Chapter 163 The ultimate easter egg! An astounding whim!
In a twinkling of an eye!
November is coming.
PT’s development cycle is also coming to an end.
The trial version has entered the final testing stage, and the supervisors of various groups in the production team have also experienced it.
Theoretically, this experience is not for ‘playing games’, but for identifying subtle problems in their respective fields and then making final fine-tuning of the game.
And as a game developer, by the end of development, you are actually numb to your own game.
No matter how passionate the plot, brain-burning suspense, or terrifying jumpscare you are.
After reading it one hundred and eighty times a day for several months, I have long been tired of aesthetic appreciation.
Just like a master chef who makes a Man-Han banquet does not eat the banquet, or a painter who makes a painting does not focus on his own role.
so.
Usually when it comes to the experience stage, designers and main people in charge usually go through the process expressionlessly.
but!
The project "Silent Hill PT" seems a little different.
The PT project team, not counting Gu Sheng, has a total of eight supervisors.
The three supervisors are the shrewd Sato, the otaku Okura, and the beautiful and cheerful Yuki.
Under the three people, there are two deputy supervisors in the chief planning and main project departments, and there is another deputy supervisor under Yuki.
Eight people!
Experience it in turn!
At first, everyone was still talking and laughing. Everyone held their heads high and wanted to take a final look at the PT game world with a professional attitude and look for professional issues.
result!
Eight people.
The shortest I lasted there was two minutes, and the longest it lasted only seven minutes.
Standing up, I went in and came out limp. Each leg was like noodles, as if the bones had been ripped out. My face was pale and I was dripping with cold sweat.
Can’t examine.
Can't examine it at all.
I don’t even have the courage to open my **** eyes.
This can no longer be classified as a horror game.
This is the true projection of Director Gu's twisted and abnormal psychology.
Everyone who goes in to play will truly feel the psychological trauma from the horror game fairy SamGu!
The unprecedented sense of oppression made many people not even see the shadow of the female ghost. Just walking twice in the narrow and cramped corridor of the villa, their heart rate exceeded the standard and it was difficult to breathe.
As the head of the art team of the game, Yuki is responsible for the original painting, modeling, UI, scenes, etc., and when he reaches the fourth cycle of reincarnation, he really can't stand it anymore!
Because in the fourth circle, players will face Lisa, the female ghost in PT.
Even though she painted and modeled this thing herself!
but!
When Yuki met him, he couldn't help but feel traumatized, and was kicked out of the nerve connection of the somatosensory cabin with a bang.
——
The cabin door opened, and Yuki's face turned pale and his whole body was stunned!
After being silent for more than half a minute, seeing that Yuki still had no intention of speaking, Gu Sheng couldn't help but feel a little worried, and waved his hand in front of Yuki:
“Yuki, are you... okay?”
“…not particularly good,”
Yuki slowly came back to his senses, his throat moved up and down, and his eyes were still a little sluggish:
“I’m thinking about a problem.”
“What’s the problem?”
Gu Sheng was curious.
Yuki seemed to have restarted his brain that had been frightened to a halt, and sorted out his thoughts:
“According to the setting of the game, the husband who killed Lisa was actually crazy and was arrested by the police,”
“So where does the protagonist, the ‘I’ in the game, come from?”
“Why did I come to this haunted house? To explore? To solve mysteries? Or to investigate?”
"Or to put it more bluntly...why do I want to come here to die?"
Yuki’s frightened question went straight to the soul, leaving everyone in the project team stunned.
Even Gu Sheng was startled.
That’s right.
Until now, the origin of the protagonist of this trial version has not been introduced throughout the game.
No explanation, no explanation, no background.
It seems that he just regards it as a carrier of experience and a pure tool.
This is not because Gu Sheng is lazy.
Because in his previous life, the story of PT ended abruptly here. There was no official version, and he didn’t know the origin of the protagonist of PT!
I thought that this was just a trial version, and the background of the protagonist was not important, so I blurred it.
But today Yuki's inspiration burst out, and a sudden question gave him a wake-up call.
yes.
Why on earth is the protagonist of PT willing to come to this apartment to commit suicide?
People's actions must always have a logic.
The same is true in the game.
Since the motivation of the protagonist of PT will always be a mystery, can I add a small Easter egg to explain the origin of the protagonist while ensuring that the main body of the game remains unchanged?
Like what Yuki said.
Adventure? Clear up the confusion? investigation?
Thinking of this, Gu Sheng pulled up the office chair and sat down with great interest:
“This is a good question, so what kind of identity do you think we should give him to make it more reasonable?”
The supervisors looked at me and I looked at you.
After thinking for a moment, Sato took the lead in raising his hand to indicate:
“Anyway, I think the option of solving the puzzle can be passed first,”
“Because if it is to solve puzzles, then the story structure behind PT is too big,”
“But according to your vision, director, our game itself actually has little to do with the PT protagonist,”
“The original intention of setting up PT is to leave players with an open ending, a short story,”
“Then, such a setting will inevitably mislead players excessively, causing players’ attention to shift, which is not conducive to the release of our official version.”
