But how is it possible to proceed from a rational point of view...

From this point of view, why should players cheer for the game announced at the carnival? Why should we cheer for the game character of the producer COS?

What does this have to do with them?

Game companies and players are just the relationship between merchants and buyers. One party provides game services, and the other party pays money in exchange for games.

Everything is business.

Why bother?

And by extension, it can be said that any game.

Whether it is an e-sports competition or a sports competition, it has nothing to do with the audience.

The top e-sports players are worth tens of millions, let alone the superstars in the sports field.

No matter how they perform, they will not affect the lives of ordinary audiences.

No matter how ups and downs the day's game was, how exciting it was.

the next day.

Everyone still has to go back to their lives.

Those who should go to work go to work, and those who should go to school go to school.

But why do some people still cheer and even cry for the victory of their favorite team and favorite sports superstar?

Everyone is like some 'reasonable and intelligent saints' say-'What does it matter to you when you cry? Focus on your own life, why not take care of your parents when you have that time?

yes.

Think about it from a completely rational point of view.

This sentence may be true.

But most people are not "rational and intelligent saints", nor do they want to be saints.

The same is true for the Forest Carnival.

Lin Yao didn't show up.

To put it bluntly, it has a fart relationship with the player.

Not even a group photo is taken! Come out in a few minutes! What's the use of Lin Yao!

Celebrities have to please the audience!

So if you don't come, don't come, anyway, there will be a few minutes of her appearance.

But from the perspective of interest... it's just fucking your mother's fart!

Players look forward to those few minutes!

It’s okay not to take a group photo, or not to please the players.

Let's see.

You come out!

But it's a pity.

Lin Yao didn't come out until the end...

The opening ceremony of the Forest Carnival is over.

next.

On the screen on the stage, today's schedule was announced, as well as the venues for each meeting and related games.

In fact, the content of the first day is quite heavy.

The first meeting is the "World of Warcraft" meeting.

Players also have a hunch.

At this meeting, it is estimated that the expansion pack "The Burning Crusade Part 2" will be announced.

Before the Forest Carnival started, the players were guessing and looking forward to whether they were going to rush into the deepest part of the Dark Temple next.

In the afternoon, there will be a meeting of "Breakout" and two moba games.

These are the ace game projects of Linmu Studio.

There are many players.

The annual update is also highly anticipated.

As a first day arrangement.

Not bad at all.

but.

The players didn't show too much excitement.

On the contrary, he still stretched his neck and looked towards the entrance gate with expectation.

Li Yu is like this.

But it's a pity.

Until the "World of Warcraft" meeting will open.

Lin Yao didn't show up either.

So when the players left the field, they were even a little frustrated.

next door.

Wearing the cosplay outfit of the Juggernaut, Zhong Xiu glanced at the player's situation with his head, showing an expression of "as expected".

Although there was no riot.

But players seem to be really hit...

He shook his head helplessly, and sighed: "Lin Yao, why are you so ignorant of people's hearts at this moment!"

...

that day.

Forest Carnival held four press conferences.

Two MOBA games "Heroes" and "DOTA", one FPS game "Breakout", and of course, a meeting of "World of Warcraft".

And these meetings, to be honest, did not disappoint the players at all.

The two MOBA games respectively announced two new heroes, and announced a new gameplay mode 'Smash Bros.'.

"Breakout" announced a new battle map, as well as a new firearm.

As for "World of Warcraft", everyone expected it, and announced a new expansion piece "The Burning Crusade Part II".

Not only did it further expand the plot.

A new promotional video has also been released.

Quality is as good as ever.

When the last scene.

The expedition team stood in front of the dark temple, looking up.

You said that players don't feel burning and don't look forward to it, that's a lie.

But the cheers of the players this year seem to be less enthusiastic than in previous years...

in front of the screen.

Mou Feng felt a little strange, but he didn't care too much.

Yes.

Although he did not go to the scene of the carnival.

But he also watched all the meeting today through the live broadcast...

He didn't even do his own work.

Because he really envied Linmu Studio to have such...an event that can unite players and make players cheer.

He can also be regarded as an old audience of the Forest Carnival, and he and Li Guangsheng went to the scene to participate in the first session.

