There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

More than two million sales.

Doesn't sound like much.

Especially in Lin Yao's previous life, it seemed as if there was no sales volume of 5 million to 10 million and she was ashamed to say it was a big deal...

But in fact, whether it is Lin Yao's previous life or here, as long as a game exceeds three million sales, it will have an impact on the existing market.

And those works with tens of millions of sales, especially those of Lin Yao's previous life, are basically IP blessings.

Not to mention the most profitable IPs like Pokémon, Black Soul 3, which domestic players are more familiar with, has sales of tens of millions...but if there is no accumulation of the previous "Devil's Soul" and the previous work, there is no such thing as the blood cursed Accumulation, it is really impossible to sell that much.

For some games, sales of tens of millions can only make the production team happier. For example, the orthodox sequel of Mario, if you don’t sell tens of millions of sales, the production team will really think that they are not doing well... After all The series is really brilliant.

For another part of the game, maybe a million sales is enough to celebrate with champagne.

three million.

Then you can directly hold a celebration banquet... such as the Xenoblade series.

Because JRPG has declined, except for national IP like DQ, three million is really a hurdle.

Simply put, it depends on the type of game and investment.

Lin Yao remembered reading a report in her previous life, in which Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, said personally that Breath of the Wild needs two million sales to ensure it does not lose money...

A work like Breath of the Wild, with a team of hundreds of people, took five years to develop, and it won't lose two million...

Therefore, the first original IP work sold two million, which is really not a small amount.

In the end, Breath of the Wild could sell 20 million copies. When it was first announced in 2017, no one would have expected it.

Under normal circumstances, in the world Lin Yao is currently in, for a small-scale game with a small cost, you can start celebrating after selling 100,000 copies.

For a 3A masterpiece, if it is released on a large scale, with about two million sales, it will definitely be able to maintain a balance of payments, and the general 3A will still make money!

Moreover, the development status of Linmu Studio is actually quite different from that of ordinary game companies... Human resources are less than ordinary project teams, and the time cost is much less than that of other companies. After all, in the completion mechanism Under the planning book, many costs can be saved.

For most of the later games of Linmu Studio, the most expensive part of the game is the announcement and distribution.

But even if Linmu Studio counts all the costs, two million sales... still make money.

The 3A works of most companies in the world have basically started to make money with two million sales.

For this.

Li Guangshang understood, and Fufu He knew it even more.

Don't blame them for asking questions.

Because two million is not the end, "Dark Soul" has not been released for a full week!

This also shows that the final sales of this game must be more than two million, three million, or even four million.

This refund came out for a midsummer...

Really outrageous.

"These players...are they sick?"

When Fufu He heard the news, he looked at the person in charge of the marketing department in shock.

He really doesn't understand.

It's not that he didn't play the game, he did! But really no fun at all!

Why.

In the mouth of the player, it becomes a masterpiece?

He doesn't understand.

He feels that his outlook on life has been refreshed. Don't the players... like to be abused?

In fact, Fufu He didn't know that in Lin Yao's previous life, "Devil's Soul", the pioneering production of the Soul series, was also not favored by Sony. There was no hope in the announcement stage, and there was no large-scale advertising investment...

And the well-known "industrial poisonous milk", Sony Global Studio President Shuhei Yoshida commented that "Devil's Soul" is an unbelievably bad game after the trial...

In the end, the domestic shipments of "Devil's Soul" were very small, and the final sales volume did not meet expectations. Sony even gave up the release plan in North America. It was because the game producer From Software was unwilling and found another company, Atlus, to finally let it go. The game lands in North America.

Then.

Then Sony guessed that his intestines were full of regret...

When the time came to the release of PS5, the reset version of "Devil's Soul", which was not optimistic at the beginning, even became the escort masterpiece of Sony's next-generation console. People have to sigh, the world is impermanent...

"I think... probably because of this reason."

The person in charge of the marketing department heard Deputy He's doubts, hesitated for a moment, and replied with a strange face: "The reason why this "Dark Soul" is so popular among players in Europe and the United States is that the media gives high marks. , because they have all experienced the baptism of "Dungeon and Dragon", and have long been familiar with the strange design in RPG... "Dark Soul" is very suitable for them.

