"...One day, a guest's cane was forgotten in our apartment. It was a delicate and heavy cane. There was a bump on the top of the cane. Just below the top was a very wide silver hoop.
The width is about one inch.
It was engraved with the words 'To the friends of James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., c.c.h.'. I thought at the time that it was just a sturdy and practical walking stick commonly used by private physicians of the old style."
"At least that was my conclusion at the time. But my friend Holmes had a different view of the owner of the cane. He did not think that the owner of the cane was a serious middle-aged doctor. Instead, he inferred from the details of the cane that the owner of the cane was a doctor.
An amiable young man who is less than thirty years old, content with the status quo, and so-so."
"I didn't believe it at the time, because unfortunately, neither of us had actually met this guest..."
The game "Detective Sherlock Holmes".
the next day.
There is new content at the beginning.
As long as players enter the game, they can see the performance of Watson writing his diary.
Moreover, the content Watson wrote the next day was different from the first day.
Players can choose to skip directly and play the game, but they can also choose to finish it.
Because most players have basically cleared the game now, most players are more interested in the newly added content and choose to continue reading.
Similarly, the new content added to the game today has also been reproduced on major gaming communities.
And the time came on the third day.
More content...
"...Based on his own experience, Holmes confidently said that in this world, only people who are kind to others will receive souvenirs; only people who are not greedy for fame will give up their lives in London and run to the countryside; only careless people will live in the countryside.
After waiting for an hour, instead of leaving his business card, he left his cane."
"The customer came to my door. To my surprise, Dr. James Mortimer, who I had expected to be a typical country doctor, turned out to be a tall and thin man.
He was wearing clothes that people in this group liked to wear, but he was quite poor because his coat was dirty and his trousers were frayed. Although he was still young, his long back was already bent, and when he walked, his head turned towards
He leaned forward, with a noble and kind demeanor."
"After briefly introducing himself, he read a strange and ancient story in front of us in a high and hoarse voice, a legend about the Baskerville family..."
The demo animation at the beginning of the game, the content of Watson's code, and the recorded time points seem to be after he and Holmes shared a room and became fully familiar with each other.
It is unknown whether it happened before or after the "Girl Serial Murder Case" in the main line of the game.
But the players don't care either.
What they are now paying more attention to is the story recorded in this performance and the purpose of Linmu Studio doing this.
Because at the same time.
"Di Renjie" was also exposed. When the game started, content was also added. A historian sat behind a long table and also recorded the story that Di Renjie did not perform in the game...
Linmu Studio’s latest two games, let’s do this together.
It's really eye-catching.
soon.
As the fourth day arrives, the content at the beginning of the game increases again, and a new story gradually takes shape.
The players' curiosity and enthusiasm for discussion were once again aroused.
What does Linmu Studio want to do?
How will the story of The Hound of the Baskervilles develop?
Will the newly added gold case in "Detective Dee" be related to Wu Zetian?
Is Linmu Studio going to announce a new game?
Or does Linmu Studio just want to update some free content for players?
In short.
Players obviously like this set of tricks created by Linmu Studio.
Related discussions abound.
The game is still the same game, and the number of players who have cleared it is increasing day by day. Logically speaking, the popularity should drop quickly.
But now, the popularity of the game has not dropped.
On the contrary, because of Lin Mu Studio's arrangement... it's even higher.
After following the updates on the forum in the past few days, players were no longer satisfied with watching others repost them. They directly opened the game themselves to see the new content and started to follow the updates.
And this leads to... these two games that have passed their prime period have once again gained a second life, and they have reached the top of the concurrent online user rankings of the Vaporwave game platform.
This directly silenced the Game player, as well as Frank, who finally recovered.
At the same time, Lin Mu Studio’s domestic colleagues were also silenced.
And the days passed like this day by day.
In the opening scenes of the two games "Detective Dee" and "Detective Sherlock Holmes".
The records of historians and Watson's diary also became longer and longer.
But as the story gradually deepens, players begin to ignore factors such as sequels and are purely interested in the story.
Even when I start to dislike the diary or record style of writing.
March 31st.
The opening performances of the two games have been updated again with a wave of new content.
But this time, it is not a continuation of the story, but a summary.
Yes.
On this day, Linmu Studio revealed the mystery behind these flower activities.
