Whoever Buys It Is a Sucker

The loading screen released by this Er Huo left players in front of their screens with only two words in mind.

Disorganized.

Yes, the entire loading screen looks cluttered and messy at first glance.

The upper part is a huge ship sailing in the starry universe. It looks ordinary and nothing special.

The lower half is filled with densely packed Chinese characters, which appear to be background information, and there are at least a thousand characters at a glance.

Its background is a waterfall of faded 0s and 1s, seemingly intended to convey a sense of technology.

This image might seem a little strange to many players who haven't bought the game or are seeing this interface for the first time.

Because for them, this interface is very different from other games.

Other games' loading screens are either just a simple logo display, or a summary of the mission/plot or game tips, which are both minimalist and easy to understand, yet also intuitive and eye-catching.

But this kind of Ji You seems really outdated.

With all that dense text, it just doesn't look right on a loading screen.

At this moment, the Er Huo spoke up.

[Did everyone see this game loading screen?]

[Players who have played this game should know that when you first enter the game, you will be on this loading screen for at least 3 minutes.]

At first, I thought it was due to poor game optimization. But the loading screen didn't have this problem, which means the developers intentionally kept the screen for so long so that we could clearly see the densely packed 'background information' at the top.

[Did you see the words above? Let me briefly explain the beginning of the story.]

[The movie * Bloody Scientist * is set in the future, in 2050. It tells the story of a manned spaceship transporting a group of scientists from Blue Star to a space station on Jupiter for research. However, the spaceship is hijacked by aliens en route, and the scientists' life support systems are disconnected.]

[Of all the crew members, only our protagonist survives due to his superior physical abilities. There, as a researcher, he discovers the entire ship is inhabited by aliens who intend to travel to Jupiter's space station. He is thus forced to take up arms and become a warrior to protect humanity. Thus begins the story of * The Bloody Scientist *.]

[Alright, let's ignore the game's backstory for now. Seriously, have you ever seen a game cramm its entire backstory onto the loading screen?]

[For a company this big, would it kill you to make an opening animation? Would it kill you to make some background narration? This is a game from 2023! Are you making it look like it's from 2003?]

[And this dense text too, is it like reading a novel through this?! There wasn't a single cutscene after the entire game. I admit, most FPS cutscenes these days are skipped because they're boring, but that's only for a few people! Not everyone skips them! There are still people who want to see the cutscenes!]

[Furthermore, most cutscenes nowadays are rendered in real-time, and the action effects shown from a first-person perspective are far superior to just standing around and having dialogue! But you just cut it off completely, putting everything on the loading screen for us to see ourselves; the whole process is utterly devoid of any fun!]

Is this your attitude?

At this point, the comments section of the video started flooding with messages again.

"Living in Bengbu, saving money and time to this extent, that must be Ji You."

"The more hype Weibo makes, the more humiliating it becomes when it comes to actually doing it."

"I've already skipped the animation for you, do you expect me to read your text description word for word?"

"Since we're making a game, why would we need a cutscene?"

"I admit I'm impatient and often skip animations when playing FPS games. But whether I skip them or not is my business, and whether you have them or not is your business. It's 2023 now, you can't do without these basic elements."

"As someone who has played the game, I can say that this game must have been made on a tight budget, because poverty is evident in everything it does, making it a bit unpleasant to play."

At this moment, the Er Huo's voice rang out again.

The footage in the video remains unchanged, still using the same editing style as "Bloody Scientist".

[The game takes place in outer space, and the enemies you fight are all aliens.]

[So here's the question: Did you expect to see alien landscapes, cosmic scenery, or spectacular planets in the game?]

[Keep dreaming!]

[None of the above will appear in this game that claims to be set in space!]

[You'll spend the next few hours jumping around and running around in a confined spaceship, gun in hand, until the very end. Then you'll be shocked to realize that you haven't seen a single glimpse of the universe until you finish!]

