Players quickly downloaded the game.
But after successfully downloading the game, the players' next actions split into several different groups.
Some players, although they had downloaded Silent Hill PT, didn't dare to open the game at all. They simply left it aside to collect dust.
Most of them were people who had watched Jenny's livestream. They had downloaded the game, but they truly didn't dare to play it!
They both wanted to play and were afraid of being scared, caught in a fierce internal struggle.
Another group of players continued to hold a skeptical attitude toward the authenticity of that gameplay footage.
Most of these were foreign players who had specifically downloaded the game just to verify this point.
Therefore, once the download was complete, these people impatiently opened the game and started playing.
"Dear viewers, this game that's being called the scariest in history, Silent Hill PT, has already been downloaded."
"I believe all the viewers have already seen the gameplay footage. In my opinion, that footage is definitely fake. It's nothing more than a trick to attract more people to this game."
"Now let me expose this scam made by those American people!"
On the Douyou livestream platform, a fairly popular Chinese streamer was arrogantly spouting off in front of the camera.
"Nice, go smack those American hard in the face!"
"American have no real skills except holding a gun!"
"That gameplay footage is definitely just a gimmick!"
"Yeah, it's absolutely false advertising for the game!"
Countless Chinese viewers in the livestream were gloating as they commented.
"Alright everyone, let's enter the game and see just how funny this joke really is!"
After putting on the VR headset, the Chinese streamer clicked into the game with a big smile on his face.
First came the safety warning, but it was all in English. The Chinese streamer didn't even look at it and skipped it directly.
The screen went black for a moment, and he found himself in that dark room crawling with cockroaches.
The smile on the Chinese streamer's face instantly froze.
What was going on?
This was completely different from what he had imagined!
This game really looked almost identical to the gameplay footage from before!
The Chinese streamer was stunned. While he was still hesitating, he heard a creak as the wooden door ahead opened by itself.
He gathered his courage and walked forward.
After passing through the wooden door, that eerie, narrow hallway appeared right in front of him!
The Chinese streamer was completely dumbfounded.
The Chinese viewers in the livestream were also shocked.
"No way, this game really looks exactly like the gameplay footage!"
"Did those American actually make such an amazing game?"
"Shibai, it must be fake. Streamer, are you deliberately playing a movie to trick us?"
"I still don't believe it. Maybe this game was actually made in Japan and they just released a demo in U.S!"
Similar scenes were happening in many places at the same time. Almost simultaneously, other foreign streamers also opened Silent Hill PT with doubtful attitudes.
Then, both the streamers and all the foreign viewers in their livestream rooms were completely shaken by the game's visuals!
"Oh my god, it's actually real! The gameplay footage was real!!"
"Look at this, the game graphics are truly like the real world!!"
"I never thought I'd see a game with such realistic visuals one day!!"
"God, look at this quality, look at this rendering. I really can't tell if it's real or fake anymore!"
"I'm almost moved to tears!"
"So U.S game development level has become this strong?!"
Western players weren't as stubborn as the Chinese players. After personally witnessing the game's visuals, they couldn't help letting out deafening cries of amazement!
At this moment, it felt as if the boundary between reality and illusion had been shattered!
They really felt like they had traveled to another world!
However, their amazement at the graphics didn't last long, because as the game progressed, both the streamers and viewers immediately experienced just how terrifying this game truly was!
"Fuck, something's banging on the bathroom door!"
"Shit, there's a little girl's face in the sink!"
"Oh my god, why did this female ghost suddenly appear right in front of me!!"
"Ahhhh, help! Help me!!!"
Just a few minutes later, all kinds of terrified screams filled every single livestream room.
Every streamer who was playing Silent Hill PT, without exception, was scared so badly they nearly pissed themselves on the spot!
Thus, less than an hour after its release, Silent Hill PT surpassed both League of Legends and Counter Strike to become the most popular game on the Douyou livestream platform.
Meanwhile, U.S players had also set their sights on this game, preparing to ride the wave of popularity.
Although Silent Hill was a horror game, and it was said to have even exceeded the limits of what humans could endure, in order to attract traffic and make some money, they still had to play it first.
Even before starting his stream, CaseOh had already posted a teaser on his X (Twitter). "Tonight's stream: Playing Silent Hill PT!"
Not only him, other popular streamers such as xQc, Pokimane also posted announcements that they would be livestreaming Silent Hill PT.
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