The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 258 The Instantly Popular Game

Although the so-called video game linkage concept has not yet become popular at present, film and television companies are not completely unfamiliar.

After all, the film studios have long understood the importance of IP, and it's not that they haven't linked game development and film and television production, but it's basically just falling into the sand.

This gave Dunhuang the opportunity to be the first person to eat crabs.

In fact, as early as the filming of "Resident Evil" started, some companies in the industry had already been paying attention to this Dunhuang movie——

Because this is the first time in the industry to make a movie by itself and at the same time develop a game independently.

Well, strictly speaking, Weibo Technology is actually responsible for the game development of "Resident Evil". However, considering that Dunhuang and Weibo Technology almost wear the same pair of pants, it is not an exaggeration to say that they independently develop movies and games.

This also means that Dunhuang's "movie and game linkage" road is not the same as other film and television companies have taken before——

They either authorized the game developer to develop the game of the same name after some movie became popular; or they obtained the right to adapt a popular game from the game developer and made a movie of the same name...

In short, can the Dunhuang road be passed through?This is what peers and even some game developers want to know.

Therefore, as soon as the "Resident Evil" game was launched, these people paid attention to it.

The media, the biggest competitor of the National Day file, is no exception.

Zhao Zhihou, who is in charge of the distribution department, was surprised when he heard the news——

Is Dunhuang in a hurry?

Because in his opinion, the best time for Dunhuang to release the game of the same name is when the film's release cycle reaches the late stage, when the momentum is the most prosperous, and it will not be withdrawn.

Release the game at this time, it can be said that it can make the most of the popularity of the movie.

This is much more successful than simply making an online game without an IP.

Of course, if Dunhuang made an impatient and low-level mistake, it can only show that there are two possibilities——

Either Dunhuang himself is not very confident in the "Resident Evil" movie, fearing that it will not be able to drive the popularity of the game; or Dunhuang is quite confident in the game and feels that it can drive the popularity of the movie.

As for which one it is...isn't it simple?Just play a game and you'll know.

——Well, at Zhao Zhihou's age, it is naturally impossible to be a game lover, but Nuo Da, a China Media, can't find senior game players?

It just so happened that one of his assistants was a deep game player, so he gladly accepted the task of "playing games"——

"I have played almost all types of games such as strategy, puzzle solving, action, sports, etc. over the years. I am quite clear about what kind of games are popular-if I are asked to do game planning, I cannot guarantee that the game will make a lot of money, but Guaranteed not to lose money..."

"...I don't need you to do game planning, I just need you to tell me the level of Dunhuang's games." Zhao Zhihou had an inexplicable feeling that this guy had entered the wrong business.

After all, look at his follow-up reaction——

"Fuck, the game "Resident Evil" will definitely be the benchmark for horror games!"

"It combines the elements of horror survival with puzzle-solving elements-as a game, horror + puzzle-solving elements are not the first, but the maturity of this game is too high, including guns, blood volume, monster settings , process rhythm, etc., it is difficult to make people confident that this is a hands-on work;”

"And the plot of the game itself is quite interesting--escape, suspense, huge conspiracy, and warm stories. It can be seen that Dunhuang really does not lack excellent screenwriters;"

"And it is worthy of Dunhuang's participation in the creation of the game - the perfect combination of CG and game screens, the close cooperation of music and plot, and even the harsh sound effects and scene transitions are also well matched. From the beginning to the end, it is mellow and smooth, just like watching a movie... Yes, it can be said to have created the concept of 'game filmization'..."

This guy said a lot in one breath, which made Zhao Zhihou dumbfounded.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't understand other things, but Zhao Zhihou's expression can't be relaxed when he hears "with movie-level picture quality".

Although in his heart, he didn't want to confront Dunhuang head-on like this, but since a head-to-head PK is inevitable, he certainly hopes that Dunhuang will not be so "hard";

After a little hesitation, he asked, "So, the movie "Resident Evil" is not bad either!"

This is a natural guess—since Dunhuang can make "game cinematic", can the real movie be worse?
The assistant hesitated for a moment, but shook his head and said, "It's really hard to say."

As an industry insider, he naturally understands the linkage model of Dunhuang. From the story script to the original painting design, and even some scene special effects, many resources can be used in common;

But if you only look at the plot of the game, it is really not that easy to support a movie, and many elements of the game cannot be used in movies;

For example, for players to grow and level up, to collect game elements such as equipment, movies are often shown in a very short time, even in a few shots.

That said, it's hard to make a good trade-off in this type of game adaptation.

Otherwise, over the past few years, game-changing movies would not have had such a bad reputation, and the box office would have been dismal.

"Based on past experience, the more classic the game, the more difficult it is to adapt it into a movie. Dunhuang wants to make a classic game-changing movie, which is a bit suspenseful..."

"..."

——Young man, although you have an unfavorable tone on your lips, what's with that expectant expression! ! ?

Zhao Zhihou was expressionless, and complained in his heart.

……

In fact, there are still many gamers who feel similar to this—not optimistic, but somewhat looking forward to it.

Because the "Resident Evil" game became an instant hit among the player community!
After all, today, the domestic Internet has been popularized to a certain extent, and games are no longer a subculture, but an important part of contemporary people's entertainment life.

Coupled with the relatively fixed circle of online game players, the word-of-mouth spread of a game is faster than expected.

In short, once the game "Resident Evil" was released, it quickly gained wide popularity due to its excellent quality.

In just one week, it reached the platinum level of 100 million sales.

——Of course, this is the data only obtained by Dunhuang and Weibo Technology.

"The biggest surprise in the game market this year!" - This is a relatively recognized view among the player community.

But compared to the game, players have more complicated feelings about the movie of the same name.

——In the perception of countless game fans, the biggest crime of this kind of game adaptation movie is that it does not respect the original work; and if "respect the original work", many imposed game settings and worldviews are full of clouds and mist. Shocked passers-by and made fans cry...

And this National Day file, there are actually two game-adapted movies released at the same time-many players and fans still overlap-is it a shock or a surprise for them?
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(End of this chapter)