Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 144: Explosion! The Hair-Raising Trailer!

‘OHHHHHHHH—!!!’

‘Damn, so cool!’

‘Is that phase shifting?’

‘Anderson thinks it’s aweso.’

‘Is this Anderson’s bracelet technology or Ash’s phase traversal?’

‘Case solved, it’s Anderson and Ash’s daughter (lol).’

‘Ghost marriage???’

‘This is too unreal, I can’t even comnt.’

‘Guessing is fine, but please don’t guess the underworld.’

‘You were supposed to hype it up, not revive dead characters...’

‘The ga mode looks like a battle royale.’

‘A three-person squad battle royale?’

‘Probably, but it seems everyone has skills. Not sure, let’s keep watching...’

As the audience enthusiastically debated, the Phantom Sister in the trailer finished her flashback and shrugged her shoulders.

A silo glowing with golden light appeared:

“This is mine.”

“You really think you’re fast?”

Mirage pushed Phantom Sister with a smile and teased:

“If it weren’t for , you’d still be lying on the ground...”

It turned out that five minutes earlier—

Under the neon signs of a massive factory, a tall black woman with slightly curly hair, looking like a rcenary, held a rifle pointed at the severely injured Phantom Sister lying on the ground:

“Is your weapon broken? Or are you broken?”

She said as she prepared to pull the trigger!

At that critical mont!

Mirage’s coquettish voice rang out: “Let’s see who’s coming?”

The rcenary turned her head!

She saw Mirage holding a huge revolver charging straight at her!

The rcenary sneered: “Looking for death...”

Bang!

A bullet shot out with force, hitting Mirage’s forehead dead center!

But the next second!

Mirage vanished into thin air, turning into a cluster of glowing light!

The rcenary’s pupils shrank abruptly, but before she could adjust her aim!

Click!

The revolver extended beside her and pressed against her head!

Mirage’s voice remained relaxed and flirtatious: “Sorry, ma’am, did I just knock you out?”

Bang!!!

‘Holy crap—!!!’

The audience erupted even more!

‘This is the Phantom Pilot skill from the TTF trailer!’

‘This skill is so flashy, damn...’

‘So all these participants in the APEX Invitational are Pilots?!’

‘Probably not, these legends seem to each have one or two Pilot skills, but overall strength isn’t as strong as the Pilots.’

‘So this is a... Pilot selection competition?’

‘Wrong, guys, this is a competition hosted by old thief Sam. You forgot which faction he belongs to?’

‘Oh—damn! So our previous guesses were right! This is the old thief’s competition to select top hunters!’

‘That makes the battle royale mode make sense! Old thief really knows how to breed troublemakers!’

‘Uh oh! I’ve beco the villain! (dog head emoji)’

‘Hahaha...’

A chorus of joyous exclamations!

anwhile, in the trailer, Phantom Sister and Mirage, who were arguing fiercely, were interrupted by a robot nad Pathfinder:

“But, I think with this 10-kill record, this reward should belong to (✪ω✪).”

Upon hearing this, Phantom Sister and Mirage both turned toward Pathfinder, their expressions incredulous:

“You...”

“Are you kidding...?”

Just monts ago—!

In the vast canyon, beneath a majestic waterfall!

Amid a hail of bullets, Mirage and Phantom Sister were heavily suppressed by the enemy squad, situation critical!

At that mont, from behind the enemy squad beneath the waterfall!

Pathfinder swung out from the turbulent waterfall using a grappling hook!

The display screen on his chest showed an enraged expression—ψ(*｀ー´)ψ

Rat-a-tat-tat-tat—!!!

Gunfire erupted!

The terrifying robot, like a Rambo-style Tarzan, flew through the air wielding a heavy machine gun, its muzzle flashing fire, and in the blink of an eye, annihilated the enemy squad!

“Ga over! Thanks for playing! (๑╹◡╹)”

Pathfinder’s flashback ended as he raised his chanical arm:

“High five?”

Uh...

Mirage glanced at Pathfinder, then Phantom Sister.

The three exchanged looks and then turned their eyes toward the golden glowing silo.

Obviously, on this journey, they had supported each other, each showing their unique skills. Reaching here was the result of everyone’s efforts.

So, who should get this golden treasure?

However!

While the three were still hesitating!

[Run... There’s a grenade...]

Suddenly, a voice echoed inside Phantom Sister’s mind!

Her pupils contracted sharply, and a void portal opened instantly behind her.

Without hesitation, Phantom Sister leaned back and dove straight into the portal!