And I saw someone playing the game in the development of four games that day, and I specifically asked the other party's impressions. He said that the desperate fantasy world created by the game is very fascinating. Although the difficulty of the game is very high, the higher the difficulty, the higher his desire to challenge... Even our production staff think so, and it is estimated that European and American players are similar. "

Deputy He: "..."

"As for the country where Linmu Studio is located, Linmu Studio is the most famous, a bit similar to our reputation in Japan... This makes many players there, even if they have never been exposed to this type of game, because of the reputation of Linmu Studio. To save face, try it patiently. Not to mention the host side. Now their game lineup is still in the state of releasing one player to buy another. Although some players refunded in the end, there are also many players who continue to play After playing, just like those European and American players..."

Deputy He: "..."

The person in charge of the marketing department continued: "In addition, I took a look, and now the major communities in Europe and the United States, related topics are heating up, and European and American players seem to have found the feeling of playing games when they were young in "Dark Soul", sighing Now there is an RPG that can be both challenging and story-based, and while discussing the general trend, this makes more people want to try this unique game, and now the game is showing signs of becoming more and more popular... We probably evaluated it internally For a moment, according to this situation, "Dark Soul" will be launched on both ends, and the final sales volume will be more than five million.

And this game is not only selling well, it seems to have opened up a market... After all, many European and American players like this kind of difficult game very much.

Some time ago, I developed four parts, that is, the person I just asked about the game...and asked me if it is possible to make such a game in my agency. "

Deputy He was silent for a moment, then asked: "... who is that person?"

"Uh, the person in charge of the fourth development department."

Deputy He: "..."

"...How should I reply to him?" The person in charge of the marketing department asked cautiously, seeing that Fufu He was silent.

Deputy He said with a blank expression, "Get out."

"..."

The person in charge of the marketing department was stunned for a moment, and then his expression turned cold, knowing that he had committed a big taboo.

How can you slap the leader in the face at this time!

Not long ago, the leader said that killing them would not allow the first party, the second party, or even the third party to make similar games and log in to their own consoles...blocking all roads with their own mouth.

It would be really embarrassing to change my mouth now...

"Yes! I was the one who was abrupt!"

The person in charge of the marketing department reacted, bowed immediately, apologized loudly, and turned around to leave.

"etc."

But the head of the marketing department just walked to the door.

Deputy He's voice came again.

He is not loud.

"yes!"

But the person in charge of the marketing department stopped immediately and responded loudly.

"In addition, by the way, let the person in charge of the fourth development department write a plan and submit it..."

"...Yes!" The person in charge of the marketing department paused and replied loudly again.

"..."

With the door closed.

Deputy He finally couldn't maintain his expressionless posture, his shoulders slumped, his power was broken in an instant, and his expression was a little strange.

It's really embarrassing...

But now the momentum of the console war is becoming more and more obvious, and the major console manufacturers have similar types of games...

Perhaps, a new game type may become a breaking point.

Although he really wants to speak hard, insist on his own opinion, and say that "Dark Soul" is a piece of shit, but he knows very well that if he doesn't do it, other host manufacturers will follow suit...

After all, no matter what, European and American players are one of the most important sources of players. They like...it really cannot be ignored.

but.

Why did it become like this?

Why did a newcomer suddenly become a trend-setter?

what is this?

Deputy He couldn't figure it out...

...

As overseas "Dark Soul" began to heat up.

domestic.

The topic of games has also begun to heat up.

Because the first player to clear the game...appeared.

As soon as he cleared the level, he posted a screenshot of himself on the forum.

on the screenshot.

His character is surrounded by flames and looks very tragic.

[Take me as firewood, pass on the light... I finally cleared the level!

Let me tell you what I think about the game.

I am different from you, I really like this game very much... This game is the most special work of Linmu Studio, and it is also the best work in my mind.

Facts have proved that Lin Yao never disappoints people.

If you have never played games, it may be difficult to imagine the feeling of discovering the secrets of the game world every time you come to a new place... It's really great!

