National Game Producer

The news that Teng Lin Games' first masterpiece, "Rusty Sword", is about to be released soon spread all over the Internet.

Many game news media, game producers, and even small stars in the entertainment industry on Weibo have retweeted and commented on the latest trailer officially released by Tenglin Games, and also showed their attitude of paying close attention to the matter.

With such intense publicity, not to mention normal gamers, even passers-by and netizens who usually pay little attention to the gaming industry have passively received a large amount of information about this game.

In the gaming circle, nearly half of the players have already participated in the discussion about "Rusty Sword".

The content they discussed was all-encompassing, from music to graphics, then from graphics to characters, and finally from characters to gameplay... They basically talked about all the topics that could be discussed so far.

If the popularity of "Resident Evil" had not completely passed, at least half of the players were still discussing the plot and gameplay of "Resident Evil", and it is estimated that the entire gaming circle would have been occupied by "Rust Sword".

As for "Hua Yao"'s upcoming new game "Under the Legend"...

There are not many players paying attention to it, but compared with the previous two, the gap is not that big.

...This is probably also related to the fact that the graphics of "Under the Legend" are not beautiful enough.

Take out the in-game screenshots of "Undertale" and "Rusty Sword" separately and let players make a choice. It is estimated that 99% of the players will choose "Rusty Sword" with stunning graphics instead of "Rusty Sword" with extremely ordinary graphics.

Undertale".

——Before the specific content and gameplay of the game have not been fully exposed, the art design of the game is ultimately the key factor that most affects players’ attention... and there is no single one.

…

When Jiang Yuan received the news that "Hua Yao" was preparing to compete with him, he had already returned home from get off work.

He almost laughed out loud when he saw the news.

What kind of suicide attempt is this?

It would be fine if "Firebringer" or "Solar" were ready to compete with him.

What is this "flower shake"... Where did she get the courage?

As the head of "Jianfeng" Studio, an elite game studio owned by Teng Lin, and the main producer of the "Rusty Sword" project, Jiang Yuan has enough pride.

Not to mention how many experienced elites in game production he has under him, his status as a powerful first-line game producer alone is enough to defeat more than 90% of domestic game producers.

If he had not been exposed to new types of games for a short time and was still a little behind in terms of production experience and production proficiency, he would even have the confidence to challenge "Firebringer" and "Solar"!

Except for these two people, or the team, he didn't pay attention to other game producers at all.

…This also includes other game studios under Tenglin.

Jiang Yuan recovered his thoughts and continued to communicate with his colleagues.

Jiang Yuan: Don’t pay attention to her, just ignore her.

Brother Nie: The "Slay the Spire" made by "Hua Yao" is quite creative, so don't underestimate it.

"Brother Nie" is the main artist of the studio. Regardless of age or qualifications, he is better than Jiang Yuan. There is nothing wrong with Jiang Yuan calling him "Brother".

Jiang Yuan: Both of her games are very difficult to get started, the gameplay is niche, and the plot is basically non-existent. The most important thing is that the game graphics are so cheap that it is difficult for people to want to play.

Brother Nie: Haha, indeed, the art design of these two games is really bad!

Brother Nie: By the way, how long have you been playing?

Jiang Yuan: I haven’t played it yet. It’s boring to watch other people’s videos for a while.

Brother Nie: [wipes sweat]

Brother Nie: If you have time in the future, it would be better to go and play. After all, people have been popular before, so there is always something good.

Jiang Yuan: Okay, I’ll try it later when I have time.

After the exchange, Jiang Yuan put down his cell phone.

Try the game "Flower Shake"...

forget it.

If you have that time, you might as well finish "Solar"'s "Resident Evil" and study the opponent's action design and gameplay design.

There are higher-quality research subjects to choose from, so why focus on producers who may not be as good as yourself.

"Undertale"...

It really should be under legend.

Because it doesn’t even have a chance to become famous!

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.

…

More than a week passed in the blink of an eye.

