Have you ever worked as a game designer at a major company? You just write game-related articles?

Chapter 37: Do you think I'm an idiot?

As soon as he finished speaking, the live stream chat exploded with comments!

Some people fell into deep thought!

In particular, some game industry professionals who are independent game developers seemed to have grasped something during the live stream.

That's right, the gameplay itself does not constitute plagiarism.

But you also need to make the game fun.

The Binding of Isaac is indeed the first roguelike dungeon game to appear in Donghuang, and the game directly presents the gameplay to you.

Even so, Aurora still couldn't quite copy it properly.

They believe that the gameplay of this roguelike game is similar to that of a grind-heavy game, with almost identical dungeons and no changes to the design.

The props are also unrelated.

I have absolutely no idea what Aurora copied.

[Damn it! I even bought it! Oh well, fine, I'll get a refund!]

[This game is garbage. I only placed the order because I saw the Aurora logo, and it hasn't even been two hours since then. I want a refund!]

Seeing such comments, Chen Dazhuang couldn't help but facepalm.

"Damn it, guys, don't get me into trouble!"

"You only know if a game is fun or not after you've played it yourself. This is just my personal opinion."

"I assure you that I absolutely do not mean to look down on this game."

Chen Dazhuang, driven by a strong will to survive, was unaware that Director Yan was in the office.

Feeling like a thorn in my side!

Chen Dazhuang was full of survival instincts; after all, he was a live streamer!

It will definitely be related to the Black Dragon game in the future. If this is stirred up by the netizens, it will cause someone to blacklist him.

That would be a case of losing more than you gain.

However, this "Dungeon & Adventure" game is just not fun.

I can't exactly lie and say good things about this game, can I? If I did, what would be the point of being a game streamer?

[Hahaha! Da Zhuang's survival instinct is kicking in!]

It's too late, I've already sliced ​​it up, unless you give us a giant swing ride.

【Ugh! I can't bear to watch this!】

[If they keep smuggling, we'll kill them!]

Seeing that the comments in the live stream had returned to normal, Dazhuang stopped thinking about it.

"Forget it, those bastards are online, guys. I'm definitely not going to let them drag me down today!"

Without saying a word, Dazhuang immediately contacted the seven terrible teammates he had played online with the night before.

There's a strong sense that this is akin to a bloody battle against "Human: Fall Flat" today.

however--

At that moment, in the president's office of Aurora Games, Ji Yuan turned around.

Director Yan's expression grew even more unpleasant—

"Director Yan..."

"President Ji, I... I didn't know it would turn out like this..."

"I'll have them change it right now, change it."

"This will absolutely never happen again!!"

Director Yan, head down, clutching the folder that Ji Yuan had angrily thrown on the floor, slunk away from the office.

After Director Yan left the office.

Ji Yuan then returned to his seat, hesitated for a long time, and then made a phone call.

"Mr. Qian, it's been a long time."

"I heard you interviewed that insomnia-themed game studio in Shanghai before?"

"I'd like to ask you guys for some information about what's going on with this studio."

"Oh? Okay, no problem."

"Okay, then let's have a video conference when you're done with your work?"

"Okay, okay, that's settled then, thank you Mr. Qian."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Yuan's brows furrowed deeply.

He frowned deeply, staring at the three games created by Insomnia Games on the Steam platform in front of his computer.

"The side-scrolling platformer game 'Getting Over It'."

"The Binding of Isaac, a roguelike dungeon crawler, and Human: Fall Flat, a party game."

Something seems off about this game company.

Three games, three different styles, completely different from domestic game studios.

I won't even go into the first game's rudimentary art style.

After the second game became a hit, surprisingly, no in-game purchase items were introduced?

The fact that these three games are completely different in style is what makes Epoch a little puzzled.

"Damn, this company doesn't follow any rules at all!"

……

Sunday, the last working day of the week.

Of course, what is a weekend for a game company?

For game companies, taking turns to rest is the only truth, so Shen Huaizhou even on Sundays.

He is still in the studio.

Unlike other game company employees, we currently have three games to operate, so everyone is very busy.

But everyone's enthusiasm for their work is truly beyond question.

He made a point of getting up at 8:30 in the morning to sign for the package.

Upon opening the cardboard box, a pair of black stockings were found neatly folded inside.

Shen Huaizhou's eye twitched, and he pinched the thin fabric, his expression instantly crumbling:

"Damn it, are these readers poisonous?"

"I said I'd add an extra chapter, but I couldn't even squeeze out three monthly votes; then I mentioned wearing black stockings and doing a giant swing, and wow, over a hundred in two days?"

"I'm fucking impressed..."

"凸(艹皿艹)!!"

Shen Huaizhou was still examining the stockings in front of him, feeling a delicate, cool touch between his fingers.

I'm just wondering how to fit this thing to my height—

However, click.

The door was suddenly pushed open.

Su Jianxue walked in carrying her bag, and when she looked up, she saw Shen Huaizhou standing next to the front desk.

And in my hands...

He was clearly carrying a pair of clear, bright black shoes.

In an instant, Su Jianxue stopped in her tracks, her eyes slowly widening.

A look of confusion first appeared on her pretty face.

Then, seemingly recognizing what this thing was, his pupils trembled slightly!

The gaze shifted from the stockings to Shen Huaizhou's stiff face, and then back to the stockings again.

Then, he opened his mouth.

No sound came out for a long time.

The expression on her pretty face began to freeze inch by inch, as if she had witnessed some extremely despicable law.

Do not gaze upon it, do not know it, do not whisper about it.

The air was silent for three seconds.

"you……"

Su Jianxue finally found her voice, the last syllable rising in pitch, "...What's going on?"

Shen Huaizhou's hand trembled, and the pair of stockings in his hand almost slipped off.

He forced himself to remain calm, shoved the items into the box, and looked up expressionlessly.

"Ah Xue, if I told you this thing... is a key item for our next game development, would you believe me?"

Su Jianxue did not speak.

But the eyes seemed to say everything.

Her eyes swept over Shen Huaizhou from head to toe, before settling on his black stockings.

It's as if it's saying: Do you think I'm stupid?

Shen Huaizhou quickly straightened up and cleared his throat: "Ahem! It really is a prop!"

But at that moment, his gaze drifted to the ceiling.

It was as if there was a teleprompter: "Um, for our next game, we're considering adding some visual elements."

"Clothing design requires prior research."

However, Su Jianxue did not move.

She simply switched the bag she was holding to the other hand.