What Lin Yao was most worried about did not happen.
The dubbing of "DOTA" caused some waves.
In the end, some players even guessed the truth.
But in the end, none of these things caused much waves.
Because it's fast.
These waves were forcibly suppressed by a bigger event in the gaming industry.
This thing is... the first test of "Witch"!
Well, it's actually the last test.
Today's Linmu Studio is no longer the small studio it used to be. It has a very strong ability to control every aspect of game production.
Plus a long period of stressful development.
Within Linmu Studio, we actually already have the prototype of an assembly line development.
In this situation.
Even if it is the first time to use motion capture technology.
During internal testing of the game "Witch", very few problems were discovered.
This test before the official unlocking is more like a warm-up than a test...
Warm up for the game.
Release actual game content and attract more players to buy the game.
As for the effect...
Lin Yao, Lin Mu Studio is still waiting.
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"Sure enough, Xiaolu's voice still sounds pleasant."
Shanghai City.
Feng Dong watched the deer jumping around, spoke out a vigorous voice, and quit the game with satisfaction. He then turned off the MOBA map and activated the map's "Warcraft."
Then he opened the Vaporwave game platform and looked at "Witch", which was about to be unlocked for testing, and rubbed his hands excitedly.
He is a veteran player.
But this is just a title. In fact, you can call it whatever you want, whether it’s an advanced player or an Internet-addicted boy.
Either way.
However, it is different from ordinary players who mainly play online games or mainly play stand-alone games.
He plays both online games and single-player games, and has a wide range of interests.
He probably played more games than most players when he was a child.
Eight-bit computers, then sixteen-bit computers, then thirty-two-bit computers...
Although Feng Dong was in China, he still relied on his generous family background and through various channels, purchased almost every console of his age or younger than him in the history of consoles when he was a child.
Including the latest Reflecta released a few days ago
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During this time, he also collected old consoles and became a somewhat famous player in China.
And online games.
During this period, with the rise of Linmu Studio, he also played a lot.
From the first "Fantasy OL" to the latest "DOTA", he has played it.
I even recharged a lot of money.
Nothing else.
He just wanted to support Linmu Studio.
As for why you want to support Linmu Studio.
Then it’s a long story…
In fact, Feng Dong didn't really pay much attention to this studio at first, he just thought it was another Tianhu pursuer and imitator.
Nowadays, many new generation players may not know it, and old players may have forgotten it.
But Feng Dong didn't forget it.
When Tianhu was first established, the slogan and purpose were the same as Linmu Studio, which was to make high-quality games... The person who shouted the slogan at that time, Feng Dong, still remembers his name to this day, and it seems to be Mou Feng.
When Tianhu was first established, it launched a work that imitated the overseas masterpiece "Gate to a Foreign Land".
Although it is an imitation.
But there are really a lot of innovations inside. Feng Dong went to play at that time.
It's really shocking.
At that time, he even believed that Tianhu would be the savior of domestic games...
Because he has played many overseas games and many impressive overseas games. He really hopes that such a game can be made in China and that he can play a good game that is truly made by domestic producers.
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And this emotion increases as the number of games he plays increases.
but.
Tianhu disappointed him...
Very disappointed.
After the success of the game that imitated "Gate to a Foreign Land", Tianhu immediately introduced capital. Mou Feng, the person in charge who had said that he wanted to make a high-quality game, disappeared and was replaced by the current person in charge, Li Guangsheng.
Tianhu's target also turned into a phantom as Mou Feng disappeared.
They began to make a U-turn and began to imitate overseas online games on a large scale, and then launched domestic special versions.
The more money you make, the more money you make.
The scale is also getting bigger and bigger.
But when Feng Dong played their games, he could no longer find the fun he had playing the imitation work.
Once they open their game.
Feng Dong's first feeling was...
The word "charge money" fills the screen...
Later.
eBay, another domestic gaming company, emerged and imitated Tianhu, rising in the same way. In the end, it was acquired by Tianhu and became a gaming company.
Directly unified the domestic game market.
Tianhu has grown bigger.
But at that moment, Feng Dong felt...
Domestic games are basically finished...
He can actually understand that there is a small niche of domestic single-player players, and he also knows how to make money by playing online games.
But he was still upset.
Tianhu, who said he wanted to make a high-quality game, really had great expectations at the time.
Online games are about making money, but at least you can get some snacks!
Don’t ask players to recharge money right from the start, okay?
Can you make the game content a little better?
Even if we design some good gameplay?
