Chapter 225: Chapter 153 The Meaning of a Good Game (Part 2)_2


    Humming along with the background music for a while, Qiu Yu saw darkness coalesce in front of him.


    The shrill rm sounded, resonating with the majestic background music, and propelled Qiu Yu immediately intobat mode.


    Dark silhouettes of machinery emerged from the mist.


    They looked like the mechs known to Qiu Yu, but he understood that these were the enemies he had to face.


    Without any need formunication, he pulled the trigger, sending a dense barrage of fire forward, frantically tearing apart everything before him.


    The enhanced firepower was wild and zing, shattering the mechs one by one.


    “Come on, my lovelies!”


    Amidst the fireworks filling the sky, Qiu Yuughed heartily as he piloted his own spaceship, charging crazily towards the Shadow mechs ahead.


    This time, he intended to ughter his way through the whole world,pleting the game in one life!


    Six minutester…<div>


    “The self-destruct power still isn’t enough, in the end, it couldn’t even take out that boss.”


    Having exhausted his third chance at life, Qiu Yu crawled out of the VR flight simtor, muttering to himself as he walked to the end of the line.


    “However, I should upgrade my flying speed a bit, or add a ‘Taunt’ chip to directly draw the monsters in and then bang, bang, bang, self-destruct. That way, I could rack up quite a few points in the early stages and upgrade from there. It’s a shame to wait in line for so long only to self-destruct right away. Why must they limit the number of lives instead of the time?”


    Standing at the end of the line, Qiu Yu considered hisbination strategies while thinking about how to increase his point earnings in each round next time.


    After that, he took out his phone to search online for information about “Squirrel Spaceship.”


    Unfortunately, the game had been released too recently and seemed to be exclusive to VR flight simtors, so people elsewhere couldn’t y it.


    In one of the few forum threads, one seemed to be from the person who had first discovered the VR flight simtor.


    They had been live broadcasting on the forum since three o’clock in the afternoon. Now it seemed to continue, and they kept posting updates.


    Since there was nothing to do while waiting in line, Qiu Yu decided to check out the posts.


    [Guys, I found a weird gaming machine. It’s two yuan a go, not too expensive, and the disy outside looks decent.]


    After he posted a photo of the gaming machine’s exterior, a slew of mockery followed.


    [I’ve heard of movie preunch hype, game preunch hype, but never April Fool’s preunch hype.]


    [You’re starting your scams early, huh? If I don’t see you in the circus, I’m not going.]


    [Gotham city wouldn’t beplete without you; Batman would die of loneliness.]


    [Poker without you is an iplete deck.]


    [Buddy, deceive yourself all you want, but deceiving the dads here isn’t right. Though I must say, your Photoshop skills aren’t bad, managing to create a pretty realistic game screenshot. What’s the original name of the game? I’ll look it up online.]


    Original Poster: [Believe it or not, I’ll show you guys the setup inside. It’s a VR flight simtor, looks like it’s about flying nes.]


    Original Poster: [Asked the person in charge, and it is about flying nes. With the help of the person in charge, I geared up and got ready to start.]


    Original Poster: […another go.]<div>


    Original Poster: […another go.]


    Original Poster: […can’t do it anymore, but I want another go.]


    Original Poster: [Can’t go again, there are people lining up now, but there aren’t many, I should be able to have another go shortly. This thing… I didn’t do well in Chinese, but anyway it’s just like a stampeding bull.]


    Original Poster: [That screen, that feel… the thrust when elerating is truly amazing, thepatibility of flight simtion with VR is just too good, you guys who haven’t yed really don’t know what it feels like.]<div>


    Original Poster: [Especially the music, no exaggeration, truly the best game music I’ve ever heard. I wonder if I can find the original soundtrack online, I could listen to it over and over for a year.]


    Passerby: [Really? I live nearby, I’ll go take a look. Don’t you leave, if you’re scamming me, I’ll beat you up first.]


    Passerby: “Bro, you’re my real bro! Thank you for being so selfless!”


    Passerby 2: “For real? I gotta check it out too.”


