Chapter 31 A real estate company disguised as a game studio
Lying flat is a kind of wisdom!
Only those who truly see through the world can have a thorough understanding and understand the true meaning of lying down and letting others laugh.
That's right, Chen Ba is showing off.
He really doesn't care about bad reviews from players or threats of refunds now...
Because compared to this, Tianba Studio has long been "famous" in the game industry.
Almost everyone in the domestic independent game circle has heard that there is a Tianba Studio in Jiangning. This studio is incredible!
Why is it so serious?
The games they make have more than a dozen patches in a row...more than a dozen patches, all of which are "controlling housing prices"!
"In a sense, we are also famous!" Yang Dong comforted himself.
"Yes, but the reputation..."
Xiao Lu covered his forehead, feeling like he was about to cry without tears: "People say that we are a real estate company disguised as a game studio."
"To be fair, this is just embarrassing!"
"Real estate companies are not that diligent! Which real estate company would change the selling price 12 times in two months like us?" Yang Dong retorted.
Chen Ba glanced at him and couldn't help but said: "No, you don't feel proud, do you?"
Check out other people’s update announcements.
Either fixing a certain bug, launching a new gameplay, or optimizing the game experience... in short, it's all pretty serious.
Take another look at the update announcement for "The Survivor Simulator".
Good guy, the copywriting of more than a dozen update announcements is duplicated. In addition to informing players of "house price increases", there is no serious optimization at all!
Don’t blame your peers for thinking it’s weird.
Chen Ba himself found it outrageous when he saw it. Two months after the official version was released, he witnessed with his own eyes the entire process from a simulated RPG plot to a game that turned into a "real estate speculation simulator".
All we can say is that game producers can never guess what players are thinking!
In the early access stage, everyone's gameplay is quite normal. Except for a few "Internet cafe night packages" weird ones, most players are seriously promoting the main mission and digging through trash cans.
But ever since a certain source of all evil anchor said in public, "This is my home, you are the ones who should get out", the nature of the game has changed.
Is this good or bad?
If we purely look at the results, it is definitely a good thing. After all, the most important thing for a stand-alone game is sales.
Thanks to these sudden drops in popularity, the sales volume of "Simulator" successfully reached 200,000 copies in two months, breaking the previous record.
But from the perspective of the game itself, this result deviated from the original route.
According to producer Chen Ba's idea, he wants players to feel the grievance and unwillingness of being dependent on others through this game, and to arouse the emotional resonance of players.
The result...
There is emotional resonance.
It's just that the emotion that resonates with players is not the grievance and unwillingness to be dependent on others, but the exhilarating feeling of being a serf and singing "The Dragon King Returns to His Throne".
Blanch!
Selling this game to them for 25 yuan was a huge loss!
"Let me just say, after the game's freedom increases, players will definitely not be so honest about following the main storyline."
As the only woman in the team, Zhang Xiaojuan put forward a unique opinion: "As a game with a strong plot, giving players a strong degree of freedom is a wrong choice."
Who are the players?
The Fourth Disaster is not a name for nothing!
It is simply too naive to expect these people to follow the process honestly and push the main line! High degree of freedom and strong plot, this is a combination full of contradictions.
If you really value the plot so much and feel that the game can win the love of players just by relying on the plot, then make it an interactive narrative visual novel game like "Invisible Guardian".
If you value freedom more, then try the open world and aim to create a "colorful, vivid and real" game world.
I want everything, but in the end I accomplish nothing!
"What you say makes sense, but it's not entirely correct."
Chen Ba shook his head and said: "A high degree of freedom and a strong plot are not incompatible with each other. It's just that our attempt in "The Survival Simulator" cannot be said to be successful."
Just learn your lesson.
The first game became a cattle herding simulator, the second game became a house flipping simulator…
These two changes made Chen Ba now have a strong sense of awe for the word "simulator".
"I won't make the story more dramatic next time."
"That's right, what plot do you need? As long as the gameplay is strong enough, you can still play without plot!" Yang Dong agreed.
Does Snake have a plot?
Even if there is a plot, it doesn't matter. Few players will care about the plot hidden behind Snake. They only think about how to become thicker and longer...
Everyone was really speechless.
Mainly the two games produced by Tianba Studio have put a lot of thought into the plot, but they can always be played in new ways.
In this case, there is no need to worry about the story of the game and concentrate on the gameplay.
After reviewing the specific reasons why "Household Simulator" became a "House Speculation Simulator", Chen Ba announced another piece of good news.
Because of the booming sales of the game, the studio has money in its pocket and will move to a larger and more spacious office after Christmas.
This is the right place that Chen Ba has been looking for for a long time.
The location is closer to the city center, making life more convenient. At the same time, the site is several hundred square meters, and although the rent is a bit more expensive, it is still acceptable.
What's more, there is a food court 200 meters away from the new office, which is so exciting!
"Great!"
Everyone was very excited when they heard that the studio was moving to the food court.
In addition to the news of moving, Chen Ba also announced another thing, that is, after the New Year's Day holiday, the studio may conduct a round of expansion.
Currently, including Chen Ba himself, there are only four people in the studio, and it may be expanded to ten people in the future.
The specific number of people is to be determined.
The main reason is that Jiangning is not a first-tier city, nor is it a celebrity city where Internet companies gather. It is difficult to recruit enough game practitioners.
The sales volume of "The Survival Simulator" is very stable. Even without discounts and promotions, it can still sell 80,000 to 100,000 copies every month.
Therefore, Tianba Studio is really not short of money at present. It can have a balance of millions in the account every month, so it will definitely be no problem to recruit people.
"By the way, we also need to hire a treasurer!"
Chen Ba thought for a moment and realized that the studio currently needed a professional financial accountant. After all, when the business grew in size, it required a dedicated person to handle tax filing and accounting.
However, these are secondary.
Whether it is moving or expanding enrollment, a temporary delay will not have any impact, but there is one thing that cannot be delayed and must be resolved as soon as possible.
Studio logo!
So far, Tianba Studio still uses the artistic word "Tianba" handwritten by Chen Ba as its logo.
How can this work?
After all, it is considered a regular army. If you don’t find someone to design a formal trademark logo, you will be embarrassed to say hello to colleagues when you go out.
In addition to the logo, you can also think of a slogan, which is a slogan.
Goose Chang is "creating happiness with heart", Zhu Chang is "game enthusiast", MiHoYo is "technical nerd saving the world"...
Regardless of the size of the manufacturer, at least everyone has a slogan that players can hear and remember.
What should be the slogan of Tianba Studio?
No cavities? !