Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 251: The Future Is Here! An Incredible Live Demo!

Ghost and Buddha Facing Each Other!

In the silent temple, a man dressed in earth-toned coarse clothing stood before the six-ard Ghost Buddha.

At the entrance of the ancient temple courtyard, the half-open vermilion wooden doors were weathered and worn.

Sunlight filtered through the branches of the red maple trees, a desolate cold wind swept up, and scattered patches of white snow were lifted into the air before dissipating into nothingness.

"Wow—so amazing—"

Pew felt goosebumps crawl all over his body!

The surrounding players and spectators also let out soft gasps.

Deep in the ancient temple, red maple leaves fell; under the cold sunlight and sharp winter wind, the white snow lay quietly.

The delicate scene, combined with top-tier atmosphere creation, perfectly presented an old temple nestled deep in the mountains.

Yes.

Right behind Kora’s booth, back to back and tightly adjacent, was the Golden Wind ga booth from China.

Actually, Pew’s initial target wasn’t here but Kora’s.

After all, compared to Golden Wind’s action gas, he was more interested in Kora’s supernatural-thed FPS ga, Torii.

His old specialty, after all.

But as he had said before—

Once the event started and he was swept up by the crowd, where he would end up was no longer his choice.

So,

Amid the bustling crowd, Pew was carried along and missed Kora’s booth.

Shoulder to shoulder, the throng of players quickly pushed him toward Golden Wind’s booth.

When he was just being squeezed over, Pew was still craning his neck, trying to glance at Kora’s booth.

Because at first, Golden Wind wasn’t rushing to reveal the main course but was showing videos about the latest versions of PUBG and the APEX project.

Currently, these were Golden Wind’s only two long-term multiplayer projects generating profit, with passes released quarterly.

The videos mainly introduced the upcoming new PUBG maps and modes, as well as new legends soon to launch in APEX.

Pew wasn’t particularly interested in these. As a versatile strear, he played a wide variety of gas; PUBG and APEX were only casual gas for him.

At best, he bought a pass each quarter, left his account in the hands of a booster to maintain rank, and picked it up to play whenever needed.

Until!

The LED screen at Golden Wind’s booth went dark.

With an excited cheer from the nearby players, Pew snapped his gaze back.

But once he did, he couldn’t look away!

Such beautiful composition, such exquisite visuals, such a poetic atmosphere.

Clearly, the image on the LED screen was a live demo of Sekiro.

Pew couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.

No wonder it was a 3S-level title—the in-ga graphics were not only on par with the trailers but even surpassed them in lighting and detail!

And!

Perhaps influenced by Escape from Hell,

Although the player’s operations in the motion-sensing pod were in first-person view,

the audience could choose to watch in either first-person or third-person view during the demo.

Completely synchronized!

As it was now, on the left side of the LED screen was the first-person perspective of the employee demonstrating the ga.

On the right side was the third-person perspective controlled by the player character.

At first, no one quite understood the point of this viewing setup.

Until.

The ga’s protagonist began to move.

Shh—clang!

Drawing his blade, the sharp steel glead coldly under the winter light.

Wolf first swung his razor-sharp blade, slicing the air with swift, fierce strikes.

Then he deftly dodged, stepping lightly and quickly.

Even more impressively, with a flick of his left prosthetic arm—

Click! Shh shh!

The grappling hook shot out; he pulled himself up onto a branch like Spider-Man, then crouched down to stealthily advance.

“Wow—”

The audience’s eyes lit up:

“So smooth!”

“No wonder there’s a third-person view—to show off the action system.”

“After all, it’s the world’s first 3S-level action ga.”

“This motion assist system tuning is really solid...”

“The last ti I saw action this refined was in Green Field.”

“Looks like Little Yellow really put a lot of effort into the motion assist system...”

“Wish there were even more moves...”

“Yeah, but it’s tough; motion assist systems haven’t really been a focus for most developers.”

“True, because motion pods don’t have many action gas. Complex flashy moves aren’t necessary.”

“This is already great—can attack, dodge, even climb trees. What more do you want?”

“...”

Listening to the audience’s discussion, it was clear.

Motion assist systems were indeed a niche technology in the motion pod market.

For players, Sekiro reaching this level was already very impressive, sincere even, eting the passing mark for motion pod action gas.

However,

Players seed to have forgotten.

Golden Wind’s pursuit was never just “passing.”

Rustle—

With a leap from the red maple tree,

Branches shook, and red leaves fluttered down.

The crunch of snow underfoot sounded.

Wolf’s steps landed on the vermilion lacquered wooden arch bridge.

