Chapter 114 Show Them the Hard Guy! A Game Masterpiece Comparable to "Interstellar"!

"Is such that……"

Gou Chehua kept everything simple and briefly explained the cause and effect to Ke Jin.

As early as more than 40 years ago, there were only eight recognized art categories in Blue Star around the world.

The game at that time could not be called a game.

It is "office electronic entertainment" characterized by computer programming codes.

This kind of entertainment project is far from being able to rank in the field of art.

Then, an outstanding Chinese game designer used his wild imagination to transform what was originally only a string of programming codes into a small electronic entertainment that programmers at that time used to kill time.

The expansion gave rise to the first generation of electronic games, laying the foundation for the development of electronic games with pixel style + 8bit electronic soundtrack.

Then, because China's technology in the field of science and technology was relatively backward at that time.

In order to open up more game markets, this young man, who is almost considered the first generation of global game designers, packed up his bags and resolutely headed to the other side of the ocean to seek development.

It is precisely because of this that in this era of information congestion.

This outstanding Chinese game designer did not leave his name.

However, he succeeded in almost single-handedly developing what was originally called "office electronic entertainment" in the early 1990s into the first generation FPS, 2DACT, and the source of all development in the history of games - RPG.

Soon, people of that era realized.

This kind of electronic virtual entertainment with a unique and rich style seems to have a different kind of charm.

It's easy to get addicted to it.

And you can feel a variety of positive emotional feedback such as happiness, excitement, and comfort in it.

So it quickly spread among the crowd.

It also established the origin of the title of the Ninth Art.

"It turns out that this is how the game development history of Blue Star came about. It is very different from that on Earth." Ke Jin was thoughtful while listening to Gou Chehua's story.

Because this period of history is too old, information is blocked, and the designer left his hometown early, it is almost difficult to find any relevant information online.

Basically, if you look up the origins of video games, they all came from Europe and the United States.

If you dig deeper, you'll find everything you can say. There are so many different opinions that it's hard to tell whether the information is true or false.

Even Gou Chehua said that this rumor only occurred when he was working at other game companies.

According to what was told by an old employee who was fairly well-respected in the company at the time, it is difficult to confirm whether it is true or false.

However, truth and falsehood are put aside for now.

In the ten or twenty years after games were defined as the ninth art.

In fact, it has always been controversial.

At that time, there were many other equally niche arts that also wanted to compete for this popular title.

A series of arts such as photography, comics, handicrafts, etc. also want to stand out from the original broad categories.

However, due to their own characteristics, they are too close to their parent art.

In the end, games, a new type of interactive art, broke through and officially became the ninth art recognized by Blue Star globally.

"This is better than on Earth, where public opinion has never officially recognized gaming as the ninth art." Regarding the development history of Blue Star Games, Ke Jin couldn't help but sigh.

"However, compared to the big brothers of the eight major arts, gaming started late. It is only more than forty years old now... there are still many people of the older generation who disdain to call it art." Gou Chehua added. road.

"The Nine Arts and Culture Celebrations were actually called the Eight Arts as early as seven or eight years ago. At that time, many players jointly requested that the annual selection of games be included, but in the end, there was no result."

"Later, the power of game capital intervened, and the game industry was indeed developing at a rapid pace... Although it was a bit deformed, I finally managed to get in." Gou Chehua smiled awkwardly.

There's something wrong with this...

In Ke Jin's eyes, this is simply alien.

But I can understand it on second thought.

After all, people who have never eaten pork cannot imagine the taste of pork.

Before the company Ready Player One took off, almost all Blue Star players believed that mainstream games were puzzle games with a heavy focus on drawing cards + exquisite character drawing styles, and that other types were crooked.

Soon I heard Gou Chehua speak again.

Briefly describe what happened next.

Originally, Game Capital had a pretty good idea.

The cultural celebration is an annual cultural awards ceremony that attracts national attention.

He is the master of all things.

People who are as tired as dogs after a busy year and have little time to relax will usually take advantage of the end of the year to find some art and culture they are interested in from the celebrations. They will take the holidays at home before and after the Spring Festival to relax and enjoy themselves. Ichiban.

But who would have thought that even though the celebration had promised to be included in the game?

But basically every year it is a companion event, and there are very few opportunities to show one's face, so it will only be mentioned in the final awards summary.

Let's say that people are discriminating against you.

The Blue Star gaming industry has nothing that can be called works of art to display.

