Traditional opera "amazes" overseas players in the virtual world

The new character "Cloud Violet" introduced by "Original God". Miha Tour Courtesy photo

Shanghai, January 7 (China News Service) (Wang Jia) Pompom, cloud shoulder and other opera costume elements, "dancing flower gun" action design, professional opera actors singing opera singing segment "Goddess Split View" ... The open-world adventure game "Original God" recently launched a new character "Cloud Violet" on overseas social media "fire". For a time, players around the world were discussing the traditional opera cultural elements contained in "Yunying", and they had a strong interest in Chinese Peking Opera.

In the virtual world of "Tivat Continent", in the "Liyue Port" where business is prosperous and cultural and entertainment activities are flourishing, going to the Heyu Tea House to listen to Yun yan sing a piece of opera can be regarded as a great pleasure in the lives of citizens. Yun wei is familiar with all kinds of exquisite and doorways in the "Liyue Opera" culture, can act and write plays, is light and agile on the stage, and is a talented opera performance artist. She promoted the "Glass Moon Drama" from the main story of the demon gods and immortals, and gradually shifted to the narrator's own story.

On the YouTube platform, the character demonstration video "Yunyan: The True Meaning of the Rainbow Chapter Book" released by "Original God" has been played more than 2.1 million times. "Life is like a play, a play is like life, I made up my mind to sing for a lifetime." This monologue of Yunyi in the video speaks the voice of all opera actors, and also arouses the curiosity and pursuit of Peking Opera by players around the world. Some players spontaneously introduced the knowledge of Chinese opera in the comment area and received a large number of likes.

"Qu Gao may not be unknown to everyone, but has its own zhiyin and clear words..." The "Liyue Opera" singing segment "Goddess Splitting View" recorded by the player has also become a "business card" for overseas netizens to understand Chinese opera culture. Some netizens said: "When I first heard her (Yunyan) singing, I was very confused, because I had never been exposed to such a style before, but now that I know, I appreciate it, I think it is very unique and cool!" "Her appearance and movements are based on traditional Chinese opera, and the animation production is so excellent."

According to the production team of "Original God", in the character design of Yunyan, the reverence and development of opera culture has always been the starting point. Since Yunyan's dubbing involves opera content, the project team for the first time tried to interpret the lines and singing sections of the role by voice actor He Wenxiao and opera actor Yang Yang respectively, so as to pass on the charm of opera to the players as much as possible. "Based on the elements of opera, understanding and absorbing new cultural elements, interpreting traditional content in an innovative form, and arousing the audience's enthusiasm for traditional culture is not only Yunyi's wish, but also our expectation as game content creators."

Since its launch in September 2020, Original God has been released simultaneously in more than 150 countries and regions, and has won multiple industry awards around the world. In December 2021, "Original God" won the 2021 Best Mobile Game Award at The Game Awards, known as the "Oscar of the Game Industry", which is the first original IP game developed by a Chinese development team. In the view of Liu Wei, president of Mihayou, the success of "Original God" in overseas markets is because the scenes, plots and music with rich cultural connotations give this IP a deep cultural heritage and aesthetic value, and show the charm of traditional culture to global users in a fresh way. (End)