Chapter 825: Animus Promotional Video
Seeing Lin Mu's slightly confused expression, Chen Mo smiled, turned on the projector beside him, and began explaining his plan.
"I know, as an independent game designer, you definitely have your own principles about games, and you're probably worried that this kind of collaboration might make you lose control over the game, resulting in a game you don't even like..."
"I understand all of that, but I want to ask you a question."
"With your current development progress, making one city per year, how long would it take to connect all these pieces and turn them into a complete world? As an independent game designer, you simply don't have the financial resources to create a larger-scale map."
"Moreover, your strength lies in historical research and cultural depth, but you're not particularly skilled in game mechanics. However, to create an outstanding game, cultural depth alone isn't enough. No matter how many historical details you include, without solid game narrative and mechanics to support them, it will only become a beautifully crafted textbook—hard to attract a large player base, and impossible to build into a deeply influential IP."
"But if we collaborate on this project, I can guarantee it will become one of the best game series in the world. It will be a game rich in historical depth and one of the most influential IPs out there."
Lin Mu was a bit stunned. "What's the name of this series...?"
"Assassin's Creed," Chen Mo replied.
Lin Mu asked again, "So, which team within Thunder Interactive will handle this Assassin's Creed project? The team behind Uncharted and The Last of Us?"
Chen Mo shook his head and smiled. "No, I'll set up a separate project team for you, pulling the most suitable people for Assassin's Creed from other projects. I've already decided on the project team's codename."
"Abstergo."
Lin Mu saw the Abstergo logo on the projector: a hollow triangular icon made up of three trapezoids.
Chen Mo gently swiped his phone screen, and the projector displayed the concept art for Assassin's Creed.
"If you're interested, we can have a good talk about some of the basic ideas for this game. I think it will really appeal to you."
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Online, discussions about "Chen Mo's new game" had once again become a hot topic.
Players had grown somewhat accustomed to this rhythm, because every time Chen Mo released a new game, it seemed to bring them enough surprises.
Especially since last year, PUBG, Uncharted, and The Last of Us had repeatedly raised the bar for current VR games, while in the MR field, the arrival of Pokémon World had given players a completely different experience.
Many players were very curious: what would Chen Mo's next work be?
Would he continue developing MR games, or return to VR games?
If it was a VR game, could he break out of the framework of Uncharted and The Last of Us and give players a fresh experience?
The success of The Last of Us was undeniable. While sweeping through game media worldwide and skyrocketing Thunder Interactive's reputation, it also made players place even higher hopes on Chen Mo.
But many players were also worried. The Last of Us had already received so many perfect scores, and the "cinematic game" concept had essentially been fully explored. If Chen Mo made a new game, even if he took a different path, could it still reach that height?
If the new game turned out far inferior to The Last of Us, that would be quite awkward. It wasn't that players were being overly demanding of Chen Mo, but they had grown used to every new game of his bringing them a different kind of shock.
And just as players were speculating wildly.
The promotion for Chen Mo's new game came faster than expected.
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While many players were still deeply immersed in Pokémon World, unable to tear themselves away, a promotional video was posted on Chen Mo's Weibo.
Many players were instantly stunned. A new game promotional video already?
They clicked on it, and the video began.
A deep, steady male voice narrated over the screen:
"Breakthroughs in technological development have brought us revolutionary changes."
"Including the way we live, the way we think."
"Modern communication technology is increasingly advanced, instantaneous, convenient, easy to use, and almost barrier-free."
On the screen, the Earth was connected by countless lines, symbolizing how, under modern communication technology, every corner of the Earth was covered by communication networks, making human relationships inseparable.
"New things like email, smartphones, social networks, and Matrix Glasses keep emerging, creating a world where you can connect with others in the blink of an eye."
"The changes technology brings to people are astonishing, and what we've been considering is: beyond this, what else can we do?"
"Imagine that your home VR gaming pod has an amazing program: Animus."
On the screen appeared a virtual program composed of countless lines, representing the virtual Animus.
"All you need to do is enter your VR gaming pod and open the Animus program..."
"You can instantly transform into Napoleon, or... who knows, maybe Julius Caesar?"
On the screen appeared virtual portraits of Napoleon and Caesar, with biographical information and dates of birth and death next to them.
"Imagine that the Animus program can provide you with a virtual world, allowing you to connect with the past in just a few minutes, letting history replay before your eyes?"
"Animus makes this imagined world more than just imagination."
"Built using Abstergo's memory gene research results, Animus gives you the chance to play a game in history..."
A series of program text appeared on the screen, written in English:
[Game Loading - 98%]
[Traveling to: Boston]
[1789-03-25]
"Let me show you the powerful capabilities of Animus..."
The scene shifted to some virtual environments. These scenes were all blurred, allowing a rough identification of the background and era, but not clearly.
"You can come to Constantinople, Venice, Florence, Rome, and Paris, and relive the local customs and cultures of those times."
"You can re-experience the American Revolution, exploring every town, as well as undiscovered wilderness and islands."
"You can even travel thousands of years to Egypt, see the magnificent pyramids, or fish on the Nile River."
"With the advent of Animus, history and reality have never been so close..."
"As a member of Abstergo, I hope you will enjoy this new program and fully experience the recreated history!"