Game Design: Players are moved to tears

Chapter 78 Young People

time goes by...

"Girls in the Three Kingdoms" is officially launched for public beta, and along with it, there are many games from Fujii Technology.

Near noon, Qian Musi walked up and down the office area restlessly.

Although he received an internal recommendation for the game "Dungeon Adventure".

However, the data results of the first round of recommendation are very important and will seriously affect the subsequent recommendation seats.

If the numbers in the first round are not good, the game will probably end hastily.

It is a matter of life and death for Qian Musi himself.

Soon, a designer rushed into the office area and shouted: "Good news, the number of downloads in the first hour exceeded 70, and the retention rate reached [-]%."

After hearing this, Qian Musi was completely relieved.

"Dungeon Adventure" is a point-and-click game, and the download volume and retention rate determine the future of this game.

The number of downloads exceeded 70 in the first hour, and the retention rate exceeded [-]%. According to this data, "Dungeon Adventure" is very likely to become a big hit.

And it has the potential to become the hit game of the year.

The designer smiled and clapped: "Congratulations, old Qian."

Qian Musi smiled broadly and tried his best to show a humble expression: "Everywhere you go, it's all thanks to you."

With that said, Qian Musi opened the platform software with a smile.

Before that, he didn't dare to look at it, as if he was a student waiting for his test results to come out.

Full of expectations and worries.

Only when the teacher casts a satisfied look can he dare to check the scores with confidence.

Open the platform and take a look.

In just two hours, "Dungeon Adventure" has rushed to the top ten of the new game list, and the praise rate has also reached 97%.

Occasionally there were some curses, but they were drowned in the sea of ​​​​people.

Qian Musi wandered around the comment area, his smile became even brighter, and the wrinkles on his face were about to bloom into a flower.

Just when he closed the comment area and was ready to leave.

Saw this comment.

"The memory of the Internet is really short. This is obviously a plagiarism of Liu Wei's "The Brave Dungeon". Now no one remembers it. Instead, it is all about bragging. Domestic games are really hopeless."

Seeing this comment, Qian Musi's anger suddenly spiked.

Plagiarism?

Where did I copy it?
I just think the characters' movements are a little more similar, and their skill shapes are a little more similar.

The rest of the background story and levels are all my own creations, and there are only a few professions in "Dungeon Rush"?

How many professions do I have in this game?

There’s no telling who will copy it in the future!

At best, this can be regarded as a reference for inspiration among peers.

The popularity of "Dungeon Adventure" gave Qian Musi a slight illusion.

Before this, he always pretended to be invisible when faced with such comments.

But now, there was an unknown anger burning in his heart.

But he suppressed this anger very rationally.

Qian Musi decided to see how Liu Wei's new game was doing before making any plans.

"Plagiarism, okay? I want to see what new game Liu Wei has made this time."

Qian Musi opened the platform and was stunned.

Because the number one on the new game list right now is Liu Wei’s new game - "Girls in the Three Kingdoms".

The number of downloads exceeded [-] in the first hour.

Arema, this data is a person?

Qian Musi's hands began to shake. This data was already too exaggerated.

But soon, his heart returned to his stomach.

Because he discovered that this game was actually a mobile game and it was free to download!

"Ah? The mobile game is free to download and has no ads. Is it a value-added service?" Qian Musi was already confused.

Who doesn't know that mobile games are in the low chain of profitability, and value-added services are in the low chain of the low chain.

Many value-added services are not bought by players.

This is because as the game industry improves, relevant laws and regulations also gradually improve.

Among them is a very strict rule - 'Game manufacturers must ensure that players can experience all the content of the game. '

This sentence sounds very convoluted.

To put it simply, no matter how the game manufacturer sells the game, the highest difficulty level in the game must be able to be cleared with in-game equipment.

It is prohibited to forcibly increase the difficulty or pass the level by selling non-game props.

This regulation caused all value-added services to collapse almost instantly.

"Forget it, let's give it a try first. Maybe this guy has some clever ideas." Qian Musi shook his head and clicked to download.

He will not look down on any B-level designer.

But the next second, Qian Musi was stunned again.

Because on the mobile phone screen, "Girls in the Three Kingdoms" has been downloaded, and the beautiful icon of the country is smiling.

"So fast? I downloaded a pirated version?"

Qian Musi exited again and took a closer look, and was even more stunned.

Genuine game, 200M memory?

You must know that "Dungeon Adventure" uses the brand new Unreal 6 engine, which only has 45 levels of content, but has more than 100 gigabytes of memory.

Everyone in Qianmusi was dumbfounded.

After so much publicity in the early stage, the result was only 200M.

Could it be that it's a show?

Full of doubts, Qian Mousi opened the game and tried it.

After 10 minutes, Qian Musi closed the game.

The confused expression on his face not only did not lighten, but became more intense. He looked at the phone in his palm in disbelief.

This game...has absolutely no redeeming qualities.

As a game designer who has been working for many years, Qian Musi did not find the highlight of this game at all.

The special effects are gorgeous, but the graphics are exceptionally crude.

However, players cannot take action during the whole process and have no sense of participation.

The intention of defrauding krypton is serious, what kind of six-headed rush, doubling the first gear, VIP benefits...

After experiencing everything, Qian Musi feels that this is a game that sells numerical values.

As long as you charge too much, it will be like walking on flat ground and there will be no challenge at all.

Oh... Lie is good.

But what idiot would spend so much money just for a few pieces of paper!
Isn't this just out of the blue?

To put it bluntly, even a C-level designer can easily reproduce this thing.

Even if Liu Wei puts this game in front of Qian Musi, Qian Musi will not copy it.

"This number of downloads is probably due to the early publicity and Liu Wei's previous fame."

"But after at most two days, the game's ratings will drop significantly."

"If your monthly flow is over one million, you are considered a highly incense person."

From the perspective of many years of experience in the industry, Qian Musi pronounced the death sentence on this game.

"Young people are still young people after all, and the benefits provided are too many, which do not satisfy the players' appetite."

"And the behavior is also contradictory. On the one hand, it is giving away benefits in the early stage, and on the other hand, it is cheating people. It wants reputation but not reputation, wants profit but not profit. Bad reviews!"

"The same goes for cards. There is a guarantee after ten draws. According to this probability, players will collect the cards in a few days. The worst among bad reviews!"

After sighing, Qian Musi opened the platform again and found the previous comments about his plagiarism.

He replied with two words in a relaxed and comfortable manner——

"Ha ha!"

(End of this chapter)