Game Design: Is that okay, CaiGou?

Chapter 302 Story Clearance Line: Liver, all liver, liver is good (please subscribe)

Although [Richside Village] is the same as [SVE], they are both large expansion DLCs, and they are not separated by a long time.

However, [SVE] is an expansion based on the main body of Stardew Valley. The content has been greatly increased, but it is still within the framework of Pelican Town.

But [Ridgeside Village] has taken a different approach, adding a brand new village based on Pelican Town, and the two villages are still linked.

What's more, the plot entry points of the two are different, the main plots are different, the village characteristics are different, and even the races of the NPCs are different.

The most important point is that all players who purchase [SVE] can get [Ridgeside Village] for free.

[SVE] It’s only two yuan, and you can buy one and get one free. The base game Stardew Valley is the leader in farming management this year.

Needless to say how cost-effective it is.

Players only have one word - rush!

As a result, even though [Ridgeside Village] is released for free, the unique marketing linkage has made the sales of Stardew Valley and [SVE] rise to a higher level again on the original basis.

The employee was holding the tea cup. When he saw Jiang Zhihao, he was immediately trembling with fear. He could neither put nor hide the tea cup in his hand.

Why did he still plan to let the two families take action, while he just sat back and watched the fight between the tigers and the tigers, thinking that he was a stupid boy?

Stardew Valley has created a miracle in the form of a low-cost game with pixel art style, becoming the most popular and profitable game in the gaming industry this year.

[Kingdom Contest] is Wutong Game Company’s annual game, and Jiang Zhihao and even the entire company have great confidence in it.

Jiang Zhihao, who knew nothing about all this, had already driven to the tea room downstairs of the company. The heads of Fengqi, Baihua, and Qingshan had been waiting in the tea room for a long time.

Jiang Zhihao ignored the employee and turned downstairs.

It’s a pity that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. Today, when games are becoming more and more homogenized, and competition on the gaming circuit is becoming more and more intense, [Kingdom Clash] encountered the Waterloo of its life.

"What am I? I said you don't have to come again, don't you understand?"

"Ah? No, Mr. Jiang, I..."

"But to be honest, the old thief is so courageous. You said...who would have thought that the card he hid is not a new game, but a large expansion DLC?"

Seeing this, Qian Rui took advantage of the fact that she was the only woman present and opened her mouth to ease the atmosphere and smooth things over. "Zhihao, you are a gambler. The failure of [Farming Lord] is within your tolerance, but you shouldn't get blinded by gambling and then release [Kingdom Contest]..."

Until now, only Fengqi and Wutong have taken action, while Baihua and Qingshan have been watching from the sidelines. Jiang Zhihao listened to Zheng Min's words.

"Instead of worrying about how many cards Cai Gou has hidden in his hand, it is better to let him play his bright cards and let the second shoe fall. Only then will we feel at ease. In the future, whether he releases DLC or a new game is released, we will feel safe in our hearts. Be prepared.”

"What I mean is that even if there is a third DLC for Stardew Valley, the sales response will not be as good as the first two, but with the foundation of Stardew Valley, it will still be unbeatable."

"..."

"Oh?" Jiang Zhihao became interested, swept away the gloom on his forehead, and asked: "Then...who of you will come first?"

Baihua and Qingshan are two game companies that focus on survival-themed games.

Jiang Zhihao walked towards the front desk with a gloomy face. When he saw someone from the company coming out of the tea room, he frowned and stood there without saying a word.

The employees were afraid that if they appeared under Jiang Zhihao's nose, they would be scolded for some reason and asked to pack up and get out.

Wutong Game Company, from the company's vice president to the cleaning aunt, has been shrouded in the haze and low pressure of Jiang Zhihao for a period of time. It can be said that they are walking on thin ice.

When Jiang Zhihao appeared in the company lobby, the employees were busy looking for work for themselves, typing frantically on the keyboard with their hands, looking like they were working seriously.

"Think of hindsight, who doesn't know how to use hindsight? This time you organized the game, but you told me to brainstorm ways and countermeasures. That's why I came here. Do you guys have any ideas?"

When the other two heard the words, they also agreed deeply. Jiang Zhihao didn't speak when he heard the words and just drank tea.

