Chapter 572: Prosperous Chang'an
Chen Mo actually made a mobile game? And it's a MOBA mobile game?
Both designers and players in the industry were somewhat surprised, as they knew Chen Mo was working on the prequel to *Dark Souls*, which had already been promoted.
Given Chen Mo's personality, he rarely developed two projects simultaneously. After all, Thunder Interactive was different from other companies—its game development focused mainly on high-quality projects and rarely relied on mass production to generate revenue.
For Chen Mo, developing two games at the same time like this was actually quite rare.
This news also made Zhang Bei and other designers' hearts skip a beat.
The worst-case scenario had arrived!
Many designers in the gaming industry had already reached a well-known consensus: never clash with Chen Mo!
No matter the game genre, no matter whether you started early or late, if you clashed with Chen Mo, you'd basically end up dead and buried...
There had been plenty of people who looked down on Chen Mo in the past, even sneering when he entered new gaming fields. But now, few designers dared to think that way anymore, because those earlier designers were long gone, their graves overgrown with weeds several meters high...
Opinions on this new mobile game were basically split into two camps.
Some felt that Chen Mo's main focus was definitely on developing the *Dark Souls* prequel, and he also had to promote the Switoba. Yet he suddenly dropped this game out of nowhere—how could you not be scared?
Moreover, last time Zhang Bei had run into Chen Mo, Chen Mo had seemed very confident about how a mobile MOBA should be made, even causing Zhang Bei to produce several revised design drafts...
So Zhang Bei was also very curious: Chen Mo had said that traditional mobile MOBA designs definitely needed to change, but how exactly did he plan to change them himself?
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Entering the game, there was first an opening cinematic.
Under the night sky, Chang'an City was bustling and magnificent. Bells rang, the city gates slowly opened, and Zhong Kui walked out from within.
Li Bai stood on the eaves, watching the direction Zhong Kui was heading. He raised his wine flask and took a sip, tilting his head back.
In the shadows of Chang'an City, countless figures seemed to stir restlessly, as if coveting something.
Li Bai ran swiftly across the rooftops, his figure swaying as if drunk, yet his movements were incredibly graceful and free. He leaped down from above Zhong Kui's head!
Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, Miyamoto Musashi, Marco Polo...
A series of heroes appeared one after another, with dazzling combat scenes. Combined with the exquisite scene design and smooth character animations, the cinematic's quality was instantly elevated!
This cinematic was actually the "Prosperous Chang'an" cinematic from Chen Mo's previous life's *Honor of Kings*. It was a high-budget cinematic made after Tianmei had already raked in mountains of cash. Although the plot was somewhat shallow and hard to compare with the cinematics from major studios that had both depth and quality, purely in terms of visuals, it was already excellent—top-tier.
After all, money could do anything. As long as you were willing to spend, even the most exquisite cinematics could be produced...
This time, Chen Mo was clearly going to continue the style of the Thunder Film Studio, reproducing all these beautiful cinematics and even making them better than in his previous life.
However, Chen Mo also felt that the "Prosperous Chang'an" cinematic was a bit too lengthy, so he slightly shortened its duration, focusing on showcasing a few particularly spectacular combat scenes.
If Chen Mo had followed his previous approach, he would have released the cinematic online for preheating before the game launched.
But now, Chen Mo no longer needed to put so much effort into promotion like before, so he skipped all those steps entirely.
Simply put, he had gotten a bit cocky...
Because Chen Mo already had a massive influence in the country and controlled the Thunder Game Platform, a huge distribution channel. With the production quality of *Honor of Kings*, even without any promotional preheating, as long as the game was posted on the platform, a large number of players would flock to play it.
So there was no need to spend so much effort on promotion anymore.
After this cinematic came out, it immediately sparked widespread discussion among players!
"Hey, Chen Mo's mobile game is really another big production! The Thunder Film Studio lives up to its reputation!"
"Indeed, this cinematic is way better than the one for *Onmyoji* back then. Have you noticed that Chen Mo used to keep things frugal with mobile games, rarely spending big money wastefully? This time, it seems like he's sparing no expense!"
"True, Chen Mo was pretty thrifty with his earlier mobile games. The opening cinematic for *Onmyoji* was very simple, and the investment in *Conquer the World* was even smaller. Looks like this time he really wants to make a serious mobile game?"
"The quality of this cinematic is pretty good, but the plot is totally confusing. What the heck are these characters?"
"Hmm... from the name 'Prosperous Chang'an,' this is supposed to be Chang'an City, right? But I don't recognize anyone here..."
"That drunk guy is pretty handsome. I wonder who he is. Feels like he might be the main character!"
"Judging from the video, he's clearly the favored son. I wonder how he'll be in the game?"
Many players were chattering away, with two main reactions: one, the game's cinematic looked really good, and the combat scenes were nice; two, who were all these people?