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When Chris saw the Hulkbuster armor Tony designed in-game, he silently nodded in approval. The technological sophistication, the sci-fi aesthetic Stormwind had infused into this mech design—it was legitimately impressive. Perhaps he could draw inspiration from it to enhance ET's own mech designs with more futuristic elements.
The game continued. A cutscene showed General Ross injecting a special serum into a subordinate named Emil Blonsky. Flashback footage revealed that Banner had previously assisted the military in recreating the World War II super-soldier experiment, and it was an accident during that project that created the Hulk.
Chris's curiosity intensified. This was clearly connected to Captain America's backstory. He was genuinely eager to see how the plot unfolded.
Tony agreed to Nick Fury's request to help capture the Hulk—partly to avenge his injured friend Rhodey. He began field-testing the Hulkbuster armor and Veronica satellite system.
Soon Banner resurfaced. He'd returned to a university in the United States searching for a cure for his condition, but his location was tracked by the military. The ensuing battle on campus was absolutely massive.
Military weapons proved useless against the Hulk. Even Emil Blonsky was brutally crippled.
Tony arrived in the Hulkbuster armor, engaging in intense combat with the Hulk. The entire sequence was high-octane chaos—two giants fighting from the university campus into the city, demolishing everything in their path. After an earth-shattering battle, Tony managed to subdue the Hulk. Simultaneously, Banner's girlfriend Betty Ross appeared, and her calming presence finally reverted the Hulk back to Dr. Banner.
At this point Chris unlocked Bruce Banner as a playable character, but he chose to continue with Tony's storyline instead.
A cutscene revealed that the crippled Emil Blonsky had recovered—amazed by his newfound healing abilities and craving the Hulk's power. He tracked down the university professor who'd helped Banner and forced him to inject a serum infused with Hulk's blood. The transformation created Abomination—a terrifying monster that rampaged through the city, killing indiscriminately.
Banner, being escorted away by General Ross, saw the destruction and decided to fight. He'd deal with Abomination himself. Ross reluctantly agreed. Banner jumped directly from a helicopter, transforming into the Hulk upon ground impact, immediately engaging Abomination.
Chris received a mission to control Iron Man again—equip the Hulkbuster, rush to the battlefield, defeat Abomination alongside the Hulk. They successfully killed Abomination. The Hulk escaped again, vanishing without a trace.
In the subsequent cutscene: Tony confronted Nick. Abomination's appearance made Tony realize things weren't simple, that Banner's mutation hadn't been accidental. He demanded the truth or he'd stop cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D.
Under pressure, Nick revealed the World War II super-soldier program and Captain America's history. He showed Tony archival footage and materials from that era. Tony learned about HYDRA and Red Skull. Finally, Nick took Tony to see Captain America in cryo-sleep.
Nick explained that Banner wasn't an enemy. The Hulk wasn't an enemy. The real threats came from outer space. In this universe, humanity wasn't alone. They needed greater power, more allies—the Avengers he'd mentioned before. The Hulk would be one of them.
As they talked, monitors showed the sleeping Captain America—Steve Rogers—waking up. He saw through the nurse's deception, burst from the meticulously staged S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, and ran into the street, staring confused at a familiar yet utterly transformed New York City.
The third story chapter ended.
Chris's interest had grown exponentially. He marveled at Alex's clever arrangement of various characters from different timelines, weaving them together seamlessly. He was genuinely eager to continue.
He could clearly feel this was a game with massive worldbuilding scope—an excellent role-playing experience. Having played this far, he was deeply engrossed, couldn't wait to know what happened next.
Chapter Four: Thor's Hammer
Upon seeing this chapter title, Chris knew Thor from the promotional video was about to debut.
The plot continued: Tony kept upgrading, developing new Iron Man suits. He knew the world was becoming increasingly dangerous.
An extraterrestrial object—a strange hammer—had fallen in the American Southwest. As a S.H.I.E.L.D. consultant and top scientist, Tony was assigned by Nick to assist Agent Coulson in investigating the anomaly.
Multiple S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, including Hawkeye, joined the mission.
They established a quarantine zone and research facility around the hammer. But one rainy night, a long-haired man burst through security. He fought past guards, desperately trying to reach the hammer. He claimed to be Thor, son of Odin.
Tony found it intriguing and told agents to let him reach it. The man finally grabbed the hammer, tried to lift it—couldn't. He screamed in anguish, eventually giving up in despair, captured by agents.
