Chapter 336 A more terrifying situation than [Moritani’s resignation] is
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Stardew Valley!
That's right, the special entry project that Gu Sheng prepared for the Mini Game Festival this time is "Stardew Valley", which was known as a masterpiece in his previous life!
Of course.
In this regard, the people of Golden Experience are not aware of it and are even unfamiliar with it.
"This is……?"
As all the members of the gold experience group arrived and looked at the game cover on the big screen, team leader Jiang Yun said with great interest:
"Pixel style?"
The pixel style is of extraordinary significance to the golden style.
I think back then, when Golden Wind was still on a small scale, with a pixel style game, they defeated the small game festival (by the way, they also KOed Jiang Yun’s game).
Therefore, for Jiang Yun, pixel style games are truly a blessing in disguise.
After all, if Golden Wind hadn't killed his fantasy hegemony with Vampire Survivor, there wouldn't have been any secret exchange of votes and rankings later.
If he had not stolen the ranking, he would not have joined Golden Wind and become the team leader of Golden Experience.
But now, when the pixel style mini-game was placed in front of him again, the person at the helm this time became him.
To be honest, this feeling is quite amazing.
Jiang Yun was very interested.
"That's right,"
Gu Sheng nodded:
"A pixel-style role-playing casual game, or...it also has another game classification name that is not particularly professional..."
Stardew Valley.
In theory, it should indeed be considered a role-playing game.
In this game, players will play the role of a young man who was squeezed to the point of collapse by the 996 fortune report. By chance, he received a letter from his grandfather one day.
In the letter, my grandfather wrote: "When you read this letter, you must be in urgent need of a change. A long time ago, the same thing happened to me. I forgot what the most important thing in life is."
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Grandpa leaves an abandoned farm to the protagonist, saying it will be the perfect start for the protagonist’s new life.
Therefore, the protagonist finally couldn't stand the dark life of a social animal, so he put on his backpack and came to the small town of Stardew Valley to start his pastoral life.
The overall game is relaxed and interesting. Planting vegetables, fishing, and quarrying are very enjoyable. Moreover, during festivals, unique and interesting activities will be held in the town.
The noisy pressure and sensuality of reinforced concrete seem to have disappeared here.
There are only carrots growing from the soil, truffles scooped out by pigs, sweet and delicious carambola wine, and tidbits from the mayor that make people smile.
As Haizi said in his poem——
Be a happy man from tomorrow on
Feed the horses, chop wood, travel around the world
From tomorrow on, care about food and vegetables
I have a house facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming...
Instead of calling it a "role playing game", Gu Sheng prefers to call it——
"Farming Game."
"Farming game?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yun, Kailan and Jiang Shan exchanged looks with each other, obviously not understanding.
To know!
In this world, although there are many game themes and types, there is ultimately one ultimate mission goal that cannot be avoided.
Just like the scores in sports games, the number of kills in shooting games, the rankings in racing games, etc.
Even games like Tetris and Mario, in the final analysis, have a final mission goal——
Eliminate the blocks to accumulate points and pass the difficulties to rescue the princess.
Can "farming"...?
What is the purpose of the game?
Crop growth?
After a crop of crops grows, is the mission completed?
For a moment, the members of the Gold Experience Studio looked at me and me, and they couldn’t understand the gameplay of the “farming game” that Mr. Gu mentioned.
However, among everyone's questioning and doubtful eyes, Gu Sheng's answer was even more shocking:
"The purpose of this game...is that there is no purpose."
Say it.
Gu Sheng thought for a while, then shrugged and smiled:
"In other words, the ultimate goal of this game is to make players feel relaxed and live a good life."
The joy of spring planting and autumn harvest can be the purpose of the game.
Fish kings all year round can be game purposes.
Medals for various activities can be used for game purposes.
Mine Expedition combat can also be a game purpose.
Our purpose is to have no purpose.
Because life has never been judged by scores and rankings.
Of course! The number of kills is even worse!
Perhaps in real life, we are unable to live the salty life we want due to such reasons.
