This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 273 - 182: A Cruel and Dark Worldview (Part 2)
Apart from the distinction between Martial Artist factions and evolution routes, Chen Ba also introduced a game mechanism or gameplay he focused on.
"Devour and evolve?"
"Hmm... You can understand it as consuming the flesh and blood of different Fierce Beasts to extract the essence, allowing yourself to evolve in a specific direction, making up for strengths and weaknesses."
Chen Ba shared his idea. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
In the game "Global Evolution," Fierce Beasts, spirit monsters, and Sea Beasts are undoubtedly the Earth’s overlords, with their individual strength being absolutely top-notch.
This is also thanks to their rapid evolution during the changes of heaven and earth, setting on the evolutionary path earlier than humans.
By consuming these Fierce Beasts, Sea Beasts, and spirit monsters, one can, to some extent, obtain specific Bloodline Power, enhance one’s strength, and change the original evolution direction.
For instance, consuming a mutated carrot offers a 0.01% chance to extract the "Carrot Bloodline" and acquire special abilities.
Survival of the fittest!
Chen Ba implemented this mechanism to emphasize the cruelty of this world: if you don’t follow the natural laws, you’ll end up as someone else’s food.
"Ba, you mean humans are actually food for other races in this game?" Jiang Bin asked in shock.
"Yes!"
Chen Ba nodded.
Humans can evolve by consuming Fierce Beasts and Sea Beast flesh and blood; no reason why Fierce Beasts and Sea Beasts can’t evolve by eating humans.
Ultimately, everyone aims to become stronger and live better!
This is why humans need to stick together, huddle in base cities, and rely on strong individuals for protection, fearing venturing into the wilderness.
Because in the world view of "Global Evolution," humans have become food for many races, and as soon as they leave the safe zone, they’ll be devoured by swarming Fierce Beasts.
"Isn’t this too dark?"
Jiang Bin frowned, seemingly surprised by the game’s cruel and dark storyline.
"That’s why it’s 16+!"
Chen Ba shrugged, saying, "This game is not for children, and we don’t want underage players."
As expected, after the release of "Global Evolution," the game will definitely block underage players, preventing them from playing.
After all, this world view is too dark and cruel for some of the country’s children. The mentally mature adults are the main target audience for this game.
"Is there a trailer?"
"Yes, let me show you..."
Chen Ba took out his phone, accessed a video file about 1 minute and 17 seconds long, and played it using an internal player.
"Dad is dead, Mom is dead too!"
The video starts with a blood-stained little girl sitting amidst the ruins, crying as the narrator recalls, "The entire world has changed greatly; once prosperous cities have become playgrounds for Fierce Beasts. I watched as a massive rat bit my classmates to death..."
Scenes resembling the apocalypse.
People’s expressions are numb, curled up in corners, shivering in fear of the Fierce Beasts rampaging through the streets.
Then, the dawn appeared!
Humanity finally birthed Martial Dao warriors, who severed giant pythons the size of trains with a single stroke. Humans rebuilt their homes and entered the era of Martial Dao...
The trailer is entirely CG-based.
This isn’t the actual game play video, mainly using animation CG to briefly introduce the game’s story background.
After watching, Jiang Bin was both shocked and aware that game CG and actual game footage are not the same thing, so he asked Chen Ba if there was an actual gameplay video.
"Not at the moment!"
Chen Ba shook his head.
There’s no real gameplay video now, even if a segment could be edited, the effect would still be quite poor, so it’s better not to embarrass ourselves.
"Alright!"
Upon learning there wasn’t any real gameplay footage, Jiang Bin seemed somewhat disappointed.
However, he understood that expecting real gameplay at this stage was too much. Ba’s PPTs had just been completed, and quick results were unrealistic.
Sympathy aside...
Jiang Bin remained curious about "Global Evolution," wanting to know more details about the game.
"I can’t disclose that."
Chen Ba knew well what should and shouldn’t be said.
He had a deep friendship with Jiang Bin, but even the closest friends can’t share such commercial secrets.
It’s common knowledge how severely R Star suffered because of the GTA6 leak."
"Alright, once again, thank you Ba for taking the time for our ’Game Starry Sky’ interview!"
Jiang Bin concluded routinely, "At the end of the interview, I picked a few questions from fans for you to answer, how about that Ba?"
"Sure! Go ahead..."
"Well, the first question comes from the user ’Love Ba, Trust Ba, Wait Ba,’ who asks: Will Tianba Studio’s newly developed game engine be made available to other independent game developers?"
"The Tianba Engine will be open."
Industry management ensures that such game engines will be available for numerous independent game makers, and Chen Ba will not make exceptions.
The key point is, this yields money!
Once other game developers use the Tianba Engine for their games, they must pay a fee to Tianba Studio for protection; why not agree to such a good deal?
However...
The Tianba Engine’s ecosystem still isn’t mature, and some features aren’t fully developed, so it’s not ready for public release yet.
Moreover, even if it were released, wouldn’t we need to teach others how to use this engine?
Many people within Tianba Studio are still learning how to use it! If we haven’t nailed it, when will we get time to teach others?
Therefore, the platform for releasing Tianba Engine may need some time before launching; it’s definitely not feasible now.
"The next question, from user ’Zun Du Jia Du,’ asks: When will the ’Love Advisor Department’ add a feature that only matches same-sex players?"
"The matchmaking mechanism is good, but why... Only match same-sex players? Ah?"
Initially, Chen Ba didn’t quite get it; after understanding, he realized the player wanted a "same-sex matchmaking" feature.
What’s going on here?
See, it’s gay, right?
Chen Ba almost couldn’t hold back, recovering from his shock after a while, he slowly explained, "Ahem! Well, let me think about it, see if there’s a need for that!"
"The last question!"
Jiang Bin also seemed unable to hold back, quickly moving on from the previous question, saying, "Cyber Buddha asks, ’Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator’ is free during Spring Festival; why isn’t ’Speeding Frenzy’ on sale?"
Hasn’t it ever been discounted?
Chen Ba furrowed his brows, pondering, realizing that indeed, "Speeding Frenzy" hasn’t been discounted ever since its release; it’s always sold at full price.
It’s not surprising he forgot.
Primarily, "Speeding Frenzy" has consistently sold very well, with its sales curve steady as an old dog. In this situation, there’s naturally no need for discounts.
But the player’s point is valid.
Never discounting for the "waiter" parties isn’t very friendly. Even if sales are stable, occasional discounts are necessary to stimulate interest.
"In a few days, new historic low price!"
Chen Ba explained, "Players interested in ’Speeding Frenzy,’ be patient, a -50% discount is coming very soon."
Honestly, it’s heartbreaking for a hot-selling game to suddenly go half-price, because this game doesn’t lack sales, and there’s really no need to offer such a favorable discount.
Just like many popular games, long-standing top sellers mostly offer discounts of 30% or 20%, rarely giving 50% off.
Don’t ask; just know it doesn’t lack sales.
’Speeding Frenzy’ was also like this originally; however, given players’ high demand for discounts and the fact it hasn’t been discounted yet, the first discount should be slightly more substantial.
This amount of money doesn’t matter!
After all, the original price is triple digits; even at half-price it can still sell for fifty or sixty bucks. If players’ purchasing enthusiasm is high enough, it’s still a decent income.