The employees in the office lobby turned around and looked at the company's entrance and exit, with regret, sigh, resentment, confusion, and anger in their eyes.

Jiang Zhihao said angrily: "We, Wutong Game Company, entered the arena this time and bet on two games. One of them is our company's annual production. As a result, not only did no one's hair get hurt, but my vitality was directly damaged."

"As the saying goes, you can do it once but never again!" Zheng Min said calmly:
"No matter how awesome the DLC is, no matter how high-quality Stardew Valley is, with its current game sales and popularity, the player audience will almost absorb it in a short time. In my opinion, even if we make another game of the same quality in a short time DLC, the response will not be as high as it is today.”

On the contrary, it is the dismal sales performance of [Kingdom Clash].

Among the four companies -

Upon seeing this, Liu Mufeng said: "Zhihao, it's okay. Look for the best in everything. Look, at least we know that the old thief has more than just Ark. Survival Evolved. This is also a good thing."

There is even a saying circulating among gaming circles and even player groups——

"Within this year, Taiping Road will be like a farming and operating track, plated with a layer of gold in Stardew Valley. No one can come."

"No, no, of course not!" Zheng Min waved his hand and said, "We are grasshoppers on a rope. If there is no reason, you just charge. We will watch from behind."

Qian Rui nodded and said: "This is the result of discussions between Zheng Min and I. We have seen Stardew Valley before, but we haven't seen Ark Survival Evolved yet. To be on the safe side, we can just make a small production of survival construction. Let him play the cards in his hand."

The DLC [Ritchieside Village] was released for one week, and Stardew Valley was released for 30 days. The cumulative sales successfully exceeded million, ranking first in the weekly sales rankings on the exclusive steam platform, first in the monthly sales rankings, and annual sales. No. in sales rankings.

The two game companies, Fengqi and Wutong, are deeply involved in farming and management-themed games.

Jiang Zhihao walked into the private room with a gloomy expression, as if no strangers were allowed to enter. He did not speak when he came in, he just held tea and drank tea. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

In the seven days since its release, [Kingdom Clash] has sold less than a fraction of Stardew Valley itself. Online public opinion, game sales, number of people online, and even player reputation have all been completely crushed by Stardew Valley.

The employee was dumbfounded holding a tea cup. Not long after, HR came to the office lobby and took him away to go through the resignation procedures.

"What do you mean..." Jiang Zhihao said in disbelief:
"You're not going to ask me or Liu Mufeng to release a farming management game, are you? Let's talk about it first. I've even released the annual production that's at the bottom of the box. I don't know how many cards the old thief has in his hand, but I have a real one. No more cards."

"During working hours, you are not at your work station, hiding in the tea room to enjoy some leisure time?" Jiang Zhihao waved his hand: "You don't need to come tomorrow!"

The release day of [Richside Village] has become a suffering day for [Kingdom Clash].

Zheng Min smiled and said: "Let me do it. I specially asked my subordinates to find a cheap template from the resource website and create a low-cost survival and construction game. Let's explore the path first and listen to the sound."

"When do you plan to release it?" Jiang Zhihao asked.

Zheng Min pondered for a moment: "[Richside Village] has just been released not long ago. If it is released now, even two tracks will be easily affected. The old thief doesn't even need to release Ark Survival Evolved. The small game will not be played." If you are affected, you will die. If you do this, you will be blind. "

"Should we wait a little longer?!"

When the three of them heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

After today's conversation, the top four families went back to their respective homes to find their respective mothers and began a long wait. The wait is long, and the process of waiting for a popular game to drop in popularity is even longer.

But this period of time is very difficult for just four young people, but players are having an immersive experience in the game worlds of [SVE] and [Richside Village], and it is difficult to extricate themselves.

The game Stardew Valley has an inexplicable magic that makes players not want to close it after opening it, and they do not want to open it after closing it. The key is that players will not close it at all, so they open it every day.

Old players are gradually commuting between Ridgeside Village and Pelican Town. Cross-village commuting has become the norm for Stardew Valley players, and game progress is also growing by leaps and bounds.

During the game, players gradually discovered the story line of [Richside Village].

If in [SVE], players unlocking Crimson Wasteland is the ending of the story.

Then in [Richside Village], players need to unlock the hilltop farm in [Richside Village].