Players in the gaming industry will soon welcome the release date of "Rusty Sword"...oh, and "Undertale" as well.

Both games were released on the same day.

The "Jinlin" studio responsible for promoting "Under Legend" also has some resources and connections online.

Even under the huge shadow of Teng Lin, they still bought a large amount of social media advertising space and did enough preliminary publicity for "Under the Legend".

Although this bit of publicity only caused a small splash in front of Teng Lin, the effect was still there.

...At least many people who originally only paid attention to "Rust Sword" have gradually paid attention to "Undertale".

A few idle people even started discussions on Weibo and game forums like "Does Undertale have any hope of counterattacking Rusty Sword?"

...In the eyes of some serious players, Teng Lin, who has already made "Flower Shake" for "Slay the Spire" and "Darkest Dungeon", is more reliable than Teng Lin, who is trying to make a game for the first time.

The upper limit of "Undertale" may not be too high, but its lower limit is certainly not low!

This is the consensus of many serious players.

Well... I just hope "Hua Yao" won't be discouraged by this failure.

…

Afternoon, Meng Lanqing's office.

The deputy walked in and sat down at the desk.

"Is the new game released?" Meng Lanqing raised her head and glanced at him.

"Just released." The deputy nodded.

"Where's the new game of 'Hua Yao'?"

"It's been on sale for two hours."

"Which one do you like more?" Meng Lanqing pushed away the keyboard in front of her and looked at him quietly.

"Undertale." The deputy said without thinking.

"What's the reason?" Meng Lanqing's expression remained unchanged.

"Well... I don't really want to spoil it."

The deputy smiled and said, "You'll know it once you play."

"Have you played?"

Meng Lanqing raised her eyebrows, "You still want me to play with you?"

The game has only been released for two hours, and the other party has already tried it, and judging from the other party's tone, it seems that the trial time has not been short... Is this the attitude that Teng Lin's middle management should have?

"We are making games, so of course we have to pay attention to this aspect." The deputy said matter-of-factly.

"It's not necessary to play the game in person if you pay attention, right?" Meng Lanqing said expressionlessly.

"You still have to experience the game yourself to feel the details." The deputy said seriously.

"...Then you should pay attention to yourself and don't delay your work." Meng Lanqing said calmly.

She has raised this issue with the other party more than once, but with little success.

The other party seems to prefer this kind of professional and technical work to management.

"Let's go back to "Undertale"."

The deputy adjusted his sitting posture slightly and said with a smile, "Would you like to try it yourself?"

"Is this necessary?" Meng Lanqing asked.

“Don’t you want to see what kind of ‘inferior’ game it is that beats Rusty Sword?”

"Are you so sure?"

"I said it, you'll know it once you play it," the deputy emphasized again.

"...Okay, I will try." Meng Lanqing nodded helplessly.

In fact, she is really not interested in the specific content of "Undertale".

However, she was a little bit interested in the statement that "Undertale" defeated "Rusty Sword".

Although the "Jianfeng" studio that produced "Rusty Sword" belongs to the same Tenglin as her, it is not a studio under her.

She is responsible for managing mainly the game producers and game studios discovered by the Dawn Project.

There has been competition among the several people in charge of the game within Tenglin from the very beginning.

Therefore, strictly speaking, she has a "rival" relationship with the person in charge behind the "Jianfeng" studio.

Seeing "Rusty Sword" deflated, not only would she not be sad, but she would also feel happy.

Of course, it is impossible for outsiders to know this kind of thing.

"Don't wait until night, try it now." The deputy said impatiently.

"...Why are you in such a hurry?" Meng Lanqing looked at him suspiciously.

If it were a high-risk job, she would even wonder if the other party wanted to take the opportunity to "get rid of" her.

"It's nothing, I just want to see your reaction." The deputy smiled and said truthfully.

"Look at my reaction, what's my reaction?"

"The reaction of being shocked by the content of the game..."

"Is it such an exaggeration?" Meng Lanqing didn't believe it.

She is already in her thirties and has never seen any big storms. How could she still be shocked by a game?

