Chapter 9 (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by Coldtaco

Edited by Aelryinth

Lin Hai’s speech was much more thought out, not offending either side. In truth, he didn’t have a clear stance on the matter.

Whispers started coming from the audience.

Shi Huazhe’s speech still made an impact. A senior designer having such a strong opposing stance on a video game all the while providing valid arguments caused some of the audience to waver on their stance, wondering if a game like this was really worth recommending.

On the other hand, Lin Hai was just trying to be neutral. In reality, it made no difference, the words had left the audience as soon as he said them. In contrast, Shi Huazhe’s speech had made a deep impression.

Chen Mo still managed to heave a sigh of relief.

If Lin Hai turned out to be against FlappyBird, he would be stuck in an awkward situation. The attitudes of the two judges would affect a majority of the audience. While Lin Hai staying neutral wasn’t good, it wasn’t bad, either.

However, Chen Mo didn’t let his guard down.

The youngest judge, Qiu Hengyang, was up next. One of the two judges opposed strongly and another remained neutral, his thoughts on the game decided the fate of the game to a certain extent.

Qiu Hengyang turned on his mic, speaking after some thought, “About this game, I actually have a different view than Mr. Shi Huazhe.”

Chen Mo was shocked. –Why is this guy helping me? Could it be that his tastes were more unique than the previous two, and he could see the good sides of this game?-

Shi Huazhe also showed surprise, staring at Qiu Hengyang, wanting to see what Qiu Hengyang was going to say.

Qiu Hengyang said, ” This game… before I saw the numbers, I gave it an eight, but after I saw the statistics, I think it deserves a nine. Of course, this score is compared to the other nineteen games.

“That is to say, this game is truly deserving of its first place status.”

The audience let out a gasp.

What the? Nine? Maybe out of a hundred?

However, based on Qiu Hengyang’s tone and expression, it was obviously nine out of ten!

Many in the audience liked FlappyBird. Sure they might like it, but they knew that the game was rough around the edges. A seven out of ten would’ve been quite good, but nine out of ten was a bit too much?

Qiu Hengyang ignored the surprised audience and continued, “Please don’t think it’s weird. This is the difference in perspectives of a video game designer from normal players.

“You guys see a minigame with simple graphics and a monotonous playstyle, but in my eyes this was a carefully crafted, carefully thought out game made genuinely.

1“Why do I say that? Let me explain.”

The audience was drawn in by Qiu Hengyang, many of them curious about the praises he was singing about the game. What was so good about it?

The competition was also being live-streamed and recorded. If Qiu Hengyang was talking rubbish, it would be detrimental to his image in video gaming circles!

Qiu Hengyang said, “Next up, I’ll ask you guys a few questions. Don’t worry about answering, just think about it.

“First question, you guys said that the game looks so simple it’s an eyesore. Let me ask, do you guys really think the bird is ugly? Or do you think that the bird looks kind of dumb, but the flying and dying animation is still quite amusing?