In fact, these peers guessed half right.

Pokeni's side is indeed due to the production schedule.,Some big works backlog that haven't been released.。

For example, the follow-up development content of Pokémon, two twin 3D multiplayer games, as well as a sequel to Pokémon Racing, and traditional Pokémon collection battles...... These are scheduled to be in the second half of 2001, and some games will not be available until 2002.

"Violet's Eternal Garden" and "Insect Master 2" should have taken over in the second half of last year if it weren't for Qing Zhiyuan's delay in the construction period, but now they have also been moved to the second half of 01.

There are many other ......

In short, it's hard to put into words.

However, part of it is also Pokeni's marketing strategy.

According to Qing Zhiyuan's words, this is called hunger marketing.

……

Just as everyone expected, the seemingly calm sea surface rolled up a huge storm.

The QTE part has been greatly reduced and is only used for special story missions.

The so-called QTE game is that in a specific part of the game, a specific key prompt will appear on the screen, and the corresponding handle button must be pressed according to the prompt within a few seconds, otherwise this paragraph will be judged as a failure.

Except for the launch, the port is basically free for players to move around.

As the more opponents are defeated, the more experience points the male protagonist accumulates, the higher the level will be, and the attributes will also be enhanced.

The sense of striking is also super strong, there is a feeling of punching to the flesh, and I am now completely addicted to the game, looking for people to fight whenever and wherever I want. ”

There are pedestrians on the road asking for help, and there are hidden masters waiting for you to discover.

"Hahaha, when it comes to fighting, do you dare to believe that a dock worker who is transporting goods at the port is actually a hidden kung fu master?

Find an old man in the park to fight, and the other party can beat you to a bruised nose and swollen face.

And on the main line, the male protagonist Ba Yue Liang lost his father since he was a child, and his father was the grandmaster of the Ba Yue School, but he was killed by the Blue Emperor, who led his four heavenly kings to attack Ba Yue Liu, and killed Ba Yue Liang's father.

In the game, Pokeni uses Yokosuka as the main reference object, creating a port modeled after reality.

In the first half of 2001, Pokeni was crazy.

This time, Pokeni feels that it is a step forward on the basis of The Witcher 2, making full use of the design of the entire three-dimensional space, not only combining the real geographical environment, but also allowing us to experience the fun of urban parkour.

Shenmue's game feels like it's been advertised for a long time, and Pokeni has been drawing this pie since '99, and Sega has done a good job.

It's a great game. ”

Well, the good thing is that the game is of high quality, which completely exceeded my expectations for it, and it was worth the wait. ”

These are all useful, occasionally stepping on a small wooden box to go up to the roof, and then there is a hole in the criss-crossing rooftop road.

From March, Pokeni carried out the promotion of the first game since 2001.

Therefore, Ba Yue Liang was bent on avenging his father, and in such a situation, he followed his uncle to practice, practice and master Ba Yue Liu.

After the end of the publicity period, "Shenmue" will be sold simultaneously around the world in April, and it can be downloaded not only through the Internet, but also through offline disc purchases to play the game.

"I didn't expect that after a few months, Pokeni's new game was finally released, and it was still the Shenmue that I had in mind!"

After Shenmue's transformation by Qing Zhiyuan, it is still very different from its previous life, and it is no longer a very pure QTE game.

"I, Ba Yue Liang, full of martial arts, hahaha."

The fight went smoothly, and it felt like seeing Jackie Chan performing.

"Shenmue, this game is simply awesome, right? Not only did I make a realistic Yokosuka port scene, but I also found that the game used the environmental factors to the extreme, whether it was the small wooden boxes that appeared in the game, the houses, the goods placed on the docks, and the cars running on the streets......

But it's also funny to say, the more you can't beat it, the more you want to give it a try.

The characters' movements and moves are even more extreme, and I haven't seen any other game of the same genre that can match it anyway. ”

As soon as the game came out, the enthusiasm of the players was ignited instantly.

