Chapter 1453 A Petition Signed in Blood to Keep Yu Fei! (Bonus Chapter for More Monthly Tickets!)

"Secondly, the captivating plot."

"It must be said that the plot is a huge bonus for *Ghost General 2*. It not only presents the plot elements that were difficult to showcase in *Ghost General 1* in a more complete way, making the entire IP more complete and valuable, but also makes the game's PVE section full of fun and more attractive for players to keep playing."

"Many of the military commander settings and plot content in the game are both amusing and, at the same time, feel quite reasonable within this story background."

"For example, in the Battle of Red Cliffs section, first, Pang Tong, with the phoenix bloodline, offered a plan to modify Cao Cao's demonic warship. Then, Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind at the Seven Star Terrace, using missile strikes to carpet bomb the area. Finally, the Lone Shadow Swordsman Zhou Yu pursued, only to be stopped by the demonized Xu Chu, while Guan Yu, the Dragon Clan Martial Saint, intercepted Cao Cao at Huarong Trail…"

"The stories are adapted from history and romance novels, but they still feel logically self-consistent, even with a sense of dark humor."

"So it turns out that Zhuge Liang wasn't borrowing the east wind, but the east wind missile! It turns out that Cao Cao adopted Pang Tong's plan because the phoenix bloodline could indeed greatly enhance the defense and power of the demonic warship, except that Pang Tong deliberately concealed the fact that the phoenix bloodline would be stimulated by the power of flame… In this light, Cao Cao's defeat at the Battle of Red Cliffs was not unjust. He wasn't dumbed down. It wasn't that Cao's army didn't try hard enough; it's just that Sun and Liu had Gundam!"

"These plots can't help but make people marvel at the imagination of the creator of the *Ghost General* IP!"

"Of course, we must also see the important role played by the main designer, Yu Fei, in this process. Because *Ghost General 1* was just a card game, the initial version didn't have much description of the military commanders, only a set of card images. It was Ma Dalu, the current head of Qidian Chinese Network, who added the story background to it. But even so, this story background was still relatively simple."

"And Yu Fei, as an excellent online novelist, expanded on the simple story background and perfectly combined historical allusions, modified backgrounds, and military commander skills, which resulted in such a fascinating plot!"

"On this point, the main designer, Yu Fei, deserves great credit, which also shows that President Pei has discerning eyes and didn't choose the wrong person!"

"Looking back now, what is *Ghost General 2* lacking? Professional design concepts? Obviously not, because the Tenda Games Department is the most elite game design team. Each veteran designer, if taken out alone, could go to other general game companies to serve as the main designer and stand alone. In this case, even if Yu Fei didn't care about anything, these veteran designers could do their jobs and do a good job of the game's basic content."

"But in terms of plot design, Yu Fei is unique and irreplaceable!"

"He has already shown good potential in the development of the *Eternal Reincarnation* DLC. Writing novels and designing game plots are two completely different things, but he happens to be good at both! President Pei obviously insisted on having him as the main designer to develop *Ghost General 2* because of this consideration, because the plot is precisely the finishing touch of this game, the key to breaking the circle!"

"Finally, the just right simple operation mode and level-clearing mechanism."

"The simple operation mode simplifies the player's combo input while retaining the basic fun of comboing."

"If you just keep pressing the AB button, the computer will automatically perform combos, then the player will become a ruthless clicker, and will not improve their skills or experience the fun of fighting games."

"Although the simple combo mode still retains a certain barrier to entry, it also allows players who persevere to feel this unique fun of fighting games. When borrowing the east wind at the Seven Star Terrace, the feeling of manually inputting the super kill is very satisfying, right? This is a joy that the brainless mode of just pressing AB buttons can never experience."

"And paired with this simple operation mode is the Boss battle level-clearing mechanism in the game. It doesn't matter if you're clumsy, as long as you honestly interact with the map mechanism, you can still win the Boss. This official escape mechanism is the legendary 'Pei's Mercy', which maximizes the gaming fun of clumsy players, while also ensuring the possibility of the game breaking the circle."

"Finally, there is the impact on the overall environment."

"This point cannot only be seen from the game *Ghost General 2*, but also from other games of Tenda Group."

"Everyone should have noticed that in recent months, Tenda Games has appeared like a blowout. Within half a year, Tenda Games Department released *Eternal Reincarnation* and *Ghost General 2*, Shang Yang Games made *Safe and Civilized Driving*, and Chi Xing Studio made *Real Estate Agent Simulator*. In addition, I also heard that Tenda sent designers to jointly develop a new project with Tianhuo Studio, which has also been completed and is about to go online."

"Why is this?"

"Some people may say that Tenda is efficient. But the point is that Chi Xing Studio is not a subsidiary of Tenda, let alone Tianhuo Studio, which has a purely cooperative relationship with Tenda."

"In fact, President Pei is very generously sharing his ideas with these studios and guiding them in the development of games!"

