Game Production Complete

"Ring ring, ring ring!"

Wang Chuan heard the Alarm Knight's summons, struggled to defeat the Quilt Demon King, and got out of bed.

"Oh wow, this Art Team is pretty impressive. They've already finished the concept art."

After washing up, Wang Chuan sat down at his chair. As soon as he opened his computer, he discovered an email from the Art Team.

He silently gave them a thumbs-up in his heart and then started reviewing the contents.

After checking them one by one, Wang Chuan found that these images basically met his requirements.

Whether it was the character design for The Stanley Parable, the concept art for the bombs, or the layout of the Room Corridor, they were all basically according to his specifications.

Of course, even if the requirements weren't met, he could still ask them for revisions, as they usually offered free edits.

However, the focus of "The Stanley Parable" wasn't on the art, so Wang Chuan confirmed there were no major flaws.

He directly accepted the work and even left a positive review.

Well, it wasn't perfect, but for the price, it was acceptable.

"Beep beep!"

A message came from the backend. It was from his deskmate, asking what he was doing and if he wanted to go out and play.

Wang Chuan didn't lie about this either. He directly stated that he was developing a new game and didn't have time to go out.

The other person replied with a "keep going" emoji and then went offline.

"The next step is the birth of 'The Stanley Parable'."

Pulling his gaze back, Wang Chuan began the final stage of his work.

In his opinion, making a game was like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. Art was one piece, music was another, the story script was another, the underlying framework was another, and so on.

He had completed these individual pieces before, and now all that was needed was to assemble them.

First, he imported the story script. The game's primary focus was its story, and no mistakes could be made here.

The Narrator's lines made up the majority of the text. Wang Chuan proofread them bit by bit, and several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

"Ugh, I can't. After finishing this game and getting the Seed Funding, I absolutely have to start a Studio. Doing this all by myself is just too exhausting."

Wang Chuan stretched lazily, a hint of fatigue in his voice, and sighed with emotion.

Of course, it wasn't just tiring, it was also time-consuming.

After resting for a while, Wang Chuan sat back down and opened the Pangu Editor.

He input the received art assets into it. Once all the art assets were inputted, the game was considered complete.

"Phew, it's finally done. No, I still need to play through it a few times to check for bugs."

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar screen on his computer, Wang Chuan felt a surge of emotion.

This was "The Stanley Parable," Wang Chuan's version!

He skillfully opened the game and quickly played through it a few 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 out all the endings and confirming there were no bugs, Wang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Next, I need to upload the game."

He opened his computer and searched for the Official Game Platform, intending to upload his game there.

The Official Game Platform, or OGP, was a platform supported by the state for Game Producers.

The data on this platform was relatively fair, with virtually no data manipulation.

Furthermore, recommendations were automatically generated based on big data and system algorithms.

And because it was an official platform, it had the largest player traffic.

It was perfect for an independent game producer like him.

Then there were the game platforms of the Big Three Manufacturers. Unlike the low commission rates of the official platform, the Big Three Manufacturers' platforms were more focused on making money, so their commission rates were very high.

Moreover, the data on these platforms was, to some extent, not entirely truthful.

Recommendations were entirely based on performance. Games that were already popular made more money, so they would receive full promotion.

If a small game didn't make money, it would receive a perfunctory recommendation at best.

It was fortunate that the OGP existed; otherwise, the gaming industry would have been completely messed up by Third-Party Game Platforms.

"The Official Game Platform takes a 30% cut, while the Big Three Manufacturers' platforms take at least 50%. I'd have to be out of my mind to choose the Big Three!"

After specifically reviewing the rules, Wang Chuan was speechless.

Of course, he also knew that this was all because of the profit issue.

Unless it was a completely free game, there was no way to promote it across all channels.

Thinking of this, Wang Chuan gave up on the third-party game platform and uploaded "The Stanley Parable" to the official game platform.

He mainly wanted to become a formal Game Producer and earn some Seed Funding along the way.

Therefore, only the official game platform was most suitable for him.

Soon, a reply was received in the Pangu Editor, and the review had passed.

Because the Pangu Editor was developed by the Official Game Platform, all backend data could be viewed directly.

Clicking on the link for the passed review, Wang Chuan saw the game's data.

As Wang Chuan expected, all the data was zero.

However, he had no doubts about the quality of "The Stanley Parable."

But the system task had a time limit.

There were only ten days left until the deadline.

"Use the Strange Association Device!"

Opening the item section, Wang Chuan found the Strange Association Device and was about to use it.

But the system prompt that followed surprised Wang Chuan.

"Can choose a certain ending and make players have strange associations?"

Seeing this, Wang Chuan pondered.

"The Stanley Parable" had nearly twenty endings in total.

But the one that most people would reach was undoubtedly the Normal Ending.

It could even be said to be the first ending most people would encounter.

"Listen to the Narrator, don't let him get hurt~~~"

The process was simple: just follow the Narrator's instructions.

Until the underground mind control room, enter the core, and press the "off" button to shut down the mind control device.

The game ends!

After choosing to use it, Wang Chuan suddenly thought of something.

"Even the best wine fears a deep alley. Even if my game is great, if no one knows about it, won't it just flop?"

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Chuan still opened the almighty Pangu Editor and looked for some promotional media accounts within it.

Although he couldn't promote it everywhere, bringing in even a small number of players initially would be good.

He firmly believed that as long as players played, it would snowball and grow bigger and bigger.

However, he wondered if his wallet could hold out?

"Dear user, hello, your bank card balance is 9861.32."

Uh, alright, worst case scenario, he'd just find a cheaper one.

There was no choice; poverty shortens ambition.

But, a cheap fried dough stick with chocolate sauce could at least become a delicious sweet donut, right?