Yae Miko, Kamisato Ayaka!!

If he hadn't played Honkai Impact 3rd, Fallen might have praised Maiden Voyage.

But after playing Honkai Impact 3rd, then trying Maiden Voyage...

He truly racked his brains but couldn't think of a single word of praise.

Honkai Impact 3rd's character movements were smooth and natural, its hit feedback was powerful, its character art was beautiful, and its gameplay was innovative...

As for Maiden Voyage... the character movements were stiff, the hit feedback was awful, the character art was bizarre, and the gameplay... nearly eighty percent of it was identical to Honkai Impact 3rd.

Many things had simply been given different names.

Even this red-haired mature beauty had probably been created based on Himeko's character design.

Not to mention the music and voice acting...

It was practically a half-finished game!

As he played, an expression of agony even appeared on his face.

"Guys, this game... isn't bad... but I'm choosing Honkai Impact 3rd."

After saying that, Fallen directly hit ALT+F4...

Then he immediately opened Honkai Impact 3rd instead.

Danmaku.

Hahahaha... I'm dying. Where are Tencent's suckers? Why aren't they talking?

Seriously... Brother Fallen didn't even have the strength to roast it anymore, hahahaha...

To be fair, Sister Zela looked really pretty in the trailer, but... why did she look so bizarre in the actual game? Hahaha.

Look at Brother Fallen's pained expression... Now I finally know why he didn't want to test the game.

I'm dying. He wanted to curse, but he didn't dare, hahahaha...

Watching the teasing comments scroll by, Fallen could only give a bitter smile.

He was quite a well-known figure among gaming streamers.

Therefore, whenever he spoke during streams, he had to carefully weigh his words.

Tencent was such a massive internet company that he really couldn't openly curse them out.

But with Honkai Impact 3rd as a comparison, he couldn't find even a single reason to say anything nice about Maiden Voyage.

"Ah... guys, calm down. Actually, I think everyone can give Maiden Voyage some time. I imagine plenty of players have already sent feedback to the developers."

"As long as Tencent makes adjustments in time and studies Honkai Impact 3rd's anime-style rendering, this game can still be played."

"After all, it's the only real substitute for Honkai Impact 3rd."

So that was the excuse you came up with after thinking for so long?

Hehehe... What are you guys talking about? Brother Fallen just thinks he spent money on Honkai Impact 3rd, so it'd be a waste not to play it a little longer.

Compared like this, MiHoYo really is amazing... It's clearly just a tiny studio, yet it utterly crushed Tencent.

MiHoYo: You flatter us. It's all thanks to our peers making us look good.

All I can say is, Tencent got careless this time.

At the same time, many Honkai Impact 3rd players downloaded Maiden Voyage and gave it a try.

But without exception, they were all shocked by its bizarre art style.

Hardly anyone lasted more than half an hour.

And those who did last half an hour were mostly gamers who had never played Honkai Impact 3rd.

However, even those who hadn't played Honkai Impact 3rd still found Maiden Voyage's bizarre art style difficult to accept.

Just two hours after launch, the feedback messages Tencent received had nearly filled their inboxes.

"Zhao Yi, how are the numbers?"

"The download count is very impressive, but... the later data isn't looking too good."

Zhao Wenbo looked at the backend data and found that player retention was pitifully low.

After building momentum for so many days, Honkai Impact 3rd's popularity in Dragon Country had become completely unstoppable.

So he had never entertained the fantasy of defeating Honkai Impact 3rd the moment Maiden Voyage launched.

But... the data couldn't possibly be this far behind Honkai Impact 3rd, could it...

Only one-tenth of players had played for more than half an hour?

"Where exactly did things go wrong?"

Zhao Yi scratched his cheek and said somewhat awkwardly, "Most player feedback... says the visuals aren't refined enough, and the art style is a little strange..."

"The visuals?" Upon hearing Zhao Yi's words, Zhao Wenbo's expression instantly turned cold. "Get the art team lead in here!"

Before long, a balding man hurried over with a nervous expression.

"President Zhao..."

"Tell me. What's going on?"

The balding man looked troubled. "President Zhao, I can guarantee that our character models are absolutely no worse than MiHoYo's."

"Then tell me why nearly all player feedback is about the visuals."

"This..." The balding man said helplessly, "It's a rendering issue..."

"At first, we assumed MiHoYo was using the same rendering technology, but when we tested it, we discovered the problem... and by then, the game was nearly ready to launch..."

After hearing him out, Zhao Wenbo finally suppressed his anger.

This truly wasn't the art team's fault. After all, even he hadn't considered it.

"Go back. Work harder these next few days and see whether you can make some adjustments to the art style."

"As for whether we'll develop new rendering technology... I'll have to request approval from above."

Seeing that Zhao Wenbo hadn't blamed him, the man finally breathed a sigh of relief.

What he didn't know was that Zhao Wenbo had already decided to make him take the fall.

After all, they had spent so much manpower and money on the game, only for an incident to occur as soon as it launched. Someone had to take the blame.