And put my heart and soul into the battle, although the difficulty of the game can be called abnormal, every time I open a new map, I have to die more than ten times, but! The sense of accomplishment you get from pushing the map after playing this game and defeating the boss is unmatched by any other game!

And the story of the game, although there is only one scale claw, but the information displayed in every equipment entry and every conversation with NPC is really fascinating. Let me say that the most impressive character in my first pass is Four or five, they may not even have many lines, but I am still impressed by them, such as Artorius.

This boss, if you don't get to the bottom of it, is just a handsome boss, but as long as you pay attention to Lin Yao's hidden clues in the game, you will know how tragic this person is...

Why did the map of Little Lund in the game become like that? Why all the ghosts? It was because the gods were afraid of the erosion of the abyss, so they submerged little Longde with floods, and prevented the abyss from spreading at the cost of a city!

The story of the wolf knight Artorius is also related to the abyss, but he stopped the erosion of the abyss not by offering sacrifices, but by going to the depths of the abyss, which the gods fear, to face the lord of the abyss——Manus , to face the Lord of the Abyss whom all gods fear.

In the end, of course he lost, his left hand was broken, and he escaped with serious injuries. Then, in order to protect his partner Shiv, he left the only barrier against the abyss and fought against the infected alone.

He kept fighting and being eroded, until he came to the arena and saw us players. In front of us, he killed the last infected person he encountered in this life. His will finally collapsed and was completely eroded by the abyss...

At the end of the hero, accompanied by the sound of desolate music, Artorius and our players started the last battle of his life.

This is his story.

He's really...so handsome! Even if he was completely eroded by the abyss and became a BOSS, he was still so dazzling. When he learned the plot from the fragmented information and faced him, he really had mixed feelings.

And this kind of experience, I think it is one of the biggest charms of the game! It's also the reason why I don't complain about the difficulty of the game, because the names of these heroes and gods are never a decoration. They are not only very important in the story, but also very important in the performance! Every time I walk into a fog door, see the well-designed performance by Linmu Studio, the music plays, and when I face the boss, I get goosebumps.

It would be strange if they could be hacked to death by the player three times! We're just undead after all! An undead who can't even bend his knees! ! 】

As soon as this post comes out.

In an instant, it resonated with a large wave of players.

Those players who have been fighting in the game all ran out.

"Indeed, this game is really special. I also scolded at the beginning, thinking that Linmu Studio was sick... But as I played it slowly, I was really completely attracted. Along the way, it wasn't 'What the hell is this', 'It turned out It can still be like this' is 'fucking'... I was really taken aback when I hit the festering creature, the huge monster festered and flowed out magma, I really have to admire the imagination of Linmu Studio, it is dark and attractive."

"Explore the world and discover more mysteries. Like the landlord, this is what I enjoy the most during the whole game, and this aspect of the game is really good. Every time I arrive in a new area, I am taught to be a human being while But I can't help but want to try again..."

"I don't know how long I haven't experienced the feeling that I had to try many times to pass the game when I was young."

"Good game! It's definitely not as bad as some people say. As long as you can adapt to the difficulty, believe me, you will discover a new world after playing."

"Although I haven't read the fragmented information carefully, the host is right. Artorius is really handsome... One-handed sword, let me have one hand, just hit me and scream."

"That's really handsome..."

Players who have already played the game began to rehabilitate the game.

And the game has blossomed both overseas and domestically, coupled with the impact of live broadcasts.

The players who directly made the refund some time ago began to doubt themselves...

Then, many players repurchased the game.

On the forum, gradually, discussions about the game also gained the upper hand. Players began to exchange experiences, post strategies, and do live broadcasts, talking about the dark, weird and dangerous fantasy world of the game, and the jaw-droppingly difficult levels...

In short, the game began to spread on a large scale.

In the game, the interesting online mechanism has also been dug out by the players.

More related games...

This is still the case in China, let alone European and American players who are deeply influenced by Dungeons and Dragons.

Thanks to the excellent quality of the game itself, the wind direction suddenly changed...

