Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 678 Advanced Difficulty?The second game developed by Tian Moyun for [Longtu OS]

When "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Angry Birds" were released, [Longtu OS] mobile phone users could only watch.

And now, things are turning.

There are many differences between the "Longtu Mobile Game Developer Program" and Tian Moyun's side. They are also more free in terms of operation and promotion.

Therefore, as soon as "Kingdom Defense" was released, [Longtu OS Technology Company] gave enough exposure, coupled with Tian Moyun's popularity in the game circle, made this game quickly become popular once it was released. It caught fire online.

【Starry Sky OS】The mobile phone users here seem to be a little dissatisfied, but those are small things.

The quality of the game "Kingdom Defense" is extremely high. In addition, many mobile phone users who use the [Dragon Map OS] system do have needs and ideas for playing games. This game is not very suitable for catering to new markets. In this way, unexpected heat broke out.

Very popular.

Even Tian Moyun didn't expect this game to become popular so quickly.

In just one night, in less than 24 hours, the total downloads exceeded 300 million times, and word-of-mouth exploded (praise).

Of course, the number of downloads has nothing to do with income, it just proves the popularity.

But the revenue is not low.

The revenue within 24 hours of being on the shelves reached 798 million yuan, which can be said to be very cowhide.

This is just the beginning. With the fermentation of operation and promotion, the revenue of this game will only get higher and higher, and finally reach a very amazing figure.

……

In the game channels of forums such as Weibo and Tieba, you can see discussions about game strategies everywhere.

Many netizens think that this game is more fun than "Plants vs. Zombies", but some people say the opposite.

This question is for the beholder to see benevolence and the wise see wisdom.

A big V of the game expressed his opinion: "Both are strategy tower defense games, "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Kingdom Defense" are excellent games that are close to full marks. If it’s bad, it’s a bit unfair.”

"I spent a long time on the game "Plants vs. Zombies" before, and I know a lot about it."

"Later, I also came into contact with several similar strategy tower defense games, but none of them brought me much interest, and I always felt irritated and boring after playing."

"I thought it was a common problem of the same kind of games, until I played "Kingdom Rush", I didn't understand why it was."

"I believe that many people have the same feeling as me. Looking at the two major smartphone platforms, the only thing comparable to "Plants vs. Zombies" is "Kingdom Rush."

"After deep thinking and calm thinking, and my own wise IQ to make a comprehensive judgment, I think, I understand what's going on."

"Plants vs. Zombies and Kingdom Defense seem to be similar games, and they seem to have different gameplay ideas, but these are only superficial, and the real core lies in-advancement."

"Let me talk about why we are not interested in similar games after playing "Plants vs. Zombies."

"There are two reasons. First, those strategy tower defense games are far inferior to "Plants vs. Zombies". Second, the difficulty is too low."

"Yes, after we played "Plants vs. Zombies" for a long time, we have subtly accepted the gradual increase in difficulty in our minds."

"And under such circumstances, if you play those imitative games, you will naturally feel quite boring and unchallenging."

"But Kingdom Rush is different."

"The gameplay of "Kingdom Rush" pays more attention to strategy, collocation and tactics. Compared with "Plants vs. Zombies", it is more free, but it is also more difficult."

"When we played "Kingdom Rush" after playing "Plants vs. Zombies", it was equivalent to jumping from level 1 difficulty to level 2 difficulty. The difficulty increased and the gameplay changed, which of course made us feel It's surprising and challenging, which is why we think Kingdom Rush is far superior to other strategy tower defense games."

"To put it bluntly, we can understand "Kingdom Rush" as an advanced version of "Plants vs. Zombies."

……

This statement has been recognized by many netizens.

They also discovered this while playing.

Compared with "Plants vs. Zombies", which has a very low threshold for newcomers, "Kingdom Defense" is indeed a lot more difficult.

But, difficult doesn't mean impossible.

Unlike games such as "Warcraft", "Counter-Strike", and "King of Fighters", the difficulty of purely strategic games is just to use more brains.

If you can't pass one way, then switch to another way.

Try all the weapons that can be used in the game, and then try to match them to get better effects, and slowly pass the level.

This kind of advanced difficulty will not make players feel disgusted and irritable. Instead, they will study strategies more seriously, or communicate with friends and netizens, and exchange ideas with each other. A cheerful feeling will make them feel very comfortable.

……

The game manufacturers who were preparing to enter the market were all elated, feeling that they had something to "learn from".

"Do you think this "Kingdom Defense" will be popular?"