It's as if the characters in the game come to life, have their own independent thoughts, and the whole world becomes real. ”

Shenmue.

"You know, Shenmue is developed with the most advanced Trailblazer engine, and after playing this game, I deeply appreciate the power of Sega DC.

In this large map, no matter where you are, you can talk freely and seek information from different NPCs, and you can also challenge them and even attack them without martial virtues to obtain their items, equipment and intelligence.

In the game, the hero's martial arts moves are also obtained through competition or cheats, and they can be continuously strengthened.

This feeling......

The revamped Shenmue is more like a combination of Grand Theft Auto and Simu, which not only emphasizes the sense of impact, but also provides players with a super high degree of freedom.

I remembered Shenmue when I made a stunning appearance at the E3 electronics show last year, and I thought I could play in the second half of the year, but I didn't expect this to be now.

Not only has the accuracy of the model been raised to a notch, closer to the real-life proportions and movements, but also the motion capture technology is also quite good.

And after triggering different dialogues, go back to the original guys from different factions, and you'll be surprised to find that their dialogues have changed.

Well, it's amazing.

"Really, I'm crying to death.

"Speaking of which, Shenmue's degree of freedom is really high, no character and NPC are superfluous, everyone has their own clues and information, such as dock workers are actually scattered into several different small groups, there are forces behind them, there are pure scattered people, and they are bullied.

This game has some points in everyone's hearts, and the name is called-

I'm really in a hurry.

Here, pokeni actually combines the design of the insect master on the NPC's AI, and expands it.

In the previous life, Shenmue itself had a similar trigger mechanism, each character has N more than one dialogue, and many dialogue triggers are preconditional, and there are even mutex events, which are also affected by the player's own behavior, once the mutex event is triggered, another dialogue and clues can no longer be obtained.

This set of mechanics is combined with the insect master's AI to reuse it (in fact, the planners set it through the behavior tree), and when the number of dialogue libraries reaches a certain richness, it will naturally give people the illusion that the character is alive.

However, this mechanism is still far from the real artificial intelligence, and the NPCs are actually unable to understand the meaning of the dialogue and make independent behavioral judgments, but only the different trigger responses of the program.

But in 2001, this set of mechanics was impressive enough.

It is equivalent to a dimensionality reduction strike, and to some extent, compared to the stereotypical NPCs shown in other games on the market, the characters in Shenmue are too real-life.

Therefore, players are all surprised when they play it.

"When I watched the trailer last year, I had a hunch that Shenmue must be a very powerful game, and when I actually played it, I realized that I still underestimated it.

The playability and richness of this game is really not comparable to other games, and there is so much content to be explored.

I feel that even if I have cleared the level once now, in terms of the amount of information, it is estimated that I have unlocked only 20% of it. ”

"I'm already looking forward to the next Shenmue 2.

I thought that the first part would be able to defeat the Blue Emperor and end up.,It turned out that it was only his small boss who was defeated.,It seems that Pokeni's planning in Shenmu is set according to the series.。

There's definitely more to come.

I was a little excited when I thought that Shenmue would become more and more powerful and of higher quality in the future. ”

……

"Shenmue" was a desperate gamble in the previous life of the game, and the last trump card is absolutely nothing to say on the screen, and even created a new era of picture quality, high-precision character modeling, the sense of picture and action of the process, plus rich scenes and NPC settings, all make Shenmue occupy a place in the history of the game.

The only regret is that Sega was too eager to achieve success back then, and did not grasp the gameplay well, resulting in this game being a bit flashy and not very playable.

But in this life, after the transformation of Qing Zhiyuan, he successfully made up for this shortcoming.

Not only does it have a super high texture, a painting style with strong own characteristics, coupled with the technology of crushing the times, as well as high exploration and playability, the current "Shenmue" has successfully transformed into a trump card in the hands of Qing Zhiyuan.

Especially after starving the players for months, the hungry guys pounced on a game like Shenmue and feasted on it.

