Game production: I really have landed

Chapter 80 Extreme Game

"Brother Luo, the results of the first day of the dungeon are out..."

Pu Xingyu walked into Luo Bai's office with the data sheet in his hand, and looked at Luo Bai who was sitting on a chair working, hesitating to speak.

Seeing him like this, Luo Bai knew that the results should not satisfy the guys who had high morale during the development process.

"How many copies did you sell?"

"Um... only a little over 40."

Pu Xingyu's face was a little ugly.

The price of the Dark Dungeon is the same as that of Ori, 68 yuan, and the result of more than 40 yuan is definitely not bad for the domestic market.

But comparing it with Ori, we can clearly see the huge gap.

After all, it was his first work from the programming post to the planning post, and Pu Xingyu still had in his mind the idea that the Dark Dungeon could also replicate Ori's success and soar to the sky.

"What do you mean it's only a little over 40? This is a good result, at least I'm quite satisfied."

Luo Bai rolled his eyes,
"What was the condition of Ori at that time? There were no masterpieces in the industry, and the dispute with Tianxing ate a lot of heat.

What's more, the theme and art of itself are also very eager to buy games. How can the sales of Diablo Dungeon in a short period of time be compared with Ori? "

Pu Xingyu pursed his lips and shook his head:
"If it's just sales, I don't think it's a big deal, but the reputation of the dungeon is obviously not as explosive as Ori's in the past.

Now the favorable rate on steam is only 75%, mostly favorable.

The vast majority of players who gave negative reviews felt that the randomness of the game was too great, and the difficulty was too high, and some people even asked why we didn't do Ori 2..."

"It's all within my expectations."

Luo Bai nodded.

Compared with Ori, which has a wide audience, "Dark Dungeon" is actually a very extreme game. People who like it love it to the core. I can't wait to spray the blood on the production team.

But it is undeniable that this game is actually quite fun and durable.

Virtue after being blasted by monsters’ continuous rapid-fire and pressure explosions, a critical attack when someone stepped forward in despair, or a perfect way to control monsters after mastering the various mechanisms of the game...

All can make players who like to challenge themselves feel a kind of heartfelt pleasure.

To put it bluntly, it is not the kind of work that can bloom its own charm in the first week or month. It is a work that requires players to continue to die, to try and make mistakes, and finally rely on word of mouth and the love of diehard fans to slowly improve. Works that sell.

But to put it bluntly, this game is pure. He put all his shortcomings and advantages at the very beginning of the game without any scruples. He made it clear that he was telling you, play if you like it, and refund if you don’t like it.

To be honest, it is undoubtedly a little out of date to come up with such a work at the first stop after the reorganization of Chuxin.

After all, capital is short-sighted, and now the market's expectations for the original intention are still in the boundless glory of Ori. Now that he has taken out such a game, it is impossible to say that there will be rumors on the Internet again.

However, Luo Bai still had his own considerations.

First of all, Ori’s potential hadn’t been squeezed out at that time, and he could use TGA’s best game of the year to boost sales around the world. From the current point of view, the results are remarkable.

In recent days, Ori's sales have exceeded the 600 million mark.

Another, the first build of a new team must be to choose a relatively simple game mechanism to try.

All the game mechanics of "Darkest Dungeon" are actually very simple, there is nothing beyond ordinary people, and the core point of all it lies in creativity.

"You don't have to worry about the sales and word-of-mouth of the dark dungeon, just enjoy the paid vacation and prepare for the development of "Hollow Knight" a month later.

Other departments of the company will naturally take care of this kind of thing. "

Under Luo Bai's order, Pu Xingyu could only open the door aggrieved and left.

It wasn't like this in the broken community back then. Although there were only four people, no matter it was game design, development, and subsequent promotion, everyone could discuss everything together.

But now that the plate is getting bigger and gradually becoming more formal, it's not that he can't understand it, it's just that he still feels a little uncomfortable.

Looking at Pu Xingyu's lost back, Luo Bai just shook his head.

After all, there are only a few generalists in this world, and it is good enough to be able to do a good job in the task at hand. It is better to be clear about the rights and responsibilities.

It's just that Pu Xingyu just turned around and walked out of the office. Not long after, there was another knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

Xiao Weirui pushed the door open and walked straight to Luo Bai.

"Mr. Luo, there have been some negative reports about the Dark Dungeon and Chuxin on the Internet. Do we need to do something now?"

Xiao Weirui's work style Luo Bai still likes it very much, talk about things if you have something to say, there is no other twists and turns.

Looking at the document handed over by Xiao Weirui, Luo Bai knew what it was about without even looking at it.

It's nothing more than the exhaustion of one's talent, the sudden death of the dark dungeon, and the like.

"Don't pay attention to these negative reports, the first-day sales of more than 40 is also a proper first-line level in China.

The next main task of the publicity department is to promote the company's new game "Hollow Knight" on a small scale.

Take this plan back and take a good look at it. "

With that said, Luo Bai took out a recently written plan from his drawer, and handed it to Xiao Weirui.

"Like Ori..."

Xiao Weirui looked happy at first, then frowned again,

"President Luo, shouldn't it be Ori 2?"

Xiao Weirui was able to step out of his comfort zone and come to the new field of games, naturally he took a fancy to the huge potential of Chuxin Game Studio or Luo Bai.

Compared with Ori's great success, Dark Dungeon is undoubtedly considered a "failure" work in her eyes, but as long as Ori's basic game does not fail, Xiao Weirui will not panic at all.

Seeing "Olympic Day" right now is certainly a joy in her heart, but it's not the Hollow Knight that makes her feel a little uneasy.

"It won't be worse than Ori. If I were to evaluate it, both the Hollow Knight and Ori are the two most outstanding in this field.

It's just that each has its own focus. "

Luo Bai smiled gently.

Xiao Weirui nodded slightly, and didn't say anything more, she trusted Luo Bai's views on games, that's all.

"Ah~"

After Xiao Weirui left, Luo Bai stretched his back against the sofa.

Looking at the ceiling, he curled his lips. Although Dark Dungeon is a game that requires trial and error by players to show its unique charm, players still need some outside guidance.

For example, in Luo Bai's previous life, if he didn't have a guide named "Old Chen Stand-alone" as a reference, he would not be able to bear the pain before seeing the true charm of this game.

Chuxin doesn't need to do this kind of guidance, but Luo Bai can.

"Shock!In order to restore the reputation of the game, the boss with a net worth of hundreds of millions was forced to open the business! "

(End of this chapter)