The boss of a certain game company read the post of the game big V, and then had a sudden inspiration: "I saw that many people on the Internet said that "Kingdom Defense" is an advanced version of "Plants vs. Zombies", and those who imitate "Plants vs. Zombies" Is it related to the fact that Zombie games are not sold well? You say... If we develop an advanced version, will we be able to win the future market first?"

Market Research Leader: "..."

Head of Game Design: "..."

The person in charge of game development... Well, he said there was no pressure.

Anyway, I am a coder, and game design is not my job. If I really do it like this, this job will be easy.

At least, in terms of writing code alone, the production difficulty of a strategy tower defense game such as "Kingdom Defense" is far lower than that of "Temple Run".

So, he said cheerfully: "Boss, you are so wise, I agree with you very much."

"it is good."

The boss was very happy when he got the approval. He waved his hand and said, "The game design department hasten to prepare. I'll give you 24 hours. I hope to see a complete design draft."

24 hours?

The person in charge of game design was a little silly, opened his mouth, and was about to say that the concubine couldn't do it.

But the person in charge of the development team jumped in front of him and reminded him: "Boss, you haven't named the new game yet. I think it's more appropriate for the wise and powerful boss to name it yourself for such an important matter."

"Uh... what you said makes sense."

The boss thought about it, and it seemed to be the same reason.

After a little thought, his eyes lit up: "The advancement from "Plants vs. Zombies" to "Kingdom Defense" is a qualitative improvement. If it is advanced, it will be called-"Interstellar Conquest"... Well, This name is very good, what kind of plant or kingdom, the layout is too small, how big is the layout of Star Wars, fighting aliens."

"Boss, you are a genius."

The person in charge of the development team said 'sincerely': "It's a pity that you rose too late, otherwise it would not be Tian Moyun's turn to dominate the game world."

"Hahaha."

The boss smiled: "You, you just know how to talk, that's fine, I don't have anything to do with you today, go back and rest, and come back after the design department submits the new game plan tomorrow."

"No, no, I won't go."

The person in charge of the development team shook his head and said firmly, "The company is my home. It is my duty and obligation to fight for the company. I must be worthy of every penny of my salary."

"it is good!"

The boss was very appreciative: "I really didn't misunderstand you, work hard, study hard, and the company will entrust you with important responsibilities in the future."

Seeing the laughter of the two people in front of him, the person in charge of the game design department was a little silly.

The difficulty of "Kingdom Defense" is moderate, and the high and low points are not suitable. If I make an "advanced version" here, do you think the players will appreciate it?

Also, what is the name of "Interstellar Conquest"?
But thinking about it, I'm just an unknown broken game company... It's reasonable for a broken game company to develop broken games.

"Hey, it's a big deal to design some more complicated weapon combinations, and then... I hope some idiots with stupid money are willing to be fooled."

The person in charge of the design department sighed silently.

……

The "Longtu Mobile Game Developer Program" has just started, and several games have been launched, many of which were rejected by the "Starry Sky Mobile Game Developer Program".

They couldn't find a bargain over there, so they came to this side.

Li Tenglong would not refuse all comers, but the requirements are indeed not as high as Tian Moyun's, and [Longtu OS] itself is positioned as a chaser, imitating the actions of [Starry Sky OS], following the success path that the other party has gone through. Road, there is nothing wrong with it.

For example, some skin-changing games that are very similar to "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Angry Birds", as long as they are not too stupid and straightforward, they can pass smoothly on Li Tenglong's side.

For a while, relying on the relationship of winning by numbers, the lineup of "Longtu Mobile Game Developer Project" was very good, even better than the opponent.

Many users of [Starry Sky OS] are quite prejudiced, thinking that this method of "filling up numbers" is a bit unsightly, so they had a lot of disputes with fans of [Longtu OS], and the two sides had a very happy tearing up on the Internet.

original.

If nothing else, this situation will continue.

But at this moment, Tian Moyun's new game "Kingdom Defense" was released on [Longtu OS], which can be regarded as making the "Longtu Mobile Game Developer Project" a little more formal, and no longer be easily despised or underestimated. .

The supporters of [Longtu OS] felt bored and didn't bother to continue to quarrel with them. The two sides silently searched for fun new games in their own "Developer Project" camp, and finally felt much more at ease.

"You tell me, which platform will Boss Tian's next game be released on?"

Someone asked such a question on the "Q&A Network", and invited many well-known game big Vs.

"It's the same everywhere, I have mobile phones with both systems." ——Game Big V, Big Horse Monkey.

"Thank you for the invitation. I just got off the plane in the imperial capital. I only said four sentences, and this is the fourth sentence." ——Game big V, one shot into the soul.

