Chapter 460 A Better Gift
The remarks of the supporters of Linmu Studio.
Of course, Lin Yao also noticed it.
But she had no way to reassure them...
Because whether it is the console, the game platform, or the game itself, it is not something that can produce results immediately if you want to do something.
Don't look at the Switch console as unstoppable now, but who knows if there will be problems later.
Similarly, the Vaporwave game platform feels quite dangerous now, but the game platform is not a consumable. It emphasizes long-term operation, and temporary gains and losses do not represent anything.
If Linmu Studio is a listed company, then Lin Yao may feel impatient because of the pressure and the decline in stock prices caused by analysts' pessimism and players' lack of confidence.
But unfortunately, Linmu Studio is not.
Not only that, Lin Yao also has a clear understanding of the user traffic obtained by giving away games.
This thing really has advantages and disadvantages. Although it can get a large number of users at once, such as her previous life's Ebao, not to mention the registered users catching up with Steam, it is directly on par.
But this doesn't mean anything. Free games can certainly attract players, but whether they can retain players is a big problem...
After all, Lin Yao has experienced several money-burning wars, including but not limited to bicycles, food delivery, e-commerce, online car-hailing... Games are really a small scene.
So now it is unnecessary to lose your mind and make a big fuss for the registration figures announced by the other party.
And Lin Yao has not done nothing. She has no control over the opinions of analysts and doesn't care.
But she still cares about players, so isn't she going to leak the game lineup in the second half of the year to boost players' confidence? And continue to optimize the community, creative workshops, networks and other things to prepare for a better experience for players!
Oh, there is also a trading system, but this is indeed more troublesome, and the time to go online may be a little late, but it is indeed being worked on.
Lin Yao herself is a player, and she knows very well what players need most. Instead of doing something that makes analysts feel that the Vaporwave game platform still has a great advantage, it is better to do what a game company should do most.
That is to launch good games that interest players.
Although there are many players who are speaking out now, Lin Yao will not ignore the silent majority.
These silent majority may not pay much attention to who wins or loses between the two PC game platforms.
But they must pay attention to new games.
Give them what they need and what they want.
This is Lin Yao's strategy.
Well, in simple terms, it is a pie in the sky...
but don't underestimate pie in the sky.
This is the most important business strategy in the game industry...
because it can continuously raise the expectations of players, and when the expectations of players reach a certain level... the final bonus to sales is very terrifying.
"No one will remember the rubbish games released on time."
This sentence comes from CDPR co-founder Marcin.
As for why he said this, it is because "Cyberpunk 2077" was delayed again.
As for why this sentence was widely circulated later.
On the one hand, what he said does make sense...
but on the other hand, it is because there are countless problems after the release of "Cyberpunk 2077"...
The high expectations created by CDPR eventually conflicted with reality, making the sentence "No one will remember the rubbish games released on time" become very dramatic...
and no matter how the reputation of "Cyberpunk 2077" is, what Marcin, the CDPR senior executive who said this, thinks later.
But the Cyberpunk 2077, which was criticized by players for its misplaced expectations and a lot of problems, has a sales volume of top-notch...
18 million!!
A new IP, sold 18 million copies!
Even if we count the players who refunded the game in the early stage, it is still a masterpiece of tens of millions, and according to community surveys, there are only about two million players who refunded the game...
So no matter what, this game is undoubtedly successful in terms of sales!
The reason why the game has such high sales is that CDPR has accumulated a good reputation in the past, and there is also the fact that although the game has a lot of problems, the content presented is indeed very novel.
But if you say that there is no credit for the promotion of the pie in the sky, Lin Yao does not admit it.
Linmu Studio certainly will not rush to work frantically just to see the sales and platform...
The pie in the sky will not be so crazy, and basically the pie in the sky that is drawn can be eaten this year.
After all, the sales of Cyberpunk 2077 are high, but because of the misplaced expectations, the good reputation that CDPR has accumulated with great difficulty has been almost completely destroyed.
It also caused a large number of players to have a very big psychological shadow on the matter of pre-ordering the game.
This is actually very hurtful.
"Boss, boss!"
"Hmm?"
Lin Yao suddenly came back to her senses and looked at Qi Jianhua.
"What are you thinking about?" Qi Jianhua looked at Lin Yao who was a little absent-minded, and asked curiously.
"Drawing pie in the sky... No, is there any problem?" Lin Yao almost blurted out, but fortunately she stopped talking in time.
"The adjustments according to what you said have been made, you see if it works."
Qi Jianhua heard the word "drawing pie in the sky", and the corners of his mouth twitched. It may be rare to see a boss who does not hide his thoughts in the outside world.
