".In short, with the current level of technology, it's impossible to develop any virtual reality game. This game called 'Pokémon World' is completely false advertising, probably just another garbage pay-to-win online game."
Send!
After clicking send, Chen Yan stretched lazily with satisfaction, casually picked up a soda and chugged down a few mouthfuls.
He was a gaming content creator (uploader) on the Blue Star C platform. Although he was far from reaching the level of the top 100 creators, he still had hundreds of thousands of fans, and the money he earned was enough for him to live comfortably alone.
Since no major game releases had come out recently, and the material he had saved up was long gone, coupled with the fans constantly urging him for updates, Chen Yan had no choice but to think of a way to pad out an episode... oh no! to create an episode.
So Chen Yan logged into the Steam platform to see if there were any new games. He didn't expect any good games; the last two months were the off-season for the gaming industry. Even though Steam was the largest gaming platform in the country, the new releases these past two months were all trash.
However, even trash has its uses. If he could find a game that was bad to the extreme, play it casually for a while, and then ruthlessly criticize it, wouldn't an episode be easily made?
"It's really me, even such a shameless method can be thought of."
Chen Yan silently gave himself a thumbs-up in his mind.
But then again, these games nowadays either copy each other, or one borrows from the other. They're all bad in the same way, making people not even want to complain.
Until he discovered this game called "Pokémon World." He initially thought it was another reskinned card game, but when he clicked on it, the page was surprisingly clean.
There was no promotional CG, no actual gameplay demonstration, not even a game image. There was just a pre-order download link hanging there, and below it was a game description.
[This game is exclusively developed by Arceus Studio. Through the latest virtual reality technology, it allows players to experience the same real-world sensations in the game, bringing players a completely immersive gaming experience, thereby starting their second life. (The game is in internal testing, pre-order slots are limited, first come, first served!)]
Good heavens, this game description directly made Chen Yan laugh. He had seen game companies make empty promises and exaggerate their advertising, but this kind of obviously made-up game description was truly the first time he had seen it.
He glanced at the comment section below. There were only three comments in total. Besides two question marks, one person was questioning whether Steam's review process had a bug.
Chen Yan didn't think it was a bug. Steam's review standards had always been lenient. As long as it looked like a game, it could basically be listed. They didn't care how game companies advertised it anyway, since refunds were possible within two hours of gameplay. If you felt the game was falsely advertised, you could just get a refund.
However, the description of this game was indeed a bit outrageous, but the more outrageous, the better. He was just lacking video material.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan started screen recording, then picked up the keyboard and started typing furiously, roasting the game in the comment section first. This would at least create some entertainment value and also help with the video length.
"Burp~"
After drinking a few more mouthfuls of soda, Chen Yan clicked on the pre-order link.
[Current number of pre-orders: 3 people]
[Pre-order the game: Yes/No]
"The game description is all made up, but the number of pre-orders is quite realistic. Oh well, I hope your game can be uniquely bad, so I won't even be too lazy to complain."
Chen Yan moved the mouse and clicked "Yes."
"Knock knock!" A knock came from the door.
"Please come in." Ryan closed the panel in front of him and looked up at the person who entered.
"Uncle White, how is Scyther's injury?"
"After using the secret medicine you gave me earlier, the injury has improved a lot, but it's currently very depressed and unwilling to eat. I'm afraid its body won't be able to handle it," White said worriedly.
"Hmm, I understand. Let it rest for a while first. I'll go see it in the afternoon."
"You're going to see it? But young master, you weren't..." White hesitated.
"You mean to say that I've been afraid of these magical beasts since I was little, right? It was indeed like that before, but after experiencing these past few days, I've figured it out. Only by relying on the power of magical beasts can we protect the territory. Besides, wasn't I just saved by a magical beast?"
"By the way, where's the little one who saved me?" Ryan asked.
"You mean that Bounsweet? It's currently..." "Boun!"
Just as White was about to answer, a purplish-red figure suddenly jumped in from the door. It looked around nervously, and its eyes lit up when it saw Ryan.
It hopped a few times to the table, then quickly spun the calyx on its head and flew behind Ryan to hide.
Then it secretly poked out half of its head, looking towards the door.
"Boun~" |ω`) "Uh, it's right here." White said somewhat awkwardly, "I clearly told Beedrill to watch it."
"Spear!" Just as he mentioned Beedrill, it arrived menacingly at the door.
Upon seeing Beedrill, Bounsweet immediately retracted its head and covered its eyes with the calyx on its head.
"Boun~" (Can't see me, can't see me~)
But Beedrill had already smelled the fragrance it emitted. If it hadn't seen it hiding behind Ryan, it would have already gone forward and caught it.
"I was just about to go see this little one, I didn't expect it to come on its own." Ryan turned his head to look at Bounsweet.
"It was my poor supervision that allowed it to run out and startle you," White said, glaring at Beedrill.
"It's alright. I just said that in the future we will also need to rely on the power of magical beasts. Let's start with this Bounsweet."
"Your courage and responsibility are admirable. The territory will surely recover and rebuild under your leadership."
"This requires our joint efforts. Speaking of which, I hope you can go and count the damage to the territory's houses. After all, the weather hasn't warmed up yet, and I don't want my people to freeze to death in the streets."
"As you command, I'll go now." White turned and left with Beedrill.
"Alright, Beedrill is gone. How long are you going to keep hiding?" Ryan picked up Bounsweet from behind him and placed it on the table in front of him.
Bounsweet secretly opened one eye. Seeing that Beedrill was really gone, it immediately jumped up happily.
"Boun~ Boun~" (Serves it right for running fast!)
Ryan looked at the creature in front of him that resembled a mangosteen. This was the first time he had seen a Pokémon this close.
Its purplish-red body was adorned with two yellow eyes. The bottom part of its body was white, like exposed flesh, from which two small feet protruded. On its head were three calyxes, making it look extremely cute.
Ryan reached out and touched Bounsweet's calyx. A touch similar to that of a plant came from his fingertips. It had a plant-like body but was as lively as an animal. This was the wonder of Pokémon.
"I never thought I could touch a real Pokémon." Ryan's hand trembled slightly, but he still insisted on petting it again and again.
"Boun~ (ˇˇ)" Bounsweet narrowed its eyes comfortably.
"Although I don't know why I transmigrated here, being able to pet a Pokémon feels pretty good." Ryan smiled self-deprecatingly.
Then he focused his gaze on the back of his left hand, where a cross-like circular pattern appeared. Immediately afterward, a panel floated before his eyes.
[Main Quest: At least three players have pre-ordered and downloaded the game (Quest completed, rewards issued)]
[Main Quest: At least one player has officially logged into the game (Not completed) Reward: Pokémon food × 100kg, Lottery chances × 3]
"Hopefully some players will log into the game tomorrow. Come to think of it, the experiences of these past two days have been like a dream."
Ryan murmured to himself, and his mind couldn't help but recall the events of the past two days.