Chapter 452 What happened to the promised refund wave?
June 14th.
One day after the release of Dark Souls.
Players complained and called for killing...
The complaints were mainly directed at Lin Yao, while the calls for killing were directed at Uncle Lin...
In short.
Players now think that these two people are not good people! !
It hurts! It hurts too much.
Playing Dark Souls is really too painful!
This is not the old era!
Let's not talk about other manufacturers, just talking about the masterpieces under Linmu Studio itself, there are exciting masterpieces such as Battlefield that refresh the audio-visual concept.
Although there are also difficulties.
But it stimulates players almost every moment.
Even if players die on the battlefield, it feels very refreshing.
But for many players, Dark Souls only has death and frustration!
And the frustration after each death, because of the mechanism of the monsters' resurrection, is almost several times that of playing other games...
And the map of Dark Souls is really too complicated. Not to mention the detours, there is no restriction on the player's route at all.
Next to the Firelink Shrine at the beginning is a cemetery that players are very concerned about. A little further back is the underground cemetery. This place where players can go as soon as they come out, there are a lot of monsters in it that players can't deal with at this stage...
There is no guidance, no restrictions, it all depends on the player's choice.
Die, revive, then find a new way out, and then die again.
This is the game experience of the player...
Even if the player is lucky and chooses the most normal route to the Undead Town.
For the players,
it is also full of torment and tempering... After all, this is not Lin Yao's previous life. Any player can make fun of Miyazaki Hidetaka's conspiracy, and then have a corresponding psychological preparation for the IP of Dark Souls. When
the players here open the game and run the map for the first time, the first thing they have to face is the game's ubiquitous and unexpected malice.
Players are eager for a friendly and happy journey of seeking the way...
But the reality is that in this game, they experience death and frustration, countless missed victories, and finding a way out in confusion and chaos...
This experience is really not so good for ordinary players.
They thought, with this time, why not play Battlefield? It’s not good to play those relaxing and happy games on Switch.
So soon.
Amid the complaints and calls for killing by players.
The game ushered in a wave of refunds...
"I finally understand why Lin Yao specifically marked the extension of the refund time for the game on the page. Just wait here, right!"
"Lin Yao also knows that this game is not friendly to players! There may be refunds! Then why do this!"
"Refund! Lin Yao is here to disgust players! I won’t play it anymore! It’s a rubbish game!"
"I bought the game because of the name of The Legend of Zelda... I’m really about to cry. Are you Switch players so good? Can you play this game?"
"Uncle Lin from GNM."
"..."
On the day the game was released.
The difficulty of Dark Souls became one of the hottest topics in the gaming circle.
As for why it is one of them.
That’s because there is an Uncle Lin who helps Linmu Studio take the blame...
And the next day.
The situation intensified.
The refund wave also came on this day.
On the largest forum in China, many players posted messages, showing screenshots of refunds, saying that they didn't want to play anymore.
Such news.
Lin Yao's colleagues also saw it.
Many colleagues saw the players' complaints, and while they were surprised that Linmu Studio would also fail, they were also curious, so they also downloaded the game...
"
What kind of rubbish game is this!?"
Tianhu.
Li Guangsheng looked at his screen with a distorted face.
He was even worse. He
couldn't even beat the Northern Undead Asylum... He
died eleven times.
After all, he didn't play games normally,
and there was a big ass blocking the way at the beginning of the game...
When Li Guangsheng finally found out that something was wrong, he bypassed the big ass blocking the door and found the door in the corner. He was taught a lesson by the zombie swordsman on the top floor of the Undead Asylum again, and his patience was completely exhausted.
Like many players, he cursed directly!
"I don't understand their thinking either. This game doesn't have any positive feedback at all."
On the other side.
The person in charge of the Sky Fox Game Department shook his head and said with a smile: "According to the style of Linmu Studio, they shouldn't do this. They are the game company that is best at giving players positive feedback. For example, the Pokémon game, even though the gameplay is simple, still relies on excellent design ideas to kill. But now this "Dark Souls", the gameplay is no longer simple, but the difficulty is sky-high, and it also harms players all the time. It's impossible for players to play this game.
