Even though it was expected!
But when the name of Peak Nation sounded on the stage, the enthusiasm of all the audience and media present burst out instantly like ignited fireworks!
It is rare for a single game manufacturer to win two awards!
In most cases, GDCA arranges awards in the form of "award + nomination".
In other words, no matter how awesome a game company is or how many games it has, it will be fine.
Generally speaking, there is only one award, and at best, there are multiple nominations for other awards.
But Golden Wind, on its own, crushed GDCA with its two games, winning four major awards!
The most important thing is——
No one has raised any doubts about the awarding of these four major awards, and there is not even the slightest room or leeway to suspect any shady dealings!
After all, their works are there!
The best sports game in Peak Country, hands down!
Looking at the global game works, let’s not just talk about this year, let’s just talk about the past five years!
Including the two major platforms of the somatosensory cabin and PC, even mobile phones are included.
On the graphics, on the actions, on the feelings, on the gameplay...
Which one can compete with the Peak Kingdom?
No!
In fact, it is precisely because of the emergence of Peak Kingdom that many game manufacturers today have more thoughts and inspiration about sports games.
Including Nuyan and even Yunwei, many manufacturers have now announced their next sports games, which will move towards more diverse sports forms.
And this!
That’s exactly what Peak State’s annual sports game is all about.
In addition to this, let’s talk about the other three awards.
The best musical score goes to Peaky Blinders, is there anything wrong with that?
Who is dissatisfied?
Is it that Justin Bieber is out of fashion or that Mr. Wang Banbi can no longer bear the knife?
There’s nothing wrong with giving Overwatch the best multiplayer online game, right?
On the first day of the launch, the peak number of online players reached one million, and the interconnected servers of Yiyou and Xunteng were almost sparking.
Global media ratings have exploded, and it has even received a "full score certification" from SNG editor-in-chief Simon.
Whether in terms of gameplay or industrial level, it can be regarded as a top-notch existence in today's gaming circle.
As for the final Best Game Director Award, will it be given to Gu Sheng?
This thing...
There is really no need for discussion.
Not only did it dismantle two of Konami's three largest studios, it also dealt a heavy blow to the YTG studio that Yunwei had high hopes for.
Although during this period, one unlucky guy was beaten twice in a row.
But the glorious record of beating up Konami in the Eastern Hemisphere and trampling on Vivendi in the Western Hemisphere cannot be erased .
Moreover, both Peaky Blizzard and Overwatch, these two award-winning projects, were all created by Gu Sheng himself.
This alone is enough to make Gu Sheng deserve the award.
"...Thanks to the organizing committee, and thank you to all the players,"
On the stage, facing the flashing lights below, Gu Sheng, wearing a blue-gray suit and a Mickey Mouse watch on his wrist, smiled and nodded:
"Honestly, I never expected to win four awards at one awards ceremony,"
“This is the result of the hard work of all Golden Wind studio members, and the recognition of millions of players around the world,”
"And this moment, I want to share with a friend of mine as well."
Talking.
Gu Sheng raised the trophy with one hand and made a rock gesture with the other hand, holding it on his head to make cat ears:
"Look, your favorite game is now being liked by more and more people,"
"They will take you around the world,"
"The better news is that in the upcoming major update next month, the brand new 'Peak Eight' challenge we specially prepared will be launched,"
"We will witness the birth of more warriors and see more magnificent sights..."
As he spoke, Gu Sheng put his hand down and took a deep breath:
“Although Peak Kingdom has no storyline, the players of this game have presented the world with the most beautiful stories they have written themselves,”
"I think this is the best story of the game,"
“Thank you all again.”
Wow——!!!
Following Gu Sheng’s bow!
The audience burst into applause!
The audience stood up and applauded. Even the representatives of the organizing committee and distinguished guests in the front row stood up and applauded Gu Sheng's speech!
Amidst the thunderous applause, the comments were also filled with relief——
'Wow - the old thief's cat gift'
'I'm going to cry'
"The impact of this game is really profound. It's the Golden Bull Challenge and the Golden Cat Charity Fund."
