Is the Protagonist the Mastermind Behind It All?

Sunday, an ordinary and unremarkable day.

For some working professionals who are not working and are resting at home, and for some students who are on holiday and not attending classes, it is a lazy and unmotivated time.

Of all these, only the player community seemed to be particularly energetic.

Because they were thoroughly enjoying themselves in all the games!

Some people are living in fear and trembling in the world of "Control Failure".

The May sun blazed high in the sky, scorching the earth. The air conditioners indoors were turned on early to blast the heat.

Today marks two weeks since the release of Control Failure, or the 15th day.

Over such a long period of time, even the most difficult games have been completed by people one after another.

Then, video websites such as Danmu Network, Youliang. com, and AiPlay. com gradually started showing walkthrough videos of "Control Failure".

There are pure movie-focused videos that keep everyone quiet, videos that are full of rants and rants that are so loud they'd die if they didn't talk, videos that are for beginners, and videos that are live streams or recordings—it's a wide variety of genres.

Even on overseas YouTube channels, live streams of foreigners playing the game have appeared. The variety of formats is also quite extensive.

These videos have garnered a considerable number of views on Chinese Danmu Network, with many likes, comments, and shares, demonstrating players' curiosity and enthusiasm for "Control Failure".

For them, these videos mean that if they get stuck in a game, they can simply remove their VR headset, search on their phone, and instantly access a walkthrough to solve their problems.

Then put them on and continue playing.

Anyway, I'm not a streamer, just a gamer, it's just something I do all the time.

Therefore, the emergence of strategy videos has not only failed to 'spoil' players, but has also made things more convenient for those who are currently experiencing the game.

It even caters to other player groups who are too afraid to play and can only watch live streams and videos.

It's incredibly convenient and has even boosted sales a little.

However, in this kind of game, players only care about running away and dodging, yelling and screaming.

As for the plot, I really don't understand it.

Everyone was too busy escaping to care about the plot.

Even if you find a document, you still can't understand its contents without context.

Therefore, the second benefit of these walkthrough videos is that they have helped many players who couldn't complete the game on their own to understand what the game is all about.

In short, the main plot of "Control Failure" is simply about escaping the facility, albeit with some twists and turns.

At the start, the protagonist D-9341 survives by sheer luck in the control room of W-FBC-0173, and then sees a message on the monitor from the Old AI of W-FBC-0079, who knows the number of times he has been resurrected.

In order to find out what 0079 is, the protagonist hides and sneaks his way to 0079, where he finds a message from his parallel world self, saying that he hopes to travel to the parallel world through W-FBC-0970 'Between Reincarnation' to save people.

And so, after another journey of hiding and dodging, the protagonist followed the clues to a parallel world, only to find that the Containment Sites -19 in this world was already desolate and deserted.

Even the size of the map has inexplicably shrunk considerably.

Then, after looking around, they found A-FBC-1000 ' Bigfoot '. Through the collected documents and conversations with the BOSS, they learned that the parallel world had been destroyed and there was no way to save it.

Even the entire site facilities were submerged in the ocean due to the melting of the glaciers in the north and south.

Then the BOSS battle began. The protagonist's Mechanical Battle Armor was completely destroyed, but he still managed to defeat the BOSS by using the terrain, causing 1000 to fall into the cold deep sea.

Meanwhile, the protagonist, using the mobility boost of his Mechanical Battle Armor, escaped back to 0970 'Between Reincarnation' during the base's collapse and disintegration, and at the last second, pulled the trigger to return to his own world.

The Mechanical Battle Armor were also completely destroyed in this battle and became unusable.

Then, they encountered the bearded man and Ms. Lawrence from the trailer.

They were trapped by a large group of moving, rotting corpses and unable to escape.

This connects to the trailer, explaining how the two characters escaped from the horde of zombies.

Looking back now, it turns out that the protagonist's foresight enabled him to escape danger.

Thus, the three of them decided to collaborate.

Then, the plot changed.

After they teamed up, the three were relentlessly attacked by A-FBC-0106 ' The Terror Elder ', and they only Outlast several times thanks to the protagonist.

The frequent occurrence of these events left the protagonists and their companions bewildered, and without a solution, it would be difficult to escape the facility.

So, by chance, the three protagonists escaped into the archives and discovered the top-secret document A-FBC-0106.

It turns out that the ' Terror Elder ' was once a soldier in World War I!

His rank is corporal, but his name... is...

Lawrence.

In other words, she shares the same name as Ms. Lawrence ...

Next, 0106 strikes again, this time targeting a woman with the same name.

The protagonist was separated from them and began his escape alone.

When they met again, it was already the end of the game.

The protagonist arrives at Gate A and discovers that the bearded man has been shot dead for a long time.

