Seeing that the Huaying game platform was promoted so smoothly, even Mu Xiuxing, who had been full of confidence in "Witch House" from the beginning, was a little surprised at this moment.
"…Aren't the players this year too cooperative?"
It is true that "Witch House" is an excellent horror puzzle game, but its flaws are also very obvious: some players are not interested in horror games, and for the remaining group of horror game enthusiasts, once they know the ending of the game in advance, the gaming experience of "Witch House" will be greatly reduced.
It is precisely because of this that Huaying did not invite any game anchors to give live commentary on "Witch House". In order to prevent the game ending from being leaked in advance, it was specifically emphasized on the download page of "Witch House" on the Huaying game platform that within the first month of the game's launch, Huaying will not open the recording and broadcast authorization of "Witch House" to any platform or any individual.
This is also the reason why there are still no "Witch House" game videos on the Internet.
Having said that, Huaying can block game videos, but it cannot prevent players from sharing game plot spoilers with others on social platforms.
Mu Suxing originally thought that, according to past practice, he would be on the hot search list on Weibo together with Blade within three days at the latest - but he didn't expect that this year's players would be surprisingly cooperative in revealing the spoilers, with a demeanor of rather dying than surrendering. Even though they were tortured by the ending and their faces were covered in blood, they had no intention of revealing the spoilers at all.
"It's a little strange when you put it that way," Fang Lian said, "If it were this time in the past, the players would have already started cursing."
"Why think so much? As long as the result is in our favor, isn't it enough?" Wen Feihang said optimistically, "I think the current situation is pretty good. There are basically no spoilers online now. Players who have completed the game have made the ending mysterious. Major game websites have also given it good reviews. There are basically not many games that can be played on the market now, and "Witch's House" is a free game. With these bonuses, are you afraid that it will not arouse the interest of casual players?"
Anyway, there haven’t been any fun games recently. Since “Witch’s House” has a great reputation and is free, why not download the Huaying game platform and try this recently popular game
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This is how Su Yidan fell into the trap.
Of course, Su Yidan, who had just downloaded the game, didn't know that she had fallen into a trap. She was still vowing to her friend who was hesitating outside the trap: "Don't worry, I'm different from those guys out there who are deliberately making a fuss. I'll tell you the ending after I finish the game."
Then she went with the blessings of her gay friends.
Her gameplay path is similar to that of most players.
First, you have to get used to the puzzle-solving ideas of "Witch House" through trial and error, hone your strong heart with the settings that "shock you" from time to time, then practice your hand speed through repeated unexpected chases, develop the habit of saving the game at any time to prevent sudden death, and finally get the normal ending as a matter of course.
Until this time, Su Yidan's mood was still normal.
It was not until she realized something was wrong from the ambiguous words of the majority of netizens and died for nearly half an hour in the final boss chase that she saw the legendary true ending.
All the information was overturned at this moment. The innocent and lovely Viola died at the hands of her father, but the evil and vicious witch escaped death and turned away with a victorious smile.
Su Yidan: … … …
No, that's impossible!
She must have missed some other key information. This was definitely just the real be ending she played. How could this kind of game only have such a depressing pure be ending? She didn't believe it!
With the stubborn determination to "get a happy ending no matter what", Su Yidan started her third game.
Different from the puzzle-solving in the first round, and the wholehearted exploration of the plot in the second round, perhaps because she knew the puzzles and plot of the game by heart, in this third round, Su Yidan's mood became more pure, and it was this purity that made her feel a completely different feeling from the previous two times -
There was no stumbling in solving puzzles, nor was there the constant fear of an unknown creature suddenly jumping out of a corner. In the third round, she became more calm and composed.
It was this calmness that allowed her to meet the condition of "clearing the game with one life" without saving the game and reach the third Black Cat ending.
This ending is not fundamentally different from the previous two endings, but it reveals more details that are not included in the first and second rounds during the game. For example, the black cat is a demon who has signed a contract with the witch Irene, so the player (Irene) can save the game at the black cat's place because this is the help the black cat gives to the witch.
For example, Viola in the game, the witch's body, has no eyes and cannot make any sound. This is because the day before the two exchanged bodies, in order to make Viola die in despair in her body, Irene dug out her own eyes.
After the two exchanged bodies, because he didn't want to hear Viola scream with her own voice, he tricked Viola into drinking a potion that could burn her throat in the name of painkillers.
