Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

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"Sis, you're so superficial! The core of this game is 'strategy in chaos'! Look, each level is designed differently. Sometimes you have to rely on your speed, sometimes your brainpower, and sometimes your luck! Moreover, the map for each round is randomized, so you can never guess what will happen next!"

Actually, Zhou Shenlin didn't think the game was that exaggerated, but he felt he had to brag a little in front of his older sister.

But he wasn't lying.

Fall Guys is indeed arguably the most popular game in the world right now.

The more people play, the more fun it is, and the servers often link to players from Japan, South Korea, or Southeast Asia.

Zhou Shenlin found the most interesting part to be a game called "Fall Guys World Cup," in which the server matches players from all over the world to challenge a track together.

That's why it's called the World Cup.

The only downside is that this mode has relatively high network requirements, but even without these matchmaking modes, the game itself is very fun.

Zhou Shenlin tapped his finger on the screen.

"Look at this level, it's called 'Spinning Frisbee'. We have to keep jumping forward in a high-speed spinning frisbee."

"And this, this 'Statues' game, where everyone stands on a ball. Once the giant octopus in front turns around, everyone has to stay still and keep the ball balanced, or they'll be swallowed by the giant octopus."

"And then there's this ice-stepping challenge, that's purely based on luck..."

"There are also those who rely on skills, such as jumping on ice blocks."

"It also includes a Holy Grail War crossover event that you might like."

Zhou Shenlin knew that his older sister liked FATE/ZERO, and seeing that the previous girls weren't interested, he immediately unleashed his trump card.

Sure enough, my older sister's eyes showed a hint of interest.

"Sounds... kind of interesting?"

"It's more than just somewhat interesting!"

Zhou Shenlin excitedly slapped the table.

"I'll arrange a Holy Grail War match for you, and you'll immediately understand why this game is so fun."

Zhou Shenlin kept his word and immediately clicked on the mode selection, as there were many people online.

Therefore, Yin Yingjie was placed in Fall Guys: The Holy Grail War almost instantly.

Upon entering the game, there is a huge grassy area with a very refreshing style. Then there is a giant jelly bean character running around everywhere, and Zhou Shenlin is also controlling his jelly bean character to walk around.

"That's it? I don't understand it at all."

"Don't worry."

As Zhou Shenlin operated the device, he nervously watched the top of the tablet. Soon, a message appeared: "[Treasure Artifact is about to refresh]".

Zhou Shenyue saw the Fall Beans, who had just been crowding around, start running around each other as if they had been magnetically connected, and her younger brother was also yelling wildly.

"Don't follow me around."

Just as Zhou Shenyue was still confused, the treasure was refreshed.

At almost the same time, all the Fall Guys on the field received a Treasure Weapon. The Treasure Weapons were different, but the Fall Guys held them in the same way.

They were all holding their treasures high.

"Haha, I've obtained the Sword of Victory Oath, take this!"

As Zhou Shenlin pressed the attack button, the Fall Guy he controlled unleashed a New Year's greeting sword technique from above.

Zhou Shenyue quickly understood how to play the game. Simply put, each jelly bean has a weapon, but the only way to use the weapon is to slash at what is directly in front of them.

If you hit an enemy, the weapon on that side will become longer.

However, when attacking others, you should always be mindful of your own backside, because attacking others can lead to your backside being stolen.

But if they just run around everywhere and don't attack people, that also has its problems.

As the opponent's weapons get longer and longer, the advantage naturally diminishes over time.

"These Fall Guys are so cute."

Zhou Shenyue's eyes were fixed on the screen, and her initial doubts were gradually replaced by a sense of amusement.

Especially this perspective, a slightly downward 45-degree view, shows her watching those round, chubby bean-like figures wielding all sorts of magical weapons, like a group of comical little warriors, frantically chasing, slashing, and running away on the grass.

The movements in Fall Guys are clearly designed, and every movement is full of absurd humor. But the thought that if you get hit, you will explode into candy and the game will end is just a thought.

It makes you want to hold your breath.

"Haha, look at that Fall Guy who got the roller skates, he's spinning like a top!"

Isn't being fast a good thing?

"Being fast is a good thing, but once you put on shoes, you can only run and can't attack. In fact, if you hit him, you'll get extra points, so you'll basically never survive to the end."

Zhou Shenyue looked around at the map and wandered around, then pointed to a Fall Guy holding a long sword on the screen and said.

"Why is that guy stuck? Is he stuck?"

"He's not stuck, he's building up his power!"

Zhou Shenlin explained.

"In the latter half, he gains the ability to charge up powerful strikes. Look, his sword is getting brighter and brighter. When he's fully charged, he can even unleash sword energy with a single strike..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the jelly bean man unleashed a massive sword aura.

The surrounding Fall Guys were instantly blasted away, like a group of dandelions scattered by the wind.

Zhou Shenyue couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"This is so cool!"

"It was fun, but the guy next to him didn't know how to play. He couldn't change direction while charging up. If I had touched him from behind just now, he would have been done for."

As Zhou Shenlin spoke, he controlled the Fall Guy to make a nimble turn, dodging a slash from a Fall Guy wielding the Spear of Longinus.

