Subnautica was a very interesting game. In terms of gameplay alone, it could already crush every other game currently on the market.
But such a fun game didn't actually have much addictive quality.
Players simply couldn't play it like other games such as League of Legends or Crossfire, going at it for an entire day until the sky and earth spun and still unable to stop.
Because your physical stamina simply wouldn't keep up later on.
The viewers could fully understand Jenny's words. After all, they had personally witnessed just how much physical activity she had done in those two-plus hours.
[Jenny, can you help us ask when Subnautica will be released!]
[Yeah, ask them! I'm dying to play this game right now!]
[This game has truly fulfilled my childhood dream of becoming an astronaut and traveling to other planets!]
[I want to play this game immediately and help Jenny save the woman in Escape Pod 2!]
[Me too, damn it. Otherwise I'll feel so blocked up inside!]
[Shut up and take my money already! Hurry hurry hurry!!!]
The live stream viewers all began asking Jenny about the game's exact release date.
The quality of Subnautica had far exceeded their expectations.
"Mm, I can feel everyone's enthusiasm." Jenny nodded. "I'll ask the person in charge at New World in a bit, then let everyone know on X."
"Then see you tomorrow, Chat."
With that, Jenny directly ended the live stream.
Then, she took off the haptic suit, stepped down from the VR platform, and flopped onto the bed with a thud.
"So damn tired."
On the other side, not just Jenny, Benjamin had also chosen to end his stream at roughly the same time.
These streamers who sat in front of computers all day couldn't be expected to have great physical fitness. Lasting several hours was already pretty good.
And Benjamin's ending point in the story was surprisingly consistent with Jenny's.
Just like Jenny, when Benjamin received the distress signal from Escape Pod 2, he had also chosen to rush over to rescue without hesitation.
But he had failed as well.
After that psychological blow, plus being genuinely too exhausted, even though Benjamin was a man he really couldn't hold on any longer.
In Seattle, the people at Valve, led by their director, had gathered over a hundred employees to watch Jenny's live stream.
It was quite infuriating to mention. Originally they had obtained an early trial version of Subnautica, but because of their own stupid move, they had directly lost the game.
Now it had come to this. In order to get first-hand information on Subnautica, they had no choice but to watch a this streamer play the game.
A large game company watching a female streamer's broadcast just to study a game sounded quite embarrassing.
Therefore, when the employees first heard the director asking them to do this, they subconsciously wanted to refuse, feeling it was very humiliating.
However, although their mouths said one thing, their bodies were very honest.
Before long, they were completely hooked.
Everything was simply too realistic. It felt like watching a documentary about future humans surviving in the wild.
When Jenny said she was ending the stream, they were momentarily caught off guard. Some even wanted to send her a tier-5 subscription, begging her to keep broadcasting.
They felt a strong sense of not wanting it to end.
"Alright, everyone, that's all for the trial playthrough stream of this game."
After the stream ended, the director cleared his throat, swept his gaze across the employees present, and spoke.
"After watching the trial live stream of Subnautica, does anyone have any thoughts about this game? Feel free to share."
Once the director said this, the employees immediately began speaking enthusiastically.
"Ugh, it's such a shame the woman in Pod 2 wasn't saved! When the game officially releases, I'm definitely going to save her!!"
"But it's not certain we can save her. Maybe the story is designed so that the woman in Pod 2 dies no matter what, and players are destined to fail!"
"You're right, that would be too crushing. New World really knows how to toy with players' hearts. Heh, as fellow game developers, I'm actually a bit impressed by them!"
"Still, the atmosphere in the deep sea is genuinely terrifying, especially at night. I don't know if I could handle it!"
"No way around it. The environment in Subnautica is just too realistic."
"Hey, did you guys notice how courageous that female streamer is? I feel like I'm about to become her fan."
"Yeah, she's pretty cute-looking too."
"Her voice does sound a bit husky though."
"Wait a minute, aren't you guys focusing on the wrong things?!"
Hearing the employees chattering away, the director helplessly raised his voice to interrupt.
"I asked what aspects of this game you think we can learn from. I didn't ask you to discuss the game's story, and I certainly didn't ask you to talk about the female streamer!"
The director realized something. How had his group of employees turned into fans of New World just from watching?
They had even started to like the female streamer who was playing New World's game.
This was boosting the enemy's morale while diminishing their own prestige. How ridiculous!
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