Agreed to make bad games, What the Hell is Titan Fall 145

## Chapter 145: Explosion! Scalp-Tingling Trailer!

‘OHHHHHHHH——！！！’

‘What the…, so cool!’

‘Is that a phase shift?’

‘Anderson thinks it’s awesome’

‘Is that Anderson’s wristband tech or Ash’s phase shift?’

‘Case closed, it’s the daughter of Anderson and Ash (funny)’

‘冥婚 (lit. ‘ghost marriage’) ???’

‘It’s too overpowered, I can’t even comment’

‘Guesses can be down-to-earth, but please don’t go to hell’

‘You’re meant to be funny, not resurrect dead characters…’

‘The gameplay looks like a Battle Royale’

‘A three-person squad Battle Royale?’

‘It should be, but everyone seems to have skills, not sure, let’s watch…’

As the audience heatedly discussed, the Wraith in the trailer ended her flashback and shrugged her shoulders.

She pointed at a silo with a golden glow: “This is mine.”

“Cut it out,”

Mirage pushed Wraith away, teasing her with a smile: “If it weren’t for me, you’d still be lying on the ground…”

Five minutes earlier—

Beneath the neon sign of a vast factory, a tall black woman with wavy hair, dressed as a mercenary, pointed her rifle at the injured Wraith: “Is your weapon malfunctioning? Or are you malfunctioning?”

She was about to pull the trigger!

But just at that critical moment!

Mirage’s voice, full of a swaggering tone, rang out: “Let’s see who’s here.”

The mercenary turned her head!

She saw Mirage, wielding a giant revolver, charging straight towards her!

The mercenary let out a sneer: “You’re looking to die…”

Bang!

The bullet shot out, true and accurate, and nailed Mirage right between the eyes!

The next second!

Mirage vanished into thin air, dissolving into a ball of light!

The mercenary’s pupils constricted, but before she could adjust her gun,

Click!

The revolver extended beside her, pressed against her head!

Mirage’s voice remained light and cocky: “Sorry, lady, did I make you dizzy?”

Bang!!!

‘What the—!!!’

The audience exploded!

‘This is the Phantom Titan skill from the TTF trailer!’

‘This skill is so cool, what the…’

‘So all those participating in the APEX Invitational are Titans?!’

‘Probably not, these legends seem to have mastered one or two Titan skills, their overall strength shouldn’t be as strong as Titans’

‘So this is a… Titan selection event?’

‘You got it backwards, buddy, this is a competition organized by Sam the Villain, remember what faction the villain belongs to?’

‘Oh—what the! So all our previous guesses were right! This is the villain’s competition to select top hunters!’

‘If so, then the Battle Royale makes sense! The villain is definitely the type who’d breed competition!’

‘Damn it, I’ve become a villain! (dog head)’

‘Hahahahahaha…’

A chorus of excited cries erupted!

In the trailer, Wraith and Mirage, still arguing, were interrupted by a robot called Pathfinder: “However, I think, based on this 10-kill record, this reward should belong to me (ω).”

Hearing this, Wraith and Mirage both turned to Pathfinder, expressions on their faces full of bewilderment: “You…” “You’re kidding, right…”

Just a moment ago—!

In a vast canyon, beneath a majestic waterfall!

Gunfire raged, Mirage and Wraith were heavily suppressed by the enemy squad, the situation was dire!

And just at that moment, from behind the enemy squad, within the waterfall!

Pathfinder swung down on a grappling hook, bursting out of the churning waterfall!

The display on his chest showed an expression of fervent rage—ψ(*｀ー)ψ

Tatatatatatata—!!!

Gunfire rang out!

The terrifying robot, like a Rambo version of Tarzan, swung through the air, wielding a heavy machine gun, its muzzle spitting flames, eliminating the enemy squad in the blink of an eye!

“Game Over! Thanks for playing! ()”

Pathfinder’s flashback ended, he raised his mechanical arm: “High five?”

Well, this…

Mirage looked at Pathfinder, then at Wraith.

The three of them stared at each other, then all turned their gazes toward the silo with the golden glow.

It was clear that they had supported each other along the way, each demonstrating their abilities, and their arrival here wouldn’t have been possible without any of them.

So, who should the golden treasure be given to?

However!

Just as the three of them were still hesitant!

【Run… there’s a grenade…】

Suddenly, a voice echoed in Wraith’s mind!

Wraith’s pupils contracted, a void portal instantly opened behind her.

Without any hesitation, Wraith leaned back and plunged into the portal!

Just as the portal closed, a grenade landed at the feet of the dumbfounded Mirage and Pathfinder!

Boom—!!!

A massive explosion roared, billowing smoke swirled in the small cabin, the sheer force of the blast shook the lake beside the cabin into ripples!

