As an excellent amateur game tester, you receive an RPG.
Looking at its exquisite pixel art, you lavishly praise the development company and start the game.
"This is an ordinary village, but it doesn't seem all that ordinary."
After the opening animation, you begin getting familiar with the game, making your character run, jump, crouch...
The villagers mistake you for a lunatic, tie you up with a rope, and leave you there all morning.
Rope +1
Stamina -1
Looking at your remaining 4 stamina points, you decide to be more careful.
Your inventory has to be full. Once you discover that items can stack, you become obsessed with gathering materials.
Stone +99
Weeds +99
Wood +99
One day, you spot a little pixel person with a health bar over their head.
You try attacking them with a stone.
After using up 98 stones, you finally knock the little pixel person down.
Experience +10
You've discovered a whole new world and start searching everywhere for little pixel people with health bars.
A month later, a level 15 pixel person carrying a sword finds you, now level 19, and invites you to join them. Eager to explore the map, you gladly accept.
"Achievement unlocked: Getting on Track"
Theme: Cherish the people around you