This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 173 - 132: Otherworld—Whoever Touches It Dies! (Part 2)

Chapter 173: Chapter 132: Otherworld—Whoever Touches It Dies! (Part 2)

Commonly known as "cloud gamers!"

Not even having a client...

Such things are actually quite normal in the e-sports circle. Not to go too far back, let’s take the currently most popular League of Legends professional league as an example. Do all the spectators have a client and play the game?

That’s pure nonsense!

The active players of League of Legends have been declining for many years. The current popularity and hype of the competition are largely supported by cloud gamers.

...

After the end of the 23-24 season, the GAL League entered a short off-season.

The GAL players and staff could take a break, but Tianba Studio couldn’t, as they still had to routinely update and maintain several games.

Besides.

The TV series "Resident" adapted from "Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator" is also about to premiere soon.

Chen Ba opened a one-month Penguin Video membership, specifically waiting for this drama!

On the premiere day, he set up a projector in the studio and got everyone together to enjoy the drama adapted from their own game.

"Resident" released the first five episodes, with two episodes updated each day afterwards.

Besides watching on Penguin Video, you can also watch this drama on CCTV Channel 8 Drama, also airing two episodes daily.

Not only Chen Ba and others, but many old players of "Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator" were also following this drama. Shortly after the drama aired, discussions about it appeared in the forums.

"Not bad, the adaptation is quite well done."

"The pacing is quicker, and the acting is superb. It’s truly a good game adaptation drama."

"Auntie! I really like auntie..."

"No fresh faces or traffic stars, that’s great. Add a point for veteran actors, add a point for auntie’s actor, it’s at least an eight out of ten!"

Surprisingly, the drama’s reputation was actually good. Many players who weren’t expecting much found the adaptation acceptable after watching it.

Although the plot still follows the common tropes of family dramas, because the storyline stems from the game, it gives viewers a sense of familiarity and doesn’t seem melodramatic.

Moreover, the key point is that the actors are mainly veteran actors + competent young actors, ensuring the acting quality doesn’t come across as awkward.

"Good, good, good!"

After watching the first two episodes, Chen Ba looked at the comment section again and, confirming the drama had a positive reception, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Resident", although entirely filmed and handled by Haitian Film and Television, with Tianba Studio not putting much effort and attention, wouldn’t cause bad press for Ba even if it turned out to be trash.

But the drama is ultimately adapted from the game; saying he doesn’t care would be a lie.

If it can be made appealing, who would like it to be trash?

As it stands now, it’s not bad.

Though it can’t compare to those phenomenal dramas, nor is it as captivating as them, the overall performance ranks quite high in today’s television sector.

No fresh faces or traffic stars, ensuring "Resident"’s quality is guaranteed.

However, because of this, the drama lacks certain traffic and exposure, and its popularity relies entirely on the actress playing "Auntie".

"The ratings are probably quite ordinary."

"As for online viewership, it’s unlikely to be much better. After all, viewers who enjoy these family dramas prefer watching on TV, with few young people watching online."

Yang Dong’s analysis was spot on.

Chen Ba also agreed with his view; indeed, "Resident" was unlikely to become popular, due to the absence of fresh faces and traffic stars, resulting in naturally less exposure.

But it’s not a big issue.

Originally, Haitian Film and Television didn’t invest much money into the drama, ensuring it will undoubtedly recoup its investment and hopefully gain a bit more reputation as well.

"It’s okay, let’s see how it unfolds."

With the drama just airing, it’s premature to conclude its performance will surely flop.

Let’s observe for a while longer!

If future episodes’ ratings and viewership remain stagnant, then call it a day. But what if... this drama becomes popular?

Everyone needs a bit of a dream!

Despite being somewhat unrealistic, Chen Ba still carries a glimmer of hope. If this drama gets popular, then taking advantage of the hype, the "Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator," which has been laid to rest, might get revived and enjoyed again.

"Rather than hoping ’Resident’ becomes a hit, you might as well hope for Divine Grace Animation..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Dong couldn’t help but mock, "Here’s something you might not know; several Divine Grace Animations have already aired on domestic children’s cartoon channels."

"What? Is this true?"

Since "Love Advisor Department" started early access, Chen Ba really hasn’t been paying attention to the latest developments about "Divine Grace Continent."

Suddenly learning that some Divine Grace Animations have broken through online platforms and begun airing on television was quite shocking to him.

People are buying such stuff?

Could it be that television stations are so short on animated content now? If they must buy animation, why go for Divine Grace Animation?

"Why not buy it?"

Yang Dong shrugged, "Although Divine Grace Animation has some drawbacks, its winning point is it’s cheap and plentiful!"

Moreover...

The flaws of Divine Grace Animation don’t pose much of an issue for kids who love watching cartoons, do they?

Kidding!

Kids couldn’t care less about Divine Grace Animation; as long as it’s a cartoon and is fun to watch, they’ll love it.

"Highly affordable and plentiful are indeed unbeatable."

After pondering a bit, Chen Ba realized Dong’s words had some truth.

Divine Grace Animations are abundant and satisfying, priced affordably. Buying them to air on television surely won’t result in a loss.

Besides—

The current domestic animation market is primarily dominated by online animations, with very few available for television.

Even if TV stations want to purchase better animations, limited financial resources and stringent content reviews make it difficult.

Divine Grace Animation is better in this regard.

It practically faces no review issues, is cheap, and visually appealing, making it the optimal choice for airing to children.

While Divine Grace Animation might not have previously achieved this, ever since upgrading the visuals and launching a professional and customized version, it’s certainly become possible.

Boonie Bears could monopolize TV for years; there’s no reason Divine Grace Animation can’t be broadcast too.

It’s not that the average quality of Divine Grace Animation surpasses "Boonie Bears"; it’s just when it comes to kids, do they really care who the cartoon protagonists are?

Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Bald Qiang’s antics have been watched for so long, they should get tiring.

Now, seeing an animation with a "Skeleton," "Slime," or "Giant Dragon" as the protagonist will surely feel novel.

"Divine Grace Animation has long been on TV; initially, a foreign cartoon channel imported ’Jen’s Adventure’."

Yang Dong explained, "Later, with a large influx of Neon animators joining in, more and more Divine Grace Animations began making their way onto television platforms."

The Otherworld theme is basically done for.

Although this genre isn’t too widespread domestically, in Neon countries, which love the Otherworld theme, it’s pretty much become synonymous with "Divine Grace Animation."

Among new Otherworld anime releases in Neon, nine out of ten are Divine Grace Animations.

That ratio is categorically astonishing!

Put plainly, currently, new season releases of Otherworld reincarnation series are no longer intriguing for audiences. After all, even without watching, one can almost guarantee it’s produced using "Divine Grace Continent" professional version.

What? You’re saying it’s original?

That won’t work either!

The Otherworld theme has been exhausted; even if it’s original, or an adaptation of popular light novels or comics, it is still basically devoid of prospects.

Either join Divine Grace Animation or capitulate, no third option...

Haven’t seen the illustrious RE0 and Overlord series getting shelved by production companies, announcing no further sequels?

The theme is just a major pitfall now.

Even if previously extremely popular series are hesitant to release sequels, what good is another RE0? Can it reverse the dominance of Divine Grace Animation over the Otherworld domain?

Take a piece of advice, stop stubbornly clinging to the Otherworld theme; switching genres is the only viable path!