After three minutes, Dawson Smith began to have a very special feeling about the game, which he couldn't say he couldn't say, but it made him want to keep playing.

This is rare.

As a publisher, Activision will first conduct its own internal review of third-party game releases to determine whether they meet the standards and have the value of distribution.

Game developers will initially send out emails to give a general introduction to the game content through text descriptions, screenshots, and video recordings, and Activision also has a dedicated review team to conduct the initial review.

After the review team approves the work, it will be sent to him, with their review comments and relevant explanations, and Smith will decide whether to continue to communicate or reject it directly. Even if it passes, it will point out what he thinks is lacking, and hope that the development team will be able to further optimize and improve.

In other words, Smith has seen too much.

In fact, he doesn't pay that much attention to the picture, and he is neither disgusted nor admired for this pixel art style work, not that he doesn't care about the art performance, but relatively speaking, he values the gameplay more.

Many types of games are sent to him, and he knows where the best should be, and which systems should be carefully crafted and polished.

It's an old gamer's experience and sense of smell.

For example, the real and huge world, with rich and unique NPCs, is definitely not the same priority in RPGs and other types of games.

With exquisite level design, excellent shooting feel, gorgeous and rich equipment library, each game has its own points that are most likely to shine.

It's not likely that it's all-encompassing, it's all about being good enough, the technical ability and the financial investment are all hurdles, and the team itself has to make trade-offs, especially for these small and medium-sized teams.

Therefore, when reviewing a game, these points will be prioritized according to the game type, which is the easiest place to improve the quality of the game, the key points are done, and some other flaws are easier to accept.

But when he saw the game material of "The Origin of Everything" at that time, he didn't know where to focus and how to make a priority judgment.

The feedback from the review team is also "the core gameplay is vague and the graphics are average, but it is very distinctive, and it should consume a lot of time." ”

Then you can only really try it out first.

……

When Smith entered the game, Rao was well-informed, and it was a little difficult to position the game.

Is this a simulation building game?,Smith really wants to build a house as soon as possible to ensure his personal safety.,But there are still some monsters scattered around the wilderness.,It has elements of fighting.,Through the previous game data, you can know that mining can make higher-level equipment.,Fight with stronger monsters.,It's like a traditional RPG.。

Sandbox games, such as The Elder Scrolls or Grand Theft Auto 4 or the Aftermath series, will also give players a main quest.

Well, there can be no quests, "Survival" he also played, as a way to understand the strength of this developer, but that also at least the game has a clear theme, which is survival.

But compared to "Survival", this game doesn't even have this theme, and there is not so much pressure to survive, so the gameplay is also blurred.

Ye Shenxi also explained: "The feature of "The Origin of Everything" is that different players can focus on different game content according to their own individual needs, of course, in the initial stage, the easiest thing to notice is the construction gameplay. ”

"I seem to need some metal ore to make a weapon." Smith said that he had just fought off a few wild dogs, but was not satisfied with the attack power of the wooden stick in his hand.

"Most of the mines are underground." Ye Shen Creek Road.

So Smith began to march underground.

"It's so dark, I can't see anything." After reaching a certain depth, the light begins to dim.

"Look inside the package, you just dug up some coal, and the wood you cut the tree before can be used to make torches." Ye Shenxi made a novice teaching explanation.

"Is that logical." Smith made the torch and said, "And then?" ”

"Right-click to hang it on the wall."

The light returned, and Smith said, "It feels so much better, the darkness is really scary." ”

Further down, he didn't pay attention to the structure of the pit, just naturally continued to dig deeper and deeper.

After a narrow opening, the world in front of you suddenly opened up. A huge hollow in the center of the earth appeared in front of him, along with all kinds of verdant plants, and in some places there were dots of green fluorescence.

"There's a jungle world underground?"

"There's as much to explore underground, as it does on the surface."

"What is it?" Smith offered a spoiler request.

"There are such underground forests, underground palaces, tombs, mines, natural lava caves, and a few others."

"Is there a geocentric part of this game?" Smith asked curiously.

"Yes, the center of the earth is a lava world, but it's very deep, and it's dangerous there, and you may need a lava suit to reduce the danger of the hot lava there."

"That's supposed to be very high-end equipment." Smith doesn't think about it for a while.

"Oh! I've run into a monster! It will fly! With a bit of a startling feeling, he suddenly became nervous.

