Chen Yan slowly opened his eyes, looking at the all-too-familiar bedroom environment, and couldn't help but feel a sense of being worlds away.
Was he dreaming?
He took off the helmet. The experiences in the game were incredibly real, without the illusory feeling of a dream at all.
After confirming several times that it wasn't a dream, Chen Yan burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha, I never thought I'd get to play a virtual reality game in my lifetime! I can die without regrets now!"
As he laughed, tears began to well up in his eyes.
Chen Yan loved games. Someone once said that if you don't want to like something anymore, then treat it as work.
But he didn't think so. Even though he now made a living from games, he was still full of love for them.
That's why he would criticize those trashy games, saying it was for the show's effect, but in reality, he hated their lack of ambition.
"Wait! Didn't I criticize this game before?"
Chen Yan suddenly remembered his comment on the Steam platform. He hurriedly turned on his computer, didn't delete the original comment, but continued to comment below it: "Brothers, I have an announcement to make. I'm an idiot. I was ignorant. I actually dared to criticize such a masterpiece of a game, but I won't delete the comment above. Let it be a punishment for my reckless words."
"This game is indeed a completely and utterly virtual reality game, just like what was described in the popular online game novels many years ago, and its realism is even higher. Novels only dared to say it was 70-80% realistic, but this game, without exaggeration, has reached 100% realism."
"Whether it's the lighting and shadow effects or the five senses experience, they completely simulate the real world. Sometimes you can't even tell if it's a game or reality. Although I don't know how they did it, it doesn't stop me from hyping this game up!"
"Moreover, the freedom of this game is extremely high. There aren't so many restrictions. You can interact with any object and NPC. The physical rules of reality also apply in the game. For example, you can burn wood into charcoal. Sandbox players will be ecstatic!"
"As for the gameplay, although this game can be said to be an MMORPG type, it doesn't rely on personal combat, and there's no sword and magic. Instead, there are all kinds of Pokémon. Players command Pokémon to fight, similar to pets in previous games."
"But these magical Pokémon are not as rigid as pets. They have their own thoughts, emotions, and are even smarter than the cats and dogs we keep in reality. And their abilities are also very powerful, breathing fire and emitting electricity, doing everything, and are very lovable."
"Since I've only played for the first day, I don't understand many things yet, so I'll stop here for now. In short, this game is the most awesome. It will definitely be a hit in the future and will definitely become the number one game in the world!"
"By the way, to prevent others from saying I'm a shill, I'll reveal my identity here. I'm the Bilibili UP [Silent Gaming Lord]. I will also forward this comment to Bilibili. If anything I said is untrue, I will retire from the internet from now on. Everyone can supervise me."
After a flurry of typing, Chen Yan looked at his comment and nodded with satisfaction.
Not bad. Although he had stayed up all night, his brain was still very clear.
Wait! He had clearly played games all night, so why was his mental state still so good, as if he had slept?
Could it be that playing this game was equivalent to sleeping? Wouldn't that mean he had twice as much time as others?
In other words, it was equivalent to having twice the lifespan of others!
"Wow, this game is really..."
Chen Yan really had no words to praise this game.
Just as he was marveling at it, his phone rang.
As soon as he answered, Xu Ruofeng's excited voice came through.
"Hey, Yanzi, did we meet in the game last night? I'm not dreaming, am I? It's impossible for two people to have the same dream, right?"
"You're not dreaming. This game is indeed real."
Chen Yan found it a bit funny. The two of them were quite telepathic, both afraid that last night's game was just a dream.
"Hahahaha, I knew it was real! Thank you so much. I wouldn't have been able to play this game if it weren't for you."
"By the way, didn't we players exchange contact information before logging off? I'm planning to create a game discussion group and pull them all in, so we'll have a place to discuss the game in the future." "Having a group is indeed more convenient. Pull me in directly after you create it."
"No problem, I'll hang up first. Let's chat in the group."
Soon after hanging up, Chen Yan received an invitation from Xu Ruofeng.
[Last Night's West Wind invited you to join the "Pokémon Supreme" group. Do you agree?]
This group name... is very good! Pokémon is the best! Agree to join! Last Night's West Wind: "Yanzi has joined too. All five players are here. We can talk about game-related things in the group in the future."
JingleBells: "Why are you the group owner? You seem very unreliable. Shouldn't the group owner be me, the first person to capture a Pokémon?"
Last Night's West Wind: "Damn it, stop showing off! I'm already very jealous. Be careful I give you a ban package directly!"
One Leaf Knows Autumn: "@Silent Gaming Lord, you're really that game UP on Bilibili? I've even watched the videos you posted."
JingleBells: "Wow, so amazing? By the way, how are you sure he's that UP?"
One Leaf Knows Autumn: "This UP commented on the game we're playing and even posted a screenshot of the comment on Bilibili. Plus the name Silent Gaming Lord, who else could it be?"
Last Night's West Wind: "Yanzi, are you this high-profile? Your fans must be in an uproar."
Chen Yan glanced at his backend and smiled helplessly.
Silent Gaming Lord: "It's indeed in an uproar. Many people are even scolding me, saying I've lost all shame for the sake of money."
Last Night's West Wind: "So what are you going to do?"
Silent Gaming Lord: "Do nothing. Facts speak louder than words. Once they play it, they'll know I'm right."
Moonrise: "The game has an official website now. The link is below the pre-registration link. I've copied it here. You can click on it to take a look."
Moonrise suddenly popped up, but the news she gave was very important.
Everyone in the group clicked on the official website link one after another.
The interface of the official website was the same as the pre-registration interface, very simple.
This made everyone secretly grumble. You've already developed virtual reality technology, can't you make the website a bit more exquisite?
The official website currently only had three major sections: Player Forum, Game Announcements, and Pokémon Encyclopedia.
The Player Forum was a place for players to communicate with each other. Hmm, the game group seemed to have been created in vain.
The Pokémon Encyclopedia was used to introduce Pokémon. Currently, it only had the names of the Pokémon they encountered last night, without even a picture.
Next to it was a note saying that the encyclopedia could be co-authored by players.
And the Game Announcements only had one update announcement.
"Huh? The game is updating on the very first day? It seems there were quite a few problems with last night's test."
"But I didn't notice any bugs. Did it update any features?"
Chen Yan clicked on the update announcement with curiosity.