    Passerby 2: “Seriously, we’ve already sworn brotherhood like the ‘Peach Garden Oath.’ My big brother is awesome—he genuinely shares the good stuff.”


    After that, yers who believed and those who didn’t started shing. Some argued that the crappy game had hired a bunch of paid posters, and the small theater drama was well yed, suggesting a video of it would probably be more fun than the game itself.


    Then supporters fired back saying that boars can’t appreciate fine bran, and those who haven’t seen the world should just get lost.


    The regrs on the forum didn’t hold back—if they enjoyed a post, they praised it; if they didn’t, they cursed it. Remarkably, a single post sparked a me war, making Qiu Yu think these people really had too much time on their hands.


    Of course, he also realized that he too must have been pretty idle, constantly refreshing to follow the me war to its end.


    At the same time, he couldn’t help but reflect that Fang Cheng Studio was indeed Fang Cheng Studio; a single coboration with Kirin Industry was enough to spark such quick discussion. This level of marketing prowess didn’te without two decades of experience.


    If it wasn’t intentional marketing, then it meant their game’s quality had truly returned to its roots, reaching the point where whatever they did was exactly what the yers loved.


    Thinking of that was even more daunting.


    Kirin Industry was still shipping VR flight simtors to the area, but the queue of people didn’t seem to shrink—in fact, it seemed to grow a bit longer.<div>


    It wasn’t clear who started it, but someone began humming the game’s background music. Even when hummed, the lively tune had an uplifting spirit and a heroic boldness that could boil one’s blood with excitement.


    Besides, this piece could amodate multiple vocal parts, leading to a group of people humming in harmony, addingyers and making the piece even more borate.


    Previously, Fang Cheng Studio’s games had no background music, just ambient sounds, which made many wonder if Fang Cheng Studio was incapable of producing music.


    Now it seemed clear that they just didn’t bother, not that they couldn’t.


    In the crowd, Qiu Yu couldn’t help but hum along.


    Music had a special magic to it. It didn’t feel like much while ying the game, but once he started humming, it easily brought back memories of his experiences in the game, making the wait less agonizing.


    When he got back into the game and logged in with his ID, Qiu Yu, after using up his turns, reluctantly stepped out and sighed, looking at the long line outside: “This thing’s gonna be a hit.”


    “Yeah,” said n, who had waited outside for Qiu Yu, “Fang Cheng Studio… this studio is awesome, and so is their background music.”


    In China, not many developers focus on music and sound effects; usually, such work is outsourced to professional teams. However, in other countries, they are an indispensable part of the development team.


    n was the leader of the Gaul team this time, but he was also a sound designer. The background music for ‘Magic Dynasty’ wasposed by him, ying the Scottish bagpipes to create a distinctive fantasy vor, which won the Academic Award for Best Music and Sound Effects that year.


    Qiu Yu knew the music sounded good but didn’t know why.


    Checking the time, Qiu Yu realized they probably wouldn’t make it for the next round.


    The mall was about to close, and the person in charge had quicklyunched a queueing mini-app, asking everyone to scan a code and queue up to return the following day.<div>


    After scanning the code, Qiu Yu didn’t feel like going back to work overtime.


    As a curious jack-of-all-trades in the gaming industry, he called for a trantor, and the three of them sat down together in a nearby café and started chatting away.


    The trantor had also been in line to y the game before and admired Qiu Yu, so when called upon, he didn’t consider it overtime but rather leisure time after work to chat.


    Naturally, their conversation centered on ‘Squirrel Spaceship’ outside, and the three endlessly shared their in-game experiences, getting increasingly louder without realizing it.


    Coming back to their senses, they noticed other customers staring at them, feeling a bit embarrassed.


    Just as they were about to apologize, a customer leaned in and said, “Can you include me too? I have a lot I want to talk about. Listening to you guys was driving me crazy.”


    “Me too.”


    “Include me as well.”


    Turns out everyone in the café had just finished ying, even the café owner joined in, and a group of people happily talked about the game.


    Some started offering snacks, others coffee, and as it became clear that everyone was keen to discuss, the ordinarily quiet café instantly buzzed with activity, creating a unique and wonderful night.