Chapter 322: Warmth or rebate? That is the question
After exploring and fighting along the way, Cody and Xiaomei finally arrived at the innermost part of the hive.
Here, they encountered the final boss of the entire tree house level - the mechanical queen bee.
This is a giant Wasp-like mecha assembled from discarded parts.
The mechanical queen bee not only has thick blood, but also has many wasp guards.
Even though the two men were equipped with gum guns and match crossbows, they still had to fight hard for several rounds before they could barely destroy it.
Following the huge explosion, the head of the queen mechanical bee fell to the ground, which was the control room of this huge mechanical bee.
But surprisingly, as the cockpit cover opened, what rolled out in a panic was not an aggressive and ferocious bumblebee, but a chubby and round little bumblebee with short wings and a furry body.
Yes.
This big tree house was originally the home of bumblebees.
But suddenly one day, the bumblebees came.
The gentle and timid little bumblebee is naturally no match for the big bumblebees, so the little bumblebee used waste materials to build this mechanical queen bee, which gives orders to the wasp colony. While protecting itself, it can also get some honey for itself, just like a seagull going to the dock to get some French fries.
But now.
As the mechanical shell was blown up by Cody and Xiaomei, Bumblebee's disguise also failed.
The bumblebees immediately realized that it was not of their own kind, so they went forward to kill the little bumblebee.
At the critical moment, the bumblebee took the two of them away from the huge hive, and at the last moment, Cody fired the sap and Xiaomei fired the match to ignite it, and the two of them cooperated to detonate the bumblebee's honey jar, and also completely destroyed the dangerous huge wasp hive in the tree house.
Mission accomplished.
The two returned to General Squirrel's base to report.
But when General Squirrel saw that they came back with a bee (the squirrel didn't know the difference between a bumblebee and a bumblebee), he immediately thought they had rebelled, so without saying a word, he ordered an anti-espionage operation code-named "Nuts" against the two!
In a hurry, Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao boarded the Big Underpants plane.
An unprecedented exciting air battle has begun!
Shen Miaomiao, who was sitting at the machine gun position, wore windproof glasses, screamed , and was fully engaged!
In the narrow tree hole, the fresh wind passed by my ears, making a rustling sound.
The scenery on both sides quickly passing by makes your adrenaline rush.
It’s not like Shen Miaomiao had never flown before, but this was the first time in her life that she had experienced a World War I-style biplane attack aircraft, and she was a heavy machine gunner!
Turning the fixed axis, Shen Miaomiao aimed at the pine cone anti-aircraft gun in the front left through the machine gun's sight:
"Report to the captain! Left wing at eleven o'clock! Pine cone cannon! Request to attack!"
Woohoo——
Amid the sound of the plane gliding, Gu Sheng shouted in the team voice:
"Permission to fire! Machine gunners! Kill them!"
"receive!"
Shen Miaomiao cheered and pulled the trigger of the machine gun!
Ta-ta-ta-ta——
Ta-ta-ta-ta——
boom--!!!
The anti-aircraft pine cone cannon was instantly destroyed by Shen Miaomiao's powerful firepower.
And before she could celebrate!
Boom! Swish!
Then I saw another pine cone anti-aircraft gun firing between the vines in the front right.
The huge exploding pine cone was launched towards them like a missile!
Accompanied by Shen Miaomiao's screams, the Pants Fighter Plane was about to collide head-on with the Pine Cone Missile!
At this critical moment!
Woo——
Gu Sheng twisted the joystick, and the fighter plane performed a difficult barrel roll in the air. The plane flipped 180 degrees in an instant, and the pine cone missile almost flew over Shen Miaomiao's head!
"Wu-hu-!!!"
Shen Miaomiao's heart rate went up immediately!
Too exciting!
At the same time, the machine gun in his hand burst into flames, blowing up the anti-aircraft gun, and he did not forget to praise his captain:
"So handsome, Lao Gu! Wow! You are so handsome! When did you learn to fly a plane? You are so handsome!!!"
Ha ha!
Hearing this, Gu Sheng laughed and silently talked about his previous life.
I have flown over the Oriental Pearl Tower in the midst of war, dominated the sky over the smoke-filled Iwo Jima, and roamed the Sinai Desert in the rolling yellow dust.
I have scooped up countless French fries. I am the nightmare of infantry soldiers, the destroyer of ground vehicles, and the lifelong enemy of AA people.
