Terraria's steam review area is a very interesting place. There are thousands of reviews so far, 98% of which are positive.
And when you switch to the negative reviews to see why the 2% of people gave negative reviews, you will basically see this sentence.
[Are you still waiting to read the bad reviews? Fun! For 36 yuan, you can’t buy it at a loss or be fooled! ]
Pu Xingyu was alone in the office and laughed happily while looking at everyone's positive and negative reviews.
It’s been a week since the game Terraria was released.
Players who are progressing faster are now almost reaching the final Moon Lord.
There are also many spin-offs about Terraria.
The direct train to hell, the corrupted altar returning blood when struck, delicious and flammable...
This game is indeed worthy of Mr. Luo’s recommendation at the time, “This is a game with a high degree of freedom.”
In this game, you can fly a kite and be a carefree child, you can plant medicine, be a hard-working farmer, you can even go fishing...
Oh, first kill the fisherman who has no father or mother.
Construction, circuits, excavation, exploration...
Everything you need.
After get off work hours, Tang Yunpeng was sitting in front of the computer looking at the blank word document in front of him, feeling quite sad.
In previous years, whenever Chuxin Game Studio released a new game, Tang Yunpeng would never be absent and would definitely give a game good reviews.
But this year, facing Terraria, Tang Yunpeng found that he had no idea what to do.
Is the game fun? Fun.
Is the game over? Above.
But what’s so fun about this game? Where is the top?
To be honest, Old Tang couldn't tell.
As a guy who challenged a game as a complete stranger for fun, Old Tang didn't read any guides.
He just followed the guide's guidance, built a matchbox house, dug out iron ore and gold mines from the ground, then attracted NPCs to move in, and defeated the BOSS...
"guide……"
Tang Yunpeng raised his lips. He seemed to know why the game Terraria was so fun.
"On Game Guidance in Terraria: Driving Players' Own Curiosity"
“It took me more than half a month to finally clear Terraria, my new game.
I even delayed work in order to play games. While I felt guilty here, I couldn't help but also think about why this game is so popular.
After thinking hard, I couldn't get any ideas. Finally, when I was bored and looked through the bad reviews of Terraria, I finally found some clues.
'It's a rubbish game. Without any guidance, I don't know what I'm going to do.'
When I saw this sentence, I subconsciously wanted to refute it, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is right. There is indeed no guidance in Terraria.
At most, the guide only told us some 'secrets' about the game.
Thinking of this, my mind seemed to be enlightened and I finally had some ideas.
The original intention was very smart. They have almost reached the pinnacle of gameplay. We know that there are actually many games with a high degree of freedom, such as Breath of Nature and Shadow of the Colossus.
Although you can roam around the world and do whatever you want, the game will still guide you with tasks, such as an NPC asking you to help find something.
Only after you receive these tasks will you be motivated to continue the game.
The makers know very well that if a game just lets you wander around, it is easy for people to feel confused and bored.
But the designer of this game, Director Pu, is unique in that he does not give you any goals or tasks. He only gives you one kind of "guidance".
For example, the initial NPC is called a guide, and he will tell you that NPCs will live in your house, that it is dangerous at night, and so on. He doesn't give you tasks, but only gives you some vague suggestions.
If we only give you a huge world without any guidance, generally we will not be able to accept this huge game setting.
Terraria relies on appropriate prompts to help you discover some new content.
For example, after digging a tree, you can make a workbench. After you have the workbench, you find that you can do more things, so driven by curiosity, you work hard to find those things.
In other words, the designers of this game have perfectly made our curiosity the driving force of our game.
The designers were very smart and did not force us to play the game with boring tasks.
There is no such thing as experience points/levels to limit us, there are no levels in the game.
Yes, I told you that you can build a house, so we went to find the materials to build the house ourselves.
I told you that you could make this kind of equipment, so we dug underground to find various materials.
And each content is intertwined with each other. To have NPCs, you need to build a house. To have a house, you need to get materials. To get materials, you need an ax and drafts. You also need to be able to defeat the monsters that prevent you from collecting materials.
So we have to get corresponding weapons to defeat them. To make these equipment and weapons, we have to collect various things.