"It's great. I feel like I've seen the wonderful changes that games have brought to the world."
"That's why I like Golden Wind."
'Valrede gave a thumbs up'
'?'
'Strange, I just saw a shadow giving a thumbs up'
"You have been recognized by the nanomachine Yin'er, pack up and get ready to go on a date with Lisa."
"Woo-woo-woo---"
"Fuck! Why are there still people screaming in the comments?!"
"Damn, I'm so touched. Can you please stop doing such shady things?"
"You have to understand. After all, who among those who play the old thief game doesn't have a serious illness?"
'Second-hand roses from the gaming world, right?'
"Rose! How many times have I said it! Rose!"
“Hahahahahahaha…”
"……"
A moment of emotion and applause!
Obviously!
As the last best sports game announced in the category awards, the award of Peak Nation brought the best climax of the whole event.
And next!
Normally, this is the time for the winning manufacturers to announce their game plans for the second half of the year.
Yes.
Before the final "Game of the Year" award is announced, the winning manufacturers have a chance to showcase their new games.
However, unlike the GDC conference which focuses on "communication", this time the manufacturers do not need to prepare speeches and topics, but instead need to focus on the "display" of the games.
The GDCA organizing committee will consider and select the registered manufacturers based on their comprehensive levels, including game innovation and industrial standards .
A total of three games were selected, and each game was presented for twenty minutes.
"...So I just asked Mr. Sam to stay, I'm sure everyone has guessed it."
On the stage, the host looked at Gu Sheng with a smile:
"As far as I know, Golden Wind not only came to the awards ceremony with full confidence to win multiple awards, but also has a new surprise to announce to us, right?"
"Yes,"
At this moment, Gu Sheng had already taken advantage of the brief time he had just walked to the side curtain to hand the crystal trophy in his hand to the staff below for temporary storage, and then he went into battle lightly:
“I still remember that at the last GDC conference, our game A Way Out received a lot of love and support from players,”
"It's just that we were just a small game manufacturer back then, and we didn't have enough industrial technology or game production experience,"
"so,"
“This time, we continued the two-player cooperative mode that was loved and recognized by players,”
"We spent more than 200 million dollars to create the first two-player cooperative 3S-level role-playing game in history—"
Talking!
Gu Sheng stretched out his hand and gestured to the big screen behind him!
Accompanied by cheers of surprise from the audience, the lights went out and the large LED screen suddenly lit up!
BANG!!!
As the door was pushed open!
A red anthropomorphic book with glasses and a mouth, and eyebrows and a beard made of purple colored paper suddenly appeared!
The red book is generously introduced in an exciting tone!
[This is a story about a magical kingdom...]
[Here, there are wizards and warriors! ]
As he spoke, a fat clay doll dressed in a wizard's costume looked at the ice and snow in his hand with some confusion.
A skinny puppet in armor next to him raised a flaming sword and got ready.
They fight, they cooperate, they fight plastic toy dragons in a cramped dungeon!
[This legend happened on the vast ocean! ]
The scene switches, and two dolls are riding a small boat, fighting a toy octopus in the river!
[Of course, they will also solve the puzzle in the long river of time! ]
The originally inconspicuous clock seemed to become huge, and the two dolls experienced bizarre things as the huge gears turned!
[Oh, and there's also a big explosion! ]
boom!!!
With a huge explosion and flames, the two dolls were blown high into the sky with screams!
At this moment! The picture freezes!
[Ah, wait, I almost forgot to mention that they were once human beings]
Along with the sound of the book, two torn wedding photos appeared on the frozen screen.
「Oh──what a pity──」
As the wedding photos were separated, the scene quickly reversed and the red book reappeared:
"You must be wondering, what is the theme of this story?"
"Then let's take a look at our two protagonists first—"
Talking about it!
The terrified fat clay doll let out a thick and honest scream: "Ohhhhhhh! How did I become like this?!"