It's just a small thing, not worth mentioning.
The operational feel of this air combat was good and the experiment was a great success. We will have data accumulated for future air combats.
Thinking of this, Gu Sheng laughed:
"Don't be anxious, sit tight and hold on, there's still one more round!"
call--!!!
Talking!
Then Gu Sheng turned the plane back to the right position.
The wooden gate was slowly closing, and the tail of the Pants fighter jet was spraying flames and suddenly accelerating!
Amid Shen Miaomiao's exclamations, the two of them managed to break through General Squirrel's siege and flew out of the tree hole!
Then, before they could even breathe a sigh of relief.
Whoosh——whoosh——!
Two squirrel fighter planes woven from grass leaves suddenly bit their tails!
Dadadadada——
The pine nut machine gun fired at him, and several holes instantly appeared on his shorts.
Shen Miaomiao shrank her neck and screamed, but then she pulled the trigger again, and the machine gun roared, firing back at the squirrel fighter.
Fly! Chase!
Gu Sheng rolled with high intensity to avoid the intensive strafing of the pursuing enemy, like a hawk soaring in the dense forest with crisscrossing branches.
The shadows of trees passed by rapidly. Shen Miaomiao coordinated with Gu Sheng's defensive maneuvers, roaring the machine gun in her hand, shooting down the pursuing Squirrel fighter planes one after another.
Boom! Boom!
The explosion echoed among the dense branches of the big trees.
The roar of flames and explosions, like a symphony of war, resounds in this absurd and bizarre fairy tale world.
boom--!!!
With the last squirrel fighter being shot down!
The two finally flew out of the dense jungle and rushed towards the attic hut where their daughter was.
But at this moment!
[Eh——ha——!!!]
Suddenly, a whistle came from the treetops.
Shen Miaomiao looked up and was suddenly shocked!
But suddenly a shadow appeared in the air.
General Squirrel suddenly rushed out, grabbed the vine and flew, landing right on the wing!
Bang!
Shen Miaomiao's machine gun was instantly smashed and flew out.
Even she herself would have been almost thrown off if she hadn't grabbed the wings of her pants in time!
"Ah! Hamapi!"
Shen Miaomiao got angry immediately:
"Son of a bitch, give me back my machine gun!!!"
You stinky squirrel, you go back on your word and even dare to chase us!
Think of this!
Suddenly, an invisible force surged into Shen Miaomiao's heart, and various fighting postures and techniques took effect through the motion assistance system, allowing her to learn them instantly without any instruction!
Two long health bars appeared on the UI, Shen Miaomiao and General Squirrel simultaneously assumed fighting postures, and the wings of the Big Pants instantly turned into a fighting arena!
"Take my punch! Hey!"
"You - you still dare to accumulate strength! Haven't you eaten? Take my kick!"
“Sweep the kick, catch it, side kick in the air! Ah da da da!”
"I—uppercut!!!"
“…”
Gu Sheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard Shen Miaomiao fighting fiercely with the squirrel above his head.
The plane flew over the fresh branches, and lush green grew among the criss-crossing vines.
The wind of freedom blew across the wings, she was making noise and he was laughing.
laugh--
As the cabin cover opened, at Shen Miaomiao's request, the two took a break to drink some water, go to the toilet, etc.
Gu Sheng also walked out of the workshop and went to the living room to stretch his body.
I looked at the time and it was already past midnight.
Under normal circumstances, you should wash up and go to bed at this time.
But today, they were still full of energy. After all, they had only been awake for five or six hours.
And I don’t know if everyone is like them, and has been conserving their energy.
When I turned on the projector, I saw that the live broadcast platform was full of anchors who were broadcasting "It Takes Two"!
It was an extraordinary occasion, with even more people watching the live broadcast than at around 7 or 8 pm!
The game progress of most of the anchors is similar to theirs.
At this time, the bullet screen was discussing enthusiastically——
'Holy crap - this game is awesome!'
"I thought the design of the exclusive equipment had reached its ceiling, but it turned out to be an exciting air battle."
"And after the air battle, there's still dogfighting!"
'Fighting is so much fun, damn, Xiao Huang's action assisting skills are really worth it, I'm fucking turning into JackyChen'
"But the graphics are better on the PC platform. It's a horizontal combat game, which is really interesting."
'I'm just going to throw a fucking forward punch!'
