They wanted to make a trashy game, but how come it sold like hotcakes again?

Chapter 12 Have you ever seen a zombie?

"Iron chains linked together, ancient sword, drinking, fire killing!"

"Mad Slaughter!"

"Perfect card sequence!"

Hao Zheng roared at the camera in front of him.

"See that? That's Da Bao's most charming moment!"

After that live stream, Hao Zheng's video clips went viral online, and his own videos garnered two million views.

The once quiet live stream room became lively again, and he gradually began to transform into a streamer, but the chat room still didn't let him off the hook.

"OMG! Hao Ge is so handsome!"

"Brother Hao's IQ has far surpassed that of my three-year-old nephew!"

"Will the comments ever end? Don't they know that encouragement is the driving force for growth?"

Hao Zheng didn't say much. Instead, he closed the game "Three Kingdoms Kill," returned to his computer desktop, and opened a rather simple-looking game. His expression was also somewhat tense.

"Good morning, afternoon and evening, everyone. This is Game Haohaopin. Today, I received my first marketing fee from Tangren Media, asking me to review the best zombie game of the year, Plants vs. Zombies."

As video recording begins, Hao Zheng, who is in charge of publicity, will explain the process at the beginning, as is customary.

"This is unbelievable, unbelievable! This is the first time I, Tang Yi'er, have ever received a payment from Tangren Games. Does that mean I was completely blind before?"

"The best zombie game? How do you define 'best'? Is the funniest game also 'best'?"

"This Tangren game is really impressive. It dares to claim that it is the world's number one if it doesn't criticize others for a day."

"The most fun game this year? Don't be ridiculous. The development cycle for this game was only about a month. Before you brag, can you at least fix the bugs in Shadow Reconstruction?"

"This game isn't going to launch until midnight tonight, right? As expected of Tang Yi'er, she managed to get a demo version four hours early."

The reactions in the live chat were similar to what Hao Zheng had expected.

Although he didn't think Tangren Games was as bad as the online criticisms made it out to be, that was only in comparison to other domestically produced money-grabbing games.

Compared to most game companies, it's really just average.

So it's quite funny that they claim they can develop the best zombie game of the year.

However, he didn't want to say anything more about it; focusing on the game was what he should be doing.

With a pleasant melody playing, the main interface of Plants vs. Zombies appeared on Hao Zheng's computer screen.

A lush green lawn, a cartoon-style little house, and a small note stuck under the eaves: Don't let zombies eat your brains.

"The art style is pretty normal, just ordinary 2D cartoon with vibrant colors. But to call itself the best zombie game of the year is a bit of an exaggeration."

"Don't rush, this game was only developed in a month, there are bound to be some problems in the beginning."

"The UI is quite clean, unlike Tangren's previous style, which used to have all sorts of inexplicable things."

Hao Zheng raised an eyebrow, agreeing with the comments.

"Yes, the main interface is indeed very clean. If I were to treat it as just a regular game, I would definitely be interested in continuing to play it."

Ignoring the barrage of questions, Hao Zheng selected the only available icon: "Adventure Mode".

The screen went black, and then a string of artistic text appeared on the screen and began to scroll.

Plants vs. Zombies: Instructional Edition.

Produced by Tangren Games.

Chapter 1: Daytime in the Front Yard

Zombie strength: half a star.

Annoying factor: One star.

At this point, the comments section finally broke free from the previous atmosphere of being filled with "?".

"Why is it still a tutorial version? Shouldn't it be an early access version?"

"The infuriating factor is alright. For a bug like this to appear, Tangren is invincible."

"Guide Version: Tangren Games teaches you how to play games, whether you understand it or not."

Hao Zheng didn't say anything, and the game continued. As the screen slowly lit up, a lawn with five rows and nine columns appeared on the screen, with five red lawnmowers evenly distributed in each row near the villa.

At the top of the screen is a card slot, and on the far left is a sun icon with 400 marked below it. The next slot has ten squares from 1 to 0, and all of them are empty except for the first square which has a cute green plant.

Behind him are four squares: QERT.

Q is a purple empty space, E is a shovel, R is a green leaf, and T is a mallet.

In the very center of the screen, a white bubble floats out from beside a bull's head with yellow eyes and white hair.

"Hello, I am a cow, and I'm here to help you fight off the zombies."

Hao Zheng, who has extensive gaming experience, immediately recognized what game it was and began interacting with the comments section.

"This looks like a PVE card tower defense game. Sunlight is the resource bar, and plants are our turrets. The four buttons Q, E, R, and T: the shovel is for demolishing, the leaves are for upgrading, the hammer has a number below it (for smashing zombies when the player can't defend in time), and Q is the spacebar (its function is unknown). As for the cow? That should be the tutorial NPC, right? Why is it a bull's head? The art style is completely different!"

"I heard that Tangren Games changed its planner. His last game was his work, and this bull must be his design, right?"

Hao Zheng instantly spotted the "insider" comment from the sea of ​​bullet comments in front of him and read it aloud.

"Yes, that makes some sense. In this day and age, it's very common for packaging designers to be the main planners."

But the comments section didn't think so.

"Heh, what kind of chief planner is that? What works does this chief planner of Tangren Games have? His skills aren't that great, yet he's still bragging about himself."

Because Hao Zheng did not pause the game, the Minotaur in the screen continued speaking.

"Let me ask you first, is this your first time playing Plants vs. Zombies?"

Although Hao Zheng has played many games, he usually doesn't skip the tutorial, so he didn't hesitate and directly selected "yes".

"I bet you don't know what a zombie looks like either. I'll get you one so you can take a look."

Hao Zheng thought this was a normal beginner's tutorial, so he didn't think much of it. He watched the cow disappear from the screen, and then someone carried a zombie and placed it in front of the lawnmower.

"What's this?"

Before he could react, the zombie walked onto the lawnmower, and the previously quiet machine started up instantly, flattening the zombie in front of him.

"No? We've already lost a section?"

"Hahaha, I said I'd bring you a zombie to see, and I'll bring you a zombie to see, no questions asked."

"So it really is an infuriating index. I thought it was just an infuriating index."

"From a certain perspective, it can be considered a beginner's tutorial, at least you know what the cart is for."

The comments section was filled with joy; at least at this moment, everyone shared the same happiness.