game development designer

Chapter 308 How about blowing it up?

There may be a saying in the game industry, such as how important a game's first week sales are.

But this is just a matter for the beholder to see the benevolent and the wise. If the sales in the first week are good enough, it only means that the players are initially optimistic about the game, and it will be of great help to the later publicity.

But what proportion of the so-called first week sales will account for the total sales is a bit confusing.

Or to be more precise, this law is more for masterpieces.

For example, more than 20 years ago, Capcom's Resident Evil 1 sold less than 20 units in the first week, but relying on excellent gameplay and good reputation, the final sales volume exceeded 270 million sets worldwide.

But after many years, Capcom found the Canadian Slant Six studio to develop the small raccoon as an OEM, um, that is, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

Resident Evil 1 only landed on the Sony platform at that time, and the little raccoon landed on Microsoft and Sony platforms, but this did not have much impact. After all, at the time of Resident Evil 1, Sony dominated the console market.

But compared to Resident Evil 1, the little raccoon can be said to have enjoyed more resources than Resident Evil 1.

In terms of advertising investment alone, Capcom invested more than 2000 million US dollars at the time, and the brand of Resident Evil itself at the time had a lot of fame.

When the little raccoon was released, the sales volume in the first week directly reached 120 million copies, and then...

Then there was no more. In the end, the sales volume of the little raccoon in a year was only 220 million copies, not even surpassing the original Resident Evil 1.

So the so-called first-week golden sales time is only for those high-profile masterpieces. If it is just an ordinary indie game, you still have to believe in this first-week golden sales, then you can only say that you are a little confused.

While players are indulging in the extremely real western world, the sales results of the first week of Wilderness Darts have been announced on the official website.

There is no doubt that sales data is one of the most beneficial things for promotion.

In April itself, there is no strong opponent. Microsoft’s Halo ranked second on the global game sales list, followed by God of War, followed by Battlefield and COD series, which performed well in multiplayer mode. Although it has been a year, its new work is about to be released.

But because they focus on online multiplayer experience and occasional discounts, these two games are basically regulars on the best-selling list.

I can't win the top few places, but I can't fall out either.

As for number one, there is no doubt that it is Red Dead Redemption.

The sales data of 720 million directly shocked everyone.

All employees who participated in the Red Dead Redemption project have already started their celebration banquet.

Numerous bigwigs in the game industry also posted photos of their games on Twitter one after another, expressing their admiration for Red Dead Redemption.

At the same time, Hideo Kojima, who is familiar to countless players, also found the right time and sent out a tweet, and then accompanied it with a photo of him playing Red Dead Redemption on a Sony console.

"Okay, I have to admit, I'm going to skip it again, because Red Dead really surprised me; it's a different type of game, but Red Dead does a really good job in the open world , It left too much impression on people, I think in Death Stranding, maybe I should polish it carefully."

Following Hideo Kojima's tweet, countless players couldn't help but feel speechless for a while, and then wailing.

'Guys, Sony keeps pushing us to release the game, what should I do?The stars are not over yet...it's great!Red Dead Redemption is out, and we have another excuse to skip tickets! '

'Don't ask, asking is just doing it; don't make noise, the noise is for better polishing; what?When will the game be available?How do I know this? '

'Death Stranding, never go ashore! '

A Weibo post by Hideo Kojima immediately made the players go crazy.

Well, in fact, Death Stranding has not been stranded for too long. It has only bounced twice until today, and the development cycle has just passed more than two years.

It's just that Hideo Kojima and Chuhe have a common characteristic, that is, to express a meaning to the players.

Look, everyone, don't worry, our game is in progress.

Probably because the sense of presence is too strong, which leads to people's impression that the game has been done for a long time.

But as a 3A-level game, isn’t it normal to have a development cycle of two or three years?
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Johns sat in his living room, holding the handle with both hands and staring straight at the picture on the TV screen.

What is shown above is the screen of Red Dead Redemption, or more accurately, the final curtain call of Red Dead Redemption.

For three days, I don’t know how many hours I spent on Red Dead Redemption. I was excited about this open world at first, and then I unconsciously devoted myself to the plot of the game.

At the beginning, I manipulated Arthur to do all kinds of bad things that cannot be done in reality, and felt a sense of excitement, and then the game plot slowly unfolded.

From the beginning of the relationship between Arthur and Mary, he thought that Arthur was a licking dog. As long as Mary was in trouble, he would rush to help, although this was the result of his manipulation.

But at the last farewell to Mary, when the other party asked him to go with her, Johns understood that both Arthur and Mary loved each other deeply, but Arthur had always had a giant in his heart. Arthur failed to fight against the giant.

For example, Arthur learned of his performance after he was infected with tuberculosis. From that moment on, Arthur began to reflect on his life and began to make changes.

For example, Dach, the boss of the gang, admired him from the beginning, especially when he brought his brothers to the door when he rescued Jack, but after an operation failed, Hosea, who was the dog-headed military strategist of the gang, died. It completely changed, and became the Western Idea King.

'I have a plan!Let's make a big deal!After finishing this vote, we will go to Tahiti! '

In the end, John put on Arthur's hat and Yiran went to avenge Arthur, which made him remember deeply.

Watching the final curtain call, an unexpected scene appeared at the end. A woman wearing a hat appeared in front of Arthur's grave, standing in front of Arthur's grave and gently wiping her tears.

I don't know when Johns suddenly felt his eyes turn red.

Taking a deep breath, Johns quickly picked up his mobile phone and took a picture as he watched the screen slowly turn black.

"This is definitely the year, no, the greatest game ever!" Johns said to himself.

At this moment, he has been completely conquered by this game about the west, just like a brainless fan facing their idol, even if the other party says that he has a high fever of 50 degrees and trains for 25 hours a day, he will believe it , at this moment Johns has become a Tianhe blow.

Such a game, how about blowing it up!

　It’s okay if you haven’t played the first generation, but when you think about the ending of the first generation, it hurts~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)