Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 250: Exploding the Scene! The Sound of Hammering in

Ginza! Ikebukuro! Shibuya! Akihabara!

Overnight, Sekiro’s figure appeared in all the major comrcial districts of Higashitsu!

Although not many in number, the spots they occupied were increasingly eye-catching!

Especially!

When the vertical posters of Sekiro appeared on the video ga building funded by Kora!

All players worldwide were jaw-dropped by this shocking sight!

‘?’

‘Holy crap, it’s fierce! I just saw the Sekiro poster hanging under the KOMINA sign…’

‘What the hell…?’

‘Damn! What the heck is this? Is this so kind of betrayal?’

‘No way… Honestly, this is ridiculously impressive!’

‘Oh—I get it! Little Yellow’s “Yellow” is actually “yellow-haired”!’

‘Lol! That’s hilarious hahahahahaha!’

‘How is this any different from putting a cheating photo on the victim’s front door?’

‘@Gu Sheng Sam, you really get it, Old Thief!’

‘Damn! I’m seriously shocked! I declare this the biggest betrayal in gaming history!’

‘This poster will probably beco legendary hahahahaha…’

‘Too outrageous… I almost thought it was photoshopped…’

‘Hahaha, too funny…’

Indeed!

Moriya Tetsuya’s premonition was absolutely right.

Golden Wind’s continuous defeats and full retreat in the overseas publicity battle were all to prepare for the “horse’s charge into Higashitsu”!

Just as Moriya said before.

No matter how many tricks or flashy moves both sides used, or what kind of promotional thods they adopted,

In the end, both sides would inevitably return to the the of “gas” and the place “Higashitsu” for a final showdown!

Yes.

From the very start!

Gu Sheng had already targeted Higashitsu as the battleground.

To gain enough attention at the gaming festival, promoting in Higashitsu was absolutely essential.

But the problem was that nearly all the promotional channels in Higashitsu were tightly controlled by Kora.

Therefore, Gu Sheng and the senior executives of Golden Wind discussed and finally decided on a surrounding and dividing tactic.

First, attack Kora’s overseas market to erode and absorb their overseas strongholds, forcing them to split their forces to deal with Golden Wind’s publicity.

Then, while Kora was busy putting out fires and cleaning up the overseas ss, launch a lightning strike, gathering funds and connections to launch a focused breakthrough attack on Higashitsu!

News spread.

Chaos broke out inside Kora!

President Uekoe Kagemasa was furious and imdiately ordered the removal of the Sekiro promotional poster on Kora’s building!

However, Golden Wind’s montum advancing into Higashitsu was already unstoppable!

Because the Higashitsu Gaming Festival.

Had arrived!!!

……

“Gathering gaming news, focusing on what players love. Hello everyone, I’m Tian Tian, reporter for Daily Gaming News!”

Three days later!

Amidst the raging heated discussions!

In the face of competing publicity forces!

Neon!

Higashitsu!

Outside Exhibition Hall 1 at the International Exhibition Center, the crowd sward!

At this mont, outside the over 160,000 square ters massive venue, ga enthusiasts of all races and languages from all corners of the world gathered to join this grand event!

Amidst the roaring crowd!

Tian Tian’s voice was excited and energetic, raising it to address the cara:

“As you can see, I am currently standing outside the door of the Higashitsu International Exhibition Center,”

“According to reports, compared to the last event, there are more participating companies this ti, with nearly seven hundred and twenty ga developers worldwide joining,”

“At the sa ti, over two hundred thousand ga players and global gaming dia will gather here to celebrate!”

At this,

Tian Tian paused slightly, then continued:

“This gaming festival features not only super-large companies like Neon Kora and Arican Yunwei Weiwangdi,”

“But also large Chinese companies such as Nuyan, Zhenting, and Guangyao Gas, who will release their annual flagship titles,”

“Of course!”

