Chapter 95: A man’s mouth is a lie
Huanhai Group, reception hall.
"Old Yan, do you think our decision to reject so many offers from manufacturers and join Huanhai was the right one?"
Five figures who looked to be in their twenties or thirties, with serious faces, sat 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 have stood out from the fierce competition with their superb technology and novel ideas.
What followed, naturally, were an overwhelming number of olive branches, with a large number of game manufacturers vying to invite them to join.
But in the end.
They did not choose the ones that offered the highest salaries.
Instead, he chose Huanhai, which was the largest among them.
Because the shooting games they make happen to be what Huanhai is best at.
"Actually, I think the conditions in Honghuang are not bad either. The salary 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, so its foundation and resources are a bit weak."
The man called Lao Yan analyzed in a low voice.
"Yes, the first thing we need to consider is our own and the team's development. Huan Hai is obviously more suitable for this."
"But I heard they've cut a lot of projects recently."
"Isn't it normal to cancel a project? If you don't cancel a game that has no commercial value, you will only lose money. Are you so unconfident in your own technology?"
"I……"
The young man opened his mouth and finally closed it again.
There were some things he didn't know whether he should say.
In the gaming industry, technology really doesn't represent everything.
They have seen companies suffer losses and go bankrupt due to poor management and wrong decisions made by senior management. This kind of thing is not new to them.
For example, the foreign giant Hard, because they invited a person who is in charge of finance to be the production director.
As a result, he gave random orders without knowing anything and only cared about whether the company's financial reports looked good.
Eventually, the company's product qualification rate plummeted, and the company was almost forced to sell its building.
sometimes.
Senior management who understands the game is more important than the technology itself.
Otherwise, if you rush into the gaming industry with nothing but enthusiasm, you will only end up with a bloody nose.
He believed that other members also knew this .
But for those who have huge dreams, all persuasions seem so powerless, even if he himself is inclined to choose the larger Huanhai.
This may be the blind obedience of human beings.
Just hope their decision is the right one.
"Huh? Honghuang just sent out an announcement saying that the previous game Human: Fall Flat is going to be available on the Steam platform, and a new feature will be added."
At this moment, the member who was looking at the phone on the other side suddenly looked up and said in surprise.
"New features? What features?" asked Lao Yan.
"It seems to be called something like... Creative Workshop?"
…
The news of Honghuang’s sudden update immediately attracted the attention of many players.
Especially those who played this game at the Independent Games Festival, clicked in out of curiosity to check out the updated content.
[Creative Workshop: A production module for players. In this game, players can edit levels based on their own preferences using in-game or self-made materials for others to play and rate.]
[From now on, all players who win the best level of the month will automatically be awarded the title of "Star Designer", as well as a series of titles such as "Most Creative" and "Most Popular". Welcome to explore more. ]
"What the hell! Self- designed levels?"
"Can games be played like this?"
"I was just about to say that this game has too few levels, but I didn't expect Honghuang to have a back-up plan!"
“It’s a great idea to make your own levels and make them available to others to play!”
"It moved. My designer DNA moved."
"Just wait, I'll soon design a level that will make you cry for your parents!"
Honghuang’s new creative workshop feature instantly caused a huge stir.
A large number of players flocked into the game, and when they opened 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 the levels, so people can tell at a glance who made the level.
This made the hands-on players very happy.
It is a blessing for design enthusiasts that the designs can be recognized and appreciated by more people!
That’s not all .
The levels they designed will also compete with design enthusiasts from all over the country and be scored by players.
This greatly increases the playability of the game and the interactivity among the player group.
After all, no one wants to lose to others.
Even some bad guys have found fun here, and specially designed extremely difficult levels to enjoy bullying other players.
"Hey, I want to see who can pass this level I designed."
In the university dormitory that was previously led astray by "Need for Speed".
The fat man looked at the design masterpiece in front of him with a proud look on his face, then slid the mouse and clicked to upload.
His roommate next to him was surprised: "That's weird, Fatty, didn't you say you never play games? The last time you bought it was just to catch up on anime."
"I've changed now, isn't it? This game is different from the others. It has things I like to play."
"Tsk, men's words are deceiving."
"You sound like you're not a man. Do you still want to play this game?"
"……want!"
The fat man looked at him with disdain, then withdrew his gaze and continued to design the next level, enjoying it very much.
Even online.
There are many people who share the same hobbies as him.
At one time, a large number of puzzle levels with different styles emerged, which boosted the popularity of the entire game, and even those anchors and internet celebrities joined in.
…
"Chen Lin, your idea is incredible! It has brought this game back to life in one fell swoop. It's already trending towards becoming a huge hit!"
In the office, Lao Song was amazed as he looked at the sales data and comments on the page that kept rising.
It’s only been two hours since the release, but sales and player online rates have skyrocketed, and even the previous negative voices have disappeared.
It's even more mysterious than a miracle doctor who can bring the dead back to life.
Sometimes he wondered what was going on in Chen Lin's brain.
Although she is so much younger than him, she always comes up with things that he never expected.
I feel like I'm the guy who has never seen the world.
Chen Lin, who was sitting on the chair, smiled and said, "If this kind of game wants to be popular, the most important thing is to get players involved."
"We only have so many people, so our creativity is limited. But if we have a large player base, it will be different. It can also increase the interaction between the studio and the players."
"Indeed." Old Song nodded, understanding deeply, "Sometimes you rack your brains to come up with an idea but can't come up with it. It's a pity that you can come up with this method. I guess those guys have nothing to say now, right?"
"They are just a bunch of people who follow the wind. Don't worry too much about it." Chen Lin closed the sales interface and changed the subject, "Have you found the martial arts instructors I asked you to find before?"
"It has been found and we can start shooting at any time."
"Okay, for this new game release, we're going to make a different promotional CG."
