Chapter 469 Turn-Based Strategy Game
October 23rd.
Frost.
Linmu Studio started the direct meeting on time at noon that day.
Started to promote the upcoming "Super Mario Party".
It was mainly to introduce the characteristics of the game. The party game here is completely blank. It is difficult to explain the charm of the game with just a promotional video.
The direct meeting is to give players a clearer understanding of this type of game.
This direct meeting.
It was hosted by Zhu Nianqiao, the head of the console product department.
Many viewers who watched the direct meeting were disappointed to see Zhu Nianqiao appear.
But fortunately, this is also the tradition of Linmu Studio.
Even when the switch was announced, Lin Yao only showed up at the beginning, and then plugged the console into the base and ran away.
Subsequent games were almost all introduced by Zhu Nianqiao, a cute girl.
Players have gotten used to it.
It's better to say.
Lin Yao's appearance in "Ring Fit Adventure" and her support for the game are unusual...
It is precisely because of the unusualness that "Ring Fit Adventure" was able to quickly attract the attention of the player circle and then quickly expand to social media.
It can be regarded as an accident.
Because Lin Yao personally does not like to show up.
Instead, it gives players an impression that... as long as Lin Yao comes out, no matter what she brings, it must be awesome! It
's okay if she doesn't come out, but once she comes out, it must be a king bomb!
This idea of the players directly led to Lin Yao becoming a kind of...signboard and symbol.
From her appearance at the Reflecta press conference, to the switch press conference, and then to her appearance in the "Ring Fit Adventure" promotional video.
They are all deepening the impression that surprise is equivalent to Lin Yao step by step.
Players gradually get used to the normal state of Lin Yao's absence, and then look forward to the next time Lin Yao can appear and bring themselves a big surprise.
For example, this time, although many players are looking forward to seeing Lin Yao at the direct meeting, in the end Lin Yao did not come out, and everyone can understand.
It automatically downgraded the importance of the game "Super Mario Party"... and came to a conclusion.
That is -
because there is no Lin Yao, it should not be as eye-catching as "Ring Fit Adventure" and it is not the most important game of Linmu Studio.
The operation department of Linmu Studio has been observing secretly. After seeing the real-time comments of the players and finding out their final words about "Super Mario Party", they really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Being shy can become a golden signboard, which is really the style of the boss...
And Lin Yao herself also found out, and she was also a little bit amused and wanted to blow the heads of these stupid players... What does it have to do with her?
But rationally speaking, this can be regarded as both pros and cons...
To some extent, Linmu Studio has a killer, and this killer is Lin Yao. Judging from the reaction of the players, it is estimated that no matter what product, even if it is experimental, it is estimated that letting Lin Yao play will get a very good response.
But at the same time, this killer, when not used, may also affect other works... For example, now.
And it is actually easy to eliminate this influence.
As long as the next work can satisfy players even without Lin Yao's support, it will be fine.
Of course, there is another option, which is to let Lin Yao continue to support the product.
But if Lin Yao frequently supports, the killer will lose its meaning.
Let Lin Yao be equivalent to a huge surprise and the connection of must-buy will be broken.
In the final analysis, this is a question of choice.
Lin Yao was behind the camera and took a quick look at the comments of the players. In the end,
she chose the former and chose not to stand up to put out the fire.
She still has confidence in "Super Mario Party" and Zhu Nianqiao.
She doesn't need to rush to put out the fire.
Zhu Nianqiao, this girl, apart from anything else, has the biggest advantage of not being easily influenced by others after her self-confidence is established.
At this time, although the real-time comments of the players are saying that
without Lin Yao, the game should not be good...
But Zhu Nianqiao still stabilized and began to demonstrate the gameplay of the game according to the script that was set.
The game "Super Mario Party" is really creative and perfectly combines the host hardware with the game.
Interesting, interactive and cheerful.
Several key words, with Zhu Nianqiao's demonstration, the players had a corresponding impression without her explaining.
Especially when Zhu Nianqiao and three other staff members demonstrated the steak frying game... Four players appeared in split screens, and began to swing the pan in a hurry. There were frequent problems. One of them threw the steak out of the pan. There were laughter and laughter, and they directly typed GG...