"This is enough to show that President Pei is no longer satisfied with Tenda developing games by itself. Because no matter how much Tenda expands, the team is ultimately limited and the development speed is not that fast."

"But if he can cooperate with other excellent domestic game design teams while ensuring the quality of the game and the direction of the game is not biased, then he can turn these ideas into real games faster and bring more excellent game works to players."

"Not only that, Tenda's design concepts will also have an impact on these companies, thereby gradually affecting the atmosphere of the entire domestic game industry."

"Chi Xing Studio is a good example: it is a company specializing in VR games. Although the person in charge has worked in Tenda Games, Tenda does not have absolute control over it, only the right to make suggestions. The designers of the core team of Chi Xing Studio are basically newly recruited."

"However, the games made by Chi Xing Studio are still the same style as Tenda Games. It can be said that they are authentic and have not deviated in any way!"

"This is enough to show that President Pei is very picky when choosing partners; President Pei's game design concept is extremely contagious."

"President Pei is consciously distributing some low-difficulty, easy-to-earn projects to cooperative studios. On the one hand, he is developing more works at the same time to save time; on the other hand, he is also influencing and guiding these studios to correct their previous wrong game design concepts."

"Like *Animal Island VR*, *Real Estate Agent Simulator*, and the new project of Tianhuo Studio, they are all of this type."

"For those projects with extremely high difficulty and extremely high risk, such as *Mission and Choice* and *Ghost General 2*, President Pei directly hands them over to his trump card army, the Tenda Games Department, to tackle!"

"Therefore, everyone must not laugh at the sales and influence of *Ghost General 2* being inferior to *Real Estate Agent Simulator* and *Safe and Civilized Driving*, because they were never on the same track from the beginning!"

"Okay, that's all for today's analysis. After watching this video, do you still think *Ghost General 2* is a failed game? Will you still judge heroes only by sales?"

"I hope that as a rational and tasteful player, your vision will not be so narrow, focusing on sales and profits. If you only focus on making money, then compared to GOG, all games are trash and have no meaning to exist."

"We should learn to observe and analyze games from more dimensions, as well as the meaning of this game's existence."

"Finally, I want to say that *Ghost General 2* is really fun! Many players don't touch it because they see that it's a fighting game, which is obviously a loss."

"Many people think, oh, I have never been exposed to fighting games at all, how can I play without a foundation? On the contrary, precisely because you have never been exposed to fighting games before, you should play *Ghost General 2*, because it is the best introductory option for you to get started with fighting games!"

"*Ghost General 2* has only been released for a short time, and it is too early to draw a final conclusion. Please be patient and let the sales fly for a while. I believe that smart and inclusive players will definitely give it an objective, fair, and comprehensive evaluation!"

"In addition, I have a bold prediction: don't have too many prejudices against Tianhuo Studio and Longyu Group. Since President Pei is willing to cooperate and has also sent designers, then this new game will most likely be a game full of Tenda flavor and a game worth looking forward to. Let us wait and see!"

"I am Qiao Laoshi, who has returned from suffering and been reborn. I wish all the audience fathers a happy Spring Festival in advance, and we will see you in the next issue!"

…

After watching the video, Yu Fei's mouth was slightly open, unable to close for a long time.

His face was full of shocked expressions.

So… that's how it is?

*Ghost General 2* seems ordinary, but there are so many secrets behind it?

Qiao Laoshi is right, his vision is indeed too small.

As the main designer of this game, Yu Fei did focus only on its sales and popularity, and did not see the deeper things, and he had never understood why President Pei insisted on making a fighting game.

Although he is not sure whether the content analyzed by Qiao Laoshi is all of President Pei's motivation, it is at least the most reasonable explanation Yu Fei has seen so far.

And the reason why President Pei repeatedly retained him is also very obvious: Tenda is not short of game design talents; but Tenda is still a bit short of people like him who can maximize the game's plot and turn it into a shining point.

Yu Fei couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Could it be that I am not only not at fault for the *Ghost General 2* project, but also have made a great contribution?"

He opened the Weibo he had posted before again and found that there were already a lot of comments below, and they were all persuading him to stay!

It can be seen that many of them came from Qiao Laoshi's video.

"Ah? You can't leave! *Ghost General 2*'s poor sales are a problem with the game category, it has not started to break the circle, you wait patiently! You have done a great job in the plot, don't underestimate yourself!"

"That's right, President Pei has high hopes for you, and we players also hope you can stay!"

"Look, the main designer's hard work has not been rewarded, and he plans to leave. Won't you go buy *Ghost General 2* to boost sales? Don't let people bleed and shed tears!"

"A petition signed in blood to let Yu Fei continue to be the main planner of Tenda Games!"

This made Yu Fei a little embarrassed.

He originally wanted to create some public opinion pressure and make the matter of his departure public, so that President Pei would agree to his request to resign.

But he never expected that it would turn out like this!

It would be inappropriate for him to continue to insist on resigning!