Chapter 20 Producer Interview
[Interview with the producer of "Study Simulator": Making games has never been an easy task, and I sincerely thank every player for their support]
"Not long ago, a pixel-style simulation game called "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" became popular all over the Internet and became one of the best-selling domestic independent games this year!"
"Following "Study Simulator", Tianba Game Studio officially released the early access version of its latest work "Living with Others Simulator" in July..."
"Why not change the subject matter? What are the changes in the new game compared to the previous one? What kind of games will be made in the future? With the questions that players are most concerned about, we contacted Chen Ba, the producer of "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator", and talked about his views..."
The game Starry Sky moves very quickly.
Chen Ba had just finished an online interview, and they released a complete interview press release the next morning.
It can be seen that the editor who wrote the article must have worked overtime last night.
The interview covered a lot of content. Apart from a part about "independent games", most of the Q&A questions revolved around the two games "Study Simulator" and "Living Under Someone Else's House Simulator".
That makes sense!
After all, when interviewing Chen Ba, we must talk about the games he made. Otherwise, what should we talk about? Should we talk about other people's games? The content of this interview is almost entirely copied from the WeChat conversation between Chen Ba and the editor of Game Star, with no tampering.
Chen Ba also answered some private questions.
For example...
Q: Why did you choose to enter the gaming industry?
GameBugs: Interest is definitely the main reason. I like playing games, all kinds of games, so when I was in college, I discussed with my roommates about developing games together in the future.
Q: So have you ever regretted your decision? GameBugs: Of course I did. After all, it was very hard at the beginning. I had no money and couldn’t find a job. I almost couldn’t even pay the rent…
This interview transcript was published at 7:12 in the morning, and by the time Chen Ba saw the transcript, three hours had passed.
Game Star is indeed one of the best stand-alone portal websites in China. Even during the daytime on weekdays, the website has a high number of visits. More than 50 comments have been accumulated under this interview.
Pika Pika Sniper: Come on, I think you will become the light of domestic independent games! Niu Mo Chou Bin [Reply]: You are lucky to be a little popular, and you are still the light of domestic independent games. I feel that you are not as good as the Shatangju Studio in Pengcheng!
Jay Chen from The Cowherd: Study Hard Simulator is fun, and you can buy the new game! Will the price increase this time?
The comments were polarized.
Some of them are players who have played or known about "Study Simulator" and expressed their support for Tianba Game Studio, encouraging them to continue to make better independent games.
The other part is composed of netizens who have never played or heard of "Study Simulator" and they are extremely disdainful of the praise from others in the comment section.
It's just a small unknown studio. No one has ever heard of their games. Is it necessary to praise them so much? The glory of domestic independent games has been produced? In my opinion, it's just a pile of shit! Whether it's praise or criticism, Chen Ba had expected this scene before accepting the interview with the editor of Game Star, and his heart was not disturbed.
He is not a soft girl, it is impossible for him to please everyone. Anyway, he accepted the interview just to help "Living with Other People Simulator" gain fame.
From this point of view, the effect is still very good.
As a well-known stand-alone portal website, Game Star’s information will soon be copied and reposted by various self-media marketing accounts once it is released, and then spread to the entire network.
This is nothing new.
Marketing accounts are all shameless guys. They don’t have the ability to write original articles and all they do is plagiarize other people’s articles.
Game information is definitely a disaster area!
In just one morning, this interview transcript, which was originally published on Game Star, quickly changed into more than a dozen versions, was circulated through marketing accounts on various platforms, and was seen by countless players.
Then……
The downloads of both games "Study Simulator" and "Living Under Someone Else's House Simulator" have increased!
Among them, "Living with Others Simulator" had the largest increase.
After all, any discerning person can see that as the second work of Tianba Game Studio, "Living under Someone Else's Roof Simulator" is better than its predecessor in every aspect.
The price is the same anyway, so why not buy the "far ahead" new game? Because Living Under Someone Else's Roof Simulator is still in the early access period, the game is not very complete and can be regarded as a semi-finished game.
Chen Ba was worried that these new players would be dissatisfied after their experience, thinking that the game had too many bugs or was poorly optimized, etc., so he even posted a "Note" on the game page.
It is inevitable that games will have bugs during the early access period. At this time, how to appease players and avoid the collapse of the game's reputation becomes the biggest headache for game producers.
Surprisingly, although thousands of players instantly flocked to "Living with Others Simulator" after the Game Star Sky interview was released, no one encountered the bug.
The players were pleasantly surprised.
Although it is normal for the early access version to have bugs, who likes bugs? It is definitely a good thing to not encounter bugs! But Chen Ba felt something was wrong.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
That's not right! How can there be no bugs? Not to mention the particularly serious bugs, even the minor bugs have not been reported by players. It feels like the entire game is perfect except for the optimization and adaptation.
There is obviously something wrong!
It is impossible for a game in the early access stage to be bug-free, even if the core code is generated by the system.
If it is not discovered now, it only means that the bug is hidden very deeply.
This is not a good thing! Considering the progress of game development and the expected release date that is getting closer, Chen Ba can't sit still.
High voltage! High voltage test is a must!
If he doesn't find a bug, he might not be able to sleep well at night. It's just like having a beautiful wife but living next door with a yellow-haired guy named Wang.
Although the yellow-haired boy named Wang is very honest and behaves well for the time being, and there is nothing wrong with him, you are still worried and feel anxious every day when you leave home for work.
This is Chen Ba’s mentality now.
He didn't believe that the game had no bugs, nor did he believe that the little yellow-haired guy would remain obedient forever. He had to solve this hidden danger before he could go to work with peace of mind and launch the official version of the game with peace of mind.
A set of high voltage tests is required.
He would test a glass of beer, 213 glasses of beer, -1 glass of beer, a glass of Coke, a glass of lizard, a glass of foot washing water...even a bowl of fried rice.
Only a high-pressure testing environment can expose the little yellow-haired guy's true nature, and then he will be caught red-handed by others and sent to Mars to prevent future troubles!
At the same time, he also has to mobilize the players.
As long as you report a bug to him during the early access phase of "Living Under Someone Else's House Simulator", you will be rewarded with one thousand yuan!
When there is a big reward, there will always be brave men.
He just didn't believe it. Could it be that the little yellow-haired guy next door, surnamed Wang, was really an honest man? Please support my new book. Don't support the book. It will die if you support it. (End of this chapter)