"Ring-ring, ring-ring!"
Hearing Alarm Knight's summons, Wang Chuan struggled to defeat the Quilt Demon King and crawled out of bed.
"Oh-ho, this Art Team is pretty solid. They actually finished the concept art already."
After washing up, Wang Chuan sat down in his chair. The moment he turned on his computer, he spotted an email from the Art Team.
He silently gave them a thumbs-up and began looking through it.
After reviewing everything in turn, Wang Chuan found that the images basically met his requirements.
Whether it was Stanley's character design, the elevator, the bomb effects, or the layout of the Room Corridor,
they had all basically been made according to his specifications.
Of course, even if they did not meet the requirements, he could ask them to make revisions. They generally offered free image edits.
However, The Stanley Parable did not focus on its art, so Wang Chuan confirmed that there were no major issues.
Then he accepted the work outright and even left a positive review.
Well, it was not amazing, but for that price, it was decent enough.
"Beep beep!"
A message came through the Backend. It was from his deskmate.
They asked what he was doing and whether he wanted to go out and have fun.
Wang Chuan did not lie. He simply said he was developing a new game and did not have time to go out.
The other person replied with an encouraging emoji, then went offline.
"Next, it's time for The Stanley Parable to be born."
Pulling his gaze back, Wang Chuan began the final stage of work.
To him, making a game was like putting together a puzzle. The art was one piece, the music was another, the story text was another, the underlying framework was another, and so on.
He had already completed all those puzzle pieces. All that remained was assembly.
He first imported the story text. This game placed the greatest emphasis on its story, so there could be no mistakes here.
The Narrator's lines accounted for most of it. Wang Chuan proofread them bit by bit, and several hours passed in the blink of an eye.
"Damn, no. Once I finish this game and get some seed funding, I'm definitely setting up a studio. Making games alone is just too exhausting."
Wang Chuan stretched lazily, feeling somewhat emotional despite his fatigue.
Of course, it was not just exhausting. It also took far too much time.
After resting for a while, Wang Chuan sat back down and opened the Pangu Editor.
He imported the Art Assets he had received. Once all the assets had been entered, the game would be considered complete.
"Whew, it's finally done. No, I still need to play through it a few times first and see if there are any bugs."
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar image on the computer screen, Wang Chuan's eyes grew a little misty.
This was The Stanley Parable, Wang Chuan's version!
He skillfully opened the game and quickly played through it several times.
The Self-Deprecating Ending, also known as the Coward Ending, was normal!
The Normal Ending, also known as the Deception Ending, was normal!
The Madness Ending, also known as the Loop Ending, was normal!
After spending several hours trying every ending and confirming there were no bugs, Wang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Next, I need to upload the game."
Wang Chuan opened his computer and searched for the Official Game Platform. He planned to upload the game to the official platform.
The Official Game Platform was the state-run game platform, a platform established to support Game Producers.
The data here was relatively fair, and data manipulation was basically nonexistent.
Recommendations and the like were all automatically generated according to big data and system algorithms.
And because it was the official platform, it had the greatest player traffic as well.
It was perfectly suited for an independent Game Producer like him.
The other option was the game platforms operated by the Big Three Manufacturers. Unlike the official platform's low revenue share, the Big Three Manufacturers' platforms were more focused on making money, so their cuts were very high.
Moreover, their data was somewhat unreliable.
Their recommendations also depended entirely on performance. Games that became hugely popular made more money, so they received all-out promotion.
Small games did not make money, so they were given some token recommendation just to get it over with.
Fortunately, the Official Game Platform existed. Otherwise, the gaming industry would definitely have been thrown into chaos by Third-Party Game Platforms.
"The Official Game Platform takes thirty percent, while the Three Factories' platforms take at least fifty percent. I'd have to be out of my mind to choose the Three Factories!"
After checking the rules in detail, Wang Chuan no longer had the energy to complain.
Of course, he understood that it all came down to profit.
Unless a game was completely free, there was simply no way to promote it across all channels.
Thinking of this, Wang Chuan gave up on the Three Factories' game platforms and uploaded The Stanley Parable to the Official Game Platform.
His main goal was to become an official Game Producer and earn a little seed funding along the way.
So only the official game platform suited him.
Very soon, a reply arrived in the Pangu Editor. The review had been approved.
Because the Pangu Editor had been developed by the Official Game Platform, game data could be viewed directly through the Backend.
Following the approval link, Wang Chuan saw the game's data.
Just as Wang Chuan expected, every figure was zero.
However, he had no doubts whatsoever about the quality of The Stanley Parable.
But the system mission had a time limit.
There were only ten days left until it ended.
"Use the Strange Association Device!"
Opening the Item Section, Wang Chuan found the Strange Association Device and prepared to use it.
But the system prompt that followed pleasantly surprised him.
"Can I choose one ending and make players form strange associations?"
Seeing that message, Wang Chuan fell into thought.
The Stanley Parable had nearly twenty endings in total.
But if one had to name the ending most people would reach, it would undoubtedly be the Normal Ending.
It could even be said that it was the first ending most players encountered.
"Listen to the Narrator. Don't hurt him~~~"
The process was simple. All he had to do was keep following the Narrator's route and obey the Narrator's instructions.
He continued until he reached the underground mind-control facility, entered the core, and pressed the "off" button to shut down the mind-control device.
The game ended!
After choosing to use it, Wang Chuan suddenly thought of something.
Even the finest wine is wasted if it's hidden in a deep alley. No matter how good my game is, won't it still flop if no one knows about it?
After hesitating for a while, Wang Chuan still opened the all-powerful Pangu Editor and searched for media accounts that could promote it.
Although he had no way to launch an overwhelming promotional campaign, it would still be good if he could bring in a few players at the start.
He firmly believed that as long as players tried it, it would grow like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.
But I wonder whether my wallet can hold out?
"Dear user, your bank card balance is 9,861.32."
Uh, fine. At worst, he could find a cheaper one.
It could not be helped. Poverty sapped one's ambition.
Still, a cheap fried dough stick with chocolate sauce could at least make a tasty doughnut, right?
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