So I guess that Linmu Studio, or Lin Yao wants to try a new theme, or it's just a simple bad taste, or maybe she is arrogant and thinks that players will like to play whatever she does..."
"It's not a bad taste! She is just arrogant!! This game will definitely fail!"
Li Guangsheng threw the mouse hard, and then angrily concluded: "Anyway, I can't figure out what kind of players would want to play this game! She just thinks that players will like to play whatever they do, and she is so arrogant! Self-righteous!"
At the same time.
"How can it be repaired!!!"
At the Peria headquarters, the president He Fu Ganfu threw the handle hard, cursed fiercely, and his face was distorted.
He was not as bad as Li Guangsheng, but after coming to Lordran, he still suffered madly.
Either being backstabbed or being attacked by monsters in the blind spot of vision...
and every time he died while running around, he became more and more manic!
Finally.
After dying again, he was sent back by monsters again while running around.
He Fu Ganfu finally couldn't hold it anymore, and threw down the handle directly, and didn't play anymore!
"This game is garbage! Shit!!!"
Then.
He gave his own evaluation angrily.
The new head of the marketing department standing in front of him stood solemnly, expressionless.
Although he wanted to laugh.
But I really can't laugh at this time...
"This game! It's a piece of shit! If such a game plan came from our second-party or first-party! I would let the producer eat the plan on the spot! What the hell!! Even if it's a third-party! Begging me! I won't let such a game land on our console! This is pure garbage!"
"...There are indeed too many malicious intentions." The new head of the marketing department nodded and agreed.
"You go and tell the first-party studio and the second-party studio right away! Let them all try this game first! And then learn from it!"
It seems.
He Fuxin seemed to be really broken...
After scolding, he was still angry and gave orders again.
"Yes!" The new head of the marketing department immediately bowed and responded, then took his leave.
"...Rubbish stuff!"
After the new head of the marketing department left, He Fuxin looked at the screen, and the more he looked, the more annoyed he was, and then he reached out and turned off the computer!
He was really angry!
On the other side.
After leaving He Fuxin's office, the new head of the marketing department did not take the other party's words seriously.
After all, the other party seemed to be deeply defeated by the game...
Although it felt a bit of an exaggeration, he should still follow the other party's instructions at this time.
Otherwise, his predecessor in Southeast Asia would end up like him...
While thinking, he came to the production department of Peria headquarters, ready to explain what Kawabe Mikio said.
But as soon as he walked into the fourth production department of Peria headquarters, he was stunned.
Because before he gave any instructions, he saw someone playing "Dark Soul".
And that person, there was no pain on his face, but there was light in his eyes...
"Finally passed..."
Indistinctly.
He heard the other party's words.
Then.
He saw a smile on the other party's face... The purest smile.
The new head of the marketing department hasn't seen such a pure smile for a long time. He remembers that the last time he saw it was when he was a child...
"?"
The new head of the marketing department slowly put a question mark.
Somewhat confused.
Can you laugh while playing this game? Are you crazy?
...
June 15th.
The refund wave of "Dark Soul" finally dissipated.
Although there are still players posting about wanting a refund, they are very few now. It seems that the explosive refund yesterday has made all players give up on this game.
On the forum today,
most of the posts were denouncing "Uncle Lin".
But soon,
a post appeared.
Many players who wanted a refund were broken...
[I read the refund posts all day yesterday, but there were no more today. I thought the game had failed and everyone had given up on it. This time, Linmu Studio made a rare mistake, so I checked the number of online users on the Vaporwave game platform... Haha, "Dark Souls", 410,000 online users, my mentality collapsed. ] As soon as
this post came out, it
instantly
caused a thousand waves.
Many players were stunned.
"Is this true? Linmu Studio's data cost, right? 400,000? There are still 400,000 people online for this game?"
"It must be fake, how is it possible!"
"There was a huge wave of refunds yesterday!"
"No, is there anyone who can still play this game?"
"Actually... I can play it."
"Uh... me too. Although it was really painful at the beginning, I don't know why, I just want to play. The fun of exploration is really great."