Just design a gameplay?
On a!
Is it difficult?
Every time Feng Dong opens Tianhu's game, he will post such a post on the forum, but Tianhu has not changed at all, and his post cannot be seen.
Because after Tianhu merged with eBay, there were no enemies.
Seeing them go their own way, seeing them getting bigger and bigger.
Feng Dong finally gave up.
never mind.
Let’s play overseas games.
Then.
Feng Dong has never played any domestic games again.
He had heard of the sudden emergence of Linmu Studio and the fact that "Fantasy OL" surpassed Tianhu's turn-based online games.
Although I gave up.
But he still can't help but pay attention to domestic game news.
And when he saw this news, he actually wanted to laugh... because he felt that another Tianhu imitator had appeared.
It’s just that this imitator is not like eBay. Instead of imitating overseas games, it imitates Tianhu.
And when I found out, this studio was born out of eBay.
He found it even more funny.
These domestic game producers are really useless.
until.
The promotional video of "Breakout" appeared in the DEAS Most Anticipated Game Awards...
Before the promotional video was released.
Feng Dong also scolded this studio named Lin Mu, feeling that they were just trying to please others.
But after it was announced.
He was confused.
This scene.
He has played so many games, but he has never seen it...
This... no, this studio seems to be really different.
And then.
The development of things was completely beyond his expectation.
E-sports competitions, Vaporwave gaming platform, summer special promotions, Warcraft...
Linmu Studio was transformed into a company. Like Tianhu, it made more money and became larger and larger, but what was different from Tianhu was...their games.
Always eye-catching!
When the Vaporwave gaming platform starts its summer special promotion.
When he played the strong-style "Knives and Swords", Feng Dong's already dead heart suddenly came to life again.
He got it.
It turns out that it’s not impossible in China.
...It’s TM Tianhu who can’t do it.
The catfish of Linmu Studio can even force Tianhu to launch a platform and launch games like "Shen Ge"...
Tianhu, who was coerced and disappointed by capital, even started to innovate under the pressure of that studio.
When I saw this news.
Feng Dong is really angry and funny.
Then, he became Linmu Studio's most loyal fan.
He began to play Linmu Studio’s early online games, as well as Linmu Studio’s new games that he was not originally interested in.
And the more he played, the more he liked this studio
Because even if it’s a crappy turn-based system, Linmu Studio can do it differently.
Very different.
They can make RTS, and they can also extract elements from RTS to make a brand new game type MOBA.
They can make shooting games, and they can also add the concepts of armor and skills into shooting to make a special battle royale game.
They can make horror games, and they can also break out of the inherent framework of horror games and adopt a reincarnation horror narrative structure, allowing players to gradually feel the approach of a certain force while repeating the same scene, allowing players to experience the horror that penetrates the soul...
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And this time.
They also used motion capture to make "The Witch".
He has been playing games for so long, but he has never heard of a steampunk-themed game or a game that can match other games.
Although Feng Dong has not played this game yet, but for some reason, he just feels that Linmu Studio will not disappoint this time.
Even if I just watched a promotional video.
He felt so too.
Because they are Linmu Studio.
So as soon as the pre-order page for "The Witch" came out, he bought the game and signed up for testing.
The moment I was successfully selected.
He began to look forward to it.
And the day of testing finally came.
Although, what he is most looking forward to is Linmu Studio producing a stand-alone masterpiece with domestic themes...
But he also knows that the domestic stand-alone game scene is indeed too small and is still developing. If he really makes a game with a strong Chinese core like "Knives and Swords", he may suffer a loss...
At present, large stand-alone machines may not necessarily be able to make money by relying solely on domestic products.
Linmu Studio itself knows this very well. Although the Vaporwave game platform is very popular, they still release online games. This time for a large-scale stand-alone game, they also chose a brand-new theme that is acceptable both at home and abroad, because they want to make money first.
Feng Dong also knew this very clearly, so he recharged their online games. After all, it was fun, and he recharged willingly... which was considered supportive.
A stand-alone masterpiece with domestic themes.
Linmu Studio is not doing it yet.
But Feng Dong believes that there will be, and there will be in the future.
As long as "The Witch" can be successful this time.
wrong.
It will definitely succeed!
After all, it is the work of Linmu Studio.
The only thing uncertain now is how far this game can go...
"Let me see, what is steampunk..."
Feng Dong retracted his thoughts and looked at the time in the lower right corner of the screen with anticipation, and then the moment the play button on the "Witch" store page lit up.