Game Production: I've Really Landed

Chapter 111 "Hollow Knight" officially released

March 2032, 3 is an ordinary day for most people.

Probably because tomorrow is April Fool's Day, some memes such as "April Fool's Day Confession" have started to be posted on the Internet today.

"Can you trick me once on April Fool's Day?"

"No."

But for domestic gamers, today is an extraordinary day.

Ever since Chuxin announced the release date of "Hollow Knight" years ago, everyone was still popping champagne there.

But then some netizens discovered that the release time of Hollow Knight actually coincided with April Fool's Day.

At that time, netizens made another round of hot searches for this.

Was it intentional or accidental?

A group of people persevered in bombing under Luo Bai's blog post, and only then did they get the response of "it will definitely be released on time, and it will coincide with April Fool's Day", which was just a coincidence, and the big guys let Luo Bai go.

And as the time came to March 3, the players still had some drumming in their hearts.

The official blog of Chuxin Game Studio publicly announced that the media ratings of "Hollow Knight" were lifted. It was also the first time this news was released, and all major media reprinted the evaluation of "Hollow Knight" by mainstream game evaluation agencies.

IGN gave it a 9.6 rating:

"As the second Ori-like game of the original intention, it is inevitable to have higher expectations for this game at the beginning of the first experience.

Facts have proved that the original intention is very good.

Hollow Knight is rich in explorable content and dungeons, and the world depicted in the game is rich and compelling, full of stories waiting to be excavated.

The exploration process is full of secrets and fun, as well as the process of fighting enemies, the time spent in Hollow Knight is worth the player's time. "

Network gave an evaluation of 9.4 points:

"It is a horizontal version of the game that is very easy for players to tangle. On the one hand, it is beautiful, fun, and the story has depth.

On the other hand, the game has excessive difficulty.

The former constantly lures players to explore forward and enjoy more level content and beautiful scenery; the latter interferes with the exploration road, setting up difficult obstacles one by one, making players in a dilemma. "

The release of the media ratings leaves no doubt that Hollow Knight is done.

Countless players at home and abroad can finally open champagne and wait for the moment when the game will be officially released tomorrow, and some people are very strange about the evaluation of the game media.

"Is Hollow Knight hard? How does it compare to Ori?"

"Who knows? Don't you know when you actually play the game tomorrow?"

"No matter how difficult it is, can it be harder than the dark dungeon? I have already cleared this game!"

"The difficulty of action games is different from that of strategy games, so don't make random comparisons with the ones upstairs."

With the eager anticipation of countless players, the time has come to April Fool's Day on April 4st.

Hollow Knight will be released on all platforms at the same time!
……

"Hello! Friends, I am your old friend Er Xiao!"

Every time a new work with original intentions is released, this woman is always indispensable.

If it is said that the initial base of Chuxin fans was still a joke in the Erxiao fan group, but with the passage of time, people in the game circle basically agreed with this statement.

No, once "Hollow Knight" was released, countless players rushed into the live broadcast room immediately.

"Sign in!"

"This woman's name is Xiaomei. Newcomers may not know her, but you don't need to know her either."

"Xiaoxiao, I heard that the game is difficult, so don't give up halfway through it like last time."

Er Xiao crossed her arms, her face full of indifference:

"Dark Dungeon is just that I don't like that type of game. Action games, I'm a master!"

"By the way, how many times has Er Xiaoyin's tree died?"

"Anyway, maybe dozens of times older, it's quite funny."

Amidst the enthusiastic exchanges and discussions among the audience in the live broadcast room, the game was downloaded.

A portrait of a little knight appeared on the desktop.

Hollow Knight is on!
[Chuxin Game Studio]
Chuxin's logo disappeared in a flash, and the game officially entered the main interface.

It was the background shrouded in pitch black, but it was not completely painted black. The black had the texture of tulle, rising like dense smoke.

The four big characters of "Hollow Knight" are very symmetrical in the center directly above the main interface.

[Start game]
[option]
[Achievement]
[extra content]
[exit the game]
It's over!

Let's play!
The screen flashes, and the game officially enters the mode selection interface.

[Classic Mode: Normal Game Mode]
[Soul of Iron: Can't be resurrected, death is permanent. ]
At this time, the audience was quite frightened by these two options.

"Turtle, this difficulty division is much more outrageous than that of the Dark Dungeon. If you die, you will die forever."

"No wonder the game media said that this game is difficult, but it's fine if you don't choose this mode?"

"Is it possible that the game media is playing the classic mode?"

"Soul of Steel is purely prepared for those who like to challenge themselves, just ignore it."

Er Xiao ignored the players on the bullet screen who asked him to choose the Soul of Steel,

The game officially begins.

[In the wilderness far away, mentioning your name is full of awe and regret. No one can tame our savage souls, and you accept the challenge.

Under the palest gaze, you professor, we change, instincts redeemed.You have brought worms and beasts worlds they never dreamed of.

—from "Elegy for Hallownest" written by the teacher Monomon]
After this passage, there are two CGs that are exactly the same as the first promotional video of "Hollow Knight".

"Something."

"Does anyone think that the little knight's eyes look like two big nostrils?"

"Laughing to death, the nostrils are fine, I can no longer look directly at the little knight's face."

At the end of the CG, the little knight looks at the town leading to a small road illuminated by countless street lights in the distance.

The game officially started. Our protagonist, the little knight, fell vertically from a very high valley. The small cloak behind him was shaken by the airflow, revealing two cute short legs below.

"Very cute!"

Er Xiao also gave a thumbs up here: "It's really cute."

With a loud plop, the little knight fell to the ground with a bang, startling a burst of ravens.

At this time, the exact same map as the one seen in the second PV appeared in front of all viewers.

Twist the rocker of the handle left and right, and the little knight also walks left and right.

A is jumping, X is attacking, but neither B nor Y has any response, I don't know if the ability has not been unlocked yet.

Standing in place, Er Xiao slashed the air, jumped and slashed the air, and quickly became familiar with some of the most basic operations.

"Stop wasting time, GKD, move on!"

The audience was in a hurry and tried to urge, but Er Xiao, who saw the news, didn't go straight forward, but walked behind.

To the astonishment of all the audience, as the little knight walked into the rock wall blocked by rocks behind him, a brand new map suddenly appeared in front of all the audience!

A small bag of soil piled up by shell-like things appeared in the center of this small cave.

Looking at the question marks all over the screen, Er Xiao smiled very proudly.

"You guys, have you ever played Ori? When you come across a place, if you don't explore every small room that may be hidden in the background, you are also worthy of being called Ori fans?"

Reasonable and well-founded!Convincing!
(End of this chapter)