The next day

NetDragon games

As the three major NetDragon game RPG publishing departments in China, along with Tenghua and Phoenix, Li Qing's mood is not very good.

"There's no such thing as a good game."

The market for RPG games is shrinking, and even ARPG is one of the categories, but compared to traditional FPS games, there is still a significant gap.

Especially if they are an RPG distribution department, if it is a research and development department, it is definitely not a problem to meet the KPIs of several ARPG masterpieces produced by NetDragon.

But the point is, they're the distribution department!

Except for Lin Jiayi's two RPG games recently, there is not much to watch for other games.

"The RPG market is already shrinking, and there are fewer and fewer studios and manufacturers willing to make this type of game, where are there so many good games for me to dig into? And the concession index given to me every year is so big, I can't look at good games, and I can't use bad games, who can withstand this? Li Qing's heart was full of grievances.

Thinking of this, Li Qing remembered a game project that he talked about not long ago.

Octopath Traveler? It seems to be this game.,The original "Isaac's Combination" became the dark horse of the annual independent game.,Won millions of sales in one fell swoop.,I heard that its new work is an RPG At first, he was quite optimistic.,But then it turned out that the other party was going to do what pixels or JRPG.,This made Li Qing speechless.。

This is the achievement of the swelling of it!

Pixel, JRPG, I feel like two themes that have been completely abandoned by the market.

At that time, after hearing the news, Li Qing was not optimistic about the other party at all, especially after playing the finished game, Li Qing was even more speechless.

It's not a pixel style in the traditional sense, but it's a very well-made one, but no matter how careful you are, you're still a pixel.

And the production cost is completely capable of making more exquisite 3D, isn't this taking off your pants and farting?

can do 3D pixels, if this kind of person is in NetDragon, his legs will have to be broken!

At the same time, the other party's asking price is also quite high, the cost of the game is placed here, and some good results have been achieved before, but if you still do a game like "The Combination of Isaac", then Li Qing can make a decision without saying a word and make concessions of interests, which is also in his authority.

But you're a pixel-style JRPG, isn't that a joke?

Shaking his head, Li Qing turned on the computer and entered the industry group to see if anything big had happened.

‘+999’

As soon as he opened the interface of the group, Li Qing saw the message numbers behind him.

？？？？？

Do you all have Gatling in your mouth?

I seem to have slept at one o'clock last night, and from 1 o'clock to 8 o'clock in the morning, you talked about the +999 message?

Li Qing, who had a question mark on his face and an expression on his face, clicked on the chat group.

'Octopath Traveler sold so many copies? ’

It's not unforeseeable, it's a pixel JRPG, but it's completely different from the normal pixel style, and most importantly, there is no game of this type on the market. ’

"Yes, the elements of the combat system are also more inclined to strategy, such as the application of BP points, and it is very rewarding to kill the boss in one round. ’

But it won't become such a hit, if it weren't for the review mechanism of the game's starry sky binding account and answering review, I suspect that Nebula Studios and Galaxy Network would have bought a water army. ’

'Actually, if you've really played this game, you'll know.,It's not for nothing that this game sells well.,Dubbing、CV is a luxurious lineup.,Standing painting is also done well in these aspects.,Although the plot is a bit old-fashioned and even cliché.,But it's a pure royal plot.,But it's not the kind that saves the world as soon as it comes up.,It's from the goal of eight people.,Connect it together.。 ’

"That's right, this can be regarded as a coincidence, the current mainstream game, basically the plot is what to save the world, save mankind, players do have a little visual fatigue."

"Octopath Traveler" has become a hit?

Isn't the first day of sales only 150,000!?

Li Qing was stunned, and didn't look at what the people in the group continued to talk about, but directly closed the chat group and opened a special sales statistics website.

"Octopath Traveler" sales: 550,000.

550,000 copies sold in two days!?

Got your own eyes?

Looking at the sales data of the number one game on the sales statistics website, Li Qing was stunned.

550,000 copies sold, 150,000 on the first day, that means 400,000 copies were sold directly on the second day?

Is this a word-of-mouth explosion?

Li Qing's mind was a little confused.

Isn't this a JRPG game? Isn't this a pixel-art game?

Shouldn't this be a carnival for niche players? Why did the game sell so much?

Countless thoughts suddenly surged into Li Qing's head, and Li Qing felt that he couldn't figure it out at all while sitting in front of his seat.

…………

With the launch time of "Octopath Traveler", the game is slowly unfolding in front of players.

The eight travelers did not have the mission to save the world from the beginning, just like ordinary people, each with their own small goals.

A hunter who wants to find a missing master, a dancer who wants revenge, a swordsman who has died in order to track down the truth of the past, and a merchant who wants to see the outside world.

Everyone has an independent story, and this story is either about saving the common people, or about their own business.

With the development of each character's plot, as well as the theme song specially customized by Miracle Entertainment and Chen Gang, players can devote themselves to the story of these characters.

Especially compared with the original dream memory of "Octopath Traveler", in terms of game content, Yang Chen has increased the connection between eight people, and it is no longer a simple story where one person is the protagonist, and the other people are all thugs.

In this journey of life, they join a team because of some small things, help each other and support each other, or leave temporarily halfway.

At this point, Yang Chen refers to a lot of games and things in dream memories, such as in the arrangement of group dramas, Yang Chen largely refers to a game of "Final Fantasy 6" and a TV series called "Game of Thrones", which makes the plot of the whole game more closely connected.

Regardless of JRPG or ARPG, if it is not to sell dog meat with a sheep's head, it is actually to tell a good story, and "Octopath Traveler" is such a game, even if the plot that seems to be royal is a little cliché, the final story still revolves around the royal plot of revenge, redemption, and salvation, but from the personal experience of the eight characters, this gives players some different experiences.

"This game thief is fun! I rejected the pixel screen at first, but after getting started, I found that it was very beautiful, and the snow scene and the very real sand and reflected light and shadow in the desert were really beautiful. ”

"The plot feels very good! Although I chose the thief brother as the main character, everyone gave me the feeling that they were the main characters, and I was attracted to their stories as I played. ”

"Anyway, when I think of that theme song of Miss Dancing Girl, I get goosebumps!"

"I just played with the little girl who killed the dominant, and I decided that I would put on all the best equipment on my body, and I swore that I would not let her be hurt in the slightest bit."

"Is the guy upstairs serious? Say it in advance, and you'll be so angry that you want to smash the computer in the future. ”

"Armor Break! → Maha Miracle Dance (4 effects) → JP2! 100 times → EXP! → all are in a state of dying! → ground explosion and everyone gets hurt! → game over! ”

"2333, upstairs has a good sense of sight."

"It's cool to dance for a while, and it's always cool to dance all the time, but remember to archive it!"

"But the music and CVs in the game are just amazing! Every song feels like a good match for the scene, the plot and the characters! ”

"I like Miss Dancer, Miss Dancer is the best in the world!"

"Nonsense, a merchant girl is king!"

"No, the most interesting part of this game is not when a thief steals an NPC's big treasure?"

"I'm sorry Pokémon and Mercenary Summons are the most fun part!"