Game designer: I am making games, not charity

Pig factory, office building.

The employees are working overtime, preparing for the launch of the new game.

This game is "Gate of Legend" with the most pre-orders at the moment!
Of course, like other games in this world, it is a completely VR simulation-oriented game.

Mr. Liu, the project leader, sat behind his desk, drinking tea rather lazily. Their new VR game will be launched soon.

The advertisements and appointments for Xiaoxianrou that I signed are also very good. Now, I just need to wait for the fruit.

And right now.

There was a knock on the office door, and the marketing manager walked in with a stack of documents.

He tentatively asked: "Mr. Liu, there is a game from a small company endorsed by Zhang Jiafei. It was launched at the same time as us. The advertisement... said it was a computer game, do you want to pay attention?"

"Computer game? What is that?" Mr. Liu frowned upon hearing this, shook his head after thinking for a moment, and waved his hand lightly: "What kind of computer game, I've never heard of it, and Zhang Jiafei... just a past star , This kind of small company dares to go online at the same time as us... Heh, he wants to be cannon fodder himself, so we don't need to worry about it, just go down."

The subordinate put down the file and turned to go out.

……

7 month 25 day.

Zhuchang's latest VR game "Gate of Legends" has been launched heavily. The number of players has reached [-] in the first time, and it has become popular all over the Internet!

The entry is directly on Weibo hot search.

And at the same time that "Gate of Legend" was launched.

There is also a little-known small company, the game "Legend" of "Peerless Company", which is also launched simultaneously at this time!
But compared to "The Gate of Legend".

The game "Legend" seems a bit too "low-key".

Not only was there no disturbance on the Internet, even some marketing accounts in the game industry and some game bloggers who favored niche games did not mention it.

Qingcheng No. [-] Middle School.

In a classroom.

The afterglow of the setting sun crawled through the window and fell on the blackboard, dyeing most of it yellow.

When the school bell rang, all the students below cheered, swarmed up, and ran out of the classroom with their schoolbags on their backs.

A few male students were in groups, chatting and laughing as they walked.

"Tomorrow weekend, let's play games together, brothers, this week my family changed to a new set of VR equipment, and I have long wanted to try the feel of it."

"It's not interesting to play the previous games. I saw that Zhuchang will release a new "Gate of Legend" today. How about we go and play together?"

"Okay, by the way, Wang Ming, let's play together! Let's play "Gate of Legends" together!"

Wang Ming was the boy walking at the back. He was wearing a washed-out white denim jacket, with slightly long bangs covering his forehead.

Facing the students' inquiries, he just smiled awkwardly, shook his head slightly and said, "No, I... don't like playing games very much."

After speaking, he waved goodbye to his friends and left at a faster pace.

When he was about to walk away, he could faintly hear some students making fun of him from behind.

"You're an idiot, why ask Wang Ming? His family has no money, and he can't even afford VR equipment. How can he play games?"

"No way, a VR game device costs over a hundred thousand, what family can't afford 10,000+ now?"

Wang Ming's head was a little lower, and his bangs covered most of his glasses. In his eyes, there was a deep sense of inferiority and helplessness.

No. [-] Middle School is a key high school in Qingcheng City.

Those who can come to this kind of place to study, even if they are not particularly rich, can at least be considered as middle-class petty bourgeoisie families.

But Wang Ming is different. He came from the countryside, and his parents are both farmers.

Although in this world, a farmer can live a good life, at least he has no worries about food and clothing, and he also has a lot of pocket money on weekdays.

But high-end enjoyment like VR games is not enough!

Buying 10,000+ VR equipment just to play games, this kind of thing, just thinking about it, Wang Ming feels extravagant.

Go back to the rental house and put down your schoolbag.

Sitting at the desk, Wang Ming looked at the somewhat worn-out computer in front of him, and sighed slightly in his heart.

At his age, why doesn't he like playing games?

But all the games now need to be equipped with VR devices. Without VR, no games can be played.

It would be great if I could replace my computer with a VR device, so that I could play "Gate of Legends" without being teased by my classmates.

Shaking his head, Wang Ming put these unrealistic fantasies behind him.

He turned on the computer, prepared to watch one or two movies to pass the time as usual, and went to rest.

For other students, weekends are a happy time to play games all night.

But for Wang Ming, it was lonely and gloomy.

Turn on the computer, browse the web, and look for good movies.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, an advertisement pop-up window flashed out.

"The world's first computer game "Legend" is launched! It is a new version of the ship that you have never played before! The equipment is all about fighting, and the transaction does not matter. If you are a brother, come to "Legend" and kill me!"

The person in the video is Zhang Jiafei who is wearing colorful armor with strange shapes.

He carried an exaggeratedly large dragon-slaying sword, and recited his lines with a mouthful of Hong Kong.

Seeing this advertisement, Wang Ming couldn't help but smile too.

He likes to watch old Hong Kong and Taiwan movies, and he is very familiar with Zhang Jiafei. Zhang Jiafei is a true acting school, and Wang Ming also likes it very much.

It's just... the current him, why has he started to accept such funny commercials?

Just when Wang Ming was smiling and was about to close the advertisement.

Suddenly, he frowned slightly, remembering the ad just now, and then suddenly focused on it, and took a closer look at the ad.

I saw a large line of characters written on the top of the advertisement.

"The game "Legend" doesn't need a VR device, it only needs a computer to play!"

"The world's first computer online game, point card charges, 250 yuan can play [-] hours!"

"The first time you log in, you will get a half-hour free trial!"

Wang Ming's eyes widened, and his breathing began to become short!

Computer online games?

Games that can also be played on the computer!

Moreover, only point card charges, 100 yuan, can play 250 hours, which is equivalent to 4 cents an hour!

This is much cheaper than going to a VR gaming bar!

What's more, his pocket money is completely affordable, even more than enough!
This is something that Wang Ming never dared to think about before!
You know, playing games in a VR game bar costs as much as [-], or even [-] per hour!
Wang Ming swallowed his saliva, quickly moved the mouse, and clicked on the advertisement page!
Enter the official website!

I took a closer look at the game introduction on the official website and the background of the game.

"Game background: There used to be various creatures living in this mysterious Marfa continent.

The power of human beings is so weak in it, they are forced to form various organizations on this continent in order to resist those beasts and monsters with supernatural abilities..."

"Game introduction: This game has four professions: Warrior, Magician, Taoist priest and Assassin. All plots, experience points, and various hunting, mining and other activities happen in real time on the computer network.

The game world of "Legend" includes concepts such as day, night, trade, and items. Players can obtain currency through mining, hunting, etc., and use currency to trade. "

The more he looked behind, Wang Ming's heart beat faster and faster, and his eyes became brighter and brighter!

fantastic!

This game is even more exciting than all the vr games I heard from my classmates before!
Such a huge world view, such a wonderful background story, such a rich and diverse game elements!

This is the real game!
Without hesitation, Wang Ming immediately clicked to download, and at the same time bought a point card with pocket money!
As for the half-hour experience, in his opinion, it was not enough at all!
While waiting for the game to download, he ordered a takeaway while browsing the official website forum.

At this time, although the number of posts on the official website forum is not too many, all of them are positive comments!

"Fuck, this game is awesome!"

"I thought it was a lie, but I didn't expect to be able to play games with a computer! Fuck, it's awesome!"

"I didn't expect to be able to play such a game on the computer!"

"This game is amazing! In my opinion, all vr games can't compare to him. I would like to call him a masterpiece!"

……

Wang Ming looked at these comments with a smile, the more he looked forward to it, the more he wanted to play.

And right now.

"Ding!"

A crisp reminder sounded in the background.

The game is downloaded!