Beyond the antique-style arch bridge lay the temple—the place Wolf was headed.

However,

Just as Wolf reached halfway across the bridge!

“Wahaha—heehee—”

Suddenly!

A strange laugh rang out!

Red leaves scattered!

Whoosh—thud!!!

At the bridge’s end, a large monk in a ssy purple kasaya, broad and stout with a narrow elongated head, and a white silk veil covering his face, descended from the sky!

His huge body towered well above Wolf, wielding a massive long-handled naginata, landing on the bridge with his robe billowing.

He seed drunk, yet danced gracefully with eerie, twisted movents.

[Corrupted Monk]

The na of this bizarre monk appeared at the top left of the UI.

In an instant, the audience’s hearts sank.

One hell of a creepy BOSS!

His attire, proportions, eerie laughter, and seemingly elegant yet distorted dancing-like motions all combined to create an unsettling villain.

Imdiately, the wicked BOSS image made everyone present feel a heavy chill.

Wolf also drew his blade!

Rustle—

The desolate winter wind whipped up red leaves.

Then a monstrous roar!

Whoosh—!!!

The Corrupted Monk leapt into the air, swinging his naginata down with trendous force like a powerful mountain-splitting strike!

Hum—!

Clang!!!

A crisp tallic ringing sound echoed throughout the venue!

Sparks flew as Wolf was knocked back a step!

“OHHHHHHHH—!!!”

The audience was stunned by the sheer impact!

The slight motion blur, physical feedback from the clash, the shocking clash of weapons, and the sparks flying all combined to stun everyone.

Yet,

In a flash, the scene that fired them up ca next!

Wolf blocked the Corrupted Monk’s strike and counterattacked with two swift cuts!

Dark blood splattered, but the Corrupted Monk only lightly swayed, seemingly unfazed!

In fact, his health bar showed that Wolf’s two strikes barely grazed him!

Hum—!!!

The huge naginata swung again in a horizontal arc!

Wolf retracted his blade and stepped aside, barely dodging the edge!

But before he could stop, the Corrupted Monk spun like a dancer, the deadly blade chasing him, whipping up layers of white snow and crimson maple leaves!

Woo—

Clang! Clang!

Wolf blocked both heavy strikes, watching as the Corrupted Monk raised his blade high again!

The audience felt their toes curl and couldn’t help but softly shout, “Block! Block!”

However!

Despite the crowd’s exclamations, Wolf showed no intention of raising his blade again to block.

Because at that mont, a glaring [Danger] symbol appeared at the top of his UI!

And the next second!

The Corrupted Monk suddenly changed his move. Instead of a heavy overhead strike, he thrust forward fiercely!

Whoosh!

Like lightning!

“Wow—!!!”

The crowd gasped.

The blade was about to pierce Wolf!

But Wolf calmly stepped back a bit, then quickly lifted his foot and accurately stepped on the naginata!

Thud!

The stout Corrupted Monk was suddenly stomped on by the nimble Wolf!

Seizing the mont of stiffness, Wolf slashed the Corrupted Monk three tis!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Three small segnts of health disappeared; the yellow stamina bar beside the health bar slightly increased.

The Corrupted Monk recovered from the stiffness, lightly swinging his huge naginata!

Woo—pfft!

A burst of blood splashed from Wolf’s chest!

His health bar instantly lost a third of its length!

“Ah—???”

Shock!

The entire crowd was shocked!

“I just took one hit? Damn!”

“I lost a third of my health bar?”

“I slashed him three tis and barely scratched him, but he hit once and almost killed ?”

“What the hell?”

“This damage is crazy!”

“I’m looking at the boss’s health bar; isn’t it the sa length as mine? Why am I so fragile?”

“This is way too hard!”

“Only three mistakes allowed?”

“Damn! Just watching this pressure is intense. If I were in the motion pod first-person view, I’d probably get wrecked!”

“...”

Shouts of astonishnt rose!

Thankfully, Wolf pulled out a healing gourd from his waist and drank it, restoring his health, and the crowd relaxed a little.

anwhile,

Tian Tian finally squeezed through the dense crowd to the outer edge of Golden Wind’s booth, standing on tiptoe to peer inside!

Ding! Ding! Dang! Clang!

The sharp sound of tal striking tal rang continuously!

On the screen, Wolf danced and dodged as he continuously battled the Corrupted Monk!

So strange! So difficult!

This unprecedented motion-sensing action ga piqued the audience’s curiosity.

And this intense, thrilling BOSS fight design was unheard of!

This BOSS had ridiculously high attack and health.

