Chapter 563 Everything will be different
December 21st.
Afternoon.
After a few days of rest, the e-sports festival started again.
But even an event like e-sports... couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the players, their enthusiasm for the new game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2".
If yesterday, the first batch of players who completed the game were mostly those who had played the previous game, had a basic FPS, and had time.
Then today, the players who completed the game are the vast majority of ordinary players.
Maybe they saw the advertisement of the e-sports festival, maybe they saw the overwhelming praise yesterday, maybe they had heard of the name of this game series and wanted to try it, or maybe they just followed the trend.
In short.
These players bought the game for various reasons. They are not "game fans" of Linmu Studio, but there are many of them.
And most of them were unable to enter the game at the first time, maybe they didn't have time, maybe they were used to opening happy hours at night, or simply bought the game that night after seeing the good reviews of the game...
But time came to the next day.
After a morning of hard work.
These players basically completed the game.
And these players, after completing the game, became the second wave of enthusiasm!
With their addition,
the speed at which the popularity of the game snowballs... can be described as terrifying!
Although, this place is not as exaggerated as in Lin Yao's previous life, when a game becomes a popular hot spot recognized by the public, everyone will chase it for the popularity. For example, the price myth of "Ring Fit Adventure" and the traffic myth of "Animal Crossing" created by the special environment and the public pursuit...
and games like "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" are not as social and topical as the above two games.
But this is not the ancient times after all. In fact, the Internet here has caught the tail of the traffic era.
So the speed of information dissemination is not slow.
The pre-sale sales of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" are nearly 9 million, which means that 9 million players have entered the game.
Even if it is assumed that the vast majority, 70% of the players, have not spoken out, the remaining 30% of the players are also a terrifying traffic of 2 million.
So many people, after playing the game, come out one after another to speak for the game.
How big the impact is, you can imagine.
Yesterday.
Mu Wanqing's prediction of game growth data was already very bold.
But the facts prove that
she was still conservative.
Last night was just the beginning.
Throughout the entire day of December 21st,
the topic popularity and sales curve of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" have been steadily rising.
They have not stopped or fallen all day.
The high popularity of this game has even affected the e-sports festival.
Because there are too many players discussing the game.
Fortunately, the e-sports festival does not have competitions all day, but only two in the evening, leaving players enough buffer time.
Otherwise, the Dragon King Temple would really be flooded.
And late at night,
as the game was released for more than 24 hours,
the number of players who have completed the game has exceeded again!
The sales growth rate and influence of the game have also reached a peak.
In China, live videos of various games began to dominate the charts, and the number of comments on several levels that impressed players exceeded 10,000.
On overseas video platforms,
the famous backstab scene at the end of "If It Was Not Over" and the monologue of Price in the penultimate level "That Day".
Not long after being uploaded,
in less than 24 hours,
they easily exceeded two million.
Players from various countries and regions cried and howled in the comments section.
The media and players worked together to promote the game.
Eventually, the popularity of this game reached an unprecedented level.
Seeing this, the colleagues of Linmu Studio were so envious that their teeth were broken.
But there was nothing they could do.
Other people's games were indeed good...
They could only try to accept this fact.
And it turned out that many people did quite well.
But just when most of the colleagues accepted this fact...
an even more explosive news
was released .
The second day after the game was released, late at night.
["Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has now become the world's best-selling game in recent years, and the global sales of the game are expected to have exceeded 4.2 billion (about 640 million US dollars), officially becoming the most successful case of entertainment product sales in the world. ] It's
just a game!
Just over a day has passed!
A crazy profit of 4.2 billion!
Everyone took a breath when they saw this news.
But what they didn't know was that this data was not disclosed by Linmu Studio itself.
It was issued by a famous NPD analyst.
It was half-guessed.
But even such data that was completely unsupported by official data.
No one doubted it.
In fact... the players thought it was quite reasonable.
Because there are so many players.
Overseas, domestic, every country and region is booming.
Even peers think it is reasonable.
It's just... the impact is too great.
Whether it is overseas peers or domestic peers, they are all shocked. There are less than ten
days left... it will be the new year.
Only ten days left.
You give everyone such a surprise?
Tianhu.
Mou Feng looked at the number 4.2 billion with a wonderful expression and a lot of thoughts.
In the end.
All his thoughts.
All turned into a sigh: "Online games, stand-alone games, and now there is such a hot series... Next, they can really make money by lying down! Fuck! I am more and more suspicious now! Are they really optimistic about the mobile phone market!"
...
December 22nd.
The third day of the release of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2".
The sales curve of the game has finally slowed down.
But the impact of this game is far from over.
Linmu Studio.
