Chapter 271: You are all playing this game secretly, right?
The Game Dev Festival continues.
Just half a day.
Nearly five times the number of players before flocked to the Yiyou platform, creating a booming scene.
Manufacturers of all sizes are also working hard to promote their games.
Even some newly established emerging studios took this opportunity to enter the market, hoping to make their first pot of gold with the help of Yiyou’s vigorous promotion.
"These studios are good at choosing the right time, but unfortunately many of the games they produce are small and outdated games."
Inside a university building.
Xu Gu sat in front of the computer, clicking on the games on the event page one by one, commenting and shaking his head.
"There are a few that look okay, but the price tags are too high. Let's just look at the big titles. They're said to have received good reviews."
suggested his roommate, who was sitting across from him and was also selecting games.
But then, he suddenly froze.
Staring at the game that had just appeared on the computer.
【Game: Total War Simulator】
[Developer: Honghuang Studio]
[Introduction: Lead the red and blue funny soldiers from ancient times, the undead, and fantasy worlds to fight fiercely in this game based on the most nonsensical physics system in history. ]
[Type: sandbox, strategy war, ghost animal, electronic cricket]
[Price: 56 (20% off)]
…
"ah?"
The roommate opened his mouth and uttered a sound that sounded like a soul-searching interrogation.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Gu raised his head and looked at him through the computer monitor.
"Search Total War Simulator to see if I'm dazzled..."
Xu Gu didn't say much after hearing this. He quickly tapped the keyboard, entered the name into the search bar, and then pressed Enter.
Next second.
A ghost-style picture pops up.
A group of mentally retarded rubber figures, holding various weapons and wearing different protective gear, confronted each other at both ends of the battlefield.
In the center, two rubber figures dressed in king costumes hold their weapons high, looking like they are fighting.
In both teams.
There are even figures of mammoths, snow monsters, dragons, etc.
And the whole thing is drawn in a weird style, making it look as weird as possible.
"Humanity is totally defeated?"
"Haha, isn't this the same style as Humanity's defeat?"
Xu Gu laughed out loud and immediately remembered a game he had played a long time ago, in which humans were completely defeated.
Although it was very weird, it was surprisingly funny and almost made his roommates' jaws cramp from laughing.
"Good fellow, are you trying to imitate the ancients and win big with a small investment? Do you really think this game is so easy to play?"
Although Xu Gu didn't know much about game production.
But I know that in recent years, many emerging studios have wanted to learn from Honghuang and make money with this low-cost game.
The results were almost all failures without exception.
Only a few of them performed well and barely survived.
So this road is not so easy to walk.
"Why don't you take a look at who developed this game?"
At this time, the roommate's voice came.
Developer?
Xu Gu looked puzzled and lowered his head.
As a result, the whole person was stunned for a moment, staring at a line of small words on the game page.
[Developer: Honghuang Studio]
ah?
His reaction at this moment was exactly the same as his roommate's.
A look of regret and a mind full of question marks.
"Fuck... Is this stupid game made by Honghuang!?"
"I thought I was dazzled, but now that you say so, I feel relieved."
My roommate tried to hold back his laughter. The more he looked at the pictures on the game interface, the more ridiculous they seemed to him.
Is this really made by Honghuang Studio?
I'm afraid they outsourced it?
They also didn't expect that Honghuang had quietly participated in Yiyu's game development festival and even made a new game specifically for it.
But this game...
It's weird no matter how you look at it.
It is even worse than the total defeat of mankind.
However, in view of the failure of mankind in the past, and his recognition of Honghuang's strength, he still said, "How about... give it a try?"
"Just give it a try, let's go!"
Both of them are fans of the Honghuang game, so naturally they would not miss this opportunity.
Also, it looks like the game has just been released and not many people are playing it yet. It's a good opportunity for them to be professional game reviewers and see if it's as stupid as Human: Fall Flat.
“I downloaded it.”
"I'm fine too."
soon.
After they finished downloading, they opened the game directly.
【Hey!】
【ah!!】
Two perfunctory roars sounded, almost making them spit out the water they had just drunk, and finally they couldn't help laughing out loud.
Immediately following.
Two teams of rubber men appeared, one red and one blue.
The two boatmen on the left carried the wooden boat and threw it directly at a team of soldiers holding wooden sticks on the right, smashing the team into pieces.
"Wait, this type of soldier's method of attack is to throw the boat out and hit people?"
Xu Guxiao was so angry that he almost gasped. It was a war simulator. He thought this ship was used for naval battles.
As soon as he finished speaking, familiar options came into view.
Sandbox
【Campaign】
[Multiplayer]
【Creative Workshop】
【Customized content】
【set up】
【quit】
…
“Creative Workshop!”
The roommate saw the most crucial words at a glance.
“This game actually has a creative workshop?”
"It's so funny, this mode needs a lot of people to play it to be sustainable."
As veteran players, they have all experienced the baptism of the creative workshop and have also felt the deep malice of other players.
at last.
Or it’s Honghuang who changed the rules.
Players must successfully complete the levels they create before they can be released.
This will reduce the amount of creative content that is designed to disgust people.
"Sandbox and campaign should be single-player, just go for multiplayer."
The two of them didn't waste any time and immediately entered the multiplayer mode, inviting friends to enter the battle room according to the prompts.
Then they were surprised to find out.
This game can actually be played online.
As long as the room is created without a password, other players can enter the room and initiate challenges.
It is indeed a small but complete building.
"As for the map... let's just randomize it, and leave all the settings as default... what do you mean by hidden units not unlocked?... never mind, let's just start."
