Chapter 221: It's Simply Mind-Blowing!
After two consecutive official blog videos, many players had already guessed that this was Nebula Games' special promotional strategy for Minecraft.
Players who had already built houses in the game were so inspired by the "Along the River During the Harvest Festival" and "Forbidden City" videos that they lost their appetite. Their minds started thinking about all kinds of operations, eager to experience the game world instantly.
While many players knew that building projects on the scale of "Along the River During the Harvest Festival" and "Forbidden City" would be too much for them, they should be capable of simpler projects, right?.
At that instant, many players who had already built matchboxes completely forgot their previous experiences and their minds were filled with the magnificent constructions.
It was like playing Dark Souls: after being defeated by a Jue of Cinders in the game, seeing other experts defeat the Nameless King without taking damage suddenly made them feel as if they had lived it all over again. It's as if they had learned a lot. They feel that they might not be able to defeat the Nameless King, but they should have no problem returning to the Jue of Cinders.
This is the mindset of most players at this time.
Many domestic designers also express their admiration for the recent wave of Minecraft publicity. Clearly, the recent popularity has impacted them.
"Alex is really great with this! Minecraft is sweeping all the promotion!".
"Yes, I never expected this game to be so impressive. From the riverbank scene of the Harvest Festival to the Forbidden City, it's incredible!".
"The key is that everything in this video seems like something that players can create themselves."
"And the promotion has gone viral."
"It can't be helped. It's mainly positive, and the visual style of the game is very harmonious. Although there are monster-killing elements, it's very cartoonish."
"But in any case, it's still a construction game. It's hard to change, right?".
"In fact, it's still a construction game."
"Stop talking nonsense and take a look at Alex's official blog. My God! Can you really play Minecraft like that? I'm completely convinced!".
"What's wrong?".
Three days after the "Forbidden City" video, Alex published another entry on his official blog. Many players were also excited. Over the last two days, many players have been debating whether there will be a new trailer or what kind of shocking scenes it will contain.
All kinds of speculations arose, including the classic gardens of Versailles, the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla, and the imaginary city of Lothric.
All the players had suggested them, and this time, finally, they had a new video.
They also discovered a pattern: a new video every three days. Calculating the time, it seemed that the updates were planned until the official launch of the game. However, when the players eagerly clicked on Alex's official blog and the video, many were perplexed.
This third video was completely different from the previous ones, "Along the River During the Harvest Festival" and "Forbidden City."
The title was simple: "How to play 'To River' on the piano in Minecraft."
Upon seeing the title, many players were stunned.
'Isn't it just about building houses and ancient cities? How did this become a piano concert?'.
Upon entering the game, countless players were stunned!.
"My God! What did I see?".
"Can you play like that?".
"Wait! Isn't it a block-building game?".
"Is there an update?".
"Don't tell me those are sounds from the game, not added later!".
Countless players were stunned by the video. While many had already been impressed with "The Forbidden City" and "Along the River During the Harvest Festival," they had imagined building the objects themselves.
'But this video?'.
Everyone was stunned.
The video showed a huge piano built with blocks, with 88 white and black keys, a case, pedals, a soundboard, strings, and a mechanism. Although impressive from the outside, it was not as impressive as "Along the River During the Harvest Festival" and "The Forbidden City."
But the most important thing was that this object moved! And it really emitted sounds.
While "To River" was playing, the white and black keys danced, and the camera slowly moved towards the inside of the piano, where the dampers vibrated and the mechanism under the strings struck.
Not only were the players stunned. This time, the game designers were equally amazed.
'What the hell? Isn't this just a block game? How can a real piano be built? And emit sounds in the game!'.
Many game designers were completely bewildered. They never imagined that Minecraft could be like that.
The players who had already been playing for five days were especially skeptical and opened the Nebula platform to check.
"Yes! I haven't gotten the wrong game! Why is this video so different from my own experience? What's the trick?".
However, some hardcore and dedicated players had discovered a trick. It seemed that it was due to the dependence on the game's redstone technology.
Many players had already discovered it in creative mode. However, few paid much attention to it, or perhaps did not fully understand it, simply trying to figure out how to use it to create switches.
'But now it seems there's more!'.
For the occasional media, the exact nature of Minecraft was not very well known. However, a previous game that included "Along the River During the Harvest Festival" and "The Forbidden City" had already caught the attention of many media not specialized in video games.
This time, even the media specialized in video games was stunned. A piano had been created inside the game, and it even emitted sound. How strange!.
So these media reprinted the news, with even more extravagant headlines.
"A young man couldn't afford a piano, so he built one inside the game!".
"Have you seen a pixelated piano? It turns out to be...".
Each of these stories was an old marketing account. However, it also indirectly promoted the popularity of Minecraft.
And for the players who have been paying attention, it can be said that Minecraft has simply refreshed their understanding of the game.
Just by watching these videos, they could not believe that these things had been created in the game they had already played.
At the same time, many players also had greater expectations and curiosity about the subsequent videos. That is, is there anything more amazing in this game?.
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