Chapter 209 It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes
"What's going on? Honghuang has released a new game?"
Not only the players, but even the manufacturers were stunned by the announcement issued by Honghuang.
They didn't expect that Honghuang, which is now at its peak, did not continue to build on the popularity of "Red Dead Redemption", but instead took a different approach and launched a new game.
This move is really hard to understand.
"It's understandable that they want to take advantage of the current popularity to launch a new game to attract players, but this theme..."
"Criminal investigation plus board games, isn't that just like talking about war on paper? Are players asked to find clues from a pile of evidence and solve the case?"
"There was a very well-made outdoor detective game before, but it didn't take off, let alone this monotonous gameplay."
"Hong Huang was too hasty, trying to cash in on the popularity as quickly as possible, but ended up making things worse."
Although they know that Honghuang is powerful, most manufacturers are not optimistic about this game called "Werewolf".
Not only is the subject matter unpopular and has a small audience, but even the gameplay is very simple. They really can't think of any reason why it would be so popular.
Or it could be an experimental work used by Honghuang to explore the way forward.
When they saw it, they found it was only a few GB in size.
…
And at this time.
Ouyang Xiao, who was broadcasting live, also saw the announcement issued by Honghuang.
As a loyal supporter of Honghuang, she naturally did not think too much about it and quickly called a few novice female hunters who had hunted with her before.
"Xun'er, Yaya, Xiaoqian, Daodao... come quickly, let's try Honghuang's new game together. Honghuang has released a new board game!"
Ouyang Xiao's surprised voice sounded in the voice channel.
After a while.
There was an immediate response from inside.
"Here I come, I just saw the comments discussing this game."
"Is that the game called Werewolf? Come right up!"
"Board games, I like playing board games the most."
"Sister Xiaoxiao, wait for me. I'll come over after I steal this horse."
Um?
Stealing horses?
Good guy, you're doing some bad things right?
The audience in the live broadcast room laughed out loud. Here is another young girl poisoned by her cousin. Why would she learn anything else but to do bad things like that?
soon.
The voice channel became lively.
Several anchors and UP hosts who often connect with Ouyang Xiao gathered together, both male and female, chattering non-stop.
The topic mainly revolves around the new game that Honghuang has just launched.
After a period of research, they found that as long as it is a prehistoric game, the live broadcast will be very popular.
So naturally I won’t miss this opportunity to catch the attention.
“It’s only a few GB in size?”
"Is this small game really enough for eight of us?"
"22 yuan, the price is very affordable."
"Go in and take a look first."
With doubts in their minds, they quickly completed the download and entered the game.
As soon as it was opened, there was a burst of exclamations.
"Wow! So many cute characters!"
“The fur texture is so good!”
"Hahaha, this goose looks so funny. If Old E were here, he would definitely like it."
“Damn it, why isn’t my favorite unlocked yet!”
"It seems that you need to use game coins to unlock it."
"So what are you waiting for? Let's get started."
In order to increase the richness of the game, Chen Lin added a game store to the game, where players can use game coins to purchase various character skins, rare venues, pendant special effects, etc.
Game coins can only be obtained by winning the game.
This can not only increase the player's sense of collection, but also increase stickiness.
After carefully selecting a Little Red Riding Hood and a flower basket as the initial characters, Ouyang Xiao couldn't wait to create a room, invite everyone in, and start the game.
“Woo——”
A loud wolf howl was heard, and Ouyang Xiao and his companions were startled.
When they came to their senses, the characters they had chosen had already appeared in a campfire tent camp.
A full moon hung high overhead, and the surroundings were pitch black.
"Ah? Aren't you talking about board games?"
"Why are you in the wild? Are there really werewolves?"
"And it's in 3D!"
“Isn’t a 3D board game a bit too sexy?”
"It's outrageous that a board game scene is so detailed."
The audience in the live broadcast room opened their eyes wide. It was the first time they had seen this type of board game and they couldn't help but feel surprised.
Their impression of board games is still limited to mahjong, cards and chess.
You can't have a bunch of people playing cards around a campfire, right?
Compared to their doubts.
The people in the game were having a lot of fun.
"Haha, Xun'er, you are such a silly groundhog. You look so stupid."
"Xiao Qian, why did you choose this ghost? How stupid."
"You are the same, how can Little Red Riding Hood wear crystal shoes?"
“These game characters are so fun.”
Several anchors and UP hosts laughed continuously, and the whole live broadcast room was full of joy.
Just then, Xun'er, who was playing the groundhog, noticed something different and uttered a puzzled sound.
"Strange, this game actually has built-in voice?"
After entering the game room, they automatically join a voice channel, and their voices can be heard echoing in the live broadcast room.
Ouyang Xiao and others also noticed this, and the laughter gradually died down.
"It seems to have its own voice, so let's turn off the one outside first."
As they spoke, several people turned off the external audio.
I tried it again and found that I could communicate normally in the game.
This made them and the audience even more surprised.
Could it be that this game is about solving cases through live broadcasts ?
"How about we try a game first?"
Ouyang Xiao suggested, clicking the prepare button on the interface.
"Okay, let's play a round first."
The taciturn UP host Daodao responded.
Seeing this, the others also nodded and prepared.
Swish!
The game begins.
The eight characters returned to their positions and sat in a circle around the campfire.
[Confirming identity...]
[Please don’t let others know your identity easily, otherwise…]
A strange message appeared on the game interface.
Immediately following.
Each person is dealt a card.
There are different patterns on it, representing different identities and skills.
【Initial Rules】
Villager: No skills.
Werewolf: Kill a person at night by consulting with other werewolves.
Prophet: A person’s identity can be checked at night.
