Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 676 Player Feedback on Temple Run; Second Tower Defense Game

"Temple Run" is hot online.

Well……

It's not too hot, after all, it doesn't operate much, it just posted a few messages on Weibo.

But there are still many players who download the experience for the first time.

Not only [Starry Sky OS] is here, but there are also a lot of downloaders on the other end.

In less than 10 minutes, the download volume exceeded 10000 times.

Within 30 minutes of being on the shelves, it had been downloaded more than 50000 times.

After all, it's free to download, and you don't need to spend money. If you don't play it, you don't play it.

There are not a few people with this mentality.

……

And soon, the evaluation of the first batch of players came out.

"Is this really a game made by a rookie team? Cowhide, cowhide."

"The endless mode feels quite fun, and it seems to be able to play for a long time."

"It's very sincere, I suggest you buy the story mode and try it out, I'm dying of laughter."

"Story mode... Which god wrote this plot?"

"Friends online mode, it feels quite interesting, you can play with friends."

"I heard that it was produced by a rookie team. I was already prepared to be poisoned, but I didn't expect it to be really good."

"It's the first time I've seen this kind of 3D parkour gameplay on a mobile phone. The graphics are super impressive."

"To be honest, with this wonderful picture, if the content in the paid area doesn't hold you back, this game will definitely become popular..."

These are the real evaluations of the players.

Although it seems that it is not very different from the "Fifty Cent Party".

The interns who had been paying close attention all the time breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other with joy.

Although they were quite confident in the new game designed and produced by everyone before, it has not been verified by the market after all, and it is inevitable to be nervous.

But now, seeing that the first batch of players' evaluations, the positive comments accounted for almost all of them, and the stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.

As for why there is a stone in my heart... don't ask, it's not a stone in the heart.

"I don't know how much money this game can make?"

Someone suddenly whispered something.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

They remember very clearly that if the first month's revenue of "Temple Run" exceeds 500 million, they will be given 1% of the profit as a reward.

Is 1% less?

Not a lot.

Referring to "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Angry Birds", the net profit in the first month is at least 3000 to [-] million.

Even if "Temple Run" is far inferior to these two games, judging from the current situation, at least it can maintain a profit level of tens of millions, right?
Tens of millions of profits, 1% is more than 10 yuan. If they are distributed to them, each person can get several thousand yuan.

You know, the money came for nothing.

They came here as interns. To put it bluntly, they are helping the real designers, similar to the assistant chefs of hotel chefs.

The company only needs to give them the agreed salary.

[Happy Game Company] There are also a lot of offers here, with a monthly salary of 3000 yuan, which is almost 3-5 times that of other companies.

As for making them fully responsible for the design and production of "Temple Run"?
This is not about squeezing labor.

For them, this is an extremely rare opportunity to get started.

If other game companies are put aside, let alone completely leading the design and production, I am afraid they are not even qualified to make suggestions.

It's just an intern after all.

It is also a very risky thing for a game company to let a group of interns "take on this big task", which means that it is likely to lose money.

Give the interns such a good exercise opportunity, even if they don't give a penny of benefits, there are countless people eager to do it.

After all, this is too important for a person's future career.

Under such circumstances, Tian Moyun proposed to give them 1% of the profit as a reward, which is already very humane.

……

"The 1% bonus is just second."

One of them whispered: "If "Temple Run" performs well, we will have such an opportunity in the future, and... we may be able to join after graduation without going through the interview process. This is the most important thing. .”

The other interns also nodded in agreement.

Even if they haven't participated in the interview assessment, they still know how difficult the interview assessment of [Thunder Group] is.

Even if they are excellent students of "Emperor Capital University", they are not sure that they can pass the examination.

And right now, they have the opportunity to join without going through the interview process, which is of course more important than the 1% bonus.

the most important is--

If they prove that they have the ability to independently produce excellent games, once they join in, they have a great chance to lead the game development themselves.

Just like developing "Temple Run" before.

As such...

Freedom to work, a lot of money, high status, and great room for advancement... Having such good working conditions right after graduation is more gratifying than winning the first prize in the lottery.

……

Tian Moyun didn't know the small plans of these interns.

Sitting on the sofa in Su Qiong's office at the moment, he also downloaded "Temple Run" on his mobile phone, and swipe it casually.

"There are still a lot of problems."

