Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 618 Wonders
A fierce gust of wind appeared out of nowhere. The clouds, which were moving slowly, were suddenly grabbed by an invisible giant hand and stretched and twisted at an astonishing speed, eventually turning into countless fine wisps of cloud that were swept away by the wind.

【What...what's going on?】The protagonist's speech bubble appeared, his tone full of confusion.

The village chief's daughter beside him, whose profile had been gentle before, was now filled with terror.

She suddenly grabbed the protagonist's arm, pointed to the sky, and let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"God's punishment!!!"

[Divine punishment? What kind of divine punishment is this?]

Since the protagonist didn't know where he was, he didn't realize that this was the effect after the star core stopped rotating. As this monologue appeared, the game screen changed again.

The camera zooms in, focusing on the ground.

Some dust and tiny debris began to rise slowly upwards in an unnatural manner.

At first, it was subtle and difficult to notice without careful observation.

But soon, some heavier objects joined this silent aerial dance.

The energy tube toys left behind by the children in the village, the withered branches broken by the wind, and even some light stones began to defy gravity and slowly float upwards.

The afterglow of the setting sun is now bathing the whole world in a golden-red hue.

The objects floating upwards appeared exceptionally clear against the backdrop of the sunset. They slowly detached from the ground, rotating and rising, as if drawn by some mysterious force towards that eerie sky.

The scene is breathtakingly beautiful, yet it also exudes an extreme sense of absurdity and danger.

"Oh my God……"

Alex's mouth gaped slightly as he stared at the surreal scene on the screen, momentarily forgetting to breathe.

The same applies to the live stream.

[WTF?! What the hell is this?!]

Gravity has disappeared?!

So, this is what "the stellar core going out" means?!

I'm stunned! This concept is absolutely amazing!

Just as everyone was stunned by this eerie and beautiful sight, a deep rumble came from the horizon in the distance.

The sound was barely audible at first, but it quickly became clearer and louder.

It was neither the sound of wind nor thunder, but a heavy, vast sound that seemed capable of swallowing everything.

What was that sound?

The protagonist's speech bubble reappeared, his tone tinged with unease. The village chief's daughter's face was ashen, and she trembled as she pointed in the direction from which the roaring sound came, but she couldn't utter a single word.

They obviously can't see what's happening in the distance, but the camera can.

The game camera quickly zooms in, focusing on the distant sea horizon.

Above the sea, a black line was rapidly expanding, growing higher and wider until it soon became a massive wall of water that blotted out the sky.

That wasn't an ordinary wave; it was the entire ocean roaring and churning!

Due to the sudden slowing of the planet's rotation, the vast ocean water was irreversibly pushed toward the land by inertia.

A massive tsunami is hurtling toward Shijiao Village with overwhelming force.

Ahead of the tsunami, countless tiny water droplets were swept up by the giant waves, refracting a rainbow of colors in the setting sun, like the most magnificent prelude before the arrival of death.

However, just as the camera was about to hit the tsunami.

The music came to an end.

With a final, high-pitched note, the image abruptly freezes. [Star Core: Extinction]

Thank you for trying it out.

Alex was stunned.

A few seconds later, he sat up abruptly and grabbed the microphone.

"WTF!! It's over?! It's over already?! Star, are you even human?!?"

For a long time, as a game streamer, Alex has inevitably had some relatively exaggerated reactions when reviewing and playing games.

But this time.

Alex vouched for himself with his integrity; he absolutely, absolutely, not exaggerated in the slightest.
First of all.

After playing for about half an hour, he was indeed drawn to the unique world of Starcore: Extinction. He would give the game's opening section a 6 or 7 out of 10.

It's a game you won't regret playing, but aside from the setting, it doesn't seem as appealing as Starcore: Reboot.

After all, he was already very familiar with this 2.5D anime rendering style.

But the game development team seemed to know what he was thinking, and they dropped a bombshell at the very end of the demo. You know what, you really have to believe it.

Such purely "spectacular" visuals can actually give people a creepy feeling. These kinds of visual spectacles are often used more in the film industry.

For example, many scenes in "Interstellar" require setup before such spectacles can be effective.

The star formation was clearly well-prepared, and the animation depicting the final star core stopping, or rather, extinguishing, also showed extensive planning.

Whether it's scientifically sound or not is another matter, but it's certainly quite shocking.

The only problem is...

"How could this be a DMEO?!"

Clearly, what he just played was only the prologue; the real game begins after that, not before.

How will the protagonist resolve this crisis?

Can Shek Kok Village withstand this tsunami?
A whole host of problems were brought to the forefront by this final push.

As it turns out, Alex wasn't the only one shocked by that final scene.

His heartfelt and sincere words, "Star, are you even human?!" burst forth from the mouths of tens of thousands of players around the world at almost the same time, in different languages.

Because the demo of "Star Core: Extinction" has a very low barrier to entry, it doesn't even require any qualifications; you can simply click to download it on the Starry Sky Games platform.

In addition, it has a mobile version, so its spread has even surpassed that of Black Myth, which can only be played at E3.

"I just got to this point! I'm stunned! One second I was watching the stars and the moon with the village chief's daughter, and the next second it's the end of the world?"

"So 'the stellar core extinguishes' means this? The planet stops rotating?! This setting is way too hardcore!"

"Hardcore my ass! Tell me how I survived! That's it? That's it?!?!"

If the early "cool and exciting" plot and various settings of "Star Core Extinction" brought players a sense of novelty, then this final scene brings a sense of immense powerlessness and visual shock at how humanity is as insignificant as dust in the face of natural disasters.

The contrast between the two emotions created a strong sense of "disappointment," which naturally led to discussions among the players.

"Damn it! Star! I'll kill you!! You're not human!"

"Can any experts analyze whether it's really possible for a planet to stop rotating?"

I was left wanting more, it was so frustrating.

From the E3 pre-show press conference to Black Myth, then to the online E3 show, and finally to the game's prologue, the entire process was seamless and well-executed, highlighting the strategy of "luring in and killing."

(End of this chapter)