Chapter 93 The Special Features of "Lifeline"

After a while.

Tyler sent a message: "Ouch, spitting blood. It's farther than it looks, and my legs are shaking like jelly. I don't know if I'm halfway there."

"Great, all I can think about is jelly right now."

【Taylor is busy】

Chang Xiuya was overjoyed at first, thinking that she replied in less than an hour, it really won't make players wait that long. As a result, when I saw the information, I was speechless.

It turned out to be just taking the time to reply! Then it got busy again.

No way, Chang Xiuya continued to wait.

Finally, an hour later, Taylor sent another message and asked Chang Xiuya whether she should go to the crew area or the cockpit.

Chang Xiuya thought for a while, the previous plot hinted that she should try to find survivors, so she chose the crew area.

In this way, Chang Xiuya and Taylor chatted one after another. The rhythm of the plot was well controlled, and it was always broken at more critical places, which made Chang Xiuya wait for Taylor's reply a little bit.

Moreover, the pace of progress of the plot is also very suitable, neither fast nor slow, Taylor will ask some key questions from time to time while gags, and let Chang Xiuya make a decision.

Chang Xiuya guided Taylor to search constantly in the spaceship, helping him find food and a place to stay.

Taylor asked: "I want to go to the back of the spacecraft and set up a tent over the engine, so it will be warmer. However, that engine has radiation, can you help me check if it absorbs 150 rad of radiation a night, will it be? Dying? My suit sensor says about this amount of radiation."

Chang Xiuya was surprised, what? Let me check the radiation dose?

It seems that this should be a more critical plot. Taylor can choose the warm but radiating tail of the spacecraft, or the cold but non-radiating interior of the spacecraft.

Chang Xiuya didn't know how to choose. How much is the radiation dose of 150 rads?

No way, Chang Xiuya felt that this choice should be very important, so she could only open the computer and search: "150 rad".

Soon, the search results came out: "Absorbed dose (rad) 150 or less does not have any short-term effects."

Chang Xiuya replied, "Go to the reactor."

Taylor replied: "To tell the truth, I am very guilty now."

"I mean, thank you for getting me through today - absolutely the worst day of my life."

"So I decided to trust you. As for whether this radiation intensity is really okay...I think we will only know until tomorrow morning."

"With this pleasant thought...good night, wherever you are. May all be well tomorrow."

【Taylor is busy】

Chang Xiuya dragged the screen, and when it was gone, she went into a busy state again.

"Really have to wait all night? I feel like I shouldn't be able to sleep well tonight..."

Chang Xiuya was really worried. Although it was said on the Internet that the radiation dose of 150 rads was no problem, who could guarantee whether this was a trap? But worrying is useless, it looks like it will take hours to get a reply from Tyler.

Chang Xiuya stood up and said to Chen Mo, "Store manager, that, can I bring my phone back?"

Chen Mo said: "Huh? The plot of the first day has been completed? In fact, when you reply to the plot, it will proceed normally. There is no need to reply immediately."

Chang Xiuya nodded: "Well, I know, but... I still want to take it back..."

Chen Mo smiled: "Okay, then take it back, don't make Taylor wait too long."

Chang Xiuya said, "Okay, thank the store manager!"

...

After seeing Chang Xiuya's reaction to the game, Chen Mo was generally relieved that the plot of this game was reproduced well.

In the previous life, "Lifeline" became popular because of the recommendation of several well-known writers such as Ma Boyong on Weibo.

After the Chinese version of this game was released, it quickly reached the top of the paid list, which can be said to be a great success for such a simple text adventure game.

In fact, this game is not so novel and creative, it is nothing more than an interface that resembles chat software, plus a chattering virtual character.

It's not even as expressive as some text-adventure games from a few years ago, and if you extract the entire text and read it, it becomes boring.

But the real beauty of this game is that its narrative pace is determined not by the reader's reading speed, but by the actual flow of time.

Players must wait patiently for every step of Taylor's actions, ranging from a few minutes to a few hours. This form of expression perfectly fits the social rhythm of people in the Internet age. The intermittent connection not only does not make people feel To get bored, but let the players full of expectations.

Then, with the continuous advancement of the plot, Taylor will also encounter many difficulties and even many dilemmas. Players can easily play a bad ending (bad ending), and every time Taylor's death affects the players. Heart.

Therefore, players have to check it frequently, or communicate with each other, and carefully advise Taylor, for fear that a wrong idea will kill him.

During this process, the players' sense of identification with Taylor has been continuously strengthened. It seems that he is not a virtual AI, but a real person, a person trapped in space waiting to be rescued by himself. ,a friend.

And this sense of identity was sublimated in the final happy ending, and the emotions of the players were released, as if a kind life was really saved.

And this triple stimulation of rhythm + plot + sense of identity makes this seemingly simple text adventure game full of vitality and has received a lot of praise.

...

The next day, Chen Mo released "Lifeline".

In fact, this game is just Chen Mo's practice for Zheng Hongxi, and it is also to test the current number of users of the Thunder game platform.

This time, "Lifeline" is not on the official app store, but on the Thunder game platform, and the price is only one dollar.

At the same time, Chen Mo also posted a Weibo.

"The new game "Lifeline" has been hung on the Thunder game platform. This is a text adventure game. An astronaut's spaceship crashed, and he accidentally contacted you. The whole process is that he keeps talking with you, no picture, pure Text, the time inside and outside the game is the same. Everyone remember, be sure to turn on the push of this game."

There is no other publicity preheating, only a Weibo, and a push from the Thunder game platform. All players who log in through the Thunder game platform can see an additional new game, which can be played as long as they spend 1 yuan to buy it.

"Hang it up, wait and see the 24-hour sales." Chen Mo said to Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi.

These two people are also very nervous. First, this game is too simple. Second, there is no other channel to promote this time, and there is no official recommendation. How many players can see and download it?