Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

Page 167

The two then began to exclaim in surprise.

Then they experienced a strange psychological rollercoaster.

The first thing I noticed was the surprise upon seeing the Spark Games logo.

"Eh?! Spark Game!!"

"Is it the trajectory of fate? Is it the trajectory of fate?!"

"I'm coming!!"

"Hooray! Now's the time!!"

Then, when they realized it wasn't the path of fate, they were instantly disappointed.

Later, when they discovered that it was a ship girl theme, and that the art style and gameplay demos were so interesting.

My interest rebounded once again.

"As expected of Xinghuo Games! Even when making a ship girl theme, it looks quite professional. After seeing it, I'm itching to play it myself."

After reading it, Nakamura Yuichi rubbed his hands together.

Although he works as a voice actor, he is also a hardcore gamer.

I also had a lot of fun playing FGO.

The ship girls naturally knew this as well.

At this moment, similar comments began flashing across the screen.

The other Chinese companies were unfamiliar to the viewers watching the live stream, but when they saw the Xinghuo Games logo, they immediately changed their minds.

The reason is actually quite simple: the Japanese mobile game industry is currently too weak.

There's no chance against anime-style mobile games.

So when Azur Lane appeared, even though Yuichi Nakamura hadn't played the game yet, he was already familiar with it because of the Spark Games logo.

In addition, there's the actual gameplay shown in the PV.

He is not worried about the quality of the game.

The comments in the live stream were mostly similar.

The most frequently asked question is when this game will be released on the Japanese server.

Since the official statement hasn't been released, this question naturally can't be answered.

But unexpectedly...

After seeing this comment, Tomokazu Sugita immediately responded.

"Ah, it should be released simultaneously, probably in August of this year..."

Upon hearing this, Nakamura Yuichi paused for a moment and asked instinctively.

"how do you know?"

"Oh, didn't I mention it? A few days ago when I ran into Miyuki Sawashiro, she seemed to be saying that she had already secured a role in the Starfire Games Kantai Collection project."

"real or fake."

"Really, really. They said they've already recorded audio and even made a congratulatory video for the server launch, so I think it must be a simultaneous launch."

"No way, such a big project, how come I haven't heard a single word about it?"

"It seems like Ms. Sakura also posted a LINE status. I've seen a lot of female voice actresses discussing this lately. By the way, do you want to check if Ayana Taketatsu posted one?"

Yuichi Nakamura had worked with Ayana Taketatsu on "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute" and they had added each other on LINE, so he casually took out his phone at that moment.

I opened LINE.

Then she exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow, really! How come I didn't know anything about this!"

Sugita Tomokazu looked at him speechlessly and made his signature facepalm gesture.

"...Um, I mean, is it possible that this kind of project was never meant for male voice actors like us?"

Chapter 212 Genshin Impact Appears

"Ugh, this is outrageous! Why doesn't Spark Games release an otome game?!"

Just as Nakamura Yuichi was making his own comments.

Tomokazu Sugita added another sentence.

"Hey, wait a minute, Miyuki Sawashiro just sent another LINE message saying that Azur Lane is now available for pre-order?"

"Oh! Really?! I'll go check it out."

In fact, after the PV was released.

This project is essentially unbanned.

Whether it's the headquarters in China or Xinghuo Japan.

The promotional campaign for Azur Lane was launched immediately.

Huaxia's promotion and distribution mainly rely on online channels such as Bilibili and major websites.

In Japan, the promotion is even more extensive, including the voice actors' LINE statuses, blogs, advertisements in various advertising spaces in Akihabara where they are changing clothes tonight, and various news reports.

This is a combined promotional campaign.

Xinghuo is getting better and better at it.

Especially the advertising spaces in and around Akihabara.

Starting with Girls Frontline, Spark Games signed contracts for several years at a time, and some advertising slots were even rented for ten years at a time.

This way.

When Spark Games wants to promote a new game, they can actually change the entire Akihabara area overnight by displaying the same advertisements.

It gave Japanese players a little shock.

Of course, all these publicity campaigns and actions came later.

~~~

Time returns to the scene.

After Azur Lane raised the atmosphere, the host announced the next vendor.

miHoYo.

To be honest, at this point in time...

Because of the emergence of Spark Games.

miHoYo's influence is far less than in its previous life.

In its previous life, Honkai Impact 3rd had virtually no competitors upon its release.

However, although Xinghuo Games has not directly released a game similar to Honkai Impact 3, its influence in the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) community is now more exaggerated than that of miHoYo.

Therefore, while players' expectations for miHoYo are not nonexistent, they are not excessive either.

Until David took office.

Lin Li heard the sounds coming from behind him, still the same sounds of people discussing Azur Lane.

Lin Li was probably the only one in the entire audience who perked up.

Because his doubts would be answered immediately.

What will Genshin Impact's first promotional video look like?

Will it be different from my previous life?

He glanced at Dawei and noticed that Dawei also looked very nervous.

miHoYo's first video was a preview of Honkai Impact 3's summer swimsuit event.

The response was positive.

After the first round of Honkai Impact 3rd's PV was shown, the host began inviting Dawei to the stage.

David took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and then steadily walked onto the stage.

The light shone on his face, making his expression look both serious and excited.

He jogged onto the stage.

David cleared his throat, glanced at Lin Li, then took a deep breath and began his speech.

"Hello everyone, friends from the media and fellow game enthusiasts. I am Dawei from miHoYo. It is a great honor for me to be here today."

"Since the launch of Honkai Impact 3, we have always hoped to take our art to the next level and bring a whole new world to everyone."

"Therefore, last year, we had a very bold idea: to create an open world that players could immerse themselves in, a world with a rich story and characters."

“At the time, we were very worried because no one on the market was making open-world mobile games.”

"The next day, Xinghuo's Galaxy Park was exposed."

At this point, a burst of laughter inexplicably erupted from the audience.

However, amidst the laughter, all the audience members at the scene and the online players also focused their attention.

What's going on? Mihoyo is making an open-world mobile game?!

"We were deeply moved at the time, and some colleagues even said that they should have uploaded the PPT to the official website when the project was approved."

"However, I told him that Spark is also working on an open-world mobile game, which is a good thing for us."

"It's like a race. If you're running alone on the track, nobody knows whether you're fast or slow. But now, there are two people on the track, so there's competition."

"Even with competitors like Spark, we at miHoYo will never back down, because we believe that only through competition can we work harder and focus more on creating better games."

David's words gave the audience a jolt.

It also won enthusiastic applause.

The camera panned over, and Lin Li joined in the applause.

However, while clapping, he still chuckled and cursed inwardly.

"It has to be Dawei, he really knows how to talk."

By taking the initiative to shoulder the competition and placing themselves on the side of the challenger, Spark Games has risen to the position of the ultimate boss.

They exploit people's innate desire for the challenger to win to gain public support.

In addition, Dawei's approach of directly confronting competition is also putting pressure on Spark Games.

The trailer is about to start; if miHoYo's trailer is more engaging than Spark Games'...

Wouldn't that increase the pressure?

Lin Li was lost in thought.

David's speech on stage was also coming to an end.

"So today, I am very honored to introduce to you our first open-world mobile game, Genshin Impact!"

As David finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene was instantly ignited.

All eyes were focused on the large screen on the stage.

The first PV for Genshin Impact will be shown there.

Lin Li also turned his gaze over there.

With the melodious music.

The first animation features the classic blue sky and white clouds, pillars, and that white door.

The exquisite scenes and imaginative visuals are truly eye-catching.

As the camera continues to pan towards the door, the scene is instantly reminiscent of the loading screen in Honkai Impact 3.

Further back.