"Should it still be [Longtu OS]? After all, Boss Tian is also a shareholder, so we can't favor one over another." ——Game Big V, Mark Haha.

"The [Starry Sky] side is almost stable, but the [Dragon Map] side is still lacking." ——Game Big V, laxatives and antidiarrheals.

"The new game "Tanks vs. Airplanes" is online on [Longtu OS]. If you are interested, you can try it." ——Game producer, indescribable chrysanthemum.

"Heavily recommend the new game "Tank vs. Plane" by Big Brother Chrysanthemum. This is a super masterpiece you have never played before. (This post is 5 cents)" - Game big V, flower disabled.

It seems that something strange has been mixed in.

……

As usual.

In the past few days since "Kingdom Defense" was launched, Tian Moyun read many comments from netizens.

Some are nitpicking, but some are serious opinions, like some parts of the game design that don't make sense.

"No game is perfect."

Tian Moyun said lightly: "If you want to become a qualified game designer, you need to study diligently and modestly, learn from mistakes, summarize failures or successes, reflect and think all the time, so that you can keep up with the pace of the times... Throughout In history, there are many outstanding designers who are deeply buried in history because of pride, arrogance or laziness, and avoiding the opportunity to break through themselves. I hope you can learn from it and learn from it.”

The interns nodded respectfully.

"So... let's develop a new game."

Tian Moyun changed the subject, and said earnestly: "At first I didn't want to continue to make games. After all, I have a lot of work, but in order to let you learn more things, after a long time of thinking and hesitation, I finally decided to put other games first. The work piled aside, and then take you to play games together, you don't want to live up to my expectations."

"..."

The interns nodded one after another, moved in their hearts.

Su Qiong passing by: "???"

……

I promised Li Tenglong before that I would make two exclusive games for [Longtu OS].

Kingdom Rush is one of them.

Judging from the current player feedback, download volume, and revenue, it is much more successful than expected.

Then, it's time to develop the second game.

Which one is more suitable for development?

Tian Moyun thought about it for a long time, and this question was really tangled.

Because it is an exclusive game handed over to [Longtu OS], so he doesn't want to give any game that is a little bit critiqued.

For something like "Defend the Carrot", it's better to keep this kind of game for yourself, or it's more suitable for all platforms.

It doesn't matter if the game is too good, and it doesn't matter if the game is not good. After all, it's something that I promised before, so I have to do it no matter how tangled.

It's like writing a novel.

Sometimes my self-control drops, I'm lazy, and I don't want to write much.

But after thinking about it, if I don’t write, I won’t be able to attend full time, and if I don’t have full attendance, I won’t be able to eat. After thinking about it again and again, I still have to write.

But what should I do if I bite the bullet and write without inspiration?

After much deliberation, there is only one way...

Tian Moyun flipped through the computer files for a while.

He was looking for a game that didn't need to be too evil, but was easy to sell.

After searching for a long time, he finally...slowly took out—"Skiing Adventure"!
On Earth in the previous life, "Skiing Adventure" is also a very well-known game, and it is also a masterpiece that has won many awards.

Making this game should satisfy Li Tenglong... right?

Tian Moyun was not very sure either.

After thinking about it, he decided to polish "Ski Adventure" again, get more content and gameplay, and extend the players' playability.

Then add some mobile game routines from the previous life into it.

For example, collecting a few friends to get skins, special effects rewards, etc., was a common practice in the previous life, um...it's about the same now.

But it doesn't matter, it's right to use it.

The biggest highlight of the game "Ski Adventure" is not the gameplay, but the music.

Those background music are the soul of this game. At this point, Tian Moyun decided to respect the originality.

……

When Tian Moyun took out the design draft of "Ski Adventure", the interns in the mobile game development team were still a little confused.

They originally thought that this time they would develop strategy-oriented casual mobile games such as "Plants vs. It will occupy the top position in the mobile game industry.

But I didn't expect that this time it would be a skiing game.

"Winter is here, so it's time to make a skiing game."

Seeing their puzzled eyes, Tian Moyun smiled faintly: "I didn't think about what game to make before, so I checked Weibo online, and happened to see a news about skiing, and I had the inspiration for a new game. My generation of monks... Ah bah, what is the most important thing for my generation of designers?"

"It is to comprehend everything in the world."

"When we can look at the world as game designers all the time, we will find that game inspiration is everywhere."

"This is also the secret of my success over the years. In fact, it is not a secret. After all, it is simple to say, but only a very small number of people have achieved it. I hope you can keep it in mind and realize your life value in the game industry as soon as possible."

The interns were very moved and nodded repeatedly.

No wonder the teachers and leaders all said that Senior Tian was a good person when they were in school. They recalled the details of how they got along with each other, and they admired Senior Tian even more.

