A Menu Interface Seamlessly Connected to the Game

"I'm awesome!"

Two simple words expressed his feelings at that moment.

Before him was a brand new, highly realistic menu interface.

That was a first-person perspective from someone peering out the window.

And the VR camera lens of the Zai Zong perfectly overlaps with his perspective.

The window in front of me was old and blackened, the sliding panels long gone. All that remained was the rotten, moldy frame.

Five equally old wooden planks were firmly nailed to the window, serving as window panels.

The text above is also clearly and prominently engraved.

'Start', 'Continue', 'Settings', 'Collect', 'Exit'.

At this moment, the first-person perspective, which perfectly overlaps with the VR camera, peers nervously out through the gaps in the wooden planks, seemingly wary of some eerie presence.

Those two wrinkled and filthy hands were still gripping the wooden plank tightly, as if it were his last line of defense.

Outside the window, it was Pitch Black.

The trees and leaves could only be vaguely seen in the darkness by the dim light from inside the house.

A gust of wind blows.

The rustling sound constantly lingered in Zai Zong's ears, so realistic that it felt like he was actually there.

The atmosphere was tense, as if something might suddenly burst out and attack at any moment.

The Zai Zong surprised when he saw it.

"Holy crap, guys, this menu interface looks fucking realistic!"

"I don't know how it looks to you guys watching from behind a screen, but to me it's no different from reality!"

With Zai Zong's head moved, and the first-person perspective in the menu shifted accordingly.

It was as if Zai Zong himself was leaning against the window, so smooth and silky.

"Look at this! The grain on the wooden planks, the rotten window frame, and the leaves drifting by outside—damn, it's incredible!"

"Guys! Apart from not being able to smell anything, the quality of this menu is ridiculously high!"

Looking at this realistic menu, Zai Zong couldn't help but recall the original menu from "Dark Forest".

It was a gray, forest-like interface.

Several small, withered trees were scattered all around, creating a sense of loneliness and desolation.

And right in the middle is the trunk of a sturdy tree.

The menu options are located on this branch.

Today, it has undergone a tremendous transformation.

The remastered version not only perfectly showcases the flexible perspective of VR, but also meticulously portrays every move of the menu characters.

It truly is a 'surprise' that gave players a real shock even before they officially started playing!

However, the audience didn't buy into Zai Zong's self-indulgence.

They're here to see you fail, not to hear you pontificate!

Get into the game right now!

One particularly loyal fan posted a striking message about giving away 100 yuan.

It says on it:

Your ranking has dropped to third, why are you still dawdling? Are you going to play or not? If not, I'm going to check out Xin Xin's ranked first.

Faced with the audience's urging, Zai Zong quickly said all sorts of nice things and pursed his lips.

Start experiencing it seriously now.

He looked at the wooden board above the broken window with the word 'Setup' engraved on it.

With a flick of the joystick in his right hand, the hand that was originally supporting himself against the wall in the game's first-person perspective also moved, grabbing onto the wooden board with the word "Settings" on it.

As Zai Zong pressed the button, the game's perspective suddenly shifted, and he looked down at a writing tablet in his hand.

It looks like some kind of record document.

However, the settings listed above are common game settings such as graphics quality, controls, and resolution.

Without hesitation, Zai Zong turned the picture quality up to the highest level.

Nothing special, the machine is awesome, so I just wanted to squeeze the most out of the graphics card.

After setting up the game, Zai Zong returned to the menu interface, and the first-person perspective in the game also looked up again, cautiously peering through the cracks in the wood outside.

This time, he chose the topmost wooden board with the word 'beginning' carved on it.

The first-person perspective in the menu is also firmly grasped.

Finally, when Zai Zong pressed the joystick button, the game officially began!

The options carved on the wooden board, such as 'Start' and 'Exit', disappeared one after another.

The first-person camera, which was originally positioned by the window, gradually moved back, away from the window.

The next second, the menu view and the game view seamlessly switch!

The Zai Zong was shocked to find that he could move again!

The character he's currently controlling is the one peering out the window in the menu interface!

This made him yell "Holy crap!" and then he quickly turned around to look at his surroundings.

"Sure enough, holy crap!"

"Zai Zong exclaimed again."

Before him stood a small, cluttered room.

On the left, there is a dilapidated wooden table about 1.6 meters long, with various documents and materials scattered on it.

On the right, there is an alcohol distillation device covered in dust and cobwebs, which looks like it hasn't been used for a long time.

In the middle, there was only a crooked rug that hadn't been cleaned.

In the corner of the wall, there was a pile of potatoes of different sizes. Some of them had even sprouted new shoots.

This room.

That's it.

Zai Zong swallowed hard, turned around again, and behind him was the nailed-sealed wooden window that had been the menu option before.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar room before him, he almost instantly understood what kind of character he was controlling.

Doctor!

The person who once saved lives in the game, hoping to do his part to help the forest villagers get rid of their illnesses!

Unfortunately, the village has limited resources and lacks a sterile surgical environment and suitable assistants.

The doctor was helpless, and the painful reality forced him to watch as the villagers died one by one in agony.

Over time, he eventually became the target of the villagers' anger.

They believed he was a quack doctor, and that his incompetence had caused the deaths of so many people.

Players who have played the original Dark Forest know that the protagonist of the Prologue is the doctor.

That is, the person that Zai Zong currently controlling.

According to the original plot, the doctor had already fled the village to save his life and had gone to live alone somewhere in the forest.

However, they could escape the village but not the forest.

Despite his rationality and kindness, he gradually began to go mad and become terrifying under the influence of the eerie forest.

The Prologue tells the story of how the doctor, while exploring the eastern part of the forest to refuel the generator, discovered a man who had fainted.

This man is the true protagonist.

Later, the doctor found a key engraved with the number '21' on the real protagonist's body, and based on his clothing, concluded that the man had come from outside the forest.

So the doctor took the real protagonist home, tied him up, and tortured him severely.

Players will then control the true protagonist, exploring the doctor's house and uncovering his secrets.

At the same time, the first nighttime incident occurred here.

This is the story of the entire Prologue in the original version.

Later, starting from the Chapter 1, the protagonist officially changed to the man who fainted.

The main mission is to survive the night in the eerie forest while finding the doctor and retrieving the key.

Until you clear the gate.

Zai Zong played the original Dark Forest and knew that the entire Prologue, except for the events of the last night, was almost entirely without danger.

Now, who knows if the VR remake will cause some trouble in the Prologue?

After all, CA reviewers have said that the remake of Dark Forest is scarier than the previous Horror Games.

Zai Zong a deep breath and looked towards the room door.

He knew that once he stepped out of that door, the Prologue of the story would officially begin.

"Brothers, get ready, let's go through the Prologue first and see if there are any differences between Prologue and the original!"