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The opening game of the "Heroes" project.

Thirty minutes after the two teams battled fiercely.

It also came to an end perfectly.

The result is not friendly to domestic audiences.

But after all, it was only the opening match, and the players had a deep understanding of the cruelty of e-sports.

So it wouldn't be a hit, and the same gentleman gave cheers to the overseas team that won the opening match.

In fact.

This kind of opportunity for the audience to cheer for familiar players will become less and less as time goes by...

Professional e-sports players generally have a short service life.

The current generation of players familiar to the audience may soon usher in a wave of retirement.

The growth of players' age is one aspect.

On the other hand, as the popularity of the Forest E-sports Festival increases and the commercial value of the event increases, more capital will definitely be invested in it, and more talented players will be attracted.

Capital is ruthless.

The waves behind push the waves ahead.

The competition will become more and more intense.

Under natural selection, it will inevitably lead to many players sitting on the water cooler, or retiring directly.

This is a sad thing. Familiar players disappear, but the history of the team they created is still vivid in my memory...

It may take some getting used to.

And what is even worse are those players who have not achieved glory, but have one or two shining points that can be remembered by people, but they are not outstanding players.

They will be forgotten sooner...

But this is the inevitable result.

No one can change it.

can only say.

The e-sports players here are lucky.

Because of Forest Studio, I didn't experience a dark period of chaos and disorder.

The "Breakout" competition, because of the intervention of Linmu Studio, was very formal and extremely popular from the beginning.

and.

The year when Linmu Studio held the "Breakout" Challenge directly became the first year of e-sports, and the subsequent reformation became an e-sports festival, which also became the industry standard for e-sports events to a certain extent, or the only standard.

This allows e-sports players regardless of whether they are participating in the game project of Linmu Studio.

As long as it is a long-term development project, it is very formal and professional.

It's not like training hungry in a dark Internet cafe.

certainly.

It also means that the competition is fierce.

Active players need to use all their strengths to ensure that they will not be replaced, while newcomers need to work hard to grasp every opportunity to play to prove their worth.

However, players will not think so much now...

It will be some time before the stars of this generation retire.

Thank you from the winning team.

After the audience cheered, they looked at the big screen again.

Watch the game on the big screen.

The commentators are briefly reviewing the game just now.

At the same time, the highlights of the event will be played, and the MVP will be voted out.

A set of procedures down.

As usual, it's time for a short break.

The opening ceremony of the e-sports festival tonight will usher in four opening matches of four events. As a warm-up for the official event, there are not many events. Starting tomorrow, the schedule will become tighter.

But these four games, not counting the final game, means that there will be three gaps in the middle!

When the players were explaining the rematch game, they discussed a wave of games.

Then after the final MVP was selected, he turned his attention to another matter again.

That is.

next.

Will there be... a new work from Linmu Studio?

After the new work of "Call of Duty" just laid the groundwork, players are now looking forward to it.

Then.

Forest Studio has never disappointed the players in the point that it will never disappoint...

The logo of Forest Tree E-sports Festival.

The LOGO shaped like a box appeared again.

Transform form.

Spin to expand.

Then it was as if the box opened a crack, and once again... the prelude began.

The new staff members appeared in the camera.

It's just that this time it's a petite woman with double ponytails and no breasts.

"Hi, everyone, I'm Zhu Nianqiao, the person in charge of the console product department of Linmu Studio."

Before Zhu Nianqiao said this sentence.

The players were already cheering excitedly when the e-sports festival logo appeared just now...

predictable.

So pave the way.

The LOGO of this e-sports festival will leave a deep impression on all players...

And on the screen.

After Zhu Nianqiao introduced herself, she adopted a completely different strategy from Li Xiyao just now.

She was full of energy and couldn't wait to announce at the beginning: "This time! We have brought you a new game!"

This simple and straightforward strategy.

The effect is excellent.

Players don't have to brew emotions.

The process of howling ghosts and wolves started directly.

"And this game, maybe many of you can't think of it."

After Zhu Nianqiao announced that the new game will be announced later, he immediately raised his right arm, stretched out a slender white finger, and said with a sweet smile: "So far, our console product department has launched many games. You may remember the first games on our console, but do you know... which one is the most popular game on the console platform at present?"

