Say Yes To Making Bad Games, What the Hell is Titanfall? Chapter 221

  Chapter 221 You may earn blood, but I will never lose money

plant! Zombies! Sub supply!

  The members of Steel Chain Finger are a bit confused.

  Because these three words are familiar to each of them individually, but together they look strange!

   Plants and Zombies? Subcontractors and Zombies?

  Maybe only child supply and plants can be slightly related!

   "Uh... this... um..."

   Sato was hesitant to speak but stopped, and he stopped talking and wanted to speak. For a while, he didn't seem to know what to say.

   It was Yuki who tidied up his messy thoughts and said hesitantly:

   "So... we are going to use these cartoon plants to resist the zombie invasion?"

   "Yes," Gu Sheng nodded, "Do you have any questions?"

ah?

   Questions?

  You actually asked if we have any questions?

  We not only have doubts, our doubts are which ones to start with!

   This game is full of slots everywhere!

   Let's talk about the painting style first!

  Today's tower defense game style, nothing more than two kinds!

  Or like defending a radish, take the cute route.

   Or take the cool route like guarding the throne.

  Which one is this?

  Cool is definitely irrelevant, this style of painting is not cool at all.

  Cute? It's not cute either.

  Except for the sunflower that looks quite friendly, the other plants and even the zombies are full of great intelligence from top to bottom!

  Funny cartoon style.

  As Yuki who is mainly in charge of art, he can only define Plants vs. Zombies in this way.

and!

  Even if it is a game for all ages, the use of such a style of painting is neither male nor female, nor old or young, which is very beneficial to the popularization of the game.

   But your gameplay is a bit strange, right?

  A 5x9 plot, on which plants can be planted in every square.

  The zombies will invade from the right side of the screen, stepping across the 5x9 plot, and marching in a straight line.

   That is to say!

   Zombies can eat plants!

  Monster kills the defense tower? !

  Brother, do you want to investigate the current tower defense game market a little bit?

  伱 Let's see which game defense tower will be demolished?

  Historically, unless the player chooses to dismantle it, once the defense tower is built, it will not be destroyed!

  But now, in our game, not only the target is not safe, but even the defense tower is not safe anymore!

  Thinking that the defense towers you worked so hard to build will be eaten, a sense of frustration will arise spontaneously!

  The painting style does not fit the market, the game level is single, and the negative feedback of frustration may occur at any time!

  Is this game... really working?

  After listening to everyone's euphemistic but 'straight to the point' questions.

  Even Shen Miaomiao couldn't help being shaken and doubted in her heart.

  Will Lao Gu do too much work?

   This kind of tower defense game, let alone her, even the veterans of Steel Chain Finger, have never heard of it or seen it.

   But think again!

   It doesn't matter!

   Anyway, this is just a main project game!

   She can start sub-projects if she earns money, and she can get rebates if she loses money.

  What is there to worry about?

  Think of it!

  Shen Miaomiao waved her small hand: "I trust Director Gu's market sense!"

   Heard the words.

  The members of Steel Chain Finger were also taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

yes!

  This is a project proposed by director Sam himself.

  How did they put the cart before the horse.

   In the past, there were games of this kind of weird type, and Golden Wind was not new.

  Has there been a 'vampire like' before?

   Was there a 'Second Generation FPS' before?

   Has 'Psychological Horror' existed before?

   Has 'cinematic co-op' ever existed?

nothing!

   It's not like the Golden Wind made them one by one!

   Director Gu Sheng didn't introduce them one by one!

  So, playing games in Wind of Gold, there is no other creed—

   Only trust! !

  Trust Mr. Gu! !

  《Lead the Sea! Golden Wind confirms to participate in this art travel plan! "

  《A surprise mini-game every year! What kind of mini-games will Wind of Gold bring this time? "

  《Steel Chain Fingers for the first time! Will the all-neon lineup be unacceptable? "

   The third mini-game of "Golden Wind" is under development! Expected to be available at the end of this month! "

  Following the joint announcement of Golden Wind and Yiyou, the cooperation of the "Mini Game Going to Sea Plan" was confirmed.

   Various media have also launched reports on this matter.

   The popularity of the news is far less sensational than when GDC won the award.