Even if you belong to yourself, you will not live up to expectations.

After all, in the eyes of many uninterested passers-by, those popular heavy krypton games rely on defense and are nothing more than taking advantage of the gambling mentality to sway players. The gameplay is not even as good as Doudizhu games, and they are everywhere.

Because of this, every year’s cultural celebration has almost become a day of misery for the gaming industry.

I am often ridiculed by x-on:fans of the art next door.

In the end, it became a series of memes.

Things like "It's open! Guess where your ranking will be this year? / Dog Head", "No one will remember the loser at the bottom unless it is at the bottom every year", "As we all know, there are only eight awards in the nine major arts", "Who said Isn’t krypton money considered art? Performance art is also art! ’, ‘Although it is said that both refined and popular people can appreciate it, why is your art only limited to the vulgar? ’ and so on, a series of ironies.

This is used to ridicule the gaming capital that obviously does not have the strength, but still has to squeeze its brains and want to participate in the eight major art festivals, but it ends up at the bottom every year.

Capital behavior, players pay the bill.

At this time, it is basically the time when the gaming industry pretends to be stupid.

The gaming capital, headed by the three giants Tengjing, Netcom, and Yinhui, saw that attracting traffic was to no avail, but they did not have the ability to withdraw directly from the group.

After all, this kind of grand official annual celebration does not come and leave at will.

So they all started kicking the ball around.

From the first few years, everyone rushed to go.

The mutual blame-shifting up to this point can be described as exciting.

Anyway, whoever goes will have to be held down by netizens from all walks of life and ridiculed for at least a month, and the company's market value will also be affected and turbulent.

Come this year.

The Big Three are preparing to continue playing ball.

Then he turned around and looked.

Huh?

There seems to be a stupid caddy here!

Come on, come on, young man, this ball is passed to you to kick!

"...That's probably what happened." Gou Chehua said at the end, sighing slightly: "In other words, Mr. Ke, this invitation letter seems to be very good."

"But in fact, they are all unwanted things left by the Big Three. They were dumped to our number one player after all. The award officials are not interested in knowing about it. It is a matter of debate whether people even know that our number one player is an A-level company... Anyway, someone jointly recommended it, so they just sent an invitation letter..."

"That's it." After hearing Gou Chehua's description, Ke Jin couldn't help but frown slightly.

if it is like this.

Not only did it have no cards, but it was also inferior.

Maybe he will take over the blame of capital and be laughed at.

Belonging is thankless.

"Then..." Ke Jin originally wanted to say, "Then let's push it away."

But the next moment.

A notification sound suddenly popped up in Ke Jin's mind.

[It is detected that the host is triggering the key event of ‘rewriting the history of game development’! 】

[This system is about to launch a limited-time special mission for the second time! 】

[The limited-time mission will cancel the water limit and temporarily remove the ultimate gift package reward! 】

[Limited time task: Please make any game to participate in this cultural celebration, and have your work win the title of the best art of the year among the nine major arts! 】

[Limited-time mission reward: After completing the limited-time mission, the ultimate gift package version will be iterated for the host, 1.1→1.2]

[Note: Whether to accept this mission or not depends entirely on the host’s personal wishes. The host is free to give up the time-limited mission, and the regular accompanying missions will not be affected in any way. 】

…

The moment he saw the mission pop up, Ke Jin's thoughts changed.

Kejin, who holds many high-quality game IPs, is not afraid of losing face by participating in the competition. He just feels that he is not taken seriously and is too lazy to participate.

We Ready Player One don’t need such a vase to win the Game of the Year award to prove our game.

But now, if Brother Tongzi can say this, it means that he has detected that this selection is a more critical turning point.

As the saying goes, "Do what you do and love what you do". Since I am engaged in the gaming industry, I naturally look forward to seeing the great development of the gaming industry.

Besides, there is no limit on turnover this time.

You can do it freely without worrying about not getting your money back.

You can even get the ultimate gift pack updated once you complete the mission!

The last version was already a collection of finished games.

After this upgrade, I don’t know what new rewards will be given.

Anyway, Brother Zhengzi has been following me for more than a year, and I have never seen him mistreat me.

"Then take it!" Ke Jin tore open the envelope of the invitation without hesitation.

A small card made of hardwood material with hot gold color and book flavor is presented.