But in the game, Golden Wind is willing to provide everyone with such a spiritual harbor, which can heal the painful and tired souls and give players a slight pause in their lives.
This is the charm of farming games.
Wow--
After listening to Mr. Gu's words, the employees of Golden Experience couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
Our president is really good at talking.
He really knows how to stir up players' nerves.
These simple words were like Zenyatta's ultimate move, making people "feel peaceful" on the spot.
The key is!
Think about it like a CEO, you can go home after work, hold the handle and plant flowers, raise grass, feed the chickens, pet the sheep, and say hello to the neighbors.
Even if it’s just fishing as the sun sets.
Thinking about it, it seems to be a good experience indeed.
There is a feeling that is both boring and fun.
After all, no one has made a game like this before.
Don’t say you’ve never done it before, you’ve never heard of it!
But then again!
Such a small pixel-style game will probably not cost much in the end. At most, 1.5 million dollars will be enough.
After all, the cost of Plants vs. Zombies is only $1.15 million.
The production costs of these two games are estimated to be quite different.
Think of this!
I saw the designers of the Gold Experience looking at each other, and then they all smiled and nodded:
"Then leave it to us!"
A small leisure project!
It is perfect to hand it over to the Golden Experience Studio at this time.
After all, they had been busy for more than half a year before this, working hard on the global hit "Overwatch".
Nowadays, playing a small game can be regarded as a change of vacation.
Moreover, Gu Sheng did not have high expectations for the sales of "Stardew Valley".
Yes.
He didn't think that Stardew Valley could create the original legend of Plants vs. Zombies, and it might not even be comparable to that of Hustle Kitchen.
And such worries are naturally well-founded.
Firstly, Stardew Valley is the world's first casual pixel game with elements such as "farming, fishing and mining games", so players may not accept it.
Secondly, and most importantly -
The release date of "Stardew Valley" will collide with that of "Resident Evil 7".
Yes.
I hit myself.
so awkward.
But there is nothing you can do.
Because the release date of Resident Evil 7 has already been determined, this time they competed with Comella again. The two sides competed with each other and set the release date of the game on the same day.
And on the second day after the release of Biochemical 7!
The Mini Game Festival of Yiyou will only open. At that time, Stardew Valley will become the main flagship work of the Mini Game Festival, bringing a number of mini game manufacturers and works from China to the sea for the second time.
When "Resident Evil 7" meets "Stardew Valley"?
It is naturally obvious who is more topical.
not to mention!
Nowadays, almost all of Golden Wind’s announcements are focused on Biochemical 7!
Because of this wave of biochemical 7, Shen Miaomiao must let it earn!
It doesn’t matter whether you make more or less, but you absolutely cannot lose money!
Why?
Because she is going to lose money relying on Biochemical 8!
Shinji Sansou just licensed the Resident Evil IP to them for a price of one knife, giving them a chance to show themselves and see if Resident Evil 7, after returning to horror, can turn the tide and turn around the previous decline of the Resident Evil IP.
And if they can pass this test successfully!
Until then!
Only then will Sanshang Shinji negotiate with them and sell the copyright in his hands to them Golden Wind.
That’s a huge expense!
According to Lao Gu, if the super IP of Resident Evil is sold to the outside world, the starting price will be worth 500 million U.S. dollars.
The IP purchase fee of 500 million US dollars, plus the related production costs of Biochemical 8...
The total cost is easily $600-800 million.
Don't tell me that the document settlement time is up to four weeks. Even if you give them another four weeks, such a huge cost is definitely not something they can recover in a short time!
And she!
Shen Miaomiao!
At that time, all you need to do is to watch your own man, don't let this prodigal man come up with the "dual platform" sales model again, and at the same time, supervise the two scary whales of Xundeng and Yiyu, so that they don't lower the commission rate without authorization.
Then everything will be done, and you can just sit back and wait for the 100 times rebate inherited from Biochemical 7.
Yes, Shen Miaomiao's ambition is in "Resident Evil 8".
