Game Design: Is it possible? CaiGou

Opening his eyes again, Liu Peijia found himself a star in the paper-cut world, unable to move, and could only observe everything happening in the forest from a God's perspective.

At this moment, a gentle narration with a hint of maternal nature slowly sounded in his ears, as if he was lying in his mother's arms listening to ballads when he was a child.

[A long time ago, a girl and her mother went to pick berries for her hard-working father. But the forest was cold and quiet, and the bushes were empty. ]

Accompanied by the story told by the narrator, a tall woman and a lively and petite girl appeared in the paper-cut world below, reproducing the story according to the narrator's narration.

What seems more strange is that whether it is a woman or a girl, they are all paper-cut people and the overall painting style tends to be weird, strange, dark and Gothic.

[The naughty girl is determined to find berries. She broke free from her mother's palm and disappeared in the woods. ]

[The girl ran farther and farther, and her mother's voice became smaller and smaller. She ran through the vines and branches and ran into the depths of the forest. ]

[The girl felt a strange gaze, and she remembered the terrible bedtime story her mother had told her, and her mouth was dry with nervousness. ]

[Then the Bat Lord appeared, and he greeted her kindly, biting his wings. ]

["Come, child, quench your thirst!" he said. ]

[She drank the blood happily and laughed. ]

[When passing a cemetery, dark clouds and lightning suddenly appeared, and the air became freezing cold. The girl was thinly dressed and shivered with cold. ]

[Then the Dark Spirit Weaver appeared, and in a blink of an eye, he made a beautiful dress out of mist. ]

["Come, child, warm yourself up." He laughed. ]

[The girl happily put on the dress and laughed. ]

[The girl sailed on the unknown waters, hoping to find a boat to take her home. ]

[But she was hungry and heavy-hearted, and then the Deepwater Fish King appeared and gave her a piece of his fin. ]

["Come, child, fill your hunger." he said. ]

[The girl happily ate the fish fin and laughed. ]

[Next, she quickly came to the dark center of the forest. ]

[At this time, the iron warhorse appeared, wearing a gorgeous golden gear on its head. ]

[The girl walked towards the warhorse, but it didn't say a word...]

[She mistakenly thought the golden gear was also a gift and took it away. The warhorse was furious and summoned the monster from before. ]

[A strong wind blew around the monster, and the girl became more and more scared. A witch suddenly appeared - dark but solemn...]

Just when Liu Peijia and the fans were so nervous that they almost raised their throats, the fog instantly filled the entire paper-cut world.

When Liu Peijia opened his eyes again. Everything in front of him had changed.

In the warm living room, blonde Mia sat on the sofa, holding Rose, a half-year-old child in her arms. She held a book in her right hand and was telling Rose a bedtime story. It turned out that the previous paper-cut world was just a bedtime story.

As a player, Liu Peijia was sitting on the sofa nearby, playing the role of her husband Ethan, but at this moment, he was still in the plot stage. Liu Peijia could only watch but could not act independently.

Seeing this, Liu Peijia was alert. The warmer it was, the more ghosts there were. You can't scare me, old thief!

"She shouted: The more I give you, the more you want. Then the price will be greater. In a blink of an eye, the girl was trapped in the mirror."

In the mother's narration, the girl yawned, closed her eyes, and gradually fell asleep.

"Look, she fell asleep." Mia looked down at the girl, with a smile on her lips.

Ethan, who was sitting next to the sofa, asked curiously, "Why is this story so dark? She is only half a year old."

Mia closed the book and explained, "The people in the bookstore said this is a traditional story that has been passed down for a long time. Besides, Rose doesn't seem to care."

Ethan said, "Because she doesn't understand at all, thank God. We moved here to keep her away from all that, remember?"

Mia's tone suddenly became cold and serious when she heard this. She suppressed her nameless anger and said, "My memory is fine, you are suspicious."

"I'm not... Forget it, I'm sorry." Ethan explained helplessly, "But this is not called suspicion, it's called caution."

"Then you "carefully" carry the child to bed." Mia stood up and handed Rose in her arms to Ethan:

"I'll go make dinner."

