With less than a month remaining until Valentine's Day, the situation could be described as urgent.
Sprout Studio had also started working overti, and they hadn't been responding to online ssages and topics.
Like a submarine, they remained silent in the depths.
Online discussions about Sprout Studio had been ongoing nonstop. One month might not be too long, but it wasn't short either.
During this ti, countless players had left ssages on Sprout Studio's official account—so were questions, so were expressions of concern, and so were encouraging them to focus on their ga rather than caring about external opinions.
There was a lot of information, and it was quite chaotic.
But most players were well-intentioned, as no one wanted to see an excellent studio being attacked and declining due to external pressure.
Although they had only produced three gas, the excellence of these gas was evident to all. Players didn't want this studio to lose its original purpose of creating gas under external pressure.
"Thank you all for your concern. Ga developnt is going very smoothly, and we'll et you on Valentine's Day as scheduled. [Image]"
A week before Valentine's Day, Sprout Studio's official Twitter account posted a ssage, providing a response to many players and including an image.
It appeared to be a promotional poster for the ga.
In the image, the Onion King held a golden onion scepter high in his hand.
In front of him stood four animal chefs.
Cute cartoon animals wore white chef hats, held various kitchen utensils in their hands, and their eyes were full of determination.
The ga's visuals were colorful and fun, and in the background of the image, one could faintly see the quirky and treacherous ga maps.
"Breaking Up Kitchen"
The ga's na was presented in a charming cartoon font, giving it an interesting look.
As soon as the ssage was posted, it imdiately attracted comnts from players who had been following Sprout Studio.
"Yay, fantastic!"
"So amazing!"
"Hey, we know there's a lot of pressure from the outside world, but don't worry about it."
"Even if this ga isn't perfect, we won't bla you. Just keep working hard in the future."
...
Brother Yin didn't open this Weibo post right away. When he finally did, there were already hundreds of comnts below.
He looked at the contents of the comnts with a strange expression.
Oh no, this isn't the art style I expected at all!
You guys should be criticizing him! This will only spoil him!
...
"Yay, fantastic!" Inside Sprout Studio, Ye Feng occasionally heard eerie voices from outside.
Seeing those comnts, Ye Feng's face darkened for a mont.
These players are so peculiar.
"Ahem." Ye Feng walked out of the office, holding a large lottery box in his arms.
Song Shan followed behind him, with a curious expression.
When Ye Feng was making the lottery box, Song Shan had been helping him the whole ti.
"Everyone, take a break from your work. The developnt of 'Breaking Up Kitchen' is almost finished. We just need to carefully check for any in-ga bugs in the last seven days before release." Ye Feng shook the box in his hand.
"Relax a bit and let's have a lucky draw."
"Yay, fantastic! What are we drawing?" Inside the studio, soone exclaid in surprise. They lined up behind the box, taking turns to pull out small cards from it.
Apart from discussing work-related matters, Ye Feng got along well with everyone.
Being a young man in his twenties, he naturally had his own managent style.
With just around thirty people in the studio, it didn't take long for each person to draw a piece of paper.
Opening the paper, there was only one number written on it.
"Well, this ti, whoever draws number 16 will have to host a livestream after the ga is released to address player issues." Ye Feng looked at everyone, a hint of an uncontrollable smile on his face.
Visible to the naked eye, the smiles on everyone's faces were disappearing.
After a ga is developed, the studio's employees are the first ones to play it.
Every ga must undergo various tests before it's officially released.
They knew what challenging levels they had designed themselves. When they tested the ga with colleagues, they experienced monts of wanting to smash the keyboard.
Perhaps it was a coincidence, but the employee who had just cheered looked at the number in his hand, dazed.
There was only a simple number on it.
[16]
"Not bad at all. You must be the best custor service representative." Other colleagues patted his shoulder and laughed.
Looking at the number 16 in his hand, he forced an awkward smile on his face.
The outside world thought this was just a casually made ga.
Players were still comforting the people at Sprout Studio, telling them not to stress and to take their ti making the ga.
Do you know that the stress is about to fall on you, hey!
The employee holding the paper with '16' wanted to cry but had no tears left. He could even imagine how players would criticize them later.
He couldn't help but turn his gaze to the lottery box in Ye Feng's hand.
Old scoundrel, you really call this a lucky draw?
A few days before Valentine's Day, so manufacturers had already started promoting their own gas, gradually ramping up their marketing efforts.
From their ga descriptions, one could tell that these were gas ant to move people to tears.
Love seed to be tied to tear-jerking stories. The more tears shed, the more morable the love story was considered to be.
Three days before Valentine's Day, Sprout Studio also uploaded their ga. The ga would be unlocked for download three days later.
The ga's cover was still the image they had previously shared.
Brother Yin looked at the ga's details.
The ga was priced at 52 yuan, giving it a romantic touch.
However, based on the ga description, it didn't seem to have any romantic elents.
"Is this a special ga for Valentine's Day?" Brother Yin looked at the description with a puzzled expression.
"Why doesn't this seem like a couple's ga?"
[The Onion Kingdom is in a crisis; only the best cooking can save it! In Breaking Up Kicthen, players must train in different brutal kitchens to beco culinary masters and defeat the monsters plaguing the land due to a deadly epidemic.]
"In the ga, players can play as one of the 14 chefs, cooking alone or collaborating with friends. Players will showcase their skills in the kitchen, fulfilling various dish orders in locations such as restaurants, pirate ships, dining cars, haunted houses, icy plains, volcanoes, and even outer space."
From the description alone, except for the phrase "cooperate with friends," there seed to be no trace of what a couple's ga should have.
"Alright, let it be. Let's forgive them. After all, ti is limited, and having a ga is enough. Why ask for so much?" Brother Yin comnted indifferently.
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