"There was a huge wave of refunds yesterday, but don't ignore the silent majority. We have a loud voice, but we can't ignore others. Look at the people upstairs, and then look at the live broadcast platform. A bunch of anchors are broadcasting this game. Many players are laughing and asking what kind of game this is..."
Below the post.
Most players are questioning, but unexpectedly, there are also different voices.
And.
The last reply also attracted the attention of the players.
Live streaming website?
Soon,
many players flocked to the mainstream live streaming website.
When the players opened the live streaming website, they were dumbfounded.
On the recommendation page of the homepage,
there was a streamer playing "Dark Soul".
Many people came in and saw the streamer fighting the BOSS...
and it was a... hard to describe boss.
In the performance animation,
it slowly climbed out of the swamp-like sewage, dragging its huge body, accompanied by a low roar, and appeared in the sight of the players.
It did not have a face in the traditional sense, only a thing like a nose.
Then further down, there were huge sharp teeth.
Its entire abdomen was a bloody mouth!
He came in front of the player, spread his wings, and roared to the sky.
The bloody mouth full of huge sharp teeth growing on the abdomen opened wide, and in addition to the huge teeth outside, there were a bunch of small teeth densely packed inside the bloody mouth...
It looked very disgusting... and shocking.
"Fuck! What the hell is this thing!?"
In the live broadcast room,
the streamer saw this and cursed directly.
At this time, the real-time comments were jumping wildly.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, so disgusting, but I have to say, it's quite shocking, dark fantasy, this kind of performance is really unique."
"I actually think the other party is so handsome, am I sick?"
"It looks more oppressive than the bell-guarding demon, the market is open, bet on how many times the anchor will die this time."
"I bet at least three times!"
"Newbie asks, what kind of game is this?"
In the midst of the excitement.
The boss battle began.
The boss dragged its huge body, accompanied by epic music, turning the entire map upside down.
The character controlled by the anchor looked very small standing next to the huge gluttonous dragon.
The tension came out all of a sudden.
The anchor's face changed and became serious the moment the boss started.
He skillfully rolled to avoid the opponent's forelimbs stepping on him, then went around to the back and started to stab the boss's butt.
But as soon as he chopped it,
the boss gluttonous dragon flapped its wings and flew up, then suddenly pounced forward.
Bang...
accompanied by dust and gravel flying up.
The character controlled by the anchor flew out directly.
But the anchor looked so skilled...
As soon as the character landed after flying, he rolled and rolled, and rolled a few times, and got out of the attack range directly. Then he drank the element bottle while staring at the BOSS.
Finally.
He repeated the same trick and went around behind the BOSS again to steal the knife.
Really... It's so skilled that it makes people feel distressed.
"No way, can the anchor kill it in one go this time?"
Seeing that the health bar of the BOSS was getting lower and lower.
Many viewers watching the live broadcast started to make fun of it.
And the facts proved that.
Although the anchor was very skilled, so skilled that it made people feel distressed, it would still be a disadvantage to meet the boss for the first time and not understand the BOSS's attack method.
In the end, he was crushed to death by the boss's big roc spreading its wings...
"Fuck! Just three knives away!!"
The anchor cursed in annoyance when he saw the death interface.
"Hahaha... bad!"
"No, this BOSS, the performance is so shocking, but it feels easier to fight than the previous BOSS. Why?"
"Yes."
Seeing the annoyed anchor, the audience began to make fun of him.
The anchor glanced at it, and then refuted confidently: "What BOSS is weak? That's because I've become stronger!"
"Oh? Stronger? Then explain why you just ran away from the ruins of Little Londo?"
"Yeah, look at you running so fast."
"Those are ghosts! I can't beat them, but they can hit me, and they can even pass through walls! The map is so dark, it's scary, and if you're not careful, you'll be dragged into the water by ghosts and have to fight again... I was retreating strategically! Do you understand!"
The anchor glanced at the real-time comments again and said stubbornly.
"That's why I'm weak!"
In the live broadcast room.
The anchor was running around the map and fighting the current BOSS again, while discussing with the players whether his escape from Little Londo was a strategic retreat or a coward...
In short, it was very lively.
