Almighty Game Designer Chapter 625: On sale!
On February 2nd, "Prototype" was officially released!
After several days of trial play and warm-up, the popularity of "Prototype" can be said to be instantaneous, thanks to the characteristics of this game and Chen Mo's vigorous publicity.
On major video sites, "Prototype" has become a popular material in the VR game zone, and a large number of weekly plot introduction videos have appeared; on various live broadcast platforms, many "League of Legends" and "Overwatch" And the anchors of single-player games are also looking forward to the release of this game; and on Weibo, #welcome to food chain top# has become a hot topic!
There are many UP masters on the video website who have made mixed shots of the protagonist Alex of "Prototype", and they have also received a high volume of views.
Although many UP hosts and anchors have experienced this game in Chen Mo's experience store, and a lot of video materials have been streamed to the Internet, this does not affect the players' enthusiasm for this game.
The reason is very simple. After all, watching others play is not as good as playing by yourself!
For games like "Dark Souls", many players will choose video clearance, because it is too difficult to play by themselves, they are likely to insist on clearing the level for less than a week and throw it aside; but "Prototype" does not Similarly, this game can abuse monsters no matter who gets started, there is no threshold at all!
Moreover, the players also felt very itchy to see that the anchors could fly over the building and change into various forms to kill enemies at will, because they knew that these cool actions do not require any high-end operations at all, they are personal Can be used.
What's more, the experience in VR mode is completely different from watching on video!
Many players look forward to it after watching the demo video. If they climbed the wall like this in VR mode, what kind of feeling would it have? Isn't it cool?
What's more, the pricing of "Prototype" is very cheap in VR games. Players have said that we are very popular!
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Imperial Capital, at the door of Coolle Internet Cafe.
Kule Internet Cafe is a well-known chain of VR Internet cafes in China. Its scale covers major first- and second-tier cities. The environment is better, the VR game cabin is relatively high, and the price is affordable, so it is very popular among players. .
Currently, VR Internet cafes are still relatively popular, because many people can’t afford a VR game pod. It’s a good deal to spend two to three hundred yuan in VR Internet cafes to experience the latest VR games. .
Several players made an appointment to come to the door of Cool Music Internet Cafe again.
The consumption of VR Internet cafes is relatively high. Like Coolle Internet Cafes, the consumption of ordinary VR game cabins in Internet cafes with relatively affordable prices is 60 yuan/hour, and four hours a day is more than 200 yuan. Going out, so these players can't be here every day.
However, it is also a good choice for many players to play online in a VR Internet cafe on weekends.
"Huh? How come there is a new banner? "Prototype" cooperative Internet cafe?"
"Fuck? Really? Isn't that Chen Mo's new game?"
Several young people came forward very curiously and saw the banners and signs at the entrance of the store, which clearly read: "This store can experience Chen Mo's new game "Prototype", no need to buy!"
"Can you play "Prototype" directly? Fuck, let's not play "Overwatch" today, and play "Prototype"!"
"Why? I still want to show off my Genji!"
"What do you show Genji! Haven't you watched "Prototype" have been screened online recently? This game is much cooler than your Genji!"
"Really? How cool is it?"
"Hehehe, you'll know it when you go in and play, it's beyond your imagination! Hurry up, go in and ask the boss, isn't this game for 998, can you experience it directly in an Internet cafe? What is this with the developer? Did you cooperate?"
Several young people came to the front desk of Coolle Internet Cafe and asked the pretty young lady at the front desk while swiping their ID card: "Is the Internet cafe able to play "Prototype"? Really?"
Miss Sister smiled and nodded: "Yes, because our Internet cafes and Thunder Mutual Entertainment have a cooperative relationship. We bought a lot of Internet cafe versions of "Prototype". You can go to several VRs over there. Experience in the game cabin, but the price is 100 yuan/hour."
A player asked: "Can all the content of this game be played, or is it only for the previous part?"
Miss sister replied: "All content can be played, and the fee is charged by time."
"NICE!" Several young people eagerly swiped their ID cards, and each occupied a VR game pod.
Some VR game companies have engaged in similar cooperation activities before, but they basically limit the content of the game. That is to say, you can experience it directly in the early trial stage, but as the game progresses to a certain degree, The game must be paid for.
These demo games are provided by game companies to VR Internet cafes for free, in order to allow players to experience the beginning of a game and be attracted to pay later.
Currently, players who go to VR Internet cafes mainly play large-scale online games~IndoMTL.com~For example, "The Oracle of the Moon". The threshold fee is very low, and the main source of income is additional value-added services.
Many players have been pitted by these "experience games". Some stand-alone games are hanged in VR Internet cafes under the banner of "experience". The beginning of the game is very good, and you can't play half of it. You must pay for it. .
It stands to reason that this charging strategy is reasonable, but the problem is that no one wants to buy it!
And "Prototype" adopts a different strategy, which is equivalent to passing the risk to the VR Internet cafe, so for the players, this charging strategy is much more friendly.
In fact, this strategy is nothing new. Other developers have thought of it for a long time, but the reason why it has not become popular is that these games do not have the characteristics of "Prototype", and on the other hand, they do not have Chen Mo. Word of mouth!
Because many of Chen Mo's classic games are there, and almost every one has achieved certain success, these VR Internet cafe owners can safely cooperate with Thunder Mutual Entertainment and purchase a large number of "Prototype" Internet cafe version without worrying about losing money.
Soon, several young people turned on the voice in the VR game cabin to share their gaming experiences with each other.
"Fuck, this film CG is experienced in the VR game cabin. It's cool! It feels like Alex is jumping from in front of me, so exciting!"
"Wow, this time in Times Square is the same as on the video! And I just learned by myself that the VR mode and watching videos are really worlds apart!"
"Fuck, I'm running on the building! Climb all kinds of buildings casually! A little fear of heights, I fell down!"
"Tank helicopters are all scum! Strong invincible!"
"Nima, can this game pass the trial? This is a domestic game, you dare to believe it!"