The time has come to the Qingming Festival.

While everyone was enjoying the rare Qingming holiday, the official Weibo, WeChat public account of Tianba Studio, and the official account on Thunderbolt unexpectedly released the promotional video for the new game "Mountain Village Memories".

This move did not initially catch the attention of the players.

After all, it’s just a promotional video. Tianba Studio’s official accounts often release abstract videos, so an occasional serious one is reasonable.

Moreover,

Ba had been silent for several months with no updates, and he wasn’t posting or popping up in forums. Everyone had long guessed he was making a new game.

Pre-heating it a bit is also...

Huh? This isn’t a pre-heating promotion?

Players who mistakenly thought this video was a pre-heating promotion from Tianba Studio for the new game suddenly noticed something off.

Isn’t it a pre-heating promotion? Why did you suddenly start the sale?

Moreover, this time, there isn’t even an "early access version"; they went straight to releasing the official version of the new game "Mountain Village Memories".

Such an unusual move left the players bewildered.

Knowing Ba for so long and having played so many Tianba games, this is the first one with no promotional pre-heating or early access beta; they directly released the official version.

Hey, hey, hey!

Isn’t this a bit inappropriate? We don’t even know what the game’s theme is. Who does things this way?

Whether players are surprised or complaining, these won’t change the fact that the official version of "Mountain Village Memories" was quietly released and launched.

Even Ice Cola saw it.

In fact, he was one of the few who knew about this two months ago.

Yet, he didn’t expect Tianba Studio to act so fast. Two months after getting wind, they directly released it.

Looking at the price, 68 bucks!

No discounts, no different versions, only one option available, and the game comes without any accompanying DLC; the page is quite simple.

Game introduction: Your adoptive father has died, and you return to the village to handle the aftermath, only to unexpectedly discover that the familiar village seems to have some issues, and the cause of your adoptive father’s death is shrouded in mystery...

Game tags: Horror, Suspense, Mystery, Story, First-Person Shooter, Action!

Ice Cola chose the Nobug platform, where there’s very little game introduction for "Mountain Village Memories," with only four or five images.

And these few promo images don’t reveal much; other than knowing it’s a horror game, nothing else is known.

"Forget it, just buy it."

Having anticipated the game for so long, Ice Cola paid quite quickly. A mere 68 bucks, even if the game isn’t fun, making a video for some buzz is worth it.

With this thought, Ice Cola bought and downloaded the game "Mountain Village Memories" and pre-opened the screen capture recording function.

"This isn’t scary at all!"

Looking at the game icon and the UI screen displayed after loading, Ice Cola was puzzled.

Isn’t it supposed to be a horror game?

Since it’s a horror game, why does this game interface feel so warm and peaceful, with no scary vibe at all?

Oh!

It seems the plot hasn’t started yet?

After a moment of awkwardness, Ice Cola scratched his head and quickly clicked the mouse to skip the plot.

The protagonist is named Hu Xi!

He comes from a remote small mountain village in the southwest, and his adoptive father, Hu Zhibing, is the only person in the village who communicates with the outside world and has been educated as a doctor.

Old Hu has died.

When the news came from his hometown, Hu Xi was heartbroken, didn’t even have time to pack, and hurriedly bought tickets to rush home with his belongings.

"Why is it so remote?"

Ice Cola found it strange that in modern society, there are still such remote villages, even without road access?

The game’s background seems to be in the early 2000s, but even then, Ice Cola couldn’t recall any "isolated" places like this.

No joke!

The Santong Village where Hu Xi headed, according to the game, is indeed isolated, a real-life "Peach Blossom Spring" as someone put it.

Why say that?

Because after Hu Xi got off the vehicle, he walked an hour on muddy roads and then started climbing mountains and delving into forests.

He walked until nightfall; there were no so-called "roads" in the mountain forests, relying purely on pushing through branches and weeds, slowly exploring by memory, climbing over several mountains to reach the deep-forested Santong Village.

The first thrilling and exciting part was probably navigating the forest with a flashlight after dark.

The process of scouting had no map guidance or task highlights, entirely reliant on the player’s own exploration.

Fortunately, the protagonist isn’t mute.

When going the wrong way, the protagonist Hu Xi mutters to himself as a reminder, "This isn’t the way back to the village!"

With Hu Xi’s guidance, Ice Cola finally made it out of the forest, arriving at Santong Village at 8:30 PM.

"Damn! It’s so dark?"

He thought Santong Village would be bright with light at this time, long seeing the villagers’ homes lit up.

Unexpectedly, the scene at the village entrance almost scared him out of his wits.

Brightly lit?

Nonsense! This broken place has no lights. The few lights are just flickering candle flames.

Is this how you light up?

Ice Cola was greatly surprised, but didn’t think much, candlelight or not, he’d finally arrived, with a few old folks chatting under the trees ahead.