There was also a game of who is the most eye-catching. Four players squeezed forward together to get the position closest to the camera, and they could punch other players' characters during the process... Watching the four players punch each other in order to grab the camera, as the photo freezes, various embarrassing situations appear in the photo, just watching is very joyful.
This kind of face-to-face meeting directly shows the gameplay, which is incomparable to ordinary promotional videos.
Very direct.
So soon.
The comments that players said that without Lin Yao, this game should not be good disappeared.
Instead, it became-"The game looks fun, but where can I get it from my friends?"...
This kind of comment has little impact, because the game company can't help players solve this problem... It can only rely on the players' own efforts.
Follow-up.
The game features and gameplay demonstration of Super Mario Party landed smoothly.
The release date of the game was announced.
Players who were looking forward to it were ready to place orders. After watching the game demonstration, some players who were not interested changed their attitudes and thought about whether to buy it.
Of course.
Those who really had no friends around them just watched it for fun... and did not plan to buy it.
As the transition special effects appeared.
Zhu Nianqiao reappeared, thanked the players, and said the conclusion.
"Super Mario Party will be released on November 5th. On the same day, the joy-con set will be on sale... So, everyone, please look forward to spending a happy weekend with your friends. Thank you."
After saying the conclusion.
Zhu Nianqiao bowed and left.
The players were left with a confused look.
"It's over? It's only been more than ten minutes, and I watched it for nothing!"
"Is there no other content? I really can't buy Super Mario Party without friends."
"Lin Yao, Lin Yao, Lin Yao! I want Lin Yao!"
"We want more games!"
"We..."
Many players who were not interested in Super Mario Party began to shout.
Because this direct meeting was not specifically called a direct meeting for Super Mario Party, they still had some fantasies.
And just as they were shouting.
The transition effect appeared again.
Then.
It was not the end.
Another trailer came out...
The players who were still shouting just now stopped immediately and were instantly ecstatic!
Will there really be other new games announced?
As they had such thoughts.
A hoarse and magnetic narration sounded.
"When our memories of the past world slowly fade away in the twilight, the advent of a new era will fill the void left behind."
"This is a strange road with its own unique rhythm."
As the narration narrated the meaningless words.
The gray picture that the camera was aimed at gradually became clear, and it was black smoke rising.
Then the camera moved and slowly moved down.
Under the setting sun.
In the industrial age, factories appeared in the center of the screen, and above the factories, countless towering chimneys were spewing black smoke.
And inside the factory.
Workers were busy adding coal to the furnace.
The huge machine was running slowly.
Gears, steam, and power herald the arrival of a new era.
Then the camera changes.
Electric arcs flicker on the Tesla coil.
The first movie in human history is played. People face the rumbling train on the screen. Seeing such realistic images, they think the train is really going to hit them and run away in fear.
"His rhythm is not controlled by human power, but accelerated by the rhythm of the machine."
"Leading the world into an era of bold innovation."
"In this cauldron woven from steel and sweat, a thriving scene emerges."
"People use the endless energy contained in the elements to turn night into day, creating a brand new invention that presents the world stage to the public."
"And provide an experience that many people have never imagined."
Then the style of the painting changes.
On the battlefield, the addition of modern weapons directly changes the form of war.
The smoke is filled.
It is extremely tragic.
"The advent of mechanized warfare has brought unprecedented destruction."
"People look ahead and bring unique perspectives to the world, and outstanding people are striving to explore the mysteries of the universe."
"But some of these achievements fill us with fear and regret."
"And as these advances unfold, the limitations of our world are revealed."
"Our survival, the survival of the world, depends on the ability to coexist peacefully, but this peace is precarious."
"But humans always look forward, longing for more, looking for new boundaries, just to break through the shackles." "
Under the tacit understanding that the world is shared by all mankind."
In the video, the times are changing rapidly.
The Renaissance.
The Industrial Age. World
War I.
Humanity began to move forward, and outstanding talents began to explore new possibilities.
New works of art began to appear.
For example, movies, such as photography.
But as the times progressed, it was not just art that appeared.
It also included the most destructive weapon in human history - the nuclear bomb.
With the rising mushroom cloud.
Humanity realized the importance of peace.
International organizations between governments appeared.
Then, the times continued to move forward.
Humanity began to look up at the stars and explore more possibilities.
