"This… Director, to be honest, there are way too many aspects of this game that we can learn from." Hearing the director's question, one employee spoke up.
"Whether it's the graphics, interactivity, story, concept, or the delicate emotions expressed in the game, they are all top-tier without a doubt."
"The problem is, while we might be able to learn from the story and concept, can we actually learn anything from the technical side, Director?"
Once the employee said this, everyone else including the director fell silent.
Yeah, there were too many things in this game they could learn from, but whether they could actually learn them was the key point.
They and New World were both in the gaming industry, yet they couldn't understand or parse the game files for Silent Hill PT at all.
If they didn't go directly to New World Studio to ask for guidance, they probably wouldn't be able to learn anything on the technical level.
"No matter what, once Subnautica is released, we have to study it thoroughly. We need to go through every single line of code in its game files!"
In the end, the director spoke.
"Also, haven't you noticed something? The AI system in this game, Gaia… there's something off about it, right?"
As soon as the director mentioned it, the employees all nodded immediately.
"I felt it too. Gaia is extremely intelligent."
"From what we've seen, its level of intelligence is probably the highest among all the AIs I've ever encountered."
"Not just that. I've never seen an AI that can communicate freely with real people like this. It seems Gaia can actually do it!"
"Ugh, compared to this, the NPCs in the games we develop seem like complete idiots. They can't even hold a conversation with players, yet theirs can communicate smoothly the entire time without any pressure."
"Yeah, just thinking about it is depressing."
They all worked in game development and had to use basic AI techniques when creating game NPCs, so their vision was much sharper than that of ordinary netizens.
While players might only suspect it, they could truly tell that Gaia's AI was genuinely impressive.
In the games developed by Valve themselves, NPCs were completely incapable of direct verbal communication with players.
Normally, game developers would make NPCs give fixed responses. No matter what the player asked, the NPC would only reply with the same line.
Slightly more advanced ones would offer different options for the player to choose from.
After the player made a choice, the NPC would respond accordingly. Either way, they were all very rigid.
Compared to Gaia, the NPCs in other companies' games looked dull and stupid, practically brain-dead.
It was like heaven and earth!
"To actually put such an intelligent AI in a single-player game…"
"Hiss, what exactly is Microsoft planning? Is it for AI training?"
"Letting the AI interact with more people so it can learn and grow on its own."
The director tapped on the table, frowning. "Once Subnautica is released, we need to study this aspect carefully as well."
"Even if we can't make a game as good as Subnautica, creating a highly intelligent AI would still be great."
At this moment, it wasn't just Valve that held such doubts and ideas.
Nintendo, Ubisoft, and even Microsoft, the eternal scapegoat that Valve had always considered, along with Apple and Tesla, were all quietly paying attention to Subnautica.
If Silent Hill PT had only amazed the domestic and international gaming industry and players, then Subnautica had truly broken out. Not a single major internet company wasn't paying attention!
As for the overseas internet companies, while they were amazed, they once again mobilized their networks and began searching high and low for this New World Studio.
They had all keenly sensed that what Subnautica contained was far more than just game technology!
For a time, whether people or these major companies, all of them awaited the release of Subnautica with their own different purposes!
Jenny woke up in a daze.
The sunlight from outside the window shone onto her face, and she suddenly realized that it was already the next morning!
Yesterday she had been too tired. She had only planned to lie on the bed and rest for a bit, but she ended up falling straight asleep.
"Sigh, this game is really tiring." Jenny muttered as she sat up from the bed. Only then did she notice that she was covered with a blanket and her shoes had been taken off.
No need to think about it. It must have been her little brother who did it all.
A warm current flowed through her heart. Jenny got out of bed and stretched her limbs, only to find that they were still somewhat sore.
After all, it had been a long time since she had exercised this hard.
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