Chapter 478: Another Healing Game Arrives??
Spring Festival, the first day of the new year.
Last Spring Festival, the hottest topic was "League of Legends," and this Spring Festival, the hottest topic... was still "League of Legends."
In many second- and third-tier cities, going to internet cafes for a LAN party during the New Year remained a very popular way to relieve stress.
However, having no new games to play during the holidays left many people feeling a bit bored.
But thinking about it, it made sense. How could a game like "League of Legends" come out every year?
Many players were wondering, did Chen Mo actually not release a new game this New Year?
That didn't seem like his style!
"Why didn't Chen Mo release a new game this year? Isn't seizing the market during the Spring Festival his specialty?"
"...He made a killing last year, didn't he? I heard he won several awards at the annual game awards ceremony. A huge harvest. He probably doesn't need to rush to make games during the Spring Festival anymore, right?"
"Ah, a bit of a shame. Is the prolific Chen Mo, who used to churn out games like a sow, about to go into labor? Don't forget your original intentions!"
Just as many people thought Chen Mo wouldn't release any new games before the Spring Festival holiday ended, Chen Mo quietly posted a Weibo update.
"A new game, 'Human: Fall Flat,' has been released. Everyone is welcome to play! It's a very heart-healing little game, completely free. Suitable for: players with unsteady hands, bad-tempered players, and fair-weather friends. Playing it will give you a feeling of spiritual healing and can elevate the friendship between friends. Welcome to download!"
The players who had just said Chen Mo wouldn't release new games after winning so many awards were instantly slapped in the face.
Damn! You won so many awards last year, and you're still tirelessly releasing new games? What are other designers who only release one game a year supposed to think? Huh?
Are you trying to piss off your peers? Can't you take a break during the New Year?!
"He actually released a new game! Nice, Chen Mo is incredibly prolific!"
"This frequency is unmatched! I want to know, was this game started before or after the battle with the AI?"
"It's a small game."
"Wait, this game introduction... why does it look familiar?"
Players were puzzled. Why did this game introduction give them a sense of déjà vu?
A heart-healing little game? Completely free?
Suitable for: players with unsteady hands, bad-tempered players?
Playing it gives a feeling of spiritual healing?
Holy crap, isn't this the introduction for "Getting Over It"!
Many players panicked immediately. This wasn't a joke!
The "Getting Over It" released on April Fool's Day had tortured countless people into a state of bliss and agony. Chen Mo had said it was a healing game back then. Healing, my ass!
A healing game? It was a depression-inducing game!
Streamers on all major platforms were driven crazy by it!
Many players shuddered. There had to be a conspiracy from Chen Mo!
It's the New Year, and you're still trying to ruin our mood. How evil can you be!
The players refused to accept this and left comments.
"Stop messing around! We won't believe you!"
"You still dare to call it a healing game? It's a life-ending game!"
"Sorry, from the name of this game and your introduction, I've already smelled a conspiracy. So, even if this game is free, I will absolutely not play it!"
"Exactly, we won't let your conspiracy succeed!"
"I strongly suggest the Game Committee arrest Chen Mo and give him a psychological evaluation to see if he has antisocial personality disorder!"
"Agreed! We must force him to play his own games!"
"Forget it, he's so awesome, he even beat an AI. Playing his own games would probably be a speedrun... Just execute him directly."
"Agreed, execute him directly!"
Chen Mo was helpless. What was all this? Why wouldn't anyone believe him when he told the truth?
Where was the trust between people?
Everything I said this time was true!
Helpless, Chen Mo posted another Weibo update.
"Dear players, you've misunderstood me. This game of mine really is a healing game. If you don't believe me, look at the game screenshots and the trial play video."
Below the Weibo post, he attached a few screenshots of "Human: Fall Flat" and a short video.
The players clicked on it.
A pure white little figure, looking like it was made of plasticine, was laboriously moving a cube. Then it climbed onto the cube, raised its hands high, jumped in place, grabbed the edge of a wall, and climbed up.
From the video, this little figure looked like it had hemiplegia/high-level paraplegia/polio. Not only were its limbs extremely uncoordinated, but the entire world's physics engine exuded a strange atmosphere...
Players: "..."
"You still call this a healing game? This is full of the same vibe as 'Getting Over It'!"
"I'd believe you if I were a ghost! Look at this weird physics engine. This little figure is like a piece of plasticine; it can't even walk properly! And you expect to use this little figure to climb walls?!"
"I feel like I'm seeing a 3D version of 'Getting Over It'?"
"Not playing! I'd rather die than play!"
"Support execution!"
Chen Mo was speechless. What was all this? This really was a healing game! Why wouldn't anyone believe him?
Chen Mo thought for a moment. It seemed that talking seriously wouldn't make the players believe him. He had to take a different approach.
"If you won't play, you can watch the streamers play!"
The players were stunned. Hey, that's right!
We don't have to play; we can watch the streamers play!
Think back to "Getting Over It" and "Outlast." Didn't the streamers play happily while the players watched happily?
Well, that wasn't quite accurate either.
It should be: the streamers played miserably while the players watched happily!
At that moment, the players instantly recalled their love for the major streamers.
"I can't wait to watch the streamers play this game!"
"Yeah, me too!"
"Hurry up, comrades! Occupy the major live-streaming rooms and let Chen Mo's new game take off!"
"Oh ho ho ho ho, it's time to let the streamers feel our love again!"
Soon, a group of "Human: Fall Flat Party" began to occupy the live-streaming rooms of various platforms.
Some big streamers weren't streaming during the Spring Festival. No problem. Small streamers were still streamers. As the saying goes, "Don't do good things because they are small, and don't do bad things because they are small." What's wrong with small streamers? Small streamers also deserve the players' love!
Uh, that didn't sound right.
But that wasn't the point. The point was that this group of players, who loved to watch the world burn, quickly occupied the major live-streaming rooms and started spamming the chat, asking the streamers to play Chen Mo's new game, "Human: Fall Flat."
"Please, streamer, play 'Human: Fall Flat'!"
"Yeah, it's Chen Mo's new game. It's really fun!"
"Yeah, a healing game! For sure!"
Many streamers, upon seeing the words "healing game," took a sharp breath.
Not again, right?
Last time, "Getting Over It" tortured us to the bone. And now another "healing" game? Can't we have a decent stream during the New Year?
And do you guys have any misunderstanding about what a "healing game" is?
If it's really healing, why don't you play it yourselves?