Even within Cruise Capital, project teams facing similar situations have mostly failed—though they held certain channel resources and didn't suffer too much loss.
But all these games that followed the trend, despite their different themes, all shared the same characteristic: difficulty.
Many games, when featured on platform recommendations, practically shout it from the rooftops:
"It's so hard for me! It's really hard! I can die hundreds of times fighting a single boss. It's probably even harder than 'Mortal Souls'!"
Any game like this will inevitably mention Blue Star's "Soul of Mortals" during its promotion.
Everyone knows that Souls of Mortals is the progenitor of this type of game, to the point that everyone calls this kind of high-difficulty game a "Souls-like game".
There's no need for a catchy name; simply saying "like a soul" is enough to make people immediately understand the game's unique features.
Many big-budget games have already adopted the slogan "Beyond the mortal soul".
If what the media says is true, then the gaming industry would be producing a "Souls-like" game that "surpasses Souls" every day, and all players would probably be tortured to death.
Unfortunately, it never appeared.
There has never been a game that truly surpasses Mortal Souls.
Whether measured by sales figures or player reviews, "Soul of Mortals" remains at the top, sitting firmly in the leaderboard, waiting for successors to challenge it.
Moreover, some players have actually created similar memes.
I took a screenshot from a movie and photoshopped the face to resemble the smiling face of Mingyan's virtual avatar.
He became the BOSS of Mingda, sitting on his throne in a cool and domineering manner, with a magnificent scepter supporting him next to the throne.
The big boss wore a huge emerald ring on his left hand and a delicate crown casually draped over his head, looking out of the screen.
The arrogance is substantial.
It was accompanied by the text: "[Mortal! Come and challenge the God of Games!]"
The game called "I Wanna Go Home" is probably the closest "Soulslike" game to that throne.
It's hard to believe that the game that ultimately captures the true essence of "Soulslike games" is such a small-scale game.
Some say: "It is small, but its ingenious design is comparable to the essence of the mortal soul!"
[Truly worthy of being called the genius designer of the Dragon-Slaying Saber; in just a few months, he was able to see through the design of the mortal soul. He also allowed us to rediscover the aesthetics of level design from a completely different perspective.]
Before and after the mini-game was launched, its popularity soared rapidly due to the traffic generated by the streamer.
Among various player groups, many people may not have played the game before, but they clicked into the live stream or simply watched the pre-recorded video.
Whether it's "Miss Juliet" or the tech-savvy streamer "Yao Ling Meng," their recorded videos are quite popular, now reaching hundreds of millions of views across the internet.
Especially Comrade Juliet, who was true to his word and actually changed into a maid outfit the next day to start the live stream.
The audience either laughed uproariously or were mesmerized by the sight.
Many people watch the video three or four times and can't help but recommend it to their friends.
It's unclear when exactly, but the chief designer of the Dragon Slayer Sword has quietly gained fans among players.
His fans are not as enthusiastic and cohesive as the "little stars" of Blue Star, but they are scattered throughout the Sixth Star Province.
—It's said that there are a lot of wealthy people in it!
When chatting in the group, it's true that everyone seems to own a villa, a cruise ship, and a private jet. People with assets worth hundreds of millions are embarrassed to call themselves big shots.
Because the genius who created the Dragon-Slaying Saber has never shown his face, and he hasn't even revealed his name.
Therefore, fans directly call him "genius" and use the logo of the Dragon Slayer Sword to represent him.
Some people have played too much "Idle Heroes" and like to use the image of the Little Knife Elf to allude to this genius.
Soon, someone created another ingenious version of the meme.
It was also taken from a blockbuster movie, but it used the image of a demon.
With enormous black bat wings, the demon was dressed politely in a human suit and wore a mask, hinting at his mysterious identity.
He originally had a sword-shaped badge on his chest, which was photoshopped into the logo of the Dragon Slayer Sword Studio—the Dragon Slayer Sword.
This scene seemed to possess some kind of magic, instantly startling people and making them subconsciously feel: This is an evil demon!
The picture was accompanied by the text: "Mortals! Do not look directly at the devil!"
The netizens of the interstellar era are truly talented, something Mingyan has already experienced firsthand.
Back when Minecraft was first released, a group of players were already able to build "paradise cities" in it.
Now that Blue Star Studio has taken shape, there are countless works like this online.
On some video websites, everyone has already reached a tacit understanding:
Within a week of Blue Star Studios releasing the game, the entire website is inevitably flooded with related submissions!
The release of "Blue Star Apocalypse" will feature Russell Lewis teaming up to dominate the online scene.
With the release of Mortal Soul, it's like the old Buddha and other big bosses are going to dominate the charts.
Besides games, videos from the Blue Star Carnival also surged to the top of the rankings.
Moreover, at times like these, all other related content also experiences a surge in traffic.