Gotta Go the Healing Route

Visual novel games are very different from action games.Action games, similar to FPS, the playability of the game lies in the gameplay.

And the game mode of the visual novel is just like that, there is nothing worth noting about the gameplay, what is really attractive is the content and graphics of the main line.

If the picture determines the lower limit, then the story determines the upper limit of the entire work.

In terms of cg drawings, Yuri Mizuta did a pretty good job, and it can be seen that the foundation of the girl is very good.

Otherwise, on CM, even if Wu Shan took the initiative to help, if it was the original painting that could not be supported by mud, then she would have nothing to do.

After the celebration party, as the game producer and club president, Kanta Anyi began to distribute the money he earned on CM this time.

For high school students, this is undoubtedly a lot of money.But for a best-selling cartoonist like Kazama Xi, this amount of sales is really only a small amount of money.

Even so, Anyi Kanta divided the money into two halves, one half was used for subsequent club expenses, and the other half was used as a reward for club members.

Naturally, several members of the club had no objection.The success of making a game for the first time also greatly inspired Yuri Mizuta.Can't help but look forward to the next game.

The four of them divided the remaining half of the money equally, and then they dispersed and began to enjoy a really leisurely and happy summer life.

Of course, as the producer, Kanta Ashi did not slack off at all, but paid attention to the 'Visual Novel Shrine' on the Internet every day

Visual Novel Shrine.

This is a "criticism space" similar to Kazama Xi's previous life, a website dedicated to evaluating galgame visual novel game works.

The website will convene players to rate various galgames. It can be regarded as a website that can get objective evaluations of works, and it is a treasure trove for otaku and gal lovers.

The follow-up evaluation of "The Song of Saya" that Kanta An Yi wants to know is mainly obtained from this website.

After the CM ended, those sold out doujinshi works and various new galgames also entered the 'Visual Novel Shrine' one after another.

Anyi Kanta also successfully found his own game in the website search.

Here I want to talk about the evaluation system of the 'Visual Novel Shrine' website for gals.

The scoring system is adopted, as long as you register as a user and evaluate the game, you can score it.

Generally speaking, the game scores on Visual Novel Shrine are basically between 70 and 80 points. The gap between games in this score range is not obvious, and the game is at a normal level. A score below 70 is a relatively poor work.

After a score of 82, they are basically plot works, and most of the works with a score of 85 are the top works of each year, usually the annual masterpieces of those game production companies and large associations.

As for the 90-point works, they are basically the pinnacle works of each theme.Iconic business cards from makers known in the industry.

Relatively speaking, the scores of visual novel shrines are relatively objective. Although there may be behaviors of brushing scores, at least the works on the high-scoring list with a score of 80 or above can stand.

The website has a list of new works, and new works like "Song of Saya" can see the most intuitive evaluation and results on this list.

The sales volume of "The Song of Saya" is a full three thousand copies. For some small and medium-sized associations, this is naturally a very good result, but it is nothing for those large gal manufacturers.The minimum sales volume of these manufacturers is calculated in tens of thousands.

Invite the most famous artist in the circle, the most powerful script writer, and the hottest voice actor.This kind of luxurious camp in production and riches and magnanimity in terms of funds have already left small associations far behind regardless of their performance.

For example, the website's new work list is now naturally occupied by those masterpieces.The number of comments and comments under the work also made Mrs. An Yikuan very eye-catching.

On the CM, Kanta An Yi also bought some masterpieces and played them.

I don't know if it's because of a different mentality. I am not a pure player, but I look at these games as a producer. Kanta An Yi always feels that the new works released this summer generally have a shrinking plot.

It's not that it's bad, it's just that compared with the previous works, the story seems to have dropped a bit.Instead, there are gorgeous pictures and pleasant music.

In fact, the market is determined by demand.A relaxed and cheerful story is naturally more in line with the taste of the public.To be honest, galgame... In the final analysis, it is a beautiful girl game that satisfies the spiritual needs of the majority of players.Allowing players to be satisfied in the game is the first element of production.

This is also one of the main reasons why in Kazama Xi's previous life, Japanese acgs degenerated into the realm of wasteful cuteness as a whole.

Looking at the masterpieces with similar scores on the list, An Yikuan didn't like to go against the best, but he admired Feng Jianxi more and more.

When the club determined the direction of game production before, what Kazama Xi said was undoubtedly enlightening to him.

These major companies focus on popular elements such as cuteness, love, and harem for game production.It is difficult to play new tricks in the plot and story, but the real decisive factors are the levels of graphics and voice actors.

It can be said that the games produced by small clubs have no advantage in competing with these big companies in the same field, and they will definitely be crushed.

If you want to succeed, you can only highlight your own distinctive characteristics.

It's not that An Yikuan has never thought about this aspect, but how easy is it to highlight the characteristics of the game?

If it is so easy to come up with brilliant settings and amazing stories, it wouldn't be called 'brilliant'.

Therefore, even if An Yikuan had thought of this level, without a specific direction, it would be nothing.

But then the amazing script brought by Kazama Xilai shocked An Yikuan too.

Let’s not talk about the specific content of the story. In the current situation where the field of visual novel games is the same, the feature of the story is undoubtedly drawn to Max.

Others are useless and cute, Kazama Xi's script and the direction determined for the game production are really doing the opposite.How cute other people's games are, then their games will have a sense of gap.

Closer to home, Kanta Anyi, who has been staring at the 'Visual Novel Shrine', finally saw the first comment of "Saya no Song" on the third day after the CM ended.