The players from the forum watched and got absorbed in it...
When they came to their senses ,
it was almost an hour...
They witnessed with their own eyes that the anchor had gone through many hardships and finally defeated the BOSS and came to a new scene. The feeling of sudden enlightenment not only made the anchor sigh, but also the players who watched the live broadcast couldn't help but sigh...
As for the rest of the time, the anchor was just like the ordinary players, and suffered a lot.
But.
It was probably not because of playing it myself.
It looked... The game was really interesting!
Although the map is full of malice, the dark magic style is really displayed vividly. The tension of exploring a new map, the horror of encountering enemies, and the oppression of facing the boss are really amazing! Very exciting!
Moreover, the design of this game map is really exquisite.
Although the anchor of the live broadcast does not understand it, he just ran around randomly, but sometimes he ran around randomly and ran to a place, and suddenly opened a door, and the familiar feeling came over him.
Then the anchor and the player reacted.
This is a shortcut.
And such situations are everywhere.
The map of this game seems to be connected in all directions, and there are roads everywhere.
And every time they arrive at a new area, the players and anchors feel like they have opened a new world. The anchor who plays does not know the freshness of exploring the unknown, but the people who watch it are really looking forward to it.
No wonder so many players ask what game this is...
Many players who came from the forum watched and were fascinated, and then suddenly came back to their senses, and they all had an idea at the same time.
"Why do I feel... this game is quite interesting?"
This is what many gamers who have refunded their games think...
They bought the game, but most of them were tortured to the point where they explored the Undead Town outside the city and didn't want to play anymore.
They didn't know anything about the scenes and things they encountered in the later stages of the game. At
this time ,
the anchor revealed some of the secrets for them.
They didn't expect that
there would be so much content in the later stages of the game...
This world is so... interesting.
Many players turned off the live broadcast while watching.
For some reason, they suddenly didn't want to be spoiled...
...
On this side, the players who have refunded their games are watching the live broadcast.
On the other side,
those online players are definitely not all anchors. In fact, many ordinary players are playing games...
These people may have initially thought, "I don't believe that I can't defeat a boss," "I want to see what Lin Yao can do for me later."
In short, they are... unwilling to accept it.
But slowly, as they play, they fall.
Pengcheng.
In a video game store.
Wang Ang, Uncle Lin, who everyone was concerned about, came out with a pair of new switch joycon controllers in his hands.
He put the controllers in his bag and went to his studio.
As soon as he arrived at the studio,
he was shocked.
The person in charge of the studio stood at the door with a serious face.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Ang saw the person in charge and paid special attention to his hands to see if he had a knife in his hand... After confirming that there was no knife, he breathed a sigh of relief. He
thought too much.
He was not exposed, so it wouldn't happen.
With this thought, he moved closer.
The person in charge saw Wang Ang and replied, "Nothing, a few players came over earlier and said they wanted to find Uncle Lin. They said that these are the only outsourcing studios that Linmu Studio cooperates with. They looked like they were looking for provocation. I was a little worried, so I just watched here for a while."
"..."
Wang Ang broke out in a cold sweat.
Is it that serious? ! !
"By the way, do you know who leaked the information? Linmu Studio said it was someone from our side. I didn't believe it at first... But I looked at the post posted by Uncle Lin and I have to admit that after all, he posted it just after we distributed the reference pictures."
"I don't know!"
Wang Ang answered instantly!
"Well, okay, let's go in... That bastard, don't let me catch him! In fact, let alone the players, I want to find him! I almost dropped my switch when I played Dark Souls yesterday!"
The person in charge nodded and motioned Wang Ang to go in.
Probably because the two of them had a good relationship.
The person in charge didn't doubt him.
But.
Hearing the person in charge's words.
Wang Ang broke out in a cold sweat again, and his legs were shaking...
Can't be exposed! Can't be exposed! Can't be exposed!
Otherwise, I will really die online and in reality...
He stepped into the studio tremblingly, and then did nothing and ran directly to the toilet.
Close the door of the toilet cubicle.
Wang Ang sat on the toilet lid and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Linmu Studio has misled me!!!