Although now Tianhu is equivalent to turning to mobile games in an all-round way.

But you said it’s good to learn something, to know the next arrangement of Lin Mu Studio, or to feel emotional...

In short.

Mou Feng still found time to watch the live broadcast.

As for the impression after watching

Mou Feng just wanted to say that he really lived up to expectations...

Linmu Studio is as stable as ever, as before, as if it has endless ideas.

Even old games can still play well...

"Four new heroes, a new mode, three new maps, a bunch of firearms, and a huge expansion... This is not going to give up traditional games at all."

Mou Feng calculated the new content announced by Linmu Studio at the carnival today, and smiled bitterly.

So what about making money from mobile games?

So what if "Day of Reincarnation" earns 3 billion a month?

Forest Studio has never given up on traditional games!

This can be seen from the things thrown out at their press conference.

They are still using a 100% attitude to do a good job in every operational game...even traditional games.

Tell the truth.

Mou Feng admired this.

Although... with Linmu Studio's involvement, the mobile game is about to cool down a little.

After all, such a concentrated announcement of traditional game news is bound to attract the attention of most players.

Correspondingly, the attention of mobile games will of course decrease.

What's more, the meeting held on the first day was only an old game, and there are still new games that have not been announced...

"well……"

Thinking of this, Mou Feng sighed, then held the mouse, opened the player forum, and was going to see how the players played, and evaluate the impact by the way.

load briefly.

The page pops up.

Numerous posts caught the eye.

Then.

Mou Feng discovered that the situation was different from what he expected...

【Why! ! ! Why didn't Lin Yao show up at the opening ceremony! ! ! 】

[Awesome! Regardless of the mobile game market, Linmu Studio has not forgotten us players. MOBA, FPS, and World of Warcraft have all been updated! I couldn't be happier to see what's new at the meetup, it's all great! But I still want to ask... why Lin Yao didn't show up! ? [cry]】

[There is no maid Lin Yao this year, I don't know why, I always feel that something is missing...]

[After watching the opening ceremony, without Lin Yao, I felt immediately lost interest in knowing what's going on... I didn't get over it until I saw the "World of Warcraft" meeting. 】

【Lin Yao won't really be resigning from office! ? [crying]]

【I can not accept! 】

【…】

Although the players also chat about the game.

But no matter what, there will be a sentence of Lin Yao.

Some players even pretended not to pretend, stopped talking about the game, and directly discussed Lin Yao.

Even more outrageous.

Article 1 'Why didn't Lin Yao appear at the opening ceremony? ’ was also pinned to the top by the administrator.

He seemed to care too much.

And as long as it is about Lin Yao, the players all look unacceptable...

A player event.

The word that appears the most is not a game, but Lin Yao... It can be called a spectacle.

When Mou Feng saw this scene, he put a question mark slowly, then immediately switched to the live broadcast website, found today's video, and watched the opening ceremony that he hadn't watched.

really.

till the end.

There was no sign of Lin Yao.

After confirming this point, Mou Feng was also stunned.

For some reason, he also felt uncomfortable, and also felt that something was missing.

He is different from what the players think.

It is not necessary to look at Lin Yao.

He has no such obsession.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have skipped the opening ceremony.

but.

He has always felt that Lin Yao is the representative of domestic game producers, and can even be said to be the leader of all game producers.

As long as she stands there, she is a golden signboard, and everyone including him knows where the peak is.

but now.

She didn't show up.

It's like the stone monument that symbolizes the summit is covered up, and there is not even a target.

Very uncomfortable.

"Could it be that you want to retreat bravely?"

Combining with the kanban lady's lines incident that was raging a while ago, Mou Feng suddenly thought of a possibility, and murmured: "It is indeed a good choice. When a company is highly bound to the image of the founder, it means that the founder As long as there is a slight problem with a person, it will affect the entire company...

What's more, Lin Yao is still a woman. Although it was great in the past, it will also allow players to force the standard of idols on Lin Yao. According to the current situation, she might announce her love affair. Lin Mu Studio The word of mouth will change drastically... This is indeed too dangerous. "

"Um……"

Mou Feng probably guessed Lin Yao's intention.

He can understand.

Even he felt that Lin Yao was right to do so.

