In a survey of the Pokeni market, players said:

"The monsters in Diablo do a better job than the NPCs, and I still haven't been able to remember the names of a few NPCs and key characters, such as what the archbishop is called.

But for the monsters in the game, it is very unforgettable.

And the monsters are unusually flexible, which makes people produce a kind of-

The illusion that these guys have lived in this land for a long time.

Otherwise, how can we be so familiar with the land, and always be able to pick out our weaknesses, and hide in places where we can't see and release cold arrows? ”

"Diablo is a really good game, and there are a lot of small details in the game that are very interesting.

For example, there are non-monster [rats] in the maze

When these rats run by, they make sounds.

And when they step on the bones, there is a terrible crackling sound.

Can you understand that feeling?

In the quiet, dark and oppressive dungeon, the sound of rats can directly scare you out of your chair.

I've both had the experience of throwing the handle out twice.

Even at night, when I hear the cries of rats at home, I will sit up from the bed with a pout.

The detail and atmosphere is really, really, amazingly, and I've never played a game like this before. ”

"I love the real-time representation of the monsters in the game, especially when I meet Skeletron Leoric, who keeps calling Lacey's name.

I am a father with children, and when I saw that scene, I couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

This feeling, the feeling of losing a child, is really uncomfortable.

At the same time, you are terrified of becoming a boss and full of endless sympathy for him.

At this point, Diablo touched me deeply. ”

The reason why it can give players [monsters are very flexible] [monsters are very vivid] is also thanks to Qing Zhiyuan's requirements for monster AI.

The apes have put a lot of effort into this.

Of course, the final result was quite good.

Of course, to be noticed by the players and to say it, Qing Zhiyuan expressed great honor and happiness for this.

There are quite a few that have not been mentioned by the players-

For example, in the monster spawn animation, the skeleton soldier starts out as a shard on the ground, but when the player gets closer, the pieces will automatically join together to form a complete skeleton.

It's possible that when you pick up a sword stuck in the ground, you will trigger a trap and a few skeletons will fall from the sky......

And so on and so forth.

Compared to Diablo 1 in the previous life, this version produced by Qing Zhiyuan has made too many improvements in details and character AI.

Each of these things is discussed separately, and it is a topic that can make peers in the game industry talk for three days and three nights and sigh and learn.

……

Calculate carefully, plus the previous two Onmyoji, this is the third time that Pokeni has a game selected for the Platinum Palace.

In the gaming industry, it is really not easy to achieve such a high level of achievement in the early stage of a company's development.

In this regard, Pokeni is a really powerful company.

……

Diablo games are selling pretty well.

Sales exceeded 70,000 copies in the first week.

This has equaled Pokeni's previous record in "Mermaid Heart".

Sales in the second week reached a staggering 120,000 copies.

If this trend continues, it should not be a problem to exceed 300,000 copies.

Especially when such a game is completely different from the previous GALGAME, it can still do this, basically attracting some relatively niche gamers.

It can only be said that Diablo is strong in terms of gameplay.

……

Dealers are the most sensitive and direct about sales performance, after all, the data is counted and transmitted back to Pokeni through their sales records.

The 10,000 copies of "Diablo" that Dongrun had pre-ordered had already been sold out, and then it was replenished twice in a row.

The momentum of sales hasn't completely slowed down yet, which means that Diablo's sales should continue to soar.

Hiroyuki Hattori, who learned the news, smiled directly on his face.

"Pokeni is really a company that can't be seen through, Qing Zhiyuan is too interesting, right?"

I wonder if P has the hope of becoming the next Square Enix.

It's definitely not comparable to Ren Heaven, but surpassing Square Enix is just around the corner, as long as a few more platinum palace-level works are released one after another, Hattori Hiroyuki believes that sooner or later Pokeni will have a million-level game born.

"Yes." Secretary Fujiki nodded with a smile, "It can be seen that the president of the club has a very unique vision, I admire you more and more, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to bet heavily on the game of P club."

Fujiki is telling the truth, if the game released by Pokeni this time is galgame, she has no doubt that the game will be a big hit.

After all, they have already proven their prowess in developing GALGAME through excellent games like Onmyoji and Mermaid Heart.

Whether it's producer Tsubaki Furuhara, script writers Gen Kubuchi and Mika Ishino, they are all very famous figures in the gal circle now.

But this new game "Diablo" is a completely different action RPG game, and the painting style is even more terrifying-

It's a realistic European and American style.,It's not at all in line with the aesthetics of the neon people.,If such a game is judged by Fujiki.,She will feel that the sales must be very poor.。

If it were her, she wouldn't have the courage to sign a large order of 10,000 copies in the first pre-order.

The inventory of the last prestigious academy has not been cleared yet.

"Haha, it's gone," Hiroyuki Hattori said with a smile as if he was about to fly, "I'm a person with a natural sense of smell for games, and sometimes it's hard to say why I signed it." ”

But well......