This hilltop farm is not the player farm selected by the player when creating the game interface, but a brand new map in [Ridgeside Village].

From the words [Story Pass Line], you can see that this is not a simple process.

For [SVE] players, unlocking the Crimson Wasteland is a huge effort.

Because there are five conditions to unlock the Crimson Wasteland——

[First]: I have seen Ma Long’s Galaxy Sword incident.

[Second]: I met Alessia at the Adventurer’s Guild.

[Third]: Remove the boulder reaching the top of the mountain.

[Fourth]: Reach the top of Jiangdao Crater.

[Fifth]: Complete the quest line of the Enchanted Forest.

It may not seem like much, but in fact, these conditions also have prerequisite tasks. If you want to complete the conditions, you must complete the prerequisite tasks, so this is not a condition, but a task line.

Even for veteran players who want an immersive experience and want to complete a large number of tasks and conditions, unlocking the Crimson Wasteland is a time-consuming event that requires investment of time and energy.

It is precisely because of the lessons learned from [SVE] that players have suffered enough, so when they see Wuwo released a video explaining the story pass line of [Richside Village], players will feel a pang of pain.

Douyu live broadcast platform, game area.

At this moment, Boss Yin is not playing the game, but is looking at the explanation of the [Richside Village] story line with a pained expression.

"After we place the nine cultural relics in the correct location, we can open the door to the spiritual world. After entering the spiritual world, players can see that the spiritual world is polluted. Players can go to the spiritual world through teleportation between crystals. Destroy the five corrupting fires in the spiritual world."

"After the five corrupting fires are extinguished, the spiritual world will be rejuvenated. At this point, our story line will be officially completed, and the mountaintop farm will be successfully unlocked."

"The area of ​​the Hilltop Farm is very large. The most important thing is that you can farm. Players can also teleport here through the cable car in [Ridgeside Village]. After completing the unlocking of the Hilltop Farm, Gio and Daya will also become A marriageable partner.”

"Okay, the above is the video content of the self-less Stardew Valley series. I hope everyone will like and support it. We will see you in the next issue."

The story line video of this issue of [Richside Village] has completely different reactions from different players.

Marriage Party: "What? There are two more villagers who can get married?"

Farmer Party: "What? Farming can actually be done on the mountaintop farm?"

Story Party: "What? The main story line is so exciting?"

Extreme Party: "What? Is there a bigger challenge waiting for me?"

Rookie: "What? Why don't you kill me if it's so difficult?"

It can be said that-

Ups and downs, bitterness, all kinds of life, tiredness and unloving, just to name a few.

You ask Boss Yin, what are the ingredients?
It's obvious that he is a dishonest person.

While other players were finishing Stardew Valley, he hadn't even gotten into the trap yet.

While other players are working day and night to clear the [SVE] DLC, he has not yet cleared the level.

While other players were working across the village in Ridgeside Village, he had just joined the job.

"Gudong..." Boss Yin swallowed unconsciously, scratched his head and said:
"Why do I feel that the story line in [Richside Village] is more difficult than [SVE]?"

"I have just started land reclamation not long ago. After watching this video, I feel my liver is aching. It must be because I have spent too much time on krypton. How about suspending the [Richside Village] land reclamation challenge for a while?"

Faced with Boss Yin's cowardice before fighting, the water friends naturally refused to agree.

I can appreciate the host suffering. How can I give up such a good challenge?

"No, I promised to suffer for the rest of my life, but a year, a month, a day, or an hour doesn't count as a lifetime!"

"Boss, good job! Stay alert! Don't lose your position!"

"What are you afraid of? Why don't you dare to fight with [Ridgeside Village] Gan?"

"Boss, it's quick and it won't hurt at all, believe me!"

"It's all here..."

"Give it a try. People have been waiting for a long time. You can't be so stubborn, right?"

“Boss, how can a man say he’s not good enough???”

The players' barrage includes threats, jokes, irritation, and ridicule, which can directly push them to the edge.

To sum it up in one sentence——

Want to play or not? no!

Want to play or not? Grandma!

Boss Yin twitched his hands into chicken claws, hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and said with determination:
"Okay, you guys are really good, I don't want to give up, continue to open up wasteland, the goal is to complete the [Richside Village] story line."

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