Gu Sheng's Vampire Survivors

"Big brother! Did Little Nezha put a curse on you?!"

Gu Sheng had just returned to his office when Lu Bian and Da Jiang came looking for him.

They burst into the office wailing and beating their chests.

"That game she mentioned, forget about selling it, I don't even know how to make it!"

Lu Bian truly felt like dying.

What kind of bizarre conditions were those!

It was like a trash can, the kind that doesn't even separate wet and dry waste.

It had practically accumulated all the niche or disadvantageous factors in the gaming industry!

It made it impossible to even start!

"Why didn't you let me speak up in the meeting?"

Lu Bian lamented, "I know that as a director, there are some things you can't say in a meeting,"

"But you could have at least given me the chance to be the bad guy,"

"If I had refuted her, we wouldn't be in such a passive position."

As he spoke, Lu Bian sighed deeply, looking dejected.

Even the usually honest and quiet Da Jiang chimed in with a nod, saying, "Yeah, Brother Sheng, before the meeting you said the three of us were an unbreakable trio,"

"We could have handled any pressure,"

"We can't actually make a game according to CEO Shen's wishes, that game would be unwatchable."

Seeing their worried expressions, Gu Sheng paused, then couldn't help but smile.

He hadn't misjudged them.

It was clear that both of them thought he had been unable to speak up in the meeting and was forced to accept Little Nezha's unreasonable proposal.

Thinking to speak up for him and help him reject Little Nezha's demands, thereby protecting him.

Gu Sheng nodded, "Alright, I appreciate you both having my back. My trust in you wasn't misplaced."

Then, he changed the subject, "However, there's one thing you two might have misunderstood, and that is I willingly accepted this proposal."

Huh?

His words sent the processors of the two brothers into overdrive.

"Willingly accepted..."

Lu Bian looked at Gu Sheng with suspicion, "Holy crap, Old Gu, you're not actually a masochist, are you? Is this... a task from the CEO? This task is too abstract..."

"You're really determined to fail, aren't you!"

Gu Sheng was speechless and balled up a piece of paper to throw at Lu Bian, "A task my ass! You're the one who's all about tasks!"

"No,"

Lu Bian caught the paper ball and was amused by his own sudden thought:

"I just don't get the logic. You say you accepted willingly? Are we really going to make this kind of garbage game?!"

Hearing this, Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow and retorted, "The game isn't even made yet, how do you know it's garbage?"

"Because it's practically a collection of all the garbage genres on the market!"

From the side, Da Jiang chimed in as if it were obvious, "Top-down view, bullet hell shooter, pixel art, single-threaded, random equipment, and stacked monsters, it's a garbage amalgamation!"

Da Jiang's words seemed reasonable.

After all, these settings wouldn't capture any market share in today's gaming industry.

And a game that doesn't sell well seems destined to be a failed piece of trash.

However, Gu Sheng didn't think so.

He shook his head and said seriously, "There are no garbage game genres,"

"Whether it's shooting or racing, there have always only been poorly made games, no genres that are guaranteed to fail,"

"It's like in League of Legends, there are only bad players, no useless heroes..."

Before Gu Sheng could finish, Lu Bian raised his hand and interrupted, "A certain unknown Crystal Vanguard who can kill people in 33 Q seconds has something to say."

"Crystal Vanguard?"

Gu Sheng was stunned:

"What Crystal Vanguard, is it a new hero?"

"Damn!!!"

Lu Bian slapped his thigh:

"You're too unconvincing! You forgot about the scorpion!!!"

"Understand the spirit, understand the spirit,"

Gu Sheng gave a sheepish smile, feeling a bit embarrassed:

"What I mean is, as long as we have good ideas, even game genres that don't seem popular might be able to achieve a surprise victory."

"Emmmm..."

Lu Bian knew what Gu Sheng meant, he smacked his lips:

"But that's what you say, where should we aim for a surprise victory?"

"Let's start with random item acquisition," Gu Sheng said.

"Ah—?"

Hearing this, Lu Bian grinned:

"To be honest, among all those messy settings, I find this one the most outrageous."

"Think about it, I worked hard to kill a boss, and what dropped was a broken branch. How much would that discourage players?"

"But what if that broken branch happens to be the item you need most right now?"

Gu Sheng smiled slightly and said:

"Or what if you've already collected 99 broken branches, and you only need one more to synthesize a Sacred Branch, granting you invincibility?"

Hiss—

Gu Sheng's words were like a spark, instantly igniting a lighthouse in Lu Bian's mind.

"You mean... we can completely use the characteristics of randomness to let equipment accumulate through quantitative change and produce qualitative change?"

"Clever,"

Gu Sheng snapped his fingers:

"Randomness is like a double-edged sword. You only see its negative side."

"But in reality, it's precisely because of this randomness that the game is full of infinite possibilities."

"It could be quantitative change leading to qualitative change, or it could be a simple, crude, pleasant surprise."

"As you said, killing a boss might drop a twig."

"But conversely, killing a small monster might also drop a divine artifact, wouldn't it?"

Holy crap...

After hearing Gu Sheng's words!

Lu Bian felt suddenly enlightened!

Right, why shouldn't they start from the satisfaction of randomness and try to build a game?

After all, it's like buying a lottery ticket!

The reason people like to buy lottery tickets is often not because they are determined to win.

The lottery is attractive largely because of its uncertainty!

It's the anticipation of infinite possibilities before scratching off the coating!

Then!

Games are the same!

Even in games, they can print countless lottery tickets for players!

And among these countless lottery tickets, as long as one wins, the player can enjoy the thrill of smoothly clearing the level and freely mowing down enemies!

And!

Once they truly experience this thrill, players might even get addicted and unable to extricate themselves!

Even if they fail a hundred times, they will hold great hope for the next guaranteed clear!

Thinking of this, Lu Bian felt like his meridians had been unblocked!

"Then we can also design equipment to have levels, which will become stronger as the levels increase!"

"And! Once the level reaches the cap, it can be fused with other max-level equipment to form an even higher-level super weapon!"

"Of course, the abilities of a super weapon must be absolutely game-breaking."

"For example, invincibility, life-steal effects, massive damage..."

As Lu Bian said this, Da Jiang's inspiration also struck:

"We can also start with the visuals,"

"Begin with something plain and ordinary, then gradually increase the special effects,"

"Or we could just create bullet patterns that are more numerous than the enemy's!"

"As the game progresses, the visuals become more dazzling, with more and more special effects,"

"And for the ultimate weapons, let's just make them rainbow-colored! Special effects flying all over the screen!"

As they spoke, Lu Bian and Da Jiang became increasingly excited, high-fiving each other:

"Damn! Just thinking about it is awesome—!!!"

Meanwhile, Gu Sheng on the side wore a smile of relief, like a proud father.

At the same time, a thought flickered through his mind.

Inside his head, a crisp sound rang out!

[Ding! You have consumed 7899 Emotion Points!]

[Unlocking for you—]

[Vampire Survivors]