Hirokashi Hattori thought that Diablo could achieve such good results, and I am afraid it had little to do with Pokeni itself.

It's because—

He threw the game cartridge in the trash.

Thinking of this, Hiroyuki Hattori looked down at his palm.

My hands!

Have the super ability to control the life and death of the game!

That's weird!

Although there is this idea in the subconscious, and the neon people are really superstitious, Hiroyuki Hattori has not been able to get to where he is today because of luck.

Reason eventually triumphed over superstition.

Hattori Yuyuki smiled bitterly, and had to admit that this guy Qing Zhiyuan has two brushes.

……

"Huh, what happened to pokeni from galgame to ARPG?" Shigeru Kobayashi, the president of Bluvens, couldn't see through Poknei's operation at all.

galgame is a beautiful girl love game.,Before, P Society also took a beautiful and fresh path.,When it comes to Diablo.,There's a 180-degree change in style.。

It's like this person has always been a beautiful lady before, but one day he suddenly couldn't figure it out, so he shaved his head and began to wear cyberpunk clothes full of rivets, which is completely unacceptable, okay?

What's more, it hasn't been long since Shigeru Kobayashi stepped into the game industry, and he really doesn't understand what kind of company Pokeni is.

Qing Zhiyuan, the president, is even more confusing.

But the results can be understood.

Since Takaya Mizutani left Pokeni, the company's results have been getting better day by day.

Each game has its own characteristics, whether it is galgame or ARPG to the present, it can become a very classic game.

The sales volume is really eye-catching.

So—

Qing Zhiyuan is not as unbearable as Mizutani described, what is the so-called [original painting background, I don't know the game at all] [Qing Zhiyuan will definitely lead pokeni astray]

It's all a lie told by Takaya Mizutani.

If you have to say it, Shigeru Kobayashi thinks that Mizutani is the wreck.

It's clear that this person doesn't understand games, but he still has to throw the sin on someone else's head.

Until now, Shigeru Kobayashi regrets more and more that he has dug Takashi Mizutani into his banner.

Although Mizutani has been transferred to the Philippines, since Mizutani came to Bruvens, the company's performance and business situation have also deteriorated.

Ay.

As soon as he thought of this, Shigeru Kobayashi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

……

Peers in the gaming industry also expressed great shock when they saw Diablo.

"So the game can still do this, this game is too clever in design, right?"

"I still haven't figured out the mechanics and numerical composition of the game, but my gut tells me that the dark game system will definitely bring a huge change to the game industry."

……

Diablo, players may not feel it so obviously, but people in the industry know it as soon as they play it, this game is simply full of treasures, whether it is in the numerical system, or system design, even in combat and AI, it is a huge wealth.

It's not an exaggeration to say it's a textbook game.

Its emergence will greatly disrupt the current turn-based RPG market.

Or even to usher in a new era.

……

Meanwhile.

Tokyo.

Ren Heaven Headquarters.

Smack.

President Hiroshi Yamauchi finished reading the latest issue of Famitsu and threw it directly on the table.

There was a wave of indignation in his eyes.

This startled Satoshi Iwata next to him, and when he looked up, he saw that the old man's face was not very happy.

"The editors of Farmiton are becoming more and more discerning." Hiroshi Yamauchi let out a cold snort, "What are the games that have been selected for the Platinum Palace this time?" Especially this one, called "Diablo", has a strange art style, and it is not a game that brings joy to children at all.

was praised to the sky like this, and was still selected for the Platinum Palace, I really doubt that they have received money from others. ”

That being said, Hiroshi Yamauchi and Satoshi Iwata know very well in their hearts-

Famitong was originally the back garden of Ren Heaven, and it was impossible for such a thing to say that he would collect money to enter the Platinum Palace.

Satoshi Iwata walked over, picked up the magazine, and read it for a while.

I couldn't help but laugh in my heart-

After doing it for a long time, it turned out that the president was just a company that couldn't get used to game development.

Ever since Qing Zhiyuan cursed President Yamauchi in front of him [You must live a long life, and you will pay it back in the future], this old man has treated P Society as a thorn in the flesh.

In particular, this company has also come together with Sega and Sony to develop new handhelds, which is simply making the old man angry.

If it were my own, I don't know if I would be able to look at the games released by Pokeni objectively and neutrally.

"Indeed," Iwata Satoshi followed his words, "the style of the game is really not at all likable, the graphics are dark, and the sense of fear is too strong. ”

It's not a game that brings joy to children, and Satoshi Iwata agrees.

But if it's not a good game, it's hard to say.

From the very beginning, this game is not for children, and its target audience is exactly the same as Sega-

They are all aimed at young and mature people, providing them with more stimulation and is not the same as ordinary life experience.

It is these differences that have allowed Pokeni to get to where it is today.

