The Godfather of Gaming in Daily Anime

The same situation exists in this world. Due to the traditional conservatism of the gaming industry, today's RPG games are high-difficulty hardcore games. The difficulty of getting started and the depth of the game make this type of game difficult to promote and can only be circulated in a small range.

The world needs a game that breaks the traditional definition of high-difficulty hardcore meat pigeons and brings it to the masses. The choice of "The Binding of Isaac" is just right.

In addition, it is also related to the size of the game. The main body of "The Binding of Isaac" is really too small. With Yu Muto's current development efficiency, this game can be developed in a week.

It can be called the smallest among the small ones.

It saves time and effort, and can also bring you considerable fame, further increasing the value of the name "Kayaba Akihiko". Naturally, there is no reason not to choose it.

Thinking of this, under the surprised gaze of Kato Megumi, Muto Yu took out the drawing tablet that he had not touched for two days from his schoolbag and prepared to start drawing the art resources for "The Binding of Isaac".

Moreover, this abstract painting style is a piece of cake for Yu Muto, who has Lv3 painting skills.

Although it is entirely possible to make it more beautiful, after a brief thought, Muto Yu decided to use the original style, but he would draw the details more delicately.

Before Muto Yuhua could finish his drawing, his phone suddenly vibrated. He turned off the alarm and went directly to the web version of Steam.

The alarm just now was the ringtone one hour after the official release of "Terraria". Muto Yuya is full of expectations for the sales in the first hour.

Thanks to the terrifying user base brought by "Plants vs. Zombies", the value accumulated by the name "Kayaba Akihiko", and the various gameplays and excellent game quality shown in various promotional videos of "Terraria".

The performance of this game will definitely shock countless players and countless practitioners in the gaming industry. After all, the potential of this game has been verified in another world.

He clicked on the real-time sales status of Terraria in anticipation, and a series of five-digit numbers came directly into Muto Yu's sight.

After subconsciously reaching out to take the screenshot, Muto Yu came to his senses and counted the specific results of the game.

Seventy-six thousand five hundred and forty-three copies!

In just one hour, it exceeded 76,000 copies!

"Plants vs. Zombies" only sold more than 80,000 copies on the first day. However, when the two were released, the promotional backgrounds of the games were completely different. Coupled with the difference in playability, this result does not seem too incredible?

Muto Yu thought so, but some practitioners in the gaming industry who were paying attention to "Terraria" or "Kayaba Akihiko" intentionally or unintentionally were dumbfounded by this result.

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The eagle leaps, and Liangfeng Qingye is busy further improving Sophia's character modeling.

After all, this role is almost copied from herself, just like her stand-in or daughter. How could she not be strict with herself and strive for perfection?

But at this moment, the cell phone suddenly rang. Liangfeng Qingye took out his cell phone and took a look. It was Ying Ningning calling. After hesitating for a while, he chose to answer it.

I planned to hang up if the other party was talking about something unimportant and call back during lunch break. If it was an important matter, I would go to the tea room to talk so as not to disturb other people's work.

"Ning Ning, what's the matter?"

"Junior, Junior..."

"What happened to my junior?"

“The game is a huge hit!”

Hearing Ying Ningning's extremely shocked voice, Liangfeng Qingye didn't quite understand what the fuss was about.

"Isn't that a normal thing?"

After all, the quality of the other party's games is good. She also plays "Terraria" online with Ying Ningning in her spare time. Isn't it normal for it to sell well?

"But it's only been less than two hours since it went on sale, and it's already sold over 90,000 copies!"

"Eh?"

Liang Feng Qingye, who was about to say that he was very busy at work and was about to hang up the phone and continue to concentrate on his work, was stunned.

"No, the sales just exceeded 100,000!"

It happened that she didn't have classes today, and coupled with the fact that she had participated in the trial play of "Terraria", Ying Ningning also felt a sense of sharing the honor and disgrace of this game.

So after purchasing a genuine copy of the game as soon as it was released, Ying Ningning checked the real-time sales of the game out of curiosity.

Then, the real-time sales volume, which started at double digits and occasionally jumped to triple digits per second, shocked Ying Ningning.

Even though she didn't know how much the game sales were, she understood multiplication. When she was chatting with Liangfeng Qingye before, she learned about Steam's profit sharing ratio.

In less than a moment, the sales exceeded 10,000 copies. Substituting the price of 840 yen for the game into the sales, and deducting the tax, it took less than a moment to earn more than 4 million yen.

