Game production: I really have landed

Chapter 284 Unless they shit on the player’s head
"Brother Luo, "Cyber·Liao Zhai" had a bad start."

Pu Xingyu's tone was a bit sad.

As the first game manufacturer among major domestic manufacturers to set foot in the "AAA field".

Don't look at Tianxing's "Cyber·Liao Zhai" production team, which has been controversial in the entire game industry.

But it can be said that the attention "Cyber·Liao Zhai" has received this time is unprecedented.

Whether this road can be taken or not, everyone urgently needs an answer.

Naturally, Pu Xingyu bought the game right away. After trying it out, he also gave a great review and more than 500 words of his playing experience in the evaluation area of ​​the steam platform.

However, games are also a commodity after all, and sales ultimately depend on sales.

Although players have no channels to obtain relevant information, as industry insiders, they still heard some rumors.

Sales on the first day were less than 40.

Compared with Tianxing's huge investment in the development of "Cyber·Liao Zhai" and the follow-up publicity funds.

There is no doubt that this is a costly investment.

Of course, first-day sales do not represent the game’s final profitability.

But the main problem is that currently this game has only a 77% positive rating on the steam platform - mostly positive.

The game industry is a little different from many industries in that it is an industry where the wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley.

No matter how unpopular the game is, as long as you pass the quality standard, in the end, players will definitely give you the achievement you deserve.

No one knows about the game?A self-media blogger sent out a recommended video, attracting followers.

Only one language?There are endless folk sinicization masters.

The content of the game is not rich enough? Mod masters don’t have many tricks.

In this industry, there is never a shortage of masterpieces that may not have sold in four figures when they were first released.

But in the following years, as word of mouth fermented, the game was gradually improved.

Millions of sales are even just a starting point.

When Slay the Spire was first released on Earth, only a few thousand copies were sold in the first few days.

Can you imagine what happened to this masterpiece that single-handedly created the category of meat pigeon cards and can serve as a blueprint for all subsequent games of this type?
But later, one of Wang Laoju's videos was viewed more than one million times, which directly promoted the game.

Buy, play, review.

Thanks to the rave reviews, a production team was saved.

The official production team of the game even released a video to thank Lao Ju.

But even if there is no Lao Ju, there will definitely be another loyal game lover who discovers the charm of this game.

And actively give positive reviews and share them with other players.

In today's era, truly good games will never be buried.

But what about "Cyber·Liao Zhai"?

77% mostly positive reviews.

This is an evaluation that most ordinary players who have no specific understanding of this game will subconsciously pass by after watching it.

These days, old players have all come from the blue ocean era of whimsical and whimsical games. They don't like ordinary games and ordinary designs at all.

What about new players?This group of people had never played any games.

There are simply too many games to choose from.

If your eyes are dazzled, there are no nine-point games. Unless your wife really likes this type of game, you will basically not take a look at it.

But a game with nine points will surely satisfy new players?
Even for games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Witcher 3, which have received numerous praises from around the world, there are still players who type directly in the comment area after experiencing it:

"This game isn't as awesome as everyone says it is? It's so boring and I can't play it at all."

A game cannot satisfy everyone's preferences.

The first-day sales of "Cyber·Liao Zhai" fell far short of expectations, and it also suffered a waterloo in terms of word-of-mouth.

Almost anyone with a clear eye can see that this game is hopeless.

“The main issue is pricing.

If domestic games want to be in line with international standards, they must not only be in line with them in terms of quality, but they must also be in line with them in terms of price.

I didn't do this step in my original intention because at that time I was playing games like a gambler. When I made money, I just jumped in and it was pure gambling.

We can only try our best to make some concessions on price in order to survive.

Later, the price of high-investment works such as Resident Evil and Two People gradually moved towards the level of 298, but the original intention was already special.

It has no reference value in the country.

But pricing is not actually a problem. The main reason is that the main process is a bit short. In addition, the content of the "Heaven" part is not done at all. After defeating the old monster of Black Mountain, there is no follow-up.

Everyone's desire to torture the 'super giant' has not been satisfied. If the two are combined to achieve such a favorable rating, the players should be merciful. "

Luo Bai leaned on the soft sofa behind him and murmured to himself.

What was displayed on the computer screen in front of him was the steam evaluation area of ​​"Cyber·Liao Zhai".