But he is used to it in Linmu Studio, so he didn't worry about Lin Yao's words.
He also knows that what he does is to draw pie in the sky.
But if the industry draws pie in the sky like Linmu Studio, players will probably be very happy... After all, the pie in the sky that they could eat back then was really too conscientious.
"Let me see..."
Lin Yao heard what Qi Jianhua said and looked at the screen in front of him.
There are two options for how to reveal the game lineup for the second half of the year.
In the end, when it comes to the choice between a direct meeting and a promotional video, Lin Yao still chose the latter.
The main reason is that the game is now being steadily produced. If a direct meeting is held, it is bound to introduce some gameplay or elements that will make the players' eyes light up . Just putting a LOGO, it is not an old IP, or "Metroid 4", which is meaningless.
But if Lin Yao wants to disclose the gameplay or elements that will make the players' eyes light up, it will disrupt the production progress of the production team, and the gains will not outweigh the losses. So in the end. Lin Yao still chose a promotional video that is more convenient and has more room for adjustment. Simply put, it is to take some of the game materials that have been produced now, and make a video similar to a game remix, showing the entire second half of the year Linmu Studio's game lineup, including consoles and PCs, to players. And the video she is watching now is that "remixed" promotional video. "... Well, that's about it." Lin Yao nodded after watching the not-so-long mixed-cut promotional video, and then instructed: "In addition to the console switch logo, add the PC Vaporwave game platform logo to the title this time, telling all players that there are not only console games, but also PC games. In addition, don't put the word switch in the title, it's better to write Linmu Studio, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings to console players, and then cause some unnecessary trouble." "Okay." Qi Jianhua nodded, indicating that he understood. "You're busy." Lin Yao finally glanced at the screen and breathed a sigh of relief. This is a surprise, but I don't know if the players will buy it... ... August 11. The aftermath of the end of the promotional activities of the two major console platforms is still fermenting. Although the online game distribution platform has not been around for a long time, the rapid development of the Vaporwave game platform is obvious to everyone. This market has been tapped because of the Vaporwave game platform. Therefore, seeing the great success of the Linmu Studio game platform, many people want to enter the market or pay attention to this market. As a disruptor in the market, Game Player has undoubtedly succeeded in grabbing business this time in the eyes of many people! After the number of registered users was announced, the stock prices of Gibber and Dreamland immediately began to rise. As a pioneer in this market, Linmu Studio's Vaporwave game platform is too conservative in the eyes of many industry analysts! This is just like a turtle. Therefore, analysts generally believe that Linmu Studio has invested too much energy in the console... and this has led to the weakening of the Vaporwave game platform! Next, Game Player will overtake and become the first in the industry, which is just around the corner! Of course. There are actually some hard blows here... After all, this is related to the stock prices of Gibber and Dreamland. But there are indeed many people who really think so. Under this kind of public opinion. Although Game Player has been on the market for less than half a year, in the eyes of many people, it has been on par with the Vaporwave game platform. Originally just a publisher of the Vaporwave game platform, it suddenly became an equal competitor. It really makes players sigh and makes Linmu Studio's supporters anxious. Linmu Studio, please say something! Soon, the situation evolved into this... However, this situation did not last long. On the same day, as Linmu Studio released a promotional video through multiple channels, the debate about the game platform suddenly became unimportant... At twelve o'clock noon on the same day , Uncle Lin, Wang Ang ordered takeout, then turned around and took out the switch from his bag. Wake up the screen. Wang Ang looked at the game icon of "Dark Soul" on the homepage and showed a complicated expression... To be honest, this game...although it almost ruined his reputation and put him in the predicament of being PKed by real people. And when he started playing, he was so angry that his hands and feet were cold. But for some reason, he still played it in the end, and like most of the "undeads", he was addicted to it. The story of being addicted to the game, the gameplay of the game, and the suffering... Although there were some twists and turns , in the end, this game did bring him an "adult adventure"... And Wang Ang himself, although he was reluctant to admit it, he did begin to look forward to the next work of Linmu Studio. That is. He would never reveal anything next time... Actually, he couldn't reveal anything this time either, because the head of the studio told him that the theme of the new game by Linmu Studio was seriously inconsistent with the style that Yika Studio was good at... He had already declined. He couldn't be an uncle party now. "... Forget it, just browse the forum." Wang Ang looked at the Dark Souls icon on the switch and finally resisted the idea of playing it for a while before dinner. This kind of game is not suitable for playing before dinner, it is more interesting to play it when you have enough time.
So Wang Ang shook his head, put down the switch, turned to face the computer, opened the forum, and prepared to kill time while the takeaway arrived.
