Chapter 184 Different Endings of the Game

Early April, Jiangning.

Good brother Zhong Shengwei is getting married, Chen Ba gives everyone a day off, so they can all go and join in the fun, those who should be best men should be best men, and those who should eat at the banquet should eat at the banquet...

Chen Ba is the best man today! Yang Dong is also the best man with him. Xiao Lu was also a best man, but because there were not enough spots, he was eliminated.

"Don't worry, Brother Ba!"

"Today, this bouquet represents good luck. With so many people in our studio, we must get it for you!"

Xiao Lu rolled up his sleeves and emphasized once again the main mission for all members of their Tianba Studio: grab the bouquet for Brother Ba!

The main quest is a must.

In addition, there is a hidden side quest, which is to take a look at the bride's bridesmaids to see if there is anyone who suits Brother Ba's taste.

As long as Brother Ba gives the order, we brothers will go all out today and get his contact information. We will do anything to get the "year-end bonus".

“Okay, okay!”

Chen Ba was very satisfied with Xiao Lu's statement, and even remembered to help him solve his lifelong affairs during the banquet. Xiao Lu was truly worthy of being his trusted and beloved general.

This year-end bonus must be doubled.

But then again…

It's a good thing that Xiao Lu has this intention, but to be honest, Chen Ba really doesn't like the bride's best friend.

"Why don't you like them? I think they are pretty. Brother Ba, don't be too picky. These are all good girls..."

"fart!"

Chen Ba curled his lips and said, "The bride has already told me the truth. These girlfriends are either married or have boyfriends. Do you want me to steal their girls?"

“That’s not impossible!”

Xiao Lu muttered quietly: "With your conditions, if you really want to steal someone's girlfriend, I don't think many girls can resist the temptation."

Chen Ba: “…”

This is so true!

Although the words are rough, the truth is there. What Xiao Lu said is correct. If he really wants to steal the girl's heart, he can easily solve the problem of lifelong affairs.

After all, he is too rich.

Although I don't want to complain, today's society is so realistic and cruel. For a rich man, finding a girlfriend is easier than eating and drinking.

It is not surprising that when one becomes wealthy enough, he changes girlfriends more frequently than he changes clothes.

Chen Ba just doesn't want to fall.

The reason why he is still single now is, on the one hand, because he has not met someone he likes, and on the other hand, there are too many temptations around him and he is afraid of stepping on a landmine and then regretting it.

"Too many temptations?"

Xiao Lu didn't quite understand what he said. Brother Ba stayed in the studio every day, never leaving the house. Where did the temptation come from? "Then why don't you guess why I stay in the studio and don't want to participate in any activities?"

Chen Ba said something.

A few months ago, Zhonghai held a medium-sized animation and game exhibition and invited Tianba Studio to participate.

He thought that Zhonghai was not far from Jiangning, so he thought of it as a place to relax and change his mood after his busy work, so Chen Ba went to participate in the exhibition.

"Then what?"

"Did you meet a cute girl? She fell in love with you at first sight and wouldn't let you go?" Xiao Lu asked curiously.

"Love at first sight? It's hard to say whether you were attracted to me because of me or because of my money!"

"Anyway, in the hotel where I live, if someone knocks on the door in the middle of the night and takes off his clothes, can you handle it?"

Chen Ba joked: "If it weren't for my strong will, I would have at least a dozen Cosplayers throwing themselves at me after a trip to Zhonghai, and I would be shaking when I walk after returning."

"Fuck!"

Xiao Lu was extremely envious.

How come this didn’t happen to him? He also attended many exhibitions, so why didn’t a cosplayer in a strange costume throw himself into his arms in the middle of the night?

"Then you have to reflect on this. Is it possible that the reason why others don't throw themselves at you is because you don't have a big wallet?"

Chen Ba smiled, changed the slightly embarrassing topic and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Keeping oneself clean is the bottom line.

Although Chen Ba was rich, he really didn't like this kind of decadent and extravagant life. He was more pursuing spiritual satisfaction, that is, career success.

Making games is addictive.

Especially when the game you made is recognized and loved by countless players, the sense of accomplishment and pleasure is much stronger than this kind of material enjoyment.