In fact, he had already noticed it.

Lin Yao is too deeply bound to Lin Mu Studio.

This is a double-edged sword.

Although so far no mistakes have been made.

But what if?

but.

Understanding is understanding.

Mou Feng didn't know why, but still felt very uncomfortable.

don't know why.

I just feel bad...

And at the same time...

Lin.

on the sofa.

"Sister, is there something wrong with what I did?"

Lin Yao flipped through the post for a while, then put down the phone she was holding in a state of distraught, leaned back, and at the same time raised her snow-white chin, looking at Lin Xi behind her.

"what is the problem?"

Lin Xi held his sister's slender waist and asked curiously.

Lin Yao opened the forum, showed her the players' posts, and explained the ins and outs.

"My sister doesn't know."

After listening to Lin Xi, he hesitated for a moment, shook his head lightly, and then said softly: "I can only talk about my own opinion... Your choice is completely fine, and it can even be said to be correct. Any other helmsman , there will be no problem.

But your situation is quite special, the players like you too much, this correct choice may make them sad..."

"Well……"

Lin Yao nodded lightly when she heard the words, and then looked at the phone again.

I thought of the post I just saw, the reaction of the players, and the possible running time.

Take a deep breath.

Decided to see another day.

It should...not be so, right?

...

Carnival day two.

Li Yu came outside the venue again.

But compared to the smugness of the first day, I am full of enthusiasm.

He looked a little sluggish today.

Mainly because I was too concerned about Lin Yao's absence...it was too late to post.

In fact, many players are like him.

Even queuing.

Everyone stopped looking at Ms. COS, but looked down at their mobile phones and swiped the 'game circle'.

So today, Miss COS outside the venue, there is a rare sense of sadness that no one cares about...

But players can't take care of it for the time being.

Li Yu didn't look at Miss Sister today.

Holding the phone in his hand, he pulled and refreshed it over and over again while queuing up.

Want to get some new news.

And before entering the arena, I really found a new post for him...

[Perhaps, Lin Yao just wanted to make waves at the closing ceremony? 】

The title of this post is catchy.

As for the specific content of the post, the host is also very careful.

He used the previous marketing method of Linmu Studio as an entry point, and used each vivid case to popularize to everyone what is the first suppression and then the rise, what is the emotional curve, what is the disappointment of the players and then the ecstasy...

Then, through supporting evidence one by one, for example, Lin Mu Studio did not issue a statement, Lin Yao did not come forward to announce that he would not appear on the stage, this year's carnival is still waiting attentively, and draws a conclusion, that is...

This year's Lin Yao, perhaps just to give players a bigger surprise at the closing ceremony.

don't say it.

It really makes sense.

The more Li Yu looked, the brighter his eyes became, and the more he thought about it, the more likely he felt.

And the few players near him all gave a 'hey'.

Seems to be looking at the same post.

And after Li Yu quit the post, he found that this post was pinned to the top by the administrator of the forum! Juxtaposed with the post asking why Lin Yao didn't appear, it became a rare post that a player didn't repost official news but was pinned to the top.

This undoubtedly adds to the persuasiveness.

"Damn, is it... is this true?"

Li Yu couldn't help asking.

"Ah? Carnival is indeed real... Please be careful not to fall."

At the door, the guiding staff was stunned, then subconsciously replied, and implicitly reminded Li Yu to pay attention to his feet.

Li Yu came back to his senses, only to realize that he had already checked in the ticket, and subconsciously asked the staff.

He smiled apologetically, then put away his phone, and sped up his pace a little so as not to affect the people behind.

At the same time, I feel... the world is wide in an instant.

Then.

Not two steps away.

He saw the arrangement and promotional pictures of today's meeting.

【Classic and Trendy】

Gray and white contrast each other.

And gray and white areas with different colors.

The most representative ancient consoles of the eight-bit computer era and the most representative dual-joystick gamepads of the new era are placed respectively.

See this promotional image.

almost instantly.

Li Guangsheng was aroused a strong interest.

He glanced at the timetable.

There will be two new games in the morning, namely "Hollow Knight" and "Dead Cell".

There will also be two new games in the afternoon, namely "Overcooked Kitchen" and "Dead by Daylight".