【This one! His name is Cody! 】
Next to him, the blue-haired puppet girl also screamed: "Ahhh! Why did I become a puppet?!"
[This one! Her name is Xiaomei! ]
"And I want to change back..."
Bang!
The red magic book appeared next to the two again:
"You need to repair your relationship first~"
Along with the sound of the magic book, a quick cut of a bizarre game scene was also presented vividly -!
On the spiral ice and snow slope, two people are speeding on the snow!
Work together to ride forward amidst the chaotic lava heat waves!
They rode on frogs, jumped over the poisonous swamps, and landed on the light lotus leaves!
They ran between the templates, dodged the relentlessly falling shovels, and fought with the toolboxes that were also anthropomorphic!
They ride on fidget spinners to fly across the ocean ball pool, and they fight in front of the giant TV while holding joysticks that are bigger than humans!
The microphone turned into a relentless iron snake chase, a ragdoll gorilla drove a flying saucer and fired lasers at them, and a giant vacuum cleaner fired its own fury at the two!
They cooperate, they collaborate, they travel through familiar yet unfamiliar places, and experience bizarre and thrilling battles!
【This! Is a story about cooperation! 】
[The road of life is long, it is better to walk alone——]
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With the sound!
On the red screen like a curtain, three lines of interesting orange and yellow fonts fell!
【Two people travel】
【Golden Wind】
【Presented to you】
Wow——!!!
With the release of the promotional video, the whole audience was shocked in an instant!
The media representatives were so tired of pressing their shutter buttons!
The audience's screams and cheers were one wave after another!
As for the live broadcast barrage, there was a rare explosion of freezes -
'OHHHHHHH——'
"Holy shit!!! Is this a sequel to A Way Out?!"
'It looks like it, but it's not the second part, it's another story!'
"No... this looks... too damn fun!!!"
'Exciting skiing, shooting by Little Yellow, cute cartoon style, and chase scenes!'
'Escape from the Peak State, Garden Warfare, Overcooked, and even Escape!'
'Bad news: Stitched; good news: All stitched'
"I! Wow! So this is the story of a couple who turned into dolls? That's so interesting!"
'It looks like it. That big toolbox, and the anthropomorphic toys, ahhhhhhh I can't stand it! I want to play now!'
"The shadow of the escape is too big, so we need a double trip to make up for it?"
'Gift Crab! A fairy tale worth $200 million! Must buy if you go out! If I don't buy it, I'm a fucking dog!!!'
"Please open the pre-sale. I will pre-order it no matter what this time."
"Wait... the venue is not lit, comrades! No other introduction!"
'so……'
'so--?'
"So next! Let's invite Mia Shen, Chairman of Golden Wind, and Sam Gu, CEO and Game Director of Golden Wind,"
The host's voice came from the speakers and echoed throughout the venue!
"Together we bring you this 20-minute live demonstration!"
boom--!!!
As soon as these words came out!
Whether online or offline, the audience went crazy!
Because historically, on the GDCA stage, very few manufacturers have conducted direct actual machine demonstrations. They usually use introductions and CG to promote their own games.
But this time!
Golden Wind is actually now available on the real machine!
The "Double Reserve" project from GDC is back on stage!
Amidst cheers like a sea tide, Cody, played by Gu Sheng, and Xiaomei, played by Shen Miaomiao, appeared on the large LED screen!
For this actual machine demonstration, Gu Sheng chose the somatosensory cabin mode.
However, the scene that the audience saw was presented in split screen, exactly the same as the original escape.
And as the screen lights up, it’s just a simple opening!
This caused the whole audience to exclaim in surprise!
But see this moment!
The two seemed to be standing in an attic.
As the size of the books has been reduced, the books that could originally be held in the hands and read have become huge.
Even my daughter's horizontal pencil case was a head taller than both of them.
But that's exactly why!
The toy castle that my daughter built in the attic has now become a real huge fairy tale castle!
Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao were like little people who had entered a land of giants.