At a glance, there is a lot of red mixed in the middle of a pile of blue. Although it is not as exaggerated as all red, it looks particularly dazzling.

As Luo Bai said, the main focus of negative reviews on the game "Cyber·Liao Zhai" is in terms of pricing.

"Tianxing should just play your damn mobile game honestly, 248? Your original intention is not as good as yours."

"No, the entire main process of the game does not exceed 30 hours in total, which is shorter than the developer's time.

248?In my opinion, this game is worth 198 at most. "

"Let me give you a negative review first and wait and see. When the development team can improve the content of Tianting, I will change the review back."

"No, I've already played cyberpunk games. Even if I can't achieve communism, I, Huang Chao, can do it, right?

Are you going to let me kill the old man’s dog?Or a dog’s dog?Rubbish! "

“The game is a good game, and the combination of national style elements and cyber elements can be said to be very good.

There is no sense of inconsistency in the use of various martial arts, and there is nothing too dramatic about the plot.

The overall framework of the game has been done quite well, but in terms of content, there are still many shortcomings.

If the production team can improve this game in subsequent updates, we may see the birth of another masterpiece.

But Tianxing (laughing), let’s leave it negative first. "

Looking at these bad reviews, Luo Bai sighed.

Domestic games want to truly develop independently and usher in a real rise.

It itself is a matter that requires the joint efforts of game developers, capital, and players.

I had been waving the flag for ten years, and finally met Lao Tang and Ma Bin who were willing to give this a try.

In addition to not personally supervising the battle, Luo Bai also sent out a group of the backbone of Chuxin, and all kinds of support never stopped.

Old Tang can be regarded as devoting himself to working on the project for four years. For a game developer like him, how many four years can he have?

The old guy Ma Bin also withstood the pressure within the company and squeezed out a sum of money to provide financial support without leaving any room.

It would be false to say that I am not disappointed when I see such a project but have not yet achieved a "ground-breaking" result.

However, Luo Bai also had a plan in mind for this.

No one has ever stipulated that if you work hard, you will definitely get good results. What's more, this pricing is indeed a bad move.

Is Kabit’s Resident Evil series awesome enough?

When Biochemical 2 was reset, old players went crazy, and new players also deeply felt the charm of such an old game.

Especially after the subsequent reset of Biochemical 4, this cold rice is really delicious.

Kabit’s new engine is truly top-notch, and they really want to make progress.

But the reset of Biochemical 3 is more intriguing.

There are no problems with gameplay, graphics, or plot.Logically speaking, it should get 2% of the rave reviews like the 4nd and 97th generations.

But the initial price is more than 400, and the game process is ten hours?

With an 80% positive rating, I can only hold on to the underwear that has received particularly good reviews, and almost all of them have positive reviews.

The size of the game must correspond to the price. Who would be happy if they bought something at a premium?

But to be honest, the main plot + branch plots of "Cyber·Liao Zhai" can be played for 60-70 hours.

But the price of 248 is too "outstanding" for a domestic game!

It's not like Luo Bai didn't give advice, but he could only give advice.

As he said before, pricing 248 itself is not really a big problem.

If the price is below 200, the game "Cyber·Liao Zhai" will have to sell at least [-] million copies to start making a profit.

Tianxing is also very noisy, and there are even some internal power struggles.

Old Tang had no say in this.

I just don’t know how long it will take to recover from the failure of "Cyber·Liao Zhai".

However, as long as there are still people who are willing to try and really want to make a game that can make a certain sound around the world, Luo Bai will definitely help.

Of course, before that, you have to keep your basic position.

He was also thinking about this when Luo Bai's cell phone rang.

"Old Tang?"

Pu Xingyu guessed.

Luo Bai looked at the screen and nodded his chin at him.

"Hey... hiccup, Mr. Luo."

Hearing the sound, I drank a lot.

Luo Bai just laughed and cursed:
"Well, you old Tang, you are drinking alone, right? You don't want to call me either?

Send me your location. "

Old Tang on the other end of the phone felt warm, but he just smiled bitterly:

"No need, Mr. Luo, I'm at home. My wife is staying with me for a while. I'm mentally prepared. Don't worry too much about me."

