They wanted to make a trashy game, but how come it sold like hotcakes again?

Chapter 14: More Than Just a Guide

While Hao Zheng was still outwitting the bull, in another live stream, a streamer named "Host Old Boy" was fiddling with his camera.

"Why are you only starting to stream now? Sigh, I just got back from the hospital. My brother's kidney stones flared up. I was planning not to stream today, but then I remembered I had a commercial order today, so I talked to Tangren Games. They said I could stream by myself, and I figured my sister-in-law is here with my brother, so I came back."

Two minutes later, he finally pointed the camera, which was supposed to be pointing at both of them, at him alone, let out a long breath, and then sat back down in his seat.

"My brother isn't here today, so I'm streaming alone. As I mentioned before, we've taken on a commercial order from Tangren Games to stream the game they've been hyping up a lot, Plants vs. Zombies."

"blow?"

"Tangren Games: Sending you guys orders is like sending ghosts."

"Does Lao Xian have a conflict with Tangren Games?"

After reading this comment, the streamer named Lao Xian quickly waved his hand.

"No, no, as everyone knows, I never think before I speak. Besides, this is my first time playing a Tangren game..."

"Alright, enough talk, I'm bad with words, let's just start the game!"

Double-click to open the game that was already installed, and the same music as Hao Zheng's live stream will play in the live stream room.

However, the words on the screen were completely different.

Plants vs. Zombies: Hybrid Edition

"A hybrid version? Isn't it supposed to be a guide version?"

"The comments above must have come from Teacher Hao's side. This game now has four versions, including this hybrid version."

"Hybrid version, fusion version, tutorial version, and gacha version."

"Guan Chen drew three cards in a row, two gray cards and one blue card. He's already devastated and is currently calling the Three Kingdoms Kill customer service to ask how to recharge in the game."

Upon hearing SC playing from the speakers, Lao Xian, who was still figuring out how to play, instantly perked up.

"Don't rush, we're already late anyway, let me check on Guan Chen's side first."

As he spoke, Lao Xian opened the live streaming software and entered Guan Chen's live stream room. The screen displayed "The zombie ate your brain" in the center.

In the upper right corner of the camera, the anchor in red heat is yelling angrily at the other end of the phone.

"You're talking about Tangren Games, how many planners have they changed? Have they even made any changes? It's just the same old wine in new bottles. The lead planner has a reason to say, 'What kind of game am I making? It's Three Kingdoms Kill. Who are you guys? You expect me to lead you in making a game?'"

"What level is Tangren Games at now? They only have a handful of people. You, Xiao Li, are doing lead programming. Can he handle it? No! He doesn't have the ability, you know? They put together a gacha system, and first they get a stupid dwarf, then a shorty, then a dwarf, then a non-magnet. After that, nobody comes."

Old Immortal was still a bit confused and didn't know what was going on, but the comments quickly explained the situation to him.

"When the pumpkin detects a zombie in its range, it will jump up and kill it instantly, but the stupid pumpkin reacts very slowly, and by the time it lands, the zombie is long gone."

"The nut is a wall, its purpose is to block zombies, but the dwarf nut is too short to block zombies."

"The 'Iron-Absorbing' mushroom is designed to absorb the iron armor of zombies, but it doesn't actually absorb iron."

"By the way, these three plants have no other means of attack."

The explanation in the comments was also seen by other viewers, and the live stream was instantly filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Because the phone was on speakerphone, the voice of the customer service representative on the other end could also be heard by people in the live stream.

"On the other hand, because of the minimum living allowance mechanism, you're almost guaranteed to get a powerful gold or red card next time..."

"Oh my god, thank goodness I still managed to get a gold/red card. I advise you guys to first understand your actual skill level. GrayGrayBlue got an Injured Sunflower, a Peashooter, and a Will-o'-the-Wisp Pea, then got a gold/red card and easily cleared the game. What did I, GrayGrayBlue, get? All three of them combined couldn't beat a regular zombie. The zombie ate my brains. And even if I restarted, I would still get these three things. Tell me how you explain this? You have no shame."

After watching Guan Chen's live stream, Lao Xian returned to his own live stream room with a satisfied expression.

"Alright, after watching Guan Chen's livestream, I roughly understand how this game works. Simply put, it's a tower defense game where you grow plants to protect yourself. And this kind of game just happens to suit me, okay?"

"Old Immortal truly lives up to his reputation as the brains of the group; he roughly understood how to play this game after just one glance?"

"Don't listen to his nonsense. He says the same thing every time, and then when he gets beaten up, he blames the game for being unbalanced."

"Watching them play makes me want to play too! Why isn't Tangren Games open yet!"

"This game costs 58 yuan. If you're thinking of buying it, I suggest you wait and see."

Although Lao Xian also felt that the game was a bit expensive, he had accepted the commission after all, so he couldn't say too much. Therefore, he could only pretend not to see the comment and focus his attention on the game.

"Half-City didn't come today, so we won't be playing the main story mode. I see there are other modes here, let's try this one first, okay?"

The viewers in the chat didn't have any complaints. Although there are many versions of this game, the content in the beginning is pretty much the same. If you want to learn about this game, you can watch other live streams.

In addition to adventure mode, the game is also divided into challenge mode and survival mode.

The old immortal directly chose the challenge mode, which was full of various plant challenges. The old immortal, who knew nothing about these plants, was not interested in them.

He then chose to enter survival mode.

This is where things get interesting. The first few levels are:

Day and night, swimming pool, dense fog, rooftops, and the zombie king's attack.

This practically spoils all the future levels.

After all, no one would create a resource and then not use it, right?

And it's an indie game, no less.

Old Immortal tried to enter each level, but because he hadn't completed the main story mode, he didn't have enough plants to play properly.

There are three more modes following these levels.

Endless luck, endless boxes, endless treasures.

The old immortal chose the Endless Treasure mode without much trouble.

After all, when you don't know much about either option, it doesn't really matter which one you choose.

The game started normally, and the card slot contained golden plants wearing hats that looked like skulls.

The next four squares also contain four candies that cost 0 sun and hammers that cost 50 sun.

Without any tutorial or hints, he tried planting the golden skull in the grass. The skull's teeth chewed, leaving a deep golden pit in the ground.

Looking at the deep pit, the old immortal seemed to understand something. He placed the hammer from the last slot of his inventory onto the pit, which was then filled in, and a plant card was revealed.

"Holy crap! Genius!"

"As expected of an expert, he managed to understand how to play this game even though Tangren Games didn't provide any tutorials!"