It had to be said that Lu Li's decision to post soft advertisements on Daimei Yu's bar was absolutely correct.
That evening, a large number of streamers, catching wind of it, followed suit and tried playing, bringing in a wave of hype.
The next day, they provided plenty of material, which was then made into meme videos by self-media and YouTubers.
Soon, it hit the website's trending searches, and the view count skyrocketed like a rocket.
Many curious onlookers who heard about it flocked to the comment section:
'Excuse me, what's the name of this actress? Her explosive power is incredible; I can feel her breakdown from across the screen.'
'No, what happened? Did Daimei get triggered by something?'
'Got emotionally overwhelmed by a game? What kind of game is so outrageous that Daimei got angry from being intellectually crushed?'
'Daimei, Mo Zhi, Da Sima, Sao Nan... What did these big streamers go through last night to provide so much material for the meme section?'
'Holy crap! This game is so perverted! I love it!'
'Any kind souls tell me what this horror game is? I want to play it too.'
...
Not only that.
Daimei's personal live stream content of breaking down, due to its immense popularity, was even ported to YouTube.
And it was gaining considerable traction, with discussions becoming increasingly fervent!
When most people saw the video, they were curious about what segment it was.
A movie? A game? A variety show?
However, most of the comments were rather negative:
'Did the lady in this video encounter any terrifying monsters in the game?'
'I heard it's a unique game genre called 'M-slur,' and it has great live stream appeal.'
'The graphics of this game, emmm... it looks like a casual game. I don't know how this video became popular.'
'This person's acting is so exaggerated. The characteristic of Dragon Country people is to create sensationalism; it's all scripted to get traffic.'
'This is a small game on Steam, produced in the Dragon Country, translated into English as "Undertale." Unfortunately, it's all in Chinese characters, and I can only understand a little.'
'Case closed, it must be that the game developer paid for traffic to promote this game!'
'But... this is a free game. You can play it anytime without paying attention to the plot. However, a friend from the Dragon Country told me that not understanding the plot is equivalent to losing its soul, so I'm waiting for the English version from a translation group.'
'No way? You're still expecting something? Don't you know the quality of games from the Dragon Country?'
...
The international gaming community has always been inclined to first question, then deny, and finally smear Chinese games!
Especially Western countries and the "Japan that lives well."
They like to steal traditional Chinese culture and spare no effort in smearing Chinese games.
Yet, every time they win the propaganda war. Who told Chinese games to be so unpromising and lacking ambition, only guarding their own domestic market?
Then the opponents naturally attack the fallen dog. The worse Chinese games are, the more competitive their own games become, and the more they can dominate the Chinese market.
If this recording is so explosively effective, and if the M-slur game style really becomes popular in the international gaming community.
Wouldn't that allow Chinese games to gain a foothold internationally, impacting their own local games?
How could they continue to steal Chinese culture?
Narrow-minded, stealing countries do not allow such things to happen, so they will smear it without reservation at the slightest hint.
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Even many lackeys have already started digging through their own country's game history to claim the origin of M-slur style games.
Wishing they could apply for a patent at the International Game Olympics!
However, the birth of new game genres is generally accompanied by the emergence of a masterpiece.
Perhaps they have opened up many new genres and left behind many classic game works.
But for the M-slur type, throughout the international gaming community, it truly lacks a masterpiece.
The internet disdains Chinese games and questions the authenticity of the videos.
However,
Some sensitive major developers have seen something different.
Xbox is one of them. As a video game brand under Microsoft, it has developed countless classic games.
It is one of the world's most renowned game companies.
Its parent company, Microsoft, recently acquired Blizzard for 60 billion USD, making significant investments in the gaming sector.
At this moment,
At Xbox headquarters, three executives and several general managers are actively preparing new game projects.
"Suffering stream" is a term that is very unfamiliar to the entire gaming circle, and now it has been brought to the public's attention by a video.
Most game manufacturers have not yet realized the potential of this type of game, but Xbox has keenly captured the trend.
This type of game has great entertainment value.
A two-minute video has been viewed by tens of millions of people in less than a day, even forming a niche topic with growing popularity.
They must take it seriously.
One wrong move, and the whole game is lost!
If they wait until it becomes popular to start developing and following suit, the market will have long been divided by competitors.
Unfortunately, there is too little content about "suffering stream" games on the market. The only known one is "Undertale."
They can only send observers to try "Undertale" and record various data.
Such actions are not only happening at Xbox headquarters, but also at Nintendo, Capcom, Sony... taking actions in their respective fields.
Meanwhile,
Curious onlookers who were watching the fun directly rushed in.
West Eight Country streamers who were looking for trouble started live streams under the guise of nitpicking to attract traffic and scam their audience.
Regardless of the players' intentions for entering the game, "Undertale" has caused quite a stir in the international gaming community.
...
Lu Li woke up the next day in a daze.
Daimei tried "Undertale," got emotionally overwhelmed, broke down, and cried, hitting the trending searches?
Mo Zhi, the first person to complete the True Pacifist route, shut off the camera after finishing, seemingly breaking down?
"Undertale" became popular abroad and was met with cold mockery?
The M-slur game genre, a new trend, might trigger a craze of imitation in the gaming circle?
"Oh, s***!"
Lu Li wailed, banging his head on the ground, his face full of grief, "I missed it! I actually missed Daimei's breakdown scene!!"
"Why did I go to sleep so early yesterday!!"
For him, nothing was more intoxicating than appreciating the first-hand experience of players breaking down.
That feeling was exquisite and unparalleled.
Even more satisfying than abstaining for two years and watching adult films!
Missing Daimei's first breakdown scene was more painful than missing a million dollars.
The main reason was that he hadn't expected Daimei to watch Yu's bar that very night, immediately start playing, and even break down.
"Alas, forget it."
Lu Li sighed heavily. It was too late for regrets.
"I definitely can't miss it tonight."
Calming his emotions, he glanced at the resentment points collected by the system.
Wow, it had already exceeded one million!
The streamers' promotional efforts were immediately effective.
This was only the first day, and most players were still on the easiest route, the Neutral Route, which was moderately difficult.
After completing the Neutral Route, they would follow the prompts to complete the relatively simple Pacifist Route.
These were just appetizers.
After the preceding buildup, once players couldn't resist their curiosity and started the Genocide Route...
Thinking of this, Lu Li's lips curved into a charming arc. The "knives" of the Genocide Route would surely bring players' resentment points to their peak.
However, small games still had certain limitations.
He roughly estimated that with this explosive trend, "Undertale" could harvest a maximum of around ten million resentment points.
"Still not enough..."
Lu Li pondered for a moment and calculated, "According to the system's pricing, 'Dark Souls' would probably require over thirty million resentment points to unlock.
Clearly, "Undertale" alone is not enough. Small games have a limited audience, and the M-slur style isn't acceptable to every player."
However, just because ten million resentment points couldn't unlock a complex work like "Dark Souls" didn't mean he couldn't create other AAA titles.
Lu Li hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind:
"Then let's add some strong medicine! Prepare a big surprise for the players!"