"I finally finished writing about this bizarre experience. I don't know how this work will be evaluated. Although the publication of "A Study in Scarlet" that I recorded has made Sherlock Holmes famous and brought him many clients.
Some people even commented that since I started recording Sherlock's case, I can hear his name everywhere.
But my friend Sherlock Holmes didn't seem to agree, and even said he couldn't compliment me. He also accused me of adding a romantic color to the case in the story, just like adding a love story to Euclid's fifth postulate, always starting from
Start from the perspective of writing stories, not from the perspective of scientifically solving crimes.”
"But on the other hand, in my records, I fully reflected the outstanding intelligence of my friend Holmes, didn't I? So no matter what, I just enthusiastically recorded his small achievements and everything he did. The evaluation is still left to
Reader."
"This time, I have included several case records that have been stored in my briefcase for a long time, together with the latest Hound of the Baskervilles, in "The Sherlock Holmes". I hope that after publication, this will serve as a reference for the recent past.
Bored Holmes brings more customers."
—John H. Watson, M.D.”
This time, in the performance at the beginning of the game.
Watson had an extra stack of manuscripts at hand.
He finished coding the summary words above, then typed his name at the end of the page, then took out the newly written preface from the coding machine and placed it on top of the manuscript.
Then, he picked up the manuscript and sorted it out.
Finally, he picked up the yellowed paper next to him that looked like a bookmark or a ticket, stuffed it into the document, and put the prepared cover on top.
After getting everything done.
Watson stood up from his chair.
The camera also moved slowly, and finally settled on the top of the manuscript.
The background gradually blurred, and the title "Sherlock Holmes" slowly took up the entire screen.
then.
In the lower left corner, a line of small characters slowly appeared.
On sale in early April.
…
Players see the latest content.
Senseless.
On this day, players finally knew the purpose of Linmu Studio’s arrangement of these tricks.
novel!
It's actually a novel.
Game companies publish novels?
When seeing the final puzzle revealed, most players were really confused.
But soon.
They reacted.
Cheers and joy…
Because after these few days of serialization, players have become very interested in the newly added cases in the two games, especially the case of the Hound of the Baskervilles in "Sherlock Holmes".
But a game is a game after all. Although the case is attractive, the way of recording the case is in a diary-like tone and lacks many details.
In fact, many players were not very satisfied with this method in the next few days.
At the same time, I am a little dissatisfied with Linmu Studio’s mode of updating a small section of case content a day.
it's good now.
Publish a novel directly!
Although I don’t know if the novel still uses a diary-style method to record the case.
But at least it’s published and I can read the case in one go, which is a good thing!
so.
There is something inherently wrong with a game company publishing novels.
Forcibly, Lin Mu Studio made her happy through all the tricks...
"Damn it! It's actually a novel! I asked Lin Mu Studio why they did so many extravagances. This is the original purpose!"
"Are you not going to make a sequel? Are you going to publish a novel directly? Forget it, I'm quite interested anyway! I'll tell you after reading it!"
"The two creators can take a break. Linmu Studio has personally taken action... I really can't guess what their next move will be. They are suddenly about to publish a novel."
"I have to say that the sense of anticipation has risen immediately...Linmu Studio really understands players..."
"It's better to say that they know how to market better. To be honest, Linmu Studio is really much higher than other domestic game companies in this aspect, and they are not at the same latitude.
However, the quality of their works is not on the same level as other domestic game companies, which is why they are able to handle these extravagant tasks. This can be regarded as...a blow to dimensionality reduction."
"..."
Players are looking forward to it.
But colleagues from Linmu Studio.
Being fucked into silence again.
For example, Li Guangsheng...
Sky Fox.
In Li Guangsheng's office.
He looked at the screen, watching Watson organize the manuscript into a volume, and then the huge "Sherlock Holmes" took up the entire screen, and he was stunned in place.
After a long time.
Only then did he react, pointing at the screen and saying in disbelief: "Is this okay!?"
And next to him.
Mou Feng, who had returned to Tianhu, shook his head slightly after hearing this, and then sighed: "No need to be surprised, this is Linmu Studio! The marketing is first-rate, and it can always attract people in unexpected places.
Arousing players' expectations... In fact, the most terrifying thing about them is not this. In fact, similar methods can be used by everyone, but I can guarantee that if most peers imitate them, no one will care.
Because the basis for their work is that their works are excellent and very attractive.