   But after all, it is a game of Golden Wind, and the degree of discussion is not low—

  'It belongs to the small game festival nail household (dog head)'

  'A small game every year, I think it's very good, let's adjust the taste'

  'Xiao Huang's mini-games have something to say. The mini-game festivals in the past two years were all the best of the best. Now I'm still playing vampires'

   'I don't know what surprise this time will bring'

  'The flagship of the sea plan, it's probably not bad'

  'Thanks for the steel chain fingers! Filled in the gap period of "Get Out"! Hope the mini game doesn't disappoint! '

  'Actually, I'm still looking forward to "Escape from the Sky". Why can't the steel chain fingers be incorporated into the gold experience for the time being? Speed ​​up the progress or something”

  'I didn't go in, the steel chain finger was established after the development of other projects for a month and a half, joining rashly will only slow down the development progress'

  'Isn't this good? The two studios are running in parallel, and the single-core becomes dual-core, which effectively increases the release speed of the work'

  'My evaluation is not enough! I want to see octa core! Sixteen cores! '

  'Old thief: I think you just want my life! '

  'Hahahahaha, I'm afraid I'm going to exhaust the old thief...'

   Talk and laugh!

   Development of Plants vs. Zombies is in full swing.

  Every aspect is progressing smoothly.

  Only student Shen Miaomiao seems to have encountered a little problem—

   Rebate rate.

Yes.

  During the game development period, Shen Miaomiao had been considering whether or not to increase the rebates for this game and extend the time.

   If it is pulled high, how much should it be pulled.

   Although theoretically speaking, this small game is beneficial to her regardless of profit or loss.

but!

  Shen Miaomiao also wanted to expand her own interests as much as possible on a favorable basis!

   And the reason why she has such entanglement is because she can't predict the market response of this game.

   For her!

  A game is nothing more than two outcomes - loss and gain.

  If the game loses, the small treasury will make money; if the game makes money, the small treasury will lose.

  If "Plants vs. Zombies" is like "Escape", players expect the sound to be hot, and industry insiders will praise it!

  There is no doubt that it will be profitable in nine out of ten cases.

  Shen Miaomiao doesn't need to be entangled, just increase the magnification to 100, and use it as a magnification tool, don't even think about getting a rebate on this item.

  But the problem is!

  The popularity of "Plants vs. Zombies" is embarrassing right now.

   You say it is popular, it does not have as many players as expected in "Escape from the Sky", and it does not have the approval of many industry leaders.

  You say it's not popular, but it's getting a lot of discussion in the market thanks to the promotion of Yiyou and the company's reputation.

   And the evaluation in the industry is also average.

  At least the Steel Chain Finger members were not optimistic about this project at first.

  Whether it is the style of painting or the gameplay, it does not conform to the trend of today's market.

   Even say something bad.

  If this game was not produced by Gu Sheng, it is estimated that this game would never be approved for project approval.

   That is to say!

   "Plants vs. Zombies" may lose money.

  Considering this situation, how Shen Miaomiao determines the rebate rate of this receipt is very important!

  Looking at the documents that have not been locked yet—

  【Main Project: Plants vs. Zombies (Unlocked)】

  【Project investment amount: $1.15 million】

  【Project settlement time: 7 days (+0 days)】

  【Project rebate ratio: 10 times (+0 times)】

  【Current revenue amount: $00,000】

  【Estimated rebate amount: $11.5 million】

  【Remaining settlement time: waiting to open】

  Because it is a game going to sea, the standard currency for generating this document has also become a US dollar accordingly.

  Yes, this is a 'small game' worth 1.15 million knives, which is equivalent to about 8 million domestic currency.

   This was unimaginable before Wind of Gold.

To know!

   When they produced "Vampire Survivor" three years ago, the cost was only 200,000 yuan!

   Now, just three years have passed.

  When they participated in the Mini Game Festival as the flagship again, the game production cost has been raised to 8 million, a full 40 times increase.

   Such a terrifying cost explosion is due to Shen Miaomiao's long-standing outsourcing policy of "seeking the most expensive", as well as her continuous upgrade and adjustment of the salaries of the company's personnel.

   Now, the salaries of Golden Wind's internal staff have basically reached the domestic and even the first-tier level in Asia. The next step is to benchmark against Europe and the United States on the other side of the ocean.

   In terms of outsourcing, whether it is programming, art, or even music, they are looking for T1-level outsourcing teams at home and abroad to produce, and the price is high.

  Facts have proved that the high investment policy that Shen Miaomiao has always adhered to is also very correct.

  Because if the game is still produced according to the original specifications, judging from the current influence of Golden Wind, she should not be entangled, this game will undoubtedly make money.

  But now, with the increase in costs, the cost price is as high as 1.15 million knives, so she sees the hope of losing money within the specified time.

