Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Many companies were busy developing a Chinese themed game with the aim for a good placement.
There were many mobile games, less PC games, and no VR games.
The main reason being three months was too short of a time frame to develop a VR game. Even companies like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment with inside knowledge only had a bit over a month of extra time.
It was too difficult to develop a large VR game in this time span, one might even say impossible.
Moreover, the main reason for the games was to please the judges, and there was no reason to spend a lot of money to develop a game just to do that. If neither the judges or players liked it, it would be doubly bad.
Therefore, the larger companies decided to make a PC game whereas smaller companies planned to make mobile games.
Many communities of gamers were discussing the matter after catching wind of the news.
“Have you heard that the bunch from the Game Committee is planning a Chinese Themed Games Event? They are encouraging designers to make Chinese themed games.”
“Again? The pile of hot garbage from the Resistance War Games event last time is still steaming.”
“Yeah, the games from last season were utter garbage, it could even be worse than some of the drama series.”
“Sigh, it’s a political move after all. These games aren’t meant for us, but for the judges.”
“But the judges have decent taste other than being a bit pretentious.”
“Yeah, the first three places do seem to be like that. But you can tell what they were going for, staying close to the theme, high quality game, unique artstyle, innovative gameplay, and good story. As long as you adhered to these points you stood a chance at winning.”
“It can’t be helped, they are treating these games as artworks.”
“Luckily it’s not some weird theme like last time.”
“Chinese theme…feels a bit out there too. What can you do with that? I think there’s going to be a bunch of Xianxia themed games this time.”
“Geez, Xianxia games are so overdone.”
“Maybe it’s already decided that Zen Entertainment would get first place.”
“Predetermined or not, Zen Entertainment is basically guaranteed to get first place. They have deep knowledge in Xianxia games and good story writing after all.”
“But I feel like their games are lacking something.”
“By the way, do you think Chen Mo is going to join? If he enters with a game like Warcraft, it could get really interesting!”
“Chen Mo? I don’t think so. Chen Mo is better at Western Fantasy stuff. I Am MT, Lifeline, and Warcraft are all Western themes. Plants vs Zombies are western based too, he’s never touched Chinese style games!”
“That’s true, this isn’t his strong point. He’s probably going to fail if he forces himself to join.”
“But there aren’t other Chinese video game designers that can wow me. Maybe Chen Mo manages to do the theme justice?”
“I doubt it, there are different specialisations in the artistic world afterall.”
“To be fair, who thought CHen Mo could make RTS? And didn’t he do exactly that?”
“Fair point. If he was doing this, there’s probably a demo in his experience store right? I’m heading towards the Imperial Capital anyways.”
“Wow, you’re really going for this.”
“It can’t be helped. I’m really interested in this Chinese themed game event. It ends in two weeks, so Chen Mo is probably close to done, I’ll go check it out.”
“Onwards, the people of your village will await your return!”
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There was a girl talking to her phone in the close vicinity of the experience store.
“I’m here today with another outdoor session that you guys love. Guess where I’m at! That’s right, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s experience store!”
She then pointed the camera towards the signage of the experience store.
“I’ve wanted to come here for a long time, it would sad to not come visit the company that made Warcraft. Moreover, they are situated in the Imperial Capital. But I don’t really vibe with RTS games and I’ve been doing a lot of work related to streaming, which was why I haven’t been here.
“We’ll check out what the experience store has in store for us, we might even be able to meet Warcraft’s designer Chen Mo.”
She walked into the experience store as she spoke.
Her name was Lin Xue, a famous standalone game streamer.
She was different to other girl streamers, she started from making videos and was highly educated.
How high?
Top performer in liberal arts, got her bachelors in Renmin University, and got her Masters from Beijing University.
Someone like her should have no problem finding a job that would pay twenty to thirty thousand a month. But because of how popular she got when she was studying, she chose to become a streamer and content creator instead.
She was doing quite well for herself too.
The one who said they wanted to visit Chen Mo’s experience store for a Chinese themed game was Lin Xue.
Lin Xue was shocked to see that many people in the experience store.
The experience wasn’t’ big and had less than twenty computers and ten massage chairs, but they were basically all full. There were even people chatting on the sofa within the store.
But she soon realised it was to be expected as Warcraft was amazingly popular in the RTS community. It wouldn’t be surprising if players who lived nearby would visit the experience store daily.
Luckily Lin Xue chose to visit on a less popular Tuesday afternoon and there were still some seats within the store.
Lin Xue got to the front desk.
Su Jinyu said as she was working on the game within the game editor, “Welcome, please swipe your ID here.”
Lin Xue took a glance at Su Jinyu’s screen as she swiped her ID.
It was the first time she saw someone working at the front desk of an experience store being so busy, having to deal with customers and designing games.
However, the game on the screen attracted Lin Xue’s attention.
Su Jinyu was making some changes to the game according to Zheng Hongxi’s story changes so Lin Xue saw a game that looked cute. From the looks of the characters, clothing, and scenes it seemed like a Wuxia themed game.
“They are working on a Chinese themed game! But it doesn’t look like a Xianxia theme, but a Wuxia theme!”
Lin Xue asked, “Is that game available to play?”
“Oh, yes. It’s installed on the computers in the experience store. But the game isn’t complete, so the game might be a bit unbalanced,” replied Su Jinyu.
Lin Xue nodded, “Alright.”
Lin Xue quickly sat down at the only remaining PC.
The chat was going wild on her phone.
“Hot girl! Hot front desk girl!”
“The girl working at the front desk is so quiet! Could you ask for her number?”
“Xue, could you show us the girl from the front desk again?”
Lin Xue was speechless, “You guys!”