Its moves were ghost-like, utterly unpredictable!

Sotis it raised the naginata high for a mountain-splitting strike, sotis perford double slashes followed by a delayed stab.

Sotis it leapt like a falling maple leaf, blade slicing lightly but dealing explosive damage.

Sotis it spun like a top, mixing fast and slow strikes, whipping up a deadly wind.

Elegant, eerie, terrifying, overwhelmingly oppressive!

Wolf, the protagonist, dodged and weaved through these erratic attacks.

He swung two swift blades, quickly stepped on the naginata, grappled up trees and leapt down to strike, and parried the Corrupted Monk’s attacks with his blade!

The thrilling clang of tal-on-tal rang out constantly at the booth!

Ding ding dang dang—clear and pleasing, stirring excitent!

“Wow—!”

“Oh—!”

“Hiss—!”

“Oh—!”

The crowd quickly imrsed themselves, shouting with each near miss and dangerous mont!

Ding!

Clang!

As Wolf deflected another horizontal sweep from the Corrupted Monk, the yellow stamina bar next to the Corrupted Monk’s health bar was already critically low.

This bar was called the “Posture Bar,” and the audience had learned about it during the fight.

Though the Corrupted Monk’s Posture Bar hadn’t broken yet, Wolf’s small bar shattered during a block of the “Big Windmill” attack.

Wolf staggered, clearly out of strength.

In such a tense fight, posture collapse was terrifying.

When the posture collapsed, the Corrupted Monk unleashed a sweeping strike!

Wolf was sent flying, nearly eting his doom, but thanks to his last drop of healing potion, he barely restored his health.

Now!

With the Corrupted Monk’s posture bar about to break!

The crowd clenched their fists and gripped the floor with their toes!

“Co on… co on… co on…”

Watching Pew, he no longer cared about Kora or Torii!

He was fully focused on the big screen, every muscle tense, seemingly more nervous than the demonstrator!

Rustle—

In the wind stirring red leaves!

The Corrupted Monk bent forward slightly, lowered his head and hands, gripping the naginata behind his back!

Here it cos!

The Big Windmill!

The crowd’s hearts tightened, mouths slightly open.

Next second!

Whoosh—!

The naginata swung, whipping up snow, slicing through the air, stirring the void, sweeping toward Sekiro!

At this mont, Wolf had only a sliver of health left!

Any slight miss would an instant death!

“Damn damn damn, here it cos again! The big spinning top!”

On the edge of disaster, the crowd shouted in unison, chanting the attack rhythm:

“One! Two! Three! Four—”

“Five!!!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Five shouts! Five bursts of sparks!

Amid the soul-shaking clang of steel, Wolf perfectly blocked the Corrupted Monk’s Big Windmill!

Next second, the Corrupted Monk leapt high, raising his naginata again, striking down like at the start!

But this ti, Wolf didn’t block. Instead, he stepped forward, eting the blade head-on!

At the sa ti, he raised his blade, colliding fiercely with the Corrupted Monk’s gray naginata—

Clang—!!!

In that instant, the Corrupted Monk’s blade was forcefully pushed aside!

His guard wide open, a bright red dot appeared on his throat!

Swoosh!

Pfft!

Like lightning, like the wind, like a hunting falcon, like an arrow released from a bow!

The sharp katana stabbed deep into the Corrupted Monk’s throat. Amid the ripping of cloth, black-red blood gushed out like a burst dam!

Hum—!!!

The venue exploded instantly!

“Got him! Got him! Damn! Aweso—!”

“My scalp is tingling!”

“This ga is unbelievable! Totally mind-blowing!”

“This ga is amazing! Goosebumps!!!”

“The level design, the BOSS, the duel, the sound of tal on tal! I’m not cultured enough, but damn!”

“Honestly, it’s hard but super satisfying!”

“This fight is sothing to brag about forever!”

“Aweso—!!!”

“...”

The entire booth was electrified!

Though players never actually controlled the ga, just watching and cheering from below,

At this mont, that eerie, initially terrifying BOSS, once thought invincible, bled—

That excitent and exhilaration made the crowd dance and scream!

Just watching was this thrilling!

Imagine the day you yourself beat this terrifying Corrupted Monk in the ga—how explosive that sense of achievent would be!

Wow—

Like a tide.

The wave of excited chatter soon spread to the neighboring Kora booth.

...

At Kora’s booth, the Torii: Phantom Shadow demo was still ongoing.

But the audience’s awe was fading.

Because after just a quarter of an hour of live demo, players seed to have seen the whole ga—

Set on a map modeled after Shibuya, many torii gates were corrupted by underworld evil spirits.

