Familiar screens and faces, but an unfamiliar platform and interface.
That's what new users felt when they first logged into Twitch.
Jas Han was busy adjusting the unfamiliar interface, wondering if those users understood what he was going through.
"Just a mont, I'm still getting used to it."
He whistled casually, as was typical of Jas.
However, the viewers were not in a patient mood to wait for him.
『Luka: Hurry up and play the ga!』
Soone in the chat said.
And it wasn't just that one person's opinion.
As soon as today's broadcast started, the thousands of people who had rushed in were all feeling the sa way.
Well, isn't Hellic 2 hotter in the gaming industry than AAA-rated gas these days?
The situation was such that even the ending praised by Aldred Russo was a topic of curiosity to the tip of one's head.
But that's not all.
『Dadbom: Haven't you heard anything about the release from the developer's side?』
Those who had been watching his broadcasts for quite so ti knew.
Jas Han's first broadcast was the Easter egg reveal of Hellic 1, and the fact that he had a personal connection with the director of Hellic.
No, it was Yeonho who initially suggested broadcasting to him.
As a result, viewers were piling up in the chat, hoping for aningful information to co out.
In addition to his fans, there were fans of Hellic, gaming industry professionals, and even gars from Korean communities, so the viewer count was already approaching 5,000.
In such heated interest, Jas finally finished his leisurely setup amidst the chaos.
"Sorry for the delay. As you can see, there were platform migration issues, and besides that, I received the closed beta version."
Jas shrugged.
"I ended up playing for a whole week."
The chat froze for a mont.
In summary, it was like this:
『Luka: ...You're saying you were late because you were playing a ga?』
Jas snapped his fingers.
"Correct!"
From the viewer's perspective, their frustration was about to explode.
After all, isn't playing the ga the main focus of a gaming broadcast? Is this even reasonable?
The chat filled with voices of dissatisfaction.
However, Jas said, "Wait a minute."
"Why are you guys so upset? Should I start over? Hey, and you, chat in English. It's hard to read Korean."
The chat went quiet as if ghosts had taken over.
Most viewers knew that Jas was a man of his word, even if he was being shaless.
However, the reason his broadcast didn't fail was one thing.
『DoDorian: If only there was one more guy who plays gas like him...』
No one could replace his performance.
Jas confird the quiet chat and then nodded his head, switching the screen.
"Okay, let's go smoothly."
Click—
With the sound, what appeared was a grey sea under a crimson sky, and in the centre, the title.
[Hellic 2: Hell Of Alice]
It was the ga's intro screen.
"As promised, I've co to do a live broadcast of gaplay. I roughly know the route, and I've completed the clear strategy. Today's content is a speed run in the new ga."
The most perfect training is training that makes you not realize you are being trained.
That was Jas's philosophy, and it was working today as well.
『Luka: This is it!!!
Dadbom: All the way to the ending, right? Huh? Are you showing us the ending today?
DoDorian: No! It should not be a speed run; you should explain from the beginning slowly!!!』
Cheers and screams erupted simultaneously, and Jas wore a satisfied smile.
"Great!"
He took pleasure in the fact that he could control others' emotions, a perverted nature that defined the man Jas Han.
A week of preparation for today, there could be no mistakes.
There was no hesitation in his actions.
"Let's go!"
[START]
The ga had begun.
At the top of the screen, a tir started ticking away.
Even the viewers who had been venting their frustration now began to focus on the ga as it had started.
There was no mont to lose.
And so, the mont arrived when the first cinematic played, featuring a girl collapsed on the beach.
[SKIP]
Suddenly, the screen transitioned to the in-ga view.
『Luka: ...?』
Before anyone could voice their questions, the action began.
Thud!
Alice ran forward without even bothering to check the items she had got.
And thus, the first encounter with a monster.
Bang! Bang! Pwang!
Alice swiftly shot down the black skeleton with her agile movents.
Once again, he didn't waste ti checking the items she had acquired and moved on to the next.
『Zessica: ...Hey, wait a mont.』
There was no stopping her.
Alice was running ahead like a butterfly.
Before they knew it, the map had transitioned to Chapter 1.
Just as another cinematic was about to play.
[SKIP]
The screen switched to the in-ga view again.
Slowly, the viewers started to feel uneasy.
『Dadbom: Could it be...』
It was as they suspected.
Jas spoke with a twitching nose.
Even in the midst of it all, one hand deftly manipulated the keyboard.
"A speed run, really?"
Bang! Pababang!
Alice was mowing down waves of enemies with her shotgun.
Viewers couldn't understand, and perhaps they never would, the incredible control Jas had over the ga. But it wasn't just the controls that baffled them.
They found themselves in a situation where they couldn't understand the ga's story, the identity of the girl and the butterfly, or the future encounters with the Warden.
This was sothing none of the people who looked forward to today had ever expected.
But there was no one who could stop it.
The controller was in Jas's hands.
Pabang!
All they could do was watch Jas navigate through Chapter 1, which had beco longer than the demo version, in a bizarre and unconventional way.
It was just a matter of witnessing the god that had earned a great reputation in the demo version crumble under his grasp, without even bothering to check the items acquired.
So, the viewers were even more heartbroken.
『Kiss: The shotgun looks fun...』
Even though it should have been a situation to be angry about, what welled up was simply envy.
『micetester: The chapter length has increased quite a bit. In the demo version, it was impossible to farm this much currency at this point.』
The closed beta was different from what they had already experienced in the demo version.