As soon as Lin Yao arrived at the company, before she had time to enter her office, she was attracted by the distance...
not far away.
A bunch of people were gathered around Zhong Xiu's position.
Zhong Xiu himself was standing on a chair, and next to him was Li Xiyao, the person in charge of the "Call of Duty" series.
"Everyone look at me!"
"I have something to announce."
Zhong Xiu's head was shining under the incandescent light. He shouted, attracting the attention of others. He reached out and held Li Xiyao's wrist, and raised his arm seriously.
Then, as if awarding an award, he said solemnly: "We are the first! We are the champions!!"
"..."
Zhong Xiu was very serious.
But the staff who were watching didn't give him face...
"I thought the boss was going to call me an idiot, boring!"
"Indeed, I thought the boss sacrificed his head to light Li Xiyao, and there was something else to say, that's it?"
"I want to see a river of blood!"
"..."
Several staff members began to tease Zhong Xiu.
Zhong Xiu's face gradually turned red, and he began to say some difficult to understand words.
Something like "can you speak", "can't you give me face at such a happy moment" and so on.
Next to him.
Li Xiyao felt embarrassed.
He started to struggle to get down.
As he was struggling, he saw Lin Yao not far away looking at him with a funny expression.
Then, he became even more excited.
"Fuck, this is too embarrassing! Let me go! Don't take me with you if you are embarrassed..."
Zhong Xiu also noticed Lin Yao at this time.
He looked in the direction of Lin Yao, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he clamped Li Xiyao's hand tightly, and then shouted the words just now again: "We are the first! We are the champions!"
This time.
The staff followed Zhong Xiu's gaze and saw Lin Yao.
Finally gave face.
Mainly wanted to shout to another person.
So, in the end, the scene became-they looked at Lin Yao together and shouted the same sentence.
"We are the first! We are the champions!"
Lin Yao stood at the door of the office, stunned. She didn't expect that the onlookers saw her...
Then, after about three seconds of being stunned, she came back to her senses and said with a smile: "Psycho..." After
that ,
Lin Yao shook her ponytail and walked directly into her office.
No longer paying attention to the people who were making trouble.
Besides, in the office.
Mu Wanqing was watering the plants on Lin Yao's desk. When she heard the door open, she turned around and said with a gentle smile, "Aren't Zhong Xiu and the others done making a fuss?"
"Yeah."
Lin Yao nodded, pulled out a chair and sat down, and said with a smile, "But don't worry about them. It's good to be full of energy..."
"Okay... By the way, there's something I want to tell you."
She chatted for a while.
Mu Wanqing put down the small kettle for watering and suddenly said seriously: "Have you seen the data given by the analyst yesterday?"
Lin Yao asked curiously: "I have seen it, what's the problem, is it very different from the actual situation?"
"Not much, even very close."
Mu Wanqing shook her head gently, and then smiled: "He is indeed right. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is currently the most successful case of entertainment product sales in the world! So early this morning, the marketing department proposed a plan, otherwise we should just apply for a Guinness World Record. It just so happens that the editor of the game version of the Guinness World Records also contacted us."
"Oh? To create momentum?"
Lin Yao showed a surprised expression, then thought about it and said: "Okay, let the marketing department do it."
This is good.
Not only the product department.
The entire Linmu Studio has matured as it grows in size.
"Okay, then I'll tell Xi Qianyu later. In addition, there are interviews from several game media..."
Mu Wanqing had just started talking.
Lin Yao knew what she wanted to say.
She was also prepared.
The game was so popular, and what was supposed to happen would eventually happen.
So, she directly replied: "Let Li Xiyao and Zhong Xiu show up. Anyway, they seem to have endless energy now. Let them show up for the main interview. I can also participate, but only make a final summary and say some repetitive things..." "
But they don't want to interview them."
Mu Wanqing was a little amused.
Lin Yao straightened her chest and said confidently: "One of them is the head of the PC department, and the other is the head of the game. If they don't want to interview, do they want to interview me?"
Mu Wanqing: "..."
...
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has been a huge success.
The staff of Linmu Studio are very happy.
They even staged a scene of "We are the first" during working hours.
But that's all.
After a little fun ,
everyone did what they had to do.
At most, they talked about games a few more times during the communication.
It was far from being like the players, staring at them all the time.
Lin Yao was the same.
After all, it's the end of the year now.
Although Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is very popular and has a great influence.
But Linmu Studio has more than just one Call of Duty game... Let alone online games, there are many products waiting to be announced next year. It's
really busy.
Therefore, the joy brought by Call of Duty can only be temporarily suppressed and digested slowly.
In the office.
