A real cheat was blocked, and the game industry was rectified with a backhand

Due to size issues, Lin Mo set a development cycle of four to five months for the game this time, setting a record for the company's longest game development period.

It’s also because we need to give employees a “recharge” time.

The visual element of "cyberpunk" was well-known on the Internet in previous lives and is inseparable from the launch of Cyberpunk 2077.

After that, many people heard the term for the first time.

The same is true for this world.

Even for Naughty Cat, it is normal for many people to not understand the spiritual core behind these four words.

This requires employees to enrich themselves.

This time, the whole Naughty Cat thing went uncharacteristically.

In the early days of the company's establishment, for several games, game promotion basically relied on word-of-mouth.

Relying on word-of-mouth fermentation to attract players to play.

Later, it grew into the most eye-catching game company in the world, and the game brought its own fans and traffic.

In terms of publicity, they are a bit lazy and do more of a chore.

This time.

Many games are still in the early stages of development, with everything from the most basic purchase-level patch ads to linkage promotions.

For example, there is an animation with the same name and in the same worldview, the upcoming "Cyberpunk: Edgewalker".

This animation was loved by many people as soon as it was released in its previous life.

But is there a problem?

There are also.

In the previous life, this animation only had 10 episodes.

The number of episodes is too small, resulting in many story contents not being developed and explained clearly, and the character motivations being a bit strange.

So this time Lin Mo expanded the number of episodes to 13, using the extra 3 episodes to explain many things that were not explained clearly in the original work.

In terms of the broadcast method, it was originally planned to be released in one go according to Netflix's habits.

As a result, after Jackson heard the general direction of the story, he came up with a different perspective.

"Mr. Lin, are you saying that this animation will have a tragic ending, and that the villain who appears will also appear in the game?"

Lin Mo nodded and said, "Yes, do you have any good suggestions?"

During the video call, Jackson pondered for a few seconds and then said: "My suggestion is to update one episode every week, and in the last week you can connect the three episodes to make a small theatrical version for release. As for the time, it will be stuck before the game is released. One week.”

Stuck the day before?

Lin Mo couldn't help but feel dumb, this was not bad.

Edgewalker is a tragic ending.

The animation of the previous life was broadcast two years after the game was released. Countless players returned to the game angrily after seeing the ending, and killed the series villain Adam with a hammer countless times to vent their anger.

Then he said with a smile: "Let's just stick to the first two days. If it takes too long, I'm afraid I will be scolded to death by the players."

"Being scolded? No way." Jackson smiled, "As long as you don't destroy the protagonist."

"Uh"

Lin Mo couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

Boy, you guessed it right.

There was sudden silence on the video call for a few seconds.

Jackson's face twitched, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

But he still laughed loudly and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter, as long as the protagonist doesn't die together and is killed in an almost humiliating way."

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

Is the way David died in the original work considered humiliating?

Jackson's face darkened, and he laughed dryly and said: "Actually, there are many film and television works in which the protagonist dies. This is a very clever way to mobilize the audience's emotions. As long as the female characters that the audience likes are not written to death. That’s good.”

As soon as these words came out, Lin Mo looked a little weird.

If you are not 100% sure, you have to wonder if the script has been leaked.

Seeing Lin Mo's expression, Jackson's heart finally died.

"Mr. Lin Mo, can you tell me what kind of story this is?"

"No." Lin Mo smiled slightly, "Please look forward to it."

"Mr. Lin Mo, you won't make me regret gambling on my future."

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Lin Mo changed the topic, "By the way, I need your help. Help me find an actor who knows music, has acting skills, and has a temperament like a hippie or a prodigal son."

After repeating the requirements in detail.

"Hippie? Prodigal son? Acting skills?" Jackson frowned as he listened, "It's hard to find such a complicated request. Are you planning to be an actor in the game? There really is such a candidate. But his reputation in recent years is... Some are not good."

"Oh? Tell me."

"Glass Martinez."

An unfamiliar name.

Lin Mo opened the search engine and searched for the name.

My first reaction when I saw the photo.

Like, so similar.

He is literally carved out of the same mold as Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077, or Keanu Reeves in his previous life.

Let’s take a look at some masterpieces and movie reviews.

Unlike Keanu Reeves in his previous life, he was not so lucky to star in the two classic movie series The Matrix or John Wick.

Glass was at the top of his game when he debuted. After a few years of briefly appearing in bit parts and supporting roles, he starred in two critically acclaimed and critically acclaimed films.

One of them is a movie of the same name adapted from an earlier action-adventure game "Thunderbird Project".

This is also one of the few games adapted into movies that have both box office and box office success. Since then, Glass's name has been inextricably linked to the game.

But after that, the good times didn't last long, and then came Waterloo.

Due to poor financial management, he went bankrupt, and the movies he starred in later did not perform well, and he was criticized for having a narrow acting career, so he could not play other roles except for a white-faced niche.

The most important thing is that there are some problems in the relationship with his girlfriend, and there is a domestic violence scandal.

Although it was later confirmed that this was false, there was no filming for two years.

The industry has almost forgotten this man.

Lin Mo nodded with satisfaction and said: "Please contact me for me. If you are willing, you can come to China for an interview."

Jackson shrugged and said, "I can help you contact him. But let's talk about the ugly things first. I can't guarantee that we can promote this cooperation. The experience of the past few years has hit Glass hard."

"Try it, it's always right."

On the other side, Electronic Arts.

At this time, Arnold felt a little irritated when he saw the advertisements for Cyberpunk 2077 that could be seen everywhere. He kept pressing his knuckles, making bursts of "pop" sounds.

"Damn, this is a really tough opponent."

Shareholders' meeting in the morning.

Although it won the best trophy of the year, the off-site turmoil even overshadowed WGA and the best game of the year itself.

Electronic Arts' reputation has not improved, but it has gained another "stupidity" in the minds of players.

It can be said to be murderous and heartbreaking.

Arnold, the newly appointed CEO, naturally did not get any good results.