Chapter 485 Historical materials are boring

"What sign?"

Mu Wanqing was a little confused when she heard Lin Yao's words.

"I suddenly became worried about the future." Lin Yao replied with a strange expression.

"..."

Mu Wanqing tilted her head in confusion, rarely acting cute.

"...Forget it."

Lin Yao put down the publicity plan on her thigh and shook her head gently.

Although it didn't feel very auspicious to hear this news just after deciding to make MMORPG, it actually didn't have much impact.

Lin Yao didn't know whether the internal staff of Tianhu really thought that the decline in MMORPG income was due to the problem of point cards as they said, or whether they really thought that MMORPG couldn't keep up with the times.

But in Lin Yao's opinion, both of these arguments were actually problematic.

In Lin Yao's opinion, the social nature of MMORPG is even better than turn-based games!

In addition, as long as it is an MMORPG with a good plot, the sense of substitution is extremely strong.

This also leads to the players' extreme loyalty. It is common for players to play an MMORPG for four or five years.

In Lin Yao's previous life, turn-based games could find their place in 2022, and they were even more called MMORPGs.

Even in 2020, World of Warcraft's monthly revenue could surpass League of Legends, which is evidence!

There is sentiment in this, and there are reasons for long-term operation.

But to be honest, in this world, at this time node...MMORPG really can't be said to be unable to keep up with the times.

MMORPG really can't keep up with the times.

In other words, the time node when the entire terminal game market encounters a catastrophe has not yet arrived.

When the mobile Internet era comes and mobile games are popular.

That's when the terminal game is in the worst situation.

And what's worse is that no one can stop this, not Lin Yao, not Linmu Studio. This is not a situation that can be changed by releasing a few games. This is a general trend to some extent.

If in the mobile Internet era, when mobile games emerge and mature, choose to make MMORPGs, then Lin Yao will be pessimistic.

But now, it's not that time yet.

Besides, on the other hand,

although, in the era of mobile Internet, after the maturity of mobile games, the situation of terminal games is a bit bad...

But this does not mean that terminal games are really going to die, they are just not as glorious as before.

The gaming experience brought by terminal games is often irreplaceable.

It is too early to say that they are eliminated .

Lin Yao thinks that the biggest possibility for the decline in Tianhu's MMORPG revenue is the impact of Linmu Studio...

After all, there are only a few popular online games, and online games are not only easy to lock in staff, but also players.

This is the best time to enter the MMORPG market.

If it is later, the mobile Internet era is probably coming.

Moreover...

"If you consider the derivative gameplay of "World of Warcraft", such as "Hearthstone Legend" which can also run on mobile phones, the most successful CCG card game, then it will not fail..."

Lin Yao lowered his head slightly and suddenly muttered to himself.

"World of Warcraft?"

Mu Wanqing vaguely heard this word.

"Well... our MMORPG."

Lin Yao raised her head and handed the publicity and marketing plan on her thigh to Mu Wanqing, then smiled and said, "We are going to enter the market and make this game type that cannot keep up with the times."

"Ah!?"

Mu Wanqing was surprised when she heard it.

"Don't worry, it will succeed. MMORPG is not that bad."

Lin Yao sat on the chair, patted Mu Wanqing's belly gently, comforted her, and then turned around again, ready to continue coding the story of "World of Warcraft".

Although after considering the Tianhu financial report, Lin Yao finally felt that it was not a big problem.

However, there is indeed a sense of urgency...

It can't be delayed for too long.

At the latest, "World of Warcraft" will be launched next year.

After all, there is not much time left before the new mobile communication technology is commercialized...

...

Time soon came to mid-January.

The popularity and online users of "Call of Duty" finally stopped growing.

It remained in a relatively stable range.

But after the popularity stabilized, it was still terrifying.

Because of "Call of Duty", most FPS, that is, games of the same type, chose to avoid its edge and changed their release dates.

Even games of other genres were affected.

