Chapter 82 Best Visual Effects Award
In the blink of an eye, the twelfth lunar month has arrived.
Three full months have passed since we started developing the new game "Divine Grace Continent" before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Last year, Chen Ba was unable to go home for the New Year due to work. He must go back this year, otherwise he will not be able to explain to his father.
Chen Ba's parents divorced early and lived separately, and he was raised by his father and grandmother.
After my grandmother passed away, my old father was the only one left in the family.
Originally, when the profits from "Star Emperor" were received, Chen Ba planned to buy a house in Jiangning and bring his old father to live with him.
But his father was reluctant to let the few acres of land at home go to waste, and he refused to let it go to waste. In addition, the development of "Divine Grace Continent" would require a lot of money, so the plan was abandoned.
It’s okay that he didn’t make any money in previous years, but thanks to the three previous games, Chen Ba has some money in his pocket this year, so he plans to build a new house for his father in the village.
As the old man didn't want to move into the city, Chen Ba could only build a new house for him in his hometown to improve his living environment.
“It’s expensive to repair a house.”
"Yes, it's mainly because labor costs have increased and the materials are not worth much." Chen Ba nodded.
After deciding to build a new house for his old father, he asked someone to inquire about the market price, but the result left him speechless.
Ten years ago, 70,000 or 80,000 yuan was enough to build a two-story building in his hometown. But now, without 200,000 or 300,000 yuan in your pocket, you can't build it at all.
"What about the decoration?"
Yang Dong seemed very curious about this kind of self-built house in the countryside, so he asked, "If you build a house in the countryside, it shouldn't be expensive to decorate it, right?"
"It depends on how you dress it up. If you dress it up well, it will be quite expensive."
Chen Ba expressed his thoughts and plans: "My dad meant that there is no need to decorate too luxuriously. After all, the countryside is not like the city. He is the only one at home, and it would be troublesome to clean up."
"Uncle is right."
Yang Dong agreed with this. When it comes to decoration, one must take the actual situation into consideration. For self-built houses in the countryside, if they are decorated too luxuriously, it will be very difficult just to clean and do daily maintenance.
Building a small garden pool or something like that may look nice, but is it practical? Not really! And it’s also very difficult to maintain. Instead of cleaning the pool, you might as well do some farm work!
That’s what the older generation thinks.
Chen Ba has the money and can build his house very luxuriously, but he also agrees that self-built houses should be more "practical".
"I asked my dad to help with this matter. After the Chinese New Year, when the workers are in place, we should be able to start construction."
As Chen Ba spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, looked at Yang Dong and said, "You won't not go back this year, will you?"
"You're gone, leaving me alone in my empty room?" Yang Dong said resentfully.
"You this..."
Chen Ba rolled his eyes, really impressed by Yang Dong, this old bootlicker.
It's been so many years, why hasn't he let go of that woman? It's no wonder that Yang Dong's parents are anxious. Even bystanders would be anxious for him if they saw this.
"You'd better put it down quickly."
Out of kindness, Chen Ba advised: "Don't keep thinking about your ex-girlfriend. She might have started dating someone new and you still don't know about it!"
"Oh, by the way, are Xiaojuan and Kunkun dating? She asked for leave from me yesterday, and I saw on her Moments that she went to see a movie."
“It should be…”
Yang Dong pondered, "They have finally gotten married, and they will probably get married next year. Zhong Shengwei has a girlfriend, and even Xiao Lu is chatting enthusiastically with Xiao Xin, the customer service representative."
Okay!
The huge Tianba Studio was filled with the sour smell of love, and they were the only two single guys left.
“Ahem!”
Chen Ba coughed and decided to skip this sad topic and instead talk about this year's Steam Game of the Year Awards.
Tianba Studio has made great progress!
"Star Emperor" has been selected as a candidate for the "Best Visual Effects" award on the Steam platform this year.
Although this is only a candidate, it still needs players to vote to decide whether it will win the award. However, since the voting channel has been opened, the performance of "Star Emperor" has skyrocketed by 100,000 votes overnight, so this award should be a sure win.
"It's definitely stable..."
"Can any other game have such great graphics as Star Emperor? Can it have Lao Huang and Su Ma jointly support it?"
Yang Dong raised his eyebrows: "We won the award, it is well deserved! Even if Cyberpunk 2077 comes, today's award must be given to Star Emperor!"
"I like to hear that. Say more."
Chen Ba smiled and said, "It's a pity that the awards given by the Steam platform are still a little lacking in value and are not as well-known as TGA."
"Just be content. It's good enough to win an award. What does TGA have to do with us?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
It may sound harsh, but it's the truth.
In the Steam awards ceremony, Tianba Studios can get a piece of pork to taste the saltiness, but TGA, the "Oscar" of the gaming industry, really has nothing to do with it.
Those are the home venues for 3A masterpieces or global hit games.
The works produced by Tianba Studio are not competitive and cannot even get a nomination. They can only watch others perform.
"'Star Emperor' is still too unpopular. If its sales exceed one million copies and there are more overseas players, it might be nominated for the best fighting game." Chen Ba sighed.
Putting aside the shortcomings such as high configuration requirements and poor hitting feel, "Star Emperor" still has many shining points.
Even if you don't deserve an award, you should at least get a nomination.
Unfortunately, the sales of "Star Emperor" are too low, and most of the players are from China. There are too few foreign players, resulting in very low popularity.
This is also one of the main reasons why "Star Emperor" was not seen in this year's TGA Game Awards. After all, who knows whether a game that no one has ever heard of is fun?
"fine!"
Yang Dong consoled him, "Shennong Land is a good game. I think it should be nominated for next year's TGA."
"I hope so."
Chen Ba is not as optimistic as Brother Dong.
The new game has been in development for three months and a rough outline has been formed. Judging from the current trial performance, it does look decent, but it is not necessarily outstanding.
Just OK!
This can be seen from the scoring criteria provided by the system. The comprehensive score is as high as 90 points, which sounds pretty good...
However, Chen Ba's first game "Study Simulator" scored 91 points! The system's comprehensive score is OK for fun, but anyone who takes it seriously is really stupid.
91 points are quite close to 90 points.
Considering the performance, sales data and overall reputation of "Study Simulator" after its release, Chen Ba had a rough idea in his mind.
The overall score of "Shennong Continent" is as high as 90 points, which is much higher than "Star Emperor". This shows that the game should be good, and the sales and reputation should be better than "Star Emperor".
But games with a score of 91 have bugs, so what about games with a score of 90?
(End of this chapter)