Chapter 94: Handing over control to the player (ask for the first order)
Indie Games Festival.
It lasted a week before it came to a successful conclusion.
With the end of the event, those games that have received good feedback have gradually emerged and appeared in the field of vision of players.
More than half of the most popular games are made by independent gamers, and they have been widely praised by players.
Of course.
"Human Beings Are Defeated" produced by Hong Huang is also among them.
Stand out from the crowd of studio work.
But the veteran employees who were in charge of making this game were very happy.
Morning.
Under the auspices of Lao Song, they gathered in the conference room to make a final decision.
"What to do, I'm a little nervous."
"I don't know who made the most popular levels."
"I'm nervous, too, but let's say it first, fair competition, no one who is not selected should not be in a hurry."
"It's a must, the skills are not as good as others, it's a big deal to go back to practice."
"Our group is estimated to be hanging, which of you chooses to remember to have a treat."
"Yes!"
In the midst of the nervous discussion of the employees, the door of the conference room opened, and Chen Lin and Lao Song Lao Li walked in from outside.
Seeing the information they were holding, everyone suddenly froze and fell silent in an instant.
"Okay, this time the team leader selection, I invited Mr. Chen to come over as a witness, and they all sat down."
Lao Song coughed lightly twice, came to the stage and started the meeting directly.
And on the big screen behind him, the game data just now lit up.
You can see it.
In the past week alone, more than half a million players have played Humanity Defeated.
Although it was a free trial, it still exceeded their initial expectations.
The most playable level is 71% exaggerated, developed by one of the oldest groups who are very familiar with the game market.
Seeing that the level ranked first was designed by his own team, the old employee was immediately excited, and others also cast envious glances.
As expected.
Under Lao Song's loud reading, the veteran employee became the leader of the first group and stood up in a congratulatory voice.
Then, the leaders of the second, third, and fourth groups were also determined one after another.
It's all screened out according to the results of this game and the comprehensive performance on weekdays.
"Okay, that's all for today's meeting, and then I'll arrange work with you alone."
"Don't be discouraged if you don't choose anything else, when the studio develops in the future, there will be opportunities for you."
Hearing Lao Song's words, the eyes of those employees who were a little disappointed that they were not selected also rekindled the flames.
yes, that's just the beginning.
In the future, when the studio develops, there will only be more and more positions, and there are opportunities waiting for them!
"Then Mr. Chen, let's go back first."
After saying a word to Chen Lin, everyone withdrew from the conference room and began to go back to do the work of establishing the group in advance.
When they all left, Lao Song turned his head to look at Chen Lin, and his face became solemn.
"Something's wrong?"
Chen Lin knew him best, and couldn't help asking.
Lao Li on the side looked at it curiously.
"Well, a little trouble." Lao Song nodded, "According to what you said, as soon as the event is over, I will contact those indie game authors with good results and invite them to join the wilderness, but they are all preempted by other manufacturers." ”
"Is it moving so fast?"
Chen Lin crossed his hands to support his chin, and his face was groaning.
In addition to screening team leaders, another purpose of letting employees participate in the indie game festival this time is to show their strength in front of those indie game authors and better attract them.
After all, they have just started, and what they lack most is production talents, and it takes a long time to train newcomers.
And this indie game event.
It is also those independent authors who show themselves on the stage, and want to get offers from major domestic manufacturers.
"It seems that other manufacturers think the same way as us, is it because they are paid more than us?"
"Not really." Old Song shook his head.
"What's that? The salary we open is not lower than that of those big factories. Lao Li's face was full of incomprehension.
Lao Song glanced at him and said, "It's volume." ”
"Those independent authors value the size of a company more, and I have talked to several before about it, and they all think that the scale of our studio is too small, and they will consider what they say, so they switched to other big companies the next day."
"We don't dislike them, they still dislike our small size??" Lao Li couldn't sit still now, and his temper immediately came up.
Truly.
Although they are not the number one in China, they have also released a few popular games, which are not comparable to ordinary studios and small factories.
It's all disgusted, and it's really out of the ordinary.
"This can't be helped, after all, when the treatment is not too much, most people still prefer well-known big factories." Lao Song said helplessly.
"And that's not the main thing, there is also this reason why those independent authors choose big factories."
As he spoke, he picked up the tablet, opened the page, and handed it over.
Chen Lin and Lao Li looked at the computer and found that it was the game review of this independent game festival.
[Professional evaluation (average): This game is really good, and it is a fun choice worth playing with friends, but there is a huge flaw, there are too few levels! It's easy to get bored with repetitive content. 】
[Watermelon evaluation (general): It can be seen that the collision of objects and the design have taken a lot of thought, but there are indeed too many bugs, not like a game made by a well-known studio, outsourcing? 】
[Old man Wu's evaluation (poor): Jumping blocks, climbing walls, moving things, coming and going on this point, graduates do better than this! 】
"How are these guys squirting manure all over their mouths!"
Lao Li glared angrily, although this game was not his responsibility, but except for the unusual style of painting, he tried his best to do a good job in other aspects.
And anyone with a discerning eye can see the popularity of this game in the indie games festival, is this a bad game that can achieve?
These people are simply talking nonsense with their eyes open!
"Okay, it's just business competition, it's not like you haven't seen it."
Chen Lin's expression remained unchanged, and he could see the nature of these comments at a glance.
It doesn't matter if it's a peer smear or a genuine review, the result is the same.
That's the initial impression that ordinary players have of this game.
When men and women fall in love, they say that first impressions are important.
And how much more is it a click-and-play game?
Now what they have to do is erase the impact of these negative comments.
"So what are we going to do? These comments are official to the public and we do not have the right to delete them. Old Song asked.
"It's simple." Chen Lin smiled slightly.
"Didn't they say that our games have little content and are low to play? Then we'll put the control in the hands of the players and let them make the game themselves! ”
(End of chapter)