"It's just an ordinary monster, the attack power is not strong, don't worry, this monster has a very gentle character. But congratulations, Mr. Smith, look at its name. ”

Smith looked at the monster's name and wondered, "Iron-eating bird?" What kind of bird is this? Are there any features? ”

"According to legend, in the forests of northern Arabia, there is a bird with a pointed head and a round body, covered with black feathers, which calls like a breaking gong, and is ugly, and is characterized by its penchant for eating iron."

"Hah, iron-eating bird?"

"They have high-strength hydrochloric acid in their gastric juice, which can corrode iron ore, so they feed on iron, and when they appear, it means that there is a lot of iron ore nearby."

So Smith rejoiced and asked, "Does this bird really exist?" ”

"It's just a tale, Mr. Smith."

"Okay, I can make an iron sword after I have iron ore, right?" He still wanted to fight......

"Yes, of course you'll need a certain amount, and an iron pickaxe to speed up your mining."

"That's great!" Smith hurried to find iron ore in the underground forest, not sparing a single block with a different texture than the stone and dirt blocks.

Ye Shenxi couldn't bear to tell him that iron tools and weapons were only the most rudimentary...... It's just a little bit better than wood.

……

Smith became more and more addicted to the game, and it was a bit of a feeling of putting Ye Shenxi aside and taking care of himself.

Donald on the side also watched with relish, as if there was only one computer in a university dormitory, and one person played and several people watched it behind him.

But he was still reasonable, and suddenly realized that there was a boss of a Chinese game company opposite, so it was a bit rude to let the family wait.

"Dawson." Donald reminded and gave him a slight push on the shoulder.

Smith withdrew from the game world and smiled at Ye Shenxi, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ye." “

"It's okay, Mr. Smith, I'm honored that you're playing this game with such dedication, and it's a compliment to the game." This is Ye Shenxi's truth.

"Yes, I may need to do a bit more analysis to figure out the gameplay and features of this game, and what makes it appealing, but I must say that this game does have a magic that can make people fascinated. The first time I came across a game like this that kept me engaged just by mining, was there any secret? ”

Smith himself thought something strange.

"It's feedback from the game, Mr. Smith. Visually, every time you destroy a block, you'll watch it disappear. ”

"Oh yes, then I can feel the results and the meaning of my work." Smith nodded.

"You turn it into a resource in your own package, and the disappearance of blocks and the increase in resources in your backpack are all feedback of your game results. And the same goes for sound effects. ”

"Yes, I've found that the sound of ordinary resource stones and dirt tapping is dull, but the sound of useful minerals is crisp and pleasant."

Ye Shenxi also said: "This kind of voice is actually a hint to you, telling you that the resource you have dug up is very valuable, this is what we want to convey to the player, and even more rare resources in the future will emit a variety of colors." ”

"I'm looking forward to meeting that resource! What are some of them? ”

"For example, gold, silver, jadeite, diamonds, precious stones."

"Then they must be able to craft more advanced equipment and weapons."

"Yes, there will even be some special effects."

"I can't wait."

Smith's approach is...... chatted with Ye Shenxi again, saying that he did not snub him, and continued to devote himself to the mining business......

Of course, the danger in the underground also made him return to the city several times.

Then, after another death, he made his own furnace and made his own brand new iron sword, iron axe, and iron pickaxe, and the whole person was completely new.

The feeling of burying one's head in the jungle for thirty years, finally coming out of the mountain, and feeling invincible in the world.

For a moment, Dawson Smith was full of pride.

"I think I can go back and get revenge." He had just been killed by a giant reptile creature underground, but fortunately, all the things on his body would not have fallen after he died in this game, otherwise he would not have been able to build a furnace.

But just as he was about to pack up and go, the computer screen suddenly went dark.

Laptop...... Only 10% battery remains......

The three of them were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled.

"Haha, I'm sorry, Mr. Ye, I really want to run out of electricity, do you have a charger?"

Ye Shenxi rummaged through the computer bag and took out the adapter and plug-in cable: "If you still want to go back for revenge, you can plug it in and continue." ”

Smith really thought about it for a moment, and then said a little embarrassed: "Ah, no need, we can talk about cooperation next, can you copy a copy of this version to me later?" ”

The feeling of just getting the "god costume", but not being able to quickly find a monster to try its power, is really itchy.

Brocade clothes walk at night, pearls are secretly cast, this feeling is not comfortable.

It's just that although Smith is passionate about games, he is also a senior executive of a large company, so he can distinguish between priorities and priorities, and since the game experience is almost complete, and he has felt its charm, let's talk about more important things with the game producer and company boss in front of him.

"Of course." Ye Shen Creek Road.