But since they were different genres, the impact was not that big.

So after the popularity of Call of Duty stabilized,

new masterpieces began to be promoted.

The battle between Linmu Studio, Gibbs, and Dreamland was over.

Even Linmu Studio itself started to promote its next game.

On this day, they finally confirmed the last game to be released before the New Year.

Detective Dee!

February 6th! Officially released!

Released on the 28th day of the Chinese New Year!

This day is really friendly to most domestic players. Whether they are office workers or students, they are on vacation at this time, and the Spring Festival has not yet arrived, so there is plenty of time to play games.

This is really... the release time of new works that many players dream of.

"Sure enough, Linmu Studio still understands me! The 28th day of the lunar year!!"

"Here it comes, a 3A masterpiece with a domestic theme, released at the time of the Spring Festival, and it is still a work of Linmu Studio!"

"I am really looking forward to it! The final trailer will be released soon, right?"

"What kind of story will it be? Come on in February."

"I am not very interested in FPS. I am most looking forward to the other two games of Linmu Studio! And the one I am most interested in is the domestic theme "Di Renjie"!"

"This January, I can't stay for a moment!"

"..."

As the marketing department of Linmu Studio continued to blow the wind.

The expectations of players have been raised.

At least the expectations of domestic players have been raised very high.

And overseas.

Because of the excellent performance of "Call of Duty", many players who have long remembered the name of Linmu Studio have also paid great attention to the new works released by Linmu Studio after "Call of Duty".

This is a chain reaction.

Linmu Studio has used excellent games to build its brand, and finally exploded after the release of "Call of Duty".

The reputation is completely solid, and it has directly become another Eastern game producer and publisher remembered by European and American players in addition to those old Japanese companies.

The impression is still deep!

So Lin Yao's initial worries seem to be unnecessary.

"Di Renjie" was not swallowed up by the popularity of "Call of Duty", but took advantage of the east wind and once again received far more attention than other games at home and abroad.

Those games that escaped "Call of Duty" and are only released now have just breathed a sigh of relief.

Then when the game was announced.

It was found that the most discussed by players is still Linmu Studio... I almost vomited blood.

Why is it Linmu Studio again! The ghost is still there, right! ?

And with this full attention.

Linmu Studio has confirmed the release date of the final trailer for "Detective Dee" and has started a large-scale promotion...

"

Here it comes."

In a certain community in the capital,

a young-looking young man is rubbing his hands and waiting for the release of the final trailer for "Detective Dee" with anticipation.

His name is Yi Wenwen. He comes from a family of scholars. Three generations of his family are teachers.

Moreover, half of them teach history... His father is a famous history professor, and he has even participated in the compilation of the latest high school history textbooks.

In such an environment, under the influence of whispers and eyes, Yi Wenwen has been particularly interested in history since he was a child, and then he also strives to be a good person. He has been the child of other people's families in the eyes of neighbors since he was a child... He has excellent grades, is well-behaved and obedient, and is studying in the Chinese Department of the North University.

It can be said to be perfect.

In the eyes of neighbors, this child is the best material for them to knock their own children.

A universal comparison object.

The only thing that neighbors may mind is that such a person also likes games...

Yes.

Yi Wenwen likes games very much.

It's not a whim, but he has liked it since he was a child.

And this hobby of his has continued to this day.

However, probably because of the influence of his family, the type of games he likes has changed from pursuing simple excitement at the beginning to liking games with historical elements.

And for this type of game, apart from the online games that he cannot invest too much time in, there is only one choice left, which is overseas stand-alone games.

But Western food can be eaten for one or two meals, but he really can't stand eating it every meal...

So he has always hoped that there will be domestic game companies that can make historical games.

But unfortunately,

there has never been one.

Until.

Linmu Studio came out.

He rekindled his hope.

And the "Civilization" of Linmu Studio has become his favorite game. Although in his opinion, there are a lot of bugs in it, and he even publicly complained about the cultural attainments of Linmu Studio, but the way of deconstructing civilization in the game is indeed very interesting.

