Chapter 439: Chapter 273: New Competition Rules

"Star Emperor 2" is a sequel game, as the name suggests, it builds upon the foundation of the previous game with some upgrades or changes.

So, loyal players of the previous game, like Zhao Yunlong, can dive into the gameplay quickly.

This approach has its pros and cons!

The advantage is it lowers the learning curve. Players don’t have to get used to a whole new game; they can play it as if it’s an old game.

The downside is the lack of surprise, after all, it’s a sequel, not a brand-new game. There are surprises, but not many, mainly it’s "authentic as ever."

"The story’s decent!"

Zhao Yunlong is gearing up to live off "Star Emperor 2," so naturally, he has to highlight the good points. Seeing the barrage of comments criticizing the sequel for lack of innovation, he couldn’t help but argue: "They’re introducing a bunch of new characters and a new storyline in one go; isn’t that enough?"

"The graphics and special effects have also seen a major upgrade, plus new combat mechanics and injury assessments have been added, and the Path to Immortality is also retained..."

To be fair, as a sequel, Zhao Yunlong thinks "Star Emperor 2" is already quite decent.

He’s an old player of the Chinese Paladin Series.

Compared to the Chinese Paladin Series’ sequels, which are more about facade changes than core upgrades, he genuinely thinks "Star Emperor 2" isn’t bad, at least it matches the price.

What more do you want for 68 bucks?

If this were "GTA7," he wouldn’t be satisfied, since he has high expectations for R Star, and the GTA series is a renowned AAA game; such performance as a sequel would be unacceptable.

But "Star Emperor 2" is not on the level of "GTA7," it’s not a AAA blockbuster, so there’s no need to nitpick...

"The streamer’s got a point; you can’t judge a sequel by the standards of a new IP game."

"Indeed, with all these upgrades, it’s worth the price of admission. The injury mechanics are quite interesting, and the storyline is God of Gods-level..."

"Isn’t there more? I heard "Star Emperor 2" is supposedly releasing a set of exclusive peripherals, not sure if that’s true."

"The exclusive peripherals are real!"

Zhao Yunlong answered the question on the bullet screen, then showed his order record, saying: "The Galaxy Set, tailor-made for ’Star Emperor 2,’ I bought the deluxe version. The package hasn’t been delivered yet, I’ll do an unboxing live stream when it arrives..."

Seeing Zhao Yunlong post the screenshot, everyone in the live stream was a bit surprised.

The Galaxy Set is quite well-known, as Tianba Studio has been tirelessly promoting this set of peripherals recently, attracting a fair number of interested netizens.

But being interested is one thing, actually shelling out the cash to buy it is another.

What a joke!

The game itself is only selling for 68 yuan, but a set of gaming peripherals crafted for the game is priced at several hundred yuan, who can accept that?

"It’s alright..."

"If you really get to know the specs and configuration, you’ll find the pricing for the Galaxy Set isn’t overly expensive; it’s actually quite reasonable."

Zhao Yunlong didn’t mind. After all, Xbox controllers are priced at several hundred yuan, so the pricing for the Galaxy Set is not an issue.

It’s expensive compared to the game’s price of 68 yuan.

Without considering the game pricing, just looking at the peripherals themselves, a few hundred yuan is really reasonable; it’s not a rip-off and is indeed very conscientious.

Besides...

The deluxe version is priced this high, but if you’re on a budget, the regular entry-level model is also usable, costing only a little over two hundred yuan.

Speaking of the "Galaxy Set," Zhao Yunlong is actually quite excited.

He just played a couple of rounds of "Star Emperor 2" using a keyboard and mouse, and the experience was much better than the previous game — the sense of impact was amazing, finally reflecting what a "fighting game" should be like.

According to the official information from Tianba, playing "Star Emperor 2" with the Galaxy Set would provide a gaming experience exceeding that of keyboard, mouse, and controller by tenfold.

Even the joystick, hailed as the "soul of fighting," is said by Tianba Studio to be inferior in experience compared to the Galaxy Set.

"This is a new gaming interaction experience surpassing all existing fighting game peripherals, heralding a new era for fighting games!"

No kidding!

That’s exactly how Tianba promotes it, though how true those claims are remains to be seen.

Anyway, after watching that demo video, Zhao Yunlong was instantly smitten and, without caring if the video demonstration was real or fake, pre-ordered the deluxe version of the Galaxy Set right away.

The video is right on the product detail page of the Galaxy Set. You can see it as soon as you click it.

The content is quite brief.

With the Galaxy Set on, a staff member connected the game console to a 75-inch large-screen TV and demonstrated the correct way to use the Galaxy Set.

In the video, the staff member suddenly throws a punch, loudly shouting, "Heaven-shaking Divine Fist!"

As soon as the words fell, the character controlled by the staff in the game also threw out a punch, and with the tremendous special effects, even though the punch missed its target, it left Zhao Yunlong absolutely stunned.

Wow?

The game can be played like this?

Using the Galaxy Set to simulate fighting stances is one thing, but you can even release skills through voice commands? That’s just too cool!

Which guy could resist such temptation?

Others may not know, but Zhao Yunlong can’t resist it. He genuinely loves it and was completely smitten after watching the demo video. Even at night, he dreamed of slicing through eons with one sword.

It’s just too awesome!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yunlong quickly checked the logistics information to see where his pre-ordered deluxe version of the Galaxy Set was in transit.