I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 169 - 80: Maxed Out Torture, Barrage Explosion! Who Taught You to Play Games Like This?_3

Chapter 169: Chapter 80: Maxed Out Torture, Barrage Explosion! Who Taught You to Play Games Like This?_3

"It’s high! My blood pressure is already starting to rise!"

"This is just ridiculous, other games can’t wait to give players a pleasant sensation, but Baby Ke’s game seems to want players to hurry up and die."

"If it weren’t for the fact that it’s from a top player, I might have already left the live stream, people with high blood pressure like me can’t watch this."

Wang Laoju felt very confused as well.

No, seriously, what kind of game design is this?

At least let me get used to it first...

What made it even worse for him was this.

After landing just now, he killed two or three bugs and exploded some Gold Coins (Geo).

But when he died, all the money remained at the spot where he died.

Which means...

If I want to pick up the money,

I’d even have to descend to the bottom of the floating steps.

Right now, I don’t have much money, so it’s okay.

But what if I accumulate a lot of money later on?

And accidentally die at a very difficult spot.

Wouldn’t I just smash my keyboard on the spot?

This mechanism just thinking about it makes people want to quit.

Look across the entire Blue Star market, there isn’t a single designer who dares to create an action game like this...

Especially since, in the following ten minutes, Wang Laoju tried many times and died repeatedly. Although he made some progress and managed to gradually increase his kills from one to two to three,

He felt that the sense of defeat after dying in this game was too strong.

It even made him feel like a bit of an idiot.

"This time, it seems like the top player has gone a bit off in his thinking."

"Folks, I’ll try one more time, but if it doesn’t work out, I’d have to say this game... might not be for me," said Wang Laoju diplomatically.

The comments in the live chat also discussed.

"Get out of there, stop playing. I acknowledge Baby Ke’s other games, but this one... seems like it’s purposely torturing players, you can’t find any fun."

"We can already declare this a failed creation, it’s too discouraging."

"As a player who splurges on games, which game don’t I get treated nicely in? How can I put up with this?"

"This is more outrageous than I Wanna Be The Guy, at least that has all kinds of traps leading to the deaths, which is great for the show. In this game, the only thing going through the roof is my blood pressure."

"Go ahead and say whether it’s innovative or not/Dog Head, at least Blue Star has never before seen such an ultimate tormenting game."

"I’m not playing it for sure, just watching it is fine for me. I can’t stand this game and I own a gaming hardware store."

The unprecedentedly torturous start was gradually making the viewers lose their patience.

Wang Laoju then started his last attempt.

He jumped, landing on the first step.

At this point, he knew from his seven or eight previous deaths that the fly above would fall down.

So he quickly looked up and controlled the Knight to swiftly throw a bone spike.

"Snap!"

The crisp sound, accompanied by a surge of force, sent the fly flying a short distance away.

Then he leaped forward, following up with another Ordinary Attack in midair.

The fly had less health than the bugs.

Two strikes and it was done, releasing a blob of orange goo.

Meanwhile, Wang Laoju didn’t stop, rushing towards the steps below.

One left, two right, a total of three creatures, he handled the left one first.

Leaping repeatedly, his murderous intent was clear.

He quickly approached the fly on the left and didn’t wait for it to come to him. Charging forward, he swung out another bone spike.

Then leaping again, he followed with a midair assault!

He made another clean and efficient kill!

He twisted his head and dashed to the right!

Wang Laoju made an unexpected discovery.

He didn’t know if it was because he had died too many times earlier, leading to a rhythm and experience emerging in his play.

Or maybe this level wasn’t as hard as he had imagined.

This time, whether it was the rhythm of his attacks or his jumping,

he nearly had perfect control over them!

Even during the operation, he gradually began to feel a sense of effortless elegance and pleasure.

And as the little Knight traversed numerous floating steps and plummeted to the ground,

his bone nail completed its final descent through the air.

"Snap!"

A flash of silver.

This area, cleared!

At that moment, the Knight, along with the fly corpses, hit the ground.

Geo scattered all over the place from the group of monsters he had killed.

With no operation commands inputted, the bone nail was slung back behind him, and his figure was concealed within the folds of his oversized cloak; the tattered garment waved in the wind, exuding an indescribable coolness and aloofness.

At this moment, the viewers were all stunned.

"What the hell? He’s cleared it??"

"I’m shocked! There’s a real talent!"

"This cool??"

"Damn, watching the chairman’s swift and elegant moves chopping veggies feels oddly satisfying!"

"Hiss... something’s not right, this game’s fishy! Designer Ke has got to have put a spell on it or something! Don’t think you can trick me into falling for it! I bet I’d have a different experience playing it than the chairman!... Ah, my hands are itching! Screw it, I’m going to download it!"

It wasn’t just the viewers, even Wang Laoju’s heart was swirling with an inexplicable rush of secret pleasure!

He finally realized the unique pleasure of achievement that set this game apart from other action games on the market.

An overwhelming sense of accomplishment!

What’s the sensation like when playing other action games?

For most players, the pleasure continuously relies on flashy and cool skills, as well as multiple combos, enjoying the thrill of seeing big numbers explode repeatedly.

But the pleasure in this game feels more like a gradual build-up and breakthrough, like after the dark clouds comes the bright, shining sky.

It’s like, when a difficulty is set before you, after many failures and overcoming adversity, you eventually conquer it.

All of the suppression and dissatisfaction from before erupt at this moment like a volcanic eruption, transforming into a strong sense of accomplishment!

This kind of pleasure is particularly sophisticated because it’s not based on content displayed by the game.

It’s an affirmation of oneself!

Designer Ke... really has some serious talent!

To lift a video game up to the level of player self-affirmation, what kind of advanced design concept is this?

Thinking of how he just didn’t appreciate this game, even suspecting that Designer Ke had lost his mind... Wang Laoju suddenly felt a tingle in his scalp.

Was it me who had it wrong all along?

Was it me who didn’t ’get’ Designer Ke’s powerful, advanced thought process...

Without exaggeration.

After this round.

Wang Laoju felt that "Hollow" could even stand apart from other action games and create its own unique genre.

He glanced over the densely packed, rapidly rolling comments.

Looking at those continuous praises,

Wang Laoju’s confidence skyrocketed, and he cracked a smile.

"Just this level of difficulty?"

"I think this game is very simple!"