Chapter 28

Chapter 28

But its only half a month away! Can we finish it in time? Does this mean more overtime? Yang Xin felt a chill run down her spine, her eyes glazed over, perhaps thinking back to some terribly stressful event.

The registration period is set at the beginning of September. But this announcement was made all the way back in June.

In other words, anybody interested would have already been working on their projects for two or three months.

Yeah, and for a sci-fi game, I dont think we can handle something like that. At least, not with just 3 people, right? Ruan Ningxue interjected.

After taking part in the development of two games, Ruan Ningxue has gained further insight into the industry, becoming more aware of the limits and capabilities of a solid team.

Although the game didnt have to be big, time was tight, and even with 3 people going full steam ahead, it was still not guaranteed to be finished on time.

We have more than enough time. This game will be smaller than Undertale. Chen Xu replied with a smile.

The girls looked at him in disbelief.

Huh??

Was Undertale good? It was excellent.

Was it a big game? Absolutely not.

But now, this new game is going to be even smaller? What even is this thing? Can this thing even compete in the event?

Ruan Ningxue said nothing, but looked at Chen Xu and waited for him to explain.

The size of the game isnt going to matter much in this case. What matters is participating and impressing the players and judges. Chen Xu said, using all his willpower to stop himself from making an inappropriate joke.

Hearing his words, the girls seemed to settle down, readying their phones and notebooks like a couple of obedient students.

Yang Xin was the first to raise her hand, Question. Is it going to be similar to Undertale, just without meta-elements?

She didnt ask for no reason. After all, the development team for this game would likely still be just the three of them. Even if they managed to hire a suitable candidate, it was unrealistic to expect a newbie to contribute on such short notice. Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

As for the matter of winning the grand prize? He could only leave that up to fate. After all, the actual sci-fi portions were very limited. Its simple nature and ability to squeeze tears out of players were the highlights.

Speaking of squeezing out tears, before coming to know of this event, Chen Xu was actually considering some rage-inducing games such as Jump King or Getting over it.

With some clever marketing and a bit of luck, these games had the potential to become video and live-streaming phenomena, feeding off the frustration of the content creators and giving the watchers some fun content. Just like in his previous world.

But after some thought, Chen Xu decided to put this on the backburner.

Most of the hype comes from seeing other people suffer, not from playing it yourself. So it might not be worth taking the reputation impact of making these types of games where the actual player base is likely to be small.

So Chen Xu decisively selected To the Moon, his previous two games were already known for their storytelling, so this one would fit right in.

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The development team at Nebula Games continued their meeting, hammering out key details and directions.

After that, Chen Xu returned to his station to work on the design concept drafts.

Chen Xu sat down, and used a memory bank to recall the game in vivid detail. Which reminded him, To the Moon had some fantastic music.

With the newfound memories fresh in his mind, he quickly hummed the tune and recorded it on his phone. He also wrote down the musical notes as best he could. The system lottery capsules included some boosts to his music composition stats, so his skills would suffice for now.

He wrote down the plot in its entirety, planning to bring it to its full potential by massively improving the visuals and general game feel.

After all, the original was a pixel game made with an old RPG engine, with its biggest flaws being poor visual performance and clumsy controls.

As far as the performance of the team and the technology available, finishing the game in half a month is doable.

With some overtime

Hell have to get a list of compensatory snacks ready.

(TL: its a real show, . Heres the episode on bilibili /video/BV1A54y1d7r4/?t=1&spm_id_from=333.1007.seo_video.first)