Mrs. Tang watched helplessly as her overbearing husband drained two ounces of the cup in one gulp, then slowly filled it up for him again.

Don't worry yet.

There is a big storm inside Tianxing.

Ma Bin was also under a lot of pressure, and he couldn't protect Tang Yunpeng anymore, or... he didn't want to protect him anymore.

She hoped that this heartless man could use the power of alcohol to put aside his pride and ask for a promise from the prosperous man on the other end of the phone.

Mr. Luo is not a stingy person.

Even if you just want to be a clerk at first?

Although there is a big gap in status, she still knows her original treatment, which is really good.

Moreover, the internal environment is much more comfortable and peaceful than in Tianxing.

But, this heartless person is just stubborn.

"...The modeling texture at that time looked wrong. I wanted to make it feel like reality and reality are intertwined, but it can be clearly seen that it is an illusion.

But when the demon moved, the whole model came out.

No matter how you do it, you can't get it right.

Lao Zeng said forget it, it is just a small place, but I am not convinced. Although it is a small place, as long as it can be solved, it will definitely greatly improve the player's immersion.

What's more, if I don't do it now, someone will do it in the future. If I do it first, won't I avoid a lot of detours in the future?
Finally, I took your technical staff and worked on it for several weeks, making phone calls one after another, and even someone came to give personal guidance.

After working on it for more than a month, I finally solved this technical problem.

I was so excited at the time that I couldn’t sleep all night..."

"...The battle between the prosthetic body loaders is based on a combat system. Although there are differences in attributes, a parrying system should also be designed, right?

How should we make it simple but not confusing?
I thought about it all in my head, but in the end there was still no solution.

Ashamed, I didn’t do my best..."

"...Mr. Luo, thank you, thank you for your selfless help.

Many times I really don’t know how to develop without you.

I never thought that developing such a masterpiece would be so laborious..."

Old Tang rambled on about some trivial matters in the process of developing the game.

Most of them have no detailed content, and are more like a kind of emotional catharsis.

Neither of them talked about the failure of the game itself, but everyone knew it.

Luo Bai also patiently acted as a qualified listener, which was good for Old Tang.

At the end, Old Tang asked with a somewhat sad tone:
"Mr. Luo, is there anything else I can do?"

"Three suggestions."

Luo Bai also thought about this problem and said simply,
"The best thing to do is to continue to work on "Cyber·Liao Zhai", fix bugs, optimize the game, and improve the content.

Wait for the opportunity and soar into the sky.

Zhongce is trying his best to squeeze out the final potential of the "Cyber·Liao Zhai" IP.

TV series, novels, movies, comics, big copies and special copies, publicity such as the last struggle of domestic games and the last coffin board of Chinese games.

Finally, make a fortune and recover as much loss as you can.

Bad policy.

Directly package the production team of "Cyber·Liao Zhai" and sell it to Chuxin, and I am willing to take over the project with full authority.

Of course, I can't be taken advantage of. The price will definitely be lowered to death. The only advantage is peace of mind. "

This game's major failure is no longer something that Old Tang can decide what to do.

The one who really wanted to ask what else the production team could do was actually Ma Bin.

Luo Bai also said it very coldly, without any mincing words.

Old Tang hummed softly, indicating that he understood.

At the end of the phone call, there seemed to be a final reluctance:
"Mr. Luo, is there really no chance of reversal?"

Where does the opportunity come from?

Luo Bai shook his head and said jokingly:

"Unless Stars Dies, if it's bad, players won't be able to spend their money, and they will always have to choose another game.

At that time, I guess I can do something about it to restore the reputation of "Cyber·Liao Zhai". "

Old Tang just smiled bitterly.

I'm afraid that violent death is not enough. B's fan base is here. Even if the game is not good, it will not be enough to refund the money and buy other games.

Unless it's directly riding on the player's head to shit.

But how is this possible?
Thinking about it, Old Tang wanted to pick up the wine glass and drink it all in one gulp, but he was slightly startled by the obviously wrong weight of the wine glass.

"Still drinking? I won't kill you! It's enough to drink so much, go to bed!"

There is a shrew at home!
Although Old Tang was not angry, he could only put down the cup and go to take a shower and get ready for bed.

From now on, I guess I will be able to work at my original intention.

It should be a lot easier to work under Mr. Luo...

(End of this chapter)