After the opening scene, the theme song started playing.
"My name is MT, my body is indestructible. I block, I dodge, I protect you with my body …"
The passionate melody sounded, and Chen Mo felt as if the hot-bloodedness from his youth had been ignited once again. Chen Mo provided the lyrics and melody for the theme song, and the singer's performance was quite impressive.
Su Jinyu was a bit surprised, she didn't expect the song to be so good.
The people of this world had never seen "Saint Seiya" before, but this song was composed by Hiroaki Matsuzawa and Nobuo Yamada, and it vividly expressed the hot-bloodedness of Japanese manga. No matter which dimension it was in, it would be a classic.
The story began.
MT came to the Wailing Grotto to complete a quest. At the entrance of the grotto, MT met the heavily injured Shaman. MT and Shaman went to save the rogue who was being chased by the Darknight Man, but ended up being spawn camped by the Darknight Man …
Dazzling Aurora Studio was a professional team after all. Whether it was the plot, dubbing, or the story, they were much better than in his previous life. Moreover, Guo Feng made some minor adjustments to the plot based on his understanding of the story to make it easier to understand.
Chen Mo also purposely blurred out some of the settings in World of Warcraft so that it could be taught to the players later on.
Other than that, when the Nightwolf appeared, Chen Mo used subtitles on the screen: "Alliance – Nightwolf". The "Alliance" was displayed with a red font, to introduce the identity of the characters to the audience.
These minor adjustments basically explained most of the background settings that weren't clearly explained in the previous game.
Ten minutes passed quickly, and the ending song started playing.
Everyone recognized the melody this time, it was The Internationale. But what made everyone curious was that there were a lot of names and places that seemed to only exist in this world inserted into the lyrics.
Chen Mo turned off the projection and asked, "What do you think?"
Everyone had a complicated expression on their faces.
Chang Xiuya thought for a bit, "There's a small part of the story that I don't really understand."
Jia Peng said, "The production is pretty good, basically top notch."
Wen Lingwei said, "It's too short."
Su Jinyu nodded, "Yeah, it's only ten minutes. It feels like the story didn't progress much before it ended. But I can tell that the world is pretty big. "
Jia Peng added, "It's quite interesting, but … it feels like a lifetime series. If it's a ten-minute episode, won't this cartoon last until the end of time? "
Everyone was talking and discussing, but overall, everyone's opinions were focused on two points: it was too short, and the story's background and worldview were not sufficiently explained.
Other than that, the character design, setting, and plot were all alright.
Chen Mo was mentally prepared for this. Although he and Guo Feng made some changes to the story and subtly added in some world views, without the foundation of World of Warcraft, it was normal that the audience didn't understand some parts of the story.
Chen Mo asked, "Think about it objectively. If there was a second or third episode, would you guys continue watching it? Don't consider this anime's relationship with me and treat it as a passerby's work. "
Everyone pondered for a moment.
Jia Peng nodded. "I should, because this theme is quite new. To be honest, I've never seen an anime that combines these three elements at the same time. Just based on this, I'll continue following it."
Chang Xiuya nodded, "Yeah, I think so too. The characters are quite cute, and each has their own unique characteristics. I really want to know what happened to Shaman."
"What about you guys?" Chen Mo looked at Wen Lingwei and Su Jinyu.
Su Jinyu was a bit conflicted, "Uhh … I think I'll watch it. Firstly because of the special theme, and secondly because the first episode left a lot of suspense, so it'll be good to pass the time. Also, the opening and ending songs are great. "
Wen Lingwei said, "I don't know. I'll probably watch it if it's popular, but I'll probably forget about it if it's not. "
Chen Mo nodded, it was pretty much what he expected.
Without World of Warcraft, would I Am MT be useless? Obviously not.
For the audience in the parallel world, although it lacked a sense of familiarity and knowing smiles, it gained a sense of novelty and mystery.
Western fantasy themes were pretty much extinct in this world, and I Am MT's world view was completely new to these people. Everything on Azeroth could pique the interest of the audience, and having a cow as the main character was a good gimmick.
This feeling was similar to when the players first encountered World of Warcraft in his previous life.
Moreover, I Am MT had excellent production, a humorous style, a relatively tight story, and unique characters. These were all highlights that would motivate players to continue watching it.
It didn't matter if it wasn't as popular as it was in his previous life, as long as the IP was enough to support the recognition of the cards in I Am MT.
According to Chen Mo's calculations, as long as the animation could become a hot topic and reach ten million views in a month, it would be enough to attract players to I Am MT.
What did ten million views mean? In his previous life, A Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes broke ten million views in three days, and the first episode had a total of one hundred and sixty million views.
In the parallel world, Chen Mo's I Am MT was top-notch, and the story and characters were all proven in his previous life.
Even without the emotional factor, the worst case scenario would be three times the number of views? That would be enough to support I Am MT's mobile game.
What if the number of views was even lower? Chen Mo might as well kill himself with a piece of tofu.
After seeing the quality of the first episode and the audience's reaction, Chen Mo was more or less relieved.
"Alright, let's get back to work," Chen Mo turned around and went upstairs.
Su Jinyu wanted to ask something, but decided against it after some thought.
She didn't understand why Chen Mo put so much effort into the animation, but so little into the game. If Chen Mo used the energy and money he spent on the animation to make the game, he might be able to make a better game. Why bother?
…
Chen Mo went back to work after returning to the second floor.
Chen Mo's main job was to plan out the values and combat abilities of the cards, as well as the content related to the levels.
The UI and background art resources were already outsourced to an art company, and Chen Mo couldn't be bothered to draw them himself. These resources weren't very important, and Chen Mo could just spend money on them, and pass them on at the end.
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