Year 2021, the world had a technological breakthrough in Virtual Reality and more immersive and realistic VR had become available. The gaming companies quickly jumped with all their effort to this expanded frontier, releasing varied VR games, garnering a considerable success, impaired only by the large prices of virtual reality gear. But that changed in 2027 when one of the largest virtual reality hardware providers “Gentek International Company” released a new and superior model of virtual reality capsules that were many times cheaper than anything else in the current market. Fallowing the new capsules a previously almost unnoticed subsidiary of Gentek – Dark Horseman Studio announced a new VR game sponsored by their parent company with these two news the world boiled, DHS was just an unknown studio with little to their name except for belonging to Gentek, what game will they release?
2027 April 3rd 5 AM, somewhere in eastern Europe a man was woken up by a ringing tune of a smartphone. Looking at the phones screen he saw that the name of the caller was Pasha.
So what is so urgent that you are calling me so early in the morning?
Don’t be so grumpy, indeed it is early but it’s important. I managed to get my hands on the new VR capsules for all of us. And before you start procrastinating we agreed before that you also will join us. I know that you had some bad experiences with VR before Mothy, but let it go and just enjoy the new game with us. God knows that we are not getting younger and we should get together and enjoy ourselves.
Fine, you win, send it to me. By the way what game are we playing anyway?
It’s the new game sponsored by Gentek themselves!
Aren't they just hardware developers and sellers? When did they start making games?
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It’s not exactly them that are making the new game but their subsidiary Dark Horse Studios.
So what’s the name of the game?
The name was released just recently, Tales of Good and Evil they call it.
Wow, what a cliché name, OK I’m going back to sleep. See you later.
2027 April 5th 11 AM. The capsule finally arrived to Mothys home and was installed by the workers, it’s sleek form almost glowing in the bedroom. Watching it for a few more minutes and letting out a long sight Mothy finally climbed into the capsule. After the closing and powering up of the capsule it took a few moments for him to navigate the menus till he found the game his friends so adamantly forced him into playing… Ha, well can’t really run away from this so might as well be done with it… Opening the game, after a few second of darkness Mothy was met whit blinding light and a slight discomfort and disorientation which took a few minutes to get used to.
Hello new adventurer I am Roxie the Pixie of Beginning , I welcome you the world of Tales of Good and Evil. Although the game will only open 3 days but you can still try out the VR practice room and also create your character. What is your decision?
I will select random race, keep the same appearance except make the beard longer and abyss black, short black hair and icy green eyes. No need for practice room for now.
Please Note User that selecting random race will make your race known only once you start the game and changing your race will only be possible if you delete your character but the penalty will include a 1 month cool down. Confirm?
Yes. Oh yeah what about classes?
All new users will start as an adventurer and after passing a quest later on they will acquire their class, while in the novice village a player will be able to experience different classes spells,skills and play styles.
So I am done now?
Yes user, you may logout now and return on April 8.
After logging out, Mothy looked out from his window into the darkening sky, sighing once again clenching his fist and mumbling
I hope I won’t regret this...