Almighty Game Designer Chapter 272: meaningful

Zhao Lei took a look at the time, and it only took less than 10 minutes from the time he started the game to the pass.

This also includes the time he spent spinning around and clicking meaninglessly.

Moreover, the operation of this game is also very simple. There is no battle and no monsters. All you need to do is move and click.

Combined with the multiple choices in this game, obviously, this should be a puzzle game.

In other words, its fun should lie in exploring different branches and hitting different endings.

After figuring this out, Zhao Lei knew what he should do next.

He should try different options.

……

The game starts again.

Following the prompts, Stanley should walk out of the office and go to the conference room to find his colleagues. But Zhao Lei suddenly thought, what if he doesn't go out? What if you close the door?

He clicked on the office door, and the door closed in response.

【Stanley can't bear this kind of pressure. What if he has to make a choice? What if he messes up within his own responsibilities? No, this will not produce good results. 】

[The thing to do now is to wait, Stanley thought. Nothing can hurt me, here, I am very happy, always happy...]

Zhao Lei is dumbfounded, what the hell?

I was locked in a house?

He walked around and clicked the door to get out, but to no avail. And he also discovered a very strange thing. The clock that was originally hanging on the wall still started to move, as if to remind Stanley that time was passing little by little.

[Stanley knows that it will be over soon, someone will talk to him, someone will talk to him, it’s coming soon...]

The narration stopped abruptly. There was no picture, and Zhao Lei couldn't imagine what happened to Stanley.

The game is over, this is also an ending.

Zhao Lei realized that although the two endings he played were relatively simple, they were meaningful.

Just like the name of this game, "Stanley's Fable", the fable itself is a metaphorical story that conveys meaningful truths and inspires people.

Obviously, if the player has been following the guidance of the narration, it only takes a few minutes to play a beautiful "free ending", but Zhao Lei is very skeptical, not so much as a "free ending". It would be better to say that this was a "deception ending", because Stanley only acted according to what the narrator said, and did not explore the deeper mysteries of this world.

What do these two endings represent?

Because of cowardice and self-enclosed, perish in silence?

Or, follow the obvious directions, complete a journey, and then achieve self-deception?

Zhao Lei thinks this game is very interesting, and starts to try different branch routes constantly.

The game starts again.

This time, Zhao Lei thought of the button in the power control room.

When turning off the mind control device, there are two buttons in front of him, namely [OFF] and [ON]. What if he chooses to turn it on?

This time, Zhao Lei was already familiar with the road, and quickly followed the instructions of the narration to the final power control room.

【Stanley decided to let this machine no longer control the lives of others, because he will completely eliminate these controls. 】

Although the narration frantically hinted that he would turn off the machine, Zhao Lei pressed [ON].

[Oh, Stanley, don't you turn on this console? After they have enslaved you for so many years, you want to control this machine yourself. Is this what you want? Control? 】

The big screen in front of me turned red, and it said: [Loading the mind control system...], and the background music became tense.

[Stanley, I commend your efforts, but you have to understand that what this machine can do is limited. You should learn to let go, turn off this control system, and then leave. If you want my story to go off course, you still need to work harder. 】

[I believe you will be interested in this matter:]

[Stanley suddenly realized that he had just activated the self-destruct system of the emergency network. If the machine was activated without a specific DNA test, the nuclear bomb would detonate and destroy the entire facility. 】

[So, when will it detonate? Well, I think about it. Two minutes! 】

[Now this story has become interesting, right? It's time for you to make your debut, please do whatever you want. Unfortunately, you don't have much time to enjoy! 】

Zhao Lei was dumbfounded, and he felt as if he was completely teased by the narration.

He manipulated Stanley to search everywhere in the entire facility. There were many operable buttons outside. He clicked one by one, but it was useless. They couldn't stop the countdown.

Even when he walked to some escape doors, the doors closed automatically.

If you follow a normal game, there will definitely be a way to break the game at this time, but Zhao Lei extremely suspects that although there are many buttons and switches in the room, no matter what you do, it can’t stop the nuclear bomb explosion. All attempts are in vain. .

The narration continues.

[What, do you want to know where your colleague went? Well, because I am in a good mood, let me tell you. 】

[I eliminated them, I shut down the machine, and I gave you freedom. Of course, it is limited to this story. Sometimes I just let you sit in the office forever, press the keys alone, and then die. 】

[A few more times, I plunged the office underground, swallowed all the people inside, or burnt the office. 】

Zhao Lei ignored the narration. He was still wandering around the room, trying to find out if there was a button that could solve the current situation.

But what the next narration said surprised Zhao Lei.

[Oh, Stanley, what are you doing? Do you think there is any button in this room that can turn off this countdown? 】

[Look at yourself, running between the screen and the screen, pressing back and forth against the things in this room, you must be thinking, these buttons with numbers! No, these buttons in different colors! Or this big red button! There must be something here that can save me! 】

[Why, Stanley? Do you think any problems in this game can be solved? 】

[No~IndoMTL.com~ You are only alive because I want to see your helpless and dejected look. This is not a challenge, this is a tragedy. 】

The countdown is over.

With a violent explosion, everything was quiet.

Zhao Lei was shocked. Obviously, this was also an ending, but this ending made him feel even more surprised.

The most special thing is that this narration seems to be mocking the player's behavior, just like talking to the player through the screen.

Obviously, all of this must have been designed by Chen Mo, but Zhao Lei still has a feeling of interacting with the narration.

Moreover, what the narrator said also hinted at the fact that the narrator has absolute control over the entire game. He can rewrite the whole story at will and control Stanley's life and death at will, and it all depends on his mood.

After realizing this, Zhao Lei suddenly became interested in this game, and he couldn't wait to find out more endings.