Number One Game Designer

What kind of game is the road to survival? For this problem, Fang Xi had a clear goal from the beginning.

The original version of Resident Evil was released by Capcom in 1996. The platform of the hairstyle is the Sega Saturn console. Due to the era at that time, Resident Evil can only focus on the plot and puzzle-solving adventures. The road to survival of V agency is much later. The various software and hardware environments at that time are fully mature for FPS games, so don’t ask about the type of road to survival, it’s social security.

Fang Xi didn’t want to make a fancy and zombie hide-and-seek game, which is very unfriendly to players who pursue cool feelings, but at the same time, he also didn’t want to be a brainless social security game. If that’s the case, why didn’t he make a DOOM? ? So he adopted the third idea of ​​this game, namely MMORPG+FPS. Speaking of this, some friends may remember that the Borderlands that Fang Xi sold to Sorrento is also of the same type.

Pit Sorrento? Of course, but Fang Xi has no psychological burden. When he sold it to him, he didn't say that he wouldn't use this setting. Moreover, in my opinion, the road to survival is no problem just relying on unique painting style to sell a platinum in the North American market. It is not a problem to set up a collision with my own road to survival? We can only blame him for being slow, and President Fang can't help it.

Therefore, in the plot, the entire Raccoon City was made into a sandbox by Fang Xi. There are quite a few survivors scattered throughout the Raccoon City. Each survivor has his own story and appeal (task), and the players are looking for their daughters. Besides, you can stop and help these poor strangers in exchange for ammunition, food, and even follow.

Players' friends on the Honghu platform can also join in and play together. Whether it is a side mission or a main storyline, progress rewards can be shared. Isn't that familiar? That's right, Fang Xi also referred to a sandbox world similar to The Witcher III. In short, Raccoon City is a free world for players. As for the right to choose, Fang Xi is in the hands of players.

And Fang Xi’s online mode is not limited to this mode. There is a special online mode in the main interface. Players need to collect materials in Raccoon City and jointly build bunkers to resist the impact of zombies. There will be more and more zombies. Survival will become more difficult. The initial test version temporarily only supports up to 32 players online to build a fortress. More features are coming soon.

For these content, the players' first reaction was: "Fuck, this is too conscience!"

The response of the anchors was: "Fuck, this is too suitable for live broadcasting!"

The industry's response is: "Fuck, will you Hongyi still give us a way to survive?"

For example, when Afeng broadcasts live broadcast, compare with audience:

"When I received Hongyi's advertisement, it was ignorant of conscience, don't you know that it is ignorant of conscience?"

"It's just that I want to give this Hongyi a blow so that I can eat more food."

"As a result, this Hongyi doesn't play cards according to the routine, do you know? At the beginning, their publicity was that the main storyline of the game was about 27 hours."

"What does this mean? It means that normal big guys go to work and go to school, playing this game basically can pass the level in a week."

"As a result, you Hongyi Hongyi actually did such a thing to murder everyone's lives!"

"You wrote the main storyline for 27 hours, but you didn't write this dense branch line at least 27 hours!"

"Not to mention this seemingly incomplete multiplayer fortress mode. It takes at least 30 hours to watch these contents."

"So I'll do the calculations for you, this game basically spent a share of the main line of money, and bought a three-in-one game with main line, branch line and online mode!"

"We have made a lot of money. Hongyi is already losing money and is about to go bankrupt. Don't say anything. My Honghu ID is on it. If you are interested in multiplayer mode, please remember to add me as a friend."

"Before yesterday, I thought that blowing the red wings was based on my conscience. Today I feel that if I don't blowing the red wings, my conscience will be uncomfortable and I will have trouble sleeping and eating!"

"Brothers, buckle a wave of 6 for Hongyi, and then I will draw 50 people to give a game, and the winning classmates just leave their Honghu platform ID."

"Now we are ready to fight zombies!"

However, the major game companies in the industry have troubles. Hongyi's road to survival can be regarded as massive content. What about the pricing? Only a mere 148 yuan, which is basically considered to be a dead end for the major game companies.

Before Hongyi, the basic price of such a large-scale game by major companies fluctuated around 280. As a result, Hongyi does not care about your market understanding at all, and has directly reduced it by one hundred yuan neatly, and the game content has increased by three. Times, the players must vote for Hongyi with their feet.

More importantly, in the foreseeable future, players will become more strict with other game companies:

"You can sell more than 200 for such a little content? Look at Hongyi's survival strategy. The content is three times more than you, and the price is only half of yours. Black heart company!"

How to play in this situation?

In Hongyi's office, Lu Wanqi also asked Fang Xi the same question:

"If we directly fight a price war like this, it is easy to be isolated by all other game companies."

Fang Xi shrugged indifferently:

"We set a high price just like them. The pre-sale of the road to survival is 288 yuan, so they won't isolate us?"

Lu Wanqi frowned and thought carefully about the deduction, and shook her head regretfully.

"That's not it." Fang Xi said as he peeled off the orange from the table and put it in his mouth, showing calmness and calmness.

"In fact, since we started web games, we have basically been independent by all companies in the industry, because we are not playing a routine with them."

"After doing Swallowing Heaven and Earth, the front-end wages began to generally rise. After we finished the Three Kingdoms Kill, physical web games basically closed the door for them."

"Legendary World has basically completed the unification of the world of web games. At least within a year, the status of the world of legendary web games is basically unshakable. They are just eating the leftovers of the world of legendary games. "

"Honghu platform's Young Miao Project helped us win over the group of independent game producers who they never bothered to know about before."

"Portal is a game they can't replicate at all, so they didn't really care about it at the time."

"As for the announcement of the two games Portal and Survival, we adopted a live broadcast method, almost completely with them..."

Speaking of this, Fang Xi raised his head and thought: "Break?"

"As far as I know, Donghuang just sued the court two months ago against Doyu and dozens of anchors under Douyu, because these anchors played their games without Donghuang's authorization."

"They should be the same. After all, these old companies are basically making pure story games. Once they are broadcasted and the story is leaked, players will basically have no strength to play. But our difference is that the way to pass the portal is not unique. , Even if the players watch the live broadcast, they will explore new ways to pass."

"The road to survival is even more so. Although our single-player plot is excellent, the multiplayer experience part is more important. The live broadcast is almost non-negative for us."

"Not to mention that the treatment of our employees during the New Year has made the entire Haifang City feel like a lemon."

"Fundamentally, we are not on the same road with them. So"

"They will either crush us to death and make the entire gaming world lifeless again."

"Either." Fang Xi said with a confident smile at the corner of his mouth:

"Or, let us personally end their rule and let them know that times have changed, dog eggs."

"Dogdan?" Lu Wanqi's face was full of doubts.