Ms. Lawrence had vanished without a trace, but a pool of Pitch Black, bubbling slime remained on the ground.

Obviously... just like the ending in the trailer...

Then, the protagonist left the facility and came to the surface.

Here, he will face the final boss, A-FBC-0682 ' Immortal Giant Lizard '.

The main storyline is actually quite ordinary and average.

However, it allowed players to experience extreme fear and the ensuing tension and crisis in the game.

The abundance of random events that significantly enhance gameplay greatly enriches the overall replayability.

Especially since it was connected to the trailer, it was completely unexpected that such a thing could be done.

No wonder the trailer's final perspective focuses on the bearded man and Ms. Lawrence, both D-rated characters.

So that's what they meant!

Moreover, in the trailer at the time, no one really knew how Lawrence and the bearded man escaped from a pile of rotting corpses.

I initially thought it was because of the bell that could summon a butler, but it turns out the protagonist just happened to rescue him.

This approach of filling in the blank spaces in the trailer with the main storyline has amazed and impressed players, garnering widespread praise online.

More importantly, players learn about the other identities of A-FBC-0106 ' The Terror Elder ' who has been relentlessly pursuing them!

If it exists, does that mean other anomalies also exist?

Corporal Lawrence, a soldier in World War I...

These hidden details about identities within the game have truly captivated some players, leading them to explore every corner as if under a spell.

Clearly, the setting of the Control Bureau has ignited their curiosity!

In addition, players finally got to see A-FBC-0682, who lived in the lines of Skyhill.

The true form of that so-called ' Immortal Giant Lizard ', and its invincible power evolved over immeasurable years in the illusionary world, was simply incomprehensible!

With a single leap, he destroyed an FBC helicopter. With a single roar, he knocked down a Special Task Force.

Despite being a physical body, it is impervious to swords and spears, and ignores everything.

In one of the endings, this monster survives a nuclear bomb and remains indestructible. How do you defeat it?

So in the final boss battle, the players relied on terrain to limit 0682, and then hurriedly escaped until the end of the game.

The game's end, coupled with so many anomalies, sparked a discussion online.

"Damn it, I knew why I was being chased by that old man in black after meeting that couple. Turns out our names are connected!"

"What old man? That monster from another dimension that can throw people into nine tunnels? That's definitely thrilling."

"Am I the only one who finds the Plague Doctor terrifying? He wears a bird-beak Mask that's not scary, but it just terrifies me, and then everyone chases after him saying they'll treat you, but if you touch him, you die. Sometimes he even randomly plays real-time calculations of how he treated me in the operating room..."

"The parallel worlds weren't fully explored. What a pity. I should have known better than to go see that hairy Wild Man first."

"I only realized there are techniques to shooting the 0682 after watching videos online. I always just rushed in with a gun, no wonder I couldn't beat it."

"Use other anomalies more often when playing 0682. This game is very free. I just grabbed a stone box and threw the blue crystal inside at it. I watched it crystallize, and it made running around much easier afterward."

"I used an abnormal image, and after showing it to it, the two abnormalities started fighting each other..."

"I never expected this. The main storyline is pretty average; all the fun stuff is in the Random Quest."

"But it's satisfying too. The sheer number of anomalies in the game is really exhilarating. Although most of them result in death, it's fine as long as you save your game before using them."

"I still haven't found the knight's helmet from Skyhill. Has anyone found it? Where is it?"

"Let's play through to the second time! You can't memorize the patterns in this game. Playing it again is just like the first time, it's so much fun!"

"The person upstairs is incredibly brave. I almost had a mental breakdown during my first playthrough, and they dared to do it a second time. They're practically warriors."

"I'm playing it now while waiting for the PVP Mode and ' Bloody Scientist,' hoping that the Horror Games from Ji You won't be delayed any longer."

Amidst the heated discussions among online players, they also learned from walkthrough videos that the game's exits are two giant mechanical doors, A and B, and that each door has two different storylines, resulting in four endings.

Currently, none of the walkthrough videos have shown all the endings.

I don't have a full collection either.

This has left players unsure which ending is the real ending and which is the fake ending.

We don't even know if there's a hidden ending.

After all, the game is too big; even a first playthrough takes over a hundred hours.

If you were to play through it again, given the terrifying broken-necked statues and Plague Doctor, it's hard to say how many players would dare to go through it again...

So, just when everyone thought that was how the plot of "Control Failure" was Danmu Network go... Ba Nana, also known as Brother Banana, suddenly updated!

His title immediately attracted the attention of many players.

Control Failure! The site is out of control! The mastermind behind the game is none other than the protagonist himself!

Sorry, I spent some time organizing the clues in the game. I finished writing the next chapter yesterday, but it's a bit messy and I'm experiencing writer's block. This chapter is just extra code to introduce the next one.