Chapter 64: Do it if you want to
"The new game is a horror game!?"
"No, it's not a JRPG like Octopath Traveler? Got a horror game? ”
"Escape? What kind of game is this? ”
"In other words, there don't seem to be any manufacturers in China who have ever made horror games, right?"
"Yes, why not? Isn't Shadow Studios a 100-year horror game? But it's already disbanded."
"There shouldn't be any market for horror games, and the highest sales in China are "Ghost 3" developed by Lionsgate Games for foreigners, but it only sold 2.1 million!"
"This is a Golden Bird Game award, and then floated?"
"I feel like I'm going to hit the streets......"
Countless players are engaged in heated discussions online.
At the same time, in the game circle, some people who paid attention to Yang Chen and Nebula Studio were also surprised.
In a game industry exchange group:
"I thought that Yang Chen's next new game might still be a JRPG that just takes the route of 3D refinement?"
"He's kind of drifting, horror games aren't that easy to do."
"Yes, it looks like horror games are simple, but in fact horror games are the hardest genre."
"I think Isaac's Binding would be a little more reliable than a horror game, right?"
In the Chang'an studio, Lin Jia, who had just finished forwarding Yang Chen's official blog, took a few glances at the original painting set picture posted on it, turned his head to Zhuo Qing and said, "Why did he think of making a horror game?" ”
Lin Jia was quite puzzled when she saw the news, and she couldn't understand it.
"The Marriage of Isaac" and "The Octopath Traveler" are so successful that shouldn't they continue to be stable with similar works?
Why did you twist your ass and run away to make a horror game? It's not that muddy water.
Whether at home or abroad, although there have been some horror games that have been called classics, they are far from good in terms of sales.
"What's wrong with me, you know? I guess it's inflated. Zhuo Qing pursed his lips and asked him? So who did he ask? He is not a roundworm in Yang Chen's stomach, how do you know why people are doing horror games.
"Swelling? I don't think he's that kind of person, but if you choose the theme of horror games. Lin Jiayi said and shook his head.
The cost is not high, and the requirements for the graphics do not need to be too exquisite, and the development threshold for horror games is actually not very high, but it is definitely not so simple to do a good job in horror games.
Yang Chen didn't know what other people thought, and he didn't care too much.
At the moment, he is negotiating with Galaxy Network about the release of new games.
"Mr. Yang, if this is an ARPG or JRPG type game, I will definitely agree without saying a word, but horror games ......" Putting down the coffee in his hand, Chu Ge smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Although "The Binding of Isaac" and "Octopath Traveler" have been successful one after another, he is really not too optimistic about the horror game "Escape", even if he has already played the demo version provided by the other party.
It's a scary game, and it's a little different from previous horror games, he was amazed by a lot of the settings in Escape, and even when he played it, he was often taken aback.
Turning back to kill, sudden monster attacks, these things are actually very old-fashioned horror techniques, but combined with the environmental atmosphere in "Escape", Chu Ge was still frightened when he tried it.
But these advantages cannot be concealed, this is a horror game.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Chu Ge really thinks that this game has no potential, it's just that he thinks that it is not a very cost-effective thing to spend too much money to take it.
Half an hour later, Yang Chen left the café with a contract in his hand.
In the end, "Escape" was handed over to Galaxy Network for agency distribution, but some changes were made to the conditions.
The agency distribution fee paid by Galaxy Network to Nebula Studios was reduced, and at the same time, their share of later profits was also reduced.
Yang Chen was quite satisfied with this result, and he didn't want to be more persistent in the agency issuance fee, otherwise Sanda would be a better choice for the sake of insurance.
Especially since there have been two popular games before, "The Combination of Isaac" and "Octopath Traveler", although the new "Escape" is a horror game, the three will still be willing to offer a good price for "Escape".
On the contrary, the Galaxy Network, whether it is the size or the existing funds, is much smaller than the Big Three, and it is impossible for them to invest too much in the agency distribution fee, especially a horror game that has been performing poorly in the market, so if they want to win it, they can only continue to make concessions on the sharing regulations.
At night, the bed in the bedroom.
Listening to Yang Chen tell him about the conditions he had negotiated with the Galaxy Network, Wang Yaliang blinked his eyes and let out a sigh of emotion: "You are really a profiteer!" ”
With a speechless expression, Yang Chen patted Wang Yaliang's thigh: "Did you say that about your family?" ”
"That is, the quality of "Escape" is good enough, otherwise Galaxy Network would not agree." Yang Chen pouted and said.
Wang Yaliang pinched Yang Chen's little arm when he returned his hand: "Then let's just release the game ourselves, anyway, it's all a digital game, and there are still more than 50 million on the account." ”
This large amount of money is mainly due to the profits of "The Binding of Isaac" and "Octopath Traveler", and the development cost of "Escape" is about 13 million.
Yang Chen had some intentions.
Is the game heavily promoted? Of course it's important.
If it weren't for the previous promotion of "Isaac's Collection" by Galaxy Network before the game, and "Octopath Traveler" wanted to break through one million sales in such a short period of time, it would be absolutely impossible.
Although with the quality of the game itself, it will still be popular in the end, but it will definitely not be so fast.
"Let's take a look at the market reaction to "Escape" first." Yang Chen thought for a while.
The platform channel of the Galaxy Network is actually quite small, at least compared to the big three, and the game is not the same as the movie.
The most important thing in terms of movies is the cinema chain, without the cinema chain to schedule your films, no matter how good your movie is, you will not be able to get a high box office.
But the game is different, as long as the game is good enough and players can know about the game, it can sell well enough.
The previous "The Combination of Isaac" and "Octopath Traveler" said that it was a joke to make Nebula Studio a very awesome existence, but at least in the current time period, Nebula Studio's traffic popularity for players will definitely not be worse than that of old game studios such as Chang'an Studio, of course, provided that there is no game fault, or there is a game with a poor reputation.
If "Escape" had not failed, the next "Resident Evil" would have been released by Nebula Studios itself.
Leaning on the bed, Yang Chen made a decision in his heart.
"If you think you can, just do it." Wang Yaliang rested his head on Yang Chen's shoulder.
"What if I lose it all?" Listening to Wang Yaliang's words to cheer him up, Yang Chen's mood was inexplicably much happier, and a smile appeared on his face.
"If you lose it, you lose it, anyway, the money we make now is something we couldn't earn in our lifetime before, and we still have two houses and a car under our names. Take a step back, even if you really lose everything, is it a big deal to start all over again, have the qualifications to develop "The Combination of Isaac" and "Octopath Traveler", and are you still afraid of starving yourself to death? Wang Yaliang grinned.
With a smile, Yang Chen gently patted Wang Yaliang's smooth back.
"Whew...... Call...... Woof...... Woof...... Call. ”
At this time, near the bedside table, an unusually strange sound suddenly came from the sidestand.
The two of them sat up and followed the sound, only to see the steel egg sleeping sideways in their own nest, and twisting their bodies.
"When did the steel egg sleep and snore! And I just screamed twice, not talking in my sleep! After confirming that it was Gangdan snoring and talking in his sleep, Wang Yaliang had a hellish expression on his face.
On the other side, as if sensing that someone was staring at himself who was asleep, the steel egg that had been snoring suddenly quieted down, and then his tail wagged slightly, and he opened his eyes and looked at Yang Chen and Wang Yaliang who were staring at it blankly.
"Woo ......"