Sato, who is in charge of the planning department, has rich experience and precise scales, even though he rejected the setting of "solving doubts".
Following that, Okura also raised his hand:
“In this case, I don’t think it’s appropriate to explore,”
“This setting is too shallow and does not conform to the strong and obscure psychological tone of PT,”
“It will make players feel that this horror road is too trivial, thereby destroying the sense of gravity we have worked so hard to create,”
“I think this setting can also be passed.”
Hearing this, all the supervisors nodded in agreement.
As a result, the [adventure] setting was also rejected.
That’s it!
Gu Sheng shrugged: "Then we only have [investigation] left?"
Everyone thought for a while and nodded.
However, Sato thought for a moment:
“But does this conflict with our game settings? After all, we have already explained in the game that the murder case in the villa has been solved and the murderer has become insane and has been taken away by the police..."
“It can be investigated and not only the police can investigate,”
Before Sato could finish his words, Yuki finally recovered and said:
“Can’t the protagonist be a reporter? The kind of reporter who specializes in digging up obscure, weird, and bizarre news!”
“The reporter heard that there was such a haunted house in Silent Hill, because the crime was so horrific and the murderer was mentally disturbed,”
“So with the idea of digging deep into the inside story and restoring the true facts of the case, I came to Silent Hill to conduct an investigation and visit,”
“This is the content of this trial version.”
——! !
What Yuki said!
Suddenly all the supervisors present took a breath!
How wonderful!
That’s it!
The logic of the protagonist's behavior in PT is now explained!
It’s reasonable!
And Gu Sheng was even more shocked by Yuki's sudden idea! !
Almost instantly!
The raging inspiration swept through his mind like a rushing wave!
reporter!
yes!
A reporter who specializes in digging out obscure truths!
This reporter named [Miles Upshur] has always been committed to exposing the most obscure and inaccessible news truth!
And today!
After receiving news clues from insiders, he learned about the horrific events that happened in Silent Hill!
So, with the most enthusiastic attitude towards his profession, he came to the haunted house of Silent Hill PT, experienced many reincarnations, and used fragmented clues to piece together the truth of the matter!
And when Miles, who was full of joy, finally escaped from the other world after a night of nightmares, drove his little Jeep and left Silent Hill!
In the thick fog, he will pass by James who is in the other world and run in the opposite direction.
As the protagonist of the film, James will go deep into Silent Hill to find the truth about his deceased wife’s letter.
And Miles will continue on his journey to find the next truth, heading to Colorado—
Jushan Mental Hospital.
“It’s all strung together! It’s strung together! It’s all strung together!”
For a moment, Gu Sheng felt his scalp numb.
“Comeonbabe! Uaresoooooooo—fvkingclever!! (Awesome! Damn it! You are so **** smart!!)”
Kill two birds with one stone!
Gu Sheng is so excited!
Yuki’s proposal not only gave the PT protagonist a reasonable identity setting!
It can even be used as an Easter egg to lead into the plot of another horror masterpiece!This is the ultimate easter egg!
And another masterpiece will be independently developed by Golden Wind!
That’s it!
The reputation he has created as the "King of Horror Games" with Silent Hill will directly and positively affect the horror masterpiece they independently develop!
I don’t know if other people’s horror games are popular or not, and whether they will lose money.
But me!
Gu Sheng!
The horror game that comes out of my hands will not suffer a single loss! !
There has never been such a wonderful connection!
For a moment, Gu Sheng felt his heart agitated and stretched out his hands!
“Comeboys! Givemefive!!”
Looking at the director who was so excited, as if he had won the lottery jackpot, everyone was dumbfounded!
ah?
What?
They had no way of knowing what was going on in Gu Sheng's mind.
They only know that when the "reporter" setting is mentioned, the director goes crazy.
If Yuki hadn't been a girl, the director might have kissed her just now, but he was so excited.
However, although I don’t know what the boss suddenly remembered.
But everyone was very cooperative and extended their hands one after another.
Papa, pah, pah—
Gu Sheng was like a star, high-fiving everyone.
Finally, he stretched out his hands and gave Yuki, who had a pink face and slightly red cheeks, a big high five.
Good…good man…
Yuki sat in the somatosensory cabin, his mind a little sluggish.
The male hormonal charm that Gu Sheng burst out at that moment was like an unparalleled sharp spear, which was irresistible!
Hello! !
ˆ Yuki screamed in his heart.
It’s hard to imagine what kind of magical life Miaomiao would be living under the same roof with such a man!
But it makes me hungry!
A round of high fives!
Gu Sheng also turned around and clapped his hands:
“Everyone, I am very happy to cooperate with you during this period, and I am grateful for your consideration,”
“And now, as PT is about to participate in the exhibition, our inspiration has once again stirred up a bright spark,”
“In order to more perfectly present this horror game benchmark,”
“I am here to implore you to make PT more complete and Silent Hill more amazing!”
Speaking of this.
