Chapter 216: Garden within a Garden
"The S platform autumn sale has begun! Thousands of games are on sale at reduced prices..."
"The SSGE exhibition is coming soon, and the following manufacturers have confirmed their participation..."
"A certain media outlet uses games as an excuse to output value and intervene in the political field?"
"Who will be the TGA Game of the Year? Is it BG3 or Wang Lei? BG3 has won seven awards in the Golden Joystick and won the Ultimate Game of the Year..."
"There are still masters?! There was no moment of mourning for "The Lord of the Rings: Gollum", and the one who immediately rushed to the battlefield was "The Last Words: The Preface of the Master"! There was no moment of mourning for "The Last Words: The Preface of the Master", and the one who immediately rushed to the battlefield was "Gray Mountain Incident"! There was no moment of mourning for "Gray Mountain Incident", and the one who immediately rushed to the battlefield was "Avatar: The Last Airbender Seeking Balance"! There was no moment of mourning for "Avatar: The Last Airbender Seeking Balance", and the one who immediately rushed to the battlefield was "Skull Island: The Rise of Kong"..."
Wei Miao is reading relevant information about games. This year is undoubtedly a great year for games. Not only are there many excellent games, but also some terrible ones that are eye-catching. People can't help but turn the calendar to see what year it is.
There is another selection platform for virtual games. Masquerade will be a strong contender. Currently, the games listed are non-virtual games.
This year, there are a lot of masterpieces. Any game that is nominated would be a strong contender for the game of the year in previous years, but there are only two games that are particularly outstanding this year.
If Wei Miao were to make a prediction, she would prefer BG3. The 30G patch No. 5, which is comparable to DLC, can only be said to be full of sincerity.
Soon, the subway stopped at the destination station and the three got off.
After lunch, there was still some spare time. The three of them strolled on the street, chatting about interesting things from all over the world.
In the joke, Wei Miao stared at this bustling metropolis. She rarely slowed down to look around, but this time she got the opportunity in her leisure.
The steel high-rise buildings and retro triangular pointed-roof small buildings standing on both sides of the street are mixed. High-tech multi-functional cars with cool appearances are speeding on the avenue, and people are indifferent and brushing shoulders with each other.
This is an era of change and struggle, involving chaos and evil. Mechanical prostheses are entangled with humanitarian ethics, virtual immersion is intertwined with real suffering, various concepts are wantonly attacking and opposing each other on the Internet, and various forces continue to wrestle, trying to push the era to the future they want.
On a sunny afternoon, Wei Miao and the other two finally entered the zoo for a visit.
There are large animals such as elephants, brown bears, and rhinos, as well as small animals such as macaws, peacocks, and macaques. They stay in their respective parks docilely, basking in the sun lazily, and are accustomed to human gazes.
Wei Jin pulled them over one by one, happily taking panoramic photos with AR glasses. In contrast, Wei Miao and Wei Ming are much calmer.
Development requires resources, and the unlimited demand for natural resources will inevitably lead to destruction. Many animals can now only be seen in biology books and zoos.
Wei Miao looked at their bodies intently, and they did their own things without caring at all.
"What did you see?"
A man standing next to her suddenly spoke to her in a familiar manner.
Wei Miao looked over and saw that this was a very ordinary man in every aspect, ordinary and ordinary, with a pure smile and curiosity on his face.
His question was so strange that Wei Miao had to look at him repeatedly to figure out his intentions.
It was quite novel to be approached by a stranger. These days, whenever someone speaks, most of them are asking for help, not asking some incomprehensible questions.
Wei Miao smiled and responded: "I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Well...then let me be more straightforward. Did you see only animals?"
Wei Miao has a keen sense of phenomena. In her thinking, the animals in front of her certainly represent more than just animals.
But why should she say it to a stranger?
Wei Miao asked back: "If not an animal, what else could it be?"
The strange man's smile had a strange feeling, and his eyes seemed to be able to see through the soul: "I think that as a player of the Masquerade, you should have a different view?"
The sense of crisis in his heart suddenly rose. Wei Miao has always been cautious about privacy. How did this person know that she was a player of the Masquerade? Or was it just a test?
While thinking, Wei Miao looked confused: "I still don't understand what you mean. Are you also a player of the Masquerade? What do you think you can see from these animals?"
He temporarily recognized the identity of the player, but kicked the question back.
"It is certainly a commendable habit to be vigilant against unknown people. As the ball encourages, never take off the mask easily." The strange man smiled, "To be precise, I am not a player."
An incredible guess suddenly emerged in Wei Miao's mind, enough to make people terrified: "So... you are?"
"A traveler who walks around." The strange man said, "Now I should go."
"Most humans call themselves humans, but in fact they have always been animals. Only a very small number of people are worthy of the identity of 'human'." After careful thinking, Wei Miao opened her mouth to express her views, and glanced at the macaques in the fence, "It's just that when people watch animals, they never think of themselves."
A seemingly plausible view bets on a possibility, and Wei Miao can't see the loss.
The strange man smiled even more, with a hint of appreciation in his tone: "So, which category do you think you belong to?"
Wei Miao could not give an answer immediately, but fell into a brief contemplation, and finally said: "It depends on who you are compared to. Even if you are proud to watch the 'zoo', you are actually in the zoo."
The strange man nodded: "I will not judge this, everyone has their own answer. Thank you for sharing, I believe that the day when we meet again is not far away."
After that, he turned and left.
Wei Miao stared at his back, and never asked her guess from beginning to end.
Because even if he admitted it himself, things beyond common sense always make people half-believe and half-doubt.
For example, if Wei Jin suddenly told her that she came from the dance party, would Wei Miao believe it completely?
"What's wrong, what are you looking at?" Wei Jin came over and patted her shoulder.
Just now she and Wei Ming were on the other side of the park.
Wei Miao: "Nothing, let's go."
The aquarium is located in an independent exhibition hall inside the zoo. The water tank is glowing with deep blue light, and fish that are rarely known to the public roam in it.
A white whale made a deafening cry, a group of sharks showed their white bellies to the audience below, and dolphins carried performers in the pool...
Wei Miao was busy thinking about what happened just now while walking around the park.
Wei Jin and Wei Ming were very focused. The former insisted on pulling her to take pictures, so her meager mobile phone album had dozens of photos in a short time.
After the afternoon journey, the brother and sister both had their own work to do after returning home. Wei Miao browsed the relevant information about tomorrow's game exhibition in the guest room.
Game manufacturers regard the SSGE exhibition as an excellent publicity and promotion platform. Players can see trailers of many games at the opening ceremony and queue up to try demos on the public day afterwards.
Exquisite real-machine demonstrations are far less convincing than real hands-on trials.
Tonight is the opening night of SSGE. Various games such as consoles, online games, VR, AR, etc. have emerged. Whether it is CG, live performances, or real-machine demonstrations, they can all get cheers from players on the spot.
This year is already a big year for games, but players are looking forward to next year as much as this year.
This chapter covers a lot of games, some of which can only be named in full.