Witch: One bottle of antidote and one bottle of poison, can be used to save people and poison people at night (cannot be used at the same time).
Hunter (optional): You can take one person away after being eliminated (cannot be used if poisoned).
Guard (optional): You can guard one person each night, and this person will not be killed by werewolves (but can still be poisoned by witches). Guards can guard themselves, but cannot guard the same person two consecutive nights.
…
Seeing the guidance prompts that appeared above, everyone was stunned.
This seemed to be different from the investigation they had imagined.
What's more, the identity is random at the beginning, and each identity has its own exclusive skills.
"I understand!"
Suddenly, Xun'er's scream came from the voice channel.
"Werewolf is about us pretending to be werewolves and sneaking into the crowd to kill people! The task for everyone else is to find the werewolf and win the game!"
As a game anchor, Xun'er's comprehension is not low. Based on the game prompts and identity cards, she immediately guessed the general gameplay of the game.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes suddenly brightened.
"I see. The random identities are to let us play the roles of good guys and criminals and put ourselves into the whole case?"
"So the werewolf is among us? We have to find the werewolf and stop him from killing people?"
"Wow! What an interesting way to play!"
“This gameplay is a perfect match with the voice channel!”
"Faction confrontation, this design is amazing!"
The novel way of playing undoubtedly opened a whole new door for them, making them exclaim loudly.
They never thought that criminal investigation games could be played like this.
Not only does it combine perfectly with the board game, it also allows players to play the role of criminals themselves, and join in voice chat, combining reasoning and fraud.
Just like what the game description says.
This is a game about survival and betrayal!
Let them finally feel the uniqueness of this game!
"Great, it turns out you can play it this way."
"Players play criminals? You learned this from your eldest cousin, right?"
"This gameplay is a bit exciting. Doesn't it mean that if someone knows your identity, you will die?"
"And there's voice, so you have to learn how to conceal your identity."
"Cheating each other, this is too much, haha."
After understanding how to play, the audience immediately became interested.
Especially those fans of crime puzzle games, their eyes lit up and they felt the huge potential of this game.
It may even be the key to the prosperity of this category!
Not to mention the eight people who were playing the game, all of them laughed evilly.
"Are you competing in acting skills? That's what I'm best at."
"Who is not an actor?"
"How do you know I just passed the Level 4 Arts Exam?"
"It's time to show off our acting skills."
"I am a kind person. If I were to turn into a werewolf, I would be exposed immediately."
These guys started performing before the game even started.
The scene was full of tension and the show effect was maximized, making the audience extremely happy.
[Identity confirmed, game begins! ]
Suddenly, a prompt sounded.
The eight people who were talking were startled, came back to their senses, and confirmed their identities again.
They don't know the specific rules yet, but they understand one thing.
That is, you cannot reveal your identity easily.
Some of them were extremely nervous, feeling as if they were guilty.
[Tip: This game is for 8 players, and the 8-player standard rules are automatically used, 3 wolves, 2 civilians, 3 gods (1 prophet, 1 witch, 1 hunter). The rules can be changed manually before the game starts. It is a slaughter game. ]
[Slaughter Game: The werewolves win when they kill all the civilians or clergy, otherwise the good camp wins. ]
"Three werewolves!?"
Ouyang Xiao, who had drawn the prophet, exclaimed that nearly half of the eight people were werewolves.
Others also spoke out, expressing surprise and surprise.
But before they could say more, they found that the microphone was suddenly muted.
[The public chat phase ends and the turn-taking begins. ]
【Player 1 starts speaking.】
Player No. 1 is Xun'er, who plays the groundhog.
After a moment of silence, she finally responded.
"Ah, do you want to take your turn to speak?"
The game channel was silent and there was no response.
It seems that she is really the only one who can speak.
This design is very thoughtful. You don't have to worry about too many people talking and it being difficult to explain.
Xun'er took a deep breath and finally tried to speak: "Everyone knows the rules. We have to work together to find the werewolf hiding among us. Let me first declare that I am a good person... Is this something I can say?"
"Also, when the number of werewolves was announced just now, Sister Xiaoxiao acted very surprised. I didn't think she was acting, so she should also be a good person... I, I'm done."
Click!
Manually mute the microphone.
You can feel that she was a little nervous as it was her first time playing this type of game. She was also worried that saying too much would reveal her identity, so she spoke very conservatively.
But her analysis reminded the audience of the reactions of several people just now. Indeed, Ouyang Xiao was the first to exclaim, and it seemed like a subconscious reaction.
They could all be amazed at how he could keenly capture such a small detail and guess the other person's identity.
The expressions of other anchors and UP hosts also changed slightly.
It seems that you have to be careful when speaking in this game, otherwise you won’t know when you’ll be exposed.
[Player 1 has finished speaking.]
【Player No. 2 will start speaking next.】
With a prompt, the microphone of Ouyang Xiao, position 2, lit up, and the Little Red Riding Hood character she chose also slowly stood up.
“Ahem.”
After coughing twice, she quickly said, "First of all, thank you Sister Xun'er for recognizing my identity as a good person. Let me also briefly talk about my discovery just now..."
He spoke eloquently for more than a minute, all about the details he had just noticed, and then it was the next person's turn to speak.
Because it was the first time playing, others didn’t dare to say much.
After making some guesses, the round was quickly completed.
Just then, the familiar howl of a wolf was heard.
【Please close your eyes when it is dark. 】
After the prompt, all the characters around the campfire stood up and returned to the tent.
The players' perspectives also followed into the tent, and they could only vaguely see a black shadow flash by, which looked a bit like a werewolf.
Then a warning sounded that shocked everyone.
[Werewolf, please kill! ]
