This World Calls Games Art? Then I'll Make One with My Life's Work

Game designer Chen Guang transmigrates to an ideal world, where the gaming industry has flourished and games have truly become the "ninth art."

Games are considered high culture. Even internet cafes have become upscale establishments, where you have to wear a suit and classical music plays inside.

That year, after quitting his job at a major company, Chen Guang independently founded Morning Light Games.

For the first time, a game where every hit deals 999 damage and characters automatically find their way appeared among all the masterpieces striving for the ultimate in artistic perfection.

Countless renowned critics called it a mindless, drool-inducing piece of trash and a complete waste of time.

Chen Guang merely smiled and asked the players if they liked his glowing, oversized wings. They could have them with a first top-up of just six yuan.

Just when everyone thought that was the limit of what Chen Guang could do, he released a series of games that made people question their lives.

"Was this thing really made by carbon-based life forms? This kind of game is an insult to the industry!"

The verdict: "Made with your feet, designed to rake in cash!"

But when Chen Guang slapped down the financial reports and user surveys, everyone fell silent.

"Players' comments don't lie. They're having fun. They're playing the game, not being played by it."

In an interview, he was asked, "Can't you just make a proper game?"

"Sure!" he replied.

Everyone thought he was joking.

Who could have guessed that Morning Light Games would release Red Dead Redemption, then follow it the next year with Holy Theft Auto, also known as Grand Theft Auto?

Only then did people realize this guy really had something…