Mia walked out of the living room and walked towards the kitchen.

Ethan looked at his wife's back as she left, his eyes full of complexity, and then looked down at Rose in his arms, and his complex thoughts turned into pity and cherishment.

"It's okay, Rose."

"It's not your mother's fault that she wants to forget everything."

Mia asked loudly in the kitchen: "What did you say?"

"Nothing, I'll take the baby to sleep." Ethan answered as he came to the kitchen.

The wife turned her back to Ethan in the kitchen to prepare dinner and said, "Don't get too close when I'm cooking, honey."

Ethan took the child to the bedroom on the second floor. As soon as he reached the stairs, the girl cried. Ethan patted the child and whispered:

"Be good, be good. I told your mother that the scary fairy tale book is not suitable for you."

Ethan walked quickly to the music box in the living room on the second floor, turned the switch, and said, "Your mother and I both like this song."

As the gears of the music box turned, the music slowly sounded, and Ethan carried the child to the baby's bedroom on the second floor.

The baby's bedroom is located on one side of the master bedroom, which makes it convenient for Ethan and Mia to take care of the baby at night. There are many toys scattered on the floor of the bedroom that have not been put away.

When the child started crying again, Ethan picked up the little monkey next to him to comfort the child:

"Yaiya, hello, baby."

When the child's crying stopped, he quickly put the child into the cradle and whispered softly: "You can't let your mother wait all the time - she is very scary when she gets angry."

"Okay, baby, don't be afraid, Dad is downstairs. Dad won't let the monsters in fairy tales get close to you."

Until this moment, the opening plot came to an end temporarily, and Liu Peijia regained the ability to move freely.

He left the baby room quickly and complained: "Last time, I thought it was a horror story, but you told me it was a synopsis. This time, I thought it was a horror story, but you told me it was a bedtime story?"

"No? It's not scary, is it? Old thief, are you sure you're making a horror game?"

In the live broadcast room, netizens' comments were rolling like crazy-

"Eggplant, what kind of nature do you understand Old thief? The big one must be behind."

"Who hasn't seen the three tricks of horror games? What we want is freshness!"

"Player: Resident Evil Village? Well--99% rare!"

Complaining aside, he knew that this game was definitely not that simple, but there was a problem that bothered Liu Peijia-

"Who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"What should I do?"

When Liu Peijia first entered the game, he first saw a terrifying synopsis, followed by a Gothic bedtime story.

Now he plays the role of Ethan and is a good father.

But there are no tasks and no prompts. What should he do now, and what can he do?

After much thought, Liu Peijia decided to use the characteristics of the fourth disaster of the player to conduct a round of house search.

From the baby room to the bedroom, and then to the study on the second floor, he really found a clue after searching.

The old laptop in the study was not only turned on, but also the document on the screen was open, which was an obvious clue for the game.

Liu Peijia carefully pulled out a chair and sat down, carefully checking the contents of the document.

[February 6, 2021]

[Mia and I had another fight. I accidentally mentioned what happened three years ago, so she got angry at me. ]

[We finally settled down in Europe and started a new life. We can also raise Rose well. ]

[But... I always feel that a part of me is still trapped in that hell in Louisiana. ]

[I know Mia doesn't like to talk about this, but can we really forget everything and pretend that nothing happened? ]

[Shouldn't we face everything that happened there in order to completely get rid of that nightmare and start a new life with Rose? 】

【At least we have a responsibility to do this for our children...】

【I know Mia also understands this. If she really doesn't care, she won't have an emotional outburst in the hospital. 】

"This should be Ethan's diary, right?" Liu Peijia muttered, "Three years ago? Three years ago again?"

Liu Peijia restored the laptop to its original state and stood up to continue searching in the house.

Not long after, he found a test report in a drawer of a cabinet.

【Name: Rosemary Winters】

【Date of Birth: August 2, 2020】

【Height: 62.3 cm】

【Weight: 6.57 catties】

【Physical examination items (hearing, vision, touch, reflex test): All values ​​are normal, and the test subject is in good physical condition. 】

【Note: The results of the additional pathogenic fungus test will be provided by BSAA. 】

【——Applefield Memorial Hospital】

"Alas." Ethan sighed: "Rose is fine."