With such a high achievement at such a young age, there is no trace of arrogance or airs, with a calm attitude and a friendly tone. It is really flattering to treat ordinary people like them who have no achievements as friends.

You deserve it!

"There's actually not much I can teach you. After all, I'm still too young, and I'm just a junior in this industry."

Tian Moyun smiled: "Okay, let's take a look at the game design draft this time."

The interns were encouraged and looked down at the documents in their hands seriously, feeling warm in their hearts.

……

The original design of "Ski Adventure" is not complicated.

When Tian Moyun made the design draft, he focused on the core of the original version, and at the same time asked these interns to think about how to develop some new gameplay, expand the game content, and increase the durability of the game.

Not only should the players be amazed the moment they come into contact with it, but they should also be satisfied with the game and feel that the money is not lost.

Originally, this should be Tian Moyun's job.

But now that he has a helper, Tian Moyun doesn't bother to think about it anymore. Although these young people don't know as much as himself, they are more energetic and positive. Many of their ideas and creativity are very valuable.

then--

In just three days, there were no less than a dozen meetings and discussions.

In the end, the ideas put forward by more than a dozen young people were thoroughly integrated, and several new design ideas were born.

Tian Moyun expressed his satisfaction.

The super-increased version of "Ski Adventure" is believed to satisfy players.

So he encouraged these young people in a gentle manner, and then sent them to develop games.

……

"It's nice to be young."

Tian Moyun smiled: "I like this kind of college students who have just graduated from school the most. Look, how enthusiastic are they?"

"..."

Su Qiong didn't know what to say, she was full of sympathy for those interns.

It felt like this group of people were about to be limped by Tian Moyun.

"Aren't you afraid that they will react later?"

Su Qiong couldn't help asking.

"Why should I worry?"

Tian Moyun spread his hands and looked innocent: "Isn't what I said the truth?"

"You have to know that I never lied to them, not a single word, and everything I said was the truth."

"Even if they calm down, they will only take it as my encouragement to them. I am optimistic about them."

"It's like in the novels of comprehension, when the senior encourages the junior, most of the junior will think that they are too good, so that the senior has the idea of ​​accepting disciples and inheriting the mantle, instead of..."

This is a terrible illusion.

However, this illusion often appears in life.

Example: Is she looking at me?she likes me!She secretly looked at me again, does she want my contact information?What should I give directly?Or should I pretend to be cold and reject it, and then add her friend pretending to be domineering?
"..."

Su Qiong was speechless.

After thinking about it, she decided to change the subject: "A part of "Breath of the Wild" has been produced, do you want to experience it?"

"So fast?"

Tian Moyun raised his eyebrows: "Didn't it say that it will be made around January next year?"

"It's just a part. In order to improve efficiency, we divided it into multiple parts and made them at the same time."

Su Qiong explained: "A lot of content has been made now, but some things need to be filled in later, so it is still far from perfect, but if you want to experience it, you can still do it now."

It's a bit of a mouthful.

But fortunately, Tian Moyun understood.

"According to what you said, it is possible to finish it ahead of schedule?"

Tian Moyun asked.

"more or less."

Su Qiong nodded: "I am also worried that if the development speed is slow, it may affect many of your plans, so I will take everyone to work overtime and try to advance the time... Of course, don't worry, I control the quality very well Strict, will not neglect quality for the sake of efficiency."

"I believe."

Tian Moyun nodded lightly: "Then take me to have a look. To be honest, this is probably the game I'm most looking forward to in the past two or three years, besides "Counter-Strike."

"..."

Su Qiong gave him a strange look: "Have you been planning for a long time?"

"Of course, I started planning a long time ago, so the design draft was made very slowly and polished a little bit. I didn't feel that the time was right until this year."

Tian Moyun smiled.

A celebrity surnamed Lu once said in a previous life: Lies are a man’s greatest talent. When a lie is cultivated to a very high level, the convincing tone, the sure and affirmative look in the eyes, don’t talk about others, even yourself. Everyone will believe it.

Although the celebrity surnamed Lu said that he never said this sentence, Tian Moyun's current advanced nature cannot be faked.

Just like right now—

Tian Moyun opened his mouth and said in a very emotional and sincere tone that he had polished the design draft of "Breath of the Wild" for a long, long, long time... Su Qiong didn't have the slightest doubt about this sentence, and thought it was normal.

After all, this is not a small game that can be done with creativity. Even if 9% of the elites of [Happy Game] played together, it took countless efforts to achieve the current results.

After several years of careful polishing, it is normal.

(End of this chapter)