The finals wouldn't start until November 5th, which was less than a week away.
As the popularity of the S1 finals continued to grow, the Three Kingdoms game contest was also underway.
In this period of time, there were a few Three Kingdoms themed games on the official app store, most of which were mobile games.
There were also a few PC games, but most of them knew that it wasn't easy for a PC game to win awards.
This was because PC games had their own standards, and mobile games had their own standards. Unless the PC game was as good as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it would be hard for it to appear on the PC best sellers list.
These mobile games were pretty much the same, either RPG or card games. There were a few innovations, but most of them were in terms of gameplay and story.
On November 2nd, many designers suddenly realized that there was a new mobile game on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform: Shores of the Undivided Earth.
Chen Mo didn't post it on Weibo, nor did he promote it. He quietly put Shores of the Undivided Earth on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform and the official app store.
He was calm, but the designers weren't.
"My goodness, what's going on? Why is Chen Mo making a mobile game all of a sudden? Shores of the Undivided Earth? From the general art on the screenshot, it seems to be … Three Kingdoms themed? "
"My goodness, isn't this for the Game Committee's Three Kingdoms game contest? Didn't they say Chen Mo wouldn't be participating?! "
"My goodness, your LoL is so popular, and the finals are going so well. Why are you making a mobile game all of a sudden? Are you crazy? "
"I'm so angry! Chen Mo, can you give us a way out? Can you? Do you think it's easy to participate in a game contest? Do you really have to get first place? I'm so angry! "
"That's right. Go and play your PC games, VR games, and organize your World Finals! Can you not snatch food from us weaklings? "
"I'm so angry! I'm only halfway done with the game! Is my game going to be released or not? "
"Protest! To ensure that there's some suspense in this contest, I request that Chen Mo be disqualified! "
Although the video game designers were devastated, there was nothing they could do about it. After all, this event was open to all video game designers. Even if Chen Mo wanted to participate, they couldn't stop him!
After calming themselves down, the designers downloaded Shores of the Unyielding Earth. They wanted to see how the game was doing so that they could be prepared.
All the designers knew very well that there were many Three Kingdoms games, but they were not easy to produce. Chen Mo already had the praise of "Chen Mo's products are all top quality" in the Chinese gaming circle. Then, what kind of innovations would he have for the Three Kingdoms games?
However, after playing for a while, the designers were a little confused.
He didn't understand how to play this game.
"This game … what's going on? I've never seen this type of game before."
"It should be considered a strategy game, SLG, but … I've never seen this gameplay before."
"I was defeated in less than ten minutes. I don't understand!"
"Yeah, the game's map is made up of squares. The players have their own city and their own generals, but I don't understand the other gameplay at all."
"I don't understand it either. This game has no dungeons, no story, and no player levels. What the hell is this? How are the players going to get stuck in the rhythm of the game? Are they just playing around? "
"It's like fighting the ground. There are enemies in every area, and they are all of different levels. You start from level one. I only got to level three before quitting. The monsters in each area seem to be random. I don't understand. "
"I think you can fight other players here, but it's not that interesting."
"Also, is this really a Three Kingdoms game? It doesn't even have Wei, Shu, and Wu! The spawn points are all chosen from different states, and players can fight each other in the same state. What the hell is this? "
"There's so much innovation! Chen Mo has made a completely different type of game. It has nothing in common with the mobile games on the market! "
"I think Chen Mo is taking too big of a step. He's going to break the rules, right?"
"The players probably won't be able to accept it, right?"
"That's true."
"I think that with Chen Mo's reputation and the number of users on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, there will definitely be a lot of players who will play it."
"It's no use. The game itself isn't good enough, and the platform won't be able to promote it."
"Let's wait for the data to come out."
Many video game designers didn't have high hopes for the game after playing it, as there were too many changes!
It could be said that Side of the Unyielding Earth was very different from any mainstream mobile game on the market. There was no similarity at all.
Not only that, the packaging was different from traditional Three Kingdoms games.
There was no Wei, Shu, and Wu, but the map was split into different states. Although states existed in the Three Kingdoms, it wasn't very clear. This was due to the drastic changes in the Three Kingdoms period, and a state could be split into two or three rulers.
Moreover, the gameplay of this game was too unfriendly to newcomers. Without a similar game as a foundation, players would be completely clueless after entering Shores of the Unyielding Earth. They would have to learn everything from the beginning.
What was worse was that Shores of the Earth was an SLG game with a relatively high learning cost. It was very difficult to understand the game, which was too unfriendly for players.
The reason why mobile card games like I Am MT and Onmyoji were so popular was because they were easy to learn. Whether it was the combat or the gameplay, it was easy to understand and learn. Coupled with the story, it was easy to get into the game.
However, the game was different. Whether it was combat or daily gameplay, it was more complicated, and there was no story. What's worse was that the core of the game was well hidden.
Therefore, for ordinary players, they would be very confused when they first came into contact with Shores of the Unyielding Earth. They had no idea what was so fun about this game.
However, despite that, the video game designers didn't dare to jump to conclusions as they had been slapped in the face by Chen Mo too many times.
Almost every game Chen Mo made was a success. Minecraft, which seemed like a building game before, was able to take mobile, PC, and VR by storm. Diablo, which seemed like it was going to die, was revived by a DLC, let alone Chen Mo's first entry into the mobile game industry.
Many people thought that with Chen Mo's participation, there would be no more suspense in the Three Kingdoms event. However, after playing the game, Shores of the Soil, many people had a glimmer of hope.
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