When Lin Yao appeared at the Global Game Awards and revealed the new game,

he was calm when he saw "Call of Duty".

But when he saw the broadcast of "Detective Dee", he jumped up directly.

Detective Dee? Is it that Detective Dee?

This was the first thought that came to his mind, and after seeing the costumes of the characters in the video, he jumped up again.

Looking at the costumes, it is indeed the Wu Zhou Dynasty!

Then.

This game directly became the game he was most looking forward to.

Although, from a historical perspective, I feel that there will definitely be many flaws in this game.

But Yi Wenwen can still understand this and it does not prevent him from looking forward to it.

After all... Linmu Studio at least has the ability and ambition to do it, while other domestic manufacturers do not even have the ability and ambition to do it.

Twelve o'clock noon.

The homepage of the Vaporwave game platform.

The trailer for "Detective Dee" was released on time.

Yi Wenwen was immediately shocked, and just as he was about to click...

Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

"Have you found a girlfriend? You sit in front of the computer every day."

"..."

Yi Wenwen's mouth twitched and he turned around.

Behind him stood a middle-aged man who looked very similar to him.

He looked to be in his fifties, and he was intimidating without even getting angry.

"You, you..." The middle-aged man walked towards Yi Wenwen and began to use his skills.

"Stop, nag me later, wait until I finish watching the trailer."

Yi Wenwen quickly interrupted his father and said, "Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to pretend not to see the pack of cigarettes you hid on the bookshelf, and I might let it slip in front of your wife..."

"... Brat."

The middle-aged man was slightly startled, then came behind Yi Wenwen and slapped him on the back of his head with a smile.

Seeing that he seemed to no longer use his skills to urge marriage, Yi Wenwen smiled and clicked on the video directly.

The video was loading.

Yi Wenwen's father also pulled over a chair, sat down, and asked, "Game?"

"Yeah."

Yi Wenwen nodded.

A big part of the reason why he likes games is related to his father. His father is quite open-minded and was one of the first people in China to use the Internet, so he is not opposed to games.

After all, his family is well-off and he grew up playing games.

Therefore, in addition to strictly preventing his son from getting addicted, he does not mind his son playing games.

And you reap what you sow. Because of his open-mindedness, the relationship between father and son is quite good.

They even played games together.

"The Linmu Studio that made Civilization?"

Yi Wenwen's father looked at his son's expression, guessed something, and said with a smile: "Linmu Studio didn't even know that Wu Zetian's name was Wu Zhao?"

"Actually, you can't blame them. They knew it."

Yi Wenwen smiled and defended Linmu Studio: "I posted a post to complain about this matter, and Linmu Studio replied to me. Although I don't know who replied, they at least gave an answer, saying that the name Wu Zhao is too unknown. It is not well-known to overseas players or even domestic players.

On the contrary, the title of Wu Zetian is more acceptable, and later they also modified the introduction and added relevant comments.

In addition... didn't you have fun playing Civilization?"

"Mistakes are mistakes, but their game is indeed interesting."

Yi Wenwen's father shook his head slightly, then looked at the screen: "What is it this time?"

"Wu Zhou, Di Renjie." Yi Wenwen replied.

"Oh?"

Yi Wenwen's father immediately showed an interested expression.

On the screen.

The promotional video has begun to play.

The logos of Linmu Studio and Bluestar Engine flashed by.

Only this time, there was one more logo than before.

The logo of Conglong Studio.

Then.

The picture slowly appeared.

On the long eaves.

A woman dressed in men's clothes and with a strong aura stopped, then turned her back to the man who was bowing his head and said lightly: "As a minister of the founding of the country, as long as he has a skill, he can be used without considering his moral character, while a minister of the ruling world must be both talented and excellent.

Di Renjie's talent and character are praised by the world."

Because of the large investment, the modeling and dubbing of the game are top-notch!