[Yes, the entire game doesn't even have a single window; you're stuck in this poorly optimized spaceship the whole time. Are we not even allowed to see the universe? Can't we even see a planet? Or did they not even make one, only the spaceship? Are you trying to suffocate the players inside?]

[Ji You! If you could even just make a small opening in the spaceship and put in a starry sky texture. jpg, I'd consider it an effort on your part!]

[A game themed around space and space, but it doesn't resemble space at all; it's all just shooting from inside a ship. What a gimmick! What's the difference between this and other FPS games? Isn't it just a reskin? And other FPS games aren't limited to indoor environments; they have outdoor, sky, ocean, and racing levels!]

[What do you have? You're nothing!]

As soon as the Er Huo finished speaking, the players were amused and started typing and spamming the chat with comments.

"Hahahaha, I was wondering why so many streamers were just wandering around inside the spaceship when they played it. Turns out they didn't even make any textures for the outside of the spaceship."

"It was so realistic. I thought I would be able to witness the magnificence of the universe, or the glimpses of planets. But after playing for an entire afternoon, I didn't see a single thing."

"Thank you, content creator, for saving me money."

"I'm such a fool! The game's selling points were horror + shooting, and the interstellar universe was a bonus. But when I got in, I found out there was no space, no horror, just shooting! Damn it! I spent 398 yuan to play this?"

"Don't you get tired of being inside the spaceship all the time? I know I definitely will, I personally think it's not very fun."

The players' discussions were mixed, but that didn't stop the video from playing.

Soon, the Er Huo's distinctive Tianjin accent came through again.

Having discussed these obvious issues, let's now look at the most fundamental problem with * Bloody Scientist *.

[Those of you here probably still remember how Ji You hyped up their game back then, right?]

[That's right, 'horror' + 'shooting'.]

As they were speaking, a screenshot appeared on the screen.

It was none other than the earliest promotional article posted by Weibo Ji You.

The phrases like "have fun," "play easily," "face your fears," and "annihilate everything" seem somewhat ridiculous to today's players.

Furthermore, the blog post also subtly satirized Only Game, saying that their game development had put the cart before the horse, causing players to live in fear and becoming the ones being played by the game.

However, players disagreed with the Ji You's statement, believing that this is the true charm of Horror Games.

Those old Horror Games, including the game "Jungle Terror" by Ji You, were all terrible.

So, the players in front of the screen, especially those who hadn't played the game or watched the live stream, were eager to see how this Er Huo would critique the so-called "horror-inducing game."

The very first thing he said did not disappoint them.

Is * Bloody Scientist * really scary? I can tell you with certainty, even your 8-year-old sister who's afraid of ghosts can play it!

[I can't say there are no horror elements, but they're definitely not many. Compared to Only Game, they're practically negligible. See for yourselves if you don't believe me.]

As soon as he finished speaking, the editing in the video suddenly changed, showing rows of sleep pods with transparent covers.

Players who had played the game and those who watched the live stream immediately recognized it as the scene from the very beginning of the game, Bloody Scientist.

Sure enough, the next second...

As if receiving some kind of command, the sleep pods simultaneously opened their transparent covers.

Players who had experienced it immediately understood that aliens had taken control of the spaceship and forcibly deactivated the cryogenic switch on the sleep pods, causing the people inside to die due to bodily dysfunction.

The game's protagonist survived only because of his superior physical abilities.

Despite the many flaws at the beginning of the game, players who have played it or watched it from afar no longer care.

Because they know what will happen next.

The video then shifts to the protagonist's first-person perspective.

He then walked out of the cabin and into a futuristic corridor.

Then he continued forward, walking to the end of the passageway where there were no forks in the road.

At this moment, eerie music gradually began to play.

It seems that the closer the protagonist gets to the end of the corridor, the more likely a crisis is to occur ahead.

Even if many players in front of the screen had never played the game before, they could tell from the looks of it that something was going to happen at the end of the corridor.

After all, the atmosphere has been built up to this point, it would be unreasonable if nothing happened between you.

