Agreed to make bad games, What the Hell is Titan Fall 52
by admin## Chapter 52: Revolutionary Design!
Let’s get to work!
After finalizing the project type, Gu Sheng immediately began preparation.
Drawing on his memory, he wrote the game’s preliminary proposal.
He did have game development experience after all, the general framework wouldn’t pose a challenge.
A few days later, as the system’s emotion value reached 50,000 points, Gu Sheng redeemed detailed information and architecture for “Terror Phobia” within the system.
After refining the proposal, he officially launched the project with Lu Bian and Xu Da Jiang.
Before starting, Gu Sheng explained the specific game settings to both of them.
Ever since the project was confirmed, they’d been looking listless.
Gu Sheng couldn’t allow such pessimism to affect the project’s quality.
“Alright, take a look at the proposal.”
One afternoon, Gu Sheng finalized the proposal for “Terror Phobia” and gave copies to Lu Bian and Xu Da Jiang.
“What’s there to plan? All horror games are the same anyway,”
Lu Bian took the proposal, still looking listless:
“Just throw together a main story and hide some items in the corners of the map.”
“Pick up weapons, open doors, bump into ghosts, get scared, kill ghosts, grab items,”
“Repeat, repeat, and repeat again, then clear the level. That’s it, isn’t it?”
Everyone did it this way.
Lu Bian simply couldn’t muster any interest.
He even felt that horror games were less exciting than their “Vampire Survivor.”
He flipped through Gu Sheng’s proposal listlessly.
But!
The very first sentence of the proposal instantly caught his attention.
【Hello, paranormal investigator, or should I say… Ghost Information Broker.】
“Ghost Information Broker?!”
Lu Bian furrowed his brows in surprise.
What kind of absurd profession was this?!
In previous horror games, the player usually took on the role of a lone hero, a righteous priest, or at the very least, a demon hunter like Constantine.
But this time!
They were making players act as paranormal information brokers!
Specifically for those demon hunters to provide detailed information!
“Keep reading.” Seeing Lu Bian’s puzzled expression, Gu Sheng took a sip of tea and motioned for him to continue reading.
【This time, players will take on the role of a paranormal investigator, leading their team into a haunted house】
【Using various modern spiritual instruments, they will identify ghost types and sell the information to professional exorcism teams】
【Of course, ghosts aren’t easy to deal with】
【When identifying ghost types, don’t forget to keep an eye on your sanity and be wary of ghost attacks at all times】
“…..Sigh,”
Looking at the proposal in his hand, Lu Bian took a deep breath, thought for a moment, then looked up at Gu Sheng:
“What next?”
“What next?” Gu Sheng didn’t understand.
“I mean—” Lu Bian pointed at the proposal: “What do players need to do when the ghosts start attacking?”
Gu Sheng’s proposal only included the introduction and a brief description; the detailed settings and architecture were below.
But according to Lu Bian’s usual line of thinking, the proposal shouldn’t end there!
What do players do when the ghosts start attacking?
Like where do they get weapons, how do they repel the ghosts, or get a gourd to capture the ghosts?
“Players have to do something when they encounter a ghost, right?” Lu Bian questioned.
“Oh, you’re talking about that,”
Gu Sheng shrugged, as if it were obvious:
“Wait for death.”
Lu Bian: ……
Silence for five seconds!
Lu Bian slowly raised his thumb: “….Damn it’s reasonable!”
I can’t refute it.
But the previous horror games weren’t like this, damn it!
“So our game doesn’t give players any room to fight back at all?!” Lu Bian was shocked.
“It does, of course,”
Gu Sheng seemed to have anticipated this point:
“If you feel this mission is extremely dangerous, you can pay a hefty sum for a talisman.”
“What’s its effect?”
“Die later.”
“Wow——Oh——Unbelievable!” Upon hearing this, Lu Bian slowly raised both hands to applaud Gu Sheng:
“What a useful item!”
“Does this mean I pay a fortune for the talisman just to circle myself on the ground and stare at the ghost, then watch the ghost kill me after the time runs out?”