“Among the many Chinese companies, the most watched by everyone is naturally Golden Wind,”

“I believe the viewers who have been following our live stream have already seen,”

“Now in the prominent advertising zones of Higashitsu’s major comrcial districts, you can see traces of two gas: Sekiro and Torii,”

“These two gas have been dubbed ‘the hottest two projects at this gaming festival’ by dostic and international dia,”

“Torii’s new-generation FPS design language is eye-catching,”

“While Sekiro, with multiple halos and an overwhelming publicity campaign, has beco the target experience for all kinds of players and dia,”

“So, which is better? What are the pros and cons of these two gas? We are about to reveal…”

anwhile!

In the noisy, crowded queue, a golden tal pole extended, holding a small wireless GoPro at the front.

The owner of the GoPro, wearing a baseball cap, greeted the viewers on cara:

“Hello friends! As you can see! I’m here live at the Higashitsu Gaming Festival!”

This person looked about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, young, with high cheekbones and deep-set eyes, sporting a stylish beard.

Indeed!

This was strear Pew, returning once again to the gaming festival!

The chat barrage was as noisy as the crowd—

‘I heard there are quite a few horror gas this ti’

‘Pew will definitely try them all (evil grin)’

‘The first experience should be Torii, since that’s Kora’s suspenseful 3S-level FPS masterpiece’

‘Hope to get to play Sekiro earlier’

‘Sekiro is so mysterious, we still don’t even know what kind of ga it is’

‘Look at Sekiro!’

‘Look at Torii!’

‘Look at Sekiro…’

For a ti, the viewers in the live stream split into two camps, so eager to unveil Sekiro’s mysterious gaplay first,

Others wanting to experience Torii’s new FPS charm vicariously.

“All right, all right friends,”

Seeing the heated debate in the chat, Pew hurriedly waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop arguing:

“After all—where I should go doesn’t seem to be up to .”

Speaking,

Pew rotated the GoPro.

Around him, countless players jostled shoulder to shoulder, and fans surrounded him like a tide.

Pew even suspected that even if his feet lifted off the ground, his body wouldn’t fall.

At that mont.

Just as Pew finished speaking!

Suddenly, from near the front of the queue close to the exhibition hall entrance, an excited shout burst out!

Then, the tightly packed crowd surged like a tide in an instant.

Pew also shouted excitedly, raising the GoPro to live stream this spectacular scene—

“The zombie horde is coming—!!!”

Opening!!!

……

Once inside the door!

The comfortable warm air from the climate-controlled ventilation hit the face!

As Tian Tian introduced, the two major exhibitors directly facing the entrance stood like gatekeepers, grand and imposing!

“…Everyone can see, on our left side, with an overall white and green color sche, is the Yunwei Weiwangdi booth,”

Tian Tian introduced:

“This ti, Yunwei also brought two major titles, one focusing on multiplayer shooting, the other a racing ga, targeting Kora’s Hotspot Rally: Return.”

Then.

The cara panned over the dense crowd, turning to the other side’s red and white Kora booth.

“As for this side, it’s naturally Kora’s booth,”

Tian Tian introduced:

“This ti Kora brought not only the Hotspot Rally and Wild Dunk EX we just ntioned,”

“But their most important project is of course the 3S-level shooting masterpiece ‘Torii: Phantom Shadow’ with over 200 million dollars invested!”

At this mont.

On Kora’s huge display screen, a promotional video started playing.

Yes, generally speaking, ga expos differ from industry conferences like GDC.

At expos, companies battle independently, usually without long speeches, mostly relying on auto-play trailers for promotion.

If they want to attract players’ attention, they might put on short, fast-paced singing or dancing shows, or hold lottery events.

The goal is to keep players around and showcase their gas.

But for a giant like Kora, singing and lotteries are beneath them.

With strong early publicity, they don’t need special recruitnt tricks.

Just a brief trailer and countless players and dia swarm over.

And indeed, that’s exactly what happened.

Especially when players and dia saw the na Torii: Phantom Shadow on the screen!

A light cheer instantly rose near the booth!

People surged forward, surrounding the booth and standing on tiptoes to watch the huge screen.

Then!