Tian Moyun said casually: "But fortunately, the quality of this game itself is quite good, so these problems will not be too fatal... It is also fortunate that this game is not listed in my name, otherwise, those colleagues will see it. These questions must be laughed to death."

"It's pretty good that the rookie team can do this."

Su-joon puts in a good word for them.

This girl's requirements for interns are not that harsh, which is completely opposite to [Storm Game]'s attitude.

If it was put on Xia Yu's side, it would almost be necessary to write a self-criticism.

It's not that there is a problem with the game, but that the details in many places are not in place, and it is very novice, which means cooking.

"What game are you going to do next?"

Su Qiong changed the subject: "I heard that you are going to develop two games for [Longtu OS], have you figured out what to do?"

"I've already thought about it."

Tian Moyun nodded: "Let's rest for a few days first, and then do it."

……

The release of "Temple Run" has attracted many people's attention in the game circle.

They downloaded and tried it for the first time, and exchanged their opinions with each other. At the same time, many game companies were considering whether to copy it.

If this was Tian Moyun's game, they probably would have copied it without even thinking about it.

After all, even if you borrow and imitate similar works, you can still earn some money for a meal... The premise is that the quality is not too bad.

But a group of interns... who knows if this game will be popular.

In case if the market response is mediocre, and then they copy it again...then it would be a waste of money.

"It doesn't matter, just copy."

The boss of a small game company waved his hand: "I will give you 10 yuan in development funds to make a similar game. The name is "Monk Temple Escape". Yes, that's the name. It’s very classy, ​​do it, I believe in your ability.”

The leader of the development team opposite: "..."

God damn "Escape from the Monk's Temple", why don't you say "Escape from the Nunnery"?

At least it can make players think about it.

What's so good about the monk temple? Can the monk eat you?

Meet men?Strong man lock man?Male plus male?

……

Accompanied by the popularity of "Temple Run" began to rise.

A game big V posted a long post:

"When I first heard that this game was designed and produced by interns, I refused, because if you can't let me play it, I will play it..."

"But when I personally experienced it, I still had to give the production team a thumbs up."

"Talk about the game, the escape journey of the 3D stereoscopic image, this is a new visual experience different from the previous 2D horizontal version of the adventure game, compared with the traditional 2D, this 3D image can bring players a sense of immersion, and it is exquisite The picture is quite amazing, and the special effects are also very good.”

"In terms of gameplay, the gameplay of endless mode is the most basic and core."

"The gameplay of sliding up, down, left, and right, I have to say, will be a bit boring after playing for a long time. This is different from "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Angry Birds". There are not so many routines that can be used. The gameplay is too single. I am afraid that the game It won't last long."

"But if you think so, you are very wrong."

"The design team of "Temple Run" obviously discovered this problem, so they made a lot of revisions on this basic gameplay and added many new modes, such as story mode, team mode, competition mode, points ranking mode, etc. ..."

"In this way, the lifespan of the game "Temple Run" has been greatly extended. From this point of view, this rookie team full of interns is still very reliable."

"Let's talk about the price—"

""Temple Run" adopts the mode of free download and trial, and in-app purchase payment. It is necessary to buy the plot chapters and online mode, because it is really interesting to play. As for the additional things of skin special effects...it all depends on personal preference .”

"There are 10 chapters in the plot, each chapter is 3 yuan, and the total is 30 yuan, and the network mode is 2 yuan per month."

"Compared to "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Angry Birds", the price of "Temple Run" is slightly more expensive, but because it is a split payment model, it is still very worthwhile to play."

"Finally, I would like to talk about my personal evaluation——"

""Temple Run" is better than "Plants" and "Birds" in terms of stunning graphics. The overall gameplay has its own advantages and disadvantages. Although it is not a masterpiece, it is enough to be included in the series of high-quality games."

"I'm very happy to see the rise of a new team. I hope they can produce more fun games in the future. They will live up to their original aspirations and always succeed."

……

The popularity of "Temple Run" has begun to rise, and it has the meaning of competing with "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Angry Birds".

Among them, thanks largely to the free in-app purchase system, many mobile phone users who do not want to spend money have participated.

For those "Leopard Head" players, it is enough for them to only play endless mode and LAN online mode, story mode, network mode, score mode and so on...

Ahem, it depends on your persistence.

Accompanied by the good feedback from a large number of users, and the word-of-mouth conversion that gradually emerged in popular forums such as Weibo Tieba.

As a result, a large number of new netizens experience this game every day and share their experience and skills in playing games with each other.