Amidst the smoke and dust!

Another three-person squad entered the cabin!

The leader, broad-shouldered and stout, with heavy armor, had a rough, arrogant voice: “Oh ho ho ho! Tiger Squad wins again!”

The young girl on his left, holding a submachine gun, scoffed: “Poor souls.”

On his right was the Raven-masked man who had just been ‘killed’ by Pathfinder: “They died with honor.”

However!

Just as the three of them were about to step forward to check out the golden treasure!

They saw Wraith, who had escaped through the portal from the bushes not far from the cabin, raising her sniper rifle with three barrels.

Bang!!!

The screen went black!!!

The old man in the bar, his hair completely white but still robust and strong, spoke again:

【In my opinion, this is an extreme sport】

【Find your opponent, kill your opponent, and then become the opponent of many more】

【They killed you, they’re great】

【You kill them, you’re even better】

He said!

The old man pulled out the dagger from the newspaper!

The camera follows the dagger up—

【After all, squads are like this…】

The moment those words were uttered!

Everyone held their breath!

Although they had already guessed the true identity of the old man!

But as the truth was about to unfold before their eyes, they couldn’t help but feel excited!

Even Zhou Jie, the streamer, put down her lunchbox, clenched her fists, waiting for the man to appear!

Click!

The dagger was sheathed!

A face with countless wrinkles, but still full of domineering fierceness, appeared in a close-up, in front of everyone!

It was none other than the elderly leader of the Apex Predator Mercenary Squad, the founder of the APEX Invitational, the one who had personally handed them the invitation card in the main game—

Sam! Gu Sheng!

He took a sip of amber-colored liquor!

The elderly Gu Sheng raised his glass to the camera, as if speaking to all the players:

【Either we win together, or we die together, right?】

He said!

Gu Sheng reached into his pocket!

A familiar card flew towards the screen, transforming into a crimson flag, with the white game title waving in the wind—

《APEX Lengeds》

“What the—!!!”

Seeing this scene, Zhou Jie jumped right out of her gaming chair!

She grabbed her hair with both hands and screamed repeatedly!

It exploded!

The live stream exploded!

‘Th-th-th-thanks—!!!’

‘Damn!!! The villain!!!’

‘My god, this trailer is so damn explosive!’

‘My scalp is tingling!’

‘ohhhhhhh——’

‘You get it! You get it! The villain really gets it!’

‘What the, I’m playing! I’m playing, okay dad! With this kind of trailer, I’m not human if I don’t play?’

‘Now he’s really become the villain!’

‘Damn, seeing the elderly version of the villain, I almost cried’

‘I can’t take it anymore, what the, numb, numb, I’m numb…’

All the players who were anticipating the trailer, at this moment, collectively had an orgasm! That familiar yet new feeling made their scalps tingle.

The sentimentality of TTF and the brand-new design of the derivative work, in an instant, plunged the entire gaming circle into a frenzy!

…

“Wow! Wow! Wow!”

“My goodness—he really knows how to get the players riled up!”

“It’s a TTF player’s dream!”

At the same time!

In the online meeting room of the 《Daily Game Report》editorial department!

Editor-in-chief Xu Xiaolin let out a series of exclamations!

Logically, he, at the level of Editor-in-chief, should have seen and experienced enough, and shouldn’t be acting so unreservedly in a collective meeting!

But alas, Gu Sheng’s skill in stirring up player emotions was just too masterful!

It made him so excited that he couldn’t help but express himself!

Of course!

The other editors and directors didn’t express much surprise at the Editor-in-chief’s emotions.

Because after watching the trailer, their exclamations were no weaker than Xu Xiaolin’s!

“Too fierce! They actually chose to do a Battle Royale, despite the market collectively singing its swan song!”

“He’s trying to surpass himself…”

“Or, to continue to dominate the new generation of sensory pod market!”

“Indeed, the Battle Royale market of the previous generation of sensory pods was basically completely dominated by PUBG, I guess this APEX is here to dominate the Battle Royale market of this generation of sensory pods.”

“Too ruthless, this makes Guangyao Game’s previous 《Special Ops》look like a clown…”

“Hahahahahaha, the silent slap in the face is the most lethal”

“Indeed, if this APEX blows up, Guangyao will become a complete clown”

“They couldn’t beat them in the previous generation market, they wanted to grab market share in this generation of sensory pods, but they got killed by Golden Wind again”

“If APEX explodes, Golden Wind’s throne as ‘King of Battle Royale’ will be firmly established.”

“Two generations of sensory pods’ Battle Royales are theirs, tsk tsk, this accomplishment…”

“I guess, APEX is guaranteed, right, Mr. Xu?”

Guaranteed?