"Zhao Yi, put out an apology notice and announce our partnership with Yu Weiwei."

"Have Yu Weiwei's side help promote it as well. Then tell the art team to work overtime and finish Yu Weiwei's character model as soon as possible."

"This time, we can't lose so badly again..."

PS: I had something to deal with today. Sorry for the late update.

Yae Miko, Kamisato Ayaka!!

Good evening, City Lords.

After Maiden Voyage had been live for one day, the production team received a large amount of player feedback.

First, we would like to thank everyone for your support and suggestions.

Due to an error by the art team, the game's visuals dissatisfied many players. The production team hereby offers its sincere apologies to all players and promises compensation of 10,000 crystals.

At the same time, the production team will work quickly to optimize the game's visuals and hit feedback, add more diverse and enjoyable events and gameplay modes, and strive to provide players with a better gaming experience.

Lastly, TiMi Studio has reached a partnership agreement with a top-tier singer. We will soon release a new version, new events, and new characters, so please look forward to them.

If any City Lord encounters any problems in the game, please promptly report them to customer service.

We hope for your continued support and cooperation as we create a better future together.

--TiMi Studio.

The moment this announcement was posted, a flood of comments immediately appeared beneath it.

Most of them were messages of encouragement and support.

Occasionally, a few hotheaded guys came to vent, but those comments were quickly buried.

Whether through deliberate guidance or not, a large number of guesses about the top-tier singer soon appeared in the comments.

A top-tier singer? It can't be Eden, can it...? (Surprised)

What? Eden is going to collaborate with Maiden Voyage?

Eden has played Honkai Impact 3rd, so... she should probably like Maiden Voyage, which is the same type of game. And collaborating with an internet company as huge as Tencent... that really does seem possible.

Wow! If Eden really collaborates with Tencent, I'll definitely keep playing!

If there's a War Goddess modeled after Eden, I'll definitely play too!

...I really hope Eden doesn't collaborate with Maiden Voyage... That art style... is way too strange!

I second that! If they really make a War Goddess using Eden's likeness... damn it, wouldn't that ruin little angel Eden's image?

Now that you mention it... I'm getting a little worried too...

Stop guessing, people above. It's not Eden... Just check Yu Weiwei's Weibo and you'll know.

Once that comment was pushed to the top, netizens flocked over to leave comments beneath Yu Weiwei's Weibo post.

Whether they were Maiden Voyage players or Honkai Impact 3rd players, everyone was immensely curious.

Although Yu Weiwei was far inferior to Eden in fame, singing ability, and appearance...

She was still a second-tier singer, after all.

Thus, under the watchful eyes of countless netizens, Yu Weiwei successfully made the trending searches that evening.

This development thrilled Yu Weiwei beyond measure.

She might have been a second-tier singer, but there were so many celebrities in Dragon Country that making the trending searches even once was truly difficult.

She never expected that after partnering with Tencent Games, a single Weibo post would send her rapidly onto the trending searches within just two hours.

This result not only astonished her, but also made all those third- and fourth-tier celebrities incredibly jealous.

While netizens were passionately discussing the celebrity collaboration with Maiden Voyage, Mo Li did not pay it much attention.

First, he simply didn't regard Maiden Voyage as a threat.

Second, his Studio had welcomed two new beautiful girls.

Kamisato Ayaka and Yae Miko...

When Mo Li saw the two girls, he was deeply surprised as well.

He hadn't expected the Sakura Country representatives who had come to discuss publishing Honkai Impact 3rd with MiHoYo to be these two.

"Nice to meet you for the first time, Mr. Mo Li. My name is Kamisato Ayaka~"

She wore a light-blue dress, her snow-white hair tied into a ponytail behind her. With straight bangs, a beauty mark, a delicate nose, and rosy lips, she exuded the elegant air of a refined young lady.

Apart from her clothes and hairstyle, she looked exactly the same as she did in the game.

"I've heard so much about you, Boss Mo Li. My name is Yae Miko~"

Yae Miko, with her head of pink hair, was equally breathtaking. As she spoke, her alluring eyes curved into crescents, tugging at one's heartstrings.

Perhaps because of Genshin Impact, Mo Li always felt there was a mischievous, teasing quality in Yae Miko's eyes.

"Hello, you two. Please, have a seat." As he spoke, Mo Li poured the two girls each a cup of tea before smiling. "I didn't expect you two to speak Dragon Country's language, and with such standard accents as well."

Yae Miko covered her mouth and laughed softly. "Ayaka and I both enjoy Dragon Country's culture, so whenever we have time, we study its culture and language."

"We even use Dragon Country's language when we talk to each other in our daily lives~"

"Heh, then since you've come from so far away, you should go out and experience the sights of Dragon Country properly."

"If this had been before, I certainly would have made time to travel around..." At this point, Yae Miko's fox-like eyes curved into two crescents.

"But now... I'm more interested in your Studio."

Kamisato Ayaka smiled and nodded as well. "I never expected the Valkyries in Honkai Impact 3rd to all be employees of your Studio. When I first met Rita, I was stunned for quite a while~"