"I understand, you are Nan Tong!"

Xiao Lu showed a gloomy expression and quickly distanced himself from Brother Ba, fearing that he would be influenced by him.

"Go away..."

Chen Ba's nose was almost crooked with anger. He couldn't understand how Xiao Lu came to the conclusion that he liked men. Even if he liked the Iron-Han Han System, he wouldn't like men, okay! "Oh, it's okay."

"Brother Ba, don't worry. I will keep this secret for you and won't tell anyone else."

Xiao Lu chuckled and said, "As long as you don't set your sights on me, I will help you no matter who you like in our studio."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense..."

Chen Ba waved his hand, not wanting to continue arguing with Xiao Lu. Taking advantage of the fact that the wedding banquet hadn't started yet, he decisively changed the subject and asked, "What do you think of the ending of Global Evolution?"

"Clearance ending?"

Xiao Lu touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

The game has all the necessary plots up to now, and the main and side plots are also very clear, but people have different opinions about the ending of the game "Global Evolution".

There are definitely different versions of the ending.

Depending on the different evolutionary routes chosen by the player during the game and the degree of completion of the story branches, the ending achieved after clearing the level will also be different.

Happy ending no doubt.

Everyone can easily think of several good endings, and each ending is perfect, which is not difficult for everyone.

But when it comes to a bad ending, that is, an ending with regret, everyone becomes a little hesitant and doesn’t dare to speak out to express their attitudes and ideas.

"I thought so……"

Xiao Lu expressed his thoughts.

In the bad ending, the hero will definitely have regrets, and this regret can only be made up through the second and third rounds.

Regrets come from all kinds of levels.

People or cities that could have been protected but were not, and main quests that could have been completed but were not.

The male protagonist is not omnipotent.

When playing the first round, there will definitely be irreparable regrets due to various reasons. This regret is mainly the death of certain plot characters.

They can be alive, but die because of the player's choices or imperfect performance...

"For example, my sister Chen Jia!"

Xiao Lu pointed out that if you want to create an ending full of regrets that makes players want to go back and play the game again, the death of a heavyweight character must be used as a prelude.

Obviously, it's time for the tool sister to take action again!

In the plot, the bond between the hero and his sister can be made stronger, so that the sister's death will appear valuable, and it will also make the players try their best to achieve a perfect ending.

"good!"

Chen Ba nodded, indicating that his sister could indeed be sacrificed.

But in addition to the sister, you can also give the protagonist a few NPC teammates and partners. These characters helped the male protagonist a lot, but they died in the end.

How did he die?

Of course, it is the foreshadowing of various side quests in the early and middle stages. If the player does not check the game guide in advance and focuses on a quick run through the main line, then these characters may meet with misfortune.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

In addition to the ending of the plot, the ending of the evolutionary route is also important.

Depending on the player's different schools and evolution methods, different endings will be led to in the end, which is also a good branching option.

For example, if the player obtains the extremely precious bloodline of the Vermillion Bird, at the end of the game, there is a high probability that he will transform into a real Vermillion Bird.

I'm not a human being anymore, JoJo!

Different evolutionary routes will naturally trigger different settlement animations when you reach the last scene of the game, leading to different achievement endings.

There is no best choice.

There is no best or worst option for evolution. It is just a different route, different abilities gained, and different final outcomes.

When playing this game, players cannot blindly choose the direction and route of evolution, because this is a critical moment that can determine the outcome of the game.

"That's a bit too much of an ending!"

"A rough calculation shows that there are dozens of endings for different evolutionary routes alone, and adding up to nearly a hundred endings for the plot, right?" Xiao Lu said with a sigh.

"It's okay, it just sounds like a lot."

Chen Ba shook his head.

There are more than a hundred endings. Although it sounds exaggerated, the endings of the game are generally the same.

The male protagonist eventually becomes the leader of the human race, leading the human race to regain the status of the overlord of the earth, ushering in a new era of martial arts, and marching into the exploration of outer space...

These more than one hundred endings are just based on this background, creating some small regrets or small changes for the male protagonist.