Hearing this, Xu Xiaolin smirked:

“What else can I say, isn’t the situation right in front of us?”

“This time, there’s no competitor in the entire Chinese game market releasing anything to clash with APEX,”

“I shouldn’t say this, but in this situation, this is the only way to describe it accurately—”

“Right now, the market environment for APEX is so good that even if you replaced the protagonist with 《Special Ops》, it would still be successful…”

Xu Xiaolin, worthy of being an old hand.

His opening remarks made the editors in the department nod repeatedly.

Yes.

Perhaps it was due to Golden Wind’s dazzling performance along the way.

Or perhaps the name Titanfall was simply too intimidating.

When APEX announced its release date, the entire shooting game market became a vacuum.

There were no competitors, only APEX stood alone on the stage!

However!

Having said that, Xu Xiaolin changed his tune!

“But this time, Gu Sheng is also aiming to surpass himself,”

“It’s clear from the trailer that they’ve added the element of ‘skills’ to this Battle Royale,”

“This…”

Speaking of this.

Xu Xiaolin clicked his tongue, his attitude a little ambiguous.

“The spirit of innovation is commendable, but whether it will succeed… it’s hard to say,”

“The moment I saw the skills appear in the trailer, I thought of a game called 《Clash of the Gods》 from many years ago…”

Hiss—

Hearing this, the editors in the department also gasped.

That year, 《Clash of the Gods》 left a deep impression on the gaming circle.

The first-person perspective MOBA game setting made countless people clap their hands in praise.

But what was the final outcome?

It sank without a trace, dying quickly.

Now, the setting of APEX seems to have a lot in common with that 《Clash of the Gods》 from back then.

So this time.

What will its fate be?

The editors in the department pondered silently, each considering how to report on this APEX game.

It’s true!

The quality of the trailer is good, the setting of shooting games and skills seems to fit together well.

But don’t forget.

The trailer for 《Clash of the Gods》 back then was also incredibly spectacular!

In a first-person perspective, playing as a deity, unleashing skills, slaying enemies, and breaking through the high ground!

It was also very exciting!

And the result?

“So, everyone,”

Xu Xiaolin said:

“In this report, I suggest that we not make any absolute judgments, don’t blindly hype up APEX just because of TTF’s impressive performance,”

“Let’s wait until the game actually releases, and then we’ll make judgments after we’ve experienced it,”

“After all, this game, besides the ‘FPS+skills’ setting being full of uncertainty,”

“Their in-app purchase model is still a mystery,”

“According to Golden Wind, their in-app purchase model this time is ‘completely green’ and ‘absolutely respects players’ and ‘guarantees absolute fairness’,”

“Forgive me for my poor imagination, I just can’t imagine how in-app purchases can be made to ‘guarantee absolute fairness’,”

“After all, the most conscientious in-app purchase model in the free-to-play market right now is the League of Legends model,”

“Skins add some attributes, and no matter how rare the skin is, the added attributes are the same.”

Having said this.

One editor said:

“Then, Mr. Xu, do you think Golden Wind might completely abandon ‘attribute selling’ this time?”

“Just make skins, like the Workshop in Left 4 Dead?”

Tsk hiss—

The moment those words were uttered, the online meeting room was filled with sighs.

Even Xu Xiaolin, an old hand, couldn’t help but hesitate.

“This… I can’t make a judgment either…”

Xu Xiaolin told the truth:

“If APEX was made by Xun Teng, then that idea would be absolutely impossible,”

“But Golden Wind…”

Xu Xiaolin couldn’t be sure.

He really couldn’t be sure.

After all, Golden Wind’s usual style is “Chief Director dares to think, CEO dares to do.”

Maybe this time, they really can come up with a “only sell skins, no added attributes” trick!

But if that’s the case, the number of zero-spending players will definitely be very large, how will they ensure profitability then?

“That point…”

Thinking about this, Xu Xiaolin shook his head and smiled:

“I can’t guess, I can’t guess either.”

He said!

He clapped his hands.

“Okay everyone, we’ve finished watching the trailer, and we’ve basically covered everything we need to discuss,”

“There are many advantages, but also many doubts,”

“So now, with your evaluations and questions, write your reports about APEX,”

“Whether this game is successful or not is Golden Wind’s business,”

“But whether we can capture this hottest topic in the gaming circle right now is our job!”

“Pick up your pens!”

“Get to work!”

Buzz—

With Xu Xiaolin’s order.

The editorial department of 《Daily Game Report》 sprang into action, starting to write analyses and reports about APEX overnight, determined to grab this wave of heat.

At the same time, other gaming media outlets also sprang into action.

No one wanted to fall behind.

For a while, analyses and speculations about APEX flew all over the gaming circle!

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PS: Looking for monthly tickets!

(End of chapter)

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