The popularity of Shenmue continued to grow, surpassing 1 million copies worldwide in just one week.

By the end of the first month, Shenmue's total sales had reached a staggering 5 million copies, far exceeding the expectations of Operations Director Kazuma Takahashi.

If this continues, it will be a matter of time before it exceeds 10 million copies, and it may be completed within this year.

……

At the same time, in the Omega region, another heavyweight product of Pokeni -

Warcraft 3 is also officially on sale.

Warcraft 3 in this life has made great progress in terms of graphics quality and programming, providing players with a more comfortable visual experience.

At the same time, Warcraft 3, as the leader of real-time strategy games, immediately set off an RTS frenzy in the market as soon as it was released.

The addition of the Night Elves and the Undead makes the game much more replayable and makes the game more colorful.

In terms of real-time strategy games, Warcraft is a unique existence, with many content and gameplay innovations that other games do not have......

The tactics and strategies of the battle are all changing rapidly, and each race has its own very strong characteristics, but it is in a dynamic balance:

No one race is the only one, and different races have different advantages at different stages.

Orcs, for example, are known for their rough skin and thick flesh, and their individual combat effectiveness is strong.

And the post-science and technology of mankind are powerful......

Officially, different growth curves reflect the value of different periods, and players need to focus on their own racial characteristics and respond to the strategic changes of their opponents.

As soon as such a game came out, it was undoubtedly loved by players, especially those who like to fight against operators.

In addition, the Dandelion game platform also provides a remote online function, players can easily find their teammates on the network to fight, so as to enjoy the endless fun of fighting with others.

"It's too top, "Warcraft 3", I didn't expect Blizzard to not jump the ticket this time, Pokeni's acquisition of them seems to be beneficial."

"Just kidding, P Company's technology is far ahead in the world, and the Blizzard team doesn't feel weak in design, so with the blessing of P Company, it will naturally do it quickly and well."

"I just bought Warcraft 3 last week, and now I just want to play games in my dorm every day.

And when you fight against each other, you will find that time flies so fast.

As soon as I turn on the computer in the morning, it's already evening in the blink of an eye. ”

"The game is actually quite good, the only drawback is that you can't play it with a controller, because there are too many and complicated units to operate."

"It's true that the difficulty of the game is quite high, anyway, I have a lot of friends who can't play real-time strategy games, and it's okay to fight battles or something."

This game is more than just online battles that keep players hooked.

And there is also a colorful and epic campaign mode.

The plot of Warcraft is not only used to familiarize yourself with the class, it really carries Blizzard's vision of telling the story well.

And the plot of Warcraft 3 has played a role in paving the way for the follow-up World of Warcraft, and the outline is leading, so that the depth of World of Warcraft has a basic space to play. You can also see the United Tribes of the Shaman World in the Dao World, in order to deal with the threat in the prophecy.

Therefore, in the very beginning of the production of the game, Qing Zhiyuan put forward very high requirements for the campaign plot, which was also to pave the way for the future development of "World of Warcraft".

However, as players say, games like Warcraft 3 can only rely on keyboard and mouse to operate, and it is unlikely that you want to combine the controller to play on DC.

That is to say, only half of the pokeni resources and advantages can be used, which is brought by the dandelion game platform, but the role of the game console DC has not been brought into play.

In addition, the game is relatively difficult to get started, so the global sales of "Warcraft 3" are discounted on the basis of Shenmue.

At the end of the first month, just over 2 million copies were sold.

But this is already the top existence in the industry, Qing Zhiyuan is not worried at all, with the continuous advancement of time in the future and the holding of future events, the charm of real-time strategy games, or competitive games, will gradually be displayed, and slowly develop into the mainstream.

This is the inevitability of the times.

……

See real results.

Kazuma Takahashi, the operations director of P Company, couldn't help but gasp.

Hunger marketing.

Terrifying!

…… (End of chapter)