Chapter 501 The Ninth Art

After playing so many games, Fang Cheng gradually gained some insights of his own.

Nowadays, he already has some sense of simplicity. When making the game "Childhood", he did not use too much magical power. He just found a planet and then made the earth from twenty years ago. .

All the old buildings here have been restored one to one, and all the items are the same as they once were. Except that there are no people, everything is the same as the earth before.

The biggest feature of this game is that you can only play as children.

In the game, players can only exist as a child. They will experience that wonderful era twenty years ago from a child's perspective, recall their childhood memories, and feel the customs of that era.

It doesn't matter if you are under twenty years old. We are all five-year-old children anyway, so we should just experience other people's childhood.

However, this game is still incomplete without adults, so Fangcheng specially created a function that allows players to upload photos of their parents, and the game will generate corresponding images.

These parents have a special role. They will sense what the player needs and will try their best to fulfill the player's wishes.

Moreover, having learned the lessons from the previous "Heartbeat City", Fangcheng did not give these NPCs open permissions and too much intelligence, as long as they maintained a basic parent-child relationship.

Other than that, the game world is completely open.

Players can spend their childhood as a question writer in a small town in their own county, or they can enjoy a troublesome childhood in a big city.

You can gather friends and have a fierce battle at the newly opened Internet cafe near your home, or you can take pirated comics and read them all day long with your friends.

When Huang Ping entered the game, he first circled his location on the big map and locked the location of his childhood home.

And when he officially entered the game, he found that his home was exactly the same as in his memory. This amazing fact made him stunned, and he was completely immersed in the atmosphere of his childhood.

This feeling is like accidentally turning over an old photo of yourself, and the memories of the past come face to face, making you extremely nostalgic.

The characteristics of the ninth art of the game are displayed here, because players can not only remember it, but also walk in here to experience their childhood that they can no longer return to.

In the game, Huang Ping swam in the Children's Palace of the town, played games for half a day in an Internet cafe near his home, watched the sunset on the rooftop of the school for half an hour, and finally returned to his home with satisfaction.

Before going home, Huang Ping was still in a very excited mood and wanted to continue playing for a while.

But after seeing the people at home, he was stunned.

He knew that his boss had great supernatural powers and unfathomable technical strength. He was the great god of this era.

But he had no idea that Fang Cheng's technical strength had reached this level.

He just provided two photos of his parents, and his parents appeared at his home, with steaming meals already prepared.

Seeing Huang Ping returning home late, his father remained silent as always, while his mother complained twice before serving the food and turning on the TV.

Listening to the familiar animation sound on the TV and eating the food cooked by his mother, Huang Ping felt in a trance that his past experience was like a dream.

I am still only ten years old, I have not played games, my parents are still in good health, and I don’t have to worry about anything.

This feeling lasted until he quit the game. The shock of returning from a dream to reality was so strong that he couldn't help crying.

This game is really powerful.

Different from Huang Ping's memory, the monkey's tears have another meaning.

His parents divorced when he was young, and his father barely took care of him after he remarried, but this has also made his current career possible.

But who would be willing to endure hardship if it was not absolutely necessary?

Therefore, although he did not upload photos of his parents, he still made certain settings for his parents.

In his setting, his family is a well-off family. The relationship between his parents is very good. Although there will be some quarrels, they will be reconciled at night.

In such a family, he will not run away from home, but will also be tapped later and then enter the multidimensional club. But the difference is that when he won the championship, there would be his parents in the audience, and he didn't have to watch his teammates hug and celebrate with their relatives, but there was no one around him.

After taking off the helmet, the monkey burst into tears and couldn't help crying.

But after recovering from this sentimental atmosphere, Huang Ping and Monkey felt quite comfortable.

Some of their childhood dissatisfactions seemed to have been filled during the game just now. They had reconciled with their past selves to a certain extent, and they found that their moods had also improved a lot.

Childhood trauma takes a lifetime to make up for, but this game seems to allow them to re-experience their childhood and allow them to heal their past selves.

"This game is amazing." Leon also experienced it again, and then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "I think of my grandfather. Every time I have any questions, he would patiently answer me. It's so wonderful to be able to restore childhood in this way. There really aren’t many games left.”

"Really? But I feel like it's nothing." Xu Qingling said doubtfully, "You are exaggerating."

"People who had perfect childhoods should not talk. Now is the time for us to discuss scarred childhoods." Xiaodouzi also wiped away tears and said, "I also think of my childhood. When I was a child, I stole money from my family and played games and was beaten. At that time, I could Crap."

"I think you deserved it, and judging from your current attitude, it was definitely a lighter punishment back then."

"What's wrong with children liking to play games! And it's obviously the fault of my parents who don't give me money to buy games."

"I think it's really too gentle!" Huang Ping nodded seriously.

We excitedly discussed various plots in the game. After the discussion, the group expressed that this game is really too literary.

It is like a diary written by a player to himself. After opening the diary, memories of the past come to mind, taking people back to that era involuntarily.

Everyone's experience in this game is different, but this difference is something unique to their childhood, a treasure they are willing to share.

"At that time, my aunt downstairs would come and borrow 200 yuan at the end of every month and pay it back at the beginning of the month. She did this every month, and she was short of the 200 yuan every month."

"There is a coal mine near my home. At that time, we still burned briquettes. When there was no coal, we would sweep it on the road. It didn't take long to sweep up a pile."

"The first time I went out of the city was when I was in college. At that time, I thought Mandarin was spoken throughout the country."

"I……"

Looking at the lively chat among his colleagues, Fang Cheng felt somewhat satisfied.