They were all game names he had never heard of.

this means.

It's all new games.

There are four new games!

Four new games, plus the eye-catching promotional images and slogans... The sense of anticipation was raised all of a sudden.

certainly.

There is another more important reason.

That's the "classic and trendy" propaganda method, which suddenly reminded him of Lin Yao.

In addition, compared with previous years, the sincerity of Forest Carnival has not diminished at all, and I am looking forward to the new game in my heart...

In short.

All of this made Li Yu feel that the credibility of the post he just saw was getting higher and higher.

That's how people are.

When things turn around, I always tend to believe what I believe...

soon.

The first meet and greet on the second day of the carnival.

It was held.

There were no seats left.

How many people came to the opening ceremony yesterday, and how many people came to today's meeting.

entry gate.

Zhong Xiu sneaked his head in again to take a look.

When I saw that the players were whispering to each other and there was no riot, I was quite happy.

He made a question mark slowly, then stroked his hair...feeling hung up.

But he still couldn't believe it.

This is not enough...

But there was not much time left for him to think.

soon.

The scheduled time is up.

Zhong Xiu could only retract his head to give up his position, and at the same time gently stroked his few remaining hair...

the other side.

Zhang Tian of Xihan Studio took a deep breath, then took the first step, slowly walked towards the stage and under the spotlight.

As soon as his figure appeared.

Huge cheers broke out suddenly.

It was the first time he enjoyed such treatment, his body stiffened visibly to the naked eye.

Fortunately, the player cheered long enough to give him enough time to react.

finally.

He slowed down.

"Hello everyone."

"Maybe everyone is meeting me for the first time, so let me introduce myself first."

"I am the person in charge of Xihan Studio, the first party studio under Linmu Studio, and my name is Zhang Tian."

"This time, I will introduce the new game of our Linmu Studio to you."

Zhang Tian pursed his lips nervously, and clenched his fists without any trace while speaking.

At the same time, he talked about the joke he had prepared long ago, and adjusted the atmosphere: "I hope I don't mess up, otherwise Lin Yao will have to save the stage for the first time, that would be too shameful..."

As soon as he said this.

It works really well.

As soon as the name Lin Yao was spoken.

The players immediately erupted into more violent cheers than when he appeared just now...

Zhang Tian suddenly became less nervous.

He looked at the audience who raised their heads, took a deep breath again, and said, "Then, let me introduce our new game to you...but before that, I want to ask you all."

"Which horizontal version of the clearance game do you remember?"

"..."

offstage.

When the audience heard this question, they all showed expressions of interest, and many people really began to think about it seriously.

"I believe there are many, "City of Cats", "Threshold", "Sailboat Escape", "The Devil"..."

offstage.

Without waiting for the audience to answer, Zhang Tian began to talk about the famous side-scrolling game in this world.

"We have heard of these games more or less when we were young. Even if there is no console, everyone has played it on the arcade."

"Because the horizontal version is a very old game type, and because of the technical limitations of the era, it was also one of the most popular game types at that time."

"But in recent years, such games have become less and less, or even completely disappeared."

"On the one hand, it is because of the rise of 3D technology, and on the other hand, it is because of the shrinking of the arcade game market as a whole, which has caused many old arcade game companies to weaken."

"Of course, there is another more important reason, that is... maybe it has been prosperous for too long, and the game makers have exhausted their thinking. In this field, it is difficult to come up with something too new."

"The overall stagnation and the rise of 3D technology coincided with the rise of 3D technology. This may be the reason for the decline of horizontal version games."

"I don't even play these kinds of games at all."

Zhang Tian smiled, and as time went by, he became more and more confident: "So, when Lin Yao said to make a horizontal version of the game, or more precisely, to make a horizontal version of the traditional style of 2D action When it comes to adventure games, I really can't believe it."

"And when I read the planning book and finally decided to make this game, I was even more surprised."

"Because I can't believe that in this age, I will still make a horizontal version of the game."

"But the truth is, I did make a side-scrolling game—a classic and modern game."

"So, allow me to introduce you to this game—"

"A tale of a young hero's adventures in the ancient abandoned kingdom of Hallownest."

"The name of the game, Hollow Knight."