Compared with marketing, this is their scariest thing. For example, in the game "Detective Sherlock Holmes", if the cases in the game itself were not very attractive and the characters were first-rate, players would not pay attention to the novel.
It is precisely because their games themselves are good enough that players look forward to novels and ignore the fact that game companies publish novels, which are full of flaws."
Li Guangsheng: "..."
"So, the focus is still on the game."
Mou Feng gently patted his younger shoulder: "And this is the terrifying opponent we have to face, so work hard. What Linmu Studio has taught us this time is probably that gameplay is not everything.
Sometimes the plot of the game is equally important.
A good plot can leave a deep impression on players, spontaneously maintain the popularity of the game, can increase the value of an unrelated property five times, and can even launch "peripherals" such as novels for the game.
In terms of game production, we are trying to cross the river by Linmu Studio, but we cannot ignore the impact of plot... Even if it is an online game, the same is true. The bad plot that cannot be skipped in "Shen Ge" is a vivid example."
"Stop nagging, I understand."
Li Guangsheng gave a wry smile, then straightened his expression: "You'd better tell me directly, what do you want to do?"
"Continue to reform." Mou Feng expressed his thoughts, "Change the previous thinking and habits of revenue first, gameplay second, and plot casually."
"I see."
Li Guangsheng took one last look at the big words "Sherlock Holmes" on the screen, and sighed: "Change it according to your ideas, while we can still suppress the major shareholders, while we can still play MMORPG... Alas, recently we
The flagship MMORPG genre is becoming increasingly incompetent, and times feel like it’s about to change... I really envy Linmu Studio more and more.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Who wouldn't envy you?"
Mou Feng crossed his arms and replied softly.
When on the market.
A game company emerged that was active, frequently released excellent works, and stirred up the market crazily.
Started in the two fields of online games and stand-alone games, squeezing the living environment of all peers at the same time.
This will activate the survival ability of colleagues, forcing them to take some measures to become active, invest in the market, and actively participate in competition.
After all, if you don’t work hard, you will really die...
Tianhu, for example, has been actively seeking changes recently.
And is this a good thing?
No one can tell yet.
…
Early April.
Novel by Linmu Studio.
"The Case of Dickon" and "The Detectives of Sherlock Holmes" are on sale.
The first batch is not large.
Because the time from preparation to release of the novel is not long,
After all, we have to catch the ‘carnival’.
In addition to factors such as tickets, the first batch of prints was indeed not very large.
Even the first edition, there is no overseas version yet.
Because translation also takes time.
But the enthusiasm of the players is very high.
Although.
After Linmu Studio revealed the answer to the mystery and confirmed that it would publish the novel, after a brief period of joy, some players also expressed concerns about the novel.
For example, who is the author of the novel? Will the quality of the story deteriorate compared to the game? And, will the novel have an impact on the game?
These are all concerns for players.
After all, players’ first and deepest impression of Linmu Studio is the game company.
It is common sense for most people to have specializations in the arts. There are many examples of leaders in related fields launching works in fields they are not familiar with and then being average in their skills.
Isn't it the "Shadow" movie from Linmu Studios?
Although, this movie has little to do with Linmu Studio, they just asked the motion capture studio to assist in the movie.
But the principle is the same, and players are also worried that this novel, like "Shadow", only bears the name of Linmu Studio, but actually has nothing to do with Linmu Studio and is just a derivative work.
After all...Linmu Studio doesn't look like it has time to write novels.
And this is part of the reason why Lin Yao tightened IP authorization.
Because it will indeed have some negative effects.
However, this is indeed the first time that Linmu Studio has released a novel, and this time it is not like "Shadow", where third-party companies made big announcements, Linmu Studio only mentioned it.
This time, Linmu Studio made a big announcement about its own fate.
So even if there are some doubts.
But it does not affect the enthusiasm of the players.
The day the two novels were released.
The bookstores designated by Linmu Studio for the first batch of sales, as well as the pre-order page on Linmu Studio's own homepage, were crowded with people.
The batch online was sold out in just a few minutes.
Offline designated bookstores are not much better, although they are sold out a little slower than online pre-orders.
But those who came late basically didn’t get it.
Seeing this situation, Lin Yao was glad that she had not added the "Carnival" buff to the novel, and at the same time asked someone from the operations department to explain, saying that the first batch of books was only for trial sale, and would be replenished and distributed immediately.