The screen lit up, showing a first-person perspective of the protagonist standing on a neon-lit street, the ground wet as if it had just rained.

A voiceover began—

[During Torii’s developnt, we adopted the world’s most advanced Phoenix-2 engine]

[Whether it’s the overall presentation or fine details, we strive for perfection]

The ga protagonist began to move.

Footsteps splashed on the wet ground, stirring water droplets.

Small puddles rippled, distorting the reflected neon lights.

Besides that.

The delicate rain, the dynamic movent of plants, even the protagonist’s palm lines and fine arm hair…

It was clear that Kora pursued perfection in visual details, pushing industrial capability to the highest level, aiming to imrse players in the motion-sensing pod.

[As for gaplay]

Amid light cheers, the voiceover continued:

[Players will no longer rely on firearms but instead use exorcism powers]

With the voiceover,

The protagonist approached two faceless n holding umbrellas.

Hand forming seals, green energy waves ford in the palm.

At this mont, the two ghosts noticed the protagonist and roared as they charged.

“Ha—!”

With a sharp shout, the protagonist’s green energy transford into wind blades, instantly sweeping the two faceless n away.

Then, stepping forward, hands changed seals again, energy waves turned blue, and with a push of both palms, countless raindrops like needles struck the monsters, staggering them.

Taking advantage, the protagonist ford seals again, golden energy gathered into two threads, binding the monsters and pulling them close.

At the sa ti, the right hand pierced the two ghosts’ chests!

Bang!

The crystal cores in their chests were crushed, and the two faceless n turned to ashes, dissipating in smoke.

“Whoa—”

As the live demo proceeded, the gathered players gave light cheers and discussed—

‘So cool…’

‘The visuals are truly top-notch, combined with this fresh seal-making technique, it looks really good’

‘Industrial level is high, this graphics can be called world-class’

‘Seems like wind, thunder, water, fire, earth—these spells have attributes’

‘Being an onmyoji in a motion-sensing pod, hmm, interesting’

‘But this combat… looks a bit boring…’

‘Indeed, monster aggression is too low’

‘Flashy but looks like a standard main quest side quest structure’

‘The atmosphere is pretty good though…’

‘…’

Players watched Torii’s live demo, sharing opinions, with many queuing to try it.

High-quality ga industry standards combined with a fresh “alternative” shooting experience.

Players stopped to watch, light cheers occasionally breaking out.

Especially when the in-ga mini-boss— a suited man holding a hamr with one hand and an umbrella with the other— appeared.

Dazzling spells and the suit man’s heavy hamr attacks earned approving nods from players.

Especially when the protagonist’s energy bar filled, unleashing a fiery spell blast, sparking a small climax around the booth.

Innovation was Torii’s selling point.

Glamour was its feature.

“…Hmm, it’s obvious that everyone recognizes the quality of Kora’s Torii,”

After watching a while, Tian Tian said:

“World-class visuals combined with innovative attack settings truly refresh the mind. I believe…”

Just as these words were spoken!

Suddenly!

From behind the Kora booth.

A piercing, crisp tallic clang erupted suddenly!

[Clang!!!]

Because Torii was currently showing the “stealth kill” segnt, the overall volu was low.

This made the sharp tallic clang from behind the booth especially attention-grabbing!

Tian Tian was stunned!

Players near Kora’s booth all turned their heads to look.

Then!

One after another, loud tallic clangs rang out, like hamring iron, like warriors dueling—

[Cling! Cling! Tang! Clang—!!!]

Strong! Crisp! Bright!

Then!

Screams and shouts exploded from the direction of the hamring sound, a huge commotion!!!

“OHHHHHH—!!!”

“Oh my fvking goooooooood!”

“Damn? Damn! Da—mn—!”

“DNM Old Thief—!”

“…”

The sudden uproar in the venue startled Tian Tian, who leaned over to see what was going on and exchanged a shocked glance with the caraman!

Both saw disbelief in each other’s eyes.

What’s going on?!

Sounds like the ga over there…

Exploded?!