A rookie producer, and an indie game hardly anyone had heard of.
Trying to use it to earn the title of Game Producer.
Put those keywords together, and it was bound to become a hot topic.
What was more, The Stanley Parable's performance was genuinely impressive.
At first, Game New World's article had not attracted the media's attention at all.
After all, the world was huge. Not only were there countless games released domestically every day, but overseas as well.
Even being slightly outstanding was not enough to make the media chase after it.
But when Game New World released The Stanley Parable's first-day data,
it shocked both the gaming world and the media industry.
An unheard-of producer and a game with no reputation had actually achieved such incredible numbers.
It was enough to shame those who had looked down on Wang Chuan.
Inside Game New World's office, Xia Xiao stared intently at the screen.
Unlike the others, she had spoken extensively with Wang Chuan, the producer.
She knew exactly what made The Stanley Parable so exceptional.
The most thought-provoking part of the game was its examination of freedom.
For the first time, she realized games could be made this way. She knew she was witnessing history.
The Stanley Parable might leave a heavy mark on gaming history.
By evening, the media outlets that had received the news all published their articles almost simultaneously.
The Stanley Parable's first-day performance and Wang Chuan's identity were both topics capable of generating buzz.
How could they possibly let that pass?
The strongest first-day data ever: nearly one million downloads in twenty-four hours, with the approval of six thousand players!
A historical record had been broken. This producer might become the fastest person ever to earn the title of Game Producer.
A unique indie game, a game that could overturn anyone's understanding of games.
Players: Was I playing the game, or was the game playing me?
The first outlets to publish the news were mostly small and mid-sized media companies. In their rush to follow the trend, they did not care much about substance.
Established gaming media outlets were different. They did not blindly chase the trend.
They knew that if a media outlet put out news with very little substance, it would be easily eliminated.
So they hurried to experience The Stanley Parable themselves.
They wanted to finish their review articles on The Stanley Parable as soon as possible.
After all, most players read game reviews.
Wang Chuan paid no attention to the overwhelmingly praising articles online.
He was chatting with Xiao Ming at the moment.
"Wang Chuan, did you know? You might break a historical record."
"The record for becoming a Game Producer the fastest."
Xiao Ming was as talkative as ever, but for once, Wang Chuan answered with interest.
"Oh? Really? I didn't study much, so don't lie to me~~~"
"Emm."
Xiao Ming could not understand Wang Chuan acting cute. After falling silent for a moment, he changed the subject.
"The current record for earning the title of Game Producer the fastest belongs to Li Tao from Penguin. It took him sixty hours in total."
"But you're different. Only twenty-four hours have passed, and you already have over six thousand paid players. You're not far from the top of the rankings either, so you have a great chance~~"
"Besides, Li Tao only got that record because Penguin kept promoting him nonstop. He can't compare to you at all!"
Once Xiao Ming got worked up, he became even more talkative.
But Wang Chuan did not stop him. Though the guy was long-winded, he really did know a lot.
After learning the specifics, Wang Chuan remained rather calm.
He did not feel that breaking a record was anything worth getting excited about.
Had success come too easily, making me arrogant?
Wang Chuan became a little suspicious of himself.
"Wang Chuan, are you really not planning to go to Three Factories?"
Xiao Ming found it a little regrettable.
As Wang Chuan's deskmate, seeing Wang Chuan succeed made him as happy as if he had succeeded himself.
He did not doubt in the slightest that Wang Chuan could enter Three Factories.
After all, The Stanley Parable's results were right there. It had nearly reached the point where everyone online knew about it.
At this rate, it would not be Three Factories choosing Wang Chuan, but Wang Chuan choosing which company to join.
Yet Wang Chuan stubbornly refused to go to Three Factories, leaving Xiao Ming helpless.
Once he realized persuasion was useless, Xiao Ming stopped bringing it up and started gossiping with Wang Chuan instead.
It had to be said, The Stanley Parable had truly become popular. At first, only a few outlets like Game New World had written articles about it.
But as its reputation steadily grew, streamers began broadcasting themselves playing The Stanley Parable, while others edited and uploaded videos.
They showed players some of The Stanley Parable's content, further boosting the game's popularity.
Especially after veteran players and professional media reviews dug up the game's many endings and the deeper meanings hidden within them, even more players were stunned.
In the game, the Coward Ending came from simply closing a door.
The Normal Ending came from following the Narrator all the way and ending in self-deception.
The Madness Ending involved encountering the most terrifying dream, revealing a tragedy.
But what shocked players most was the game's feeling of breaking through the fourth wall.
It felt as if Stanley lived right beside them, allowing everyone to relate to him deeply.
The Stanley Parable had eighteen distinct endings in total.
But most players had only experienced a few of them.
Even fewer had found the true ending.
As for how to tell whether an ending was real?
Naturally, only endings that truly concluded and showed the producer's follow-up were real endings.
After triggering a false ending, the game would automatically restart.
Once those many endings were uncovered one by one, The Stanley Parable's already explosive results took off instantly.
Online, The Stanley Parable was also being discussed by even more players.
On all the major streaming platforms, streamers had already begun broadcasting The Stanley Parable.
All of this brought enormous traffic to The Stanley Parable.
The most direct reflection appeared in the game's Backend.
That night, Wang Chuan was stunned for quite a while when he saw the Backend data.
According to the data, The Stanley Parable had already reached sixteen thousand paid players.
At the same time, The Stanley Parable had crushed the competition and claimed the top spot on the new games chart.
Since the game had been uploaded, it had taken only thirty-five hours to meet the requirements for the title of Game Producer.
This had already broken the record Li Tao previously set, making Wang Chuan the fastest person ever to earn the title of Game Producer.
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