Game Production: The Scheming Designer Who Made the Entire Internet Cry
The game is set in 2011.
The biggest activist in Country E, Zakhaev, wishes to return the entire world to the era of the Cold War between two superpowers.
This allows his own interests to be maximized.
Therefore, he and the Middle Eastern warlord Al-Asad established a terrorist regime, complete with a regular army and nuclear weapons.
Thus, Zakhaev, Al-Asad, and two other radical staff members formed the core group codenamed the Four Horsemen.
They extended their reach to Azerbaijan, IG, and other places. The US and UK dispatched Marine reconnaissance teams and Royal Special Forces to try and stop this from happening.
Dai Xiaomei, playing as MacTavish, was one of them, belonging to the British SAS.
However, at this moment, from another perspective, she was playing a captive.
"Today, we stand united against betrayal and corruption!"
Al-Asad's passionate speech echoed in her ears.
Dai Xiaomei, playing the captive, was struck by a rifle butt and thrown into a car.
"We always believed this man would bring prosperity and flourishing to the nation."
A man's voice on a poor-quality broadcast carried through the dilapidated alley, sounding particularly out of place.
The man in the front seat, with gloomy eyes, kept glancing at Dai Xiaomei, making her feel uneasy.
"But like the monarchs before the Great Revolution, he colluded with the West for his own selfish interests!"
Cheers erupted from the crowd below. Dai Xiaomei's heart sank.
"Collusion breeds enslavement! And we will never be slaves!"
"It is time to show our true strength. They underestimated our resolve. Let them see we are fearless."
"We will unite and liberate our compatriots from the shackles of foreign oppression!"
"..."
The car wound through several alleys, finally stopping in front of a square. A soldier opened the door and dragged Dai Xiaomei out.
"Our holy war has begun."
Accompanying the speech was the unknown soldier's size 45 foot.
Bang!
With a kick, Dai Xiaomei's screen went black.
"Holy crap!"
"You dare stomp on Grandma's face? Are you tired of living!? Wait until I get my gun and I'll blast you, you son of a bitch!"
Dai Xiaomei, fully immersed, became furious and rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight.
'A kick to the face, how badass!'
'Oh ouch. My nose. I spent thousands!'
'I haven't done anything, but I've been kicked twice.'
'Hearing dog barks reminds me of the fear of being dominated by dogs in the slums back then.'
...
The streamer played earnestly, and the viewers were deeply immersed. When the big foot came down, many people instinctively shivered.
"Huuu, huuuu~~"
The vision flickered, and Dai Xiaomei could clearly hear the heavy breathing of the person she was portraying.
Until the vision cleared, a man with gloomy eyes appeared before Dai Xiaomei. "Damn it!"
She kicked her leg, and the chair moved back a few centimeters. This bald, bearded man looked like trouble. His sudden appearance before her newly restored vision startled her.
Strangely, the perspective, which had always been third-person, had inexplicably switched to first-person.
The cheers of the crowd below, long streaks of blood on the ground, and a strange old man with malicious eyes.
Everything made Dai Xiaomei's heart unable to calm down. Without gaining control of the body, she could only be pushed forward.
"Just as they ravaged our homes, we will retaliate with an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
The bald man was still giving his speech. Two soldiers tied Dai Xiaomei to a stake.
A man with a stern expression and a red beret walked up to the bald man, who handed him a pistol.
The man in the red beret was Al-Asad. He faced the crowd, "This is the whole story."
After speaking, his lips curled down, and with a stern expression, he walked towards Dai Xiaomei.
When the black muzzle of the gun pressed against her forehead, Dai Xiaomei felt nothing. She was used to it.
But as the person she was portraying gasped for breath, the heavy breathing involuntarily drew her into the tense atmosphere.
"He definitely won't..."
Bang!
"Holy crap!!!"
Dai Xiaomei hadn't even finished her sentence when the pistol was fired, very decisively.
She was stunned, frozen on the spot.
With disbelief on her face.
The audience was also stunned. "Holy crap" filled the barrage of comments, insufficient to express their current shock.
'?????'
'Congratulations on the finale!'
'No wonder the breathing was so heavy, this is too desperate!'
'Using first-person here creates a strong sense of immersion and pressure.'
'This Al-Asad is a ruthless character.'
'Of course. He's one of the Four Horsemen who created a terrorist organization. Being decisive in killing is normal.'
'We are too well protected, so it's hard for us to accept such scenes. In reality, such things are quite common.'
...
Stunned—
Shocked—
Speechless—
At this moment, Dai Xiaomei sat numbly in front of the computer, her expression shifting. The scene just now had a profound impact on her.
Her mind was still buzzing as if she had been shot in the head.
She could never get used to such blatant, unadorned headshots, no matter how many times she experienced them, even just watching on screen.
"Thankful to have been born in China."
After a long pause, Dai Xiaomei sighed, "The Call of Duty series is an anti-war game. Every time I play it, I feel fortunate not to have been born abroad."
"Let's keep watching. I'm getting more and more interested."
Licking her dry lips, Dai Xiaomei's gaze returned to the game.
"Captain Price, Al-Asad just executed President Avani on national television."
Gates' words startled Dai Xiaomei. She was playing the president just now and was shot live on television?
These people are truly bold!
"The Americans have a plan to deal with Al-Asad. Although it's too late to do anything for Avani now, within three hours, another person codenamed Nikolai will be executed."
"Nikolai?"
Not only Gates, but even Dai Xiaomei off-screen was stunned. She knew this person.
The strongest utility man in Call of Duty, Price's most steadfast logistics support. Nikolai played a part in killing Shepherd himself.
"Nikolai is our informant within the ultranationalist party. He provided intelligence for the cargo ship operation."
As Price spoke, a familiar face reappeared on the screen.
"It really is him!"
Dai Xiaomei confirmed, "This is definitely history before the events of Call of Duty. Ghost Shepherd hasn't appeared yet. Ghost is promising!"
"Nikolai is trapped in hell right now. We have to save him..."
"Save him!"
Dai Xiaomei straightened her body, clenched her fists, and cracked her knuckles:
"We must save him!"
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