Game Making: Start By Healing the Player

Chapter 11

In a certain district in Capital City.

Yang Xin sat on the sofa with both legs resting on the coffee table in front of her. She turned to Ruan Ningxue, who was sitting next to her, coloring her manuscript, and asked,

Xiaoxue, will you really not consider making a game with me? 

Ruan Ningxue put down her brush and rolled her eyes.

Sister Xin, your little ship has holes and leaks and is about to be flooded. 

Yang Xin replied immediately.

Ahem, its just a rough patch, and I still have three employees on my side! And look at your studio, Xiaoxue. Can you even call it a studio? What kind of studio has just one person? 

At least I make a profit! And Sister Xin, three months ago, didnt you have 8 employees? 

People have their own desires, the employees under me are also pursuing their dreams, I cant not let them go, right? By the way, Xiaoxue, how is your classmates game doing?

Yang Xin was slightly embarrassed and asked Ruan Ningxue to change the subject.

I havent been paying attention, maybe the results arent too good. Hearing Yang Xins words, Ruan Ning Xue gently shook her head.

Then this studio of yours will soon have extra hands? Yang Xin thought of something and asked, obviously also knowing the agreement between the two people.

Most likely, but I guess Chen Xu is in a bad mood right now. Ruan Ningxue sighed and said.

During this time, she hadnt even taken the initiative to contact Chen Xu.

After all, she also consulted Yang Xin after the end production, and the other party was not at all optimistic.

Although this sister of hers has created three games in a row, these funds are all gone.

But at least she can be considered an industry professional. 

Plus, the three failed games are still completed products, so she must have gained some experience from this, right?

During the month of game development with Chen Xu, Ruan Ningxue could clearly feel Chen Xus passion.

And she could also feel, especially when she was able to control the flow and drive the content, the unique enjoyment of playing video games.

The feeling was great, and at that time, she came to understand why Chen Xu wanted to develop a game.

Therefore, during this period, she did not ask about the results of the game, especially when the other party had previously said that she would be paid for her work as soon as the game successfully raised funds.

Even though she didnt care about it herself, it was impossible for her to tell Chen Xu to forget about it.

After all, it wasnt about the money and it wasnt really her business.

Besides, she was getting busy with her doujin schedule, so she didnt pay too much attention to the game.

She was also willing to let Chen Xu use this time to calm down and adjust his mood. Shed chat him up when the time was right. 

For the sake of this classmate, she was worrying herself silly!

Yang Xin lamented in her heart.

Theres no way around it, many newcomers think that 18R games are easy, but it can only be said that the risk is relatively low. In reality, when is game development ever easy? By the way, Xiao Xue, whats the name of your classmates game? Let me search it up right now.

Yang Xin said with emotion and in the tone of an old veteran. 

This reminded her of her three previous failures.

Even though she hadnt met Ruan Ningxues classmate in person, Yang Xin inexplicably had a strange feeling.

She felt like she could empathize with him at this moment.

Especially when Ruan Ningxue told her that the other party broke the boat and went all in on this project. 

(Broke the boat = to cut off your own path of retreat, all or nothing! Lets gooooo.)

This made her even more certain that the other party was definitely someone who loved video games, just like herself.

Remembering the frustration she felt when she made her first game that died at launch, Yang Xin still had some sympathy for Chen Xu at this moment.

If she wasnt losing so much money right now, she would have asked Ruan Ningxue to introduce him to her company. 

Such a talent who loves games is the kind of employee she wants!

Dont worry, Xue, when the time comes, Ill be the bad example for your schoolmate, and you can use me to comfort him. Yang Xin patted Ruan Ningxues shoulder.

In the end were all just people, the pain of this failure, she could understand.

Thank you Sister Xin, by the way, the name of the game is called Mirror, but the platform its on seems to be the overseas version. Ruan Ningxue said to Yang Xin.

The game had launched even though she hadnt asked Chen Xu, she did take a quick look, but at the time, the ratings and whatnot hadnt been unlocked yet, so she wasnt sure how well it was doing.

Mirror, why does that sound familiar?

It feels like Ive heard it from somewhere before?

Wait this game!

After hearing the name of the game from Ruan Ningxues side, Yang Xin started mumbling and opened the official game platform.

For some reason, she kept feeling that the name rang a bell.

She moved to the overseas version of the platform, typed in, and then searched.

Then Yang Xin fell silent and turned her head to stare at Ruan Ningxue dead in the face. 

Damn it, this is the one who you said couldnt get good results? This is the classmate you said was making a game for the first time? The one who didnt know anything?

Are you kidding me?

She said, realizing why it sounded so familiar!

When she was browsing the game forums earlier, she saw a ton of posts mentioning this game. 

Then she looked at the games storepage. 

USER RATING 9.6

REVIEWS 1724

Yang Xin was no longer calm.

Sympathy, empathy?

What is that? Is it tasty?

Who the hell could empathize with this kind of person?

Who the hell would sympathize with this kind of person?

A 9.6 rating, and so many reviews!

Its only been how many days, and there are already over 1700?

This kind of feeling, she had yet to experience it!

How vexing!

So Chen Xus game was actually a success? Ruan Ningxue asked innocently.

More than a success, its a huge success! For Gods sake, this is an 18R game! And its only been a few days, with such high ratings and so many reviews, I think its going to sell more than the peak of my three games!

Yang Xin said enviously.

As she watched the growing performance of Mirror on the storefront, she began to feel queasy and uncomfortable.

Especially when she thought about what she just said to Ningxue, offering herself up as a bad example for the comfort of others.

Good Lord, she had become the bad example for real!

However, Yang Xin quickly threw off this embarrassing feeling when she stood up and grabbed Ningxues arm.

Xiao Xue, please! Please introduce me to this great god!

Let me learn his ways!

As the saying goes, the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first. 

Well, maybe thats not quite right, but its close enough.

After all, if you cant turn into a big shot, but you find someone who might, why not cling onto those rock-solid thighs?

(pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first = to benefit from intimacy with an influential person)