Players needed to cleanse each torii in the Shibuya area, completing side quests along the way—

Helping a spirit child find its mother, handing toilet paper to a spirit man, etc.

The main storyline was about resisting the underworld invasion, stopping the mastermind, and saving the world.

As for gaplay, Kora had already shown everything in the first five minutes of the demo.

Yes, using Wind Spell (pistol), Water Spell (shotgun), Fire Spell (grenade), and talismans (grenades) with paralysis, attraction, damage, and burn effects to attack headless JK schoolgirls, office drones carrying briefcases, and bubble-blowing older won.

The BOSS fights involved urban legends from Neon’s “Night Parade of One Hundred Demons,” like the slit-mouthed woman, umbrella ghost, and eight-foot tall lady.

Originally!

Even if the story was diocre, interesting battle design could attract many players.

But the problem was... Kora seed to have lost their minds.

Not only did they constantly recycle the sa enemy models—over 90% were JK, office workers, and older won—

Even the supposedly tense BOSS fights were dull due to simple AI and limited attack types.

Moreover!

The fire spell was ridiculously powerful; three or five shots could take down a BOSS.

This made the already unstimulating BOSS fights even more mundane.

“Ummmmm...”

“The effects are actually pretty good, but the gaplay...”

“Tsk, feels a bit boring.”

“True, and this is just a demo; the real ga flow is still unknown.”

“Feels like we need to wait and see...”

“Huh? What’s that sound? Ding ding clang?”

“Oh—that’s Golden Wind’s booth!”

“Really? Could it be the Sekiro demo video? Why such a commotion?”

“Scary! Looks like those people are going crazy.”

“Let’s go check it out...”

“Let’s go... this side’s done... let’s see...”

Rustle rustle—

Humans are social animals, prone to follow the crowd.

This is universal.

One person walking alone is no big deal.

Two people, still fine.

But five, ten, twenty walking together!

Things quickly spiral out of control!

As the outer audience gradually left Kora’s booth, they began gathering around Golden Wind’s.

More and more players joined the “relocation” movent!

Like a receding tide!

Golden Wind’s investnt of a billion yuan was a wise decision, earning them recognition as a “mid-tier” ga developer!

If!

They weren’t a mid-tier company with support from top Chinese ga companies Yiyou and XunTeng,

They wouldn’t have such a booth.

Nor would they be back to back with Kora.

Without this advantage, their influence at the gaming festival would take years to build slowly.

But now!

They had the right ti and place.

And the people naturally ca!

No exaggeration—

In the blink of an eye, nearly half of the players and dia crowd originally at Kora’s booth split and moved to Golden Wind.

In another blink, shouts erupted at Golden Wind’s booth, almost causing an uproar.

Kora’s audience halved, Golden Wind’s audience visibly grew.

Then, in yet another blink, the tsunami of screams rose at Golden Wind’s booth.

Kora’s last hesitant players were pulled away.

Suddenly, the once-bustling Kora booth beca eerily quiet.

If not for the few still entering to learn about Kora’s 3S title, their booth might have turned into a ghost town.

...

Compared to the awkward silence at Kora,

Golden Wind’s booth was no longer just noticeable.

The crowd of players, dia, and reporters watching Sekiro was so dense they spilled into adjacent booths!

A true popularity explosion!

After all!

At this mont, the live demo on the LED screen was impossible to look away from, screams rising nonstop!

Hoo—!

Hoo—!

Hoo hoo—!

Thick white mist swirled over the arch bridge; shadowy figures of the Corrupted Monk appeared like ink stains on rice paper, attacking and vanishing in an instant.

The eerie howls repeated.

The Chinese ink painting style was dreamlike, making people feel like they were in a surreal dream.

Beautiful and eerie.

This coordinated, eerie stage design with the BOSS made players and dia gasp in awe!

Genius! Mad genius! Freaking genius!

Such stunning design was intoxicating yet despairing!

The undefeated Corrupted Monk, his elusive attacks, his chilling laughter.

With a heavy black ink slash!

Even the experienced Wolf fell, caught between two shadowy Corrupted Monks, collapsing to the ground—

[Dead]

Blood-red characters appeared on the screen.

“Sigh—”

Players all sighed regretfully:

“This damn thing has a second phase?”

“I’m shocked the Corrupted Monk survived.”

“Defense broken! Just watching this made break defense; I wish I could play myself.”

“The imrsion is so strong, my blood pressure is up.”

“Damn, this is so hard! Who can beat it?”

“It just looks hard. Once I try it and get used to the chanics, it won’t be so bad.”