In the last "Witch's Room", Su Yidan saw the ending of the witch's diary written by the witch in a happy mood -
"After changing into my body, Xiao Wei will die in despair, my friend."
"Gentle, sweet, cuddly and silly... my 'friend'."
Su Yidan suddenly understood why the player had to complete the game with one life without saving the game, in order to get the ending that revealed all the details and the truth.
Since the player is controlling the witch Irene at the beginning, under normal circumstances, when she finds out that Viola has not died immediately after the body swap, and immediately uses the magic of the Witch House to trap herself in the forest, what will the real, cold and ruthless Irene do
She will be impatient with Viola's dying struggle, so she will return to the witch's house without hesitation. Various clearance tips will appear on the walls of the witch's house, because she is the real owner of the house. Even if the body has been exchanged, the house with magic power still recognizes who is its real owner.
She will not ask the black cat for help to save the file, nor will she be soft-hearted towards the frog, because she is a witch. The witch does not need help (save the file), and she will not be soft-hearted.
In the normal ending of the first game, the player is the unsure "Viola".
The true ending of the second game is that the player is himself.
At the third game's end with one life, the player becomes a decisive and ruthless real witch in the game.
The game has reached an impeccable and perfect conclusion here.
It was at this moment that Su Yidan suddenly understood why there were quite a few players who had completed the game, but no one was willing to reveal the spoilers.
This is indeed a horror puzzle game that is worthy of becoming a classic.
Whether it's the twisted and depressing ending or the endless details and foreshadowing, these are all shocks that players can only feel when they play the game without knowing anything. If spoilers are really everywhere, it would be a waste of this game.
It's definitely not because I want other players to get the same level of shadow shock.
"… Is this why you went back on your word and refused to reveal the spoiler?"
Facing his friend's aggressive questioning, Su Yidan replied in an unfathomable way: "I can't tell you this kind of thing. If you try to pass the level yourself, you will know why I don't want to tell you. Believe me, you will thank me when the time comes."
Su Yidan's existence is not an isolated case.
Like her, countless people were curious about the mysterious reactions of the players and thus ran to play the game. Some of them inherited the unyielding spirit of other players after completing the game. There were also those who had poor hand speed and reaction speed, and were stuck in the game and could not get through it, but were eager to see the ending.
Just like that, after the first month of chaos and confusion, as the number of downloads of the Huaying game app exceeded 500,000, the recording and broadcasting authorization of "Witch House" was also announced to be lifted. Players who were unable to complete the ending due to personal reasons were finally able to see the entire game in the video.
"I rushed over to watch it! I've been waiting for a month and finally got the video!"
"… God damn, it's inspirational. Even something that causes depression can be called inspirational. Holy shit, Muxuxing, tell me something that you think is not associated with depression."
"To be honest, I think there's nothing wrong with this inspirational story. Irene worked hard to disguise her true self and become friends with Viola and swap bodies. She dug out her eyes before the swap just to be thorough. After the swap, she returned to the witch's house and worked hard to solve the mystery. In the end, she finally killed Viola, gained a healthy body, and lived a happy life with her father who loved 'herself'. Isn't this storyline inspirational?"
"Think about how much effort you put in to finally reach the ending in the first round. Isn't this inspiring?"
"Before I started playing, I thought I would beat up the thief after I finished the game, but now I just want to beat up myself (violent words)"
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As the game video was released, more players joined the game discussion. At the same time, the download volume of "Witch House", which had been declining day by day due to the passage of time, surged again due to the influx of another group of cloud players.
It's a beautiful chain reaction.
The popularity of "Witch's House" has driven up the download volume of the Huaying game platform. Players who downloaded the game platform for "Witch's House" certainly don't mind trying other games on the Huaying game platform.
"A good start." Jiang Yucheng summed up the incident.
This is indeed the case.
Although the number of users on Huaying's game platform is not as high as that of the old big companies, it is undoubtedly a good start for Huaying's gaming business which is just starting out.
The pixel-style RPG games that were originally ignored became the new favorite of independent game makers overnight. More games similar to "Witch House" were created, and it became a trend for a while.
But these have little to do with Mu Suxing, the hands-off boss.
While the players were still immersed in the aftertaste of the game, Mu Xuxing had already left Huaying and stood in front of a familiar community with a carefully selected fruit basket.