Chapter 1639 Rebel Army (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

As soon as these words came out, the fans on the screen scoffed.

"Old Qiao is starting again."

"Every time he encounters a Tenda game, Old Qiao starts licking like crazy, completely ignoring the basic rules."

"We're used to it! We're used to it! Anyway, Old Qiao's reviews of other games are pretty objective, but when it comes to President Pei's games, he can't be objective at all. He doesn't criticize, he just praises in different ways."

"I can only say that's President Pei, the god of game design."

"I wonder what this game will be like. I heard it's a cyberpunk theme, I'm really looking forward to it."

"Yeah, and this time Tenda Group didn't do much publicity, relying entirely on the heat from the haters to raise the game's awareness."

"No, no, no, the movie winning the Golden Lion Award also garnered a lot of attention."

"Having reached this level, there's really no need to do any publicity or marketing."

"That's good too, saving all the marketing expenses to polish the game."

Although the viewers in Qiao Laoshi's live broadcast room were all teasing him for "licking," they were also very much looking forward to this game.

After all, the vast majority of Qiao Laoshi's fans are loyal players of Tenda Games.

For game developers, game marketing has always accounted for a large portion of the overall game expenses. Some game companies' marketing expenses are even equal to their development expenses.

This is unavoidable, after all, without these publicity and marketing expenses, the game has no fame and it is difficult to obtain high sales.

But if the marketing expenses could really be spent on research and development, the quality of the game would definitely be improved. It's just that only Tenda dares to do this kind of unique thing.

Everyone was full of anticipation for the game "The Future You Choose."

After chatting for a while, Qiao Laoshi looked at the time and hurriedly refreshed the details page of the Chaolu Game Platform.

Sure enough, "The Future You Choose" was officially released.

Yesterday, the option to purchase and pre-download was already open. Of course, Qiao Laoshi had already completed all the preparatory work in advance.

Moreover, since the Chaolu Game Platform was exposed, Tenda Group seems to have stopped pretending, and has transplanted its classic games to the Chaolu Game Platform, bringing a large number of users to this platform.

Qiao Liang was one of the earliest game reviewers to settle on the Chaolu Game Platform. Seeing that the friend relationships on his Tenda account were almost completely moved to the Chaolu Game Platform, naturally he had no other reason to experience it on other platforms.

The data on the Chaolu Game Platform is interconnected with the game router, but Qiao Liang still plans to buy a physical disc version for collection.

Of course, the premise is that the game is really fun and really classic.

If the quality of the game itself is poor, then Qiao Liang can only pretend that nothing happened.

Without saying much nonsense, Qiao Liang started the game directly.

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The screen first showed the logos of Tenda's related game industries, including Tenda Games, Shang Yang Games, Chaolu Game Platform, Otu Technology Game Router, and so on.

This game is jointly developed by Tenda Games and Shang Yang Games, and is launched simultaneously on Chaolu Game Platform and game routers.

Then there were some noisy background sounds, and cyberpunk-style rock music began to play.

On the black screen, there were halos like neon lights, which seemed a bit like the images appearing in someone's mind after being in a coma.

This scene gave people a feeling of chaos and confusion, while also making them look forward to the picture after the black screen disappeared.

The noisy sounds gradually faded away, replaced by the whistling of the wind and distant background sounds of the city.

The picture gradually appeared.

This was a high-altitude overhead view. Before one's eyes, one could see densely packed future cities. The huge city group spread to the distance of the field of vision, with no end in sight.

And in the city, there seemed to be several places filled with smoke, with battles taking place.

Accompanied by the whistling, biting wind, one inexplicably felt a sense of desolation.

The camera gradually zoomed out, and Qiao Liang realized that what he had just seen was someone's first-person perspective.

This lonely figure was standing on the roof of the tallest building in the city. Through the tattered combat suit, one could see that his right arm, left leg, and part of his back were flashing with metallic luster, which should be mechanical prosthetics.

And in the small amount of exposed muscle area, one could see hideous scars on the skin.

Suddenly, there were a few knocks behind him.

Knock, knock, knock.

It seemed to be some kind of metal knocking on the safety door at the top of the roof.

The lonely figure turned his head and glanced, revealing half of his profile.

Qiao Liang then noticed that a large area of his entire face had also been modified. The metal jawbone, the mechanical eye emitting a faint red light in the eye socket, made him look hideous, like a mechanical skeleton.

And on the other half of the relatively intact human face, his eyes revealed an extremely complex emotion, which was difficult to describe in words.

But it was definitely not an emotion like optimism, happiness, or relief.

The picture froze here.

New background music started, this time still in the cyberpunk style, but overall much more cheerful and compact.

A line of text appeared on the black screen.

Hope City, 10 years ago.

On the roof of a four-story building on the outskirts of the city, several soldiers were silently wiping their guns.

In the center of the screen was a figure, holding a telescope and looking at the street in the distance.

Qiao Liang recognized it instantly. This figure was the protagonist who appeared on the high-rise building in the previous scene.