Especially Shen Miaomiao, who was full of novelty and amazement about everything here!
It's incredible.
Gu Sheng's fantastic ideas gave her a dreamlike feeling that her childhood fantasies had come true.
"Wow--"
In amazement, Shen Miaomiao pointed to the huge castle in the distance:
"Can we go over there too? Or stickers?"
Hearing this, Gu Sheng shrugged:
"Hey, Madam Chairman, we are doing a live demo right now. Is it okay to start by asking about the game's shortcomings?"
“Hahahahahahaha——”
The comments were full of laughter:
'Ou Zong is an honest man'
"If there is a good person in Golden Wind who is not perverted, it must be Mr. Ou."
'Think what the players think, ask what the players ask, Mr. Ou, you are always the god! '
'I gave the old thief a blow right away'
'It's just a revelation of the past'
"So... can we go to that big castle? Is it a sticker?"
"……"
"Of course not stickers,"
Gu Sheng smiled and said:
"That is our daughter's castle, but to get there, we need to first embark on the test road that our daughter has prepared for us."
As soon as these words came out!
There was a sudden burst of "Oh——" noises from the audience.
Shen Miaomiao's face also turned red. Fortunately, she was in the sensory cabin, otherwise she would have to cover her face:
"Ahem... um... okay!"
A slightly shy and joyful voice sounded:
"Let's go then, ex-husband!"
"Alas, that is not quite accurate,"
Gu Sheng climbed over the mountain of books and corrected:
"We haven't divorced yet, you should call me..."
"Future ex-husband!"
Shen Miaomiao nodded with certainty.
Gu Sheng was choked to death, grunted, and pointed at the toy car beside him:
"Then please get in the car, ex-wife-to-be."
Shen Miaomiao didn't doubt him and got on the toy car.
The toy car is clockwork-driven, the kind that many people played with as children, the kind that can run forward by pulling it backwards.
Seeing Shen Miaomiao getting on the car, Gu Sheng smiled slightly, and put all his strength into stepping back to tighten the spring.
Crunch, crunch—
Gu Sheng didn't stand still until the spring was fully charged. Then he leaned forward slightly, got close to Shen Miaomiao's side and asked softly:
"What did you just call me?"
"ah?"
Shen Miaomiao was stunned:
"Ex-husband? What's wrong?"
"oh--"
Gu Sheng nodded slowly, then chuckled and said:
"Hold on tight, bye, my future ex-wife!"
That’s it!
Then Gu Sheng’s hand loosened!
brake--!!!
The clockwork car was like a supercar that was launched with a catapulted spring, and it rushed out in an instant!
Accompanied by Shen Miaomiao's terrified scream, the car suddenly rushed up the ramp, and then flew out like a lone wolf chasing the moon!
"Gu-Sheng-! Dog-!!!"
BANG!!!
Flames everywhere!
The car that fell into the abyss of the desk exploded violently, directly turning Shen Miaomiao into a ball of ashes.
boom--!!!
The whole audience burst into laughter!
"A dog! He is really a dog!"
"Hahahahahahahaha! You old thief, you're only widowed but not divorced, right? "
"He really does whatever he wants just because he's the chief designer!"
'Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha I am dying of laughter...'
"Boss Ou's scream was really angry and desperate."
'Ding ding ding! Bad guy found, level 5'
'"Shock! Why did the former superstar designer kill his wife? Was it because of emotional discord or was there another agenda? Please stay tuned tonight at 8 o'clock - the temptation of insurance money"'
'Accepted!'
'Come to work at the Rule of Law tomorrow!'
"Hahahahaha the opening lightning strikes..."
"……"
"...Alright, that's enough, you've already fired at me three times, let's just demonstrate..."
There is always a price to pay for being a jerk.
After being fired out three times by Shen Miaomiao, Gu Sheng finally admitted his mistake with a humiliated look on his face, and promised to let little Nezha have his "revenge" as much as he could after the game was launched, and then he continued the process.
