The game is only half finished, and the entire internet is begging for an update!

? ? ? ?

There are no animals in the zoo?

Isn't that pure fraud?

No animals. What are the Ragdoll cats, red foxes, sika deer, lop-eared rabbits, etc. that you just mentioned?

The office fell into a deathly silence.

"In this game, we need to plant a final foreshadowing that will run from the very beginning."

Jiang Bo's speech gradually quickened; this was the moment he had been waiting for.

"The zoo you just saw is only the world as seen through the protagonist's eyes."

"He thought he was living in a zoo."

"He thought he was the only zookeeper."

"He thought those Ragdoll cats, red foxes... were animals that needed his care."

"But in reality, they are all people."

"The protagonist is not a gifted beast tamer, nor is he a male protagonist from a fairy tale."

"He is a patient suffering from very severe psychological trauma and cognitive impairment!"

"hiss……"

The expressions on their faces changed completely.

A collective gasp filled the office.

When in doubt, consult quantum mechanics.

If it doesn't make sense, my mind goes blank.

The main character is mentally ill!

The zoo, which was just a moment ago so cozy and comforting, still has the same sunshine and the same grass.

But why is something suddenly wrong?

Jiang Bo didn't give them time to catch their breath and continued speaking:

"Due to some extremely painful psychological trauma, the protagonist's brain developed a self-protection mechanism to protect him."

"He is unable to cope normally with complex, even harmful, relationships between people."

"Thus, his subconscious reconstructed the entire world! He translated all the complex interpersonal relationships around him into relatively simple, pure animalistic forms!"

"That makes everything simple."

"He no longer has to face real people."

"All he has to do is take care of the animals."

"Feed, clean, chat, complete various tasks."

"..."

Jiang Bo finished explaining the concept of the entire game.

Ma Shangfei's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

If none of them are animals.

So who exactly is the protagonist taking care of every day?

If the zoo did not exist.

So where is the protagonist always staying?

There are so many settings you can configure here!

"Mr. Jiang...please don't use such a dull knife to kill me!"

He was now standing ramrod straight like a fanatic.

What's the point of making an imperial seal then?

Love truly is the most luxurious and beautiful thing in the world!

We need love!

A small empire restored, a small star and community, in the face of love, are nothing more than a roadside farewell.

You saw him, he saw you, and the two works waved goodbye and moved on to the new project—that's the more meaningful work.

Seeing his employees completely fooled, Jiang Bo sat back down in his boss's chair with satisfaction.

A master of empty promises, terrifying indeed!

A group of people stood still, as if they had suddenly been pulled into the filming location of Summer Sprite GG.

It's cold.

Transparent.

It still had bubbles in it.

Although what President Jiang just talked about was a psychological trauma patient who viewed the people around him as animals in a healing-oriented romantic puzzle game.

Logically speaking, this kind of subject matter should be heavy, depressing, and make people feel suffocated.

But now they believe the future is bright!

Let's do it! We're making dating games!

Soon.

The frosted glass door was pushed open.

The four people stood in the office area, looking at each other, their eyes no longer showing the anxiety and resistance they had felt when they went in.

Instead, there was a kind of fanaticism that seemed to have grasped the truth of the universe!

"I was so shallow before. President Jiang's vision is like looking down on us!"

Ma Shangfei couldn't help but look back.

"This is truly enlightening! I've completely grasped its meaning today!"

"Just learn from President Jiang! There's no end to learning!"

Several people walked out of the office, their steps carrying an eerie firmness.

That feeling is hard to describe.

It felt like I had just finished listening to a speech by a self-help guru.

It was like watching a movie with a particularly strong aftereffect.

How come after just a short ten minutes and a brief conversation, everyone came out feeling like their meridians had been opened, filled with boundless hope and enthusiasm for this new project?

I feel so empty.

so tired.

But I'm also very happy.

Shen Zhaozhao rubbed her temples and muttered to herself.

"Do you guys ever feel that way? Every time I go into President Jiang's office, I feel like I still have a brain."

"But every time I come out, I feel like my brain has been stored away."

"A brain storage facility?"

Pei Qianqian nodded.

"I feel that way too."

Zhou Guangqi took a deep breath.

What does this mean?