“It really doesn’t have much of an impact.”

Xiao Lu suddenly laughed and said, "It doesn't feel as exciting as "Study Simulator". At least it's the difference between heaven and hell."

Either you get into your dream school, or you fail. The two outcomes are completely different.

Let’s look at Global Evolution.

As long as you persist in playing to the end, there may be some minor regrets in the ending, but overall it is still very satisfactory. At least the hero reaches the pinnacle of martial arts and does not collapse halfway.

"That's for sure..."

"There doesn't seem to be a kind of 3A game that deliberately erases the player's dozens of hours of hard work and makes everything go to waste, right?" Chen Ba asked back.

3A games, especially 3A role-playing games, no matter how many variants the final ending has, the core point will not change, that is, the protagonist of the game will definitely succeed.

You really can't mess around! In the end, the little game ended in vain. The male protagonist tried hard for a long time, but in the end he found out that it was just a dream.

But for this kind of 3A game, the entire game process lasts for dozens of hours, and the energy and time cost invested by players cannot be ignored.

If the game developers insist on making things happen, and tell players "this is actually a dream" after they have worked hard for dozens of hours, all your efforts will be in vain...

Sorry! If you dare to tease the players like this, the consequences will be miserable. The anger of the players will make the game developers pay an unbearable price.

I worked so hard for dozens of hours, and you tell me it was just a dream?

What's the difference between this and reading a novel with millions of words online or watching a TV series with dozens of episodes, but the ending doesn't change anything and the protagonist goes back to the starting point? What a joke! If Chen Ba is an ordinary player, seeing this kind of ending, his mentality will definitely explode, and he can't make up for it.

He had read a novel before, and the ending was exactly like this. The two main characters teamed up to set up a conspiracy, but the author was criticized by readers as an idiot, so he had to revise the ending overnight.

The same is true for games.

This kind of joke is really not acceptable, the players will definitely not accept it.

If players were asked to choose the most annoying ending to a game, "waking up was just a dream" would definitely be at the top of the list.

Because of this ending, the player seems too clownish.

We've been playing for so long, and you say it's just a dream, aren't you kidding me? No matter how bad or disgusting the ending is, it's much better than "it's just a dream".

"really……"

Xiao Lu strongly agrees with this.

This is just a dream. It is a huge blow to the players. Unless they are mentally retarded, no one would dare to do this.

Even if the plot can't be continued, you can just give the hero and heroine a deus ex machina and have them exit like lightning in a happy ending!

"Speaking of which, the plot of Global Evolution has made significant progress compared to previous generations of games..."

Chen Ba said with great satisfaction: "The various character biographies and background setting documents alone add up to nearly 500,000 words."

To be honest, the workload is not much different from writing a novel.

You know, the background and character settings alone account for as many as 500,000 words. Taking into account various main and side plots, it is definitely possible to make up to 1 million words.

What does 1 million words mean? This amount of text has surpassed any previous game. It can be said that this is the game with the richest background world view, the most complete character settings, and the most complete plot in the history of Tianba Studio. Nothing else!

For this purpose, Chen Ba came up with an idea.

After Zhong Shengwei's wedding, when he returns to the studio, he plans to contact a top online writer to write a novel with the same title based on the one million words of "Global Evolution".

It will be published and sold as game peripherals when the time comes. Interested players can also buy one to read and collect.

“It feels good!”

Zhong Shengwei, who was toasting at every table with a glass of wine, suddenly came up behind the two and said, "If there really is such a novel, I'm not sure if it's good, but game players should be very interested."

"That's for sure."

Chen Ba thought of a book called "League of Legends Setting Collection" that he had bought.

To be honest, the content of that book is very boring for people who don't play games. It will make you fall asleep after just one glance.

But for players who play the game and are interested in the game's world view and background and the stories behind the heroes, that book is wonderful.

This is also the reason why Chen Ba wants to hire someone to write a custom game novel.

It may seem boring to outsiders, but to the players of this game, it is extremely interesting.

Through this book, players can also learn more about Global Evolution, which will increase the game's popularity and influence, killing two birds with one stone! (End of this chapter)