GDYARVE # Chapter 54 Creating Joy with Heart!
# Chapter 54 Creating Joy with Heart!
Every game by the Old Thief starts with a deterrent segment.
This part is called the newbie killer.
Not just killing once, he repeatedly kills here. This place is known as both the beginning of the dream and the end of the dream.
The more it’s a newbie killer, the better he does it.
The latter part of "Love Letter" has a series of triangular rhythm patterns, as well as turtle symbols representing deceleration and rabbit symbols representing acceleration.
The dreamy game background, with the song in the background not too loud, creates an indescribable wonder.
Even with repeated playthroughs, the frustration when the mindset collapses still doesn’t feel annoying.
The BPM of this level is only 85, while the BPM of the first level is 150.
This value represents the number of beats per minute.
The simplest concept is the number of beat sounds produced in a minute’s time segment.
This level’s song isn’t fast, and the difficult points on the path to the endpoint, but it’s not hard once you grasp the rhythm.
“Didn’t the Old Thief give you any hints before releasing this game?” Aiwon was really going crazy. Every song in the game, taken individually, could be considered a classic.
With his game development skills, he could create a large-scale classic rhythm game with these songs, mix in some beautiful character animations, add some other elements, and set a high price. Countless players would buy it.
Just these songs alone are worth the price!
“How can game development be so casual!” Aiwon looked at the “Dance of Ice and Fire” on the XGP store, which had only 1GB of downloads.
Most of the space was taken up by the songs; though the maps were beautiful, they were indeed very simple.
“Huh? We talked about this when we had dinner together before… Did you forget?” Carter was also helpless.
“Did… did we?” Aiwon pinched his palm, forcing himself to stay awake. He suddenly remembered something Ye Feng had said casually before:
‘Make a rhythm game for players to find something to do...’
“I just feel that using so many great songs for such a small game is a bit too casual...” Aiwon was helpless.
Even when Xbox’s game development team was making games, he could give some suggestions and say a few words. With Ye Feng, he really couldn’t say a single word.
That person had his own understanding, his own ideas.
...
Ye Feng had just informed his staff about the Spring Festival holiday when he saw Aiwon’s call.
“Old Thief, can we put a little more effort into making the next game?”
“How so?” Ye Feng was puzzled.
“We don’t need to rush the game. It can be a bit more complex, so it doesn’t look so ordinary...” Aiwon shared a bit of his thoughts.
He wasn’t trying to make more money; in fact, the price was secondary.
He just felt that so many excellent pieces of music shouldn’t be limited to a road made up of blocks.
“It’s not ordinary.” Ye Feng shook his head.
“My goal is not to make money.” Ye Feng said this with gritted teeth.
“Not to make money? What is it then?” Aiwon didn’t understand. Such an outstanding designer could clearly gain both fame and wealth.
“...I just want everyone to give me a super difficult review, do you believe that?”
“Not at all.” The answer on the other end of the line was quick and definite.
“Alright, I just want to create joy for the players with my heart.” Ye Feng casually said a profound saying from his past life.
“So... this is the ideal you’ve always adhered to?”
At the moment Ye Feng finished speaking, Aiwon’s mind automatically recalled Ye Feng’s past since he started making games.
If those words were spoken by someone else, he would have sneered at them and dismissed them.
Any game developer who said this would be considered as trying to take players' money.
Only when Ye Feng said it, he didn’t think so.
What “super difficult” rating? What a silly excuse!
Which designer would pursue such nonsense?
So when Ye Feng said he just wanted to bring joy to players, he believed it.
Even though Ye Feng’s words sounded like casual remarks,
The more heartfelt words are often said casually, aren’t they?
“Old Thief, I will never question you again when you make games in the future.”
“You will definitely become a top game designer in the world! Only you! And only you!”
“Huh?” Ye Feng was stunned, looking at his phone. What on earth was happening?
“I only recognize you! I, Aiwon, firmly believe in this!” Aiwon clutched his phone tightly, his tone resolute.
...
"Dance of Ice and Fire" went viral, and there were many reasons for it.
Perhaps it was the high prize money, or maybe it was the game’s low price, or perhaps it was the stunning music that made even outsiders feel the game designer’s sincerity.
Many people, after watching some videos of the game going viral, also purchased and downloaded the game.
The most classic game videos naturally included "Last Hope," "Snowflake," as well as "FFF," and "Rush E."
The level named "Hope" was, in fact, filled with despair.
When the map disappeared from the screen, the video comments were filled with question marks, and the background song continued. Each beat still required a button press.
In the video, the path ahead had disappeared, but the urgent drumbeats indicated that the game was still going on.
A batch of warriors fell on the path to the final prize.
Players uploaded their videos on the game’s homepage. Each level had its own upload section, but only the final level’s videos could compete for the final prize.
‘After seeing the later levels, I believe everyone really isn’t just after the prize money.’
‘These rewards are what the big players deserve!’
‘I spent an hour and a half on the first five levels, and an hour and a half just to get through 40% of the sixth level.’
‘Outsiders might think these videos are amazing, but we insiders usually revere them as gods.’
‘The big players say they play the later levels with their eyes closed while listening to the rhythm.’
‘How did human evolution leave me behind!’
‘Let me tell you a joke, “Single Key Game,” I don’t have enough fingers to play with.’
‘Dance of Ice and Fire, from entry to burial.’
‘I’ve never seen so many max-level humans in my life.’
...
The further into the game, the fewer the number of people uploading videos.
Aiwon also understood what Ye Feng meant by “it’s not ordinary” after watching the later levels’ videos.
Indeed, the games designed by that person were never ordinary.
There is always calm before the storm. Players saw the long stairs to ascension in the game videos.
But Aiwon saw a man climbing to divinity.
That day, he posted a status on social media:
Creating joy with heart.
(End of this chapter)