Chapter 63: Game Complete
"Whoa, such an epic backdrop? And there are illustrations too..."
"So many words, forget it, I'm not reading."
"Huh, looks like a pretty well-developed Western fantasy world."
The audience reactions were mixed. Many impatient viewers just opened it, skimmed through, and closed it. Of course, there were also those particularly interested who would read the settings and story background in detail.
In this parallel world, the number of people who loved Western fantasy was similarly small compared to Chen Mo's previous life. But no matter how few, there were still some. And even if many weren't especially into the genre, they at least didn't find it off-putting.
The "Azeroth Universe" site was all compiled by Chen Mo based on the Warcraft lore from his previous life, complete with some images. These pictures were mainly concept drafts of various races, scenes, props, and so on. Although relatively simple, they were far more expressive than plain text.
Finally, the 24-hour view count for *I Am MT* came out. The first episode had 1.3 million views across all platforms!
Chen Mo hadn't slept well that night. After all, for him, animation was a completely unfamiliar field. He had no idea how well he could pull it off.
But after seeing this data, he felt a bit more at ease.
The first-day view count wasn't extremely high, but it wasn't low either. At least compared to most domestic animations, it was a decent number. Of course, it couldn't compare to those super blockbusters.
Keep in mind, *Plants vs. Zombies* had already sold over a million copies, and all those people were closely watching Chen Mo's new game.
Add to that the reputation of the Blazing Aurora Studio, the recommended spots on video sites, the buzz from the bet a while back, and the coverage from major gaming media—all these factors combined meant that *I Am MT* had grabbed the attention of a large number of players from the moment it launched. In the following week, the view count was expected to see another surge.
Compared to the view count, Chen Mo cared more about the audience comments.
Overall, there were very few negative reviews, and they were mostly focused on two points: "too short" and "insufficient background explanation." As for the positive reviews, they mainly highlighted "novel theme," "appealing setting," and "humorous and witty."
The view counts for the second and third episodes dropped a bit, but that was normal.
Moreover, as the view count for *I Am MT* climbed steadily, the animation's popularity on various video sites grew. According to Guo Feng's estimate, it should be able to land several key recommended spots on the homepages of many video sites within a week!
By then, even more viewers would be drawn in.
...
Qiu Bin was also keeping an eye on this.
He had already finished watching the third episode of *I Am MT*, his brows furrowed tightly.
Qiu Bin was a bit puzzled. What was the meaning of this? Chen Mo's game hadn't made a peep yet, and instead, he went and made an animation?
Although the popularity of the *I Am MT* animation was decent, in Qiu Bin's eyes, it was all a crooked path. Even if he released a game tied to the animation, how much of the audience could be converted into players?
Keep in mind, many animation enthusiasts don't play games, and game players won't shell out money just because of an animation. In the end, it all comes down to the quality of the game itself.
In this world, some hot IPs sold for very high prices, but those were usually used for film or TV adaptations. Even if a few IPs were sold to game companies, they were generally used to make large-scale VR games.
How long had Chen Mo been in the industry? He was only a C-level designer now. Did he think he could take the path of adapting an animation into a game? Too naive, right?
Qiu Bin thought it over from every angle and concluded that Chen Mo's path was a dead end. He had been a bit worried before, but now he felt much more at ease.
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Day by day passed. As the popularity of the *I Am MT* animation continued to rise, the development of the *I Am MT* mobile game was also progressing steadily and smoothly.
After its launch, the *I Am MT* animation's data kept growing. On the third day, it appeared on the homepage recommendations and trending lists of many video sites, and it even became a trending topic on Weibo.