Some game media even commented that "Dark Soul", a highly innovative and unique game, will change the future of RPG...

As soon as this evaluation came out, it took a while.

Linmu Studio is really in the limelight...

And Li Guangsheng looked at the overwhelming discussions about Linmu Studio's games on the forum, and didn't know what to say...

He suddenly found out.

Times seem to have changed.

He doesn't seem to understand players...

On the other hand, although the game was vindicated.

But this does not mean that the difficulty of the game has been reduced.

On the way to play "Dark Soul", some players are constantly suffering and being tortured, and the cycle repeats... their mentality collapsed again.

Although they have to admit that this game is indeed not just for disgusting people, it does have something, but they are still very unwilling, especially when they think of the game released by Linmu Studio last year... even more unwilling!

The difficulty is really different!

So soon.

on the forum.

There was such a saying.

Sand sculpture players say that Lin Yao has two sides, one side is a girl, which is light, and the other side is a devil... is dark.

And "Dark Soul" is the work of Lin Yao from the dark side... Her light side has been eroded, and Lin Yao has changed!

It is impossible to check who spread this statement.

But it did spread, and spread more and more...

There are even related sand sculpture pictures on the forum...

...

Forest studio.

"are you crazy!"

Lin Yao looked at the forum, the screenshot of her first online game face-to-face meeting was added with words such as 'I want to torture players! ’, ‘Don’t let a single player run away today! ’, ‘I’m not going to be a family carnival anymore! ’, ‘Hahaha, the player is dead again’, ‘Give the player some color and see’ and other words, I couldn’t help but raised my pink fist and lightly hammered the table.

"..."

Mu Wanqing stood behind her, looking at the screen as well, and couldn't help laughing.

In fact, the players are not very malicious, and the pictures they choose are not ugly, but the meaning of ridicule is really beyond words...

"why are you laughing."

Lin Yao turned her head abruptly, flicked her ponytail, and slightly stared at Mu Wanqing.

"I don't."

Mu Wanqing shook her head with a sullen face.

"No, right!"

Lin Yao laughed angrily, and stretched out her hand to scratch the side of the girl in black silk glasses.

Mu Wanqing twisted her body, and finally couldn't help showing a smile on her face.

"...no fun."

Lin Yao glanced at Mu Wanqing's expression, remembering that she was not ticklish, put down her hands a little disappointed, then straightened her waist, stroked the ponytail behind her, and complained at the same time: "I don't even know what the player thinks , Why did it suddenly burn on me, Uncle Lin! Forgot?"

"This is probably a way for players to resolve it... I will keep an eye on that side, and if it goes too far, I will tell the operator of the forum."

Mu Wanqing looked at the girl who straightened her waist and straightened her ponytail, showing her perfect body curves at a glance, so she got serious.

Although she doesn't have a deep understanding of stand-alone games, she can't beat a game as difficult as "Dark Soul".

But his grasp of the player's psychology is still very accurate...

"You don't need to say it, I'm not that stingy..."

Lin Yao let go of her ponytail and shook her head lightly: "But...they said that I've changed? Okay, then I'll prove it to them...It just so happens that the production team of the console product department is vacant."

Say it.

Lin Yao turned her head directly, took out a piece of drawing paper, and drew the new game illustrations that had been confirmed during this period.

Mu Wanqing was a little curious, took a step forward, and looked around.

Lin Yao took a pencil and quickly sketched on the paper.

soon.

A cute creature appeared on the drawing paper, it was a chubby creature, the main body was a ball, and the arms only had an outline, which was also spherical. As for the feet, they were very big, like wearing a pair of oversized shoes shoe……

Lin Yao drew the outline of the character with a pencil, then found a coloring pen, and painted the creature on the drawing paper pink.

Finished coloring.

A pink and cute creature is alive on the paper.

"……What's this?"

almost instantly.

Mu Wanqing was attracted.

No matter how mature she is, she is still a girl...

"Kirby the Star, a round and cute little glutton."

Lin Yao turned her head, smiling like a flower, and said, "One of the works of the host product department in the second half of the year, this is the one that will be decided. The dark side, it has changed, right...too naive!!"