However, it was not the praise he expected, but a bad review:

"What rubbish game, I vomited..."

Chapter 190 Second, mediocrity means death

"What kind of rubbish game, I thought it was a beautiful girl game at first. Halfway through, you told me that the beautiful girl is a hideous monster?"

"It's disgusting. What kind of mentality did the producer have in making this game? It's purely for revenge on the society. If it wasn't for Miss Jianfeng at your booth, I wouldn't even look at your game .”

After an abusive comment, the player scores a score of 60.

The lowest score on the Visual Novel Shrine website is 60 points, which is equivalent to the worst rating of one star.Those that score between 60 and 70 are downright bad.

Looking at this bad review, An Yikuanta, who was originally in a mood of anticipation, instantly felt as if a pot of cold water had been poured on his head.

As a producer, perhaps no one cares more about this game than him.The first comment was a bad one, no doubt a huge blow to him.

"How could this be..." Stretching out his hand to rub his hair, An Yikuan showed a frustrated expression.

However, he quickly shook his head again.

Just a comment doesn't mean much at all.

Carrots and cabbages have their own favorites, and those masterpieces with a score of 90 or more can get low scores from some players, not to mention that they are works aimed at a niche audience?

An Yikuan comforted himself and cheered himself up.

Soon, in the "Song of Saya" section, the second comment appeared again.

"It's a disgusting game, I fell for it. The producer must be out of their minds. In fact, the artist is not bad, but this theme is really insane. Who wrote the script? Hurry up and send it to a mental hospital." 65 points.

The successive negative reviews made An Yikuan stunned in an instant.He couldn't help but doubt himself: 'Is our game so bad? '

Indeed, it is right to find another general direction, and this is the only way out for a small community like theirs.But is this kind of slanted sword going too far, is it too hot?

Thinking about it this way, Kanta An Yi's heart seemed to be a dam with its gates opened, and the irritability, depression and worry gushed out like a mountain torrent.

Standing up from the computer desk, An Yikuan walked around the room, and finally couldn't help but took out his mobile phone and made a call.

............

After the CM ended, Kazama Xi resumed her daily life, spending most of the day in her studio.

Sitting in front of the workbench, finishing processing an original painting, putting down the brush, and preparing to relax, Kazama Xi received a call from Kanta Anyi, asking him to come out for a chat.

It could be heard from the phone that Kanta An Yi's tone seemed to be very depressed. It happened that after spending the whole morning in the studio, Xi Kazama wanted to go out for a breather, so she agreed.

The agreed meeting address is a milk tea shop, not far from the studio, and it only takes three stops to get there by bus.

After arriving at the agreed meeting place, An Yi Kanta was already sitting in the store waiting.

"What to drink? My treat." Mrs. An Yikuan said.

"Then I'm not going to be polite. Waiter, don't add ice cubes to a glass of pearl milk tea."

After ordering, after the clerk left, Kazama Xi turned her attention to Kanta Anyi.

Just like his depressed tone when he was on the phone, Kanta An Yi looked very depressed.

"You didn't call me out to tell you about the fact that you confessed to a certain girl but were ruthlessly rejected." Yuban Kazama said jokingly.

"If it's about this matter, it's useless for you to find me. I'm also a single dog and don't understand this aspect."

"Xi Jun, what are you talking about..." An Yikuan smiled wryly and shook his head.

"I'm old single, in fact, it's about the game."

Kazama Xi could roughly guess what Kanta An Yi came to, but he didn't speak first, but listened to Kanta An Yi talk about the bad reviews of the game.

After a while, Feng Jianxi opened his mouth and said:

"Could you have come to Xingshi to inquire about crimes, you must know that I wrote the script..."

"How come..." An Yikuan immediately shook his head like a rattle.

"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Xi. I absolutely agree with your script and creative direction, and if you weren't willing to join the club to lend a helping hand at that time, we would never have reached this step, and I am too late to be grateful."

"I just want to find someone to talk to and have a serious discussion with, otherwise I'm really uncomfortable."

"This kind of thing, I can only talk to you in the club. After all, Nanako and Yuri don't understand this kind of thing."

An Yikuan said with a wry smile.

"In my heart, Mr. Xi, you are a person with a very keen sense of smell. Even if you are not responsible for the script, you will do well as a producer."

"This is an honor. I can't do the work of a producer."

Kazama Xi shook her head.

"Kan Taijun, I probably understand what you want to express. I think you are a little too anxious."

"How long has it been since the game was released? It's only been a few days. Two or three bad reviews are nothing."

Kazama Yuki hadn't logged into the website of the 'Visual Novel Shrine', but after hearing what An Yi Kanta said, she probably knew what An Yi Kanta was worried about.

Just stepping into this kind of circle, it's normal to shake yourself.

Back then, when Kazama Xi participated in Shueisha's newcomer award for the first time, she was also very anxious, worrying about whether there would be an unacceptable situation due to the different time and space.With the in-depth understanding of this different time and space market, Kazama Xi's original worries dissipated a lot.

And different from Anyi Kanta's anxiety, even knowing that this work has received two negative reviews, Kazama Xi is still very optimistic.

Hearing Kazama Xi's words, An Yikuan scratched his head in embarrassment.

But Kazama Xi didn't care, but continued to say:

"Kanta, do you know evil manga?"

"Of course I know, Teacher Yubiechao's cartoons are almost all evil manga..."