New Century Anime Warrior

"If a person is innocent and genuine, he can remain unchanged throughout his life."

I wish to go forever

Even the most superficial

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Every morning

How wonderful it is to have your embrace.

There is no need to worry about the future or those troubles.

To like and admire unconditionally.

To dance together

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Forget the daytime

Is the world

Who else will pity our wounds?

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But there was also the hand that once held me.

Who has ever dreamed of flying to the moon together?

……

What do you want to do?

... "

The promotion of "The Edge Walker" was very casual; Si Hua and Lin Lin each released a poster and linked it to a song.

The song is called "I Really Want to Stay At Your House," with lyrics and music by Si Hua and vocals by Lin Lin, as is customary.

The difference lies in the copywriting and the poster.

Si Hua's caption reads: "See you in Night City on September 1st."

Lin Lin's caption reads: "Where is your Lucy?"

Si Hua's poster is a formal promotional poster, with the main character in the center, surrounded by layers of other characters, and set against a backdrop of urban scenery.

A classic anime group portrait format.

However, while the layout is simple, the content is not.

The overall art style is based on a sharp and beautiful aesthetic, but incorporates the roughness of American cyberpunk.

The male and female leads are clearly in the center. The male lead is unremarkable, but the female lead is very eye-catching. She has a light pink-white gradient hairstyle that reaches her ears, and her eyes are upturned, making her both alluring and aloof.

What Lin Lin posted was more of an illustration than a poster.

The illustration features only the female protagonist, with her eyes half-closed, a languid gaze, and a slight upturn at the corners of her lips, exuding a captivating yet aloof aura.

Netizens finally got a good look at the female lead's outfit: a loose jacket over a high-cut, tight-fitting, combat-style garment, and short hot pants that exposed her skin in strange places... Great, the old perverts are satisfied and leaving.

The color scheme is a combination of fluorescent pink, electric blue, and bright yellow, which also have a cyberpunk feel.

These two posters alone have already left a deep impression on all the casual netizens who came across their Weibo posts.

In a time when the Japanese big-eyed cute art style is all the rage, it stands out as unique.

However, Si Hua's fans were not particularly surprised.

As early as when Si Hua was producing "Voices of a Distant Star", he had already used the mature character design style that Makoto Shinkai only developed in his later works.

Crossroads also continues this style of transforming real-life scenes into illustrations.

At the time, many netizens were captivated by this exquisite art style, which was closer to the aesthetics of adults, and even exclaimed that we had finally developed our own style.

It quickly gained considerable approval.

At the bottom of each poster, the platform and release date are consistently listed.

However, the problem is that many netizens don't really understand what Steam is.

Because there is no Blizzard in this world, there is no Warcraft, and that awesome map editor is nowhere to be found.

The original DOTA map was never made, and ultimately, due to the lack of promotion of the game platform by DOTA2, Steam remains a very niche platform in China.

Oh, blizzard!

So where did MOBA games in this world come from? Are they different paths leading to the same destination in parallel universes?

For those casual observers who are familiar with the gaming industry and Steam, seeing the game's price listed below the poster was still somewhat of a shock.

In mainland China, it costs 6 yuan; in other regions, it costs 1 US dollar.

Yes, it's 6 yuan. The pricing is really quite subtle.

Even though the progress of the Internet in this world is close to that of 2013 in the previous life, mobile Internet has already become widespread ahead of schedule.

However, the mainstream willingness of mainland Chinese gamers to pay is still to recharge for online games rather than for single-player PC games.

On the one hand, domestically produced single-player games are getting worse and worse...

On the other hand, for most players who are used to playing cracked games, the fixed price of nearly 100 yuan for a single-player PC game is ultimately a difficult and agonizing decision.

Especially compared to the price of online game time cards and monthly cards, paying for single-player games always feels like a painful expense.

Even if it only costs the price of a lunch.

Therefore, the common mentality is that domestically produced single-player games should not be charged.

As a result, many self-proclaimed rational and objective internet libertarians, upholding the spirit of sharing on the internet, vehemently criticized Si Hua for being greedy for money.

Your domestically produced games are all pirated everywhere, yet you still don't offer them for free. Isn't that capitalist behavior?

We must resist, and resolutely resist.

Some even claimed that they would crack "The Edge Walker" as soon as it was released, in order to uphold the principles and bottom line of digital natives.

However, Si Hua didn't care; these skewed ideas were just the painful lessons learned in the early development of the game industry.

So he then wrote a long post on Weibo.

"Although a lot of effort was put into the production of 'The Edge Walker,' the cost investment was not large. It was a personal experimental work, which is also the reason why the price is obviously low."

"As for the audiovisual effects, they are probably just average. There is basically no voice acting; it mainly consists of the theme song sung by Linda, the accompanying insert songs, and sound effects."

"Oh right, there are also some onomatopoeic words that my friends and I used, like 'ah ah ah' and 'oh oh oh'."

"The reason we didn't choose to make it free is because Steam is also open to overseas players."

"As a domestically produced game, I don't want foreigners to think of domestically produced games as stupid free games."

"If, and I mean if, 'The Edge Walker' does well, we will invite voice actors to further refine the story."

"Or perhaps we'll develop new products... In short, future investments will come from here."

"Pricing that resembles a fan benefit would be a very good option."

"I hope that both interested and uninterested friends can understand."

In Si Hua's view, the fees and pricing are not particularly delicate issues, especially since Steam here has long been integrated with domestic payment channels.

In fact, in Si Hua's view, the truly subtle pricing is that the game also lists an overseas price of $1.

Thanks to the region lock, I was able to pull off this crazy maneuver.

In an era where 1 US dollar is worth 8 Chinese yuan, a game priced at 6 yuan compared to 1 US dollar is ultimately a real bargain.

This obvious favoritism actually garnered a lot of praise, with many expressing their intention to support the product once it was launched.

I just don't know how many of them are just talking big.

After posting the long Weibo post, Si Hua lay low, preparing to be besieged.

Alas, I am but a weak scholar; I wonder if I have the ability to debate with a group of scholars.

Then I waited for ages... Hmm? Something's not right.

He discovered that a sizable group had surged in, launching a powerful attack on those who disagreed, and their offensive capabilities were quite formidable.

The little black guys were instantly killed the moment they showed their faces.

These supporters are far more formidable than the fans of their own works.

Whose subordinate is this? He's so fierce!

"Hehe, they're my fans, and mostly girls."

Lin Lin also came over to watch the fun. After randomly clicking on a few posts exchanging insults, she immediately recognized the identity of the "Heavenly Soldiers".

So you're a celebrity fan. Well, that makes you a formidable fighter.

666!

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"So all this talk is just about making money, huh? Why set such a mediocre price? Who are you trying to disgust?"

"You're disgusting, aren't you? Who's getting angry?"

"Exactly, you can't even afford six yuan. Domestic games are ruined because of you."

"I don't play games, but six yuan is enough to support Linbao's new song, and it even comes with a free game. You're still not satisfied? Do you want the stars in the sky?"

"I heard that every time you complete a visual novel, you unlock a beautiful CG image. Isn't that like getting both a novel and an illustration for free?"

"Yes, yes, sister, that's the beauty of visual novels. Let me recommend a few masterpieces that I enjoy from time to time."

"Okay, okay, what kinds of stories are they?"

"Don't worry, it's not stimulating, it's all clean and simple..."

"Don't corrupt the kids upstairs!"

……

Si Hua said he had a headache. How did the argument turn into a BL proselytizing scene?

The girls are really fierce.

In short, amidst a vibrant and thriving environment, Cyberpunk 2077: Edgewalker has officially launched on Steam.