This instantly attracted Yi Wenwen's attention.

Yi Wenwen's father saw this scene and laughed softly.

And with this incoherent speech.

The promotional video officially kicked off...

The camera turned directly.

Arriving at the edge of the desert, a man who looked like a Turkic noble seemed to be seriously injured. He climbed up the hill and looked at the not-too-distant city skyline with a relieved expression.

Then the picture changed again.

At a post station, a postman abandoned his foaming horse, then staggered into a lighted house, opened the door, fell to the ground, and shouted to his colleagues who came to help him in surprise that something was wrong!

Then the next scene.

A new postman rode a new horse and continued to Chang'an.

Then the scene changed again, in the magnificent Taiji Hall, Emperor Wu and his ministers were waiting for the arrival of the Turkic envoys.

The three lines of the scene were almost all flashing.

Standard game trailer routine.

Then.

The game protagonist officially appeared.

A man in a tattered black suit staggered forward, the camera zoomed in, and blood stains on his clothes could be vaguely seen.

Suddenly.

A black shadow attacked.

Then came the official game scene... It was still a hard-core sword fight, exactly the same as the scene released at the Global Game Awards.

Hard-core, solemn, and with a unique beauty of cold weapons.

It was really cool.

And the trailer also officially entered the action scene at this time.

This part lasts for a long time, and it is almost just the characters played by the players fighting against various enemies.

Although the name of the game is Di Renjie, the protagonist does not seem to be Di Renjie.

In the second half of the trailer, the style changes again.

The character played by the player is injured again, and then stays in an inn.

Late at night, a shadow appeared in the window, saying that if you want to survive, you must go to Jiangzhang County to find Di Renjie...

The promotional video also began to throw out more pictures and elements... For example, detective stories.

Soon.

The promotional video was over.

"... Detective stories?"

Yi Wenwen was stunned after watching the promotional video.

In fact, after seeing the broadcast released by the Global Game Awards, he was mentally prepared.

After all, hard-core knife fighting has come out, and there must not be many ancient political plots.

But detective stories... still surprised him.

After all, Di Renjie is the prime minister.

"Before Di Renjie became the prime minister, he was responsible for solving criminal cases in the Dali Temple. It is estimated that the inspiration for this game comes from Di Renjie's experience."

On the side.

Yi Wenwen's father shook his head and said with a smile: "But I think this game is probably unwilling to let Di Renjie sit in the Dali Temple... But Di Renjie is the most famous politician in the Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties. He has a good reputation and can be regarded as a model representative of Confucian ministers. It is really a fantasy for the game company to let such a person run around to investigate cases."

"After all, it's a game..."

Yi Wenwen retorted, and then suddenly thought of something and asked: "But it is indeed a bit unexpected. Dad, do you think such a game is good?"

After hearing this, Yi Wenwen's father thought for a moment, stood up, and smiled: "I can't make a comment, because this game has not been released yet, and I don't know what kind of story this game tells. But I still hold a pessimistic attitude overall. I don't quite understand the game, but the plot should be more gimmick than reality. It's just a shell to tell a completely unrelated story.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is good or not. You young people like it, and the game company likes it... I can't control anything. After all, historical materials are boring."

After that, he shook his head and left.

Yi Wenwen: "..."

...

Not long after the trailer for "Detective Dee" was released,

it quickly became one of the hottest topics in the player community.

In fact, every new game released by Linmu Studio now becomes a hot topic.

This is the halo accumulated by Linmu Studio, and it is also the halo that all game companies envy the most.

In addition, at

present, Linmu Studio is the only company in China that has the ability and courage to keep releasing 3A games and has never disappointed players.

"Call of Duty" still has its influence, it would be strange if it is not popular.

As for the final trailer this time, players are generally satisfied.

Because the hard-core knife-fighting gameplay is still the focus, although the main line of the game focuses on detective work, which is a bit unexpected, and some players are worried about its fun level.