"..."

Mu Wanqing looked at the cute creature on the drawing paper, and then at the girl with her chest puffed out, a little helpless and a little funny.

He doesn't even know what the player's mood will be...

Just after playing "Dark Soul", Lin Yao returned to the cute style of painting when she turned to the next work...

Well, I guess it will be interesting...

...

"Sister, so cute!"

afternoon.

Host Products Department.

Lin Yao gave Zhu Nianqiao the setting map of "Kirby the Star" she drew.

And her reaction was similar to that of Mu Wanqing, her first reaction was cuteness.

Lin Yao automatically ignored her exclamation, and then told her a little about the setting of the game to get her ready.

And after listening to Lin Yao's words, Zhu Nianqiao's face also became a little weird.

"Sister, did you plan ahead?"

Zhu Nianqiao asked in a low voice.

Lin Yao explained it in detail.

Zhu Nianqiao quickly understood.

"Kirby Star" is a very special action game, but compared to ordinary action games, this game...is very simple, the protagonist does not have any complicated movements, the enemy's offensive is not violent, and even the fall damage is low Try to avoid it, because in the setting, Kirby will suck air and then float in the air.

And most importantly.

Kirby can also absorb enemies and obtain the opponent's abilities, it's an enhanced version!

this……

The player has just experienced a journey of darkness, depression, despair, and constant torture in "Dark Soul".

Lin Yao turned around and launched such a cute, relaxing and enjoyable game...

Players haven't been able to get out of the oppressive and dark world of the black soul, but they have to face a round, pink, big-eyed, cute creature that can fly up by inhaling, and can eat anything...

The mood is estimated to be as complicated as riding a roller coaster.

This is going to be a hot topic again...

"What premeditation, nothing!"

Lin Yao immediately shook her head in denial: "Don't worry about this, you are ready, I will find time to write a planning book, and then in addition to this "Kirby", the Mario game that is being produced, the console product department will also have a follow-up A work that complements each other with hardware, I will tell LMFH later, the name is "Ring Fit Adventure", and you should be prepared."

"Okay~"

Zhu Nianqiao looked at the cute Kirby in his hand, thought for a while, and responded with a long and energetic voice.

who cares.

It will be fun to feel!

Lin Yao and Zhu Nianqiao chatted again, then turned around and left the console product department.

She bowed her head in thought and returned to her seat.

Now the works of the host product department in the second half of the year have been tentatively determined.

A new Mario game focuses on fun, while Kirby focuses on box gardens and people of all ages. As for fitness rings, Lin Yao is not sure if she can succeed in this world, but the design of this product is really interesting, and she feels that it has sparked a trend The probability is very high.

Moreover.

Even if it will fail, Lin Yao will actually start this project.

For nothing else, just to expand the production line of Forest Financial Holdings...

Now the production line of Forest Financial Holdings only has mainframes and handles. Although it is in full swing, Lin Yao still feels unstable.

In the early stage, forestry financial control has just transformed, and the production of hosts is not enough.

Lin Yao was not too anxious, but put the simplest Labo on the agenda.

But now as the mainframe production line is gradually maturing, she feels that it is time to put the follow-up plan on the agenda.

The fitness ring is a test of the water at the beginning, and there should be a carriage steering wheel, charging stand, Joy-con charger and even a figure next.

She wants to completely help Forest Tree Financial Holdings get rid of the name of real estate.

but.

As for the mainframe, Lin Yao has a plan and just needs to sort out her ideas.

But the PC department...

Lin Yao really didn't think about it.

There is no need to be so anxious about the sequel of "Dark Soul" for the time being. The sooner the game is released, the better... Sometimes letting the IP ferment for a period of time is more conducive to long-term development.

So in the short term, Lin Yao doesn't want to be so anxious to launch a sequel to Black Soul.

If there is no sequel... what should I do?

Sorry, 456WAP is only thanking you now... I missed it before, and it seems that I missed Xiao Dai's reward. Anyway, I missed a lot of people. I explained it before. The time is too urgent. Anyway, I am sorry and thank you very much (bow)