As the rocket took off, manned spaceflight emerged and humans set foot in space.
The common home of mankind appeared on the screen.
As the spacecraft passed by.
The screen suddenly went black.
"And your decisions will shape history itself."
"Expansion, construction, war, turmoil."
"Plowing pears and sickles, swords and shields, corners and shores, doubts and fears, gods and kings, art and science."
"Choose their paths and lead your people through these rapidly changing years."
The screen lit up again.
The times suddenly began to regress, from the industrial age to the feudal age, and then back to the most primitive tribal age.
Various pictures flashed one by one, and then combined into the name of the game.
"Civilization"!!
……
The trailer was over.
But players still had no idea what type of game this was.
There was no way.
The scope was really too large.
There were ancient spears fighting each other, medieval swords and knives, and modern guns, tanks and nuclear bombs.
It was too complicated.
"What kind of game is this? What does Civilization mean? Isn't this scope too big?"
"The new game is out, but what kind of game is it? Can anyone analyze it?"
"What kind of analysis? Wait for someone to come out and explain. Won't the direct meeting introduce this game?"
"Yes, wait for someone to come out."
"Could it be Lin Yao! Lin Yao! Lin Yao! Lin Yao!"
"..."
The stupid players started again.
But to their disappointment, the person who appeared this time was still not Lin Yao, but a middle-aged man who was even stranger than Zhu Nianqiao.
Lei Hongguang, the person in charge of the Civilization project team, appeared in front of the camera.
His appearance made the players quiet down.
"Hello, players, I am Lei Hongguang, the person in charge of the Civilization project team."
Lei Hongguang was a little nervous, but he concealed it well.
He pretended to be calm and greeted, and then said: "Civilization is the PC game we are preparing to release during this period. It is also a gift we have carefully polished and prepared to give to all players."
As his words fell.
The camera switched, and the picture of the promotional video appeared again.
"This game is different from the Super Mario Party I just introduced. I know that many players may be separated from their friends. Due to various factors such as distance, they cannot play games together offline.
This game will support online battles and LAN battles.
The purpose is to allow players to spend a happy weekend together online even if they cannot meet with friends or have offline parties together..."
I don't know if it is the players' illusion.
They always feel that Lei Hongguang seems to tremble when he reads this sentence...
But soon.
The players don't care about this small detail.
Because Lei Hongguang began to explain the game.
"In this game, players will play a leader, a leader of a civilization, and then start from an insignificant little tribe and lead civilization to become the ruler of the world.
You can start wars, conduct diplomacy, invent new technologies, and also face the greatest leaders in history to build the most powerful empire in the world."
Lei Hongguang's voice just fell.
The actual game screen of "Civilization" came out.
"During this period, you will encounter many problems."
"System, political system, population, satisfaction, productivity, trade, food, economy, direction of technological development, provocations from other countries, the quagmire of war, command of military battles, religion and faith..."
As the explanation continued,
more game screens were revealed.
They were all real game screens.
Compared with the grand promotional video, there were indeed some differences...
But almost everything Lei Hongguang mentioned had corresponding screens.
"In the game, players can personally participate in familiar historical events, decide the direction of future development, challenge themselves in conflicts and create the future."
"At the same time, players can also redefine whether the Middle Ages were dark or glorious, and decide where the Industrial Revolution originated. You can also occupy all the blessed lands of your dreams, spanning the globe, and build an empire that will never decline, or expand the territory horizontally, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Bering Strait in the east, standing like a giant beast in the north of the earth."
"The decision is in your hands."
"From the first sprouts of underwater life, to the giant beasts of the Stone Age, to the first time humans walked upright, you have experienced a lot."
"Now, start your greatest exploration!"
"From humble beginnings, from bronze to steel, from ruling with horses and swords to building cities with stone."
"Witness the rise and fall of early empires, witness the barrels of rifles and fireworks in the sky, and then come to the industrial age where machines hum, smoke pungent, ashes and soot block your sight."
"Keep going forward until you touch the vast universe."
"This is Civilization!"
Finally,
Lei Hongguang pronounced it smoothly.
He pronounced it vigorously.
However...
the players' reactions were somewhat unexpected.
In the real-time comment area, watching the actual game screen and listening to Lei Hongguang's explanation.
