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Chapter 4: Let's just call it "Another Chapter Back to the Beginning"!

Let's do it!

Shen Huaizhou posted the test demo directly in the group. All you need to do is install the executable file and you can start working on it.

The game interface is very simple, consisting of only a single, unadorned image as the game's startup screen.

A pickaxe, a rock.

Before the option to start the game, a line of large, bold characters was written in a flamboyant style—

[Digging to climb higher!]

[Developer: Insomnia Games]

There was nothing else.

Inside the conference room were several producers, level designers, planners, and operators from an insomnia-themed game studio.

Chen Qingshan and Su Jianxue looked at the game interface, which seemed to be somewhat crudely made.

They obviously thought it was a bit outrageous.

So, what Lao Shen said about changing the studio's impending closure with just one game is true?

Your artwork is absolutely terrible!

Upon opening the game demo interface, Chen Qingshan could no longer contain himself.

"This...this is the game that Lao Shen was talking about?"

I think so.

Su Jianxue had already opened the game and soon saw the message sent by Shen Huaizhou in the group.

"Remember to prepare some quick-acting heart medicine, okay? I'm going to take a nap now, we'll talk later."

Chen Qingshan: "..."

I really don't know if this guy is real or fake. This page just looks a bit perfunctory.

It seems this guy really intends to go home and inherit the family business.

He just didn't know why, but at the same time, he felt that while the game was absurd, it could also defy common sense.

just in case……

Even though I thought this game shouldn't be very appealing, I felt the same way as everyone else in the conference room.

Completely bewitched, I was already inside the game interface.

[Shen Huaizhou: @All members: Don't worry about my fragile heart, I can accept bad reviews too.]

Shen Huaizhou noticed that no one in the group was responding to him.

He tagged all the members again, and then put his phone down.

He tilted his head to the side and fell asleep.

Chen Qingshan clicked on the "Start Game" option first, and soon, a character with a disability but a strong will appeared before his eyes!

The game content also looks rather rudimentary.

This demo doesn't have much content yet.

There are only a few levels.

It hasn't reached the cosmic level yet, but the relevant game code and art assets are already on Shen Huaizhou's hard drive.

Multiple backups were made together, but only one hour of game content was included in advance.

Let Chen Qingshan and Su Jianxue try it out.

after all--

This game, back in the day, really drove a lot of streamers and players crazy on Earth.

"Holy crap! What kind of design is this? Lao Shen, are you trying to make me laugh to death?"

"Pfft! Sure enough, he hasn't forgotten about going back home to work as a security guard."

"Isn't this art style a bit too simplistic?"

"..."

The game has very little content and gameplay; it's very simple and the game size is also small.

He glanced at the person inside the earthenware pot and the hammer in their hand.

Chen Qingshan subconsciously understood how to play the game.

Next, it will be time for a full internal test of the game.

Upon entering the game, you are greeted by a yellowish-green background, which is the sky, and beneath the sky stands a withered tree.

As the protagonist of this game, Bennett Foddy climbs out of the jar.

The entire gameplay revolves around using this hammer in your hand.

The protagonist moves, climbing out to a greater distance.

Almost every built-in scene is interactive.

For example, the tree that appears in front of the protagonist at the very beginning, and every branch that extends from the top of that tree.

These are all points of leverage that can be utilized.

Even the branches that grow on the rocks can be used to help the protagonist move a greater distance.

Even before I sent the game to the work group.

Shen Huaizhou had already replayed the game "Getting Over It" in his mind many times.

He both loved and hated it.

No wonder this game drove many players crazy in its previous life, but it also inspired some players to act impulsively.

Even after lying down, he could imagine the big guys in the conference room.

The blush on her face when she went through customs—

at this time--

In the conference room, Chen Qingshan swallowed hard.

I feel like I'm starting to get a little reddish now.

"Damn it!"

"This hammer...it actually has its own thoughts!!"

Inside the meeting room!

A surge of rage appeared on the face of one of the level designers, accompanied by a blushing expression!

He was filled with rage and his anger turned into malice.

When everyone stared at him with puzzled expressions, his expression suddenly turned awkward.

Su Jianxue's voice also rang out in the meeting room at an inopportune moment.

"So, this lapping around should be fine, right?"

"Just hang this up like that? Hmm? That seems a bit..."

As she spoke, Su Jianxue controlled the uncle to swing the hammer in his hand and start moving forward.

however--

Duang!!

Accompanied by a sound effect, after passing the first tree, it decisively slammed down directly from the top of that tree.

We've returned to square one.

"Eh!!!"

"Something's not right! It was clearly over just now, so how did we end up back where we started?"

"Shen Huaizhou! Why can't you cut this tree down?"

"Why can't I get up there?"

"I was already quite efficient just now."

"Ahhh, yes, that's it! It's over! It's over! I, Su Jianxue, am truly a genius!"

"No!"

……

Chen Qingshan sensed something was wrong; it wasn't him.

It wasn't Shen Huaizhou, but Su Jianxue!

Su Jianxue's public persona is that of aloof, mature, and financially savvy woman!

But now, this clay pot person that Shen Huaizhou tested on her can actually make her break down?

Inside the meeting room, all the employees were seeing Su Yujie, who had lost her composure, for the first time.

Similarly, through these few minutes of testing, they also realized the difficulty of Shen Huaizhou's design for the game.

It seems... it's actually kind of interesting?

Half an hour later, Su Jianxue, who was stuck at the first checkpoint, rushed into Shen Huaizhou's office with a flushed face.

They pulled Mr. Shen, who had just lain down and was scrolling through his phone without falling asleep, out of bed.

Chen Qingshan quickly went over.

Soon, a new game proposal was born amidst the banter between the three.

"So this game is called 'Getting Over It'? Aren't you going to change it?"

Su Jianxue looked at the four large characters on the proposal and hesitated.

"I think it should be called 'The Jar-Man and the Pickaxe Hand'!"

Chen Qingshan gave full play to his initiative.

"Pah! I think this game should be called 'Come Home Often' or 'What's the Point of Playing Without Legs?'"

"How about we just call it 'Back to the Beginning'?"

Shen Huaizhou looked weakly at his two excited companions.