At the mont the portal closed, a grenade dropped at the stunned Mirage and Pathfinder’s feet!

Boom—!!!

A massive explosion thundered, thick smoke billowing inside the small wooden house, the blast powerful enough to ripple the lake beside the cabin!

Amidst the rolling smoke!

Another three-person squad entered the cabin!

The leader was broad-shouldered and burly, wearing heavy armor, his voice arrogant and rough: “Oh ho ho! Tiger Squad wins again!”

The young girl on the left holding a submachine gun curled her lips: “Poor suckers.”

On the right was the crow-masked man recently ‘killed’ by Pathfinder: “They died with honor.”

However!

Just as the three were about to check the golden treasure!

From the grass near the cabin, Phantom Sister who escaped through the portal raised a sniper rifle with three barrels.

Bang!!!

The screen went black!!!

In the bar, the elderly man with graying hair but still robust and strong spoke again:

[In my opinion, this is an extre sport.]

[Find your opponent, kill your opponent, then beco the opponent of more people.]

[They kill you, they’re aweso.]

[You kill them, you’re even more aweso.]

As he spoke!

The old man drew a dagger from the newspaper!

The cara followed the rising dagger—

[After all, that’s how squads work...]

At those words!

Everyone held their breath!

Although they had roughly guessed the old man’s true identity!

But when the truth was about to be revealed, their hearts couldn’t help but race!

Even Zhou Jie had put down her lunch box, clenching her fists, waiting for the man’s appearance!

Click!

The dagger sheathed!

A wrinkled but still imposing and fierce face appeared in a close-up!

It was the elderly leader of the top hunter rcenary group, founder of the APEX Invitational, the one who personally handed them invitation cards in the main story—

Sam! Gu Sheng!

He took a sip of clear yellow liquor!

The elderly Gu Sheng raised his glass toward the cara, as if speaking to all the players:

[Either we win together, or we die together, right?]

Then! Gu Sheng reached into his pocket!

A familiar card flew toward the screen, transforming into a blood-red flag, with the white ga title fluttering in the wind—

APEX Legends

“Wha—t—!!!”

Seeing this, Zhou Jie jumped up from her gaming chair!

Grabbing her head with both hands, she scread repeatedly!

It exploded!

The livestream chat instantly went wild!

‘Thank you for the gift!!!’

‘Damn!!! Old thief!!!’

‘This trailer is freaking explosive!’

‘My scalp is tingling!’

‘ohhhhhhh—’

‘He really knows how to play the players!’

‘Damn it, I’ll play! Won’t I? Dad! With promos like this, not playing isn’t even human!’

‘He’s really the old thief now!’

‘Damn—seeing old thief in his old age nearly made cry.’

‘I can’t take it, damn it, I’m numb...’

All the players waiting for the trailer collectively exploded at this mont!

That familiar yet fresh feeling made their scalps tingle.

The nostalgia of TTF and the new design of the spin-off instantly threw the entire gaming community into a frenzy!

...

“Wow! Wow! Wow!”

“Oh my god—he really knows how to trigger the players’ nerves!”

“It’s a carnival for TTF players!”

At the sa ti!

In the online eting room of Daily Gaming News editorial departnt!

Editor-in-chief Xu Xiaolin kept exclaiming in surprise!

Normally, as a veteran editor-in-chief, he shouldn’t lose his composure like this in a group eting!

But Gu Sheng’s skill at stirring player emotions was just too brilliant!

It made it impossible for him to calm down!

Of course!

The other editors and supervisors were no less amazed at the editor-in-chief’s reaction.

Because after watching the trailer, their exclamations were no less enthusiastic!

“So fierce! Even with the market collectively pessimistic, they still chose to make a battle royale!”

“They’re trying to surpass themselves...”

“Or they want to continue dominating the new generation of motion-sensing pods market!”

“Indeed, the previous generation’s motion-sensing pod battle royale market was basically monopolized by PUBG. I guess this APEX intends to dominate this generation’s market.”

“Brutal. It makes the previous ga Special Ops by Glorious look like a joke...”

“Hahaha, silent slap in the face is the deadliest.”

“Indeed, if APEX blows up, Glorious will completely beco a clown.”

“Couldn't beat them last generation, tried to snatch market this generation of motion pods, but got killed by Golden Wind.”

“If APEX blows up, Golden Wind’s throne as ‘Battle Royale King’ will be firmly seated.”

“Two generations of motion-sensing pod battle royales belong to them, tsk tsk, what an achievent...”