But most players can still accept it.

"Wuhu, the swordfighting is so cool."

"The action system of this game really satisfies all my fantasies about the collision of ancient martial arts."

"It's so cool, but the name of the game is Di Renjie, but the protagonist is not Di Renjie, hahaha..."

"Are you crazy? Di Renjie was a prime minister and a civil servant in history. How can he be the protagonist... But I'm curious, what kind of story will this tell?"

"After watching the promotional video, to be honest, I'm a little worried. Did you see the logo at the beginning of the promotional video? Conglong Studio is the first-party studio acquired by Linmu. I heard that this work is in charge of Conglong. With such a plot, plus it's the first time that Conglong has done this kind of 3A, I'm really worried about the quality of the work."

"Is the above true or false!?"

"I see that Conglong did reveal that this work was completed independently by them, and there should be some difference compared with the headquarters of Linmu Studio..."

"Don't worry! Lin Yao is watching! Believe her!"

"..."

Yes.

The players are very satisfied with the promotional video and are not resistant to solving cases.

Instead, they expressed concerns about the sudden appearance of the Conglong Studio LOGO...

After all, Conglong Studio was not incorporated into the Linmu Studio headquarters.

It seemed to be shorter.

Under various rumors, some players expressed concerns, which was understandable.

Lin Yao didn't care.

Because she had played this game herself! When the game is released, players will know what the game is like.

But Zhang Tian from Conglong Studio was not so calm...

Linmu Studio, this is a golden signboard, representing the password for traffic, represents quality, but on the other hand, it also represents huge pressure...

So that day.

Zhang Tian called Lin Yao.

Then he made a request anxiously.

"Boss, why don't you remove the logo of Conglong Studio..."

"No, don't worry, this is normal public opinion. "Di Renjie" is a work produced by your studio, but you can't see your logo, what's the big deal?"

Lin Yao shook her head gently, then smiled and said, "You have to bear the pressure now, because I don't want the glory to be exclusively enjoyed by Linmu Studio after the game is released, don't worry."

Zhang Tian: "..."

It seems that she noticed that Zhang Tian was still a little uneasy.

Lin Yao changed the subject: "By the way, I asked you to add some historical stories at the end of the game, have you added them?"

"I have added them."

Zhang Tian immediately perked up when he heard Lin Yao talking about business.

This was an extra request made by Lin Yao when they were testing the game during this period.

That is, at the end of the game, introduce the historical life of some important characters in the game.

For example, Di Renjie and Wu Zetian.

This is a little bit of Lin Yao's selfishness, and I don't know how effective it is.

But there is a saying that historical materials are boring. If historical figures want to be deeply rooted in people's hearts, the best way is to become literary images and live in stories.

But in addition to literary images, it is also meaningful to introduce the real historical figures to players who are interested in them...

Lin Yao chatted with Zhang Tian for a while, and after completely dispelling Zhang Tian's concerns, she hung up the phone.

"What about "Di Renjie"?"

In the conference room, Zhong Xiu asked after seeing Lin Yao hang up the phone.

"Yeah."

Lin Yao nodded, then put down the phone, clapped his hands lightly, and attracted the attention of others: "Okay, let's get back to the topic... There will be a very important product next year, I hope you are ready."

"...What is it?"

Zhong Xiu temporarily put aside the matter of "Di Renjie" and asked curiously.

After all, almost all the heads of the PC department who can be named are here.

This scene is rare.

"MMORPG."

Lin Yao uttered a word, and then picked up a thick stack of A4 paper on the table: "MMORPG based on "Warcraft", the project name is "World of Warcraft"!"

"...Ah?"

Lin Yao said this.

Almost instantly.

All the producers, including Zhong Xiu, were stunned and looked incredible.

...

At the end of this year.

"Di Renjie" was released, and "World of Warcraft" was established.

Whether for players or for the staff inside Linmu Studio.

It is destined to be not calm...

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(End of this chapter)