Huanhai Group, reception hall.
"Lao Yan, do you think we made the right decision to join Huanhai by rejecting invitations from so many manufacturers?"
Five figures who looked to be in their twenties or thirties with serious faces were sitting side by side on the sofa in the waiting area.
They are one of the best-performing production teams at this independent games festival.
As a small group that has been in the industry for several years, they stand out from the fierce competition with their superb technology and novel ideas.
What followed was naturally an overwhelming number of olive branches, with a large number of game manufacturers vying to invite them to join.
But in the end.
They didn't choose the one with the best treatment.
Instead, we chose Huanhai, which is the largest among them.
Because the gunfight games they make happen to be what Huan Hai is best at.
"Actually, I think the conditions over there in Honghuang are pretty good, and the treatment is higher, so they should pay more attention to us, right?" Another person couldn't help but say.
"Honghuang is indeed good and has launched several popular games, but after all, it has only been established for more than half a year, and its foundation and resources are a bit weak."
The man called Lao Yan analyzed in a low voice.
"Yes, the first thing we have to consider is the development of ourselves and the team. Huanhai is obviously more suitable for this."
"But I heard that they have cut many projects recently."
"Isn't it normal to cut projects? Games with no commercial value will only lose money if they are not cut. Are you so unsure of your own technology?"
"I"
The young man opened his mouth and finally closed it again.
There are some things he doesn't know whether he should say or not.
In this game industry, technology really cannot represent everything.
It's not like they have never seen this happen before a company suffers losses and goes bankrupt due to poor management and poor decision-making at the top level.
For example, Ju Hard abroad hired someone who was in charge of finance to be the production director.
As a result, they don’t understand anything and give random orders. They only care about whether the company’s financial report looks good or not.
In the end, the entire company's product qualification rate plummeted, and it almost ended up selling the company building.
sometimes.
Understanding the high-level players of the game is more important than the technology itself.
Otherwise, if you just rush into the game industry with passion, you will only get a bloody head.
He believes that other members also know this truth.
But for them with huge dreams, all persuasion seems so powerless, even he himself is inclined to choose the larger Huanhai.
This may be the blind obedience of human beings.
I just hope their decision is right.
"Huh? Honghuang has just issued an announcement, saying that the previous game "Humanity Failed" is going to be launched on the steam platform, and a new feature will be added."
At this time, the member on the other side who was looking at his cell phone suddenly raised his head and said in surprise.
"New function? What function?" Lao Yan asked.
"What does it seem to be called? Creative Workshop?"
The news of Honghuang’s sudden update immediately attracted the attention of many players.
Especially those who played the game at the Independent Games Festival came in out of curiosity to check out the updated content.
[Creative Workshop: A production module for players. In this game, players can use in-game or self-made materials to edit levels based on their own preferences for others to play and score. 】
[From now on, all players who get the best monthly level will automatically wear the title of "Star Designer", as well as a series of titles such as "The Most Creative" and "The Most Popular". Everyone is welcome to explore more. 】
"Damn it! Design your own levels?"
"Can the game still be played like this?"
"I just wanted to say that this game has too few levels, but I didn't expect that Honghuang had a backup plan!"
“It’s a great idea to make your own levels and then make them public for others to play!”
"It moved, my designer DNA moved."
"Wait a minute, we will immediately design a level that will make you cry for your father and mother!"
The newly released creative workshop function in Honghuang instantly caused a big stir.
A large number of players poured into the game. When they clicked on it, they found that there were many levels they had never seen before.
What makes them even more excited is that the author's signature will be displayed on those levels, so that people can see at a glance who made the level.
This makes those hands-on players extremely happy.
The designed things can be recognized and appreciated by more people, which is simply good news for design lovers!
Not only that.
The levels they designed will also compete with design enthusiasts from all over the country, and the players will rate them.
This greatly increases the playability of the game and the interactivity with the player group.
After all, no one wants to lose to others.
Even some bad guys have found fun here, specifically designing difficult levels and taking pleasure in torturing other players.
"Hey, I want to see who can pass the level I designed."
In the university dormitory that was previously misled by "Need for Speed".
The fat man looked at the design masterpiece in front of him with a proud face, then slid the mouse and clicked to upload.
The roommate next to him looked surprised: "It's weird, didn't you say you never play games? I bought it last time just to catch up."
"Can't I change now? This game is different from others. There are things I like to play."
"Tch, man's mouth is a liar."
"You sound like you're not a man. Do you want to play this game anymore?"
".want!"
With a look of disdain on his face, the fat man looked away and continued to design the next level, enjoying himself wholeheartedly.
Even online.
There are many people who share the same hobbies as him.
Suddenly, a large number of different styles of puzzle-solving levels emerged, which aroused the popularity of the entire game, and even the anchors and Internet celebrities joined the game one after another.
"Chen Lin, the method you came up with is so awesome! You can bring this game back to life in one go, and it's already becoming popular!"
In the office, Lao Song was amazed, looking at the rising sales data and comments on the page.
It has only been released for two hours, and sales and player online rates have skyrocketed, and even the bad voices before have disappeared.
It's simply more mysterious than a miracle doctor who came back from the dead.
Sometimes he wonders what kind of brain Chen Lin has.
Although he is much younger than himself, he can always come up with something unexpected.
I feel like I am the guy who has never seen the world the most.
Chen Lin, who was sitting on the chair, smiled: "For this kind of game to be popular, the most important thing is to get players involved."
"We only have a small number of people, and our creativity is limited after all. But it's different if we switch to a huge player group, and it can also increase the interaction between the studio and players."
"Indeed." Lao Song nodded, understanding deeply, "Sometimes, for an idea, I can't even think of it. It's a shame that you came up with this idea. I guess those guys have nothing to say now, right?"
"They're just a bunch of people who follow the wind, so don't worry too much." Chen Lin closed the sales interface and changed the topic, "Have you found the martial arts instructors I asked you to find before?"
"We have found it and can start shooting at any time."
"Okay, this time the new game is released, we are going to have a different promotional CG."
(End of chapter)
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