On the forum, because there haven't been many high-profile games recently, the topics discussed are very diverse.
However, there are still many topics related to Linmu Studio.
The most discussed, of course, are the Vaporwave game platform and the recently popular Game player.
The players are mainly divided into two factions.
One faction believes that Linmu Studio should do more practical actions instead of perfecting the community and creative workshops now! At the same time, don't put all the focus on the console, otherwise the Vaporwave game platform will be finished sooner or later!
The other faction believes that Linmu Studio doesn't need to do anything! The current popularity of Game player is due to giving away games, and the Vaporwave game platform just needs to operate stably!
Most of the related posts are actually these two factions arguing...
Wang Ang peeked for a while and didn't participate.
In fact, he didn't know which side he belonged to. He supported Linmu Studio, but he also felt that there was no need to teach a game company that had repeatedly created miracles in the game industry how to do things...
But at the same time, he had heard about the recent strong momentum of Game Player, and he also felt that at this time, Linmu Studio should do something... But he had no idea how to do it specifically, but there was one thing he was sure of, he really didn't want the domestic Linmu Studio to lose.
"It shouldn't be... that bad, right?"
Wang Ang looked at the forum, and didn't find any news that he cared about, so he closed it.
He muttered to himself, and then casually opened the Vaporwave game platform, subconsciously wanting to see what Linmu Studio was doing.
And this time.
Unexpectedly... there was really something!
On the homepage of the Vaporwave game platform, the moment he opened it, a conspicuous promotional picture just happened to appear in rotation.
The promotional picture had a strange composition, and there were many characters on it, but Wang Ang only recognized one, that was Mario, and he didn't recognize the others...
But this promotional picture was very eye-catching...
"What is this?"
Wang Ang looked at the promotional picture and clicked on it with some curiosity.
The page jumped.
Then, a video playback page popped up.
There wasn't much information on the page.
Just a play window and a sentence...
[This winter.]
[Dedicated to players.]
Wang Ang glanced at the words on the page, and then curiously clicked on the video.
...
The video played.
The screen lit up.
Accompanied by rapid drum beats.
[Linmu Studio]
[Vaporwave Game Platform]
[Switch]
[First half of the year]
[Player]
[Game...]
Different words appeared one by one, and then at the moment the word 'game' appeared, the background music suddenly changed its tune.
"Ahaha!"
The famous mascot of "The Legend of Zelda" suddenly jumped out from the bottom of the screen and smashed the word "game" into pieces.
At the same time, the video officially kicked off!
The first half of the year of Linmu Studio, including the escort masterpieces released with the console in January, began to appear one by one.
Then, it was "Pokemon Legends", "ARMS", and "Dark Souls" released some time ago.
The screens of each game were not long.
The last game was "Labo" which was released not long ago.
"What is this? A mashup?"
Wang Ang looked at the screen, stunned for a moment, and smiled knowingly.
Although he still didn't know what the meaning of Linmu Studio's mashup was.
But seeing his favorite and familiar games appear one by one was really fun.
And just when Wang Ang was thinking this...
the game screen of "LABO" paper toys and games gradually faded away, and the dynamic music slowly calmed down.
And just when Wang Ang thought the video was over.
The rapid drum beats.
Suddenly rang again!
And the text that appeared at the beginning of the video, accompanied by the strong rhythmic drum beats, reappeared.
[Linmu Studio]
[Vaporwave Game Platform]
[Switch]
[Player]
[Game]
[Second half of the year...]
In the second half of the video, the text changed slightly.
And the biggest change is that the first half of the year has become the second half of the year!
Then.
"Ah!"
Accompanied by a big-nosed, hat-wearing, overalls, and a beard happy plumber jumping out from the bottom of the screen, smashing the three words "second half of the year".
Linmu Studio's second half of the game promotion has officially... kicked off!
Wang Ang was stunned and hadn't reacted yet.
The first game screen has come out.
It seemed to be a new Mario game... But unlike the platform jumping game that came out in the summer special promotion, this Mario game seemed to be a multiplayer game.
And Wang Ang hadn't figured out what type of Mario game this was.
As Mario jumped up and made a celebratory gesture in the video, the picture suddenly changed.
Snap.
With the sound of leather shoes hitting the ground, the cute cartoon style suddenly became gray and real.
Under the dim sky.
The symbol of the king's authority in British history-the Tower of London appeared in the center of the screen.
Then, the picture turned to the room, and a slender man with a big back hair and a sharp diamond face leaned back in the chair, picked up the pipe in his mouth, tapped it lightly, then looked across and said very gentlemanly:
"Holmes... Sherlock Holmes."