……

at the same time.

"Plants vs. Zombies" and "Angry Birds" in October revenue has been settled.

The cumulative revenue of "Plants vs. Zombies" was 6756 million.

The cumulative revenue of "Angry Birds" is 3934 million.

The difference between the two is almost double, not that the quality of "Angry Birds" is not as good as the former, but that it was released too late, and many new players still want to play this game after clearing "Plants vs. Zombies" Well, so, the revenue will inevitably be much worse.

Even so, it still caused quite a stir in the game circle.

The list of games for the "Mobile Game Developers Program" in October has also been released.

"Plants vs. Zombies" ranked first, followed by "Angry Birds", No.3 and later, the revenue was much worse, at most it was only worth 600 million.

certainly--

The development teams of these games are not panicking.

It is also because the "Mobile Game Developer Program" has not officially started operation and is still in the accumulation stage.

The reason why the top two sell very well is because the game has already become popular, which is different from those who are still in the game circle.

……

"I just read the October game list, it's pretty good, and a lot of fun games have been born."

Tian Moyun said casually: "When this plan officially starts operation, at least 20 of these games will reach the level of tens of millions in revenue in the first month."

"Moreover, this is just a list for October. Many game manufacturers are not ready yet. The next November/December will be an explosive period."

"It's not just the outbreak period on our side, [Longtu OS] should be about the same, and they invested a lot of money, a full 10 billion in cash."

"The four top-tier, top-notch... manufacturers, most people look down on these two mobile game plans, but other companies will definitely participate."

"Next, it's time to witness the miracle."

"I remember a saying that goes: plant a grain of millet in the spring, and harvest ten thousand seeds in the autumn... probably that's what I'm doing now."

Su Qiong glanced at him and ignored him.

Plant a grain of millet in the spring, harvest ten thousand seeds in the autumn... Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to describe yourself like that?
Shouldn't it be a wave of leeks planted in spring, and one crop after another...?

……

Li Tenglong called Tian Moyun and told him one thing.

When he called the shareholders of [Longtu OS Technology Company] to have a meeting to discuss the "Longtu Mobile Game Developer Plan", the Big Three strongly opposed it, but after the objection was invalid, they still chose to pay instead of letting Other shareholders squeeze their shares.

"It seems that the Big Three are far more cautious than before."

Tian Moyun sighed softly: "While they want to develop their own smartphone system, they are also worried about failure, so they know that spending money at this time is equal to becoming an enemy, but they still have to pay, so as not to lose the right to speak in [Longtu OS], At that time, it will not even have the status it has now.”

Thinking about it carefully, the Big Three are also quite sad, with a dilemma at both ends.

However, Tian Moyun would not sympathize with them.

The three international giants are not good things. In the past, relying on their leading position in the field of science and technology, they looked down on Daxia at all, and even suppressed Daxia's technology companies so as not to threaten their own interests.

If the [Thunder Group] hadn't come out suddenly, even today, the Big Three would still be a serious problem for the Great Xia Kingdom.

Not only is the Great Xia Kingdom not pleasing to their eyes, but many other companies in the world's science and technology field don't like them, including the four oldest players in the game industry.

If it weren't for being forced to do nothing, the old four would never join forces with the Big Three.

Tian Moyun deliberately wanted to kill the Big Three, but he didn't really want to rely on the strong to bully the weak, but he had to do it.

This is the same as the "Dao struggle" in Xiuxian's novels.

In many cases, peaceful coexistence is not possible if you want to.

In the technology industry, if you don't make desperate progress, it means you are one step closer to extinction.

If you don't want to compete, other manufacturers will swallow you.

【Thunder Group】doesn't want to fight, but the Big Three are like three wolves at the doorstep. Once they are given a chance, they will never mind swallowing this big fat cake.

Tian Moyun didn't want to fight, but he didn't want to be patient, so he could only try his best to suppress the Big Three, maiming and terrifying them at all costs.

……

After a few days of rest.

Tian Moyun convened a meeting of the "mobile game development team", and then threw them a draft of the game design.

"This is your next mission."

He said casually: "This game is exclusively developed for [Longtu OS]. After all, I am a shareholder of [Dragon Scale Company]. Be this shareholder, but people insist on giving me shares, which is very annoying."

He looked helpless.

"..."

The interns looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Is this what the boss thinks?Learned learned.

Of course, it doesn't matter.

