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Chapter 309 Scoring Unbanned
"After seeing Red Dead Redemption, I was really under a lot of pressure." In the black light studio, Hideo Kojima chatted with Chu He.

After the game was released, Hideo Kojima, who had experienced Red Dead Redemption, approached Chuhe on his own initiative, saying that he wanted to visit the studio about Red Dead Redemption. Hideo Kojima was not the first one, but definitely not the last. .

"The quality of Death Stranding is also quite excellent." Hearing what Hideo Kojima said, Chu He said with a smile.

This is not a commercial bragging, but a big truth. In Xiaojima Studio, Chuhe, who was one of the first few trial players in the world to die stranded, knew exactly what kind of game it was.

"The narrative of the game and the camera are excellent, and the small details in it are even more amazing." Hideo Kojima and Chu He walked in the black light studio and said.

Because of the foundry of Red Dead Redemption, the entire Black Light Studio is full of things related to Red Dead Redemption.

Such as pictorials, models, and even a real horse. For this purpose, the whole team built a stable and took it for a walk every two days.

"However, it would be nice if the storytelling time was longer." Hideo Kojima said with some regrets.

If there are any shortcomings in Red Dead Redemption, in Hideo Kojima’s opinion, the real-time calculation plot in the game is too long or too short, which affects the expressiveness of the story. This tragic redemption story that happened in the west, Could have had more appeal.

After hearing this, Chuhe just smiled and didn't speak.

In fact, in the production of the original studio, it was exactly as Hideo Kojima said, but after the trial play in Chuhe, I felt that this was not possible and had to be changed.

Because it is too long, it lasts for one and a half minutes at every turn, and the plot cannot be manipulated for 2 minutes, although this is of great help to enhance the appeal of the game's plot.

But for some players, this is too 'boring'.

Chuhe hopes to tell the players what kind of story they want to tell through the plot of the game.

But it's not that the players are watching there stupidly, but they really participate in it. Each of them plays Arthur Morgan, not a spectator.

Otherwise why would the player play the game?

Wouldn't it be nice to watch an American TV series?
This is also the reason why many linear plot-oriented games have cloud players, because there is no need to play at all. Anyway, the essence of the game is in the plot, so why don't they just watch the plot?

But in Red Dead Redemption, Chuhe hopes to achieve one thing, which is to let the player completely immerse himself in Arthur Morgan, pile up various details, and try to restore the truth, in order to achieve such an effect .

Therefore, even if there is a long plot in the game that needs to be shown in front of the player, Chuhe does not want the player to be unable to control his character for a long time. Even if such a real-time calculation is too long, even if it is really done perfectly, it is still a problem for the player. The rhythm of the game experience is still a big disruption.

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In the first week of the game's release, but in fact it was only Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the global sales of Red Dead Redemption totaled more than 720 million copies.

It is worth mentioning that according to statistics, the sales volume in Huaxia District has contributed more than 60 copies. For a 3A-level work, this number is already very scary.

If I have to give an example, the domestic sales of Call of Duty Modern Warfare, which has been on sale for a year and has now sold more than 2000 million copies worldwide, is only 40 copies, and this is even after discounts.

In the current domestic stand-alone market, games below 150 yuan, especially PC games, have a longer-term domestic market. This is the market research report of most game manufacturers.

For example, the sales volume of Left 150 Survival on the domestic console platform is only barely over 400 million, but the PC version of Left [-] Survival, although it has MOD bonuses, is essentially refractory, but it has exceeded [-] million copies on the domestic steam platform so far. It's sold out.

And PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is even more exaggerated. The global sales of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds have reached 5700 million, of which 1700 million were sold in China, accounting for one-third of the total. Converted to the 3A price, in fact, the price of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has only reached 1500 million copies, which is actually not as good as that of Call of Duty Modern Warfare.

Moreover, many of these sales are contributed by cheaters. Although the team has already cracked down on cheaters very strongly and tried all means, there is a market for demand, and there is no way to completely eradicate cheaters.

However, because of the plug-in, the sales growth of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been very stable, and it has long dominated the steam platform's best-selling list.

Although the problem of cheating cannot be completely solved, it is very good to be able to maintain the game environment of most players, especially compared to the same rotten orange platform some time ago, EA's own Battlefield broke out a large-scale cheating incident , forming a stark contrast.

A game that sells more than one million copies is already worthy of special mention, but it can basically be said to be the top game in the world, especially for an original IP game. Achievements will undoubtedly become a set.

Just like Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty, these new year games.

Judging from the current sales performance of Red Dead Redemption, as well as the game quality and word-of-mouth, there is no doubt that it will exceed [-] million in the first month.

The key is that Red Dead Redemption can sell over [-] million in a few days.

At the same time, the ratings of game media such as IGN and PCgame have also been officially announced, all with a high score of 10 points, or 9.5 points.

"It's such a good portrayal of that ugly period, Tianhe Network has brought a lot of interesting content in the game, and it is also Tianhe Network's best game so far. Even after finishing the long story, I still can't wait to return This world, which has a rare quality rarely seen in games today, is an ode to the polished open world dedicated to the era of outlaws. If you are looking for one of the best single-player action games of this generation? It must be." - Review from IGN

"Large open worlds are no longer rare in today's game circle, but there are still a handful of them that can really immerse me and fascinate me. Such games often require rich and realistic details, endless and exciting elements to explore , a thrilling story—and most importantly, an interesting gameplay that breaks away from the formulaic framework. There is no doubt that the unparalleled sense of immersion brought to me by "Red Dead Redemption" may have reached what a large open world game can do on a console To the extreme. Roaming for dozens of hours, I feel like I have experienced another life in the wild American West." - Review from GameSpot

For example, the mainstream IGN, PCgame, GameSpot and other game media all gave a full score of 10, or a high score of 9.5. As for domestic evaluation sites such as Game Star and Player Paradise, it is absolutely necessary to give a 10-point evaluation.

After all, Tianhe Network can be said to be the big sponsor of these websites, and the placement of various advertisements is simply not discussed, and compared with IGN and other domestic game stars and players' paradise, there is still a long way to go professionally. Walk.

After all, an agency 2D stand-alone martial arts card game, and it is the kind of card game that purely sells emotional IP, can give 8 points.

Although IGN and other media also have unspoken rules for scoring public relations, the domestic game media is still ugly.

　I don’t know why, but when I typed the word lifting the ban, I always feel that something is wrong... I should wash myself with cleansing powder.
　　
　
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