Chapter 49

Chapter 49

Eventually, the car came to a stop before the entrance to the asylum.

Sun Yixie stared blankly at the dark, looming buildings in the background, while the sound of cold, rustling winds swept ominously through his headphones

He put his palms together and took a deep breath before addressing the chat.

Okay. Before I start, I need to ask you guys If I were to, hypothetically speaking, decide to play another game right now, would that be okay with yall?

Thus, the revolution began.

Alright, fine, fine Ill play it.

Thus, the revolution ended.

Lemme just turn on the lights real quick. Sun Yixie said as he reached over the screen to hit the switch, causing the recording studio to light up brightly.

Thus the flames of revolution were lit once more.

[ COWAAAAAAAAAAAARD ][ Didnt somebody say this was EZ? ][ Wow, turning on the lights 5s in smh ][ You scared? ][ Its okay if youre scared lil bro, lets wait for big brother Lemon to come home and take care of you~ ][ If its as easy as breathing, why turn on the lights? ][ TURN OFF THE LIGHTS TURN OFF THE LIGHTS TURN OFF THE LIGHTS TURN OFF THE LIGHTS TURN OFF THE LIGHTS ][ removed by moderators ]

No! Shut up! Im keeping them on! Mods, time out anyone that spams light stuff!

Ahem. Ill say it again for those in the back, horror games are like breathing for me, no pressure at all. But occasionally, I get startled, alright? I get startled. Just some minor tension is all.

Sun Yixie joked around with the chat, trying to ease his nerves and buy time to calm his mind.

After a while, he leaned back into his gaming chair and put his headphones back on, finally getting back into the game.

Some minor tutorials were highlighted on the screen, and he became more aware of the gameplay features and setting.

Generally, horror games in this parallel world will fall into one of two categories.

The first being games with combat systems, where players can collect weapons to kill monsters and deal with bosses.

And the second being games with no combat system at all, where players avoid monsters and solve puzzles to progress.

The vast majority of popular horror games involve the first category. And the second category, while existent, was only used in obscure titles or certain segments of a full game.

So far, just by looking around, Sun Yixie is rather impressed by the production value being displayed. This Outlast does not seem to be a half-hearted project like so many others before it.

Just from the atmosphere alone, he could feel that this experience would be something special.

Even if the graphics werent rendered up to the levels of the latest triple A titles, it had a certain level of gritty realism that lends well into immersion. And for a horror game, that was a big deal.

God dammit man, I am not scared! How could I be scared?! Hold on and let me check the controls first!

[ Lmao, quit stalling ][ Stalling ][ Stalling LOL ]

The games POV camera work was polished, and the slight vibrations in sync with the character movements were subtle but detailed. This was reaching a level of quality that Sun Yixie had never witnessed in horror games before.

Through his headphones, the heavy breathing of the protagonist could be clearly heard as he exerted himself.

Following the guidance prompts, he made his way to an open window, and as soon as he climbed inside, the lights in the room went out.

The surroundings were plunged into sudden darkness.

Sun Yixie, who was not expecting something like this, was visibly shaken.

[ LOL what did I just see ][ yall see how wide his eyes went? ][ lmao did he just shake for real? ][ Sun, if youre scared, just say it bro ][ ]

Could chat still be chat if they didnt notice something like this?

The quality of the game and the reactions of the streamer was really pumping up the viewers. The chat was speeding by so fast that it was having slight buffering issues.

Clearly, a large portion of viewers were spooked as well and were using the interaction to dampen their fears. But it was hard to look away.

Damn Dammit! Theres nothing happening! Nothing to be scared of! Its just a video game! Pixels! Im not gonna let pixels scare me!

Sun Yixie let out a warcry and turned on the camcorders night vision mode. The green hue made the atmosphere even more intense.

Letting out another, slightly smaller, warcry, Sun Yixie began to explore the area.

He pushed open a door that was slightly ajar and walked forward.

Suddenly, a previously inactive television was turned on, emitting a sharp static noise.

AHHHHHHH!

The noise broke down the frail mental barrier Sun Yixie had erected for himself and really shook him.

In fear and surprise, he let out a shrill shriek that could be considered world-class, flailed his legs wildly, and covered his eyes.

After a few seconds to calm down, and realizing that no other sounds were flooding his headphones, he parted his hands slightly to peep at the screen.

In-game, the dark room was partially lit by the white static of the television, no other movements were seen and the protagonist was standing, safe and sound.

Confirming that there was no immediate danger, Sun Yixie let his hands drop from his face onto his chest as he let out a sigh in relief.

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