If they were to face Rentendo head-on, Satoshi Iwata believed that no company in the world would be their opponent.

In a sense, he trusts the judgments of the Famitong editors.

Famitsu is very strict about the evaluation of games, which is the fundamental reason why they can become the No1 game magazine in the minds of players.

After reading it carefully, Satoshi Iwata probably understood why.

If it's true that as described in this magazine, Diablo is a really fun game.

……

Of course, people's evaluations of Diablo aren't all positive.

In the player survey, there are still many people who give their doubts and describe the shortcomings of the game.

[I haven't played the Diablo game, I've heard it, and I have a lot of friends around me who like to play games.

But,I'm the kind of player who is the first to see.,I really like the game style of the P Society.,Especially the Onmyoji.,That kind of beautiful and moving.,Fresh and healing feeling.。

The first time I saw Dark, I knew this game wasn't for me.

Because the picture is so dark, and it is supposed to tell the story of demons and humans in the West, I don't have much interest in any of that. 】

[Diablo is a good game, yes, the picture is very dark and the atmosphere is oppressive, of course, there is nothing wrong with these, because the immersion is brought through these details.

It's just that I don't like the style of the game very much.,It's a little too realistic.,I prefer the Japanese comic style.。 】

[The game is too difficult, the first time I got started, I don't know how many times I died in the dungeon. Once I opened the box, it turned out to be a trap lightning, and I was electrocuted by most of my blood, not to mention, and was killed by a monster squatting in the corner.

I was very uncomfortable and depressed, and if it weren't for my friends saying that this game was fun, I wouldn't have been able to hold on at all. 】

[This game is good at everything, but it's too easy to die, causing me to have a delusion-

Who is the monster?

I'm obviously a big hero and savior who came to save the world, but it's easy to be killed by mobs.

If you don't notice an archer from a corner or from the yin and yang, you can die.

Seriously, the whole time I played the game, I was scared.

If you have a little heart disease or high blood pressure, you really can't play this game. 】

Qing Zhiyuan frowned as he flipped through the questionnaire.

No wonder only 120,000 copies were sold.

"Hmm. This sales are too dismal, right? "Qingzhi comes from talking to himself.

There was a shocked and contemptuous look from the side of the little HR.

"President! With 120,000 copies in two weeks, aren't you satisfied? ”

"Of course not." Qing Zhiyuan frowned, "How can you be satisfied?" You know, this is Diablo! ”

Diablo should hit millions of sales, right?

How can a great work that created the real-time era with first-class gameplay, first-class story, and first-class experience only sell 120,000 copies?!

Floated, floated.

The president was completely floating.

Akane Ayase covered her forehead, eager to slap him twice in the face and make the guy sober up a bit.

It's a pity that she doesn't have the guts.

"President, I'm sure the next game will definitely be better," Akane Ayase said, clenching her fists and encouraging with a smile, "Now everyone is getting more and more confident, and the game is getting better and better."

Breaking through a million is a matter of time.

Maybe it's next. ”

What's next?

Akane Ayase frowned.

I thought about it for two seconds.

Oh yes, "The Man of Reverse Degree" led by Wada

Oops, there's a bad feeling.

This guy Wada seems to be going farther and farther on the road of [Depression], and Akane Ayase cried a lot after reading the script.

"I see!"

At this moment, Seijiwon's voice startled Akane Ayase.

A very important thing suddenly occurred to him.

……

"Huh? Do you have a full English version? ”

When the main program Chi Xijian heard Qing Zhiyuan's words, he was stunned at first, but he quickly figured out the key to the problem.

"yes, I just said something wasn't quite right, we seemed to have chosen the wrong track." Ken Akanishi said.

If "Diablo" is released to Europe and the United States, maybe there will be a bigger breakthrough.

"Well, strategically, it's definitely not enough to only send neon domestically." "In terms of game style and subject matter, this game is more suitable for players in the Omi region. ”

Whether it is the theme of the game itself, or the Diablo production team in the previous life, they are all in the Omi region, and they will naturally be better at controlling the psychology of local players.

The main reason why Diablo has come out of the circle and become a world-class game is because of its excellent gameplay.

But in essence, it is certainly more suitable for the West.

And—

What's more critical is that now Sega is in the European and American markets, and MD's host share is faintly surpassing that of Renten, so far, there are almost more than 16 million units.

This market is significantly larger than Neon domestic.

If Diablo is released well, it may not be able to drive the number of MDs to grow.

Hayakuo Nakayama's side will definitely be happy with Qing Zhiyuan's proposal.

"It's almost the Chinese New Year," Ken Akanishi asked cautiously, "Are you going to start making it now?" ”

"It's not too late to do it." Qing Zhiyuan said, "It's okay, just follow the normal work schedule, and then send it to Europe and the United States after the year." ”

……

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The 10,000-word update is complete.

See you tomorrow.

(End of chapter)