Seeing Gu Sheng nod slightly, his tone was sincere:
“Please, everyone! (日)”
All the managers of the entire PT project team also stood up and bowed ninety degrees to Gu Sheng!
“Hai—!!”
…
Early November, the beginning of winter, in the evening.
The dark pilot's headlights were shining, driving on the road and weaving in and out of traffic.
The atmosphere in the car was lively.
“Hey, have you been to Akihabara? I heard it’s really exciting there!”
“How are the people over there? Do you want their beauty to draw ghosts every day?”
“Do they all call you sama?”
“Are they very busy over there? Do you work overtime every day?”
“By the way…”
Questions came one after another, making Gu Sheng, who was sitting in the back row, a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.
good!
Just as the Dongjin Game Festival is about to open!
Gu Sheng declined Moritani’s offer to stay, and decided to take advantage of the gap between the development of the trial version and the official version to return to China.
After all, Silent Hill, as a horror game, is not Comela’s key recommendation project this time, and he does not need to attend the first-day press conference as a director to speak on stage.
“I accept Mr. Moritani’s suggestion, but there are still people in China that I am tied to. Moreover, when “Silent Hill” is officially developed, I will lead the team back again, and we will have a drink and have a good time then.”
Gu Sheng said this.
Having said this, Moritani could only reluctantly say goodbye and let Gu Sheng return to China temporarily, waiting for the formal signing of the cooperation contract between the two parties.
The people who came to pick him up at the airport were naturally none other than Lu Bian and Da Jiang.
Along the way, the three brothers were talking and laughing.
Lu Bian Dajiang talks about recent major and minor events in the company. All projects are being carried out in an orderly manner.
Gu Sheng talked about what he saw and heard in Neon, the development process of Silent Hill PT, the super easter eggs he buried, and the huge structure of Silent Hill itself!
good!
After all, they are their own family and their own brothers.
Gu Sheng has never had any reservations about the land border or the river.
And the same goes for the two of them.
For a time, there was a small climax in the car!
“Holy shit! This plan is so awesome! Wouldn’t it make you famous if you do this? Can you directly become the overlord of horror games?”
After hearing Lao Gu’s idea, Dajiang was amazed.
Lu Bian, while amazed, reminded:
"By the way, Lao Gu, you didn't tell Comella about this main body project and the plan for another work derived from the trial version, right?"
“I’m not stupid,”
Gu Sheng smiled and said:
“Not only did I not disclose it to Comela, but after we collectively take charge of the project, this project will only be circulated among our own core managers,”
“To put it simply, we need to treat the people in Comella as outsourced,”
“Before the development of the game is completed, we must have full control of this project, lest they get the complete project and abandon us.”
Who is Gu Sheng?
Having been born in two lifetimes, these twists and turns in the game circle are clear to them.
Indeed!
The Silent Hill PT project developed in cooperation with Comella went very smoothly, and the cooperation with Sato, Okura, Yuki and others was also very harmonious.
But that is Comella after all, not the Golden Wind.
That's neon, not China.
That’s my partner, not my close family friend.
Wherever you should save a hand, you must save a hand after all.
Speaking!
The navigator also drove into Binjiang Yaju Community and entered the underground garage.
Woo.
The engine stalls.
The three of them got out of the car.
Dajiang helped Gu Sheng unload the mostly empty suitcase and pushed it to him.
“Let’s go up and have dinner together.”
Gu Sheng saw that the two of them were not moving and waved.
Lu Bian and Dajiang each lit a cigarette, looked at him with disgust, and even took two steps back.
"Can you please just stop sending it to this vain person?"
Lu Bian curled his lips, as if he had seen through it:
“What are we going to do? Are we supposed to be super big lightbulbs with 2,500 watts? Is your electricity bill enough?”
“Tsk, hey,”
Gu Sheng’s old face turned red:
"What are you talking about? I mean it sincerely! You guys won't help me!"
“Tomorrow, we’ll pick it up tomorrow,”
Dajiang also suppressed a smile:
"Today is inconvenient, today...Brother Bian'er and his uncle are here today, and they can't drink cold beer."
Lubian:?
He gave Dajiang a look that said, "You're **** willing to risk your life for me." He nodded helplessly: "Ah, yes, yes, my uncle is here. I can't drink anything cold. Let's go. Let's talk tomorrow. Tomorrow Let’s talk again…”
With that said, the two of them stopped chattering, put their arms around each other, held cigarettes between their hands, waved to Gu Sheng, and withdrew.
"Why-"
Gu Sheng opened his mouth as he watched the two men brushing off their clothes and leaving behind their elegant backs, hiding their merit and fame.
Rolled his eyes again.
Then, he shook his head with a smile, dragged his suitcase into the corridor, and followed the elevator straight to the door of his home.
Take a deep breath and press the fingerprint lock.
Didi—chika—
The door of the house is open.
The room was completely dark, with all the lights turned off.
No one seemed to be waiting for him to come home.
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PS: Asking for a monthly pass
(End of this chapter)