Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 609 Victory!

If players observe carefully, they will find that even on the most powerful PCs, this demo can only maintain a stable frame rate of 40 to 50 frames per second.

However, for players, as long as it can be optimized in the end, the frame rate issues in the early demo are not a big deal.

As mentioned before, the entire Black Myth demo is extremely short, so short that it doesn't even resemble a demo; it's more like a pure technical demonstration.

Aside from a few minor monsters, there is only one final boss.

This refers to the Wolf Instructor who appeared in the demonstration.

But precisely because it's short, Game Science was able to dedicate all their energy to this ten-minute experience, polishing the atmosphere, combat feel, and art style they wanted to showcase to the extreme.

"Come on, let's finish this quickly. I'll choose an easy difficulty level, mainly to show everyone what it's like."

When it comes to actual combat, the visuals become less important. The polishing of the action by the Game Science and StarCraft teams is so meticulous that, without exaggeration, this timeline of Black Myth is more like a game developed by a single team than Game Science.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that, through Chu Chen's connections, many top domestic teams collaborated to overcome the challenge of creating a 3A (Advanced Game) experience.
no way.

In fact, Chu Chen did not want to "force growth," but at the moment, if he did not take the lead in doing these things, many things could only be left to time.

However, just like the government subsidized new energy vehicles in the past.

As long as you find the right direction, "forcing growth" may not be a bad thing. Just like many of the action parts in the current demo, even on easy difficulty, the wolf demon's sense of oppression is still very strong.

The twin swords swung relentlessly, their attacks wide and sweeping, nearly taking Chen Mo down with a single combo several times. The viewers in the live stream were even more tense than he was.

[Hide! What are you doing, streamer?!]

He's about to make a move! Block! Block!

[Oh no, it's going to end! Streamer, are you even capable?]

Even in the easy mode, Chen Mo was caught off guard by the boss's sudden fire breath before he could figure out its moves. After a forward slash, the boss pierced through him with a single blow, leaving him suspended in mid-air. Flames spread from the blade to his entire body, eventually turning him to ashes.

The whole process was swift and efficient, full of a violent beauty.

Surprisingly, the comments in the live stream were surprisingly harmonious.

【send! 】

[Hahaha, the streamer's gone!]

To be honest, he died so cool!

This boss is truly formidable; the sense of oppression is overwhelming. This is what a boss should be like!

[Stop criticizing the streamer! I think the boss's action design is even cooler than the main character's. Look at that sword-sheathing pose, it's amazing!]

[Where's that cool parry from the PV? Why didn't you use it, streamer?]

Chen Mo looked at the comments and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Watching the protagonist stylishly parry and block in the PV is a completely different experience from actually getting taken down by the boss's combo. The frustration of death is there, of course, but more than that, there's a numbness that follows the shock.

This game is incredibly well-made.

"Brothers, don't be so harsh. I'm just showing you the death animation so you don't only see the PV and don't know the complete process of this attack animation."

Chen Mo tried to save face while choosing to revive on the spot, but unfortunately the comments in the live stream didn't give him any face at all.

[Stop being stubborn, I can see you getting anxious even through the screen!]

[Yes, yes, you're not bad, you did it for us! I'm so happy!]

As light and shadow shift, the characters are reshaped in place.

This time, Chen Mo took a deep breath. He didn't rush to attack, but instead controlled his character to move around the Blade Wolf Instructor with a calm demeanor.

The battle resumes.

[Holy crap, that was close! Just a hair's breadth away!]

[The streamer's getting serious! That movement is impressive!] [This boss's attack drive is insane, it gives you absolutely no chance to breathe!]

Chen Mo was completely focused, and even the temples were covered in fine beads of sweat. He seized an opening and suddenly lunged forward, his golden cudgel slamming into the wolf demon's side with a powerful gust of wind.

However, after being hit, the Wolf Blade Instructor did not retreat. Instead, he went berserk, his eyes glowing even redder, and he wielded his twin blades faster and more frantically!
Chen Mo couldn't dodge in time and was grazed by a charging attack, instantly losing a large portion of his health!

In the blink of an eye, the health bar on the screen, which represents health points, was reduced to a mere sliver of health, as if it might go out at any moment.

【It’s over, it’s over! 】

[The streamer is going to be gone!]

[Run! Keep your distance while you take your medicine! Are you sure you can handle this?!]

As Coach Daolang began to demonstrate his signature fire-breathing technique from the PV, everyone thought the game was over.

But at that moment, Chen Mo didn't retreat. Instead, he took a step forward. Now! Parry!

"Qiang——!"

"Give! Me! Die!"

Chen Mo mustered all his strength, roared, and slammed down the counterattack button! The character in the game seemed to understand his will, twisting his waist and concentrating all his strength into one strike, unleashing a swift and powerful upward thrust!

The image freezes completely at this moment.

Then, the screen went dark.

Two large, gilded characters, written in a vigorous and flowing style, slowly emerged.

【Victory】

After a full three seconds of silence, the entire live stream room was instantly flooded with a deluge of comments!

Holy crap!!!

【handsome!!!!!!!!!!】

I'm stunned! What was that just now?!

Holy crap, this feels even better than PV!

Chen Mo let out a long breath and realized that his back was completely soaked with cold sweat.

Looking at those two words on the screen, he felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment and satisfaction surge from the bottom of his heart to the top of his head.

If, before playing the demo, he, like other players, had doubts about whether Black Myth was a scam, those doubts have now, if not completely disappeared.

At least 80% of them have been gone.

As long as the game can be completed to this quality, it can't possibly be bad.

Chen Mo, who was at the scene, could only act based on his own feelings.

Players watching the live stream will have a more pronounced sense of this, because although they may not be able to try it out themselves right away, they will receive the most feedback.

This time, in particular, Starry Sky did not restrict the release of the test footage.

It wasn't just Chen Mo who smelled the allure of online traffic; many foreign bloggers did too. In his previous life, the reason why so many foreigners followed "Black Myth" was not only due to the quality of the game itself, but also because of its hype and the large amount of traffic it generated.

Therefore, within just one or two hours of the official start of E3, a large number of gameplay reaction videos had already appeared on the internet.

In addition, the Black Myth demo itself is indeed of high quality, and many overseas bloggers have been praising it extensively.

You need to understand that when it comes to chasing traffic, the media, whether it's self-media or traditional gaming media, can really have a very low bottom line. Before the release of Starry Night, they hyped it up to be amazing.

why?
That's because promoting "Starry Night" could generate more traffic at the time.

(End of this chapter)