Chapter 158 Azazel’s new game (first update)
Gu Fan breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, which one of our games is Mr. Sa planning to copy this time?"
>Comparatively speaking, the things on the Hell Front are the least stressful for Gu Fan.
Because judging from the previous situation, Azazel is still in the initial stage of Lilith, basically copying Lilith’s previous ideas, from game design to game pricing to game promotion. Basically it's the same routine.
So, Gu Fan has many plans waiting for him.
As long as Azazel continues to copy Lilith's plan, he must fulfill this contract honestly.
However, Lilith shook her head violently: "This time he is not going to copy me!
"Not only that, he also changed the pricing and promotion strategy of the game!
"That's why I hurried over to discuss it with you."
Gu Fan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Tell me in detail."
Unexpectedly, this Azazel seems to be much smarter than expected. He actually changed his style of play so quickly?
But this is normal. Previously, "Lemur" was successful in making money. Lilith did make a lot of money, but Azazel lost blood.
He is a very smart demon. Even if he was beaten dizzy at first, after a few days, he would be able to roughly understand what was going on.
However, even if Azazel could vaguely guess that Lilith was behind the trouble, he would not dare to do anything drastic.
On the one hand, it is because of the restrictions of the contract that Azazel, as a devil, must strictly abide by. On the other hand, because Lilith's status in hell is much higher than him, Azazel still has a little desire to survive. of.
Therefore, he could only find ways to make the contract impossible to perform within the rules.
But what specific methods have been thought of? Gu Fan really couldn't guess it for a moment.
Lilith explained: "This time, he wants to make an original game and draw materials from reality!
"The price of the game has also been changed, to 6 yuan!
“In addition, he actually doesn’t plan to use the art team in Hell. He just wants to hand over all the resources of the art team to me, and for the materials of his own game, he will find an outsourcing company in the human world. Solved! ”
Gu Fan couldn't help but feel in awe.
Huh? This Azazel is very smart!
It can be said that we have found the crux of the previous failure. These three points are all the right medicine!
Why did "The Evil Dead" fail before? Mainly because of two reasons: first, he copied Lilith's idea and was easily countered by Gu Fan; second, the price of the game was still a bit high, but the cost was too low, so he made a profit after being led by the anchor a little bit. .
Obviously, Azazel is determined to lower the selling price and increase the cost this time.
Originally, the art resources of Hell Front were all produced by the art team in Hell, but now using an outsourcing team can not only reduce the quality of the art, but also cost more.
Coupled with the reduction in game prices, it is even harder to make a profit.
The original game means that it is difficult for Gu Fan and Lilith to use their previous "successful experience" to crack it.
Gu Fan quickly asked: "Then how exactly does he plan to draw materials from reality?"
Lilith did not answer directly, but asked first: "Gu Fan, if you are asked to choose The most unfree and painful stage in your life, or if you are asked to choose the least free and most painful group of people, what would you choose? ”
Gu Fan thought for a while: "This... it's hard to say."
"If it's the most painful thing, I'm afraid there is no upper limit.
“There are many places where adults can collapse, such as the workplace, family, etc. Once they become unfortunate, there is no upper limit.
“But...as the saying goes, happy people are always happy. Similar, and each unfortunate person has his or her own misfortune.
“For example, ‘midlife crisis’ can indeed be called unfortunate, but everyone encounters different problems.
"If I had to choose a more universal, unfree and painful stage, I would choose... the high school period for students from major provinces that take the domestic college entrance examination."
Lilith's eyes lit up: "Oh? Tell me in detail why?”
Gu Fan did not answer directly, but asked first: “Does this have anything to do with Azazel’s game? Even if you want to draw materials, that’s for the next game. Well, we have to finish "Ascension" first."
Lilith slapped the table happily: "Isn't this a coincidence? Your answer is very similar to the answer that Azazel has studied repeatedly. Close! "The game he wants to make is called "Henggang Middle School Simulation"!
