It wasn't just Zack who was confused. Many players who logged into the CosmosVR Nebula Games platform and downloaded the animus to experience it were also full of confusion.
At first, everyone was surprised and didn't quite understand what this animus thing was, but it sounded pretty awesome.
However, as the introduction went on, the players quickly realized that this was just an introduction to Nebula Games' new game.
It uses a machine called animus to read the memories of ancestors and relive the magnificent history.
It's made to look like some real high-tech stuff.
But even so, the animus setting surprised many players, after all, it was quite amazing.
But before they could finish being surprised, the twist came right after.
The last sentence, the mechanical 'You have been chosen!', meant that things were not as simple as they thought.
It seems there are some behind-the-scenes forces controlling this machine.
And that mysterious symbol is obviously the symbol of the mastermind.
But the key problem is that it just ends there!
Many players were outraged by this.
"I'm so done! At first I thought it was some high-tech stuff, but I never expected that this thing is a promotional program for Nebula Games!"
"+1, I didn't expect it either, but the key is, if it's a promotional program, just promote it. Why does the promotion have to make promises and keep us in suspense!"
"That's right, it's just too much! It's one thing if the game's demo makes promises and keeps us in suspense, but this promotional video also keeps us in suspense, it's just too much!"
"Damn, we can't encourage this bad habit of Boss Lucas. We must strongly resist, otherwise Boss Lucas will become a riddle man in every game, which will be the death of us!"
"That's right! And I don't know if you've noticed, this promotional video seems to reveal a lot of content, but in fact, besides a background, it doesn't reveal anything!"
With the release of the animus content, many players said they weren't happy.
It didn't reveal any information, and it deliberately piqued their interest.
They initially thought the animus thing was some amazing program.
But in the end, it turned out to be a promotion for the new game, and if you're going to promote it, just promote it.
Besides guessing that players might experience history through the animus machine.
Everything else is completely unknown, even the name of the game is unknown.
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"The players are so passionate! It's a good thing I guessed that the players would be so excited, so I was prepared."
Lucas, inside Nebula Games, looked at the comments under his official blog and couldn't help but sigh.
"Boss Lucas, the players are so enthusiastic that we're scared." Rachel next to him couldn't help but complain.
They were too enthusiastic, so enthusiastic that not only Lucas' official blog and Nebula Games' official blog, but also the official blogs of their staff were occupied by excited players.
"Don't worry, the reason why the animus was released first is because the promotional video wasn't ready. Now it's just right for them to get a taste of it." Lucas said with a smile.
As for the game content?
They just got back from Italy not long ago, the game definitely hasn't started development yet!
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The Nebula Games players who were very excited online immediately discovered Lucas' blog post.
Seeing a video attachment above, all the players were immediately energized.
"Damn, it's really here!"
"What's this called? The squeaky wheel gets the grease?"
"Damn, who compared themselves to children?"
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and take a look!"
With excitement, the players who had been tormented by the animus for almost a week clicked on the video.
After a brief darkness.
What appeared in the picture was a cluttered room, surrounded by messy instruments.
Near the corner was an animus machine.
But on top of it, there was a young man lying there.
The next second, the young man sat up, and at the same time, his inner monologue sounded.
'My name is Desmond Miles, a prisoner of this war.'
'This is a war I know about, waged by two groups that I never thought existed.'
'Assassins... and Templars.'
Desmond, sitting on the bed, looked expressionlessly at the glowing metal walls.
'Before this, they forced me to use the Animus to awaken the memories of my ancestors.'
'And it showed me the truth of this war that has lasted for countless years, something I never believed, something I once wanted to forget.'
'Thousands of years of history flowing in my blood are presented by this machine.'
As Desmond's inner monologue continued, the image on the screen suddenly shattered like a broken mirror.
Then it reassembled, and the picture began to change.
An army wearing the Crusader symbol, and assassins in white hoods.
Notre Dame de Paris, the Egyptian pyramids, ancient costumes like Spartan warriors, ships and guns crossing the ocean in modern times.
Florence in the Renaissance, the Holy Land of Jerusalem... Countless fragments of memory finally locked on a dim basement.
In the middle, something like an apple or a disc was flashing with golden light.
'They are using the Animus and they are using me, searching for something by reading the memories flowing in the DNA of my ancestors.'
'The Apple of Eden, one of the Pieces of Eden.'
'The Templars have collected it and have shown me its terrifying power.'
'If they get all the artifacts, everything will change, they want to enslave everyone.'
Countless images intertwined, an assassin in a white hood, standing on the top of the Florence Cathedral overlooking the entire city.
The memories of the assassin mixed with Desmond's memories, making his eyes gradually firm.
'When I was brought here, I was afraid that if I resisted, they would hurt me.'
'But now... I'm worried that if I don't resist, something I don't want to see will definitely happen...'
'I can't do this alone...'
'But fortunately, I'm not fighting alone. I met someone named Lucy, and I think she should be on my side.'
The image in the memory switched to a blonde beauty.
She looked at Desmond, her right hand imperceptibly placed in front of her chest.
At the same time, she slowly bent her right ring finger and hid it in her clothes.
At first glance, it looks like she's missing a finger.
'I don't have much time left, but fortunately, the magic power of the Animus allows me to dig out the instincts buried in my DNA.'
'Although there are some hidden dangers, this is the fastest way for me to master assassin skills.'
Taking a deep breath, Desmond laid down again and slowly closed his eyes.
The video also fell into darkness.
After watching this video, the players finally became really excited, because unlike the previous animus, this video really gave the players a lot of information.
First of all, the main story content of the game, the players can almost confirm it.
That is that the Assassin and Templar organizations have been at war for countless years, continuing from various wars in history.
And in modern times, both the Assassin organization and the Templar organization still exist.
Desmond is a member of the Assassins, and the Templars found Desmond and used the Animus machine to activate the memories of Desmond's ancestors.
The purpose is to find the whereabouts of the Pieces of Eden, and the players are obviously playing the role of the Assassin faction.
At the same time, the main gameplay of the game is probably to experience various historical events.
The Crusades and the Renaissance are some of the content that has been shown in the promotional video.
Countless players cheered, and the forums were full of various discussions among players.
But the continuous two-part promotion still made it difficult for players to suppress their excitement.
On the other hand, Zeus felt like he had been screwed by a husky.
Why does Nebula Games have so many fancy tricks?
And they even made something called animus!
And why are you players so excited?
Haven't you guys noticed that although Nebula Games' promotion looks very intense, with two parts released in a week.
We don't know what the game development progress is, we don't know what the game type is, we don't know what the gameplay is, and we don't even know the name of the game.
What are you guys so excited about! Looking at the excited players, Zeus felt very tired.
(End of this chapter)
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