What games do you usually play?
Zhu Yao thought for a moment: "Dou Dizhu (a card game), Candy Crush, um... I played Seer Kingdom in elementary school, and I also raised QQ Pets, does that count? I also watched my classmates play Honor of Kings..."
Yu Nan wrote on the tablet: I don't play games.
"What does a game look like in your understanding?"
Zhu Yao began to recall the games she had seen. When she browsed the web, many pop-up windows would appear, containing numerous game advertisements.
"Probably... 999 damage per hit, come and fight me if you're a brother?"
Zhu Yao paused when she saw Yu Nan.
"Hmm... there's also a free beautiful female waifu for downloading, and a legendary mount for your first recharge of 6 yuan?"
Zhu Yao gasped when she saw Yu Nan.
Am I being rejected?
Zhu Yao simply retorted, "In the lonely night, a sexy little nurse invites you to enter the game."
Yu Nan looked up and stared at her, as if she had seen something terrifying.
What kind of weird websites do you usually visit?
"I didn't look at anything," Zhu Yao said innocently. "It just popped up as soon as I turned on the computer."
Yu Nan remained silent. "Did it pop up from 360?"
"My PC Manager also pops up pop-ups, but after downloading Kingsoft Antivirus, I can close them and it's much better."
Yu Nan hesitated for a moment, then wrote on the tablet: I know absolutely nothing about games.
Finally, he added: "I might not be very good at using computers."
Zhu Yao thought to herself that she would just use the computer to type some words.
After all, her old computer was so laggy that even watching videos was a nightmare, and Master Lu's benchmark test gave it a very low score, so naturally she didn't want to use it.
"So what do you think a good game should be like? Or, in your opinion, what makes a successful game?"
As dedicated as Yu Nan was, she continued to ask questions.
“Probably…” Zhu Yao thought about her college roommate.
She had a pretty good relationship with a roommate who was so addicted to games that he rarely went to class or ate in the cafeteria. The roommate had told her about some games.
She's so engrossed in it, the games she plays must be pretty good... What games does she play?
"It's probably like the pesticide game, where a lot of people fight each other..." After all, so many people play it, and the news said it's a national game.
Yu Nan nodded. "Anything else?"
"And then there's... what's it called? Anyway, it's about collecting characters by drawing cards to fight monsters. Different characters have different strengths. There's also clearing stages to develop characters, and there are big events every now and then."
Zhu Yao remembered that her roommate had spent her entire semester's living expenses on a game called "Bouncy Bouncy," and only managed to survive by borrowing money and eating instant noodles.
"You're probably referring to card-collecting and raising games, are there any others?"
Zhu Yao was a little confused. Almost everyone she had ever met who played games played these two types of games.
Some players become obsessed with ranking up and competing, their emotions swayed by the wins and losses of each game, and they even spend money to buy clothes for their characters, claiming that they feel embarrassed to use characters without skins, and they feel embarrassed to use free skins.
It's like they've found themselves a job, spending all day glued to their phones grinding away, and occasionally spending a lot of money to ensure they get the characters they want. Advising them to stop playing is like interfering with their livelihood.
Seeing her confused look, Yu Nan understood.
This is the perspective of someone who doesn't play games.
It can only be said that there is still a long way to go for domestically produced indie games.
Yu Nan sighed silently in her heart.
"Miss Yu, I don't know much about games, am I not able to help you?"
Zhu Yao lowered her head knowingly.
She could tell how much Yu Nan cared about the game.
Whether it's collections, game consoles, game cartridges, or those exquisite devices flashing lights everywhere.
Someone like Yu Nan, who is clearly a top-tier player, probably can't help the other party even if he wants to.
"No, that's exactly what I want."
Yu Nan suddenly felt much better. She stood up, walked up to Zhu Yao, reached out and lifted her chin, forcing Zhu Yao to look at her.
"I'm counting on you from now on."
Yu Nan blinked, and Zhu Yao could tell from those excited peach blossom eyes that... Yu Nan seemed quite proud?
What a strange person.
After realizing he knew absolutely nothing about games, he was just complaining about it, but now he's getting excited?
I don't really understand some exhibitionist straight women.
Zhu Yao mentally labeled Yu Nan with three tags: emotionally unstable, moody, and frivolous.
Chapter 13 Mr. Yu, you're busy saving money.