They couldn't even use the term "newbie."
It was still a fruit they hadn't been granted permission to pick, making it all the more tantalizing, knowing that soday they would be allowed.
"I'll go faster."
And so, when Chapter 2 arrived and Alice reached the yet-to-be-revealed area, the viewers' despair and thirst deepened imasurably.
He was as fast as he had claid.
That's why he had drawn the viewers in so effectively.
The explanation of Chapter 2 through the speech bubbles from the butterfly.
[SKIP]
Even the script written on the objects.
[SKIP]
Even the patterns of monsters and gimmicks of bosses.
[SKIP]
Everything except the specific patterns that had to be shown inevitably was skipped.
Viewers watched in awe as Jas progressed all the way to Chapter 4, both hands free.
At so point, the atmosphere in the chat changed.
『Luka: Wow, Chapter 4 is no joke, huh?』
Now, none of them were discussing the ending.
They were captivated by the building of the character, the implented maps, and the excitent from the battles.
It was a magic only Jas could perform.
It was also a mix of intentions from Yeonho.
"It was fun. The ga itself was just enjoyable."
Hellic 2 was solely known for its ending.
Because a gaming industry legend focused only on the ending.
That's why Yeonho had to speak.
There are many remarkable aspects to Hellic 2 besides the ending.
『Dadbom: They mixed art design with artistic techniques. Unique. That's very tasteful.』
When visual stimulation continues, art becos prominent.
『Kiss: The sound cos in occasionally. Will they release the soundtrack separately?』
In crucial monts, the sound that pops in adds flavour.
『DoDorian: Is this the final build? No, is this a slingshot?』
Providing achievable goals as a player stimulates the sense of challenge.
Such monts continued until the end.
Kugugung—
The human with a sheep's head pulls out a spear that was piercing through its body.
Jas chuckled.
"This guy is especially tough. After the final boss."
He didn't elaborate further.
He just began facing the enemy with a slingshot.
It was truly a performance art.
No, not just this mont, but the entire broadcast today.
Without any explanations, he concealed as much as possible, uncovering gimmicks that others wouldn't even understand, providing such an ecstatic experience that it couldn't be described in any way other than performance art.
In the midst of it, viewers marvelled once again.
『Khanzing: For polygon like combat, it doesn't make sense.』
Even if he added artistic depth with various techniques, the base was still ploygons.
But it couldn't be without a sense of unfamiliarity. In monts when specific patterns and gimmicks appeared in the battle, the intuitiveness of angles, sound, art, and patterns harmoniously emphasized the imrsion, skyrocketing it to an unimaginable level.
Jas only touched upon that part.
"When directing patterns, I just had to focus on unravelling gimmicks, so it was convenient. The combat difficulty is quite well-balanced."
It was done skilfully.
The mont viewers let his words pass.
Finally, soone noticed a fact.
『Kiss: It's been over three hours since he started playing? We've been skipping like crazy, but?』
In no ti, the playti had exceeded three hours.
What did that an?
It ant that Hellic 2 had more volu of content than what viewers had in mind.
Jas replied to that.
"If you play normally, it would take over 10 hours, right? Oh, of course, without dying."
The chat suddenly skyrocketed to a speed that couldn't be read, montarily paralyzed.
Jas added with a smile.
"So, about a week. This idea was of showcasing a playthrough of all chapters. That's the reason I am doing this."
The fact that the highly anticipated new release had a large amount of content was good news.
Viewers began to cheer for the aningful information.
However, the masterpiece that would satisfy them had not yet been revealed.
『micetester: So, when's the cao appearance?』
Most viewers waiting for Hellic 2 shared this goal.
In a situation where they had already given up on many things, they had learned quite a bit about the advantages of Hellic besides that.
But the cao appearance was sothing they couldn't give up on, and many viewers began to sympathize with "micetester's" ssage.
It's only natural that they would want to know how the protagonist of the previous work which is appearing in the sequel. How it would be involved in the ga, especially after showcasing such a shocking visual in the trailer.
However, there was a regrettable thing.
The fact that what they precisely hoped for did not happen.
Chapter 4, the mont when the sheep with human body, the final boss of Hell of Destruction, fell.
Thunk―
The ga was over.
『Dadbom: ?
Luka: ???
Kiss: What's going on?
Khanzing: Is it a bug?
micetester: Hey, the ga just shut down.』
Everyone thought it was a temporary bug.
They thought it was a common error that could occur in the closed beta version.
But it wasn't.
"It's not a bug. I turned it off."
Jas said.
"I'll stop here. It's a spoiler beyond this point."
Jas, who was saying that, was smiling too brightly.
"But when I think about it, yeah, it makes sense. It wouldn't be fun if you knew the ending in advance. This ending can be spoiled if you play it a second ti."
He turned on the camcorder screen.
On the full screen, Jas, who had started to grow a beard, waved his hand.
"I have to play the ga again. That's it for today. You all worked hard. Oh, they're about to announce the release date soon. Keep an eye on social dia."
Beep―!
The broadcast turned off.
Suddenly, as if throwing the kids who had been lost in a dream back into reality.
As a matter of course, the chat window was filled only with empty cries.
[WaitingforHellic2: You, you [expletive]!!!]
Nickna 'WaitingforHellic2,' real na Kang Seokhoon.
He cried today because he felt so unjust.
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