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Mingyan had no idea that the next day, a special player would visit the Blue Star Building.
Zhuo Yu, dressed casually in a t-shirt, jeans, and a baseball cap, with a bear-shaped face mask, toured the Blue Star Studio with the Little Blue Badge players.
When they bumped into each other in the elevator, Mingyan quickly recognized him.
This designer, Zhuo, didn't his new game "Passerby" with the Bifang team get a nomination in the A-League this year? How come he's suddenly so leisurely, even vacationing in the Sixth Star Province?
Zhuo Yu scratched his head and greeted, "Hey, I quit my job and am now unemployed. I finally have time to tour Blue Star—do you have a smoking area?"
Mingyan calmly pointed to the rooftop and then watched his back.
A brilliant idea suddenly came to mind.
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210. Pictionary
Mingyan found Zhuo Yu on the rooftop.
Zhuo Yu was leaning against the railing, smoking.
It's clear he took great care of himself before his trip; he no longer looked as tired as he did at last year's League One ceremony. His stubble was clean-shaven, his eyes were bright, and he looked full of energy.
Although he said he was unemployed.
The game "Passerby" released by the team behind "Beyond the Horizon" this year is also very interesting. Although it is not large in scale, it has a profound meaning.
Mingyan said that he had played the game with Xia Cheng during his previous vacation and found it to be quite unique.
"Passerby" is an adventure game set in space... but it does not contain any action or combat elements, and simply provides a pure "starry sky wandering" experience.
After playing for a while, the two agreed that the game was better suited for playing alone and did not require two people to play together.
It's not that there's a problem with the game design, but rather that this game requires someone to experience it quietly on their own to gain deeper insights.
In "The Passerby", every player is a space fish, a creature that can freely roam in outer space.
The little fish was born inside a dead star, and from there began its solitary search throughout the universe—
Searching for a green Gaia-class planet.
The game content is that simple; there isn't even a single word of text.
All the player can do is control the little fish to fly to the next star system, quietly watching the many planets move and the stars twinkle silently in the sky.
The visuals were breathtakingly beautiful, and the music was incredibly soothing, bringing a sense of peace to the soul.
The game "The Passerby" has five levels, each with the ultimate goal of finding a suitable planet.
Players can fly freely in outer space, but they often need to rest to recover their stamina.
However, you may encounter other small fish along the way—other players. Two small fish can touch each other to restore their stamina.
If they are heading in the same direction, the two little fish may travel together for a while, but they will eventually separate and fly to their own destinations.
There was no communication or exchange during this period, no written or spoken words. It was like two intersecting straight lines that touched at a certain point and then parted ways peacefully.
Mingyan could sense that only a designer with a peaceful and strong heart could create a game like this.
But besides the calmness, there seemed to be a weariness and vicissitude of having seen through fate.
Considering what Zhuo Yu has experienced over the years, Mingyan seems to be able to understand him.
Designers put their heart and soul into each and every creation, and after reaching the end of a long journey, they must take another step towards the next paradise.
There was no rest, and no companionship.
Those passersby are merely temporary companions; they may offer some help, but ultimately they will leave.
Because their respective paradises are, after all, in different directions.
In a review of "The Passerby," an editor wrote: [Read as "Passerby," written as "Life."]
Only those who have had similar experiences can truly understand this sense of loneliness.
But this game, with its excellent production quality alone, is enough to win over most players—it is the culmination of Zhuo Yu's experience and hard work.
He asked him directly, "After you resign, are you still planning to continue making games?"
Zhuo Yu stubbed out her cigarette on the railing and said blankly, "I don't know, I haven't thought it through. I originally wanted to switch industries for two years, but after quitting, I felt it was too tiring. I'll take a six-month break first."
"Having accumulated so much experience, don't you feel it's a pity to give it up now?" Ming said.
Zhuo Yu sighed and said with a bitter smile, "I'm afraid you're the only one who thinks that way. You don't know, there's no place for me in that other place anymore..."
The team he built from scratch gradually fell into the hands of capital, and he was helpless, only able to lose them year after year.
Mingyan understands this point, but: "They were powerless to keep you, and even the game couldn't stop them?"
Zhuo Yu fell silent again and took out a second cigarette.
Mingyan didn't continue the topic, but instead said, "Since you've come all the way to visit Blue Star, why don't you have dinner with us tonight?"
At 7 PM, the design team at Blue Star Studio announced a team-building activity for the evening.
"yeah!!"