SEC Chapter 43 Is your balance correct?
Chapter 43 Is your balance correct?
After modification, the original control buttons were changed to a layout of one joystick and four large buttons.
After just one game, Sam was completely convinced.
"Hey bro, what's going on? Is this some kind of fun?"
This was the first time Sam had ever felt this way.
He controls every action of the character in real time; every subtle movement is personally controlled by him.
This sense of control brings an unparalleled sense of immersion and impact.
Even through a screen, even if it's just a few pixelated figures without any animation or textures, it's the same.
"Shu Ting!"
Overwhelmed with emotion, Sam couldn't help but shout out.
He gripped the joystick, quickly rotated it half a circle forward, and simultaneously pressed the button.
A ball of light, also without any textures, flew rapidly toward Lin Lixin.
Whenever Lin Lixin tried to press forward, Sam would launch a series of attacks to suppress him, and if Lin Lixin didn't move, he would also stay still.
Unfortunately, the game is not yet fully developed, so detailed controls such as crouching to dodge mid-range attacks and jumping in are not available.
Lin Lixin could only squat by the edge of the screen and keep blocking, his face growing darker and darker.
"How come I never noticed you were born this way before?"
"What are you talking about! You designed this serve yourself, I think it's quite fun, Shu Ting!"
……
The development work for Street Fighter was more extensive than that of its predecessors.
It even has more levels than Metal Gear Solid, which has a full two hundred levels.
The reason, of course, lies in the art itself.
Each character includes several complex animations.
Even with meticulous copying from video footage and outsourcing to a studio, it still took nearly two months to complete the game's test version.
In addition to "Flying Dragon" and "Guy," the initial cast includes several characters representing different martial arts styles from various regions.
Hadou-ryu Karate, Ryu from Japan.
Zangief, the world-class wrestler, floor plan expert, and muscular man whom the Russians are most proud of.
The special agent-enhanced soldier is also the good-looking Cammy White.
And Chun-Li, whom Lin Li-xin specially designed after a day of art training.
Chun-Li is arguably the most representative and popular Chinese character in the Street Fighter series.
A bun hairstyle, a blue cheongsam, and of course, a pair of strong and beautiful legs.
As for Chun-Li's action sequences, they were actually filmed separately by Brandon Lee and Vivian, with the emphasis on individualized instruction.
On the day of the trial, Lin Lixin specially invited Brandon Lee and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who served as the prototypes for the character designs.
Looking at the arcade machine in front of him, especially its control panel which was completely different from any he had seen before, Li Guohao's intense curiosity was palpable.
As the martial arts choreographer for Street Fighter, he is probably the one with the most in-depth understanding of the moves that appear in the game.
Especially when he thought about Lin Lixin's unreasonable demands, such as moves that were completely illogical in martial arts, like "inverted whirlwind" and "whirlwind kick," his curiosity grew even stronger.
He was really curious to see what those fantastical actions in real life would look like in a video game.
As for Schwarzenegger, he was just there for the fun of it.
Since Lin Lixin invited him, he should at least come and show his support.
Li Guohao glanced at the control panel, where the four buttons were labeled "light punch, light kick, heavy punch, heavy kick".
It looks like each character has four moves, which is quite interesting.
The character selection interface is very interesting, with several national flags marked on a pixelated map.
As the two players choose different roles, the roles' identities will be displayed on the map.
The results were not surprising: Brandon Lee chose "Dragon," while Schwarzenegger chose "Guy."
"This is the first time I've seen a joystick like this. What's it for?"
Schwarzenegger tried shaking it once, and Guile followed suit.
All I can say is stay tuned.
Lin Lixin deliberately kept everyone in suspense.
The most fun part of a game is often when you first start playing and exploring it.
He didn't want to spoil the moment by giving away spoilers.
As a member of the development team, Sam naturally had already tried it out early on.
His ability to control his facial expressions was far inferior to Lin Lixin's. He had already pulled up a stool and sat down in front of the two of them, intending to watch a good show.
It has to be said that fighting games are truly games with an extremely low skill floor and an extremely high skill ceiling.
Even a complete novice who is completely unfamiliar with combo routines can make them look decent by randomly slapping buttons after getting familiar with the controls.
Li Guohao and his partner quickly figured out how to play and began to test each other's moves.
Brandon Lee learned martial arts from his father and brought that spirit into video games.
He didn't rush to attack, but carefully maintained the distance between them.
"Wow, she can already do stand-up balance right after starting out?"
Lin Lixin was secretly surprised and had to admit that martial arts really are a kind of interconnected knowledge.
As for Schwarzenegger, he doesn't care so much. Look at Guile's solid muscles. If he were to be cautious, it would be a disgrace to the family!
attack!
Schwarzenegger has already positioned Guile as a powerful offensive player.
Guile is a character who relies on charging up his power, and in terms of mobility, he is definitely outmatched by Wyvern.
Aside from landing a single blow the first time due to unfamiliarity with the distance between punches and kicks, every subsequent attack was effortlessly neutralized.
Brandon Lee even figured out the blocking mechanism on his own during this process, making him increasingly reliable.
Finally, after another round of attacks from Schwarzenegger, Brandon Lee astutely seized a moment of weakness in the opponent's recovery and delivered a powerful kick.
He was then met with a fierce and relentless attack.
Unlike Brandon Lee, Schwarzenegger didn't try to parry and block, and was quickly exploited with several openings, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.
But Li Guohao wasn't in a hurry. After each few strikes, he would quickly create a precise distance, putting the concepts of positional return and differential return to the extreme.
The result was not surprising; Schwarzenegger, who did not understand the Ghostly Spirit and lacked advanced techniques, was naturally defeated quickly.
He scratched his head, clearly not having enjoyed the game much and not having had much fun.
"Mr. Lin... I can understand that you, as a fellow Chinese, admire Bruce Lee, but I think such a balance-breaking character will only make the game less interesting."
Although he didn't understand video games, he could clearly sense that the dragon's speed in all aspects far exceeded that of his own Guile.
"Mr. Arnold!" Sam exclaimed excitedly. "If you trust me, I can play for you! I love playing Guile, he's really good!"
"Can such slow movements be compensated for by skill?" Schwarzenegger was somewhat skeptical, but he still obediently gave up his position and let Sam take over.
……
"Shu Ting! Sonic! Shu Ting! Shu Ting!..."
Li Guohao squatted helplessly by the edge of the screen, watching Sam keep firing his projectiles, feeling both annoyed and amused.
However, both he and Schwarzenegger were somewhat surprised.
Because they had never seen this move before when they were playing it.
Li Guohao tried several times but failed to break through Sam's Turtle Wave Blockade, and had no choice but to give up resisting.
"Guohao, if you don't mind, I'll take care of him?"
Lin Lixin chuckled and gently patted Li Guohao on the shoulder.