A soldier next to him asked excitedly, "Captain Lude, has the convoy arrived yet?"

At this time, the protagonist's identity introduction appeared next to him: Rebel Leader: Lude York.

The camera gave a close-up of the protagonist's face. Although it was obscured by the telescope, Qiao Liang could still recognize that it was indeed the face from the high-rise building before. 10 years ago, there was not so much mechanical modification, and he still looked like an ordinary normal person, but with developed muscles and a lithe figure, he was obviously a battle-hardened soldier.

Lude's voice was very calm and exuded a sense of confidence: "Prepare for battle."

At an order, the rebel soldiers beside him immediately became active and began to prepare for battle.

At this time, the camera switched to the scene in the telescope. A convoy was coming from the distant wilderness, seeming to be heading into the city.

This convoy was about to enter the ambush location of the rebel army.

The magnification of the telescope was increased, locking onto the logo on the car.

Nifeng Logistics.

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Seeing this, Qiao Liang felt a sense of confusion.

It's actually Nifeng Logistics?

Something's not right, wasn't it said to be a cyberpunk theme, a metaphor for the monopolistic companies including Zhujia Group and Sheng Yun Group?

If it was to be a satire, shouldn't the logo of Sheng Yun Group be slightly modified and put on it?

Or is it that this convoy is playing the role of good guys, and the rebel army is the villain?

That doesn't make sense either.

The previous two scenes respectively depicted the scenes of 10 years later and 10 years ago. This person named Lude is obviously the leader of the rebel army, and also the protagonist that the player needs to control. It's impossible to let the player control a villain, right?

Moreover, rebel army is a very positive and active meaning, especially in cyberpunk. If this is a villainous organization, it shouldn't be called the rebel army.

And the opening scene actually left suspense, with two ways to interpret it.

10 years later, Captain Lude stood on the highest building in the city and looked down at the city, finding that the city was filled with smoke, indicating that the battle was still in its final stages.

There are two possibilities. One is that the rebel army won and finally captured the entire city, and Captain Lude is on the roof, welcoming victory.

The other is that the rebel army completely failed, and the enemy forces of the rebel army are cleaning up the mess. Captain Lude became a lone commander and ran to the roof alone, welcoming his fate.

Both explanations seem to make sense.

Finally, there was a knock on the roof, which may be the rebel army's subordinates reporting the battle situation to Captain Lude.

It may also be the army that is besieging him, which has already come to his door. The knock is just declaring his final fate.

In short, just looking at this opening, it gives people a feeling of confusion and difficult to grasp.

In fact, after hearing that "The Future You Choose" was a cyberpunk theme, Qiao Liang had already made several speculations. He believed that with his understanding of President Pei, he should be able to guess the plot of this game.

Not only him, but most of the players on the Internet, even including the people from the Anti-Tenda Alliance, have already speculated in advance that both the game and the movie "The Future You Choose" are going to criticize those companies in the Anti-Tenda Alliance.

By describing a desperate cyberpunk world, it shows everyone the evil consequences caused by these companies ultimately monopolizing the market, and provides certain guidance to reality, helping Tenda win this public opinion war.

But after really entering the game, Qiao Liang realized that he was completely wrong.

Where are the Anti-Tenda Alliance companies in this?

In the first scene of the opening, the player has to directly smash the transportation vehicle of Nifeng Logistics.

However, the battle started quickly, and Qiao Liang didn't have time to think about these twists and turns, so he hurriedly followed the prompts in the game tutorial and quickly plunged into the battle.

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After putting on the mechanical exoskeleton, the rebel soldiers showed their abilities and descended from the roof one after another, rushing towards the Nifeng Logistics convoy.

According to the story background, after all, there is a relatively high level of technology, so the weapons used and the armor worn are more advanced than conventional gunfight games.

For example, the mechanical exoskeleton on the legs allows players to jump greatly and move quickly. The smart weapons in their hands can also achieve automatic aiming and reduce recoil.

At the first moment when the rebel army approached the Nifeng Logistics convoy, the convoy's broadcast had already issued a warning, and then the heavy machine gun on the top of the convoy fired fiercely.

However, the rebel squad was prepared. First, they used heavy weapons to blow up a car, completely blocking the way of the Nifeng Logistics convoy. Then, they concentrated their firepower to destroy the drone escort formation in front of the convoy.

In this process, Qiao Liang constantly adapted to the feel of the game. It has to be said that it was a bit like the dLC of the "Seabed Fortress" and "Mission and Choice" linkage, that is, the process of the Yun Que squad executing the beheading operation against the Zerg Queen.

This combat method is similar to the feeling of wearing the Yun Que combat suit, but the technology level is a little lower.

The protective power of the convoy is not weak, but these rebel soldiers are all battle-hardened and have strong firepower. Qiao Liang manipulated the protagonist to kill in all directions, feeling like an amazing lone hero, shooting to his heart's content.

However, just as he was happy, a slightly anxious voice from another rebel soldier came from the communicator.

"Captain Lude, we have to destroy this batch of goods quickly. Tenda Group's reinforcements are already rushing here!"