To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 662 - 377 Unexpected Joy (Part 1)_1

Chapter 662 -377: Unexpected Joy (Part 1)_1

Chapter 662 -377: Unexpected Joy (Part 1)_1

Although planners don’t need to play the game extremely well, playing too poorly is clearly not acceptable.

Looking at Huang Ping’s screen, Xiao Douzi adjusted his glasses and then said with composure, “Huang Ping, do you want to take some training at Dimensional?”

“… I’m already thirty, it’s normal for my skills to decline.”

“… Condolences.”

Returning to his seat in low spirits, Huang Ping felt that next time, he definitely had to convince the boss to make a more relaxed game, for the convenience of middle-aged players like themselves.

Refocusing his thoughts, he looked at the game and continued taking notes.

The game was fun, and the weapon control was interesting. Although it was just a demo, it already had a lot of content to fill and expand upon.

But the problem was that the game was too realistic.

Wielding his own weapon, he could clearly see how his gun blasted a zombie that had just charged at him into pieces, the bloody scene sending his adrenaline soaring and giving him an intense rush of pleasure.

To his right, Monkey seemed to prefer melee combat, and with his strength-enhanced gloves, he could smash a zombie against the wall, reducing it to a splatter that resembled mosquito blood.

What shocked Huang Ping even more was that the game actually had execution animations.

No sooner had the three-meter-tall giant zombie appeared than Monkey executed a combo that brought the foe to its knees, then with a few sprints, he launched onto the zombie’s neck and smashed it with a punch.

Amidst the spray of blood, Huang Ping watched Monkey land steadily and felt that at that moment, Monkey was overwhelmingly cool.

The zombies around were endless. Faced with these fierce creatures, the first reaction of a normal player was fear, followed by a strong sense of pleasure from the massacre.

Even as a subpar player, Huang still felt his heart beating faster, playing until he was parched and breathless.

After dying yet again, he leaned back in his chair, wiping the sweat from his forehead, feeling his heart still pounding fiercely.

This game couldn’t be played at night, otherwise, he definitely wouldn’t be able to sleep afterward and would undoubtedly keep fighting zombies in his dreams.

If it was just fighting zombies in his dreams that would be one thing, but accidentally hitting his own wife would be a big problem.

Staring at the screen for a while, Huang Ping became conflicted.

The thrilling game had his mind racing with activity, and some very good ideas had already emerged.

The modern firearms performed remarkably well in the game. Although there weren’t many types of weapons, the game would continuously upgrade them based on the number of zombies the player killed, granting random buffs with each upgrade to enable stronger performances.

The player’s weapon choice was limited to the beginning of the game, but a rich weapon progression system greatly made up for the inability to switch weapons, instead allowing players to choose from different weapons to find one that suited their liking best.

Random elements, thrilling gunfights, satisfying combat—all these factors combined, Huang Ping felt, gave the game the potential to be a huge hit on the international market.

And if they could add online elements to allow players to compete or cooperate with each other, then the game could have even more points of expansion, enhancing its longevity and influence even further.

So the boss was thinking of targeting the international market this time?

After thinking for a bit, Huang Ping looked at Fang Cheng and asked, “Boss, is this game aimed at the international market?”

“Not at all,” Fang Cheng replied immediately. “It has always been aimed at the domestic market. The foreign market is just an extra; I’ve never really cared about it.”

“That’s what I thought.”

Huang Ping wasn’t surprised by Fang Cheng’s response.

He had long noticed that Fang Cheng wasn’t very keen on the international market.

After all, North America had already discreetly reached out several times, indicating that the previous incident was solely Landick’s unilateral decision; we actually welcome Fang Cheng Studio’s games. Landick has been reprimanded, and he has learned his lesson. Why don’t you both step back and then return to continue developing games, huh?

It didn’t matter if they weren’t welcomed; the North American Game Association received hundreds of emails daily condemning their lack of humanity for imposing such game sanctions at this time.

“What time are we living in that I can actually see sanctions due to a game? Are you scared your own games are so bad that they won’t sell, so you did this?”

“I feel this is racism.”

“I used to think you were useless, now I see you’re utterly worthless.”

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“How much did Landick pay you to keep him in your mouth and not let go?”

Some gamers even launched a “I’m not playing games anymore” protest campaign, stating if the sanctions weren’t lifted, they wouldn’t buy games anymore.

Although it had limited momentum, it was still not a good sign, and it might lead these gamers to initiate more trouble.

After all, previous major incidents had proven that players were not a disorganized mess; when these guys went crazy, they were truly mad.

But Fang Cheng still didn’t want to deal with them.

If they want to play, let them play; if not, let it be. Just don’t disturb my ascension.

Since Fang Cheng was not interested in the international market, Huang Ping had to think about how to optimize the game for the next step.

It was a pity that such an exciting game couldn’t be released.

The next day, having completed the optimization proposal, Huang Ping arrived at the studio, ready to present his achievements to Fang Cheng.