But the players are really enthusiastic.
Scalping still happens.
In particular, the first batch of people who got the book posted pictures.
Players became even more enthusiastic after knowing the authors of the two novels.
The two novels "The Case of Dickon" and "The Detective Sherlock Holmes" have the names of the authors written on the covers, namely The Historian and John H. Watson, both of whom are characters in the stories.
However, next to these two names, there is another name.
Translator: Lin Yao.
Of course, it is impossible for the characters in the story to actually come out and write the story.
So after seeing this name, many players will know who wrote these two novels.
Lin Yao!
Lin Yao, who originally thought the possibility was the least likely!
The writer of the two game scripts!
Let’s not talk about anything else.
It’s definitely different from the movie adaptation of “Shadow” anyway!
This is the authentic work of Lin Mu Studio by Gen Zheng Miao Hong!
so.
The players are so enthusiastic and it is understandable that there is a market for scalpers.
In fact, many players were surprised when they saw Lin Yao's name on the cover after getting the book.
After all, this is the person who knows the game best in the minds of many players!
Did she write the script? Will it be written in the direction of a game script? Will it feel like a game? Without the game as a carrier, will words alone still be interesting?
These are all points that players are curious about.
After all... games and text are two different things.
Yi Wenwen, for example, is very curious.
He was lucky because his home was very close to a designated bookstore and he went there early, so he bought a copy of "Sherlock Holmes".
As for "The Case of Di Gong"... I didn't grab it.
When he got the book and saw the name on it, he was stunned.
Then there were so many thoughts.
After returning home, he couldn't wait to remove the plastic film and opened the first page of the novel.
He can't wait to know how Lin Yao, as a game developer, will write this novel.
Does it follow the pattern of the game script?
With this question in mind, Yi Wenwen looked at the first page.
First page.
It is a preface, exactly the same as in the game, and is Watson's autobiography.
The second page is where the story begins.
The first story is a case that has never appeared in the game.
The title is - "A Study in Scarlet".
Yi Wenwen sat on the sofa, lowered his head, and started reading.
…
The sound of turning pages.
In the Yi family's living room, it kept echoing.
Yi Wenwen sat quietly for who knows how long.
until.
"looking at what?"
Yi Jianjun, his father opened the door and saw his son sitting on the sofa, engrossed and motionless, and asked curiously.
Yi Wenwen just raised his head, as if waking up from a dream.
The novel in his hand is already a third of the way through.
He has already finished reading "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Case of the Copper Beech".
Now, he just happened to see the end of the third case "The Red-Haired Club" and read the last sentence - 'People are small - writings are everything.'
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Yi Wenwen looked at his father and replied. Then he lowered his head and looked at the novel in his hand. He raised his head again and suddenly said: "How could there be such a person..."
"Um?"
Yi Jianjun felt a little strange when he heard his son talking to himself.
"How could there be such a...powerful person?"
Yi Wenwen breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked down at the novel in his hand again.
Yes.
He was shocked before he even saw the "Hound of the Baskervilles" case that the game focused on promoting.
Not a script! Not a diary!
It's a complete novel.
Excellent novel.
The first three cases alone completely convinced him.
"A Study in Scarlet" is interconnected and has an exquisite structure, which immediately made him immersed in it.
The two cases, "The Copper Beech Case" and "The Red-Haired Club", were eye-opening to him with their rigorous plots and settings, as well as their exquisite reasoning and conception.
At the end, he had an intracranial orgasm.
Is that so?
A certain moment.
He even forgot that this is a novel published by a game company! Although many players don't say it, they still feel in their hearts that this is a novel similar to "peripheral"!
Because it's really... so awesome.
Lin Mu Studio, Lin Yao is really not perfunctory at all!
To a certain extent, these three short stories are more exciting than the "Girl's Serial Murder Case" in the game!
This is really... amazing!
She is really... too exaggerated!
Yi Wenwen closed the book, then looked at the name on the cover, his face full of admiration.
On the other side, Yi Jianjun shook his head slightly, unable to empathize.
He just came to his son's side, picked up something like a bookmark from his feet, and then handed it to him: "The thing is lost."
"……Um?"
Yi Wenwen came back to his senses and subconsciously took the things handed over by his father, and then became slightly confused.