All "...".
...
The direct meeting is over.
This time, Linmu Studio released two games.
One is "Super Mario Party", which everyone is mentally prepared for.
There is nothing much to say about this game. As mentioned before, the demand for this kind of game in China is not high, so most core players are not too interested in it, and the reviews are quite polarized.
The latter one, on the other hand, was beyond the expectations of all players.
According to the disclosed information.
This is a turn-based strategy game.
Turn-based strategy games are not even real-time strategy games, that is, RTS.
They are pure turn-based, strategy games!
This is an ancient game type, and it is also ancient in this world.
Strategy games are a fairly large category. In a broad sense, poker cards are actually considered strategy games, but in the general field of electronic games, strategy games refer only to strategy games.
For example, "Warcraft" is a strategy game, a real-time strategy game.
Most strategy games give players the impression that they require a lot of thinking and practice.
It is precisely because of this feature.
With the advancement of technology, this type of game has gradually begun to decline.
Including Linmu Studio's "Warcraft", this game almost revolutionized the RTS game type, and there are fewer and fewer new players recently.
There is no way.
People's pace of life is constantly accelerating... The average person's demand for games is more inclined to entertainment, and stress relief has become the main motivation for gamers, but the high entry difficulty and game difficulty of real-time strategy games are difficult to meet these needs of players who are just getting started with this type of game.
This is the case with real-time strategy games. Not
to mention the category of turn-based strategy games...
Real-time strategy games like "Warcraft" are at least operational, and there are a lot of die-hard fans, plus excellent plots, players are willing to buy it.
Because of the success of "Warcraft", there are also game manufacturers to develop this type of game.
But the turn-based system is really too slow. All players take turns to take their turns, and only their own turns can be controlled.
This way of playing has gradually been disliked by players as the times advance.
Major game manufacturers are also very low in their interest in the development of this type of game.
Putting aside the field of online games.
In recent years, the number of newly launched, paid turn-based strategy games... is almost zero.
Many new players have never even come into contact with this type of game.
At this time, Linmu Studio suddenly jumped out and announced that the new game they were about to release was a turn-based strategy game, and a turn-based strategy game with such a large span that covered the development of the entire civilization.
You can imagine how the players felt.
"What type of game is this? It looks so boring."
"Turn-based strategy game? This is too old-fashioned..."
"It would be fine to make an RTS like Warcraft, but the turn-based system is really too old-fashioned. It doesn't have cute creatures like Pokémon, and the time span is so long. I'm not very optimistic about it. I feel it should be fun to play, but it may be difficult to attract new players."
"Indeed, but I really miss it... turn-based strategy games."
"Ah... why do you want to make a turn-based strategy game? I want more exciting games, I'm disappointed!"
"No, don't you have a childhood? Didn't you play those classic strategy games when you were a child? You should be looking forward to it. Linmu Studio is willing to make this type of game."
"The problem is that the audience is too small. You know it was a child... Now the times have changed, and even I can't play this kind of pure turn-based game without any explosive points."
"Actually, I felt bad when I saw Lei Hongguang coming out. He is the person in charge of Warcraft... But for many old players who like turn-based strategy games, this is probably good news."
"Disappointed, as expected, without Lin Yao, the game is not very attractive. I am really not interested in this game."
"..."
Players' comments on the second game are still polarized.
And there seem to be more negative reviews.
After all, most players will find it difficult to accept strategy games, especially turn-based strategy games.
In addition, the time span of this game is very large, and the name covers a wide range - "Civilization".
This also means that there will probably be a lot of complex systems, and many players will have a headache just thinking about it, let alone looking forward to it.
In addition, the times are indeed moving forward.
With the rapid progress of the game carrier, more and more stimulation is given to players.
Including Linmu Studio, which has been stimulating players in recent years.
Now there will be a sudden turn, and suddenly launch a turn-based strategy game, which is still charged. Most players are really not interested.
...
At the same time.
Gibber Company.
Frank saw that Linmu Studio was facing the second game.
His heart also skipped a beat.
He was very worried.
But when Lei Hongguang came out and introduced the type of game, and the game screen came out.
He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head.
Turn-based strategy game.
How many players of this type of game are there?
(End of this chapter)
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