...At most, there will be some sighs, right?

"It's really that exaggerated. You'll know after you try it." The deputy continued to recommend.

"... Then try it now?" Meng Lanqing asked.

After listening to the other party's description, she was really more curious about the game "Undertale".

She wanted to see if this game was really that magical.

"Let's go to the conference room." The deputy stood up and raised his hand to signal.

"Conference room... wouldn't this be good?" Meng Lanqing hesitated.

"We are working, what can be wrong?"

"You are the only one who thinks so, right?"

"You should change your prejudices." The deputy said seriously.

Finally, the two came to the company conference room.

The deputy helped connect the [Editing Resonator] and the projection equipment.

Meng Lanqing sat down aside and put on a hat and VR glasses.

"Is this a turn-based combat game?"

"Yes, the initial operation requirements are not high."

"Operation? There are operations in turn-based combat? Isn't it strategy?" Meng Lanqing asked puzzledly.

"You'll find out if you keep playing." The deputy smiled.

If so again...

Meng Lanqing took a long breath.

The more the other person said this, the more curious she became.

Although this was obviously the other party's plan, she couldn't help but dig in.

"After the game officially starts, I will try to say as little as possible, not to spoil anything, so as not to affect your game experience." The deputy lay on the chair, looked up at the projection screen, and said leisurely.

"There's no need, I probably won't play for too long." Meng Lanqing said calmly.

Games start.

Meng Lanqing controlled the child and walked into the underground ruins.

As soon as the show started, she was frightened by the evil little flower.

Then she realized that the game was not as childish as it seemed.

It shouldn't be a game for children.

Immediately afterwards, she experienced the game's unusual turn-based combat.

At the same time, she also understood why the deputy just said that combat in this game requires operations.

...This turns out to be a game where you control your love to hide from the barrage!

During this period, Meng Lanqing encountered many strange and cute monsters.

Each of these monsters has its own personality traits and its own troubles.

By using appropriate [actions] to convince monsters or solve their troubles, you can successfully [forgive] them.

Meng Lanqing found that this way of fighting seemed quite interesting.

At the same time, she gradually realized that the war between humans and monsters might have a hidden agenda.

After all, these monsters don't look like they would take the initiative to harm people.

Before I knew it, an hour had passed.

After Meng Lanqing enjoyed a good time with the sheep mother, she had to face the sheep mother in the battle interface.

finally come……

The deputy sat up involuntarily.

He wanted to know what choice Meng Lanqing would make.

"Do I have to fight the mother sheep? Can I not beat her?" Meng Lanqing couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know, don't ask me." The deputy was determined not to reveal any spoilers.

"Then can I escape?" Meng Lanqing asked while trying to select [Escape] from the [Mercy] option.

As a result, she really succeeded in escaping!

Unfortunately, this doesn't make any sense.

She still couldn't go anywhere, and finally had to come back to face Toriel.

This battle seems inevitable.

"Isn't it okay if I keep choosing [Forgive]?" Meng Lanqing then asked.

She really didn't want to attack Toriel.

This is inconsistent with her understanding of the game.

"I don't know, you think for yourself." The deputy still didn't want to say anything.

However, at this time, he was already a little more surprised.

Meng Lanqing actually had no intention of killing the sheep mother!

This is completely inconsistent with his impression of the other party!

He thought that someone as ruthless as the other party would choose to kill Toriel without hesitation after realizing that there was no other way.

Now it seems that the other party's heart seems to be much gentler than he imagined...

After Meng Lanqing had some [forgiveness], she finally triggered Toriel's escape plot because of her "brain damage".

She managed to avoid a fight with Toriel!

She completed the prologue without killing any monsters!

The deputy was shocked.

However, after being surprised, he suddenly thought of a question.

"Quick, get out of the ruins!" he urged.

"What's wrong?" Meng Lanqing asked confused.

"You'll know when you get out!" the deputy said urgently.

He now wants to know what difference the evil little flower's words would have made without killing Toriel.