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Chapter 520 - 170: May you travel half your life and still return as a youth!_6

Chapter 520: Chapter 170: May you travel half your life and still return as a youth!_6

"Over time, such defensive mechanisms can wrap someone up like a hedgehog, always treading carefully as if on thin ice."

"But if you’ve experienced ’Odyssey,’ you’ll find that no matter if you’re 30, 40, or even 50 years old, as long as you’re interested in this game and play it, your curiosity will burst forth from within. It never disappeared; it was just suppressed for too long."

"This is enough to show that, even with the passing of time, we are still filled with curiosity, still the same youth we once were."

"It’s just that other things have made you an adult, teaching you to hide your curiosity. Only a top player still treats you like a child, continuously igniting your childlike spirit."

"And honestly, achieving this is not as easy as it appears on the surface."

"It requires game designers to put a lot of effort into ’meeting expectations.’

"Only when players’ curious explorations are consistently met with positive feedback from the game will they be willing to explore a second and third time."

"Without a doubt, ’Odyssey’ excels in this regard. Whether it’s secluded corners or high points out of view, if you find a way to reach them, you’ll always discover surprises that Designer Ke has left for you, making you exclaim in surprise, ’Ah? There’s something hidden here?’

"As long as you dare to explore, those seemingly impossible places, Designer Ke has placed a trove of rewards, showering you with lavish praise like a knight returning in triumph! This is also why ’Odyssey’ became more and more addictive to me."

Ma Yang read the article immersively.

He soon noticed another point that Beici had mentioned, which he had almost overlooked.

The top player’s ’Odyssey’ is also near-perfect in terms of attention to detail.

It starts with a fairy tale but rises above it.

"The top player has really made those details you wouldn’t care about, or even look closely at, incredibly exquisite. When you do discover them one day, you’ll be touched by their sincerity."

"In the game, if you leave Mario idle for too long, he will lie down and fall asleep, blowing bubbles from his nose, which attract a little bird to land on his large nose. If you look closely, you’ll notice that the little bird’s hat matches the theme of the different countries. In Hat Country, the bird wears a black top hat, in Forest Country, an explorer’s hat, and in Sea Nation, a swimming cap."

"But in the torrid maps like Sand Nation, everyone knows that the sand is hot to the touch and the air is scorching. So, if Mario stands idle for too long, instead of sleeping, he’ll stand and fan himself with his shirt."

"And the prickly cactus balls—if you bump into them by accident not only will you lose a health point, but if you use the in-game camera to zoom in closely, you’ll find his big nose swollen and redder than before."

"After a triple jump, if the player then does nothing, Mario will land from the third jump with the grace of a gymnast finishing a series of complicated maneuvers, raising his hands high in an elegant pose."

"And there’s more..."

"These details undoubtedly align with our common-sense logic, adding a touch of realism to the inventive and whimsical childlike fun."

"Perhaps they don’t greatly affect the player’s gaming experience and might even go unnoticed by many players. But precisely because the game is filled with sincere details everywhere, even this unrealistic fairy tale game manages to immerse the player deeply."

"Finally, I recommend players of all ages to really try out ’Odyssey.’ Trust me, it will give you not just emotional resonance but also reconnect you with the childhood spirit you’ve been missing for too long."

"May you roam the world and return still as a youth! I’m ’Wangsi Libeici,’ and I’ll see you in the next game review!"

After reading the review post carefully, Ma Yang thought it was very well written, nearly expressing everything he had wanted to say himself.

It’s no wonder that this post received a million likes on NAA within just three days of posting.

The comments below were countless.

"Great post, upvoted!"

"Beici is always sharp! Love your analysis, the others make me cough."

"Baby Ke has time and again proven with his games that he really knows what players want."

"I remember Baby Ke saying at a conference, ’Thank you for playing my games.’ I really want to tell Baby Ke, ’Thank you for bringing so many fun games to the Blue Star market.’"

"Does anyone know if Designer Ke has a girlfriend? Do I have a chance with my looks? /picture"

"Whoa, are you sure you’re not a web model, sis? Your looks are even better than our school’s beauty!"

"New around here? This sister has been adored in the NAA top player’s section for a long time, definitely real."

"Sob sob sob, does Baby Ke browse forums? Can he draw me to win a Switch + ’Odyssey’? If he could gift me one, I’d be willing to live in a villa and drive luxury cars!"

"You’re not willing to suffer even the slightest hardship, are you?"

"I’m different. I only want ’Star Kirby,’ the pink puff’s appearance is too cute for me, I’ll inhale, inhale, inhale! Open wide and inhale!"