Several people looked at him, and he looked serious.

"This shows that there is still a significant gap between us and President Jiang."

"He only had a brief chat with us about the project, but it gave us renewed hope for the future."

"What is this?"

"This is a level of mastery!"

"That's vision!"

"This is President Jiang's leadership; a good leader can influence people with just a few words!"

No one could say anything, and they could only reach a consensus.

With a united spirit, the team returned to their respective workstations and began working on the new project, unleashing an unprecedented and terrifying production capacity from the entire Chaoxi Game Studio.

……

At this time.

Inside the office.

Jiang Bo breathed a long sigh of relief.

The employees thought he made the game to explore the psychological trauma of modern people.

But what they didn't understand was that for Jiang Bo, who possessed the system, the true strategic significance of this game lay in the fact that it was an unprecedented perpetual motion machine of expectation!

Where exactly does the anticipation for this game lie?

The answer is simple: contrast and reshaping!

In "I've Seen Dragons," the peak of players' anticipation mainly occurs at the moment the ending is revealed.

It was a one-shot victory; after the initial thrill and the subsequent regret, the emotions gradually subsided.

But "Love Requires Talking to People" is completely different!

Strictly speaking, this is a healing-themed romance puzzle game!

When players first encounter the game, they will see animals.

When the player finally faces reality and discovers it's actually a real person... is the game over?

No, the anticipation is only just beginning!

Once players learn the truth, they will absolutely not hesitate to start a new storyline and return to that zoo.

On their first playthrough, they saw animals.

On their second playthrough, all they saw were people.

At this time, the same sentence.

That means you might have a different feeling.

Everything looks so warm, so soothing, so perfect for playing alone after turning off the lights at night.

But when the end comes...

When they return to that zoo with the truth, their mindset will undergo a complete transformation.

With so many animals in the zoo, who is behind each one?

How many endings does this game have?

These issues will become reasons for players to continue playing, and will also turn into intense and continuous anticipation.

According to Jiang Bo's original plan, it should have been even more ruthless.

He even considered not giving a second playthrough at first.

Once the player discovers the truth, the game ends immediately.

The zoo is closed, and the save file is locked.

All animals remain in the state the player last saw.

The players learned the truth, but they could never go back and see them again.

If that happens, players will definitely regret it and be extremely frustrated.

They'll definitely be bombarding me with questions in the comments section:

Why won't you let me start over?

Why can't I go to the zoo anymore after I know the truth?

Why is it that even though I already know they are human, I never have the chance to talk to them properly again?

This will certainly generate a lot of anticipation.

It could even be very intense.

But Jiang Bo soon realized that this road was too dangerous.

"Love Requires Talking to People" is different from "I've Seen a Dragon".

Even if the ending of "I've Seen Dragons" left players feeling unsatisfied, it at least provided a complete action experience and delivered some exciting moments!

However, if "Love Requires Talking to People" is shut down immediately after the truth is revealed, players' resentment may be even greater.

If there's absolutely no way back, then it's not something players can look forward to.

That's like pinning the player down at the zoo entrance and telling them:

You know the truth now, but you can never go back.

You've arrived at the Green Green Grassland, but there's no more Happy Sheep there!

At that time, Chaoxi Games' official servers and comment sections would definitely be flooded with complaints.

Jiang Bo felt it was dangerous just thinking about it.

He only has an expectation system, not a scolding system!

More importantly, this game was released simultaneously across all online platforms.

Once the first group of players reaches the ending, this setting can no longer be kept secret.

Once these settings are screenshotted and spread, players who enter the game later will know the truth from the start.

In that case, the suspense will be weakened, and the impact of the first plot twist cannot be maintained forever.

Since players will find out the truth sooner or later, let's turn the knowledge of the truth itself into a new gameplay element.

Let's just go with the flow and unlock the second playthrough!

This is the way to achieve long-term success!

In the comments section of "I've Seen Dragons," weren't there many players lamenting that they felt empty after finishing the game and frantically demanding that the developers release a second playthrough where someone from the sky appears?

Jiang Bo looked at the slowly fluctuating numbers on the system panel and felt extremely gratified.

"very good."

"As a producer who listens to player feedback, since you all enjoy New Game Plus so much!"

"Now, it's here!"