According to his vision, the game’s content could be modified in small ways, such as minimizing blood appearance, altering certain animations, and making monsters less ferocious. Everything could be made more mild.

He had also pondered many words, striving to persuade Fang Cheng to accept his suggestions to modify the game to make it less likely to be reported.

Upon seeing Fang Cheng, he directly said, “Boss, about yesterday…”

“You arrived just in time. I made a new version of the texture map last night and modified some ideas. What do you think about the effect?”

Huang Ping curiously leaned over, then felt like there was something wrong with his brain.

At this moment, Huang Ping felt as though he were dreaming, back in the college entrance examination room, but he had returned all his knowledge and skills to the teachers, and all he could do was blankly stare at the test paper in front of him.

What’s going on?

Why have all the monsters in the game turned into little animals?

Not only that, but even the players in the game had become different animals, and different animals actually had distinct attributes, once again making Huang Ping realize the terrifying ability of his boss.

As a result, the original bloody smell seemed to have faded a lot, but something felt off.

Boss, I was hoping for some moderation, but this level of moderation is a bit much.

Returning to his seat in confusion, he just happened to see Lin Nan’s screen and discovered that he had also started playing this game.

Noticing Huang Ping looking at her, Lin Nan immediately switched her screen to a different interface, then realized something and switched it back.

Embarrassed, she said to Huang Ping with an apology, “Sorry, it was a habit from when I worked at Panlong.”

“Panlong doesn’t allow playing games?”

“Not allowed, not even their own games; if discovered, it means a fine, followed by criticism announced across the whole system.”

“How do you conduct tests then?”

“We test secretly, and our supervisors often suggest we should test at home. After all, testing can be done from home without costing the company any electricity.”

Huang Ping stared wide-eyed at the bashful Lin Nan, suddenly feeling a bit thankful for Panlong Company.

Thank you for keeping all those strange restrictions with you.

If these people were all out and about, that would be terrible.

Letting Lin Nan continue, Huang Ping sat behind her and discovered that Lin Nan was playing the modified version of the game.

Although the monsters on the screen still looked greenish, with some dragging intestines and bones, because they were animal zombies, they seemed much less dangerous.

Moreover, the weapons appeared more interesting than before and more fitting to the style of the game, becoming softer and cuter.

But contrasting with the cute appearances, the weapons’ power had been further enhanced, it seemed Fang Cheng also realized that stronger weapons would be more thrilling and allow the players to have a more engaging experience.

The harmonized version, less bloody in flavor, became more enjoyable to play, and even Lin Nan was able to quickly get the hang of it.

After staring at the screen for a while, Huang Ping started to think that his previous ideas were somewhat limited.

Who said zombies have to be humans?

Can’t animals work?

And after turning into animals, the players’ feelings completely differed from when they were humans, creating a unique atmosphere for this game, distinctly set apart from other games on the market.

Furthermore, the differentiation of scenes could be made even more distinct. Why not let players, as little hamsters, have an exhilarating battle using the bedroom’s lamp, vase, and power switch? Wouldn’t that be nice?

Swarms of insects could also be part of the game’s monsters, the massive insects and the bedroom environment filled with a sense of life, providing a novel feeling, that enhances the game’s uniqueness.

A flood of inspiration appeared, making Huang Ping realize that it wasn’t necessary to strictly follow the trends of commercial games; a change of perspective could also lead to the creation of a good game.

Only a boss like his would dare to take such bold steps, considering not every gaming company could afford to make mistakes and try out such interesting ideas without regard to costs.

Satisfied, Huang Ping felt his enthusiasm fully ignited.

Even Xiao Douzi, after playing this brand-new version, was pleased and said, “This version is more fun. The boss is the boss, always coming up with ideas we’d never think of.”

“And the addition of a role system, with different types of animal characters having their unique traits, is also very intriguing.”

“Behind the cute weapons lies a rich growth system, and the contrast in firepower is pretty amusing as well.”

“Interesting.”

Even Xu Qingling opened the game, slaughtered the animal zombies a few times in the game world, and couldn’t help saying, “This game is indeed interesting, that feeling of blowing everything up in front of you is super satisfying.”

Listening to his colleagues’ descriptions of the new version, Fang Cheng was quite satisfied.

The birth of ideas is often accidental. If not for Huang Ping mentioning the possibility of the game being complained about, he would not have thought of this idea.

Replacing zombies was essentially a visual transformation, creating a subtle difference from reality that prevented players from seeing the underlying truth.

The implementation wasn’t too difficult, just adding a filter to the players’ avatars to beautify the appearance of animals and plants by several hundred percent.

Then, by directing the beautification towards animals, the so-called “harmonized” version was born.

He had expected that the evaluation of this version would drop somewhat, but to his surprise, it received wide acclaim, which even made Fang Cheng a bit happy.

In game development, it seemed he was getting more and more impressive.