"Who knows what kind of deal they made... It's really amazing!" Brother Yin couldn't contain his excitent. He never imagined that the ga studio he had casually supported could catch the attention of the Steam ga platform.
At almost the sa ti, major marketing accounts, like flies attracted to a scent, quickly spread the news.
[First ga in ten years to be promoted by Steam ga platform!]
[Sprout Studios? The biggest dark horse in the gaming industry?]
[Inside scoop from Steam! The collaboration with Sprout Studio was just a business deal!]
[Yoga also released a new ga trailer. Who will win the Best Ga of the Year at the end of the year?!]
Yoga moved quickly because their company's systems were well-established. As soon as the decision was made, the ga promotion began.
On Steam's side, they simply gave Sprout Studios a banner popup recomndation, but it only showed for a few seconds when you logged into the platform.
Curious people might click to see more, while others simply closed it without interest.
However, Yoga put a lot of effort into promoting the ga, starting with the banner popup, then a large cover image...
"Tsk, look at their ga release date. Isn't it exactly the sa as Sprout Studios'?" Teng Feng looked at Yoga's ga promotion image and felt utterly speechless.
Usually, ga releases were staggered to avoid competition. It was rare for anyone to purposefully clash with another.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence? Yoga is a major studio, while Sprout is just a small workshop. There's no reason for Yoga to intentionally collide with them."
"And before Sprout's ga promotion, Yoga had no idea what kind of ga they were making."
"It seems like it's just a coincidence."
So viewers in the live chat expressed skepticism. Normally, it was smaller studios trying to ride the coattails and gain popularity by colliding with larger ones.
On the promotional image of Yoga's new ga, it is evident that it's an FPS shooting ga, filled with continuous gunfire, exploding sparks, and blood staining the entire sky.
"Now, the pressure is on Sprout Studio."
"Question: How does it feel to compete with major ga developers?"
"They might be in trouble now. Let's see if Yoga's new ga can surpass Dead Cells. Honestly, Dead Cells is really fun."
"They must have prepared this ga for a long ti, but they never expected the ergence of a dark horse like Dead Cells."
"Maybe it's not intentional competition, just a coincidence, but it's still quite challenging to beat Dead Cells."
...
Dead Cells is just too strong, and its popularity abroad is unimaginable. Even after several months, its sales are steadily growing.
Ye Feng didn't even bother to look at Yoga's overwhelming promotion.
"Everyone says we're competing with them in the war ga genre, but who knows, our gas have absolutely nothing in common," said Song Shan with a smile.
Before making this ga, he never imagined that war could be interpreted in such a way.
In the ga, players experience the cruelty of war from the perspective of civilians, including the hardships of survival.
They have to endure long-lasting dark psychological shadows and constantly face moral dilemmas.
This war-thed ga is not about glorifying the brave actions of soldiers charging into battle amidst gunfire, nor does it celebrate the friendship tested through life and death among comrades.
Freedom? Justice?
None of that.
The ga's objective is simply to survive until the end of the war in a resource-scarce and dangerous environnt, leading a group of gathered civilians to live on.
The ga's release went as planned without any surprises, and Sprout Studio stuck to the scheduled ti without making any changes.
Yoga also didn't make any changes to its release date.
A week before the ga's release, Sprout Studio also released a short CG trailer.
The trailer was just over ten seconds long, but it carried deep aning.
In the trailer, dozens of soldiers were engaged in a firefight on the streets, with dark clouds overhead and thick black smoke filling the air. The sparks from their guns stood out prominently in this grim environnt.
The residential buildings were in ruins, with cracked walls, and countless ragged people huddled together, sobbing.
In the streets, severely wounded individuals were leaning against walls, struggling to breathe.
Gunfire and explosions never ceased from the beginning of the video. The dark visuals made people feel suffocated and powerless.
The ga's tags didn't include "FPS" or "shooting ga," but players imdiately labeled it as such upon seeing the war the since all war gas they played were FPS.
Everyone knew that gas with war thes were usually first-person shooters (FPS). FPS was the go-to genre for war gas.
July 1st was a Saturday, and at 8 PM, both gas were released on ti.
Sprout Studio's ga was priced at ￥39, while Yoga's ga was priced at ￥59.
Although Sprout Studio's ga was cheaper, many people believed that the ga's price reflected its quality and effort.
Brother Yin was eagerly waiting in front of the purchase page.
"Do I even need to say it? Of course, I'll buy the ga from that Black Star first to try it out." Teng Feng shook his head.
Both of Black Star's previous gas had not disappointed him.
He had played too many Yoga gas, and they felt lacking in novelty.
"If this ga is another one where you die and start over, I feel like I'll get tired of it. Playing once or twice is fine, but it gets really exhausting if you play too much."
"I feel the sa way, but Black Star is really amazing. His ga designs are unique, and even though it might get repetitive, I still want to try it again."
"If this ga brings so fresh elents and keeps coming back after each death, then it's a success."
Brother Yin watched the barrage of comnts. It was true that players could get tired of gas where you constantly start over, but Black Star managed to overco that difficulty by keeping the experience fresh.
He quickly purchased the ga and entered it.
The ga didn't show the expected first-person perspective with shoulders and hands, nor were there selectable firearms. Instead, the screen displayed charred black trees, billowing black smoke, and damaged low-rise buildings hit by shells.
Inside the buildings were several people, unard and without any equipnt.
This ga was completely different from all the war gas Brother Yin had seen before.
It was a side-scrolling 2D platforr ga.
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