Chapter 163 The ultimate easter egg! A shocking whim!
In a blink of an eye!
November is coming.
The development cycle of PT is also nearing its 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 speaking, 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 have actually become numb to your game.
No matter how passionate the plot, brain-burning suspense, or terrifying jumpscare you are.
After watching 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 doesn't eat the banquet, or a painter who makes a painting doesn't 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.
Not counting Gu Sheng, the PT project team 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!
Take turns to experience!
At first, everyone was chatting and laughing. Everyone held their heads high and wanted to go to the PT game world to take a final look with a professional attitude and look for professional issues.
result!
eight people.
The shortest I lasted there was two minutes, and the longest I lasted only seven minutes.
I went in standing 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.
Unable to examine.
It can't be examined at all.
I don't even have the courage to open my fucking 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!
This 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 they had difficulty breathing.
As the head of the art team of the game, Yuki was responsible for the original painting, modeling, UI, scenes, etc., but when he reached the fourth round of reincarnation, he really couldn't stand it anymore!
Because in the fourth circle, players will face Lisa, the female ghost in PT.
Even though this thing was painted and modeled by her 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.
laugh--
When the cabin door opened, 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 question."
"what is 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 ‘me’ 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 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, PT's story 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 is the protagonist of PT willing to come to this apartment to commit suicide?
There must always be a logic to human actions.
The same is true in games.
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 a little while keeping the main body of the game unchanged?
Like Yuki said.
Exploration? Solving puzzles? Investigation?
Thinking of this, Gu Sheng pulled up the office chair with great interest and sat down:
"That's a good question. So what kind of identity do you think we should give him to make it more reasonable?"
All the supervisors looked at me and I looked at you.
After thinking for a moment, Sato raised his hand first and signaled:
"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 establishing 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 accurate scales, so he even rejected the setting of [solving doubts].
Immediately afterwards, 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 childish, 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.
This way!
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 villa murder case has been solved and the murderer has become insane and was taken away by the police..."
"But the investigation is not limited to the police,"
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 out 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 already 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,"
"That's why the content of this trial version is available."
hiss--!!!
Yuki’s words!
All the supervisors present took a deep breath!
Wonderful!
This way!
The logic of the PT protagonist’s behavior is now explained!
Reasonable!
And Gu Sheng was even more shocked by Yuki's sudden idea!!!
Almost instantly!
The surging inspiration swept through his mind like a rushing wave!
reporter!
yes!
A reporter who specializes in digging out obscure truths!
This guy’s name is [Miles Upshur (e on babe! U are soooooooo—fvking clever!!!)”
one stone two bird!
Gu Sheng was so excited!
Yuki’s suggestion 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!
This way!
The reputation as the "King of Horror Games" created by Silent Hill will directly and positively affect the horror masterpiece they independently develop!
I don’t know whether other people’s horror games are popular or not, and whether they will lose money.
but I!
Gu Sheng!
The horror game that comes out of my hands will not lose a thing!!!
There has never been such a wonderful connection!
For a moment, Gu Sheng felt his heart agitated and stretched out his hands!
"Come boys! Give me five!!!"
Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw the director who was so excited, as if he had won the lottery jackpot!
ah?
What?
They had no way of knowing what was going on in Gu Sheng's mind.
All they know is that as soon as the "reporter" setting was brought up, the director went crazy.
If Yuki hadn't been a girl, the director might have kissed her just now, but he was so excited.
However, I don’t know what the boss suddenly remembered.
But everyone was very cooperative and extended their hands one after another.
Pah pah 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.
So...so man...
Yuki sat in the somatosensory cabin, his mind a little sluggish.
The male hormonal charm that Gu Sheng unleashed at that moment was like an unparalleled sharp spear, which was irresistible!
Hi!!!
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 I’m so greedy!
A round of high fives!
Gu Sheng also turned around and clapped his hands:
"Everyone, I am extremely happy to have cooperated with you during this period, and I am grateful for your care."
"And now, as PT is about to participate in the exhibition, our inspiration has once again stirred up blazing sparks,"
"In order to more perfectly present this horror game benchmark,"
"I'm here to implore you to make PT more complete and Silent Hill even more amazing!"
Speaking of which.
Gu Sheng nodded slightly and said in a sincere tone:
"Please everyone! (Japan)"
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, 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 so exciting there!"
"How are the people over there? Do you want their lead artist to draw ghosts every day?"
"Do they all call you sama?"
"Are they very busy over there? Do you work overtime every day?"
"correct……"
Questions came one after another, making Gu Sheng sitting in the back row dumbfounded.
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 Comella'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 offer, 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.
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 ones who came to pick him up were naturally none other than brothers Lu Bian and Da Jiang.
Along the way, the three brothers talked and laughed.
Lu Bian Dajiang talked about the recent big and small things 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 always had no reservations about the land or the river.
And the same goes for both of them.
Suddenly, there was a small climax in the car!
"Damn it! This plan is so awesome! Wouldn't it make you famous if you do this? Become the overlord of horror games directly?"
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 Comella, but after we collectively take charge of the project, this project will only be circulated in the hands of our own core managers,"
"To put it simply, we want 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 dump us."
Who is Gu Sheng?
As people from two lifetimes, these twists and turns in the game circle are all around them.
Indeed!
The Silent Hill PT project developed in cooperation with Comella went smoothly, and the cooperation with Sato, Okura, Yuki and others was also very harmonious.
But that is Comella after all, not Golden Wind.
That's neon, not China.
Those are my partners, not my close family friends.
Wherever you should save a hand, you must save a hand after all.
Talking!
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 push it to him.
"Let's go up and have dinner together."
Seeing that the two of them were not moving, Gu Sheng waved.
Lu Bian and Da Jiang each lit up a cigarette, looked at him with disgust, and even took two steps back.
"Don't send it to me for this stupid thing, okay?"
Lu Bian curled his lips, looking like he had seen through:
"What are we doing up there? As a fucking 2,500-watt super lightbulb? Is your electricity bill enough?"
"Tsk, hey,"
Gu Sheng's old face turned red:
"What are you talking about? I mean it sincerely! You won't let me catch the wind!"
"Tomorrow, we'll pick up tomorrow,"
Dajiang also suppressed his laughter:
"Today is inconvenient. Today...Brother Bian'er and his uncle are here today, so he can't drink cold beer."
Lu Bian:?
He gave Dajiang a look that said, "You're going 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 about it 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 looked at the two men's handsome backs, which were done with their clothes and they were hiding their merit and fame.
He rolled his eyes again.
Then, he shook his head with a smile, dragged his suitcase into the corridor, and followed the elevator directly to the door of his home.
Take a deep breath and press the fingerprint lock.
Didi——chika——
The house door opens.
The room was pitch dark, with all the lights turned off.
It seemed like no one was waiting for him to come home.