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If there were some people who were a bit surprised at whether "Overwatch" would be successful at the beginning, then when the popularity of "Overwatch" is getting higher and higher day by day, everyone understands that Nebula Games has created another game. Blockbuster game.

And it's an FPS game that looks like a new road.

It's just that what most people in the industry feel a little bit is that Nebula Games is still not 'black' enough!

The profit of the skin of "Watching Pioneer" is still too conscientious.

It turned out to be the same as the current "League of Legends", all of which are a full set of skins. If they come, even if there are no in-app purchases, they can still play with the skins.

For example, clothes are separated from weapons, and by the way, hair is separated from facial modeling.

The weapon box of the sledgehammer, ordinary hammers, and the death sickle, are all up for you, and then various particle effects are full.

"Ningyun game is still strong! The number of "Overwatch" players worldwide seems to have exceeded 20 million, right?"

"I don't know, but it should be about the same. The key is that this game is really poisonous. Now my mind is full of voices like 'Going to the Lijiang Tower'."

"Originally, when "Call of Duty" came out, it just cut off a part of the FPS game market. Now that "Overwatch" is out again, as long as this momentum is maintained, even if the popularity drops in the future, it will still be at the top level. Now the domestic FPS game The game’s market feels like it’s already set.”

"But then it feels like there's going to be a lot of copycats of Overwatch."

"If it's "League of Legends", it's not surprising, but if it's "Overwatch", if someone really goes to copy it, then I'm really not optimistic."

"It's not good-looking +1, it's all free games, and "Overwatch" is not "League of Legends", as a combination of FPS and MOBA, let's not talk about hero skills, just shooting and action feel are not ordinary games Manufacturers can imitate."

"It's also Nebula Games who develop these games today. When developing the first generation of "Resident Evil", the actions and shooting feel of Nebula games are completely different from what they are now!"

"It's all made of money!"

Everyone is discussing in an industry forum where game designers gather.

There was also a sigh of relief.

Shooting feel, and action elements, even if Yang Chen checks these, they still test the team's ability.

The original team, also under the leadership of Yang Chen, made little progress from the earliest "Octopath Traveler" to the later "Escape".

If the original team came up with works such as "Call of Duty" or "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice", the essence of it will definitely not be reproduced.

Moreover, the earlier games were more slanted. For example, "Octopath Traveler" hit the nostalgic psychology of players, and "Escape" and "Resident Evil" were not purely games that let players experience action and shooting.

As long as the atmosphere is good enough and the story is well told, players will be able to buy it.

But if you know, you know. It is clear that "Overwatch" and "League of Legends" are not the same type of game, but there are still many game manufacturers and designers who are working overtime to release the design draft of similar games.

I didn't think about surpassing "Overwatch", I just wanted to take advantage of the popularity of "Overwatch" to be able to drink a sip of soup.

It doesn't matter if you can't eat meat, but if you can drink soup, that's success.

Wouldn't it be great to be a soup expert?

But this time, the three major players, such as NetDragon and Phoenix Games, did not move.

As for the fat meat of "Watching Pioneer", they naturally see it in their eyes. This kind of performance and data is still a pillar-level game project even if it is placed under the three major banners, not to mention the word-of-mouth of "Watching Pioneer" is good enough. .

And its performance is not only in the aspect of games, but more importantly in the aspect of IP.

Including aspects outside the game of "Overwatch", it has also attracted many players who do not play games to play roles in the game, and many people even entered the pit simply because of a certain character in "Overwatch".

A game always has its life cycle. Of course, if it is operated well, a game can last for several years, or even longer.

But an IP game that players can remember is an endless stream of Jinshan.

"Overwatch" does not seem to have this trend at present, but at least it has such a potential.

There is not much movement on Tenghua's side. Except for the latest open world 3A game that has already started warming up, the main resources are placed on mobile games.

Although there are very few classic games that can continue to be popular in mobile games, the money is not bad at all.

Including NetDragon and Phoenix games, the main output is also from mobile games.

On the contrary, Xingyun Games does not have much involvement in the mobile game industry. Although there were several works that tested the water before, including an otome-oriented game, they only became popular for a while.

Moreover, compared with the PC platform, mobile games have another fatal shortcoming, that is, channels.

The fast-paced mobile game field requires more channels than the PC platform.

This is obviously a relatively big problem for Nebula Games.

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In NetDragon's conference room, Ma Lei looked at the latest quarterly data and couldn't help feeling a little headache.

Compared with NetDragon's previous revenue from mobile games and online games, it has dropped considerably.

Especially for several of its classic games, there are basically situations where cutting leeks is not moving.

Unlike ordinary bosses, Ma Lei has a good understanding of games.

Several IP games, the mainstay of NetDragon's income, have basically entered the end of their life cycle. Simply put, the root of the leek is about to be cut.

"For the 3A project, don't pay too much attention to "Overwatch". Unlike "League of Legends", this game requires too much resources. We should focus on plan A. If it can be successful, we can be sure. A streamlined 3A game is feasible." Ma Lei looked at the people in the meeting room and quickly made a decision.

Not only NetDragon, but also Tenda and Phoenix Games, basically the same.

An ordinary original IP mobile game, or a well-known 3A masterpiece mobile game, if you don’t know the quality of the game, which one is better?

There is no doubt that it is the latter!

The failure of "Dragon and Phoenix Heroes" made Ma Lei see it clearly, so don't think about it so much for now.

Still focus on stability. According to the template of "Red Dead Redemption", even if it can't reach that height, as a good open world game, there should be no problem.

At that time, there will be a wave of mobile games and online games, and a wave of leeks will be harvested. Doesn't the financial report for the new quarter look better in an instant?

This is also a good explanation for investors.

It is impossible to brag to the outside world every time the financial report is not good, saying that this is an early bet on the AR or VR industry, all in order to seize the future market.