“I reckon APEX is solid. What do you say, Chief Xu?”

?

Hearing this, Xu Xiaolin grinned:

“What else can I say? The situation is already in front of us...”

“This ti, in the entire Chinese ga market, no company is releasing a competing product against APEX.”

“I shouldn’t say this, but under the current circumstances, this is the most accurate description—”

“Now, even if you replace the protagonist with Special Ops, this market environnt would still allow success...”

Xu Xiaolin truly was an old hand.

His words made everyone in the editorial departnt nod repeatedly.

Yes.

Perhaps because Golden Wind’s record has been so dazzling.

Or perhaps because Titanfall’s reputation is so intimidating.

After APEX announced its release date, the entire shooting ga market beca a vacuum.

No competitors, just APEX standing alone on stage!

However!

Just then, Xu Xiaolin shifted his tone!

“But this ti, Gu Sheng is aiming to surpass himself.”

“It’s obvious from the trailer that they added ‘skills’ into this battle royale.”

“This...”

Xu Xiaolin clicked his tongue, his attitude ambiguous.

“Innovation is comndable, but whether it will succeed... hard to say.”

“The mont I saw skills appear in the trailer, I imdiately thought of that ga years ago called Gods’ Calamity...”

Hiss—

At this, the editors all drew a cold breath.

Gods’ Calamity had left a deep impression on the gaming community.

A first-person MOBA setting that made many marvel.

But what was the end result?

A spectacular failure, quickly dying off.

Now, APEX’s setup seems to bear so resemblance to Gods’ Calamity.

So this ti?

What will its fate be?

The editorial staff silently pondered, thinking about how to report on APEX.

Indeed!

The trailer quality was excellent, and the combination of shooting and skills seed fitting.

But don’t forget.

It’s only a trailer.

Gods’ Calamity’s trailer was also stunning!

Playing as gods in first-person, casting skills, killing opponents, breaking high ground!

So passionate!

What was the result?

“So, everyone,”

Xu Xiaolin said:

“For this report, I suggest we avoid making overly absolute judgnts.”

“Don’t blindly hype APEX just because of TTF’s impressive performance.”

“Wait until the ga actually launches and we’ve experienced it before judging.”

“After all, apart from the ‘FPS skills’ setting being full of uncertainties,”

“Their in-ga purchase model is still a mystery.”

“According to Golden Wind, their in-app purchase model is ‘completely green,’ and ‘absolutely respects players,’ and ‘guarantees absolute fairness in the ga.’”

“Excuse my limited imagination, but I really can’t picture how an in-app purchase model can ‘guarantee absolute fairness.’”

“After all, in today’s free-to-play market, the most player-friendly in-app model is probably sothing like League of Legends.”

“Skins add fixed stats, and no matter the skin rarity, the attributes added are the sa.”

At this point, an editor said:

“Then, Chief Xu, do you think Golden Wind might completely give up ‘attribute selling’ this ti?”

“Just make skins, like Left 4 Dead’s Creative Workshop?”

Tsk tsk—

The online eting room clicked tongues.

Even Xu Xiaolin, a veteran, hesitated.

“This... I can’t judge either...”

Xu Xiaolin spoke frankly:

“If APEX were a XunTeng product, this idea would be impossible.”

“But Golden Wind...”

Xu Xiaolin wasn’t sure.

He really wasn’t sure.

After all, Golden Wind’s style has always been ‘the chief director dares to dream, the company president dares to act.’

Maybe this ti, they really will pull off ‘selling only skins without attributes.’

But if so, the number of free-to-play players will definitely be huge. How will they ensure profitability?

“This point...”

Thinking of this, Xu Xiaolin shook his head and smiled:

“Can’t guess, really can’t guess.”

With that!

He clapped his hands.

“All right, everyone, the trailer’s done, and we’ve basically covered what we need to.”

“There are many advantages, but also many doubts.”

“Now, with your evaluations and questions, write the reports on APEX.”

“Whether this ga succeeds is Golden Wind’s business.”

“But whether we can grab the biggest current hot topic in the gaming circle—that’s our ability!”

“Pick up your pens!”

“Get moving!”

Buzz—

With Xu Xiaolin’s command,

Daily Gaming News editorial departnt sprang into action, starting to write analysis and reports on APEX overnight, determined to seize this wave of attention.

anwhile, other gaming dia outlets also mobilized.

No one wanted to fall behind.

For a while, analysis and speculation about APEX flew wildly across the gaming circle!