Furthermore, this eerie music, which clearly indicates that there is high energy ahead, really makes it impossible for players who haven't played it before to feel scared.

Yes, but we must remain vigilant.

Sure enough, the next second...

A loud sound effect suddenly rang out.

A few meters from the passageway, a Spider Alien dragged a human corpse across the passage!

Then

That was the end of it.

At this moment, the comments section exploded.

"That's it? That's it? That's it?"

"Wow, that's terrifying! It scared me to death, hahaha."

"How can this level of terror compare to the Only Game?"

"With that kind of scary method, I knew it was going to fart even before it took its pants off!"

"Don't tell me this is the horror that Ji You. If it is, then I really can't be happy."

As the players' comments flooded the chat, the Er Huo spoke up again.

[Initially, when Ji You publicly promoted its so-called innovation of combining horror and shooting, I personally didn't think there was anything wrong with it, after all, in Dark Forest you could use guns to fight monsters.]

[However, the "exhilaration" that the Ji You later mentioned left me racking my brains trying to figure out how to make players feel exhilarated in a Horror Games.]

[As expected, "Bloody Scientist" proved they couldn't do it.]

[I originally thought that after the failure of "Jungle Terror," Ji You would learn from its mistakes, refer to the few Only Game on the market, and finally deliver a satisfactory result to the players.]

[That's it??? Guys, I can honestly say with absolute certainty that if you haven't played any of Shuo Guang's Horror Games, you'll never be scared by the 'horror' of Bloody Scientist!]

[This isn't horror at all! It's no different from those games that masquerade as horror but are actually other genres! It's just an alien-fighting game disguised as Horror Games!]

[No wonder, no wonder they said it was a 'horror-filled game,' apparently they knew they couldn't create a truly terrifying experience, so they specialized in shooting.]

[Ji You, Ji You! And what about that Leap Group?! Look at you guys, there are at least five Horror Games on the market for you to reference, and you even had "Jungle Terror" as a practice game, so how did you manage to flop? What the hell are you doing?]

The question that players cared about most has finally been answered.

For a Horror Games, the first thing players need to know is whether it's scary or not, and whether it lives up to the hype.

Only Game has achieved this.

But Jiyou Network.

Now, when the Er Huo said it, the players secretly thought to themselves, "Just as I expected."

The horror in "Bloody Scientist" is just a cheap attempt to ride the wave of popularity!

So, at this point in the video, the comments section started flooding in.

"I knew it! Trying to find the same thrill as an FPS in Horror Games? That's just wishful thinking!"

"That's right, these two completely different, even opposite, experiences simply cannot be combined."

"Our group leader said from the beginning that ' Bloody Scientist ' was a game that was just riding the wave of popularity, and sure enough, it really was."

"A fusion of horror and excitement that even the Only Game can't achieve. How dare this Ji You?"

"It's not that Horror Games are completely devoid of enjoyment, it's just that the enjoyment comes from different sources. The enjoyment in Shuo Guang's Horror Games mainly focuses on exploration and Random Quest, oh right, and the VR presentation effects."

"I knew this game would be another one designed to elevate the reputation of the Only Game even before it was released."

Following the players' comments, the Er Huo continued to speak.

But this time, it carried a hint of resentment.

[Okay, if you've made it this far, it means you're at least somewhat interested in just how bad * Bloody Scientist * really is.]

[If you still decide to buy and review this product after watching this video, then you don't need to read the following content.]

Otherwise, you probably really won't buy it.

Players who had never played the game or even watched it on the screen immediately raised their eyebrows slightly.

Ha, the game is terrible in every aspect, including optimization, graphics, mechanics, and experience. Is there anything worse than this?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Driven by curiosity that killed the cat, the players continued watching.

Their very first sentence left them stunned.

[Guys, to be honest, Bloody Scientist is an unfinished game; it's never been completed!]

Upon hearing this, the players were surprised and puzzled.

WTF?

The game wasn't finished?

What the heck?

How dare they put it on the market before it was even finished?