After Lin Yao watched Mu Wanqing leave, she spent a little time to sort out the next game release plan and looked at the progress of the mobile phone project. She
also left the office.
She went to the newly established mobile game department. She found the person in charge, Kang Yi.
"This is the official test version."
Kang Yi chatted with Lin Yao, and after learning her purpose, he didn't waste any words and directly opened the test version of Hearthstone.
Lin Yao looked at his screen, and then found that his desktop had changed to a soldier wearing a skull-patterned mask.
It was the character Ghost in Call of Duty.
"Do you like this character?"
Lin Yao asked casually when she saw the desktop.
Kang Yi was stunned for a moment, then realized that Lin Yao was asking about the desktop picture, and immediately said resentfully: "I like it, so after I finished playing the game yesterday, I felt terrible..."
Seeing his expression, Lin Yao couldn't help laughing, and immediately changed the subject: "Let's talk about Hearthstone."
"...The overall completion degree is already very high, and it can be put online for testing now, as long as it is limited to the PC side."
Kang Yi just complained, and when he heard Lin Yao say that, he immediately brought the subject back: "But the problem is the mobile side, the special effects still need to be optimized, otherwise the phone will be too strained, and heat dissipation and smoothness will become problems, especially for legendary cards like Deathwing. One or two are okay, but if there are more, the phone really can't handle it. And this does not take into account the situation of subsequent expansion packs."
"Don't think too much about the special effects of the cards in the subsequent expansion packs, just do it as usual."
Lin Yao shook her head: "The speed of technological development will far exceed our imagination, so there is no need to worry too much. As for the current special effects... it is indeed a problem, but it cannot be castrated. Do you have any ideas?"
Kang Yi pondered for a moment and replied: "I plan to start from two aspects. One is to continue to optimize the special effects, try to reduce the burden on the mobile phone and minimize the impact. The second is to add a shutdown option as a backup method."
"Are you sure you can optimize it to the point where there will be no lag?"
"It's okay to play a single card, but if multiple cards are played at the same time, multiple special effects will be released intensively, which is difficult, but I will try my best to optimize it to the best."
"Okay... In fact, you can work with the hardware department for optimization. This is our advantage. If we can make good use of it, we can get twice the result with half the effort."
"I understand."
"Then you continue to be busy, and make preparations by the way."
After watching him play "Hearthstone" for a while, Lin Yao straightened up: "I will tell Lei Hongguang later to ask them to add "Hearthstone" related Easter eggs in the new version of "World of Warcraft" next year as a prelude. Remember to discuss with him at that time how to make the Easter eggs."
"Okay."
Kang Yi nodded vigorously when he heard Lin Yao say that.
Slightly excited.
Lin Yao waved at him and left.
Then.
Lin Yao ran to several online game project teams again, and finally explained a few words to Lei Hongguang before going to the console department.
The next products to be released, in addition to the sequel to "Dark Soul" of the PC department.
There are also two new games from the console department.
She must take a look...
"We are the champions! We are number one!"
Console product department.
As soon as Lin Yao walked in, she bumped into Zhu Nianqiao head-on.
When Zhu Nianqiao saw Lin Yao, she was silent for a moment, raised her little fist, and began to shout this sentence in front of Lin Yao.
Lin Yao immediately regretted coming up.
"You were here this morning, right?"
Lin Yao gently patted Zhu Nianqiao on the back of her head and said unhappily, "Be more serious, we're at work."
"...I just wanted to add a sense of ceremony."
Zhu Nianqiao muttered softly.
"Don't talk nonsense, tell me about the two new games... and the original game you tinkered with."
Lin Yao reached out and rubbed the back of her head, then asked her to go back to her seat.
Zhu Nianqiao said, "Oh," and took Lin Yao back to her seat.
Then, he told her about the production progress of the two new games in the console product department.
The two new games are not a big problem, and the production progress is not slow.
But they encountered some problems with the original game they tinkered with.
"The main problem is the gameplay."
Zhu Nianqiao sat in front of Lin Yao obediently, and said embarrassedly: "Think about it, senior sister, if the main gameplay is tracking, wouldn't it become a walking simulator? Not only is there no fun in repeated play, players will also easily get bored..."
Lin Yao asked back: "Then why did you mention such a highly restricted subject?"
"Because I think this subject is very interesting."
Zhu Nianqiao answered loudly, then slowly lowered his head, a little frustrated, "But from a commercial and public perspective, this probably won't be too popular..."
"Since it is a new theme, you must be prepared in this regard. When I asked you to start this project, I had already made preparations. I didn't think it would be a huge commercial success. You can go for it."