'This game is fucking amazing'
"The organizers of GDC must be grinning from ear to ear. A game called A Way Out was released at GDC, and this game called Two Players was released at GDCA. They are both masterpieces."
'Wow, wow, wow, I can't stop playing at all. The more I play, the more I don't want to play, but I can't control myself.'
'…… '
Watching.
Then I heard the sound of footsteps behind me.
Then, her delicate arms naturally wrapped around his neck, her shoulders sank slightly, and Shen Miaomiao, who stood on tiptoes, rested her little face on his shoulder:
"What are you looking at?"
"See what the players think,"
Then, Gu Sheng asked again:
"What do you think?"
"Fun,"
Shen Miaomiao answered without hesitation:
"I've never played a game this fun, but it's a little disappointing."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Gu Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked:
"What's the fly in the ointment?"
Shen Miaomiao hesitated for a moment:
"Although the performance of the game is significantly improved in the somatosensory cabin, and the sense of immersion is unparalleled,"
"But there's a feeling missing... um... what feeling is that..."
"Yes,"
Gu Sheng also asked:
"What does it feel like?"
"Um--"
Shen Miaomiao hesitated for a moment, loosened her arms around Gu Sheng's neck, tiptoed to the sofa, and sat down with a plop. An idea suddenly occurred to her:
"That's right! There's one less bit of a kitchen hoax!"
Yes.
The immersive experience of the somatosensory cabin is certainly wonderful.
But Shen Miaomiao always felt that this game seemed to be missing something.
But the problem is, "It Takes Two" and "A Way Out" are obviously games of the same type, so why didn't I feel this sense of inadequacy when I played "A Way Out"?
Think about it.
It was not until she sank into the sofa and felt the familiar sense of relaxation that Shen Miaomiao realized where this sense of inadequacy came from.
Traveling in pairs seems to lack the warm feeling of cuddling each other.
Although we can immerse ourselves in this fairy-tale world in the somatosensory cabin, the distance between us is also widened by the thick somatosensory cabin.
Novelty, excitement and playability are indeed enough.
But the warm feeling of two people sitting together holding controllers to complete a level is greatly reduced.
Speaking of which, it has been a long time since they last sat together to play games since they completed Overcooked and helped the Onion King defeat the Pasta King.
"Of course, I'm just talking."
Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao bared her little white teeth and smiled.
This game is good enough.
Unheard-of forms of cooperation, unprecedented novel experiences, and all kinds of surprises emerge in an endless stream.
You can't be too talkative. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Now that you have experienced the new and interesting gameplay and modes, don't be greedy.
Besides!
If this game is really released on the PC platform, with this gameplay, I'm afraid it will sell like hot cakes.
You know, ever since the launch of the "It Takes Two" project, the key reason why she has never interfered with or dissuaded Lao Gu from normal promotion is that the investment in this game project is too high, and the bill settlement time is too short——
The total investment in this game has reached a terrifying 212 million US dollars.
Taking into account the 25% commission, their sales need to reach 283 million to break even.
Based on the selling price of $60 per copy, a total of 4.72 million sets need to be sold!
and!
Like A Way Out, It Takes Two is sold under the model of one person buying and two people playing.
In other words, if they want to make "It Takes Two" pay off, they need to at least gain the support and playtime of more than nine million players within the specified time!
This is simply impossible.
Because as of now, the global sales volume of the motion sensing cabins of Yiyu and Xunteng combined is just over 9 million.
Unless It Takes Two can bring together those nine million players in a perfect group, and everyone wants to play it.
Otherwise, this project document would never be completed.
not to mention!
The settlement time given on this document is only two weeks or 14 days.
No matter how hard Gu Sheng tries, the market is there. He can never be bigger than the market, let alone replicate the miracle of Titanfall's 103% share.
Therefore, Shen Miaomiao has not paid much attention to this project so far, and has not even asked about it. She is just lying down and waiting for the rebate.
There would be no warm gaming experience without a controller.
There is no warmth but rebate.
Anyway, after they pass the level tomorrow, they will have plenty of time to spend together.
Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao stood up, grinned, and pulled Gu Sheng up, her big eyes full of anticipation:
"Let's go, let's stop looking. I can't wait to see what the next level is..."
However!
Before he finished speaking!
Then Gu Sheng bent down.
From the side table of the sofa, he took out a pair of wireless elite controllers and handed one of them to her.