Are they just Ji You or are they simply giving up?

Slightly shocked, the players continued watching.

The Er Huo finally spoke up.

[This game has 10 levels, and the total playtime is no more than 5 hours.]

[The first level involves the protagonist waking up, defeating monsters, and finding survivors.]

[The second level involves the protagonist being asked by the survivors to do various tasks, then shooting and running around before returning to report.]

[The third level involves the protagonist being asked by survivors to activate this device or that tool, then shoot around, and return to report.]

[In the fourth level, the protagonist encounters other survivors, and the two groups of survivors conspire to open a switch on a large gate to regain control of the spaceship. Then, you know what happens: the protagonist kills monsters and returns to report back.]

[Level 5.]

[Level 6.]

[Level 7.]

[In level ten, the protagonist finally discovers the alien spaceship's temporary lair and, alone with a large arsenal of heavy weaponry, decides to challenge the boss. And then... that's it, the game is over.]

[Yes! I cleared the game just like that!]

[The game has 10 levels in total. I was busy running around like a pure tool, and when I finally focused all my firepower on defeating the BOSS, the game crashed!?]

[Even more ridiculous is that there was no cutscene at the end of the game, just a single line of text!]

As soon as he finished speaking, a screenshot popped up in the video.

It was a black screen with a line of white text in the middle.

It says on it:

[After experiencing racial invasion, the scientist embarked on a destiny he himself could not have foreseen.]

The next second, the Er Huo started swearing.

[What the hell is this luck?! I spent 398 yuan just for this?!]

[What am I doing running around like a tool in your utterly unoptimized, ancient game? It's all so I can defeat the final boss, end this awful gaming experience as quickly as possible, and then uninstall and archive it.]

[You guys are really something, not even granting me this small wish. An open ending, and no final boss battle at all! I'm such a fool, paying to come here and suffer along with my computer!]

[The game was never finished! Ji You completely cut the levels! But they're clever; to avoid players noticing, they added this line at the end, making it seem like they've created an open ending to fool us.]

[But the problem is, with an open ending, do you create suspense? Is your plot good? Is your protagonist truly compelling? We all know we're about to fight the boss, about to reach the climax, and then you cut it off here, saying you're in a magical phase? What the hell is the point? What is it? What is it???]

The players in front of the screen were completely stunned when they saw this.

It costs 398 yuan, and it's from the Xiyou Platform.

The result is a half-finished, emasculated game?

Some players, in particular, can accept a poor game and outdated graphics.

But they couldn't accept that the game wasn't finished!

Because this money was simply not well spent.

No wonder they canceled the pre-release and released the product ahead of schedule. Isn't this just a way to make a quick buck and run away with the money through hype and gimmicks?

Since the Xiyou Platform doesn't have a rating system, players can only determine the quality of a game online.

But it's extremely easy to do. Just spend some money to hire big influencers to promote it, and give some dog food to some sycophants, and "Bloody Scientist" will definitely receive rave reviews online!

Absolutely amazing!

Ji You really know how to play!

As a result, the video was flooded with comments.

"The Ji You never said there would be any more updates. Does this mean there's really no ending and no boss battle?"

"Good heavens, I must be out of my mind to buy a game like this that's causing so much suffering for me and my computer."

"Interesting, a game where hype outweighs the actual gameplay. They've really mastered the art of capital-driven Ji You development; I guess they'll just be hiring online trolls next."

"Heh, no wonder it's only being released domestically. Who's going to play your game internationally?"

"Why don't I buy my girlfriend a Lolita dress for 398? At least she'll look beautiful and we'll have sex. Your ' Bloody Scientist ' will only make me suffer."

The complaint video came to an end amidst thousands of comments from players.

As a result, many people became aware of the poor quality and censored levels of Bloody Scientist.

Before long, the topic of whoever bought it was wronged became a hot topic online.

but

Ji You will not sit idly by and wait for its demise.

72 hours after the Er Huo posted the video, Ji You made its move!