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Chapter 391 - 400: Nitiandang Finally Goes Berserk!

Chapter 391: Chapter 400: Nitiandang Finally Goes Berserk!

Soon, it wasn’t just Instructor Ding, nearly all "Heartbeat Dream" players gradually came to their senses.

And on the Q&A website, "How do you view Nitiandang’s new game ’Heartbeat Dream’?" rapidly became a trending search.

As expected, most of the top responses were complaints. Clearly, the vast majority of players were astute and gaming-savvy; they had been initially fooled by the game but quickly realized the problem, just like Instructor Ding.

Among these complaint threads, one response struck a lethal blow and garnered overwhelming agreement.

"Many people are calling Nitiandang’s new game a scam, and indeed, although Nitiandang never advertised it as a romance game and always played around the edges, Nitiandang’s vague promotions clearly had the intention to mislead consumers.

"However, what I want to discuss today isn’t just that. I want to explain from another perspective why ’Heartbeat Dream’ is almost certain to fail.

"It’s not because of the scam but because, in executing this scam, Nitiandang actually made the game disjointed!

"In fact, there have been many ’scam’ games in the history of games, among which some were successful. Why? Because although these games differed greatly from player expectations at the beginning, as a massive influx of new players entered and the correct ways to play the games were developed, everyone gradually found the right way to enjoy them.

"Actually, many of Nitiandang’s previous games were like this; people complained at first because they hadn’t found the correct way to play these games. However, as hidden mechanics were discovered, all these games turned from rotten to miraculous.

"But ’Heartbeat Dream’ is fundamentally different from Nitiandang’s previous games; I would say, Nitiandang has gone further and further down this path, gradually turning to evil ways, to the point of completely losing control!

"The reason is simple, ’Heartbeat Dream’ clearly aimed to be a romance + horror game, and purely based on this idea, it met its initial target. However, the issue lies in how these two gameplay styles were forcibly merged, using deceit to lure players to engage, but if we look back, are these two gameplay styles well integrated?

"The answer is no; this game leaves people clueless about what to play.

"Just take the romance part; before activating the horror content, the plot is not very complex and lacks the thrilling sensation of youthful love, and often comes across as too sci-fi. Being a bit sci-fi might be good for some players, but it also means the game’s storyline isn’t realistic at all.

"As a result, the romance part became just fast food—tasty at first, but by the end, it’s just full of syrupy flavor.

"And the horror part? Compared to those classic horror games, ’Heartbeat Dream’s horror mode isn’t particularly frightening nor can it be considered a feast of thrills.

"The scares in ’Heartbeat Dream’ are a lesser form of the more forceful jump scares found in usual horror films or games.

"We all know that the highest level of horror is psychological horror, where everything around seems normal yet manages to send chills down your spine.

"This is what we often refer to as Chinese-style horror.

"The level below is the standard Western-style horror, which creates a strong visual shock through blood, amputated limbs, and bizarre creatures, paired with highly realistic plots to create a terrifying effect.

"Then comes jump scares, which in layman’s terms means you’re playing normally, then suddenly a door opens and a monster rushes at your face, giving you a fright.

"And the lowest level would be this forcibly induced horror, akin to scam.

"Because while jump scares are still strategically placed at certain key points, they don’t occur throughout the game, and with some visual impact as support, they are somewhat acceptable.

"Meanwhile, ’Heartbeat Dream’ can be playing a love scene one second and then suddenly turns the love interest into a faceless monster the next second, which is just as boring as a spiteful prank.

"Clearly, ’Heartbeat Dream’ is a game that neither excels in romance nor horror! When these two parts are combined, it’s like ordering commonly seen items from McDonald’s and KFC, putting them together, and then forcefully claiming to have invented a new type of fast food.

"And this is the biggest issue with this game."

This response quickly resonated widely online, with many players sharing it.

In everyone’s view, this was spot on! It was possibly the best representation of the internet’s collective opinion!

Clearly, ’Heartbeat Dream’ is different from previous Nitiandang games, which at least had a more mature template to follow. Although these games also occasionally stirred up some trouble, they were largely within controllable limits.

But who would have thought, is Nitiandang now trying to pioneer even the genre of their games?

Clearly, this was a very failed attempt!

The players couldn’t help but clutch their arms in despair, it seemed that Nitiandang was destined to fall from grace this time!

Clearly, the designers at Nitiandang had always taken a different approach, their previous successes had given them too many illusions, and this time they had finally gone too far!

The previous advantages of the game were all gone, and the disadvantages had intensified.

It’s all over!

...

At this moment, in the villa, Lilith was happily looking at the players’ reviews.

Her smile was harder to suppress than an AK.

Gu Fan, who had just finished washing up and was about to go to bed, hesitated for a moment and said, "President Li, if you want to laugh, just laugh, there’s no outsider here anyway..."

Lilith couldn’t help but laugh loudly three times, "Ha! Ha! Ha! The players have finally understood my intentions correctly this time, without any odd tricks!"

"I really want to reply to them right now, ’All your guesses are right!’"

So far, the players had made many guesses, like the early promotions of Nitiandang were deliberately misleading, romance + horror was a forced combine, and in reality, each part wasn’t done to perfection...

Lilith really wanted to say: Yes, that’s right, this is exactly my intention!

You finally guessed it right, you finally haven’t misunderstood my intentions, it’s not in vain that I’ve made it so obvious!

She even couldn’t help wanting to confirm it with the official account.

Sensing this, Gu Fan quickly intervened, "President Li, you absolutely must not.

"Although this could satisfy for a moment, in the long run, it would harm the collection of negative emotions."

Lilith frowned, but after thinking it over, she realized Gu Fan made a lot of sense.

Using the official account to confirm now could indeed spark a big flame in the short term, letting the players blast their anger, and perhaps could make a quick buck; but after this, players would definitely neither buy nor play ’Heartbeat Dream’ anymore, and the revenue from negative emotions would be cut off.

After all, if the officials admit to deception, who would fall for it?

So it was best to remain silent for now, because although players were doubting en masse, many bystanders were still watching.

Although they saw the entire net blasting criticism and were frightened in the game, out of trust in Heavenly Games, most would still grit their teeth and stick it out a bit longer, experiencing it a bit more.

What if the game still had some hidden mechanics?

Moreover, in a big forest, all sorts of birds are found; the more fans there are, the more likely some die-hard fans will appear.

Considering the current online opinion, there were quite a number of players trying to whitewash Nitiandang. Even though it wasn’t the mainstream opinion, the volume wasn’t small either.

And this kind of controversial voice helps attract more naive players into the trap, out of curiosity or sheer stubbornness, and they would continue contributing more negative emotions.

Thinking of this, Lilith nodded her head, "Hmm, you make a good point! In that case, as the official, it is better for us to stay out of it and let the players fight it out!"

"When even our die-hard fans can’t whitewash us anymore, I would have already made enough from the negative emotions!"

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