But the audience seemed to be still unsatisfied, and they all smacked their lips and asked if they could do a live broadcast in the future, as they really couldn't get enough of this kind of "husband and wife harmony" just now.
However, in order to demonstrate the completeness of the process, the two chose to continue on their way.
In the next level, Gu Sheng guided little Nezha, showing players that this game is more cooperative than "A Way Out".
Yes.
Whether in the past life or this life.
Gu Sheng has always felt that some of the forced cooperation scenes in Escape Plan were somewhat repetitive and boring.
Such as forced cooperation in opening doors, forced cooperation in lifting heavy objects, etc.
This point is greatly improved when traveling in pairs.
For example, in this level, if two players want to move forward smoothly, they need precise cooperation.
Since the road leading to the castle is covered with ocean balls, they need to jump on the floating dice to move forward.
If Gu Sheng wants to move forward, he needs Shen Miaomiao to step on the mechanism to pave the way for him.
Similarly, if Shen Miaomiao wants to move forward, she also needs Gu Sheng to press the mechanisms according to the colors to pave the way for her.
The cooperation between the two is no longer "boring" and "dispensable".
Instead, they have truly become each other's indispensable helpers.
to be honest.
It's really fun.
Shen Miaomiao was surprised at the actual quality of this game.
Although theoretically speaking, It Takes Two and A Way Out are not games of the same style and theme, at best they are similar in form.
But through such a brief play, Shen Miaomiao also fully felt the evolution of this game.
Whether in terms of fun or scene creation, this two-player game can be regarded as the ultimate evolution of escape.
If this thing stays at this level throughout.
Shen Miaomiao really couldn't be sure whether she could surpass Overwatch's performance, break the record, and become the new generation of sales king under Golden Wind.
And this!
Shen Miaomiao was not the only one who felt it.
Various media and players also felt very touched——
"The sense of collaboration in this game is really strong."
"Also, almost every step requires solving puzzles. Although they are not too difficult, the feeling of communication is really great ."
'This game has no other feelings, it's just fun'
'Indeed, there seems to be no other adjective to describe it.'
'Almost every second of the game is interesting. This game... Damn... It's really scary...'
"My desire to play has reached its peak. I can't wait to grab the Laba Garlic machine now."
"This game is so damn interesting. If I had a better partner, I can't even imagine how happy my gaming life would be."
"If everyone is at this level, this game will definitely be a masterpiece."
"……"
And as the audience exclaimed and talked!
Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao also skipped the dice level with tacit cooperation.
"What is this?"
After landing, Shen Miaomiao looked at the scene in front of her and asked curiously.
At this moment, in front of the two of them was a passage made of bright colors that looked like a tube slide.
At the beginning of the passage, there are two iron wires that look extremely smooth and extend all the way to the deepest part of the winding passage.
In front of the iron wire is a set of mechanism buttons, with the heads of a pig, a bear, a mouse and a horse.
Shen Miaomiao tried to step forward and step on the pig head.
laugh--
With a slight sound, the pig roadblock blocking the starting point of the wire opened automatically.
"oh--"
Shen Miaomiao suddenly realized:
"So here we need one person to charge forward, and the other to help clear the roadblocks, right?"
Tsk.
Gu Sheng secretly raised his thumb.
Even though little Nezha doesn’t play many games, he has a very smart brain.
After a little experimentation, I immediately understood the principle of this mechanism.
"clever,"
Gu Sheng snapped his fingers:
"You go first and I go first?"
"Forehead……"
Shen Miaomiao pondered for a moment, then tiptoed to look at the endless deep passage, and shrank her neck:
"How about you come first?"
"Then you have to react quickly."
As he spoke, Gu Sheng stood next to the wire, ready to embark on the road of speeding.
"Hey! Don't worry!"
Shen Miaomiao waved her hand:
"Leave it to me!"
As he said that, he jumped up on the spot and stepped on the pig head with a thud: "Please!"
"I always feel... a little uneasy..."
Gu Sheng muttered something and then stepped onto the wire.
Swoosh——!!!