In this way, Resident Evil 7 has become the second work that Shen Miaomiao has seriously supervised and promoted after Sekiro.
Speaking of which, Comella is indeed quite unlucky.
The last time Shen Miaomiao's [serious propaganda] power was also used on them.
But the difference is.
Last time, they had Toruya Moritani in charge, and although they fell short in the end due to Keimasa Joetsu's stubbornness, looking at the entire publicity war before the game was released, Camera never fell behind, and even vaguely took the initiative.
But this time!
Comora not only lost Moritani.
What’s even more terrifying is——
…
"...Today, Moritani firmly stands on the side of the Golden Wind, and the propaganda attack launched against us has made us miserable!"
In fact, originally, Nakamura was quite confident about this game confrontation.
Although theoretically speaking, today's Golden Wind is backed by the "Resident Evil IP" and the demo quality seems to be slightly better than Silent Hill 2.
But I can’t stand Comella’s wealth!
With a total investment of 350 million U.S. dollars, Nakamura has enough confidence to compete with the Golden Wind.
However!
With the closing of the E3 exhibition, the publicity war between the two parties has officially begun, with two parties in contact!
Nakamura was dumbfounded.
Golden Wind, which was originally good at defense, actually took the initiative this time and immediately stood out at a high price, once again winning a huge advertising space in the Ginza Commercial Building not far from their Comela.
Even this time, advertisements for Yiyoux2 and Polar Bear 3rd generation somatosensory cabin also joined the battle, occupying two-thirds of the entire main street of Ginza Shopping Street, seizing the most advantageous position for promotion.
Moreover, according to Nakamura’s understanding, Golden Wind’s bid this time was quite high, but the amount of liquidated damages was also an astronomical figure.
In other words, these advertisements about Biochemical 7 and Yiyu Xunteng somatosensory cabin, once they are hung up, there is no chance to take them down.
Unless they, Comella, are willing to pay the dizzying sky-high liquidated damages, prompting the Ginza Commercial Building to default.
But that's impossible.
In other words, from the beginning, Golden Wind occupied a favorable terrain in Neon's homeland and launched a plan to encroach on their homeland of Comela.
This is not over yet.
The very next day, because they, Comella, failed to respond in time to the grand neon announcement of the Golden Wind, countless related media and forum headlines spread the words "Comella surrenders without a fight."
” argument.
Some people say that the reason why they did not respond to Comella is to prepare for a delayed sale to avoid the golden wind.
It is said that after Nakamura's success with Night Owl, he is now actually preparing to go solo and start a lawsuit with Comella's senior management.
It is also said that there is a huge loophole in their internal funds in Camera. The demo version at E3 is their development result, and the rest of the content is all half-finished products.
There are different opinions and all kinds of negative arguments.
And just when they were still struggling to deal with the negative news, Golden Wind took back its target, relying on the help of Tencel Bull, which is headquartered in Siam, to plant flags in key publicity positions in half of Asia, and borrowed
Convenience began to extend to Europe, and at the same time, heavy troops were deployed in the western United States to seize the market!
All of a sudden!
Camera and its "Silent Hill 2" are like a turtle in a urn, completely besieged on all sides!
There is China in the west, Siam in the south, and Mixi in the east.
It seems that nowadays, the only publicity channel closest to Comella is Siberia.
hiss--
If I remember correctly, the last time Neon set foot in Siberia was when they were planting potatoes there during World War II.
A blitzkrieg announcement without Poland!
Golden Wind did not spend too much money, but through its connections and first-mover advantage, it used sky-high liquidated damages to secure its publicity share in important positions around the world.
And all of this!
It's all inseparable from one person's secret manipulation.
This person is not only extremely well-connected.
And in Neon’s hometown, it is even more energetic.
Otherwise, Golden Wind's blitzkrieg would not have gone so smoothly, and Comella would not have been besieged on all sides in such a short period of time.
Tetsuya Moritani.
Yes.
A situation more terrifying than "Moritani's resignation" is——