The days passed one by one, and the deadline for the Conquest Game Competition drew near.
Major game developers and game companies all uploaded their entries to the Official Game Platform.
There were mobile games and PC games among them. Most were single-player games, though there were naturally some online games as well.
Clearly, some were aiming for awards, while others were simply there to join in the fun.
After all, they already had projects in development. If they could conveniently enter a competition along the way, then why not?
What if they won an award?
After these works were uploaded, they would first undergo a preliminary review.
Works with problematic content or shoddy production would be removed.
Of course, this stage was not open to the public, though the games that were removed would still be released on the game platform.
Even with such rules in place, however, there were never many games removed each year.
After all, the requirement for participating was to be a qualified game designer.
They had some foundation, at the very least.
This time, though, it drew the attention of many people in the industry as well as players.
That was whether Chen Xu's game, developed in just over ten days for the competition, would be removed.
It's here, it's here! I checked the list, and not a single game was removed!
Holy shit, so the Game Department acknowledged that Chen Xu's game was qualified to compete?
Then at least we can be sure it's a playable game, right?
Found it, found it! Chen Xu's new game is called "To the Moon."
Judging by the name, it sounds pretty legit. Does it involve space or something?
The price is really cheap! Only fifteen yuan?
Looks like it's on two platforms too, with two different versions.
What do you mean, two different versions? Even fucking Undertale didn't get that treatment!
I'm going to see what kind of crap Chen Xu managed to develop in just over ten days!
As the competition entries were released, countless interested players found the games they liked and downloaded them to try out.
Naturally, Chen Xu's "To the Moon" bore the brunt of it.
In the gaming section of Shark TV's streaming platform.
Many streamers had also begun testing the games in this Game Recruitment Event.
This was considered official promotional cooperation from Shark TV. After all, the Game Recruitment Event was spearheaded by the Game Department and carried a certain official flavor, even if they had not approached Shark TV.
But when it was time to suck up, the platform certainly would not be stingy with its tongue.
They might not have asked you, but those with high awareness knew to take the initiative.
As a Shark TV streamer, Dong Zhen knew about this platform event as well.
So early that morning, he started his stream with the room title: Trying Out Game Recruitment Event Entries.
Good morning!
What's going on, little bro? You're streaming this early today?
Damn, which zoo did this monkey escape from?
Little Dong is here this early?
As soon as Dong Zhen started the stream, he saw the screen filled with all kinds of teasing comments.
Looking at the barrage, Dong Zhen chuckled.
"Ahem!!!"
"Alright, alright, good morning, everyone. Today, we're going to try out some of the entries from this Game Recruitment Event. We've got a heavy task ahead of us!"
As Dong Zhen adjusted his streaming equipment, he entered his account and password to log into the Official Game Platform.
"For the first game, let's try the new game from the creator of Undertale."
"To be honest, I've been looking forward to it for a long time."
"Why have I been looking forward to it? Well, that fucking means we have to bring up Undertale. It was really damn good."
"But this one called To the Moon was supposedly made in just over ten days. More importantly, the Game Department didn't eliminate it. I'm really fucking curious what kind of game this is!"
As he spoke, Dong Zhen opened the Official Game Platform and searched for "To the Moon."
"Changing memories, and some old man's dying wish is to go to the moon. Damn, they're playing it wild with this one!"
"Today, this seven-foot man is going to see what mysteries this game holds."
The game was not very large, and his broadband connection downloaded it quickly.
Seeing the stream chat flooded with question marks, Dong Zhen decisively ignored them and chose to launch the game.
There was no way he was one meter sixty. He had always been a towering one meter ninety-two!
The game was installed quickly.
The game's icon was simple: two children sitting on a wooden stump, looking at the moon in the distance.
He opened the game and skipped past Nebula Games Company's logo.
A full moon and a lighthouse appeared on the screen. Stars dotted the sky, while several dark clouds drifted slowly past.
The game's name, "To the Moon," was carved into the moon.
At the same time, the camera slowly moved downward.
A warm piano concerto began playing as the bgm.
It was as tranquil as moonlight.
A lighthouse, a grassy field, and a grand house perched beside the lighthouse cliff.
The camera slowly moved into the house. A little girl was sitting before a piano and playing, with a little boy beside her.
The background music changed then, and a simple piano melody began playing. If one closed one's eyes, it felt as though they were standing in a forest with a babbling stream before them.
Leaving everything else aside for now, this music sounds pretty good!
That's right. No need to say anything else about Chen Xu's games, but the music is always absolutely top-notch!
Yeah, these two piano pieces are really nice.
Undertale's music added a lot to its score too!
Not just Undertale. The music in Magic Mirror was also really good!
Caught a gentleman in the wild!
Watching the chat, Dong Zhen secretly nodded.
The game had not even started yet, so he did not know whether it would be fun, but the music was genuinely excellent.
Just as everyone was immersed in the beautiful piano music, the sound of a car engine suddenly came from nowhere, followed by a crash.
As the impact rang out, the game screen shook slightly as well.
The camera moved outside the house, where a black sedan had crashed into a tree.
A man and a woman in white coats, resembling doctors, got out of the car.
Where were you looking while you were driving, Neil?
Mm, sorry. I was entirely focused on bravely avoiding that squirrel that suddenly darted out.
...But no matter what, you still ran over it and crashed into a tree.
Look, there's nothing to worry about. It's the company's car.
Are you kidding me? The boss is going to kill us!
Mm... We'll say I saved a puppy. He likes dogs, right?
He likes cats more.
Why does the world have to be so complicated? Fine, whatever the hell he likes, crisis averted!
Thanks to Qian Qiu VV for the 100-yuan tip.
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