This incident was what shocked Ying Ningning so much, and her shock was not over yet, because the sales of subsequent games continued to rise.

Until the sales volume reached more than 90,000 copies and Muto Yu's after-tax income had reached more than 37 million, Sakura Ningning finally couldn't hold back anymore.

She decided to call Liangfeng Qingye and ask whether this situation was normal or not, whether she was crazy or the world was crazy.

Then there was the current phone call, and when he heard that the sales volume exceeded 100,000 copies in less than two hours, Liang Feng Qingye was stunned, and then subconsciously exclaimed.

"One hundred thousand copies?"

"Yeah, and it's still rising. Is making games that profitable? It's already over 40 million yen. I'm afraid my junior can earn hundreds of millions of yen on the first day."

"Just think about it and you'll know it's impossible. He's a genius, that's why he can make such a profitable game. But if Ningning wants to try, I support you."

"Forget it, I still have self-awareness."

Chapter 51: Twenty points and a halo!

The excitement and excitement gradually dissipated, and Ying Ningning also realized that Liangfeng Qingye should still be at work, so after chatting briefly for a few more words, she hung up the phone.

"call……"

Liangfeng Qingye let out a long sigh. She couldn't explain what her current mentality was.

Logically speaking, as his junior and friend, Yuu Muto should have felt genuinely happy for him when he heard that his game was a big hit.

When "IWanna" and "Plants vs. Zombies" were released, Suzukaze Aoba thought the same and did the same. After learning about the first-day sales of "PVZ", he immediately sent a congratulatory message to Muto Yu.

but now……

This feeling surging in my heart, this sourness and powerlessness that is difficult to describe in words, is envy and unwillingness!

"What do you mean by 100,000 copies?"

A somewhat puzzled voice from Iijima Yuune came from the side, interrupting Suzukaze Aoba's thoughts. The sales volume of "Terraria" itself was not something worth keeping secret, so she answered the question without hesitation.

"It's my junior's new game. It's been on sale for less than two hours and it's already sold over 100,000 copies."

"Huh? So many?"

Now it was Iijima Yuune's turn to be shocked. Shinoda Hatsuya, who was eavesdropping from behind, widened his eyes and directly opened the browser on his computer and went to the Steam website to check the sales of "Terraria".

“It’s really 100,000 copies, and it’s still rising.”

Shinoda Hatsuichi looked at the sales data on the computer with a dazed look on her face. As insiders in the gaming industry, they naturally understood the current situation of the gaming industry.

In a world where games lack bold innovation and retro tradition, selling more than 100,000 copies on the first day is an astonishing achievement worth writing about, but this was only the result of less than two hours of "Terraria".

"What are you guys doing? Why do you all look so shocked and are all looking at the Steam website?"

Yagami Hikaru took his teacup and was about to go to the teahouse to make a cup of coffee, when he found that Liangfeng Qingye and the other three seemed to be a little abnormal.

The four of them were a little flustered when they were caught doing something unrelated to work. Although they usually get along like friends, Yagami Hikaru is still very authoritative when it comes to work... probably.

"It's fine if Aoba and the others are doing this, but why are you doing this to me, Hifumi? You're their senior."

"Hug, sorry."

Hearing Yagami Hikaru's words with a hint of blame, Takimoto Hifumi lowered her head instantly, just like a mimosa, which shrinks when touched.

"Never mind, but what are you looking at?"

Although it was a bit surprising that after hearing their conversation, Takimoto Hifumi also went to Steam to search for the game's sales data, but now it was more important to answer Yagami Hikari's question.

“It’s the sales of a game.”

"Game sales?"

Iijima Yuune's answer made Yagami Hikari stunned for a moment, then she moved closer to the other person's computer and saw the sales figures that were soaring, and the name of the game was - "Terraria".

"The sales of Kayaba Akihiko's new game are so terrifying?!"

This time even Hikaru Yagami was shocked. As a player who was cheated by "IWanna", she naturally followed the account "Kayaba Akihiko", and she also contributed to the sales of "Plants vs. Zombies" later.

"Terraria" is naturally no exception. It's just that it's working hours, so after buying a copy of the game, Yagami put all his energy into work, and he can play games during his break.

But when he saw this exaggerated number, Yagami Hikaru was dumbfounded.

“I wish our Elf Story 3 could achieve such results.”

Shinoda Hatsu sighed, and then her fantasy was ruthlessly torn apart by Iijima Yuune.

