Chapter 29
The next day, in the office of Nebula Gas, the team t up again to go over the materials. Chen Xu handed over his character concepts for the main cast: Johnny, River, Eva and Neil.
Yang Xin and Ruan Ningxue both got stuffy chests and itchy tear ducts after reading the script, but they would save those questions for later, there were more important things to hash out.
Ruan Ningxue spoke up first, feeling slightly confused, But isnt the the science fiction? This reads more like a romance.
Yea, wheres the sci-fi stuff? What about going to the moon? Will there be a moon base? Yang Xin added her two cents.
Yesterday in the conference room, Chen Xu described the background of the ga to them. Its about going to the moon and technology that can alter mories.
So it was obviously going to be a dark ga right? The two girls spoke to each other excitedly last night, discussing dystopian futures and gritty cyberpunk settings. Yang Xin was particularly interested in having a brain-in-a-vat character.
But after reading the design docunt, they felt misled! Its just a romance disguised as sci-fi. What a downer. Oh well
Now, now, calm down. The setting can be as sci-fi as you want it to be, it doesnt have to clash with the plot. For example, in this part where the two doctors arrive at Johnnys house, we can have the car be extrely futuristic, giving it a more sci-fi feeling. Wouldnt that be fine?
Besides, the main device used to push the plot forward is technology that can alter mories. Doesnt that count as sci-fi, we can make it look as cool as we want?
The girls looked thoughtfully at the script once more.
And rember, the most important thing is that the content of the ga connects with the player deeply. That it touches their hearts. Everything else is just a matter of presentation.
Chen Xu saw that the fire in their eyes had been ignited at so point, they were in a good state.
He clapped his hands. Alright, you know what to do. Clocks ticking, lets go, go, go!
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At the sa ti, news of the competition was heating up on the internet.
After all, the deadline was drawing near, and it got substantial publicity as a governnt sponsored event.
At the sa ti, many of the designers participating were also promoting their entries on social dia.
Most of the entries were PC and mobile gas, due to the relatively short developnt ti. Surprisingly, so of the more well-known ga companies were also involved, most notably Net Dragon.
(TL: huh, talk about dejavu, Ive seen this na used in another novel too, viva la Cloud Dream!)
But of course, it wasnt their core studio. Large companies like these will always have several developnt teams or studios running at the sa ti to space out releases.
Perhaps their participation this ti was for the sake of practice or promotion.
Regardless, more and more players took interest and started to discuss.
[ By the way, are you rooting for anyone in the sci-fi contest? ][ ? Whats that ? ][ Havent you heard? It the latest event organized by the Ga Departnt ][ Naw, first ti Im hearing about it, its usually a crap shoot anyway, so is there anything good in the list? ][ Yea, well, it doesnt have to be as good as Undertale, but Im hoping for sothing decent ][ Oh shit, we get to vote on this? There was no player voting last ti right? ][ Yeah boiiiii, we can vote this ti! It used to be just a panel of managers from the Ga Departnt, so there were a lot of rumors about bribes n stuff ][ No wonder, I always thought the winners were crap, guess too many people started asking questions ][ Yaya, they announced that player scores will have slightly more weight in the final judgent ][ Well Im gonna keep my skeptic glasses on, thank you. No way those big companies will play fair ][ By the way, you think there will be a lot of ta-gas? Seems like theres one popping up every so often now ][ Naw, Im looking up the dates. Undertale wasnt a thing yet when this competition was first announced ][ You think Chen Xu will be in? ][ Naaaawww fam, no way ]
[ Why not? ][ I ant just look at the dates, hes been working on Mirror and Undertale so theres absolutely no way he has ti for this ][ Wait, wait, wait, check his blog. Hes goin in! ][ ?????? ][ Well, Hot Damn ]
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Undertale is an indie ga, but its popularity is far beyond that of the average indie title.
With impressive innovations and staggering sales volu, this ga has already beco a role model in the ways of combining artistry and business.
Naturally, it has attracted the attention of countless ga designers in the industry, as well as the dia.
There is a lot of speculation going around about what lies in the future for Nebula Gas and Chen Xu.
Many co to the sa opinion. That the next step will likely be a sequel to Undertale or so other form of ta-ga.
But who could have seen it coming when Chen Xu made a new public statent on his official blog. Announcing that Nebula Gas would now be making a very special ga to participate in the competition.
As for what kind of ga it would be, he did not elaborate.
But that wasnt what people cared about.
No, what people were focused on was Ti.
There is only half a month between Chen Xus announcent and the deadline. Can Nebula Gas make it in ti?
With their previous track record and release schedule, it was obvious that this ga they announced was definitely not made in advance.
And after hearing this news, many ga designers shook their heads, thinking that Nebula Gas was about to get tripped by their own hubris this ti.
Did the success of his two gas go to Chen Xus head? What is this reckless managent?
Zhong i, who had been keeping quiet since his loss, posted a reply just 4 minutes after Chen Xu made his announcent. Who knows if he had been obsessively following news about Chen Xu all this ti.
[[ Success in the mont does not an success in life. It is a pity that so ga designers dont understand this and even treat state sponsored events as childs play. Can the work of such designers even pass the entry test? ]]
Zhong i was obviously still holding a grudge from the Undertale incident, and quickly jumped out, adding fuel to the fire.
And while his newly reopened comnt section was still filled with all sorts of weird shit, his words seed to have garnered so level of support this ti.
Not even 20 days to develop a sci-fi ga for a competition? Unthinkable! Unrealistic!
As for Chen Xus reply to Zhong i. It was sowhat nuclear.
He included a screenshot of Zhong is previously deleted post, along with a screenshot of Undertales current ratings and sales. He also put in a silly little emoticon.
It featured the popular image of a cute bunny, looking at a clown with disgust. Chen Xu ended the post with a line of words.
[ Stop looking for , I dont talk to clowns ]
Seeing this reply, countless lon-eaters and tea-sippers were instantly happy.
After all, Zhong i had always been a controversial personality among both players and designers. It was sowhat cathartic seeing karma in action.
Chen Xu went straight for the throat, we love to see it!
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