“I can’t figure out why he did this at all, so naturally I have no clue.
"Since you gave almost the same answer, you should be able to understand his thoughts, right? Tell me quickly!
"As long as we understand his thinking and find the corresponding With this way of dealing with it, aren’t three-quarters of the negative emotions still within easy reach? "
Gu Fan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a little surprised.
This Azazel, is there something special?
Although I don’t know if he came up with this idea himself and asked others, there are indeed two things he can think of.
One of the biggest problems with Hell Demons is that they don’t understand the human world, so they naturally don’t know what specific situations can cause players to generate a lot of negative emotions.
It is precisely because of this that Lilith often asks Gu Fan for information.
But Azazel does seem to be better than Lilith in this regard.
Of course, it may also be because there is no mole around Azazel...
Gu Fan explained: "Henggang Middle School is called 'purgatory on earth' by many people. The "Henggang Middle School Simulator" that Azazel is going to make is obviously based on this school. He only needs to put some of it into The content is enough to generate enough negative emotions."
Lilith couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Purgatory on earth? Is it such a high evaluation?"
"I heard it. It is said that some Internet addiction recovery schools are really scary. "
Gu Fan shook his head slightly: "There is a big difference between the two.
“Internet addiction recovery school is indeed scary, but precisely because it is so scary, excessive suffering is likely to stimulate people’s subconscious self-protection mechanism. Players will gradually adapt to this intensity, and later on it will There won’t be too many negative emotions.
"Just like in your hell, the first time a sinner goes into the oil pan, he will feel very scary and painful, but if he is in the oil pan every day, he will get used to it soon, right?
" Moreover, this kind of abnormal suffering can actually easily inspire some positive emotions in people, such as sympathy, pity, and indignation...
“So all things considered, this subject may not be cost-effective.
“It’s possible to collect a considerable amount of negative sentiment, but it’s also possible to have a powerful critical effect, triggering a backlash that makes the game profitable and leads to fame and fortune. "
Lilith nodded seriously: "Well... indeed.
"Hey, your understanding of negative emotion collection seems to have almost surpassed mine now?"
Gu Fan coughed twice: "Ahem, aren't I in my position and seeking my own government?" , I am a pure loyalist of hell. If I want to collect more negative emotions, of course I have to understand the rules in depth."
Lilith asked: "Then why did you switch to these so-called "college entrance examination factories"? Don’t these problems exist?”
Gu Fan explained: “It’s very simple, just make a simple comparison between the “College Entrance Examination Factory” and the “Internet Addiction Rehabilitation School”
“Internet addiction recovery schools are too scary. Pure, meaningless, and excessive suffering will stimulate people’s subconscious self-protection mechanisms, but college entrance examination factories will not.
"The pain of it is right between "pure, meaningless suffering" and "complex, meaningful struggle."
"The behavior of the Internet addiction recovery school is meaningless from beginning to end. Yes, it just satisfies the emotional needs of incompetent parents, so players can criticize this phenomenon without hesitation.
“But what about the college entrance examination factory? This problem is more complicated. It does allow many students to get into the school of their choice. For some students who have changed their destiny as a result, this does seem to be a "meaningful" ’’. But from a higher perspective, since the number of admissions in each province is fixed, this struggle is actually just a meaningless involution.
“But the problem is, This is an unsolvable dilemma. Even if you have experienced all this, it is difficult to tell who should be responsible for it.
“If you are persecuted by an Internet addiction recovery school, you can point your finger at the principal and teachers of this school.
"But if you spent three years like a prisoner in the college entrance examination factory, who can you point the finger at? The principal? The teachers? Your parents? But they all hope that you can get good grades and get into a better university. University.
“So, even if players have a lot of negative emotions, they can never find an outlet to vent them, and they will just feel aggrieved. ”
Lilith nodded in understanding.
(End of this chapter)