Game Making: Start By Healing the Player

In the early morning of October 31st, Chen Xu uploaded a pre-recorded video on his official blog on time.

Also sent a message: Guess what the new game is?

Although it is early morning, I have to say that at this time, there are still many night owls among the players who follow Chen Xu's official blog.

As soon as the news came out, it didn't take long for some players to pay attention.

'what's the situation? Look what I found? Chen Xu has a new game? ’

'I went to release the news in the early morning, this time is too much, right? ’

'My God, what video is this! I thought it was a good thing for the big night hair! ’

‘Wait, what the **** is this video! Horror game? ’

'Fuck, this DV is too underworld! ’

‘So in the next game, Chen Xu is going to make a horror game? ’

'I don't really care about horror games or something, the key is this time, it's too underworld! ? ’

‘So the next game is about DV? ’

Many players are confused for a while.

After all, Chen Xu's intention can be said to be very obvious. This very underworld video is to clearly tell players that the next new work is a horror game.

But what makes players discuss more is the news released at this time.

The next day, Chen Xu's official blog caused many media retweets and reports.

After all, Chen Xu's popularity of winning the first prize of the expedition with "To the Moon" before, there is still a little bit.

Next is November, and there are no masterpieces worth mentioning on the market for the time being.

As for Chen Xu's video, players have also discussed and analyzed what the theme of his new game will be.

After all, even if it is a horror game, there are still subject divisions.

'There is a DV and it appears to be an interior office, which looks like it should be in a modern setting. ’

'I'm shooting something with a DV in hand, but the whole video is extremely silent, and the room in the reference video is very chaotic, so we can make a bold guess, do ghosts need DV to be able to see? ’

'Walking in the dark corridor and room with the DV in hand, a grimace appeared in the DV's picture while walking, and then pulled the photographer into the dark abyss! ’

'MMP, a group of drama elites, there is nothing, can we analyze it? I get chills looking at it in broad daylight!

'You are too cowardly, this is not enough? I advise you to wear a diaper when you play or watch. ’

'It's a hellish world. I found it in the early hours of last night, and I didn't reveal anything about it. As a result, I scared myself and felt that there was someone under the bed, and gave me half the night. ’

Online players are talking a lot, but they are basically all kinds of blind analysis. After all, Chen Xu's video is a hint to players that the next game is a horror game.

But what type it is has not been revealed.

It is also not only players, but also aroused heated discussions in the designer group and media in the industry.

'Have you heard? Chen Xu's new work turned out to be a horror game! ’

'It's a little unexpected, I didn't expect Chen Xu to choose a horror game to start with. ’

‘But it’s not too surprising, for small teams and independent game designers, horror games are also a good entry point. ’

‘Small team? Chen Xu is not a small team. Haven't you read the introduction of Nebula Games? Chen Xu's team is not too small. ’

'It's normal, after all, "Under the Legend" and "To the Moon" are selling very well. ’

'However, horror games are still relatively small, let alone domestic ones, and even foreign countries don't seem to have any outstanding horror games, right? ’

‘Yeah, although it feels like VR is more compatible with horror games, the market and cost are another big problem. ’

'I think the horror game of Chen Xu may be like selling dog meat with sheep's heads. ’

'How to say? ’

'Looking at "To the Moon" and "Under the Legend", it is obvious that Chen Xu is a designer who can tell stories, so is it possible that this so-called horror game is more of a scary skin, and then Tell a sweet story? ’

'It doesn't seem impossible to say that, after all, didn't Chen Xu say that he was a warrior of love before? ’

‘That makes sense! ’

Designers in the game industry are discussing Chen Xu and the news of his new work.

However, for various game self-media that pursues traffic, it is a little bit of a dance of demons.

"Release a strange video late at night, what does Chen Xu intend? 》

"From Cozy to Horror? Designer Chen Xu switched to horror games! 》

"Give up the field of expertise and try unpopular horror games, confident or blind? 》

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Articles of reports are flooded on various websites and forums.

Some of the larger media sites can be considered neutral.

But for some marketing accounts, as well as second- and third-tier small game media, that is all kinds of rhythm.

It is also mainly due to the type of game Chen Xu chose.

After all, the industry has not produced a good horror game for many years.

The entire horror game industry is said to be a backwater, but it does not have much vitality.

Some well-selling horror games on the market are basically IP series, and sales continue to decline every year.

And the types of horror games are also strange.

Domestic zombie, female ghost theme.

Foreign murderers, devil themes.

Realistic, surreal.

It can be said that there are various types.

But there's nothing to sell.

The main thing is that none of these horror games jumped out of a circle.

The compact mode of scaring, shooting, and over-plot is still used.

It's not that this model is not good, it's just that it's really difficult to do something wonderful.

There are so many gunfight + horror games in the past life, how many can leave their names?

It's nothing more than a "Resident Evil" and "Dead Space", and the former can still be regarded as a first-line IP, and the latter is directly dead until EA has nothing to fry after many years, and then it is brought out and fried again. one time.

However, for Chen Xu and the entire Nebula Games team, these topics on the Internet did not have much impact.

Because the development progress of the entire game can be said to be growing visible to the naked eye.

Although the game is not complete, it can also experience some of the previous content.

After the experience, Yang Xin, Ruan Ningxue, and the rest of the team had only one thought.

That is... This Nima must not be played at night!

No way, it's too scary.

Even if everyone involved in the development of the game, all points were developed by everyone working together.

But that doesn't mean they aren't afraid anymore!