This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 279 - 185: Live Gameplay Demonstration (Part 2)
Guo Mo shook his head and said, "Star Emperor is pure light effects pollution, following the special effects route. The effects are very gorgeous, but it lacks the most basic realism and light-shadow simulation effects."
"I personally prefer the graphics of Global Evolution. It feels more realistic, the light-shadow simulation is very well done, and the details are handled excellently. It’s the standard of 3A game graphical performance..."
The viewers in the livestream shared the same view.
Star Emperor is praised as the top game in terms of graphics, but rather than calling it game graphics, it’s more akin to the extravagance of CG effects. Actually, the game doesn’t reach 3A levels.
Global Evolution, on the other hand, is different.
The entire game’s visuals are very clean, without unnecessary effects and light pollution, making it comfortable to look at, as if one is immersed in a real world.
This aspect is done with real 3A finesse!
"Let’s keep watching..."
Just from the graphics alone, Guo Mo had already decided that he would buy Global Evolution when the time comes to play it.
However, just looking at the graphics doesn’t reveal much, and you still have to check out the gameplay and content to see if it truly meets 3A standards.
The protagonist is a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, wearing a school uniform and carrying a fire axe, walking in the desolate wilderness.
Soon, a fierce beast in the form of a rat suddenly attacked from the side.
Ba used a dodge to evade the fierce beast’s attack, then jumped back and swung the axe down from a height of two meters.
If it were just an ordinary rat, this one swing would probably finish it on the spot. But this isn’t just any rat; it’s a fierce beast!
So this axe, besides taking a small chunk off the health bar, didn’t even scratch the rat fierce beast’s fur but instead provoked its fierceness.
"Ba is so bad at this..."
Guo Mo took one look and knew that this rat fierce beast was most likely just a random small monster spawn in the wilderness.
To put it bluntly, it’s just cannon fodder, a small fry!
With such a small monster, Ba can still have back-and-forth tussles with it, which really leaves everyone bewildered. Is this 3 minutes and 38 seconds only going to show Ba smashing sewer rats?
"All right, fast-forward through the edit."
Seeing the video skipping ahead and cutting out Ba’s ’intelligent battle’ with the rat beast, Guo Mo immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The editor did a great job, knowing that everyone didn’t want to be tortured by Ba, decisively cutting out the subsequent battle process. Dinner today must come with extra chicken legs!
After the rat fierce beast, Ba in the video challenged a willow spirit monster and a fierce beast boss, briefly demonstrating the combat system.
"It’s okay."
Guo Mo wasn’t particularly interested in this kind of combat system; he didn’t really understand the sense of impact and smoothness of actions.
However, with such a detailed motion capture in place, it must be up to par, and the fighting processes and movements surely meet 3A standards.
The video’s duration was nearing halfway.
Soon, under Chen Ba’s demonstration, players saw the first piece of eye-catching content.
The lion fierce beast he defeated could actually be butchered on the spot, then a campfire could be set up nearby to cook it, and consuming it granted a large increase in evolution level as well as a trace of "lion bloodline."
Likewise, spirit monsters could be used as well.
Not sure if it’s a dark humor thing, but the spirit monster Ba used for demonstration was a piece of granite!
Holy moly, eating granite raw?
The hero’s ferocious dining scene directly stunned Guo Mo in front of the screen.
Eating meat is understandable, but eating rocks, what’s the deal with that? Is this stuff even edible?
"Wow, eating everything?"
"That’s insane!"
"The man at the top of the food chain?"
The barrage also showed bursts of shock, unexpected that in Global Evolution, the male protagonist turned out to be such a tough guy, daring to eat anything, and without worry of indigestion?
"This must be a special game setting; all defeated enemies can be used as food," guessed Guo Mo.
Eating them increases the evolution level. Not sure what that’s for, but it should be something that enhances strength.
In other words, the more you eat, the stronger you get!
Got it!
You don’t need to study any guides or tutorial posts for this game; just carry a recipe book around, and you can clear it smoothly.
The video continued.
Chen Ba showcased the game’s enormous map, along with elements on the map that players can explore and interact with, such as secret realms, evolution-boosting wild fruit, random teleportation, etc.
The map is huge, and players have high freedom, allowing them to freely explore these unknown areas.
Of course!
The ocean is very dangerous...
Ba demonstrated in the video that without reaching a certain degree of evolution, one can’t breathe underwater, nor move, only to fall prey to Sea Beasts or aquatic fierce beasts.
Catching pets was also showcased.
Guo Mo saw Ba in the video controlling the character, arriving at an abandoned pet hospital, and capturing a Husky fierce beast baby.
The process of taming it was healing!
If it doesn’t submit, just fight it, and once it’s near defeat, taming chances greatly increase. Taming at full health is almost impossible, but near defeat is different.
Then there’s the weapon system...
Just a second ago, the protagonist was wielding axes and swords, and the next moment he pulled out a laser gun and a Gatling gun, presenting a bizarre style.
Between different weapons, there seemed to exist a restraint relation on fierce beasts.
For instance, Ba demonstrated a fierce beast seemingly immune to all hot weapon damage, which could only be breached with cold weapons up close.
And another fierce beast, because as soon as you get close you’ll get poisoned and have difficulty moving, so it’s best defeated via long-range firepower suppression.
Throwing darts works too...
The battle style became more flexible with the switch between different weapons. No specific weapon is required; if you like, bare fists work too, and punch damage isn’t low either.
The 3-minute 38-second video demonstration was about to finish here.
After watching till the end, Guo Mo closed the video and analyzed to the viewers in the livestream, "There’s a lot of demo content, but mainly focused on the combat system and monster types."
"Since the game hasn’t been released, there isn’t much to make of it yet. The only thing certain is, the game emphasizes that eating is a blessing, eat more and you become stronger..."
Hahaha!
Listening to Guo Mo’s serious analysis, the viewers in the livestream laughed.
Eat more and become stronger?
Well, there’s nothing wrong with that conclusion. Based on this demo video, isn’t it just eat more and get stronger!
"Unfortunately, this game probably won’t be playable until next year or even the year after. Watching a video doesn’t satisfy."
Guo Mo shook his head, thinking there’s no need to focus too much attention on Global Evolution for now.
After all, can’t play it yet; talk about it when the game is out!
Just as he planned to close the webpage and return to Star Emperor to continue battling on the Path to Immortality, the platform’s super admin contacted him.
"@Mo, Tianba Studio is planning to host an offline trial, allowing livestreaming. I have a few slots, do you have time?"
What? Offline trial?
Guo Mo, who thought he wouldn’t be able to play this game anytime soon, was completely unprepared for an offline trial opportunity.
Even more unexpected was, this offline trial actually allows livestreaming?
Holy cow!
This opportunity cannot be missed?
With Global Evolution’s popularity, if he could livestream the trial, wouldn’t the popularity explode?
"I have time, thanks to the super admin!"
After smoothly obtaining an offline trial slot from the super admin’s hands, Guo Mo glanced at the date, July 20th.
There’s still over a month to go!
So soon?
Although knowing Ba is notoriously quick on the draw, the game is ridden with bugs, but holding an offline trial so soon was truly unexpected.
It’s worth noting...
Offline trials are typically the preliminary test before a game’s release; usually, after it concludes, the game soon launches.
So, the question is!
How far along is Global Evolution really, does this offline trial indicate that the game is largely complete and soon to be officially released?
If true, why has this game been developed so quickly?
And for a 3A game, what price will Ba set for it? 300 yuan, 400 yuan, or 500 yuan?