Speaking of which.

Zhu Nianqiao paused.

It's like giving the player time to react and answer.

And the player did guess it, even if he didn't guess it, it's not really a secret, and someone next to him would guess it and say it.

"Yes, it is "Mario Kart". Here, I also want to thank everyone for your support."

Zhu Nianqiao used the swing of the two ponytails to bend down suddenly... While giving the answer, he thanked the audience.

That look of being too energetic.

It is natural to make people feel good.

"I like this game myself, but maybe you will be curious at a certain moment-in fact, I am also curious, why do you want to name the character Mario when you make a racing theme?"

After Zhu Nianqiao thanked the audience, he began to lay the groundwork: "Could it be that other characters can't do it? In fact, I asked my senior sister—that is, Lin Yao, why the character image of Mario must be used? But she There was no positive answer.

No way, I can only find the answer by myself. The character Mario first appeared in the small game "Super Mario" in the summer special promotion. It is a simple but fun platform jumping game.

But to be honest, that game is just fun. If you judge it by technology and graphics, it is obviously not a satisfactory game. "

"Under the framework of the plot of saving the princess, even the protagonist is far from the traditional impression. He is neither handsome, nor noble, nor chic, nor passionate, nor has gorgeous moves, nor has a rough life experience.

He's just a plumber, and a potbellied uncle. "

"But it is such a character that Lin Yao likes very much. From the summer special promotion to the latest "Mario Party" project on the console, this character can be seen, so I once suspected that Lin Yao is I don't like uncle..."

Zhu Nianqiao used a joking tone.

Made fun of his boss.

In the venue.

The audience immediately roared with laughter...

In the live broadcast room, a group of players started to go crazy.

No matter what he said, he also had a big belly, so he just agreed to the request.

Zhu Nianqiao also laughed on the screen.

Follow the players.

"but."

Zhu Nianqiao laughed along with the players for a while, then suddenly puffed up her chest, put away the redundant expressions, and said seriously: "Soon, I found out that I was wrong...especially after seeing the latest "Mario" After planning, I found that the reason why Lin Yao likes 'Mario' so much may be very simple—maybe it's just nostalgia."

"Most of the young gamers, maybe they still remember? When we were young, we inserted the cassette into the eight-bit machine, and then waited expectantly for the scene of the start screen."

"That is the earliest game carrier that our generation came into contact with, and platform jumping is also one of the most important game types in this time period."

"This is a memory that never fades from our childhood..."

"Perhaps because of this, Lin Yao chose to make a simple-looking, but fun and fun platform jumping game during the special summer promotion. That's why he kept inserting 'Mario' into other games... …But, kind of a shame, right? While Mario is in a lot of other games, most of those games don’t have much to do with adventure and platforming.

The only thing that matters is the original "Super Mario", but after all, it didn't use the latest game technology, and the overall experience is closer to the eight-bit machine games in the early days—"

"Then can we...can make a 3D Mario game based on the latest technology, better graphics, and platform jumping?"

"When Lin Yao said this, I immediately knew what she wanted to do."

"That's right."

Zhu Nianqiao smiled again, and also clapped her hands lightly: "The Odyssey, a part of Homer's epic poem in ancient times, tells the story of the protagonist Odysseus who has experienced more than ten years of adventures after the end of the Trojan War. Wisdom and courage, all the way through the islands on the sea, defeating all kinds of enemies, overcoming many difficulties, and finally reuniting with family members.

This is a story about 'adventure' and 'return'.

The Odyssey also represents epic.

And this new game also tells the story of "adventure" and "return". The name is "Super Mario: Odyssey", the epic adventure of Super Mario. "

"...this is a love letter to the old days."

Say it.

Zhu Nianqiao didn't wait for the players to react.

He also raised his right hand and slammed it from the edge of the screen to the other side.

It's like kicking off.

disappeared from the screen,

then.

The title of "Super Mario Odyssey" (Super Mario Odyssey) in cartoon style slowly appeared on the screen.

The cheers of the players echoed!

Even if this game does not have the excellent quality of the previous game.

Nor does it have a deep player base like Call of Duty.

But this is a new game from Linmu Studios, as long as the atmosphere is in place.

That must have struck a chord.