“This ga is amazing—style, graphics, action, chanics, even the BOSS—it all screams ‘aweso’!”

“...”

However!

Just as players lanted and prepared to stop watching to queue up for their own turn,

Thump thump—

Thump thump—

Suddenly.

A steady, powerful heartbeat sounded in the ga.

Instantly!

The venue fell silent.

Everyone craned their necks to the screen.

Pink cherry blossoms gently floated down, lightly covering the already dead Wolf.

The next second.

[Revive]

As the pink text lit up!

The dead Wolf surprisingly gained a second life and stood up again!

“Oh—I get it!”

Among the astonished voices, one guy’s stood out:

“So that’s Sekiro’s subtitle—”

“Shadows Die Twice!”

Exactly!

One aning of Shadows Die Twice was that Wolf had a chance to revive once!

Even the full ga’s main storyline revolved around this second chance at life!

“Damn—”

This ti, dia and reviewers dropped their jaws!

“How did such a simple concept beco so elegant in Golden Wind’s hands?”

“Isn’t reviving common knowledge in gas? Golden Wind made it the main story?”

“This is... I just don’t get Sam’s mind...”

“Aweso... really... can’t argue...”

“Everyone who doubted before, know your place. I didn’t write that, but I’m putting them on a pedestal now...”

“This ga... I don’t even know how to praise it anymore... it’s beyond my comprehension...”

“Let’s just say aweso 666...”

“...”

Unbelievable!

Unbelievable BOSS, battles, visuals, and settings.

An unprecedented new gaming experience, just as Golden Wind said—

The future is here.

A pioneering ga type has appeared before everyone.

However!

When everyone thought the [Revive] was the demo’s end, the final highlight of Sekiro’s shining features,

Clang!

The Corrupted Monk’s true form appeared in thick mist, signaling the start of the second-phase BOSS fight!

The audience suddenly realized—

The first phase was only a basic showcase.

The ga’s true brilliance began after the revival!

Hoo—!!!

A fierce blade clash!

Sparks flew!

Wolf’s left prosthetic arm shifted chanisms, pushing his palm forward as a sudden burst of flas exploded forth!

Next ca a dazzling ultimate performance!

Blade dancing! Once sowhat awkward, Wolf now moved like a master dancer, weaving between the Corrupted Monk’s attacks!

Precise parries! No blocks or guards; Wolf predicted every attack and t it with a precise parry!

Counterattacks! Sweeps and stabs; every [Danger] warning was a chance to counterattack!

Crack! Crack!

The ninja prosthetic transford into a spear, a brilliant arc pierced the sun!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The prosthetic then launched shurikens, each deadly!

Crack! Bang!

The prosthetic whipped out firecrackers to disrupt the battlefield!

Flap flap flap!

The prosthetic waved a feather fan, activating the Divine Crow’s Vanishing Technique!

Red candy boosted attack! Blue candy boosted defense!

The blood-colored Yaksha Candy burned life to exchange for massive damage!

Dashing and weaving, snow flew in the temple courtyard!

Steel blades clashed, sharp tallic ringing and sparks flew!

The swirling duel between man and monk looked like two divine dancers wielding deadly blades, raising graceful lethal veils!

Under the falling red maple leaves, the visual aesthetics reached their peak; the epic battle defied description!

The crowd grew larger and larger!

Poor Golden Wind’s neighboring “struggling brothers” booths.

Their hallways were packed with people here to watch this breathtaking fight!

Brilliant! Smooth! Spectacular! Dazzling!

The endless fancy attacks caused constant screams and cheers!

The millisecond-precise controls made players envious and exclaim with regret!

Pfft—!!!

Shh—!!!

As the Corrupted Monk’s second posture bar broke!

Wolf climbed behind the Corrupted Monk this ti!

Raising his blade high, like Sword Saint Isshin in the trailer, he stabbed fiercely!

Blood sprayed forth!

Staining the arch bridge, the snow, the sky!

Also staining the entire screen!

Boom boom!

The drumbeats sounded again!

[SEKIRO: Shadows Die Twice]

[Golden Wind]

The ga title appeared once more!

The live demo ended!

The crowd froze for two seconds!

Then.

Boom! Wah—!!!

The sky exploded with screams and applause, almost tearing off the hall’s roof!!!

Next second!

A voice sounded that drove the crowd into madness!

“Hello ladies and gentlen, players, dia friends, good morning.

Welco to Golden Wind’s ga booth. I hope you enjoyed the live demo I personally directed.

Thank you for coming.

I am Gu Sheng.”