Stepping on the smooth iron wire, Gu Sheng, who had a magnet under his feet, instantly sucked the wire and slid forward at a rapid speed!
A turn!
Two roadblocks appeared in front of him!
"Rat! Rat!"
On the other side, Shen Miaomiao obviously didn't realize that Gu Sheng's speed was so fast!
"Ah-ah-the rat is-here-here!"
laugh!
At the critical moment, the roadblock opened and Gu Sheng leaned over and barely avoided it.
However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief!
Two more roadblocks ahead!
"Lion! Lion! Lion!"
"Ohhh! Lion! Lion!"
Shen Miaomiao searched in a hurry, but she couldn't find it after searching for a while. Just when she thought she was dazzled, she heard Gu Sheng's voice again:
"Or a horse will do! Horse! Horse!"
“Ahhhhh?”
Shen Miaomiao looked for it again in panic, but just as she found the horse, she heard a rustling sound.
The smashed Gu Sheng has resurrected behind her:
"My future ex-wife, your reaction...?"
"This...is this my fault?!"
Shen Miaomiao pointed at the ground:
"You didn't design the lion at all, okay?"
Hiss——I forgot——
Hearing this, Gu Sheng slapped his forehead.
That's right.
In order to increase the uncertainty and difficulty of the game, he did set up many small animals on the road that were not originally on the buttons.
That is to say, in most cases, players sliding on the wire have only one way to go.
This also tests the communication tacit understanding and reaction speed of the two people.
"Blame me, blame me,"
Gu Sheng stood next to the wire again:
"Next, I will tell you all the animals. You can step on whichever one you see. I will dance by myself."
"OK!" Shen Miaomiao gathered herself together: "Go to hell!"
"Again... it's so unlucky..."
Gu Sheng smacked his lips and stepped onto the wire again.
Swish swish——
There was a sliding sound.
After a moment, Gu Sheng's voice also appeared in the voice:
"Rat! Frog!"
Shen Miaomiao quickly received the signal:
"Uh uh uh frogs… frogs no! rats!"
whoosh!
"Lion! Horse!"
"Hmm--Ma! I'll remember this!"
whoosh!
"Bear! Goat!"
"GOAT GOAT GOAT... BEAR!"
whoosh!
"Lion! Dog! Piglet!"
"ah?"
"Lion! Dog! Little——"
BANG!!!
"Excuse me! What does 'Ah?' mean???"
Gu Sheng appeared again, with his hands on his hips, questioning Shen Miaomiao.
Shen Miaomiao grinned. The sudden appearance of the three little animals caught her off guard.
"But I completely understand! Please rest assured, my future ex-husband!"
Did Shen Miaomiao really understand?
If you understand.
In fact, she already understood the principle.
But the problem is that sometimes, in an emergency, the coordination between the eyes, brain and actions is not as tacit as imagined.
So——
"Bear! Puppy! Rabbit!"
"Why are they all kids?!"
Bang!
"Chicken! Dog! Horse! Ex-wife-to-be, can you please pay attention?!"
"I've been concentrating! But why are there chickens? I haven't seen them before?"
Bang!
"Lion! Tiger! Piglet! Shen Miaomiao, you haven't memorized it yet?!"
"Lion - oops, I stepped on the wrong one! This is a bear! Can a human carry this thing on his back?!"
Bang!
"Pig! Dog! Sheep! Can you do it?"
"Ah? None of that? There's a bug in your game!"
"Tsk! Isn't that a pig? Isn't that a pig? Why don't you step on it?"
"This is Piggy! Piggy! You always call me Piggy! How can I react to your sudden change of name?"
"Hey! Isn't that the same thing?!"
"Then fix the format! Go, go, the game time is almost up!"
"No wonder we got divorced. I really can't get along with you at all!"
"It's like who can be with you! If it weren't for the fact that I can't change back, I would have divorced you long ago!"
"pig!"
"Who are you calling a pig?!"
“I asked you to step on a pig! Ahh ...