In this regard, Linmu Studio is really good at it.

This is their magic.

on the screen.

The promotional video of "Super Mario: Odyssey" has begun to play.

The first thing that catches the eye is the 3D urban city.

High-rise buildings and heavy traffic.

The camera came to the middle of the road, and then aimed at a manhole cover.

A beige taxi roared past the manhole cover.

Accompanied by a slight shake of the screen.

The manhole cover also moved.

As if something was about to come out.

then.

next second.

"Oh hoo!"

A quick cheer.

Then Mario, wearing a red hat, overalls, a big nose and a very iconic beard, jumped up from the sewer.

There is also a series of cartoon-style exhaust behind it.

After landing.

He twirled the red hat with his fingers.

The bgm sounded along with the trend!

With a slightly different epic sense than other mainstream game music.

Then.

Mario started running forward and started exploring the city-state.

He has a cute running posture and jumps up and down.

The hood of the taxi is his jumping platform, and the street lamps on the side of the road are props for him to fly forward.

He jumped vertically between buildings and climbed with his bare hands on the top of the building.

Then the stage changes.

Frozen deserts and dense jungles are all countries of cooking.

Monuments, sky, underwater.

Imaginative and full of fun.

When the players saw this, they were all stunned.

Because what Zhu Nianqiao said was not an exaggeration at all.

It turned out to be a 3D action-adventure game.

And it seems that the main gameplay is jumping... There are no popular elements such as guns and car balls, and it seems that it has nothing to do with the plot of bitterness and deep hatred or any emotional entanglements.

Bright colors and cartoonish character models.

It makes it impossible for players to match this game with other games on the market.

After all, no other game company has done similar works.

Except Linmu Studio himself.

But the signboard of Linmu Studio has the temperament of a promotional film.

But the word 'interesting' is revealed all the time.

attract players.

this time.

The audience on the field are not in a hurry to go to the bathroom, after all, they have just been there.

They looked up at the screen and the promotional video.

The bright colors of "Super Mario: Odyssey" are reflected on their faces.

Kou Hong sat in his seat, looked around, and saw the bright colors on the faces of the audience.

Some trance.

this scene.

Tell the truth.

It's really like a group of people sitting in front of the TV when they were young, inserting the cassette into the 8-bit machine, and then full of expectations, finally waiting for the start screen to appear...

What kind of magical power does Linmu Studio have...

It was an explosive scene just now, the movie-level trailer...all the players stood up.

Now, another promotional video with a completely different style and cartoon style is played.

This time, the players were not asked to stand up, but all the players raised their heads...the eyes sparkled.

It's obviously a completely different type of game.

Obviously, there are so many audiences, and the types of games they like are also different.

However, the promotional videos of the two games were played in the same venue and at the same time, but they both stopped the players.

Kou Hong really couldn't figure it out.

But at the same time.

He thought, this is really... Awesome!

...

North America.

Frank returned to the table, without changing his pants, still in a slightly drunk state, staring at the screen in a daze.

soon.

The trailer for Super Mario Odyssey is over.

The release date pops up.

This time it is not released at the end of the year.

No matter how insane Lin Mu Studio is, it is impossible to raise Gu, which is a big blow to the enthusiasm of the staff... It cannot be made up for by good business performance.

But the problem is.

Below the release date of the game, there is also a line of words.

The meeting will be held on December 6th, half an hour later than the meeting of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"...

The meet and greets of the two games went back and forth, and it just so happened that it was chosen at the same time as the Global Game Awards.

It's still prime time for important awards...

It looks like they are going to use the influence of the e-sports festival to block the way to the global game awards and attract all players to the new game meeting.

Frank saw the 'box' LOGO reappear on the screen after the promotional video was played.

Lean back straight away.

A little desperate.

This damn pressure...

If the player sees this LOGO, they think it is a surprise.

For Frank, this was a complete shock.

"...Shouldn't it be gone? Both console and PC games have appeared, shouldn't it be gone?"

Frank leaned against the back of the chair, unconscious under the influence of alcohol: "It must be gone... Well, there must be a way."

he muttered to himself.

It's like escapism.

And the scene of the e-sports festival.

After the filming of "Super Mario: Odyssey" is finished, the process of the previous project "Breakout" is exactly the same.