Then, the picture changed again.
From the cloudy London, it suddenly became the sunny Luoyang.
The huge ancient Jian tribe appeared in the center of the picture.
The camera followed a majestic but hurried official up the long stairs and came to a magnificent palace.
"Your Majesty!"
The official saluted and shouted at the same time.
At the top of the hall, a majestic woman sat with a blank expression.
The picture changed again.
Suddenly it returned to the cartoon style.
On the cartoon-rendered map, a round, pink cute creature swelled up with the sound of inhaling and floated in the air. It floated and moved in the air very cutely, then landed in front of a small monster and took a deep breath again.
The monster was sucked in by the round pink creature.
The pink creature suddenly transformed, with monster elements on its body.
Wang Ang was confused again and didn't react.
The picture changed again...
This time it was a primitive jungle, and an Indian man stood up from the jungle and looked at the camera.
"Welcome, stranger, I am Hiawatha, the spokesperson of the Iroquois. We pursue peace, but we are not afraid of war..."
Then, the picture changed again...
A cartoon-style character, holding a circle-shaped object in both hands, ran quickly on the map. The gameplay seemed simple.
And the last game looked the best!
On the stormy sea... the lights of the cruise ship in the distance flickered.
A helicopter suddenly roared past.
Several soldiers-like people could be vaguely seen sitting on the side of the helicopter, looking at the cruise ship.
"There are 30 seconds left, silence!"
As the last game screen came out.
The rhythm of the whole video began to speed up!
More game screens appeared.
But the screen of each game almost flashed by, and often Wang Ang hadn't reacted before the screen changed...
He listened to dynamic music throughout the whole process and watched the video with a confused face.
At the end of the video.
Game logos that players have never seen before appeared one by one.
"Super Mario Party", "Kirby Star", "Ring Fit Adventure".
"Civilization", "Call of Duty", "Sherlock Holmes", "Di Renjie".
Then, after the name of the last game came out.
The last line of words appeared.
The video ended.
[Released this winter.]
[Dedicated to players.]
[Dedicated to all players.]
...
Confused.
Wang Ang was confused.
He was stunned for a while before he suddenly reacted. The excitement... surged in his heart!
He hurriedly grabbed the mouse again, pulled the progress bar of the video to the front, and watched the video again.
This time, he was prepared, and he was fully focused on the second half of the video.
"Mario theme... Victorian era... Wu Zhou? And cute style... I don't know what style... modern... WTF!!!"
This time.
Wang Ang focused on the information revealed in each game screen in the trailer.
The more he watched, the more surprised he was! The more difficult it was to control himself!
At the end, he stood up and shouted "WTF" in a loud voice.
The staff of Yika Studio looked at Wang Ang because of his sudden "WTF".
But Wang Ang didn't care about the strange looks from others. The joy in his heart was now indescribable!
He quickly opened the forum, copied the link of the trailer, and posted a post directly!
He didn't even remember that his ID was very bad, and he couldn't help posting directly.
Because he really wanted to share his joy with others.
The joy of this moment.
For players who support Linmu Studio and like Linmu Studio games, this time, it is really the Chinese New Year! !
So soon, there was a post on the forum.
[Look! Don’t worry about the platform! ! Linmu Studio has released a big move! ! ]
As soon as this post appeared, it attracted countless players in an instant.
However, the players attracted at the beginning were somewhat different from what Wang Ang had expected. Most of these people did not come to celebrate the New Year together, but they set special attention to Uncle Lin's ID and wanted to attack Uncle Lin after seeing Uncle Lin post
a post. As soon as these people entered the post, they started shouting and killing.
But soon.
As these people clicked on the video link in the post.
Uncle Lin suddenly became unimportant...
At the beginning of the video, many players also thought it was a remix, but as the video played to the second half, all the players were confused.
Then the players reacted, and their first feeling was disbelief. Uncle Lin wanted to fish in troubled waters again.
But when the players went to the official website of Linmu Studio, they saw the same video on the official website.
All the players were shocked!
This is really... Linmu Studio's game lineup in the second half of the year.
Not only does it include themes from home and abroad, the time span is very large, and the types are different, but so many games... will all be released this winter!
WTF!!!
Soon.
Under the post, the public opinion changed instantly, and Uncle Lin was instantly ignored.
All those who support Linmu Studio, or all game players, immediately celebrate the New Year in the same place!
A highly praised reply was quickly pushed to the top of the post.
The reply was:
"I thought that giving a game to a game player was the best gift for the players, but I didn't expect that Dedicated to players, dedicated to all players... turns out there is an even better gift waiting here!!!!!!"
Please vote for next month...
(End of this chapter)
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