After some simple settings, Xu Gu, the host, clicked to start the game.
Next second.
The two appeared on a fairy-tale plain.
The surrounding area is filled with trees and castle magic towers. The entire sandbox venue is divided in the middle by a red and blue line, red on the left and blue on the right, which also represents their camps.
"Haha, this style of painting is too weird. Honghuang must have cut corners."
"What are we going to do? Wow! There are so many types of soldiers to choose from. Are we going to send them to fight each other?"
The fairy-tale style of the painting once again made the two laugh, and they noticed that there were dozens of military options in the row below.
[Stone Age][Farmer][Viking][Ancient Greece][Middle Ages]
At present, these five major categories are temporarily open, all divided according to the style of the times.
In the center of the screen, the words 4800 are marked.
"I understand! We should use this money to buy troops to fight!"
The roommate reacted quickly and said in surprise.
"Isn't this just cricket fighting? Cricket fighting on the Internet is quite interesting. I won't be polite then."
After understanding the gameplay, Xu Gu hesitated for a moment and clicked on the [Medieval] category below.
moment.
A row of soldiers appeared.
From soldier to king, the higher you go, the higher the price.
It goes without saying that the more expensive the troops, the more powerful they are.
Without thinking too much, he just clicked on the king.
As a result, I only bought four and all my money was used up. One king cost 1,200!
Then I looked across and saw that my roommate had taken the [Farmer] route and bought a row of more than a dozen farmers with pitchforks and two unicycles.
"No, why do you have so many types of soldiers?"
"Hehe, farmers are cheap, but you have four kings. Just wait and see how I beat you to death." The roommate laughed triumphantly.
Now Xu Gu was unhappy.
Based on his understanding of this type of game, fighting with a single type of soldier would definitely be a disadvantage.
He quickly changed his strategy, removed the three kings, replaced them with a row of defensive knights, and used the remaining money to buy a few healers.
"Huh? In this game, you have to set up the formation yourself?"
Suddenly, a surprised voice came from my roommate.
Xu Gu was stunned for a moment, then he reacted. It seemed that this sandbox war game was really different from other types of battle flags. After purchasing the troops, the players could freely place them.
In this way, the operability will be greatly improved.
At least he knew the principle of placing close combat forces in front and long-range forces in the back.
After tinkering with this for another three or four minutes, the two finally decided on the lineup to their satisfaction and arranged themselves on both sides of the court.
"Let's get started."
"I will definitely win this time!"
They were very confident in the battle formation they had carefully arranged and pressed the start button directly.
Follow closely.
The teams on both sides moved.
My roommate's two unicycles took the lead and rushed straight to the opposite side.
It was like a bowling ball entering a hole, knocking open Xu Gu's knight formation and exposing the king in the rear.
"See, I told you I'm the best here."
The roommate looked at the chaotic knight team and laughed triumphantly.
However, as soon as the words fell, the therapists behind the king started to treat the king.
The king swung the sword in his hand like a devil and killed one of the rickshaw drivers. The fallen knight immediately stood up and fought with the civilians who came up from behind.
The weak attacking movements and the stupid collision scenes were just like a group of noobs pecking at each other.
Especially when the camera zooms in, the soldier's mentally retarded facial features have a beauty that is the result of three years of studying animation.
"Haha! This action is too weird."
"The man fell down before the sword even touched him. Are you serious? Goose, goose, goose..."
"I can't stop laughing so hard that my stomach hurts."
Xu Gu and his roommates held their stomachs and laughed uncontrollably.
Other students passing by outside the dormitory looked at them sideways, thinking they were having a seizure.
final.
After several rounds of fighting.
The king of Xu Gu's side survived with the help of the healer and killed all the farmers on his roommate's side with his sword.
【Blue team wins! 】
"Fuck, you can lose like this? I won't accept it again!"
"Come on, I didn't expect the king to be so awesome, it's a good opportunity to try out the new lineup."
Amidst cursing and laughter, the two began a new round of competition.
It was obviously just a game made with feet, but it was unexpectedly interesting, making them immersed in it unconsciously.
The main thing is that the style of painting is so joyful.
It also comes with a funny buff.
Playing it is really like playing an electronic cricket fight. It's really fascinating to see who buys the stronger and more powerful cricket.
Moreover, there are so many rich types of troops, and the design of each type of troops also implements the characteristics of sand sculpture, each one is more bizarre and fresh than the other.
With various terrain scenes, you will never get bored of playing.
Instead, I feel like I can't let it go.
…
"Brothers, I found a game that will make you laugh to death, called Total War Simulator. Is there anyone who wants to play it with me? (Funny)"
A message appeared in a game chat group.
Someone also discovered this game and started recommending it to people in the group.
However, as soon as the message was sent out, the group instantly became excited.
"Ah? You're playing this game too?"
"No, I thought I was the only one who liked this silly game. So you're playing it too?"
"What's going on? Don't tell me everyone is having fun."
"Wow, a bunch of them popped up in one explosion. They were all secretly playing this game, right?"
"But it's really fun, I can't stop watching it haha."
"How about we set up a game and have a promotion match?"
"Good idea! Get a room quickly!"
originally.
These players are all focused on those big games.
But after seeing the new game released by Honghuang, I went to experience it.
As a result, they were poisoned and couldn't get out.
The unique game "Total War Simulator" also quickly spread among various gaming groups, and room-based competitions were organized.
For a moment, laughter spread everywhere.
Players who came here for the game were all amazed by this fantastic sandbox war game, and the scene was extremely lively.