The highlights of the previous event will be played on the big screen for watching the game, and at the same time, the warm-up for the next game will begin.

Give the player time to calm down.

At the same time draw the player's attention back to the game.

But players don't want to pay attention to any highlights at all.

Because tonight, they thoroughly experienced what it means to be surprised again and again...

After watching the wonderful opening ceremony, the game started, and then the new game was announced... Then there was another wonderful game, and a new game was ushered in again...

"David, I would like to call the Forest Esports Festival the Super Bowl of the gaming world."

Hank looked at the 'box' logo that reappeared on the screen, and suddenly turned his head and said this to his brother.

"Yes, it would be nice to have a sofa."

David leaned against the hard back of the chair, feeling a little regretful: "There's still beer."

"If you choose to watch the live broadcast, you can have these, but would you like to?" Hank questioned his soul.

David choked for a moment: "Forget it, I still like the atmosphere of the scene, I don't know if there will be a new game announced later..."

"yes……"

The two looked at the big screen for watching the game again, looking forward to the opening match of the "dota" project that was about to start.

The Super Bowl of gaming.

This is already the highest praise that Hank and David can give.

One can imagine how satisfied they are with this opening ceremony.

In fact.

Not to mention how enthusiastic the audience was.

Just watching the live broadcast, you can also know how popular this e-sports festival is.

Live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the e-sports festival.

As the time goes.

The heat started to skyrocket.

It's still the kind of skyrocketing that goes against common sense.

The "Breakout" competition started.

The first new game, Call of Duty, has been announced.

The rivalry of the "Heroes" project.

Then the new game "Super Mario: Odyssey" appeared.

Every time a new link comes, a bunch of new viewers flood into the live broadcast room.

The real-time popularity is completely different from last year's conventional e-sports energy saving ratio.

And when the opening match of the "DOTA" project started.

The largest live broadcast platform in China, the popularity data of the live broadcast room of the e-sports festival has exceeded 300 million for the first time.

certainly.

This does not represent the real number of spectators, the specific number is only known by the live broadcast platform.

But the popularity of the live broadcast represents how popular it is.

The number of live broadcast popularity is 300 million.

Don't say the audience hasn't seen it.

The live broadcast platform is also the first time I have encountered...

For the first time since its inception...

In order to maintain an infinitely critical real-time comment system, more than a dozen staff members of the live broadcast platform stared at the live broadcast room.

The lineup is nothing short of luxurious.

But there are really too many players!

The opening match of the "dota" project has just started.

Another large wave of viewers flooded into the live broadcast room, and when the curtain ended perfectly, another large wave came...

Servers for real-time commentary... There is no doubt that the borderline has been reached again.

But the players still kept sending what they wanted to say, expressing their expectations.

It directly made the server worse, it really collapsed...

In the end, the staff of the live broadcast platform also collapsed, so they could only temporarily silence their speech...

They really want to cry and laugh at the same time.

Cry because there are too many people, laugh because there are too many people...

And the scene.

The opening match of the "DOTA" project came to an end, the commentary began to resume, and the MVP player was voted out at the same time.

This is already the post-match session.

But the player's eyes still haven't moved away from the screen.

On the contrary, I look forward to it even more.

"Let's take a break and get back right away for the opener of the last project tonight."

The narrators make closing remarks.

Then.

The lens is pulled away, gradually blurring...

The playback window of the live broadcast room was plunged into darkness.

North America.

Under the influence of alcohol, Frank wanted to sleep forever.

But I saw that the window of the live broadcast room was darkened.

Still bracing himself up, he straightened up and looked at the screen.

one second.

two seconds.

"There must be none."

Frank couldn't wait to make the announcement.

But he declared it useless...

third second.

The LOGO that left a deep impression on all the players in the forest e-sports festival appeared in the center of the screen again.

It dances and changes shape.

Then.

It's like a crack has been opened.

then.

The light cluster flew out.

A man appeared on the screen, and said straight to the face: "Hi, I am the head of the PC department of Linmu Studio, Zhong Xiu."

"..."

Frank looked at the bald man on the screen.

Opened his mouth.

I really want to say, 'There is definitely a way' again.

But say it.

But directly became.

"There's a shitty way..."