Wang Ang cried out silently, with a sad face. He took out the switch console from his bag, installed the newly bought joycon controller, and then opened "Dark Soul"...
As for why he opened "Dark Soul",
Wang Ang didn't know.
He clearly felt that Linmu Studio was messing around.
He clearly felt that the game was full of malice.
This game made him a rat crossing the street.
But for some reason,
after calming down for a night,
he still wanted to play.
He felt that he could beat that BOSS!
And he wanted to reach the area where the boss blocked the way, and wanted to see what scenery was on the other side...
Wang Ang thought he might be crazy.
Or maybe he was a masochist.
But he really wanted to give it another try.
Then...
a strange voice soon came out of the toilet of Yika Studio.
"Fuck! I have to shoot arrows to mess up when I fight the BOSS. Are you crazy?"
"No, I have to deal with the monsters above first."
"Hey... Isn't there a falling attack? Then can I lure the boss to come on stage, and then jump down to give the boss a big one?"
"Really! So cool!!!!"
"Roll! Roll! Roll!"
"Ah..."
"Jump and slash! Falling attack! Roll! Finally!!!"
"Fuck you!! Die!"
Wang Ang yelled.
Fortunately, there was no one in the toilet at this time.
Otherwise, he would be scolded again.
But Wang Ang really couldn't help it. After so much hard work, the feeling of finally beating the BOSS really made him unable to help himself...
He picked up the things dropped by the boss, and then couldn't wait to control the character forward.
It was still dim over there, but after a few circles, the exit was right in front of him.
And there was a red mark on the ground at the exit.
"Is there a tutorial here?"
Wang Ang looked at the mark on the ground with some doubt.
The red mark was not a tutorial.
It was the words of the players.
[There is a magnificent view ahead]
"Huh? A magnificent view?"
Wang Ang walked out with doubt.
The environment suddenly became brighter.
The vision suddenly opened up.
As far as the eye could see, the sea of clouds piled up, and the sun shone through the clouds and fell in beams, like a painting...
It was really beautiful.
"There is really a magnificent view."
Wang Ang saw the scene outside, and at this moment, he even felt that... "Dark Souls" was a good game.
He felt that he might really be crazy...
But the newfound joy after beating the boss with great difficulty was really cool...
...
Also on the same day.
The ratings of "Dark Souls" from major game media reviews were released.
And the ratings of this game were not as low as some players expected.
Instead, they were all above nine points!
At the same time, the overseas game circle was directly blown up because of the ratings!
It was not because they thought the ratings were low, nor did they think the ratings were high... But a bunch of players who fought hard in the game spoke out.
"This is the game I've played the most since entering the new era!"
"Continuously challenging powerful enemies and unlocking the secrets scattered across this land... It's really cool! I really didn't expect that there would be a game company making this type of game. It feels like returning to the golden age. I say it again, it's really cool." "
God, do you know how happy I've been these days? Go play Dark Souls!"
"There are very few games that give me this kind of desire to explore... There are surprises all the time! I know that the difficulty of this game may discourage some people, but everyone, think about your experience playing games when you were a child. If you keep playing, you will have an unprecedented experience."
"I thought this game company from the East would repeat the same trick after making The Legend of Zelda, but I didn't expect that they would bring me such an alternative gaming experience... It's really great!"
"This is the real game!"
"..."
In fact, many overseas players couldn't adapt to the difficulty and chose to refund.
At the beginning, it was also very loud.
But soon.
The silent majority of this game also emerged...
And Linmu Studio, just like to cooperate with players and ratings, also announced the sales of the new work at the same time.
Three days.
Two million, six hundred and one thousand!
"?"
Tianhu, Li Guangsheng saw the sales volume announced by Linmu Studio and slowly put a question mark.
"?"
Peria headquarters, President He Fukanfu also slowly put a question mark.
This rubbish game is two million?
What about the promised refund wave! ?
A few days ago, in order to write ARMS, I specially took out the game and played four or five times, and my arms are still sore until now... Then I remembered that I really haven't exercised for a long time, and at the same time, I felt that I am really not young anymore.
The feeling of middle-aged people came all of a sudden...
ah...
(End of this chapter)
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