Chapter 80 Extreme Game
"Brother Luo, the results for the first day of the dungeon have come out..."
Pu Xingyu walked into Luo Bai's office with a data form in his hand. He looked at Luo Bai who was sitting on the chair working and hesitated to speak.
Seeing him like this, Luo Bai knew that the results should not satisfy these guys who had high morale during the development process.
"How many copies were sold?"
"Well...it's only a little over 400,000."
Pu Xingyu's face looked a little ugly.
The price of Darkest Dungeon is the same as that of Ori, 68 yuan. The performance of more than 400,000 yuan is definitely not bad for domestic players.
But if you compare it with Ori, you can clearly see the huge gap.
After all, this is his first work after switching from programming to planning. Pu Xingyu still has the idea that Dark Dungeon can replicate Ori's success and soar into the sky.
"What do you mean it's only a little over 400,000? This is a good result, at least I'm quite satisfied."
Luo Bai rolled his eyes,
"What were Ori's conditions at that time? There were no major works in the industry, and they gained a lot of popularity due to their disputes with Tianxing.
What's more, the theme and art of the game itself are very popular. How can the sales volume of Dark Dungeon be compared with Ori in a short period of time? ”
Pu Xingyu pursed his lips and shook his head:
"If it's just sales, I don't think it's a big deal, but Dungeon's reputation is obviously not as explosive as Ori's original one.
The current positive rating on Steam is only 75%, which is mostly positive.
The vast majority of players who gave negative reviews felt that the game was too random and too difficult, and some even asked why we didn’t make Ori 2..."
"This is all what I expected."
Luo Bai nodded.
Compared to Ori, which has a wider audience, "Darkest Dungeon" is actually a very extreme game. Those who like it will love it to the core, while those who don't like it will feel that after experiencing the mechanisms in the game that seem to be specifically designed to disgust players. I can't wait to make the production team bloody.
But it is undeniable that this game is actually quite fun and playable.
The virtue after being attacked by monsters continuously and quickly focusing on fire and the pressure explodes. In desperation, someone steps forward to strike a critical blow with a knife, or after mastering the various mechanisms of this game, you can control monsters and gain pressure perfectly...
All of them can make players who like to challenge themselves feel a sincere joy.
To put it nicely, it is not the kind of work that can bloom its charm in the first week or month. It is a game that requires players to constantly kill people, trial and error, and finally improve slowly with the help of word-of-mouth and the love of die-hard fans. sales works.
But to put it bluntly, this game is purified. He puts all his shortcomings and advantages at the very beginning of the game without any scruples. He clearly tells you that if you like playing, you can play, and if you don't like playing, you will get a refund.
To be honest, it is undoubtedly a bit inappropriate to produce such a work at the first stop after the original intention to reorganize.
After all, capital is short-sighted, and now the market's expectations for the original intention are still stuck in Ori's infinite glory. Now that he has taken out such a game, there is no doubt that rumors will spread on the Internet again.
However, Luo Bai still had his own considerations.
First of all, Ori's potential had not been fully exploited at that time, and it could still boost sales around the world through TGA's best game of the year. So far, the results are remarkable.
Ori's sales have exceeded the six million mark in recent days.
On the other hand, when building a new team for the first time, they must choose a relatively simple game mechanism to try out.
All the game mechanics of "Darkest Dungeon" are actually very simple, there is nothing beyond ordinary people, and the core point of everything lies in creativity.
"Don't worry about the sales and reputation of Darkest Dungeon for now. Enjoy your paid vacation and prepare for the development of "Hollow Knight" in one month.
When it comes to operations, other departments of the company will naturally take care of it. ”
Under Luo Bai's instructions, Pu Xingyu could only open the door and leave aggrievedly. This was not the case in the broken community back then. Although there were only four people, everyone could discuss everything together, whether it was game design, development, or subsequent publicity.
But now that the plate is getting bigger and it's gradually becoming more formal, it's not that he can't understand it, it's just that he still feels a little uncomfortable.
Looking at Pu Xingyu's disappointed back, Luo Bai just shook his head.
After all, there are only a few generalists in this world. Being able to do the job at hand is good enough. It is better to have clear responsibilities.
But just as Pu Xingyu turned around and walked out of the office, not long after, the door was knocked again.
"Come in!"
Xiao Weirui pushed open the door and walked straight to Luo Bai.
"Mr. Luo, there have been some negative reports about Darkest Dungeon and Original Intention on the Internet. Do we need to do something now?"
Luo Bai still likes Xiao Weirui's working style. She talks about things and doesn't make any other twists and turns.
Looking at the document handed over by Xiao Weirui, Luo Bai knew what it was without even looking at it.
It's nothing more than exhausting his talents and dying suddenly in the Dark Dungeon.
"Ignore these negative reports. The sales volume of more than 400,000 on the first day is also a first-line level in China.
The next main task of the publicity department is to promote the company's new game "Hollow Knight" on a small scale.
Take this plan back and look at it carefully. ”
With that said, Luo Bai took out a recently written plan from his drawer and handed it to Xiao Weirui's hand.
"Olympic Day..."
Xiao Weirui looked happy at first, then frowned,
"Mr. Luo, shouldn't it be Ori 2?"
Xiao Weirui was able to step out of her comfort zone and come to the new field of gaming, naturally because she took a fancy to the huge potential of Chuxin Game Studio, or Luo Bai.
Compared to Ori's great success, Darkest Dungeon is undoubtedly a "failure" in her eyes. However, as long as Ori's base remains intact, Xiao Weirui is not at all panicked.
Although she was happy to see the "Oxian Day" now, it was not the Hollow Knight that still made her feel a little uneasy.
"It can't be worse than Ori. If I were to evaluate it, both Hollow Knight and Ori are the two most outstanding in this field.
It's just that each has its own emphasis. ”
Luo Bai smiled gently.
Xiao Weirui nodded slightly and said nothing more. She trusted Luo Bai's opinion on the game, that's all.
"Ah~"
After Xiao Weirui left, Luo Bai leaned against the sofa and stretched out.
He raised his lips as he looked at the ceiling. Although Dark Dungeon is a game that requires players to trial and error before they can develop their own unique charm, players still need some outside guidance.
For example, in Luo Bai's previous life, if there was no guide from an up owner called "Lao Chen Standalone" as a reference, he would not be able to bear the pain before seeing the true charm of this game.
Chu Xin doesn’t need to do this kind of guidance, but Luo Bai can.
"shock! In order to restore the reputation of the game, the boss with a net worth of hundreds of millions was forced to close his business! 》
(End of chapter)