Chapter 108 - Ten Years In Video Games, Nine Years in CG (1/2)

Chinese RTS fans were also discussing this brand new RTS game.

In a community of Legion Conquest players.

“I heard there’s a new Chinese RTS game that is quite popular recently.”

“I’ve also heard. I think it’s called Warcraft. It uses Western Fantasy.”

“…Really? I thought Western Fantasy and RTS games are taboo in the Chinese video game industry. Didn’t Emperor Dynasty and Zen break themselves trying? Who would be daring enough to try the two together at once?”

“Thunderbolt Entertainment, the one owned by Chen Mo.”

“Chen Mo? Never heard of him.”

“You’ve heard of Plants vs Zombies and I Am MT right?”

“Huh? Isn’t that a mobile game company? They’re moving onto PC games? RTS games at that?”

“So brave…”

“But I’ve heard this guy has some magical powers or something, no matter what genre they tap into, the game becomes insanely popular. I’m downloading Warcraft as we speak, I’ll let you guys know how it goes.”

“Go forth! The people of our village will be waiting for your good news!”

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Everybody in that community were RTS fans, and a large majority of them played Legion Conquest.

One of the admins in the group, Kaiser asked, “What? New RTS game? Send me the link, I’ll try it out too.”

Many replies came after the message.

“Wow, K-god wants to try it himself? Alright, I’ve got something to look forward to too.

“Even K-god is getting the itch, alright, I’ll try it out too.”

“K-god, you can download Warcraft from Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, it’s just a search away.”

This Kaiser guy was well known in the Chinese RTS community. There are a few superstars in LEgion Conquest, and Kaiser was one of them.

However, Kaiser wasn’t the best of the best, and was only top ten in the country. The reason he was famous was because he’d always criticise Legion Conquest on various forums, and was even known to give the developer suggestions, and of course, almost none of them have been used.

Kaiser was seen as the prime source of opinion in the RTS community in China. He had also made a tutorial series for Legion Conquest, and also had his own fan base.

This guy was usually quiet year round, and seemed like the cool, quiet type. But they couldn’t help but speak out after hearing about a new RTS game being released.

In reality, this K-god with a huge fan base was just a second-year senior student.

Xue Kai, game ID: Kaiser, 17 years old, legend in Legion Conquest.

Xua Kai came from a well-off family, a huge fan of RTS games, and gained a huge fan base through streaming and videos. However, he still had many strong opinions on LEgion Conquest.

He had also expressed his opinions to the developers, as it’s an overseas game, even if Xue Kai got someone to translate his recommendations, the developers of Legion Conquest wouldn’t even bat an eye.

Therefore, Xue Kai had been waiting for a better RTS game to appear. Upon hearing that a Chinese designer developed an RTS game, he tried it out filled with hope.

What if. What if the game was actually kinda fun?

After finding Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, he registered a Thunderbolt Game Pass and downloaded Warcraft.

It didn’t take long before the download finished.

The icon was a young man who was filled with evil intent. Although it was difficult to tell from such a small icon, it felt really nice.

Xue Kai double clicked the icon to enter the game.

The logo of Thunderbolt Gaming flashed across the screen/

An ominous gust of wind, the camera zoomed through the clouds, free as a bird.

Following the ominous winds, a melodious tune started playing.

A crow flew over the snow covered peak, through a desolate gorge, finally reaching a populous human city.

The palace of humans, the imperial capital of Lordaeron

There was chattering, and the king, Terenas, sat on the throne deep in thought.

At the same time, the crow flew out of nowhere right in front of the king.

The background music turned dark, and the ominous crow drew the attention of the king.

As everyone else in the room was chattering, the crow started to glow a suspicious green, and turned into a human as people were panicking.

Medivh.

His face was hooded, but his voice could be heard throughout the entire castle.

“Humans are in danger. The tides of darkness will arrive again, and the world is on the edge of war!

“The only hope for your people is to move west, to the forgotten lands, Kalimdor!”

The king was visibly upset, standing up from his throne, “I don’t know who you are or what you believe in, but now is not the time for prophecies! If our country goes to war, we will decide how to protect our citizens! Not you!”

At this moment, the background music turned into a sad melancholic tone.

Medivh’s now had a disappointed tone, “I’ve once lost my humanity, but I won’t let that happen again.

“If you can’t solve the problem, I’ll get someone else you will.”

Medivh turned around and took his leave, leaving one message behind.

“I’ve warned you, and the fates are in your hand.”

The screen turned black, signaling the end of the cinematic before entering the game.

Although it was short it contained a lot of information. Xue Kai didn’t pay much attention to the story of Azeroth previously, but he had gotten a lot of information from this cinematic.