  The cost is 1.15 million knives, after deducting the commission, the total sales volume needs to reach about 1.54 million knives.

   According to their price of 2 knives per copy, the total sales of 1.54 million knives means that "Plants vs. Zombies" needs to sell 770,000 sets in a single week!

  Is there hope? Is there a loss?

   Of course there is!

  Although the previous "To the Moon" created a sales miracle of 1.7 million sets in a single week!

   But don't forget!

  This miracle was created with the blessing of many super BUFFs, such as the super publicity of Yiyou, the dedicated platform of China Entertainment, the bonus of public welfare attributes, and the official roll call!

   But now, "Plants vs. Zombies" has neither an official platform nor a public welfare bonus, and even the promotion of the art tour is not as strong as the charity week at that time.

   It is basically impossible to reproduce the miracle of going to the moon.

   Let alone 770,000 sets in a single week, 500,000 sets in a single week is already a sales miracle for a small game.

   After all, they sold more than 200,000 sets of "Overcooked Kitchen" in a single week last year.

  Even if you double the sales volume, 400,000 units are sold in a single week, and there is still nearly half of the gap between 770,000 units.

  Think of it!

  Shen Miaomiao nodded secretly.

   Slightly move the settlement time slider to change [Project settlement time] from [7 days (+0 days)] to [7 days (+5 days)]

   Correspondingly, it is naturally the [item rebate rate] item, which has changed from [10 times (+0 times)] to [10 times (+5 times)]

   A little more rebate is a little bit.

  Shen Miaomiao was very satisfied, and did not have much hope or psychological pressure.

after all!

   To her, this receipt is just a joke!

   It is good to lose money within 12 days! She can expand a small coffers by a small amount!

  You can make no loss within 12 days! She can use this as the main document to continue extending sub-items!

   In the true sense, "You may earn blood, but I will never lose money"! !

  The document is formed!

  The most stress-free order in history!

   LOCKED!

  【Main Project: Plants vs. Zombies】

  【Project investment amount: $1.15 million】

  【Project settlement time: 7 days (+5 days)】

  【Project rebate ratio: 10 times (+5 times)】

  【Current revenue amount: $00,000】

  【Estimated rebate amount: $17.25 million】

  【Remaining settlement time: 11 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds...】

  Last day of the month!

  Friday at eight o'clock!

  'Art Tour Mini Game Going to Sea Plan' is officially launched!

   This overseas plan will launch a total of ten excellent mini-games, which will be jointly organized by Yiyou, six PC game platforms in Asia, Europe, and America, and eight mobile game platforms.

  The scope basically covers most PC and mobile game users in the world.

  As the event went online, Shen Miaomiao also cut the fruit on time, hugged her own blanket and pulled Gu Sheng to sit on the sofa together.

   "Do you want to watch the live broadcast too?"

  Gu Sheng was a little dumbfounded:

   "This game has no ghosts, and it doesn't test any operations. It's still the type you handpicked. It's fine if you experience it yourself next time."

   Me next?

  Shen Miaomiao blew her mind!

   I won't let it go!

   I buy a copy of it and the total sales will be $2 more!

  This game has the potential to lose money!

  I don't want to make myself suffer and create burdens!

  I definitely have to buy it, but I have to wait seven days later!

   "Let's take a look first, this player also needs to check the quality of the game,"

  Shen Miaomiao pierced a piece of cantaloupe and put it in her mouth, then pierced another piece for Gu Sheng:

   "If it's not fun, wouldn't I be wasting my money!"

   "You don't trust me?"

  Gu Cheng pretended to be sad, and gave Shen Miaomiao a resentful look.

  Shen Miaomiao raised her eyebrows and looked at him:

   "Trust? Gu Sheng, how dare you say these two words to me? Huh?"

ah…

   Gu Sheng was shocked, and wisely chose to shut up.

  By the way, the last time little Nezha played escape, he said 'trust', and he said that he would be a loyal guard and guide little Nezha outside the somatosensory cabin.

   In fact, when the little Nezha was being chased to the ground, he was giggling outside the somatosensory cabin,

   As a result, he got a meal and got K.

   Come to think of it.

  Gu Sheng shrank his neck.

  Let's not talk about trust.

   At this time, a familiar voice sounded from the large projection screen:

   "Mao Ning, Mao Ning, come online and play games on time,"

   "Plants vs. Zombies... What kind of reputation is this?"

  PS: This chapter is coded on my stomach. If there is a typo, please correct it in time.

  Re-PS: ask for a monthly pass

  (end of this chapter)

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