Number One Game Designer

What kind of game is Left 4 Dead? For this problem, Fang Xi had a clear goal from the beginning.

The original version of Resident Evil was released by Capcom in 1996. The platform for the hairstyle was the Sega Saturn game console. Limited by the era at that time, Resident Evil could only focus on plots and puzzle-solving adventures. V’s Left 4 Dead came much later. At that time, various software and hardware environments were fully mature for FPS games, so don’t ask about the type of Left 4 Dead, just ask about social security.

Fang Xi doesn't want to make a game of fancy tricks and zombie hide-and-seek, which is very unfriendly to players who are looking for a sense of excitement, but at the same time, he doesn't want to make a game of brainless social security. If that's the case, why doesn't he make a DOOM? ? So he adopted the third idea for this game, that is, MMORPG+FPS. Speaking of which, some friends may remember that the Borderlands that Fang Xi sold to Sorrento is also of the same type.

Fucked Sorrento? That is of course, but Fang Xi has no psychological burden. When he sold it to him, he didn't say that he would not know how to use this setting. Moreover, in my opinion, there is no problem with selling Left 4 Dead in the North American market just by relying on its unique style of painting. Does it collide with my own Left 4 Left? It can only be blamed on him for being slow, and President Fang can't help it.

Therefore, in the plot, the entire Raccoon City was made into a sandbox by Fang Xi. There are quite a few survivors scattered throughout the Raccoon City. Each survivor has his own story and appeal (mission). Players are looking for their daughters. You can also stop and help these poor strangers in exchange for ammunition, food, and even follow.

Players’ friends on the Honghu platform can also join in and play the game together. Whether it’s side missions or main storylines, the progress rewards can be shared. Isn’t that familiar? That's right, Fang Xi also referred to the sandbox world similar to The Witcher 3. In short, Raccoon City is a free world for players, and Fang Xi puts the right of choice in the players' hands.

The online mode that Fang Xi mentioned is not limited to this mode. There is a special online mode on the main interface. Players need to collect supplies in Raccoon City, and jointly build a bunker to resist the impact of zombies. There will be more and more zombies. Players Survival will become increasingly difficult. The initial test version temporarily only supports up to 32 players to build a fort together online, so stay tuned for more features.

For these contents, the players' first reaction is: "Fuck, this is too conscientious!"

The anchors' reaction was: "Fuck, this is too suitable for live broadcast!"

The reaction of the industry was: "Fuck, are you still giving us a way out of Hongyi?"

For example, Ah Feng’s blowing comparison with the audience during the live broadcast:

"When I received Hongyi's advertisement back then, it was against my conscience, don't you know that against my conscience?"

"It's just that I thought about it so that I could have an extra bite of food, so I gave this Hongyi a blow."

"As a result, Hong Yi doesn't play cards according to the routine, you know. Their publicity was that the main plot of the game is about 27 hours."

"What does this mean? This means that normal big guys who go to work and school can basically pass the level by playing this game in a week."

"In the end, you Hongyi Hongyi actually did such a thing that murdered everyone's lives!"

"You wrote the main plot for 27 hours, but you didn't write this densely packed branch plot, it would take at least 27 hours!"

"Not to mention this seemingly incomplete multiplayer fortress mode, it will take at least 30 hours just to watch these contents."

"So let me do the math for you, this game is basically a 3-in-1 game with a main line, a branch line, and an online mode for the money spent on the main line!"

"We have made a lot of money. Hongyi is already losing money and is about to go bankrupt. Don't say anything else. My Honghu ID is on it. If you are interested in multiplayer mode, remember to add me as a friend."

"Before yesterday, I thought that playing Hongyi was out of conscience for the sake of money. Today I feel that if I don't blow Hongyi, my conscience will feel bad.

Difficulty sleeping and eating! "

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"Now we are ready to fight zombies!"

However, the major game companies in the industry are struggling. Hongyi’s Road to Survival can be regarded as a massive amount of content. How about the final price? It's only 148 yuan, which is basically an absolute fortune for major game companies.

Before Hongyi, the basic prices of major companies for such large-scale games fluctuated around 280. As a result, Hongyi doesn’t care about your market understanding, and directly and neatly lowered it by 100 yuan, and the game content has increased by 300 yuan. times, the players must vote for Hongyi with their feet.

More importantly, in the foreseeable future, players will become more and more strict with other game companies:

"You sell more than 200 for such a little content? Look at Hongyi's way of survival, the content is three times as much as yours, and the price is only half of yours, black heart company!"

How to play in this situation?

In Hong Yi's office, Lu Wanqi also asked Fang Xi the same question:

"It's easy for us to be isolated by all other game companies in this direct price war."

Fang Xi shrugged indifferently:

"We set a high price like them, and the pre-sale of Left 4 Dead is 288 yuan, so they won't isolate us?"

Lu Wanqi frowned and thought about it carefully, then shook her head regretfully.

"That's it." Fang Xi said as he peeled an orange from the table and stuffed it into his mouth, calmly and calmly.

"In fact, since we started web games, we have basically been independent of all companies in the industry, because we play in a different way from them."

"After devouring the world, front-end salaries generally began to rise. After we finished the Three Kingdoms Killing, physical web games basically closed the door to them."

"World of Legends has basically completed the unification of the web game industry. Within a year at least, the status of web games in World of Legends is basically unshakable. They follow the trend to make web games, which is equivalent to eating the leftovers of World of Legends. "

"The Youth Project of the Honghu platform helped us win over the group of independent game producers that they never bothered to know before."

"Portal was a game they couldn't replicate at all, so they didn't really care at the time."

"As for the announcement of the two games Portal and Left 4 Dead, we adopted a live broadcast method, which is almost completely in harmony with them..."

Speaking of this, Fang Xi raised his head and thought for a while: "Break?"

"As far as I know, Donghuang just sued Douyu and dozens of anchors under Douyu to the court two months ago, because these anchors broadcast their games without Donghuang's authorization."

"They should also be like this. After all, these old companies basically make purely plot games. Once the live broadcast and the plot are leaked, players basically have no strength to continue playing. But we are different. The way to pass the portal is not unique. , Players will explore new ways to pass the level by themselves even after watching the live broadcast.”

"Left 4 Dead is even more so. Although our single-player plot is excellent, what is more important is the multiplayer experience. Live broadcast promotion has almost no negative effects for us."

"Not to mention the treatment that our employees posted during the Chinese New Year, the whole Haifang City is chasing lemons."

"Essentially, we're not on the same path as them. So"

"They're either going to crush us and make the gaming world dead again."

"Either." Speaking of this, Fang Xi raised a confident smile at the corner of his mouth:

"Or, let us end their rule with our own hands, and let them know that times have changed, son of a bitch."

"Dog?" Lu Wanqi's face was full of doubts.

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