The rise of "Resident Evil: Village" can be said to be a wake-up call for major manufacturers who are waiting to watch.
It’s not that FPS classification doesn’t work.
It’s because players of the previous games didn’t like playing them!
In the final analysis, it is because they blindly reproduce the old gameplay and do not want to adapt.
That’s what made this classified market what it is today.
All of a sudden.
A large number of manufacturers have changed their strategies and begun to work hard to study the feasibility of the emerging theme of doomsday and FPS gameplay.
Some people with unique vision have directly focused on the huge world view brought by "Resident Evil" and introduced elements of zombie mutant beasts.
Once the project was released, it attracted the attention of many players.
The popularity, which far exceeded previous ones, shocked these manufacturers, and they even invested a lot of money and worked hard to develop this project.
In just a few days, a large number of development announcements of related projects have appeared on the Internet, setting off a wave of enthusiasm again.
"Chen Lin, if this continues, will your popularity be taken away by them?"
In the office, Lao Song looked at the messages with some worry.
Although most of the gaming industry is about people copying me and me imitating you, he still feels a little unhappy about being openly used in such a popular way.
You know, they spent a lot of money on promoting this game.
Now it's hard to lay a foundation.
Are these guys coming right away to take advantage of this free popularity?
"Don't worry, this is actually good for us." Chen Lin thought for a moment and said, "Because no matter which game they release, players will remember that we were the first to do this kind of subject matter, which is equivalent to free publicity."
"You should be open-minded. If it were another manufacturer, I would probably have sued them for infringement."
Of course Lao Song knew that it was unrealistic for every family to find trouble, and he was just trying to satisfy his craving.
And what Chen Lin said makes sense.
Although doomsday themes have long been around, zombies were popularized by their CG movies.
Those manufacturers use their movie worldviews to promote them in disguise, which is not too bad.
Just think of it as collecting some copyright fees.
Thinking of this, Lao Song finally felt a little more comfortable, and then said:
"By the way, now is the time when the apocalyptic theme is at its peak. Do you think we should make a smaller game to supplement it? Otherwise, I'm afraid it won't be stable just relying on Resident Evil."
"Well, that's okay."
Chen Lin nodded, he had had such an idea.
It's just that "Resident Evil" has just come out, so it's hard to get a sequel right away.
If you want to make another game supplement, you can only do it with a new project, and it shouldn't be too big, otherwise it will take too long.
"Do you have any ideas for a doomsday-themed game with smaller content?"
"Since it is used to supplement the popularity, my suggestion is to make it in a genre other than FPS and try not to collide with "Resident Evil"." Lao Song said thoughtfully.
"How about the 2D graphics?"
At this time, Lao Li suddenly came in from outside.
"Why are you here too?"
The two of them turned to look at him.
"I'm here to hand in last month's report, and I happened to hear you discussing the new game." Old Li walked in with a thief.
"Then what good suggestions do you have?" Chen Lin asked.
"I don't have any suggestions. I just feel like it's doomsday. I've been running for my life. I don't have any monsters to level up. I feel like something is missing."
"It's simple and crude, just kill monsters and drop equipment."
"It's best to be able to mow the grass and fight the boss without doubles."
“The content doesn’t have to be in a Resident Evil background, it just needs to have doomsday elements.”
"How about using 2D graphics? It would be better to make it smaller and add some Chinese style for a change."
Lao Litou opened his mouth and said a lot of nonsense.
Lao Song was listening, and the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, I think this is a game you want to play, right?"
"Destroying monsters and upgrading equipment, you have the nerve to use such an old-fashioned method?"
"Return to the national customs. Don't you think it's inconsistent with the fusion of national customs and zombies?"
The "Resident Evil" movie uses a foreign background.
After all, there is already something called a zombie in China, and the setting is a bit conflicting.
He really couldn't imagine what kind of deformed product would result from the combination of Chinese style and zombies, let alone that players would pay for it.
Even if it's just a supplement product.
We can't just let this guy mess around like this.
"Isn't it true?"
His thoughts were exposed, and Lao Li scratched his head in embarrassment.
He was recently playing a lawn mowing game and suddenly got the idea.
Now that I think about it, these things put together are indeed a bit nondescript. It would be nice if they are not criticized by players.
However.
What the two of them didn't expect was that Chen Lin's voice suddenly came out.
"It's a good idea to add zombies to the national style and defeat monsters to get equipment."
ah?
What’s good?
Lao Song, with his head full of questions, looked at Chen Lin, thinking that he had heard wrongly.
Lao Li looked surprised: "Mr. Chen also thinks my idea is good?"
"Yes." Chen Lin nodded, "In terms of national style, it is indeed not suitable to use the background of Resident Evil, but we can add a new background that is more in line with domestic culture."
"What to add?"
Lao Song and Lao Li asked in unison.
Chen Lin glanced at them and smiled: "Curse!"
"curse?"
"Yes, and it's a curse that covers a country."
Through Lao Li's description, a game has vaguely emerged in Chen Lin's mind.
The game that once made him fail to clear the level several times because he was too soft-hearted to play it.
"Warm Snow"
Two large characters appeared on the white paper in front of him.
The two people who were stunned also looked over, and they were even more confused.
"Nuanxue? New game name?"
"Why is the snow warm?"
The two of them were confused by the unclear name and looked at Chen Lin again.
Chen Lin didn't say much nonsense and took out a plan from under the table and handed it to them.
"Let's first see if there are any production difficulties."
Lao Song took the plan and stood there with Lao Li and started reading it.
After a while, a flash of light suddenly burst out in their eyes.
"This is."
“What a unique setting!”
"Equipment is obtained randomly, and there are so many schools!"
"It actually blends Chinese style and zombie mutation together!"
"I see, that's how the name of the game came about. I think this plan is feasible."
Soon, both of them came to a conclusion.
Even Lao Song, who was still opposing just now, was amazed.
He found that in addition to the different graphics, the gameplay settings and background story of this plan were no less than those of Resident Evil.
It also perfectly demonstrates the characteristics of the national style.
It complements the theme of zombie mutation and doesn't feel inconsistent at all.
"How about it? Can it be done within two months?" Chen Lin asked.
"Absolutely!" Lao Li replied affirmatively. "With our current manpower, it is very fast to make a game with all our strength. Besides, Mr. Chen, didn't you just recruit a group of new people in animation? They will come in handy."
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"Well, I'll leave this project to you two. You can arrange the personnel yourself and make it happen as soon as possible while the apocalyptic theme is still popular."
"Put it on us."
After saying that, the two left with the game plan.
After all, time waits for no one, and no one knows how long this wave of popularity will last.