Staring at the condensed red dust fire, Fang Cheng knew that this game had aroused everyone's feelings and that his original intention of making the game had been achieved.

Although he hasn't seen the final result yet, Fang Cheng already feels some joy. The fun of playing games has emerged in his heart, making him feel a little happy.

Leaning back in the chair, he supported his chin and found that his mood was filled with vague joy.

"I see, time is running out." Fang Cheng murmured to himself.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Xu Qingling asked suspiciously when she heard Fang Cheng's voice.

"It's okay, I just feel a little interesting. How do you feel?"

"It's pretty good." Xu Qingling nodded and said, "Although I can't cry like them, this game is the best game I've ever played that can restore my childhood."

"As long as you like it. Get ready to start. Let's optimize this game and promote it."

Wang Xiaoying thought for a while, and then said to Fang Cheng: "Boss, how about a bundled sale. As long as you purchase the third generation virtual helmet, how about we give away the game for free?"

"Yes, and this game must use a virtual helmet, otherwise what I want will not be reflected."

Huang Ping was a little surprised when he heard Fang Cheng's strong request to use a virtual helmet.

When making games before, Fang Cheng placed almost no restrictions on the games and allowed them to play freely.

But this time, he obviously has a higher pursuit of game experience and has higher ideas on some details.

This is a good thing. After all, great game masters have their own insistence. For example, some game producers must make players suffer, while others must add some ingredients to the game, and then tell the other party this after the players eat it. What is it.

After thinking about it, Huang Ping said: "Bundled sales are good, but sales may be affected. We need to calculate this in advance."

"That's okay, after all, we are not a profit-oriented studio."

Huang Ping was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Indeed, their studio has sufficient cash flow and strong industrial linkage capabilities in all aspects. They are also one of the controlling shareholders of Kirin Industries, so they don’t have to worry about anything.

Moreover, Kirin Industries also has a military background, so even if it fails, there will always be help from the other party to take care of the situation, so it is basically in an invincible position.

After carefully taking stock of the studio's current business, Huang Ping was surprised to find that their studio had grown so big without even realizing it.

The boss is indeed a god!

Huang Ping let out a sigh of pride and said: "Indeed, I am worrying too much. Then I have no problem, let's get started."

A week later, when the first promotional materials for "Childhood" were released and most players saw that the game had to be played in virtual reality, they all expressed dissatisfaction with Fangcheng Studio's decision.

[Fang Cheng, I can understand your determination to let us play a good game, but the price is really unacceptable. 】

[A 9999 virtual reality game, you can play other virtual reality games after buying it. It’s not expensive, right? 】

[I think it’s quite expensive. There are not many virtual reality games on the market, and the best ones are all games from Fangcheng Studio, which feels a bit out of place. 】

[Be content, Fangcheng Studio’s games can be played on different platforms. Unlike that company that should be f*cked, you have to buy it again if you change platforms. 】

[Can you please stop insulting the word f*ck? 】

[Don’t mention whether that company is good or not. Thinking about it now makes me very angry. It’s my “Silent Hill”. 】

Although most players said it was quite expensive, after discovering that Fangcheng Studio had ported all previous games to the virtual reality platform and provided free downloads, the rhythm that had just started online immediately stopped.

[Conscientious company, it won’t work if I don’t support you this time. 】

[This is the first time I’ve seen a game ported in all aspects for free. Just because of this, I feel like I need to buy one. 】

[Buy a console and get a game for free. I have never seen a more generous company than Fangcheng Studio. 】

Pre-orders for virtual helmets poured in like snowflakes, and Gao Tianyun felt his head go numb after seeing the order.

But when he thought about the hope of virtual games on his shoulders, he felt full of power, and said to the employees who were also excited: "Everyone, let's open a few more production lines, and let's not sleep during this period! "

"good!"

"I have already bought the insurance. Although not many people are willing to let us take out insurance, there are still a few who are not afraid of death!"

“The boss is so awesome!”

"No." Sensing the precarious lifespan of Gao Tianyun and others, Fang Cheng sighed, knowing that he would have to work overtime again during this period.

But as long as employees don't work overtime, he feels it's okay.

So, amid players’ expectations, “Childhood” is finally online.

Players who have purchased a virtual helmet in advance can’t wait to download it, while players who don’t have a helmet choose to become a cloud player. Many anchors have already written copy based on the title and content of the game in advance, and are just waiting for the game to be launched.

When the game was officially launched, some anchors immediately turned on the live broadcast mode and went offline an hour later.

"No, I can't play this game. I saw my old dog, and his tail was wagging exactly the same as when he was alive."

"I saw my grandma. When I was a child, my grandma loved me the most."

"Grandpa!"

The audience in the live broadcast room felt a little baffled when they looked at the anchors' reactions.

Everyone's childhood is different, and everyone's feelings are also different. A notebook full of stickers may be a treasure to one person, but in the eyes of another person, it may be just an ordinary notebook.

I found that their tears came easily, and their criticism of their childhood slowly started to rise.

[I was a little touched when I saw the anchor crying, but it wasn’t that strong. Is there something wrong with me? 】

[Although it didn’t feel like an act, their tears must have come too quickly. 】

In the face of these criticisms, some people's rebuttals also came.

[It’s really not the host’s fault, but the personal differences in the game “Childhood” are too great. If you don't play it, you really don't understand it. 】

[I finally understand why games are the ninth art. Only by playing and experiencing this game can we understand its subtleties. Fang Cheng is really amazing. 】

Various discussions continued, and finally came to a conclusion:

You have to play this game to understand it.