In a subsequent cutscene: A man Thor called Loki appeared in his cell. Loki claimed their father Odin had died, causing Thor intense pain and self-blame, leaving him heartbroken.
Tony and Agent Coulson interrogated Thor, but neither could see Loki. Loki bid farewell to Thor, then vanished from the room.
Thor remained silent during interrogation, as if he'd lost his soul.
But then researchers detected abnormal magnetic field fluctuations and spatial distortions. Soon, a group of strangely dressed warriors stormed the research base, engaging agents in combat. Some resembled mythical warriors, others looked like dwarves. They used magic, proved nearly invulnerable, incredibly strong. They quickly routed S.H.I.E.L.D. forces.
Tony and Hawkeye confronted them, but the opponents were formidable with bizarre magical abilities. Unfamiliar with their fighting style, Tony only managed to capture one hot-tempered female warrior.
However, Thor was rescued by the others.
S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated, determining these individuals weren't from Earth—likely from the same place as the hammer. That lunatic they'd captured might genuinely be the legendary Thor.
A cutscene revealed Thor learning from his friends that Odin wasn't dead—everything was Loki's conspiracy. Loki had staged a coup. Asgard was in danger. But without his divine powers, Thor was no match for Loki.
Tony and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents pursued the warriors. When they found them, Loki sent Asgard's enemy race—imprisoned Frost Giants—to kill Thor and his companions.
The Frost Giants were devastatingly powerful, instantly freezing dozens of kilometers, summoning terrifying magical creatures. Tony and his team recognized the true enemies.
They joined forces with Thor's group. But Chris found the magical creatures were seemingly endless, and standard weapons couldn't kill Frost Giants. Loki's illusion clones appeared on the battlefield, creating confusion.
Several Frost Giants were exceptionally powerful. Even Tony with Thor's allies couldn't defeat them.
Chris failed multiple times, finally discovering the key to clearing the mission: endure the boss attacks for over ten minutes, triggering Thor's awakening.
In the cutscene, Thor saw everyone fighting for him, broke through his confined power, regained his divine abilities—became even stronger. He summoned Mjolnir. Powerful lightning surged through his body. He transformed into the true God of Thunder, invincible, finally defeating the Frost Giants.
Thor returned to Asgard with his friends. Tony's character storyline temporarily ended.
Chris was still hungry for more, so he continued with Thor's newly unlocked storyline. It began with flashback cutscenes recounting events leading to Thor's banishment. The plot immediately followed with Loki's coup in Asgard, Odin falling into a coma, Thor's mother imprisoned, Frost Giant armies besieging the city—Asgard on the verge of falling.
Thor returned home and led the army in counterattack. The battle scenes were incredibly grand and magnificent. The game presented Chris with a brand new Asgardian worldview—different from myths and legends.
This world was more like another civilization in the universe, a planet with magic-based technology. Chris didn't feel any incongruity at all.
"I didn't expect them to integrate modern civilization and mythological worldviews so seamlessly," Chris thought, completely forgetting his earlier criticisms. He felt genuine admiration for Alex Morrison's creative vision.
The Battle of Asgard storyline concluded with Thor reactivating Asgard's magical shields and defeating Frost Giants. Loki ultimately escaped.
In the final cutscene, Loki arrived on an unknown planet, found the Chitauri, and decided to invade Earth together.
Scene shift: Inside a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, the Tesseract's energy showed strange fluctuations. A spatial portal opened. Loki appeared.
The climax officially began.
ET Games Office – Later That Day
By the time Chris had experienced the main Avengers storyline, many colleagues had gathered in the office. Most came to observe and analyze the game, but after playing through it, everyone's expressions were incredibly complex.
How to describe it? If this were an ET production, they'd be applauding, probably heading out to celebrate.
"Chris, how do you evaluate this game?" Mike Pierce asked first.
"This will likely be another massive hit," Chris sighed, speaking honestly. He didn't intentionally disparage it just because it was competitor work. His previous comments about the Avengers had been based on limited information—posters only. Now having experienced the actual game, his conclusions were vastly different.
Hearing Chris's assessment, Mike Pierce's last shred of hope evaporated. Though reluctant to admit it, he had to acknowledge that the Avengers was genuinely excellent. The worldview and characters it constructed were novel, interesting, deeply engaging.
The Avengers' reputation and performance data over the following days would prove Chris's judgment absolutely correct.
Another Stormwind masterpiece. Another industry-defining release.
Alex Morrison had done it again.
PLZ THROW POWERSTONES.