This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 97 - 95: New Standards for the Toilet Paper Industry
"Divine Grace Continent" is on fire!
Not only is this the first game under Tianba Studio to sell over a million copies, but it’s also the first game to reach number one on the Steam platform’s sales chart.
Although that number one spot didn’t last long, only holding for a short two days, it was still the first!
As mentioned before, to judge if a single-player buyout game is popular or not, a million sales is the benchmark. Crossing this line means it’s a hot game of the moment.
To be precise...
A million sales come with the premise that it must be achieved "within six months of release" to count as fairly popular.
If a million sales are achieved over time or through a massive 90% off promotion, then it can’t be considered a hot game.
Generally, new games won’t have such huge discounts like 90% or 85% off within the first six months. Most sales are bought at full price. In this case, selling a million copies indeed makes it a hot game.
Ten million sales within six months?
These are collectively called "blockbusters" or "phenomenal" games, which don’t have reference value.
The new game’s huge success naturally means Chen Ba, the boss of Tianba Studio, wouldn’t skimp on treating everyone well. Not only are bonuses given out, but there’s also a celebratory feast.
So, Kun Kun came!
As he put it, not being enthusiastic about eating seems like a mental problem! Besides, as the honorary relative of Tianba Studio, isn’t it fair to come and join the celebratory feast?
"It’s not excessive, as long as you’re happy."
Too lazy to argue with this glutton, during the feast, Chen Ba asked Yang Dong who was beside him, "Dong, what are you looking at?"
Since entering the hotel, Yang Dong had been staring at his phone, nobody knew what he was looking at.
Even with the food on the table, he was still looking, which didn’t make sense. Who would ignore a feast of great food to play with their phone?
"I’m looking at a piece of overseas news shared by a player in the community."
As he spoke, Yang Dong handed his phone to Chen Ba, signaling him to take a look.
"Overseas news?"
Intrigued by Yang Dong’s words, Chen Ba put down his chopsticks, took Dong’s phone, and started reading.
It was a news report from Neon, but professionally translated, so there was no worry about not understanding it.
From Game Developer to Cross-Industry Trouble, This Quarter’s Battle Among Otherworldly New Releases is Fierce!
What on earth?
Just after reading the headline, Chen Ba felt a buzzing in his head, and couldn’t help but pinch Lu, who was sitting to his left.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch~!"
"Ba, why did you pinch me?"
"Oh, nothing, I just wanted to see if I was dreaming."
Casually responding, without minding Lu’s resentful gaze, Chen Ba couldn’t help but complain, "Cross-industry trouble? Whose genius idea was this headline?"
This is a bit absurd!
The anime industry’s strength is well-known, and while the gaming industry is also large, it usually doesn’t interfere with the anime circle.
The idea of a game developer causing cross-industry trouble sounding so familiar, could they be talking about Tianba Studio?
"Haha, just look at the text and you’ll know!" laughed Yang Dong.
"Let me take a look. But it couldn’t possibly have anything to do with us, right? Could it be Divine Grace..."
Before Chen Ba could finish, he saw the first line of the report text, and swallowed the rest of his sentence.
Sure enough, he guessed right.
The reason players discovered this report and posted it in the community where Yang Dong saw it must have something to do with "Divine Grace Continent."
This report came from a Neon media focused on serialized light novels, manga, and anime in the ACGN field.
Recently, online media have been flooded with various personally edited and created Otherworldly animation videos, extremely rich in content.
Due to the highly consistent art style and similar background settings, it has drawn significant attention from industry insiders.
The main reason being there are just too many of them!
So many Otherworldly-themed animations suddenly appearing online, and their art style and background settings so systematically unified like they came from the same production line as toilet paper, begs the question, who wouldn’t be curious?
In the Neon ACGN circle, Otherworldly themes were immensely popular years ago, producing a large batch of premium toilet paper.
Although not as popular in recent years, Otherworldly themes are still one of the top subjects, nearly comparable to the world of online literature’s fantasy cultivation.
A sudden surge of numerous "mysterious origin" Otherworldly toilet paper anime has attracted a lot of subscribed and watching audiences, causing industry insiders to want to know who is behind it all.
After some inquiries, they found out.
All these Otherworldly animations with consistent art style and background settings were made by personal users, using real game footage from an RPG adventure game, edited and dubbed into these videos.
A game?!
Many Neon animation producers, finding out this result, lit a cigarette and fell into endless contemplation.
They thought they were invincible in the animation field, only to find the enemy came from the sky?
What is this situation?
A puzzled team formed a great interest in "Divine Grace Continent," this RPG adventure game from Hua Country.
Once they tried it, experienced the uniqueness of "Divine Grace Continent" firsthand, they were instantly speechless.
This game is mischievous!
Though the graphics are rough and the actions stiff, it triumphs in the NPCs being extremely intelligent and versatile.
Most importantly...
This game’s creation dealt a heavy blow to the anime theme of Otherworld.
Mass-producing toilet paper, though not meeting premium standards, it’s good enough for entertainment, isn’t it?