Is this a human-made item?
You’re even more cunning than the bald monk selling fake beads at the entrance of Guangyuan Temple!
“Or…” Gu Sheng shrugged: “Have you considered running away during this time?”
Hearing this, Lu Bian became even more anxious:
“So I pay a fortune for the talisman just to get my kicks, risk my life for nothing?”
“I leave without completing the mission? A thief wouldn’t leave empty-handed!”
Seeing Lu Bian’s greedy attitude, Gu Sheng remained silent for two seconds before his eyes turned disdainful:
“Gambling dog, you deserve to die.”
Pfft, hahahaha—
Hearing this, Xu Da Jiang couldn’t hold back his laughter and burst out!
“Interesting! This game is too much fun!”
Xu Da Jiang clapped in laughter:
“It’s both scary and mischievous, it’s amazing.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Bian couldn’t help but laugh as well.
Although this game’s setting was full of black humor and Gu Sheng’s sadistic sense of humor,
It’s undeniable that this game’s setting is truly awesome!
Especially the “no-weapon” setting, which could be described as psychopathic!
It completely subverts the previous gaming world’s definition of demons and ghosts as hostile monsters!
What Gu Sheng was trying to create were true ghosts and evil spirits!
They can’t be repelled! They can’t be dispelled! They can’t be killed!
Just thinking about players being trapped in a room, hiding from ghosts while desperately screaming in despair, made Lu Bian and Xu Da Jiang laugh uncontrollably.
It’s just so fun to think about!
…..
As the saying goes, it’s hard to learn, but easy to unlearn.
Once a person starts going down a path of insanity, it’s hard to stop.
Especially when the team includes Gu Sheng, a veteran who’s participated in the production of games like Dark Souls—
“Don’t limit the ghost’s appearance to adults, I feel like children would be more impactful…”
“…No, the eyeballs shouldn’t be white, they should be pure black, like a hole.”
“Hey, I suddenly thought of a good idea, what about making the ghost lie on the ceiling?”
“Good! And lower the height of this map, so that looking up is a face-to-face encounter.”
“Then isn’t that just another jump scare?”
“Is it the same? The core of a jump scare is the jump. Our ghost doesn’t jump, it just sits on the ceiling and stares at you…”
“Damn, stop it, bro. Why do I feel a bit chilly…?”
“That’s all it takes? Do you take showers at night? You have to close your eyes when you wash your hair, right? Can you guarantee that there’s nothing staring at you when you close your eyes?”
“Fuck!!! You’re a devil, Gu Sheng!!! Why are you using words like ‘thing’!!!”
“Because you’re not sure what that ‘thing’ is…”
“Stop it, Sheng Ge, please, I take a shower every day…”
“Tsk, Bian’s getting scared, that’s understandable. But Da Jiang, you’re tall enough, aren’t you?”
“Maybe you’re just too dark…”
Laughter and conversation!
Inspiration and ideas constantly spark with every collision.
However, this was a torment for Xu Da Jiang.
He was already the least courageous among the three, and now he had to listen to ghost stories every day while drawing concept art.
It was simply inhuman torture…
Finally!
Three months later!
“Terror Phobia,” designed and directed by Gu Sheng, with Lu Bian and Xu Da Jiang serving as core developers, employing a nearly 100-person outsourcing team, with a total investment of 2 million yuan, was announced complete!
This was the first sensory pod game developed by Golden Wind.
It was also the return of sensory pod horror games after many years of silence!
It was also Shen Miao Miao’s labor of love, her masterpiece that was blindly directed and aimed to lose money!
【Ding!】
June! Summer solstice!
As a prompt sounded in Shen Miao Miao’s mind!
The dormant system rang again with a pleasant chime—
【This round of investment is now open!】
【Project: Terror Phobia】
【Project Investment: 2 million yuan】
【Estimated Return: 20 million yuan】
【Time Remaining: 6 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds】
(End of Chapter)
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