I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 255 - 106: The sense of oppression fills me! The faster the player runs, the faster the ghost runs!_1

Chapter 255: Chapter 106: The sense of oppression fills me! The faster the player runs, the faster the ghost runs!_1

After carefully planning his thoughts in his mind, to avoid neglecting details due to a moment of excitement,

Ke Jin specifically let his thoughts settle overnight.

After waking up from a good night’s sleep, he reviewed the new game idea thoroughly once again.

Still, he found no significant issues.

Then it was time to get to work!

He was about to open the blind box.

But Ke Jin thought about it and decided to take a trip to the company first.

After closing the door of the General Manager’s Office,

he walked straight up to God of Overturning.

With a thought, he summoned the system!

I’ve been overturned so many times before, but this time I stand before the God of Overturning!

That must mean a double negative turns positive!

However, when Ke Jin took out the blind box, ready to select a game, he encountered a dilemma.

There are plenty of high-quality horror games available,

but the problem is there are too few keywords.

After all, compared to FPS, ACT, RPG, and such which can clearly denote a game’s genre, then be paired with another subcategory to almost completely lock in the kind of game you want to make,

horror games encompass too many elements.

If you choose "horror" + "FPS",

you’ll have games represented by Resident Evil, but of the same type, there are "DOOM", "Dead Space", "Possession" and a range of others.

It also includes a hodgepodge of average-grade games that get mixed in.

The chance of error is substantial, to the point where the chosen games might not meet one’s criteria,

but if you select "horror" + "puzzle",

the scope becomes even broader.

If you try to remove the horror keyword and look for commonalities unique to horror games, such as "puzzle", "gory", "thrilling", and the like, you’ll likely get even more countless results.

It’s feared that some non-horror games might even get thrown into the mix.

In the final analysis, the main issue still lies with the categorization.

Other categories summarize based on the nature of the gameplay.

If your game emphasizes shooting elements, it will mostly fall into the FPS category,

If your game emphasizes action or adventure, then ACT, AVG can define it too.

But horror games are the only category that doesn’t classify by gameplay but by the game setting.

This stumped Ke Jin.

"Hiss... I had the approach figured out, but I didn’t think through the specific game. This is a first."

After much thought,

Ke Jin decided to try creating his own keywords.

Entering "green hat" or "jade feet" before had yielded corresponding games.

Maybe it would work this time too?

With a thought, he summoned the system’s screen.

He quickly typed four characters onto it.

"Continuous Fear"

After some consideration, he added another keyword.

"Highly Tense"

Once he had finished entering them, Ke Jin felt much more secure.

No matter what the blind box produces, with those two terms, at least it should be something that makes the brave weep and the cowardly tremble, right?

Soon, accompanied by a trembling of the blind box,

there was a burst of brilliant light!

Unfortunately, the color seemed a bit dull.

"Congratulations, you’ve received a C-rated business simulation game—Thief Simulator!"

The moment Ke Jin saw the result, he almost popped his eyes out of his head.

????

Blind box bro, what the hell... what are you trying to tell me?

Ke Jin had indeed heard of this game... It was a silly and fun little game.

And the most absurd thing was that after giving it more thought, he realized it indeed perfectly matched his custom-made keywords.

Continuous fear.

Isn’t it frightening to steal from someone else’s house...

And as for being highly tense, that’s also correct, if you made me a thief I would be highly tense too.

"No, it seems I must have the word ’horror’ included." Previously satisfied with his double keyword approach, Ke Jin suddenly felt they were not enough.

Glancing at the system level, it seemed 10,000 points of experience was the current cap for a single task, with only ten thousand given after each regular mission.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds + Hollow + Stardew Valley, he had already obtained thirty thousand.

After completing this game, and one more, the system could level up to 8.

Then it should be possible to unlock a third keyword.

Wait a minute!

Why on earth am I still thinking about system upgrades?

Having read through so many Chapters, anyone with a bit of understanding knows, am I the kind of person who needs to rely on system upgrades to complete my missions?

Isn’t that just cursing myself to start off on the wrong foot?

Ptui!

I must succeed this time!

Two keywords are enough for me to charge through!

After some thought, Ke Jin retained the element "Continuous Fear," believing it to be crucial, the fundamental key to deterring players.

For the second term, he pragmatically added the targeted keyword "horror game."

With hopeful anticipation, he used the refresh opportunity that came with the blind box.

He pressed confirm, and the blind box came to life!

"Buzz~~" After a tremor, the blind box’s outer straps exploded into fluff, bursting forth with a purple-golden sheen!

"Congratulations, you’ve received an S-ranked escape-style horror game plan—Dark Deception!"

"Issuing an adaptive companion mission for you!"

"Regular Mission: Achieve first place in the horror game hot play rankings within 15 days of the game’s launch!"

"Special Mission: On the premise of completing the regular mission, make sure the game’s turnover remains below 10 million yuan!"

...

Oh-ho?

Looking at the randomly drawn game, a slight frown flickered across Ke Jin’s forehead.

He may not have played this game, but in his previous life, it had a moment in the clouds.

For a time, it was immensely popular, played by many domestic and international streamers alike.

And the ultimate result? They were frightened to the point of wetting themselves, with the mild cases screaming in fright and the severe ones itching to smash their computer screens.