Super Spender

Chapter 419: 413 Completely Fired Up

“A true cinematic visual, the revolutionary MMORPG World is here! A movie created entirely from game graphics, are you ready?” With posts like these, the forums blew up. The game World, due to Activision Blizzard’s recent promotions, had already created quite a stir in the Federation. But now, with this post gaining popularity and being pinned in numerous forums, players who were already inclined toward gaming were immediately drawn in.

The whole post looked no different from movie promotions, instead seeming to advertise the game World. But players entering the post, of course, would open the video to see what a game video filmed by players would look like. Upon viewing, almost everyone was stunned. Are you sure this video was made from game footage? Could this be a trailer for a blockbuster film from Floral Village?

Scouring the rest of the content within the post, they were indeed certain that this was a video filmed by a group of gamers using in-game footage. The only thing they did was max out the special effects settings. There was no touch of professional visual effect companies, nor were they filmed with cameras. But the quality of such visuals… and those special effects… were simply mind-blowing!

However, after watching the video, many players expressed interest. The video was only around five minutes long, but any viewer could tell it was a story – and a very exciting one it was. Though, with only five minutes, it barely covered half of the plot if not less.

One could see that, under every post across different forums and websites, most of the comments were inquiries about where the video came from. These contents were naturally arranged by Olivia Thatcher, as directed by Finn Lewis, and only Olivia had the capability to spark a hot topic in such a short time. Moreover, the keywords like World, cinematic visuals, player filmed videos, occupied the top spots in Google’s search trends.

Thus, under Olivia’s influence, in less than a week, the whole Federal region was abuzz with the game World. But despite the game’s popularity, a lot of non-gamers also saw the video. They might not be interested in games – even though the graphics of this one were impressive – but they didn’t enjoy MMORPGs. They had no interest in the game, but they were definitely interested in that video! Or more precisely, interested in the story within the video!

Under such circumstances, the entire internet was pushed to its limit. At this point, Rayna Donna admired Finn Lewis beyond measure. At their first meeting, she hadn’t thought much of Finn. But now, she had to truly admire him. No wonder he was capable of becoming the world’s richest person in such a short period of time.

His vision was simply unique, and his way of promotional hype left even Rayna in awe. Now all HQ Films needed to do was to invest all of the 10 million federal coins in advertising in the days leading up to the release! With the support of Concaster, the largest cable TV operator and the second largest Internet service provider in the North Federation, the entire Federation was turned upside down with the news.

The fiery promotional video for the game World was, in fact, the game video for the movie contracted and set to debut in the North Federation by HQ Films and WY! A real-life movie filmed entirely using game graphics! At the same time, HQ Films leaked countless pieces of insider news, such as the five-minute trailer featuring the final boss fight. The incredibly lifelike and mighty behemoth in that footage left every viewer across the Federation in great shock.

Even though they were used to breathtaking scenes from big blockbuster movies, those shots didn’t compare to this trailer, where every single detail and aspect was intricately showcased. For normal movies, more complex scenes meant a higher expenditure on special effects.

However, this wasn’t the case for games. As long as you have the time, you could film every detail of a boss battle! Under such circumstances, the unprecedented mighty special effects had left many non-gamers awestruck. Is this really from a game? Are we being fooled? Or could this whole event just be a promotional stunt? A Flame Nation movie debuting in the North Federation, using a game video as a gimmick?

Not long after, Activision Blizzard released World’s character customization system, showcasing how players could as if mould their character’s faces to be so lifelike that you would barely tell them apart from real people. People were shocked, as it was in the details that true knowledge was seen, and from this character customization system one could see just how realistic this game was!

One could say that the movie made up entirely from game content had already become a sensation in the North Federation, which could attest to the professionalism of their media, where freedom of speech was highly valued. As HQ Films’ promotional efforts heated up, and with the video becoming such a trend, the media in the Federation, especially those specialising in movies, naturally wouldn’t let this topic slide.

Unlike domestic media, who would either be consistently bashing or praising, these media houses would evaluate based solely on the matter at hand. Some stated that although the video was filmed inside a game, its release showed that HQ Films had a high regard for the quality of this game video, and judging from the two promotional trailers, the quality of the movie was indeed impressive.

Other media analyzed from the perspective of the filming method, noting that if it was indeed as advertised by HQ Films – a point now proven true by both Activision Blizzard and WY, considering they now had the same owner – neither would gloss over this. They published rules for the video competition on their official websites.