Anipop was an incredible game. In Chen Mo's previous life, its players included kids under the age of ten and people over the age of fifty. Within five months of its release, it had more than ten million daily active users. After some development, it even exceeded fifty million, becoming a national casual mobile game.
So what was the magic of this game?
In terms of gameplay, Anipop wasn't like traditional elimination games where time was the main difficulty. Instead, it was based on the number of steps. This gave the players more time to think about what to do next, there was no need to rush.
This made elimination games truly a puzzle game, instead of a game that relied on hand speed, reaction speed, and vision.
At the same time, Anipop had a variety of elimination methods, such as linear elimination, area-of-effect explosion, and Magical Bird. When different effects were used together, there would be special effects. Players could often clear the entire screen, which was extremely satisfying for them. Moreover, it was much more fun and random.
In terms of the numbers, Anipop's control was perfect. Eliminating elements gave basic points, eliminating special effects gave additional points, and eliminating consecutive effects gave additional bonus points. Different points corresponded to different stars, making the entire number system of the game more complex.
In terms of levels, Anipop's level design was masterful. There were more than 1200 levels in the game, divided into five categories. As the player progressed further into the game, more special levels were unlocked.
These included teleportation doors, ice cubes, golden bean pods, snow cubes, gift boxes, furballs, vines, ropes, venom, silver coins, chicken nests, clouds, gems, balloons, flying saucers, rockets, octopuses, quicksand …
These special elements kept appearing, allowing the players to maintain a high level of freshness, making it hard to get sick of the game.
Moreover, the difficulty of the levels was very high. It was rare for the players to be stuck at the same level for a few days. They would improve every day, but they wouldn't be able to clear the levels without any difficulty.
Even in terms of art and music, it had been polished countless times.
Anipop had tried many different art designs. Just the animal models alone had gone through 36 designs. The final art style was in line with the aesthetics of most players, which allowed it to capture the largest group of players.
In terms of sound effects, Anipop was equally outstanding, especially the cracking sound when the ice was being removed. It was extremely satisfying. Some players even said that even if they did not pass the level in half a month, just listening to the sound of the ice cracking was enough to satisfy them.
Moreover, when the players were wiping the area, all kinds of special sound effects came one after another, accompanied by "excellent", "unbelievable", and so on, giving the players a great sense of satisfaction.
Finally, there was the social system. Anipop's social system was very sophisticated. You could check your friends' progress at any time, check the highest score of a friend at a certain level, and you could even send energy to each other to unlock new levels. It maximized the connection between players, allowing the game to spread among friends.
Soon, the players who were playing Anipop were poisoned.
"F * ck, I'm out of stamina."
"Come, come, come. Add me as a friend and I'll give you some stamina."
"The later stages are so interesting. How many special elements did Chen Mo create?"
"I can't stop at all!"
"The sound effects are so good, especially when it's removing the ice. I feel like I could listen to it for an entire afternoon!"
"I have nothing better to do, why don't you come and play too?"
"I'm waiting to try out the higher level account!"
"What higher level account? Moon Lord's Prophecy isn't as fun as this."
"Geez, it's my turn already? I'm not done yet. Alright, brother behind me, you can go ahead and play in the gaming pod. "
"I'm not done either!"
There were too few gaming pods, and most of the players had nothing better to do. They quickly became addicted to Anipop. Many of them were already in the queue, but they didn't want to leave this level!
Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's staff were on the verge of breaking down. What did Chen Mo do? Did he cast a spell on the players?
Why are they playing mobile games instead of VR games?
Isn't this just a game of three? What's so special about it?
Chen Mo's staff were also shocked. What's going on?
They were all playing Anipop and thought it was quite fun, but they didn't expect it to be so toxic. Everyone in the queue started playing it, and they seemed to be enjoying it.
Chang Xiuya praised, "The manager is amazing. So what if it's a VR game? He's taken it all out with a mobile game!"
Qian Kun couldn't stop laughing either, "Look at the Emperor Dynasty Entertainment staff's faces, they're about to puke blood. They were going to release a VR game as their trump card, but a mobile game stole the show. I'm dying of laughter!"
Chen Mo walked down from the booth and headed towards Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's booth.
There were a lot of people playing Anipop along the way. Chen Mo went straight to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's booth and asked the staff, "Look at how addicted these people are to mobile games. Even their VR gaming pods are empty. Do you want me to try it out?"
The staff was speechless. How shameless are you?
Don't you know what relationship you have with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment? Why are you asking? This is blatant provocation!
However, the staff couldn't just kick Chen Mo out of the booth. He could only smile, "Please don't joke around, there are so many people in the queue."
At this moment, a female cosplayer walked over, "It's fine, he's the founder of Thunderbolt Entertainment after all. Just let him play, he can give some feedback on the game."
Chen Mo took a look. This girl was dressed quite provocatively, revealing her waist and legs. Her face and figure were perfect. She seemed to be dancing with the other girls.
Looking at her badge, there was a name on it, Saury.
The staff couldn't help but reply, "Alright, I'll arrange it for you."
Chen Mo immediately waved his hand, "It's fine, it's fine. I was just joking with you guys to liven up the atmosphere."
Chen Mo didn't actually plan on trying out a VR game. He was just joking and teasing the Emperor Dynasty Entertainment staff.
Saury looked Chen Mo up and down, "To be honest, Mr Chen Mo, you're younger than I thought."
Chen Mo replied, "Thanks, I saw that you were pretty good at dancing. Why don't you come to my company?"
The Emperor Dynasty Entertainment staff wanted to vomit blood. Why would I go to your company? How shameless can you be? There were so many people watching and you're trying to poach me?
Saury laughed, "My salary is quite high, Mr Chen Mo might not be able to afford it."
"Is that so?" Chen Mo thought about it, "Then, sorry to bother you."
Saury giggled, "You're quite interesting. You didn't even ask how much I was paid? Looks like this invitation isn't sincere at all. Here, let's exchange our contact details. I'll let you know if I really want to jump ship. "
Chen Mo gave it some thought, "Alright."
The two of them took out their phones and exchanged contact details in front of the staff.
The staff was speechless. What the hell is this? These two are really shameless, treating me like I don't exist?
"Alright, see you later." Chen Mo said goodbye and returned to his booth.
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