Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 52 Who's Famous?
Time comes the next day.

That is, the fifth day after the public beta launch of "Final Battlefront".

The game's popularity has finally decreased slightly. The trending topics related to "Final Frontline" on Weibo have completely disappeared from the bottom of the list, and various media outlets have stopped reporting on it.

However, the popularity of various derivative videos on Bilibili is only just beginning to explode, partly because the production of many derivative works also takes time.

Secondly, just two days ago, StarCraft Games launched the "Final Front" fan creation incentive program.

Players can apply to download story materials from the 1.0 main story version of "Final Front," and in return, they will receive a real-money subsidy.

As long as the video is a derivative work, whether it's a MAD or a parody, you can apply as long as it gets more than 1000 views.

After review and confirmation, you will receive a cash reward based on the final number of views.

StarCraft will also embed a playback window for fan-made videos on its official website and on the left side of the Final Front launcher to help fan-made works gain more traffic.

Thanks to these measures, overall, the game "Final Front" has maintained a relatively high level of popularity within its core community.

Of course, none of this felt very real to Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue, who had been busy at Xingchen all night, was still sleeping in bed.

If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Yue can sleep for a while longer. After all, the working hours for a voice actress are quite flexible, and she didn't even have to work all morning.

However, just as Jiang Yue was about to continue enjoying her sleep, the girl's phone, which was lying carelessly on the bed, started ringing shrilly.

With my eyes closed, I groped around until my fingers touched the cold phone. I swiped randomly and answered the call.

"Hey…"

I had barely said "hello" when a loud, booming female voice came from the other end of the line, like machine gun fire.

"What are you saying! What time is it?! Why are you still sleeping?!"

"Weiwei? What's wrong?"

The familiar voice of her friend brought Jiang Yue back to her senses.

"Open Bilibili now! You're famous! Did you know that?"

Jiang Yue's consciousness was forcibly pulled back to reality, but her mind was still a complete blank.

"what?"

She propped herself up on one side and rubbed her eyes.

"What's on fire? Who's on fire? Is your house on fire?"

"What?! My house is on fire?! I said you're famous?!"

"Huh?? I... became famous?"

These two words were so unfamiliar that Jiang Yue didn't really react for a while until her best friend hung up the phone.

Jiang Yue was still a little confused.

But by this time, her mind was clear. She suddenly remembered that yesterday afternoon, after she finished recording, she was called to a place to record something like a game-related program with the legendary CEO Chen.
It seems they mentioned at the time that the show would be available on Bilibili the day after it was recorded.
But... how is that possible?
That was just a spin-off program. But no matter how impossible it is, your friend wouldn't call you first thing in the morning to lie to you.

She abruptly threw off the covers, not even bothering to change her clothes, and ran barefoot in her thin pajamas to the study next door.

I eagerly opened my laptop, skillfully opened the browser, entered the website address, and pressed enter.

The Bilibili homepage loaded.

Almost the instant the webpage refreshed, Jiang Yue's breath caught in her throat.

The title and cover of "Final Battlefront: The Humanoid Girl's Don't Do Challenge" are prominently displayed on the homepage! Looking at the site rankings, this video has already reached number eleven!

Jiang Yue clicked on the video almost in a daze.

"Welcome everyone to the interactive spin-off program of the Final Frontline~~"

"Don't take on the challenge if you're a humanoid girl!"

As the video is played, three cute girls appear on the screen, waving.

From left to right, these are Jiang Yue herself.
"this is me?"

Although she was the one actually greeting people in the video, Jiang Yue didn't quite realize it at first, mainly because she had only received the notification at the last minute when the program was being recorded yesterday afternoon.

After finishing my makeup and changing my clothes, I went straight on stage.

In addition, makeup looks completely different in the mirror than on camera.

Thanks to the lighting and traditional Chinese magic, Jiang Yue looks very beautiful in the photos, especially her legs in white stockings, similar to those of Mosin-Ganna, which are the perfect finishing touch.

However, Jiang Yue, who was waving on the screen, was visibly nervous, and the other two girls sitting next to her were in almost the same state.

Only Chu Chen, sitting on another single sofa, looked completely relaxed. "Hello everyone, I am Chu Chen, the producer of Final Frontline."

"This program is a promotional program for the Final Front. It consists of 30 minutes of reading comments, chatting, talking, and completing various challenges, presented by the android girls and me. We hope you enjoy it."

As Chu Chen finished reciting his long monologue, regardless of the show's effect, the number of comments on Jiang Yue's computer screen had reached an unbelievable level.

The main reason is actually quite simple: the three girls sitting on the sofa looked quite beautiful, thanks to their makeup, clothing, and the lighting.

"Give the photographer a bonus!"

“prprprprprprprpr”

Who is that lady in white stockings sitting on the far left? Could you tell me which voice actress she is?

"Can't you see that? Isn't this obviously a Mosin-Nagant?"

"They all seem so nervous, hahaha."

"Tense moments are what make it real!!"

In the latter half, when Chu Chen appeared on camera, the number of comments on the screen increased rather than decreased.

"Holy crap? Is the producer of Final Battlefront really that young?"

"I'm so jealous. I'm still doing manual labor at my age, while they're already popular game producers."

"So... is this show about the pretty girls or the producers?"

"Of course, we want to see the producer transform into a young lady!! In women's clothing!!"

"Crossdressing!!! Crossdressing!!!"

A huge barrage of comments almost completely covered the screen.

Then, the program officially began.

Chu Chen in the video didn't hesitate at all; after all, in the streaming era, time is money.

"The highest level of writing about snow is to talk about snow without revealing its true nature."

"Today's challenge for the humanoid girl is: do not utter a single word of the phrase 'Final Battlefront' throughout the entire program."

"If you violate this rule, for every time you mention it, 10 yuan will be added to our program's travel fund!"

The camera zooms out to show a QR code.

Chu Chen stood in front of the camera.

"So, in order to help the audience get to know everyone and the rules more quickly."

"Then, please..."

"Ms. Jiang Yue, please give a brief self-introduction."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Yue, who was sitting on the far left, almost subconsciously raised her right hand.

"Hello everyone, I'm Mosingana from Final Frontline..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, a red button appeared out of thin air in Chu Chen's hand. Without hesitation, he pressed it, producing a sharp yet comical "Bu~ Bu~!"

The sound effects suddenly rang out, shattering the atmosphere.

The studio fell silent abruptly, and all eyes, including those of the cameras and the staff on set, were instantly fixed on Jiang Yue.

The girl's arm, which was halfway raised, froze in mid-air, remaining in the posture of preparing to greet someone.

She blinked a beat late, her eyes filled with pure bewilderment, as if she were still replaying what she had just said.

Several seconds later, a panicked "Ah!!??" finally escaped from his lips.

"Is it... starting now!?"

Jiang Yue suddenly realized that she had just read out the words "Final Battlefront" with perfect fluency.

A surge of heat rushed to her cheeks, turning her face red from her neck to the tips of her ears. This wasn't a reaction arranged by the show; she was genuinely flustered, her brain short-circuiting due to tension.

As Chu Chen approached the girl with the QR code, and the announcement of "10 yuan received via Alipay" rang out, the atmosphere at the scene instantly reached its peak.

"Oh my god, this is hilarious!!"

"Holy crap, this Alipay payment is hilarious!"

"Hahaha, a free win right from the start!"

"She got thwarted in a flash, this girl is so cute!"

(End of this chapter)