Lin Yao shook her head gently: "And there is not only one kind of game. It is not only the explosive scenes like "Call of Duty" that are a huge success that can be considered a game. There are many forms of games.
The theme you chose may not be interesting to most players, but there must be players who like it.
This is also a game. You might as well treat it as an experiment, just as exercise."
Zhu Nianqiao raised her head and her eyes lit up when she heard it.
"As for the walking simulator you mentioned, it is indeed a problem, but it is not a big problem."
Lin Yao continued: "There are still some means to make players not feel bored, such as..."
Lin Yao said this, suddenly turned around and looked behind him.
Zhu Nianqiao was a little confused, but still looked over.
The console product department is now a large department at the same level as the PC department.
There are many people.
In addition, Zhu Nianqiao, like Zhong Xiu, did not move to an independent office. The location is still not far from the aisle, and Lin Yao is still sitting here.
So there were quite a few staff members looking this way.
The two of them watched one after another of the staff members pass by.
"Okay."
After watching another staff member pass by,
Lin Yao turned back again.
Then, facing Zhu Nianqiao's puzzled gaze, she suddenly asked, "Tell me, what did the staff member who just walked by look like? What color coat did he wear? What style of shoes did he wear? Was he holding a laptop or paper materials in his hand?"
"——Eh!?"
Zhu Nianqiao looked like, 'How would I know?'
"This is one of the ways to play."
Lin Yao saw her expression and smiled gently: "Since you chose to focus on the intelligence officers caught between the police and the gangsters in the game, why not use this as a starting point, give players intelligence through the game, and then let the players give the intelligence they have collected at some key nodes, and then affect the plot of the game.
You might as well try to convert the question I just asked you into the content of the game.
For example... the intelligence officer played by the player is tracking the target, but he is alone tracking the highly vigilant desperado, which is easy to be exposed, so the superior requires the player to give accurate information about the target's clothing and appearance, and let colleagues cross-track.
At this time, the player needs to accurately give the correct information among many options.
Of course, the player can also give wrong information, but the price is to follow the wrong person, and then... Leading to another ending..."
Lin Yao paused, stretched out her slender fingers, drew a straight line in front of herself, and continued: "And the game can be made into multiple endings, consisting of a real ending and several pseudo-endings... We can set several nodes that can affect the final ending at various plot turning points, allowing players to choose the ending of the game themselves.
If the target is wrong, the mission fails, the gangsters continue to commit crimes, and the game pseudo-ending jumps out.
The target is right, the plot continues, but then the player needs to confront the gangsters who have become wary. If the identity is exposed, he will be killed, the game ends, and another pseudo-ending jumps out.
If it is not exposed, continue to move forward.
In short, use one fork choice after another to let players experience the feeling of playing.
Another way to put it is... well, Galgame knows, right?"
"..."
Zhu Nianqiao was slightly startled, then her body suddenly leaned forward, holding Lin Yao's knees with both hands, and said excitedly: "I understand! I understand! So that's it! It makes sense!"
"The main gameplay of the game can be done according to this idea-tracking without being discovered, and providing all the information you see and remember."
Lin Yao smiled and summarized for her: "And at critical moments, use scenes like 'the gangster suspects that the player is following him, so he walks directly to the player and confronts him face to face' to increase the sense of tension... This set of scenes is estimated to effectively increase the fun of repeated play, and it can also solve the shackles of the walking simulator."
"You are really a genius, senior sister!"
Zhu Nianqiao became even more excited after listening to Lin Yao's summary. She leaned forward even more and came directly in front of Lin Yao: "I have a hunch! This will become a new type of game!"
“What a ridiculous new game type! It’s just a variant.”
Lin Yao held her little head and said with a smile, “If you understand, just do it! But I have to make it clear that it cannot affect the production of Super Mario Odyssey and Animal Crossing. According to the progress of these two games, it is estimated that they will be released later than the mobile games. By then, our console competitors will have changed.
We will also have to compete with mobile games for users, and compete with users who may feel that the times have changed by then... We really need first-party masterpieces that are attractive enough!”
"I understand."
Zhu Nianqiao calmed down a little and took the initiative to move his head away: "Don't worry! As for the new game, I will do it right away!"
After that.
Zhu Nianqiao no longer looked at Lin Yao, but moved his chair directly to face the table and began to write and draw.
Lin Yao's words just now seemed to have a good effect.
Lin Yao glanced at Zhu Nianqiao, then clapped his hands, stood up, and left quietly.
"Um..."
Walking out of the console product department.
Lin Yao stretched hard, then breathed a sigh of relief, and walked briskly towards the elevator.
This year.
It's about to end.
And next year, everything will be different.
(End of this chapter)
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