Fortunately, the interns knew what to do now, and they hurriedly looked at the new game design draft in their hands.

"Kingdom Rush", this is the tentative name of the game.

""Kingdom Rush" is a tower defense game, which is somewhat similar to "Plants vs. Zombies", but it focuses more on strategic complexity and change. Generally speaking, the quality of this game is similar to that of "Plants vs. Zombies" It's one class, even better in many designs."

Tian Moyun said slowly: "[Longtu OS Technology Company], I hope I can develop two games that are not inferior to "Plants vs. Zombies" for him. This is one of them. You should watch it first and discuss it first."

……

"Kingdom Rush".

A classic tower defense game that Tian Moyun likes very much.

In terms of quality, "Kingdom Defense" can compete with another super popular player "Defend the Carrot".

The only pity is that "Kingdom Rush" did not have the popularity of the latter, and it failed to "get out of the circle", and "Kingdom Rush" really started to make its debut too late, and it was not very popular at that time. It's a joke, so it can only be reduced to a niche.

However, it seems just right to take it out at this moment.

[Longtu OS] What is needed there is not some popular super-popular masterpiece, but a high-quality game that can compete with super-popular masterpieces.

This is also Li Tenglong's request.

【Starry Sky OS】A lot of fun mobile games have been born here one after another. As a "competitor", 【Longtu OS】can't lag behind. It must also come up with a game that can compete with it. This opinion has the potential to turn and defect to the other side.

Mobile games are very important in the proportion of the system ecology in the smartphone era.

When many consumers buy mobile phones, "whether they can play games smoothly and which games they can play" will be a very important core attraction.

If [Longtu OS] has nothing to do in the field of mobile games, consumers will inevitably hesitate, and then consider the [Starry Sky OS] next door.

This is also the reason why Li Tenglong came to the door himself.

……

meeting room.

After Tian Moyun left, everyone kept turning the pages and discussing a few words from time to time.

"This game is awesome."

"The screen and scene of "Plants vs. Zombies" are different, but the gameplay is similar. I didn't expect tower defense games to be played like this."

""Kingdom Rush" concentrates the gameplay of "Plants vs. Zombies" with soldiers divided into lanes, and also cancels the direct contact between the enemy and the turret."

"I think this gameplay is quite interesting. It is completely different from the previous tower defense ideas. It feels like an advanced version of "Plants vs. Zombies."

"I found that "Kingdom Rush" can play more routines, and you can match more freely. The upper limit of the gameplay should be higher."

"Higher also means more difficult. "Kingdom Defense" is very easy to play at the beginning, but it is estimated to be much more difficult than "Plants vs. Zombies" in the later stage."

"I have a hunch that this game is probably going to be popular again, becoming the most popular game on the [Longtu OS] platform, crushing all opponents in the same period."

"When I was designing "Temple Run" before, I thought there was no difference between us and real game designers, but now I realize that I am inflated."

"The gap between a preliminary designer and a formal designer does not lie in creative inspiration, but in a deep understanding of the core of the game."

"Is this game still free for us to play?"

"Thinking too much? The simple gameplay of "Temple Run" allows us to play freely, but if we play freely...we will definitely not be able to do it."

"That's right, it's a bit too unrealistic to design "Kingdom Defense" at our current level. This kind of game involves countless numerical changes. If there is a slight calculation error, the entire game will be completely ruined. "

"Let's see how Boss Tian plans to arrange it. We should be able to design the painting style and music, but the numerical value... Try not to touch it. Just calculating this thing will make my head hurt."

The interns chatted quietly.

They have made three mobile games in a row, and some of them are completely in charge of the design, so they are not considered laymen in the field of games.

That's why.

When they read the design draft of "Kingdom Rush", their subconscious reaction was: Oops, it's a feeling of excitement!
But after calming down and thinking about it, I found that this reaction was completely an illusion.

The real subconscious reaction should be: Oops, it feels like I can't do it!

They couldn't help but think that when Su Qiong participated in the production of "Plants vs. Zombies", Su Qiong referred to many of their ideas, but only in terms of game values, which cannot be changed at all, and are all strictly calculated.

At the beginning, they didn't quite understand why the game values ​​should be controlled so strictly.

But as they get more and more in touch, they gradually understand that "value" is the core of a strategy-oriented game.

If there is a problem with the value, the word-of-mouth of the entire game will be completely ruined.

(End of this chapter)