Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 160 The Promise of Qixi Festival

Time flies, September has arrived.
At this time, the autumn heat in Suzhou and Hangzhou is still intense.

The camphor tree leaves along the roadside were all curled up and drooped listlessly.

A taxi stopped not far from the Suzhou-Hangzhou International Expo Center. The door opened, and a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses, who looked somewhat like a tech geek, got out.

Ping Weihua had just gotten off the bus.

A wave of heat hit him in the face, causing him to squint instantly.

In front of the square, several promotional flags were hung, bearing the words "Starry Sky Games Alliance Press Conference," and there were also directional signs nearby, even though it was still early before the press conference.

But there are already quite a few people.

As he was looking around, Ping Weihua heard a shout coming from behind him.

"Fishball, over here!"

His real name is Ping Weihao, but people in the gaming community prefer to call him "Fish Ball".

"Old Wu? You're here too?"

The person who called him had just gotten out of the car, but Yuwan got out of a taxi, while the other person got out of a Mercedes-Benz.

"Let's go, let's go!! It's so hot."

The person shouting at the fish balls was named Wu Qidong.

This person's identity is a bit complicated. If you say he's the owner of a game company, then yes, he does own a game company.

But he himself is more of an amateur than a professional in the gaming industry.

His family owns several factories, and he's only involved in gaming out of passion. The company he founded, "Yingchi Games," sounds impressive, but in reality, he's the only employee on the list, from CEO to cleaner.

The two met in a group chat for the Starlight Project. They had only met twice in person, but chatted frequently in the group, so they were fairly familiar with each other.

"Good heavens, dressed like that, you deserve to be hot!"

Fishball looked him up and down, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

On a sweltering September day, with temperatures reaching 37 or 38 degrees Celsius, I was wearing a white T-shirt, long pants, and a gray jacket over them. Sweat streamed down my forehead and temples.

"You don't know anything. When we go into the venue, the air conditioning will be as cold as an icebox. I'm dressed just right."

Wu Qidong spoke toughly, but quickened his pace, clearly feeling a bit hot.

"Besides, this was a gift from my wife, and it's for a Starry Night event, so it fits perfectly..."

The "wife" Wu Qidong mentioned wasn't a real wife, but rather a "paper wife" he changed every single day of the year. Therefore, it's understandable that he wouldn't be playing *Final Battlefront* if he didn't...

He really didn't know who the wife Old Wu was talking about was.

When did you manage to snag this outfit?

Why did Yuwan ask this question as his first question?

That all started with the origin of Wu Qidong's outfit. On August 7th, which was also the Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day), the Final Frontline underwent a special update.

In this 1.15 version, in addition to adding several new humanoid skins and the Qixi Festival event, the entire Qixi Festival event also includes a main storyline that lasts for half an hour.

The main storyline is about how the Qixi Festival is approaching, and the commander has been feeling that the androids are talking about something in private. So he secretly inquires and the player will get a few clues.

For example, a button falling off a 95, or a WA2000 suddenly dodging him, etc.
Through these clues, players will gradually learn about the events the girls are planning: they want to give the commander a set of handmade clothes for Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day).

The incident was triggered when "someone" was caught trying to give the commander a gift alone. There's also a CG image here, showing a group of dolls forming a circle, with the lively Type 97 standing in the center.

As the younger sister of '95, '97's character development is actually quite outstanding in Final Battlefront.

On the one hand, the real-world prototype firearm, the Type 97, is the export version of the Type 95, and it is very popular globally, especially in the Canadian market.

Based on these characteristics, in the game Final Front, Type 97 not only has a hobby of collecting strange and unusual decorations from various countries, but is also more cheerful and lively in character design compared to the gentle personality of Type 95.

Soon, the “arrested” prisoner began to give testimony.

"Huh!? I'm not the only one who thinks this way! So, does that mean WA2000 is planning to write a love letter!?"

The mention of 97 immediately drew the attention of the surrounding girls to WA2000.

"I!! I didn't!"

"Oh? Really? I saw Miss Swan practicing delivering letters under the peach tree."

"Stop talking!"

WA2000's face instantly turned red.

Immediately afterwards, the "new suspect" began to make his own accusations.

"I... I did it because AR15 said she wanted to give the Commander a pillow!!"

And so, one after another...
In short, after all the commotion, it turned out that no one could sneak away in private, and everyone would give the Commander a gift together, and that gift was this Commander skin.

This part of the story involves several small tasks. When the final step of the task chain is completed, a high-quality daily animation will play.

In the animation, the commander, who was working, heard a knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards, a group of humanoid figures filed in, and several girls handed a beautifully wrapped gift box to the commander.

"Commander, you have always been the one who has sacrificed for us. Today, please let me do something for you as well."

"This is the combat suit I designed for you myself... I hope you like it."

Once players tap the screen to open the gift box, the "Qixi Festival Promise" skin will be officially unlocked, without requiring any in-game purchases.

When this event was launched, it received overwhelming praise from all over the world.

After all, it used to be players giving gifts to girls, but this time it's the girls giving gifts to players, so it feels very novel.

If it ends here.

This event was at most a "somewhat interesting" event, but what Starry Sky Games did next elevated it to a whole new level.

Because Starry Sky Games actually made this outfit.

Moreover, the details are quite accurate. The Easter eggs that the androids secretly hide on their clothes in the story, such as the embroidery on WA2000, which is inside the cuff, and the 95 type, which has her name engraved on the back of the second button.

Other "marks" left by humanoid figures were also restored.

On the surface, this is a set of clothes that is as normal as can be.

But its interior holds hidden secrets.

The storyline adds to the emotional value of this outfit. In addition, the outfit itself is not flashy and is a set, so it's perfect for someone like me who isn't good at matching clothes.

More importantly, the price is not expensive either. At 299, the price of such an outfit is well within the acceptable range for the general public.

Therefore, the initial batch of 10,000 units sold out in less than a day upon release. An additional day of pre-orders followed, selling nearly 10,000 more units before sales began to pick up.
(End of this chapter)