With the end of the TGN Game of the Year Awards, this year's Game of the Year was out.
Without a doubt, Chen Mo's Legend of Zelda.
There wasn't much suspense about the result. When Legend of Zelda swept the world's video game media and got more than ten perfect reviews, this year's Game of the Year was already decided.
Monster Hunter and Assassin's Creed were also nominated for this year's Game of the Year Awards. This meant that Chen Mo almost won the Game of the Year Award, which meant that the title of Best Video Designer of the Year was already out of the question.
Of course, the title of Best Designer of the Year wasn't decided by the video game media. For the video game media, choosing a game was much more important than choosing a designer.
This title existed in the hearts of every gamer.
Just like the high vote on the Chinese Q&A website: Chen Mo doesn't need Game of the Year to prove himself, but he needs to prove himself by winning Game of the Year.
If Chen Mo's game didn't win Game of the Year, then people wouldn't think that Chen Mo's game was bad, but that there was something wrong with the Game of the Year award.
The news of Game of the Year didn't cause much of a stir, but the next two pieces of news caught the attention of gamers all over the world.
Chen Mo was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame.
Chen Mo was on the cover of Time Magazine.
The International Video Game Hall of Fame was created to record and let more people remember and understand groups or individuals that made significant contributions to the game industry. It could be seen as a lifetime achievement award in the video game industry. Those that were inducted were all the best video game designers in the world. Each of them had one or more highly influential classic games.
Chen Mo being inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame wasn't much of a surprise. After all, to win Game of the Year for three years in a row, this result was definitely unprecedented.
In terms of influence, there might be other famous video game designers that could compare to Chen Mo, but there wasn't another designer as prolific as Chen Mo.
Moreover, in this day and age, Chen Mo was already the brightest.
For gamers, it was only a matter of time before Chen Mo entered the International Video Game Hall of Fame. Some even felt that Chen Mo should have entered last year.
However, the fact that he was on the cover of Time Magazine still shocked many gamers.
Every year, Time Magazine would choose an 'Influential Person' as their cover. Its aim was to 'choose the person that has the most influence on the news and people's lives'. In the beginning, "Man of the Year" was not some kind of honor. It was only considered from the point of "having the greatest impact." But later on, the selection became more and more political, and a large portion of the people on the cover were politicians.
However, some outstanding people in other fields would also be included in the scope of consideration, such as IT industry leaders, scientists who made major breakthroughs, influential celebrities, outstanding athletes, etc.
After entering the era of peace, many political missions appeared less frequently on Time Magazine's People of the Year. Due to the importance that the game industry received in the parallel world, the game industry was also seen as being on the same level as entertainment, sports, and other traditional industries. It had a profound impact on the development of the entire world.
What caught everyone's attention was Time Magazine's comment on Chen Mo being named Man of the Year.
On the cover of Time Magazine, Chen Mo tilted his head slightly, looking at the front left of the camera with a faint smile on his face. This photo originated from the widely circulated emoticon pack "Salent's Smile" on the Internet. However, it had been specially processed to remove the irrelevant background and replaced with a dark background.
A small part of his face was hidden in the shadows, making his facial features look more three-dimensional and mysterious.
At the top of the picture were the words "time" in bright red, and above it was "person".
"year" title. On the right side of the picture was a short comment.
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If translated into Chinese, it would be "the person who changed the game", but it also had another meaning, "the person who changed the rules of the game."
This was because the word "game" didn't just represent video games, it could also be seen as "all games" in a broad sense. This sentence implied that Chen Mo wasn't just changing the game industry, he was also changing every aspect of the world, including people's lifestyles.
To be able to receive such a comment on the cover of Time Magazine was already a great compliment.
And in a more detailed reason for the selection, Time Magazine wrote:
"In the known history of mankind, games have never been as deeply embedded in everyone's lives as they are today. Mobile phones, personal computers, VR gaming pods, smart glasses … While smart devices continue to change people's lifestyles, the games on them have also become more and more plentiful, becoming an integral part of people's daily lives and entertainment.
"For many players, many games have become virtual worlds that are independent of reality, allowing our world to become more diverse."
"Up until now, the game industry has reached a high level of development. Only the best designers can satisfy the increasingly picky players. What the perfect virtual world experience brings to people is a dreamy world that they can't touch even if they exhaust all their imaginations. This kind of reality that is as illusory as a bubble but seems to be touchable comes from a genius's mind and inexhaustible inspiration. "
"To commemorate the great achievements of the game industry, Time Magazine's Person of the Year award is given to Salent Chen.
"Just like his name, he's silent most of the time, as if he's immersed in his own thoughts. He's so focused that no one can guess the meaning behind his silence and smile. He'll always make surprising decisions or choices, but later on, he seems to be full of foresight.
"The entire game industry has recognized him as the greatest video game designer of this era. He's a genius, always working hard to make one game after another.
"Moreover, unlike other video game designers, Salent himself is a top gamer. In his battles with artificial intelligence, he's received the attention of the world, and is worshipped by many players.
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