“We sincerely invite ‘Number One Player’ companies to participate in the selection with high-quality works of the year

——Presented by the organizer of the 28th "Chinese Arts Festival" annual cultural celebration, we are waiting for your visit. "

"Uh...?" Gou Chehua didn't expect that he would decisively choose to enter the venue at this moment, with a slightly surprised expression.

Obviously the stakes were clearly explained just now...

This kind of selection is harmful to our company but not beneficial at all.

And because the game has had a bad reputation in the eyes of passers-by for many years, I feel like I will be scolded if I don’t get first place.

As for taking first place... you basically don't even have to think about it.

In the end, Hua Luo must be one of the three giants of film and television/music/literature. This is the case every year, there is no suspense.

So Gou Chehua hurriedly spoke to dissuade him.

“Mr. It is a well-received game in the circle. There is no doubt about the gameplay, but in terms of artistry, is it somewhat lacking..."

"As you know, the judges in the circle have very vicious views and are quite biased against game art. They will only be more harsh when giving scores..."

"No, we don't use the old games." Ke Jin said with a smile.

"Isn't there still three or four months left? Let's make a new game."

"If they want art, give them an art-level game!"

You say that the art of the game industry can knock other art industries to the ground and kill them indiscriminately, then I disagree. After all, each company has its own strengths.

But you want to say that the game industry has no artistry.

That would be embarrassing.

Today, I really have to open the eyes of you blue star netizens.

Let you take a look at what is called the ninth art that is exclusive to the gaming industry!

"How artistic?" Gou Chehua couldn't help but ask.

"I don't dare to say it's transcendent, but it's comparable to the art of "Interstellar". Is it enough?" Ke Jin said with a smile.

One sentence immediately stunned Gou Chehua.

Damn it? ?

Are you serious? ?

Art comparable to the level of "Interstellar"...

What kind of art is that? ?

"Interstellar" has won Oscars and various awards from around the world.

Although Mr. Ke also said that he dare not say that it is superior, he can only say that it is comparable.

But even if it is comparable, it must at least be. If someone scores 10 points, you can compare to someone who scores 70 or 80 points, right?

This is also awesome!

But the question is...does our gaming industry have this ability?

Can you do this?

Why don't I believe it...

In fact, let alone Gou Chehua.

Now any practitioner in the gaming industry, standing in front of Ke Jin, would feel like he was just bragging after hearing what he said.

It feels as ridiculous as pointing to the tricycle pedaled by an old lady and saying, 'Sooner or later, it will also be able to fly into space.'

Seeing Gou Chehua's unbelievable look, Ke Jin was not in a hurry to explain, and just asked him to go down first and get the plan a week later.

For things they have never seen before, they will only know their true existence after they land.

Before that, no matter how much you say, it's just a mirror.

As for game selection.

After confirming to accept the task.

Ke Jin already had the work locked in his mind.

In fact, there were many games that could be called the Ninth Art in the previous life on Earth.

They have different forms of beauty, and they are all rich in core and characteristics, coupled with excellent gameplay and plot interpretation.

There are ten thousand Hamlets in the hearts of ten thousand people, and it is difficult to judge who is higher and who is lower.

But this competition is no child’s play.

Smaller works of art such as To the Moon and Monument Valley may be difficult to gain recognition from passers-by.

If you want it, come with a hard dick!

But for games like Big Cousin, The Witcher, Breath of the Wild, and Elden's Ring, the entire process is too long, not to mention that it takes time to settle and ferment, just to make this part.

The number one player now has a size of more than 200 people, and it is impossible to pay for it in three or four months.

No matter how detailed a plan is, it can’t be done.

So, after some thinking.

Among the many works of art, Kejin has identified one that has just the right process, not too short to look like a mini-game, and not too long to make passers-by impatient to experience it.

The artistic expression and creativity of the pictures are exceptionally rich.

And the game is full of plot tension——

"BioShock Infinite"

Yeah, not a single guess was correct.

Is this game so unpopular? Have you ever played it? Come out and have fun.

In fact, in general, Infinite + DLC 1 and 2 are completely coherent. It is best to include Bioshock 1 in order to be regarded as a complete ninth art.

However, due to space constraints, I can only write about infinity first.

The story of DLC and 1 will be presented in the sequel later.

Of course, even without DLC and Biochemical 1, Infinite itself is already excellent enough and worthy of the title of Ninth Art.

One last word: the "BioShock" series is just one of the many ninth arts. It does not mean that it is the only one called the ninth arts. I will write about other games slowly later, one by one, don't rush.