Then, he turned around, making a prediction.

With a single sword strike, the opponent, who had just run into him, was cleaved in two, turning into a cloud of colorful smoke and disappearing into the air.

"Beautiful!" Zhou Shenyue couldn't help but applaud. "You did a great job!"

"of course!"

Zhou Shenlin proudly raised his chin, but before he could finish speaking, he was swept away by sword energy that appeared from nowhere.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"Who is it that's so unethical, secretly releasing sword energy?"

Chapter 525 Dream

On Zhou Shenlin's recommendation.

Zhou Shenyue also downloaded the game on her laptop.

She rarely plays games.

Most of the time, she uses her computer to watch cartoons and TV series.

However, it's not that she dislikes games. In fact, she often watches clips on various platforms, especially Destiny Trails game clips. She basically played the entire game "cloud" through clips.

She also has the Spark platform on her computer. She downloaded it after the cloud gaming craze started, but after playing it herself, she found it quite fun.

However, I didn't quite understand many of the things and systems involved, so I ultimately decided to just watch others play and be a casual player, which was more comfortable.

There are actually a lot of casual gamers like her in China.

This is also why Honor of Kings is so popular. By lowering the difficulty of operation and adding bots, it allows casual gamers to participate in the game.

This is the experience behind how Honor of Kings became a national game.

And now.

After watching how to play Fall Guys, Zhou Shenyue felt that the game's controls didn't seem to be very difficult.

It's the kind of game that you can learn at a glance, which is why I thought I'd try it myself. After all, playing it yourself is definitely more fun than just watching it.

Soon, she entered the game platform.

I spotted the huge Fall Guys project at a glance, clicked on it, downloaded the game, and did it all in one go.

While waiting for the game to download, she subconsciously opened TikTok.

Then, as if TikTok had a listening function, it started pushing Fall Guys live streams to her.

I didn't want to watch it.

But the celebrity that popped up on the screen startled her; it was a celebrity she was fairly familiar with.

"Huh? She's playing it too? Is it that exaggerated? How much did Xinghuo pay for advertising?"

Zhou Shenyue stared wide-eyed at the live stream on her phone screen.

The celebrity she knew was wearing headphones, playing Fall Guys, interacting with the audience, and occasionally letting out exaggerated screams and laughter.

"Isn't that going too far?"

Zhou Shenyue couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Although she knew it was normal for celebrities to accept advertisements, she didn't expect them to be so engrossed in playing games on live stream. Curious, she clicked into the live stream and then discovered that there was another message written below the live stream.

The stuff in the "Shining Stars Live Stream Zone".

I clicked on it casually, and the link redirected me to a live streaming section. This section had a homepage and shared live stream rooms.

As you can tell from the logo wall above, this live streaming area is a live streaming channel that is available on multiple video websites around the world, including Spark Platform, Bilibili, Douyin, and YouTube.

There are quite a few celebrities broadcasting live inside.

Moreover, these are not internet celebrities, but real, well-known stars.

"And Yui Aragaki!?"

"Satomi Ishihara!!???"

"Wow, how much did Xinghuo pay for this promotion?"

In fact, Spark didn't really spend much on promotion this time. On the contrary, besides Ishihara, Aragaki Yui, Nogizaka46 and others are Spark's spokespeople, so they did spend money on publicity and marketing.

In addition to signing some celebrities with available slots as Fall Guys experience officers in each country, Spark's operations department also selected celebrities with available slots in each country.

Furthermore, many celebrities are actually just trying to ride on the coattails of Xinghuo's popularity.

Since its emergence in 16, Xinghuo has developed its own traffic channels as live streaming and recorded broadcasts have become increasingly common.

In fact, today's gamers are not surprised that all the world's mainstream video media outlets have the same logo on a webpage.

But in fact.

That would be quite difficult.

It's no exaggeration to say that apart from Spark, no other manufacturer can do this right now, because Spark has a deep cooperative relationship with these platforms.

Bilibili is another story, but Xinghuo has not only invested in it, but also holds its lifeline.

Xinghuo has also invested in Douyin, and the cooperation is even deeper.

Although Spark does not directly cooperate with YouTube, it has a deep partnership with Google.

Once these three are secured, dealing with other secondary social media and video websites becomes much easier. It is the combination of these elements that makes this global video channel possible and a reality.

After Spark achieved this channel, the traffic and global influence of this channel have become valuable to celebrities.

Returning to Zhou Shenyue's perspective, she looked at the familiar celebrity faces in the [Starry Night Live Stream Zone] and couldn't help but sigh.

"Spark's move was absolutely brilliant!"

She clicked into Yui Aragaki's live stream and found that this Japanese national goddess was playing Fall Guys with several Japanese comedians. Although they couldn't understand each other's languages, there were real-time video subtitles.

The Spark platform uses time-delayed live text generation technology in this area.

Simply put, the live stream is delayed by about ten seconds, during which the subtitles are rendered and then played back simultaneously.

This way, the subtitles and video are more closely matched when viewers watch the live stream.

Of course, the trade-off is that there will be a slight delay in the streamer's reaction to the players' comments, but this delay is completely different from the cross-border experience brought by subtitles.

Because the scene was a bit too surreal.