"If someone really wants to deal with you, it's not a suspicious thing." Ethan walked helplessly to the cabinet where the lamp was placed, picked up the photo album, and looked through the various photos of Rose from birth to the present.

After looking through for a long time, Liu Peijia left the study and came to another house that was covered with dust and had not been cleaned for a long time.

Ethan looked at the messy house and said: "We have to do a big cleanup before Rose leaves."

Obviously, although players can move freely in Resident Evil Village, when players interact with different mission items, Ethan will still complain about it or express his opinions.

Liu Peijia had been used to this gameplay mode during this period of exploration. He picked up a newspaper on the table and looked at it carefully.

[End of the investigation of the Dulwe gas incident]

[The committee ended the investigation of the Dulwe gas leak in Louisiana in 2017 on the 18th. 】

【The investigation said that the deadly gas leak was caused by the eruption of natural gas accumulated in the underground rock formation in the area. 】

【Jack Baker (57 years old) and his family were involved in the gas leak, and none of the four members of the family survived. 】

【Ethan Winster and his wife were also reportedly nearby at the time, but their whereabouts are currently unknown. 】

【The entire area has been blocked, and relevant officials said the area is not suitable for living for at least ten years. 】

Ethan sighed: "It's a pity that no one remembers this..."

Liu Peijia carefully explored the second floor, even the toilet, but there was no other clue except the medicine that Mia took on time. He walked downstairs and returned to the kitchen and sat at the dining table.

After a while, Mia came to the table with a pot of soup and said with a smile: "How is she?"

"Sleeping soundly...like a baby." Liu Peiqia took a deep breath, smelled the aroma of the thick soup, secreted saliva from his mouth, and sighed in his heart:

"The synchronization of taste and smell is too realistic, isn't it? Mia's craftsmanship is quite good, the fragrance is much better than what the cyber mukbangs of Ark Survival Evolved make."

Ethan asked: "Well, it smells so good, what is it?"

Mia said: "Don't touch it, sir, this is vegetable and meat diced sour soup, a local dish."

Ethan sighed: "Wow, you have become a local?"

Mia nodded smugly, picked up the red wine on the table and said, "There is also local wine. But if you are in a mood all night, it will be your fault."

Mia explained as she poured the wine: "You really don't have to worry anymore."

"It's just..." Ethan sighed, "Finding you in Louisiana, the pregnancy, Chris asking us to move, the military training—it all happened so fast, didn't it?"

"Yes." Mia nodded but emphasized: "But at least we are together. You, me, Rose, everything will be now -"

Before Mia could finish speaking, Ethan interrupted: "Are you serious? Do you really think we can just forget about Louisiana?"

"That's all in the past. I just... I really don't understand why you are so--"

Because it was a plot dialogue, Liu Peiqiao was listening to Mia's dialogue from a first-person perspective, not paying full attention, and was slightly distracted.

But at this moment.

boom!

A violent gunshot broke the warmth of the home.

"ah!!!"

Liu Peiqie screamed like a duck: "No, what's going on? Who is shooting?"

It was a warm family of three just now.

Now the shootout starts in the blink of an eye?

Old thief, you should be warned!

Doing this can easily scare people to death!

Mia was shot in the shoulder, and a cloud of blood mist exploded.

But she didn't scream or wail in pain, she just stood there, looking down at the wound, then raised her head and kept looking around the living room, trying to find the murderer.

Ethan shouted: "Mia, get down!"

Before Liu Peiqia could react, the main gate of the house was closed and the lights in the house suddenly went out.

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang -"

Bullets shot one after another like raindrops from the window into the house. The dinner, the chandelier, everything was destroyed in the gunfire.

"Mia! Mia!!"

Countless bullets hit Mia, and blood mist filled the air.

The strange thing is that Mia suffered such a powerful impact and injury, but she did not fall to the ground and die immediately. Instead, she slipped from the dining table to the ground during the subsequent bullet impact.

Ethan said with a cry: "Mia...can't do it?"

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