ATPnovel Chapter 23: Holy crap! This novel! I guessed right again!
Chapter 23: Holy crap! This novel! I guessed right again!
His arrow keys are stuck and won't pop out!
puff--
Suddenly, the chat in the live stream room became lively and cheerful.
[Game Over! Hahaha, Da Zhuang, oh Da Zhuang! It's fate!]
Amidst the burst of laughter from the viewers in the live chat, Isaac, who was in front of the screen, was hit directly in the face by a flying mosquito.
It felt like I was nailed to the ground, helplessly crying as I stared at the air.
And right in the center of this brand new room we just entered, there was a spike!
And Isaac just happened to get stuck on that spike.
even--
Da Zhuang had no idea that this was the so-called angel's room, where he sacrificed himself by stepping on the spikes.
It will then summon angels.
"……what?"
At this moment, Chen Dazhuang stared blankly at his keyboard! "What the hell?! My brand new keyboard is broken?"
Ugh, it's broken?
Looking down at the directional keys that wouldn't go up after being pressed, I rubbed them hard before they reluctantly bounced back to their original positions.
In that instant, the entire live chat exploded:
[Hahaha, the hardware has been dealt with! Human-machine integration, your keyboard now has its own machine spirit!]
[Keyboard: I'm really taking the blame for this, don't blame my master~~]
[Perfect for the show!]
Chen Dazhuang took a deep breath and forced a distorted smile.
"Okay, okay, okay... peripheral device malfunction, the worst thing that can happen!"
"Let's try again! I know the merchant's room, the treasure room, and the hidden room now!"
"I'll try again after I get a new keyboard!"
Let's start again! This time, even faster!
Although the map and levels are different, the final boss is very familiar!
The boss on the first floor is incredibly easy.
As long as you avoid the opponent when they jump, you can enter the angel's room from this second level.
The red angel, in particular, was instantly killed every time it tried to defeat him.
Moreover, after dying in this level.
Scenes of death have started appearing.
[Diary: Today, I'm in the basement.]
[This guy beat me to death.]
I want to leave everything I own to my dead cat.
Goodbye, this terrible world—Isaac.
The comments section erupted in laughter at that moment.
[Pfft! Hahahaha, I suggest checking the brains of this game's development team.]
[This wasn't shown before, but it's here now! Dude, you've unlocked an achievement!]
[Is the production team mocking you?! It's hilarious!]
This game would be even more fun if it could be played online.
"Sure, why not? I'll buy it and take it home to play with my eldest son."
This game!
Fun!
Chen Dazhuang has played many games, both domestic and foreign, but he has never played one this interesting before!
Each level has different content.
For example, in my first playthrough, I entered the room on the right side of the starting room, and there were a bunch of monsters that looked exactly like Isaac.
The quantity was simply explosive.
He was immediately killed on the spot, and later, because he only had one bomb left.
But it blew up the vending machine in the store.
When they arrived at the second room, they discovered hidden items, but they didn't have a bomb to detonate them.
This kind of gameplay has already aroused his desire!
The adrenaline exploded.
These unconventional moves propelled the livestream to third place in the gaming category in no time!
It's incredibly hot!
……
Meanwhile, inside a villa in Shanghai.
Zhu Ji had just been tortured to the point of ecstasy by Uncle Bennett when she glanced at the time and realized it was already 11 p.m.
At this time, most game streamers are having a lively time.
He casually clicked on the Dousha live streaming platform he frequented, and on the homepage of the gaming section, a familiar live stream title suddenly popped up:
[Zhuang Ge] The Binding of Isaac! We'll definitely get to the basement tonight!
Immediately afterwards, he saw it in the live stream window!
The character controlled by Chen Dazhuang was blasted into dust by a beam of light from a white angel radiating holy light, and the screen then darkened.
"It's gone again."
Just as Zhu Ji was about to laugh, a tattered, strangely illustrated copy of "The Diary of Isaac" popped up on the screen.
But it instantly caught his eye.
This unique art style... why does it feel strangely familiar?
He immediately enlarged the live stream window that was displayed in the background.
Suddenly, Chen Dazhuang let out a roar filled with despair and defiance!
A flood of cheerful and humorous comments suddenly appeared on the screen.
"Brothers, I finally know how to play!"
"By the way, when you get through this level, be careful to leave yourself a bomb."
"Wow! The first-floor boss was easily dealt with! See that? That's real strength!"
"This boss is too easy..."
"Holy crap! What is this?! How come there are so many Isaacs?! Big ones and small ones, they're all here?! They're hitting me! They're chasing me and hitting me! What kind of rubbish design is this?!"
What kind of game is this?!
Zhu Ji immediately opened the backend of the live stream and started watching.
Chen Dazhuang, that kid, has played the game online with Zhu Ji quite a few times; he's a hardcore player.
It's rare to see a game that makes him shout and scream like that.
The key question is, how come I've never seen this game before?
etc--
"Isaac...The Binding of Isaac?"
It feels kind of familiar.
Something's not right! This is really not right.
A book title struck him like lightning, almost making him jump out of his gaming chair—
"I'm just giving up, but I want to drive the players crazy!"
Filled with doubt, confusion, and excitement for the unknown!
Zhu Ji's hand speed reached its limit; he instantly switched screens and opened the bookshelf he treasured:
Chapter Twenty-One: An Invitation from the Gaming Platform!
[...The annual Summer New Game Festival on the Steam Engine platform has always been an excellent stage for indie games to gain exposure.]
Xiao Chunan decided to submit the unreleased game "The Binding of Isaac" to this game festival in hopes of gaining more attention.
However, due to the unexpected success of "Getting Over It" and its astonishing sales of 100,000 copies in a week, it had already attracted the attention of the official Steam platform.
Soon after, a special interview invitation from the Steam Engine platform's East Huang regional operations team was sent to Xiao Chunan's work email!
【…】
We cordially invite them to participate in their interview.
"What the... oh my god?!"
Zhu Ji stared intently at the screen, checking three times to make sure it wasn't a hallucination caused by staying up all night!
"This lousy novel... guessed right again?!"
"They even go to such detail as the platform proactively inviting you for an interview?"
He felt like he wasn't reading a novel, but rather an internal briefing from the gaming industry in the future.
Zhu Ji stared intently at the contents of this chapter, a mere two thousand words.
Just as short as the author himself.
However, he saw two thousand copies of The Isaac in the details!
"You dog of an author! You still dare to say you're not an insider at Insomnia Game?!"
"What's the difference between this and just giving out your ID number?!"
"I suspect you're one of those three!"