At first, Yu Nan did have some dislike for Zhu Yao.
But then she thought about it again, and realized that most people had the same impression of games as Zhu Yao.
In other words, Zhu Yao represents the majority of people who have never played games and do not understand games.
If I could train Zhu Yao to become a pro player, wouldn't that be a great help in discovering potential indie game players?
The more difficult the challenge, the more fun it is!
Yu Nan was a little excited. She couldn't wait to carry out the Zhu Yao transformation plan and secretly thought about what game to use to gradually arouse Zhu Yao's interest.
"Gurgle..."
Zhu Yao's head was near Yu Nan's stomach, and she clearly heard Yu Nan's stomach growl.
Zhu Yao was stunned for a moment, then realized that she had come to the basement to find Yu Nan as soon as she woke up, and guessed that Yu Nan hadn't eaten yet.
Haven't you had breakfast yet?
“It’s already 11 p.m.,” Yu Nan reminded him. “Shouldn’t breakfast be eaten in the morning?”
What time did you wake up?
"Around... nine o'clock in the evening?" Yu Nan thought for a moment. She had just woken up and arrived at the basement when Zhu Yao came down.
Zhu Yao sighed.
This child has lived for 23 years and has grown up to be this big; it's truly remarkable.
Zhu Yao went upstairs, and Yu Nan started picking out games from her inventory.
Should I ask Zhu Yao to help me play a Souls-like game first?
Soulslike games refer to a type of game characterized by high difficulty, obscure and difficult-to-understand plot, dark and beautiful visuals, ingenious map design, and a unique style. Death or failure is a very common occurrence in these games.
Among them, the wildly popular "One-Armed Wolf: Two Lives" has been the subject of many memes by netizens, and the most well-known aspect is that in this game, dying once allows you to read a book for 5 minutes, and although you didn't finish the game, you did graduate with a PhD.
Some people joked: This game is too hard. Every NPC in the Unnamed City has one life left for the one-armed wolf I control.
These types of games are considered very difficult and niche among single-player gamers, and someone like Yu Nan with poor skills would find them even more difficult to beat.
Yu Nan once got stuck on a boss for two whole months. Eventually, Li Yue couldn't stand it anymore and asked her if she wanted to use a cheat engine to beat it first.
"I absolutely refuse to use any cheat codes!" Yu Nan said through gritted teeth.
And Yu Nanka still hasn't finished that game.
Although Yu Nan really wanted the "skilled" Zhu Yao to help her pass the level, she was afraid that the complicated operation, the difficult BOSS, and the terrifying and oppressive game scene would make Zhu Yao resist the game.
Should we let her play horror games first?
I wonder if she's afraid of ghosts! What if she is? Maybe we should find a horror movie to see if she's scared.
But she didn't want to watch horror movies with Zhu Yao! Nor did she want to play horror games with Zhu Yao! She would rather the big villa be empty than feel like there were "people" everywhere in the house.
Yu Nan's first broken controller was when she was playing a horror game and encountered a monster that suddenly appeared in her face. She was so scared that she dropped it and broke it.
Yu Nan is just lousy!
After thinking for a long time, Yu Nan still couldn't come up with what to play with Zhu Yao first.
Unsure of Zhu Yao's preferences, she decided to categorize her games first for easier selection.
Wow, I have so many games...
Yu Nan began to lament that there were some games she didn't even know she had bought.
Often, she would see a streamer playing a game, find it interesting, and want to buy it.
Upon checking, it turned out that they had already bought it.
Every summer sale, winter sale, and Christmas, she posts a chart showing her game purchases online, and a group of players come to admire her.
1st floor: Yu Miao went to buy more goods again?
2nd Floor: The great philanthropist is here! Everyone get out of the way!
3rd Floor: Yu Miao, do you have more games in your library, or more game time?
4th floor: Yu Miao, you buy games but don't play them?
5th floor: What are you joking about upstairs? Your boss Yu is busy saving money. You've already spent money on games, so why do you still need to spend time playing them?
6th floor: 5th floor is right!
7th floor: 6th floor is right!
8th floor: 7th floor is right!
Sometimes, when Yu Nan wants to buy a game, she starts a thread to ask if certain games are worth buying.
Forum user: What are you asking? Even if you buy it, will you know how to play it?