The basic gaplay of Hollow Knight had beco well-known to most interested players during the demo release period.
The first promotional video released this ti mainly introduced so of the ga's world-building concepts, along with a showcase of so interesting monsters and bosses. As for gaplay footage, it only featured two elite monsters and one boss.
Of course, Ichin didn't reveal everything, whether it was the world-building segnts or the gaplay footage. A lot was intentionally kept hidden.
This point was also noticed by so observant players.
Forget about the elite monsters for now; wasn't the boss battle footage clearly only showing the first phase? The second phase of the boss clearly had noticeable changes, yet it wasn't shown?
Keeping things hidden, huh?
Putting that aside, doesn't Yagami-sensei seem a bit stiff?
What's that? Instead of focusing on the new promotional video, you were busy looking at the girl?
Reading through the comnts section on Bilibili alongside Ichin, Utaha couldn't help but chuckle.
"Why do these people always say such bizarre things?"
"That's just how goofy online comnters are."
Ichin laughed and then posted his own comnt, pinning it to the top.
"The promotional video series planned before the ga's release will consist of three episodes. The remaining two will be released gradually. Additionally, there will be a live gaplay demonstration before the official release. Please stay tuned!"
After posting the comnt, Ichin closed the webpage and continued editing the second promotional video.
Although the comnt section was full of jokers, the actual ga-related content displayed in the video was captivating. The view count kept rising, and before Ichin even considered promoting it himself, Bilibili had already pushed the video to the trending section.
If the studio hadn't decided to handle the ga's distribution themselves, Ichin figured Bilibili would've jumped at the chance to be the publisher of the ga.
Before long, the others finished watching the video and returned to work.
Swinging a lightsaber toy around, Haji said with enthusiasm, "After watching the video, I feel even more motivated! It's November now, just two months left. Ti to work hard! I've made up my mind—I'll co to the studio for overti tomorrow!"
While sketching, Aoba responded, "I can't make it tomorrow. I already promised my mom we'd go shopping. I haven't gone out in ages."
Hearing that, Sakura Nene quickly raised her hand and asked, "Aoba, can I co along too?"
"Sure! Nene, do you have nothing going on at ho tomorrow?"
"Nope! I'm always free on weekends."
Overhearing the conversation, Narumi glanced at Momiji and whispered, "Momo, what about us tomorrow?"
Momiji paused her work, tilted her head, and replied, "Overti. I want to see the ga finished as soon as possible."
"No, no, no! No matter how much overti you do, the release date is already set. It's impossible to release the ga earlier!"
"Releasing it earlier is indeed impossible, but—"
Ichin looked over at Narumi and Momiji, then said, "If we finish early, we can start manufacturing the physical cartridges for the Nintendo Switch version sooner."
"Oh, right! I almost forgot about the Switch physical cartridges."
Narumi's motivation skyrocketed, and she pumped her fists, "Then it's decided! I'll work overti tomorrow, too!"
The studio had a total of five programrs: Umiko, Ichin, Narumi, Hazuki, and Sakura Nene.
Sakura Nene only showed up two or three tis a week during weekdays, while Ichin had school during the day and could only co to the studio in the afternoons. Hazuki often had to deal with other business matters as well.
Although Narumi's internship counted toward her academic credits, she still had to occasionally return to school for classes.
So, strictly speaking, the programrs at the studio were under quite a bit of pressure. Fortunately, Umiko and Ichin's skills were exceptional, ensuring the progress never fell behind.
During her ti at the studio, Narumi had learned a lot of valuable skills from Umiko and Ichin, gradually moving toward becoming a true programr.
"You guys are seriously amazing, huh? Not even taking a break on weekends."
Sitting on the chair next to Utaha, Eriri had her legs curled up, constantly scrolling on her phone. The way she was sitting didn't risk exposing anything, since today she was wearing a green tracksuit.
If only there were two words missing from the front of her outfit, she could totally cosplay Wu Jing.
(T/N: Wu Jing, also known as Jacky Wu, is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director of Manchu descent. Wu Jing has won first place in many Wushu Competitions and Tai Chi competitions across the nation. Ever watched g or The Wandering Earth?)
Pushing her glasses up, she sighed and said, "When did you start developing Hollow Knight? May or June? And you guys are already close to finishing it within half a year? Your efficiency is way over the top. For , I can't even get motivated to draw a doujin until the deadline's breathing down my neck."
Since her identity as a doujin artist beca known to everyone in the studio, Eriri had completely stopped caring. She didn't mind anyone bringing up her work as a doujin artist, and she even brought it up herself sotis.
Of course, there was still one particular lady who remained oblivious to Eriri's side career. And it was fortunate Yukino had sothing to do that day. Otherwise, Eriri's last shred of dignity would've been utterly destroyed.
"That's just pure laziness."
Utaha shot back rcilessly while continuing to type away. "Speaking of doujins, are you planning to quit the scene entirely? Are you even going to attend the Winter Comiket at the end of the year?"
"Nope! Not going!"
Eriri replied without hesitation. "What doujin event? What doujin works? I know nothing about that! That's all Eri Kashiwagi's business—it has nothing to do with Sawamura Spencer Eriri!"
Well, it seed her shalessness had grown considerably.
As Eriri kept scrolling on her phone, a notification popped up, and she quickly tapped it.
"Wow, rare sight. Eromanga-sensei is streaming again. Her last stream was a week ago."
That na again.
Utaha leaned over for a glance and looked at the streaming content on Eriri's phone. "Is this Eromanga-sensei working on so illustration project recently?"
"Seems like it."
Eriri nodded. "I've chatted with her a few tis using my Eriri Kashiwagi account. She's definitely a girl and quite young, too. Apparently, she's working on illustrations for a light novel in collaboration with a writer. But I didn't really pay attention to the author's na, so I forgot. I have to say, Eromanga-sensei's art skills are really impressive. She has a great talent for capturing a girl's cuteness, and I really like her style."
To be precise, the body types of the girls Eromanga-sensei drew were quite similar to Eriri's own figure, which was why she liked it so much.
As she watched Eromanga-sensei's livestream sketching session, a sudden thought ca to Eriri, and she turned to Ichin.
"Hey, Ichin-kun, do you think it's worth trying to recruit this Eromanga-sensei as an artist for the studio?"
"Huh?"
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