For example, the exterior of the Minecraft venue features the image of the protagonist Steve, while the exterior of the Blue Star Apocalypse venue naturally features a statue of the goddess Russell holding Louise's hand.
These sculptures are placed here so that players can take photos with them; after all, visiting a physical location is a luxury these days.
The first day of the carnival featured performances on the main stage, as usual.
This time, we've invited a musical to perform here. The script is adapted from the main storyline of "Blue Star Apocalypse." Goddess Russell has invited a renowned figure from the Sixth Star Province.
The actresses who originally played Russell, as well as the actors who played other important roles, were all present.
However, they were not there on official business this time; instead, as former collaborators, they automatically received a carnival invitation.
They are similar to many other voice actors (voice performers) in other games.
The art of voice acting has remained largely unchanged throughout history.
Although synthetic voices are very realistic these days, they still feel somewhat stiff in terms of emotion and require professional actors to portray them.
When these actors arrived at the scene, they were recognized by many players.
It's important to know that voice actors work behind the scenes; players only see them in videos released by Blue Star, such as "Behind the Scenes Production."
Even so, Blue Star's games have brought these people a lot of traffic, to the point that many players can recognize their faces.
So the first batch of live videos from the Blue Star Carnival were group photos of many voice actors and players at the entrance.
At the request of many enthusiastic fans, the voice actors even made faces at the camera and recited their lines.
Excited players exclaimed "Wow!" and said, "It really looks just like it!"
It amused even the voice actors.
It's your own voice, how could it not sound like it?
As dawn broke, the area in front of the Carnival Plaza was already bustling with activity.
Besides the voice actors, several action actors were also recognized.
In addition, many fans spontaneously cosplayed this year – even though there was an official cosplay parade at the carnival, many people were still happy to cosplay themselves.
They contributed many cosplay photos that made netizens laugh out loud!
One parent made a set of cardboard boxes by hand and wore them, transforming himself into a zombie from the game "Minecraft".
The funniest thing is that he made a miniature version for his son as well—and he became a little zombie.
There was also a goddess-level beauty cosplaying Russell from "Blue Planet Apocalypse". The moment she stepped into the venue in her thigh-high boots, everyone in the audience fell silent and stared at her in a daze, and countless cameras were pointed at her.
Then she met another big guy cosplaying as Bertrand Russell...
Yes, the Great Han.
A burly man, about 1.8 meters tall, was holding his young daughter's hand. He was dressed up in Russell's classic image, with a perfunctory ponytail on his head—no, his hair was too short to be a ponytail, it was just a small tuft sticking up in the air.
Two Russell cosplayers bumped into each other and then smiled at each other.
He picked up the little girl and took a photo with her.
There are quite a few people cosplaying characters from these games, but they are not the most popular.
The most outrageous thing is that someone cosplayed as the virtual character officially used in the first carnival!!
He wore a mask with an angel halo supported by wire, and a cape with a smiling emoticon drawn on it.
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Wherever he goes, he gets surrounded by onlookers.
That feeling of being the center of attention made me feel like I was God.
Yes, the leader of the Ming Cult is the God of the Blue Star Carnival, no doubt about it!
The opening ceremony performances came to an end quickly.
Thousands of fans who participated in the carnival dispersed in a rush, pouring into the various venues like a flood released from a dam.
Because the number of people is strictly limited, it doesn't feel crowded.
However, to get the chance to experience the new version of the game in the various experience centers, you still need to queue up, and each person only has ten minutes, which is just enough time to go in and see the scenery, the new professions and skills.
Although the carnival lasts for two full days, with the queues, it's still not enough for players to experience all the venues.
Having learned from last year's experience, many players are pulling out all the stops this year.
Some people arrived as early as the evening of the 19th, setting up tents and sleeping outside so they could be at the front of the line when entering the venue in the morning and grab a good spot to continue queuing for the front of the line...
Some wealthy people simply buy three tickets and hire someone to queue for them, which takes about two days to queue for all four main experience halls.
Beyond the gaming experience, there are also scheduled performances on the main stage and official cosplay parades that you shouldn't miss.
Of course, the most important thing is the Blue Star Studio player meet-up!
This year's meet-and-greet was held online again, and at the request of players, a full 10,000 spots were provided.
In addition to players with carnival invitations, an extra 5,000 online slots have been added, allowing players to enter the virtual venue together and interact face-to-face with the designers from Blue Star.
The remaining players who didn't qualify could only watch the live stream with regret, unable to participate in the interaction.
A thousand people already feels like a sea of people, let alone ten thousand.