"That's impossible. Elf Story 3 is a console game, and the price per copy is about ten times that of Terraria. If we could achieve that kind of sales, our company would have expanded countless times over."

Although Eagle Leap Motion is said to be a large company, its actual size is not that large. At best, it is just a larger game studio, and the employees in various departments combined do not reach 100 people.

Moreover, every time a game is produced, it is necessary to apply for funding from investors. Without the ability to invest on its own, the value is probably only a few billion yen.

Among them, famous game IPs such as "Elf Story" also occupy a lot of value.

For Eagle Leap, even though "Elf Story 3" has the popularity provided by the previous work, the sales volume of over 20,000 copies in the first month is already a big hit among big hits.

(If the data differs greatly from the actual situation, just treat it as a difference in the other world. Also, if the background setting of the flying eagle differs from the original, just treat it as a second setting.)

"Breaking through 100,000 sales in just two hours is incredible, even for a small game."

Yagami Hikaru sighed. As an industry insider, the more he understood the gaming industry in this world, the more shocked he was by this achievement.

It is foreseeable that "Terraria" will become a hit, and the name of the independent game producer "Kayaba Akihiko" will also become famous.

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On the other side, Muto Yu was adjusting his mentality through deep breathing. In his mind, an electronic synthesized sound was playing that only he could hear and was like heavenly music to him.

"Ding! Terraria has been released, settlement in progress..."

"Ding! Settlement completed. Terraria's final settlement reward of 20 points!"

"Ding! As the third game created by the host, an additional incentive reward is issued - Potential Enhancement Aura Lv1!"

"Twenty points?! And a halo bonus?!"

This time the settlement reward was so luxurious that Yu Muto couldn't help but widen his eyes subconsciously. Although he had been mentally prepared before the settlement, he still underestimated his final settlement reward.

This was the first time that Yu Muto had obtained the halo, and with great anticipation, he clicked on the detailed introduction of the halo.

"Potential Enhancement Aura": It is effective for people who meet the screening criteria set by the host, slightly improving their potential in the game development-related fields they are responsible for, and slightly improving their efficiency in converting potential into ability through learning and practice.

Note 1: The host can set the screening conditions, but the effective object must know the host and be under the host's management, that is, there is a superior-subordinate relationship in a certain sense, and the host has a good impression of the other party at the level of stranger (just met) or above.

Chapter 52: The Horrifying Effect of Lv5 Skills

Note 2: All auras have the effect of increasing the beneficiary's favorability/loyalty towards the host, and the more benefits obtained from the aura, the higher the positive emotion towards the host.

Note 3: Because of Note 2, it is recommended to add a filtering rule for all halos: "The halo effect does not take effect on yandere and male employees with male orientation."

Note 4: The halo effect is positively correlated with the beneficiary's talent in the relevant field. If the other party has no potential in that field, the halo effect will be minimal.

(For example, under the full-level aura, talented people will be given a buff that increases their learning efficiency by 500%, ordinary people will increase it by 100%, and those without talent will only increase it by 10% or even less.)

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(The aura buff is effective for the protagonist, but even after reaching the maximum level, it can only provide a six-fold efficiency bonus in areas where the protagonist has talent, so subsequent skills still need to be increased.)

A small halo has a bunch of complex and comprehensive rules. However, after reading these precautions, Muto Yu also had a clear idea of ​​how to use this halo.

However, after thinking about it, Muto Yu directly copied the screening conditions suggested in some precautions.

Although it may not be used, there is no harm in writing it more comprehensively.

After setting the filtering conditions, Yu Muto directly turned on its effect. If he wanted to add any additional filtering conditions later, he could also modify them directly. This is quite convenient.

However, because Muto Yu is currently a lone commander, the halo is only effective for him for the time being. However, his attention soon shifted away from the halo, and his attention was focused on the huge sum of 20 points he had just obtained.

After hesitating for a moment, Muto Yu chose to upgrade his skill level first. The next moment he made the decision, the remaining points were only six.

Instead, two skills, 2D Painting Lv5 and Game Programming Lv5, appeared. A large amount of theoretical knowledge appeared in Muto Yu's mind. Under the inexplicable power of the system, he quickly mastered it and thoroughly integrated it.

In addition to theoretical knowledge, Muto Yuu values ​​the perfect muscle memory that can only be formed through a lot of practice.

As the theoretical knowledge and muscle memory formed in his mind, Muto Yuya discovered the additional terrifying effects after these two skills were upgraded to Lv5.