Chapter 157: Azazel's New Game (1st Update)
Gu Fan breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, which of our games does Mr. Sa plan to copy this time?" ”
Comparatively speaking, the matter on the side of the Hell Front was the thing that caused Gu Fan the least pressure.
Because judging from the previous situation, Azazler is still in the initial stage of Lilith, and he is basically copying Lilith's previous ideas, from game design to game pricing to game promotion, basically all of them are the same routine.
Therefore, Gu Fan has a lot of plans waiting for him.
As long as Azazel continued to copy Lilith's plan, then he would have to fulfill the contract honestly.
However, Lilith shook her head violently: "He doesn't plan to copy me this time!"
Not only that, but he also changed the game's pricing and distribution strategy!
"That's why I hurriedly came to you to discuss."
Gu Fan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Tell me more about it. ”
Unexpectedly, this Azazler seems to be a lot smarter than he imagined, and he changed his style of play so quickly?
But this is normal, before "Hell Bad Devil" successfully made a profit, Lilith did make a lot of money, but Azazel lost blood.
He was a very clever demon, and even if he was dizzy at first, after a few days, he would definitely be able to roughly figure out what was going on.
However, even if Azazler could vaguely guess that Lilith was behind the trouble, he didn't dare to do anything drastic.
On the one hand, because there are restrictions on the contract, Azazel must strictly abide by it as a demon, and on the other hand, because Lilith's status in hell is much higher than him, Azazel still has a little desire to survive.
Therefore, he can only find ways to make the contract impossible to fulfill within the rules.
But what exactly did you think of? Gu Fan really couldn't guess for a while.
Lilith explained, "This time, he actually wanted to make an original game, and he had to take it from reality!
"The price of the game has also been changed, to 6 yuan!
"In addition, he doesn't even plan to use Hell's art group, in the name of giving me all the resources of the art team, and the materials for his own game will be solved by an outsourcing company in the world!"
Gu Fan couldn't help but be in awe.
Well? This Azazel is very smart!
It can be said that I found the crux of the previous failure, and these three points are all right medicine!
Why did "Infernal Bad Devil" fail before? is mainly because of two reasons: first, he copied Lilith's idea, so that he was easily countered by Gu Fan; Second, the price of the game is still a bit high, and the cost is too low, so it is profitable to be taken by the anchor a little.
Obviously, Azazler is determined to lower the price and raise the cost this time.
Originally, the art resources of the Hell Front were also made by the art team of Hell, but now finding an outsourced team can not only reduce the quality of art, but also spend more money.
Coupled with the reduction in the price of the game, it is even more difficult to make a profit.
And the original game means that it is difficult for Gu Fan and Lilith to use their previous "successful experience" to crack it.
Gu Fan hurriedly asked, "Then how exactly does he plan to draw materials from reality?" ”
Lilith didn't answer directly, but asked first: "Gu Fan, if you were asked to choose the most unfree and painful stage in your life, or if you were asked to choose the most unfree and painful group of people, what would you choose?" ”
Gu Fan thought for a while: "This ...... It's hard to say.
"If you want to say the most painful, I'm afraid there is no upper limit.
"There are many places that can make adults collapse, such as the workplace, family, etc., and there is no upper limit once they are unfortunate.
"But...... As the saying goes, happy people are always alike, while unhappy people have their own misfortunes.
"For example, a 'midlife crisis' can indeed be called unfortunate, but everyone has different problems.
"If I had to choose a more universal, unfree, and painful stage, I would choose ...... The high school period of students in major provinces of the domestic college entrance examination. ”
Lilith's eyes lit up: "Oh? Tell us more about why? ”
Gu Fan didn't answer directly, but asked first: "Does this have anything to do with Azazler's game?" Even if you want to take the material, that's the next game, so we have to make Ascension first. ”
Lilith happily slapped the table: "Isn't this a coincidence?" Your answer is very close to the answer that Azazel has repeatedly studied!
"The game he wants to make is called "Henggang Middle School Simulation"!
"I couldn't figure out why he was doing this, so I had no idea.
"Since you've given a similar answer, you should be able to understand what he's thinking, right? Tell me about it!
"As long as we figure out his thinking and find a corresponding way to deal with it, won't three-quarters of the negative emotions still come to hand?"
Gu Fan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a little surprised.
This Azazler, something?
Although he didn't know that he came up with this idea himself, he still asked others, but he could think of this, and there were indeed two brushes.
One of the biggest problems with the demons of Hell is that they don't know much about the human world, so they don't know exactly what kind of situations can cause a lot of negative emotions in the player.
It is precisely because of this that Lilith often asks Gu Fan and asks for materials.
But Azazel does seem to be better than Lilith in this regard.
Of course, it could also be because Azazel didn't have any ghosts around him......
Gu Fan explained: "Henggang Middle School is known by many people as 'purgatory on earth'. The "Henggang Middle School Simulator" that Azazel is going to do is obviously based on this school. He only needs to make some of these things to generate enough negative emotions. ”
Lilith couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Purgatory on Earth? As for having such a high rating?
"I've heard that some of the addiction schools, that's the real horror."
Gu Fan shook his head slightly: "There is still a big difference between the two.
"Internet addiction school is really scary, but it is precisely because it is so scary that excessive suffering is likely to stimulate people's subconscious self-protection mechanism, and players will gradually adapt to this intensity, and there will not be too many negative emotions later on.
"Just like in your hell, when a sinner gets out of the oil pot for the first time, he will feel terrible and painful, but if he is in the oil pot every day, he will get used to it quickly, right?
Moreover, this kind of abnormal suffering can easily arouse some positive emotions in people, such as sympathy, pity, and righteous indignation......
"So all things considered, this theme is not necessarily cost-effective.
"It may be possible to gather considerable negative emotions, but it is also possible to have a strong critical effect and provoke strong repercussions, which can make the game profitable and achieve fame and fortune."
Lilith nodded earnestly: "Hmm...... Truly.
"Hey, it seems that your understanding of negative emotion collection is almost surpassing mine?"
Gu Fan coughed lightly: "Ahem, I'm not in my position and seeking his own government, I am a pure hell loyalist, if I want to collect more negative emotions, of course I have to understand the rules in depth." ”
Lilith asked, "Then why do these so-called 'college entrance examination factories' not exist these problems?" ”
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 school is too scary, pure, meaningless, excessive suffering will stimulate people's subconscious self-protection mechanism, but the college entrance examination factory will not.
Its pain lies somewhere between 'pure, meaningless suffering' and 'complex, meaningful struggle'.
"The behavior of the Internet addiction rehabilitation school is meaningless from beginning to end, it only satisfies the emotional needs of incompetent parents, so players can not hesitate to criticize this phenomenon.
"But what about the college entrance examination factory? This is even more complicated, as it does get many students into the schools of their choice, and for some students who have changed their lives as a result, it does seem to be a 'meaningful struggle'. But from a higher perspective, since the number of admissions in each province is fixed, this struggle is really just a meaningless involution.
"But the problem is that it's an unsolvable dilemma, and even after you've experienced it, it's hard to tell who is responsible.
"If you are persecuted by an addiction school, you can point the finger at the principal and teachers of the school.
"But if you spend three years like a prisoner in the gaokao factory, who can you point the finger at? Headmaster? Teacher? Parents? But they do want you to get good grades and get into a better university.
"Therefore, even if players have a lot of negative emotions, they will never find an outlet for catharsis, and will only simply feel aggrieved."
Lilith nodded in understanding.
(End of chapter)