"Divine Grace Continent" is on fire!
Not only is this the first game under Tianba Studio to sell over a million copies, but itâs also the first game to reach number one on the Steam platformâs sales chart.
Although that number one spot didnât last long, only holding for a short two days, it was still the first!
As mentioned before, to judge if a single-player buyout game is popular or not, a million sales is the benchmark. Crossing this line means itâs a hot game of the moment.
To be precise...
A million sales come with the premise that it must be achieved "within six months of release" to count as fairly popular.
If a million sales are achieved over time or through a massive 90% off promotion, then it canât be considered a hot game.
Generally, new games wonât have such huge discounts like 90% or 85% off within the first six months. Most sales are bought at full price. In this case, selling a million copies indeed makes it a hot game.
Ten million sales within six months?
These are collectively called "blockbusters" or "phenomenal" games, which donât have reference value.
The new gameâs huge success naturally means Chen Ba, the boss of Tianba Studio, wouldnât skimp on treating everyone well. Not only are bonuses given out, but thereâs also a celebratory feast.
So, Kun Kun came!
As he put it, not being enthusiastic about eating seems like a mental problem! Besides, as the honorary relative of Tianba Studio, isnât it fair to come and join the celebratory feast?
"Itâs not excessive, as long as youâre happy."
Too lazy to argue with this glutton, during the feast, Chen Ba asked Yang Dong who was beside him, "Dong, what are you looking at?"
Since entering the hotel, Yang Dong had been staring at his phone, nobody knew what he was looking at.
Even with the food on the table, he was still looking, which didnât make sense. Who would ignore a feast of great food to play with their phone?
"Iâm looking at a piece of overseas news shared by a player in the community."
As he spoke, Yang Dong handed his phone to Chen Ba, signaling him to take a look.
"Overseas news?"
Intrigued by Yang Dongâs words, Chen Ba put down his chopsticks, took Dongâs phone, and started reading.
It was a news report from Neon, but professionally translated, so there was no worry about not understanding it.
From Game Developer to Cross-Industry Trouble, This Quarterâs Battle Among Otherworldly New Releases is Fierce!
What on earth?
Just after reading the headline, Chen Ba felt a buzzing in his head, and couldnât help but pinch Lu, who was sitting to his left.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch~!"
"Ba, why did you pinch me?"
"Oh, nothing, I just wanted to see if I was dreaming."
Casually responding, without minding Luâs resentful gaze, Chen Ba couldnât help but complain, "Cross-industry trouble? Whose genius idea was this headline?"
This is a bit absurd!
The anime industryâs strength is well-known, and while the gaming industry is also large, it usually doesnât interfere with the anime circle.
The idea of a game developer causing cross-industry trouble sounding so familiar, could they be talking about Tianba Studio?
"Haha, just look at the text and youâll know!" laughed Yang Dong.
"Let me take a look. But it couldnât possibly have anything to do with us, right? Could it be Divine Grace..."
Before Chen Ba could finish, he saw the first line of the report text, and swallowed the rest of his sentence.
Sure enough, he guessed right.
The reason players discovered this report and posted it in the community where Yang Dong saw it must have something to do with "Divine Grace Continent."
This report came from a Neon media focused on serialized light novels, manga, and anime in the ACGN field.
Recently, online media have been flooded with various personally edited and created Otherworldly animation videos, extremely rich in content.
Due to the highly consistent art style and similar background settings, it has drawn significant attention from industry insiders.
The main reason being there are just too many of them!
So many Otherworldly-themed animations suddenly appearing online, and their art style and background settings so systematically unified like they came from the same production line as toilet paper, begs the question, who wouldnât be curious?
In the Neon ACGN circle, Otherworldly themes were immensely popular years ago, producing a large batch of premium toilet paper.
Although not as popular in recent years, Otherworldly themes are still one of the top subjects, nearly comparable to the world of online literatureâs fantasy cultivation.
A sudden surge of numerous "mysterious origin" Otherworldly toilet paper anime has attracted a lot of subscribed and watching audiences, causing industry insiders to want to know who is behind it all.
After some inquiries, they found out.
All these Otherworldly animations with consistent art style and background settings were made by personal users, using real game footage from an RPG adventure game, edited and dubbed into these videos.
A game?!
Many Neon animation producers, finding out this result, lit a cigarette and fell into endless contemplation.
They thought they were invincible in the animation field, only to find the enemy came from the sky?
What is this situation?
A puzzled team formed a great interest in "Divine Grace Continent," this RPG adventure game from Hua Country.
Once they tried it, experienced the uniqueness of "Divine Grace Continent" firsthand, they were instantly speechless.
This game is mischievous!
Though the graphics are rough and the actions stiff, it triumphs in the NPCs being extremely intelligent and versatile.
Most importantly...
This gameâs creation dealt a heavy blow to the anime theme of Otherworld.
Mass-producing toilet paper, though not meeting premium standards, itâs good enough for entertainment, isnât it?