In the process of playing this game, we did it unconsciously and did not follow the mandatory goals or tasks given by the game.
So when we get these things and build these buildings, we feel full of accomplishment and pride.
In order to increase the game time, the game also has many interesting settings, such as collecting various flags and decorations, designing various buildings, fishing, etc.
These things are beyond my scope of consideration.
The purpose of this article is just to hope that more game makers in the industry can get some inspiration.
Director Pu's special design of using players' own curiosity to guide and attract players is a valuable experience.
Worth learning for all of us. "
Not long after Tang Yunpeng posted his tweet, Pu Xingyu, who searched Terraria intensively and searched for himself, replied below him.
Pu Xingyu: "@唐云peng, Brother Tang, the design idea of this game comes entirely from Brother Luo, including the previous Tudou Brothers. I dare not take credit.
As long as this game is completed well and lives up to Brother Luo's expectations, I will be satisfied. "
Pu Xingyu has also opened a Weibo since Tudou Brothers went online.
And such self-destruction shocked countless players.
"Brothers Emotional Potato and Terraria are all Mr. Luo's ideas, Brother Pu is just the implementer."
"Damn it! Mr. Luo's idea? But Brother Pu can admit it so bravely, it's really nice!"
"Actually, the completion level of both games is already very high. Brother Pu, we are quite satisfied with you.
Mr. Luo couldn't make the game anyway, so he gave you the ideas to make the game out, and you deserve the most credit! "
Tang Yunpeng probably didn't expect this result. Thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unexpected, reasonable, and at the same time quite regrettable.
Tang Yunpeng was very excited to see Pu Xingyu's Terraria.
Because in the domestic stand-alone game circle, it would be a blessing to have Luo Bai and Pu Xingyu.
But... there is only one Mr. Luo.
Also, it’s hard to come up with such a character.
The actual idea of #chuxinpart2 game comes from Mr. Luo! #
Pu Xingyu’s tweet can be regarded as causing quite a ripple.
It became a hot search topic that day.
After Luo Bai learned the news, he was a little funny and helpless.
There is no need to separate this kind of thing so clearly. Original Intention Part I and Original Intention Part II are both Original Intentions, so there is no need to separate them so carefully.
As for honor.
Luo Bai felt that he had enough honors, but Pu Xingyu also had his own pride, so so be it.
But I still have to talk to Pu Xingyu.
However, before he went to Pu Xingyu's side, Pu Xingyu came over and apologized to him first.
"Brother Luo, I'm sorry, I made my own decision."
Splitting the two parts of "Chu Xin" itself is a bit of a compliment to Pu Xingyu.
The original purpose of doing this was to tell the domestic stand-alone game circle that there was not only Luo Bai, but also Pu Xingyu.
This can set an example for domestic game developers.
Looking at Pu Xingyu who lowered his head, Luo Bai shook his head and said with a smile:
“It’s a good thing that you have your own ideas, it doesn’t matter.
For now, both the Chuxin Seedling Project and our Chuxin Game Media are going very smoothly, right?
Relations with major domestic manufacturers have gradually begun to ease.
As for the little details, they are innocuous. "
Pu Xingyu breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, when he saw Lao Tang's article, Pu Xingyu was so ashamed and angry.
Originally, when the Tudou Brothers were in the past, although some people praised them, they were not named like this.
But Old Tang really doesn't talk about martial ethics, he just acts like he created something.
Who can withstand this?
Seeing Pu Xingyu's passing appearance, Luo Bai narrowed his eyes slightly:
"However, although I provided the idea, you have at least completed two games independently.
How should a game be made? What are the standards for games on the market? What types of games do players prefer?
I believe you should also have your own set of ideas and experiences.
I hope you are ready..."
"Prepare?"
Pu Xingyu raised his head in confusion, but soon understood what his brother Luo meant.
Make a game that belongs to Pu Xingyu.
Make your own game? Can I really do this?
Pu Xingyu was a little distracted.
Has he thought about this question? He must have thought about it, but this is the first time that Luo Bai has put it out in the open like this.
"Then...what about the second part of Chuxin?"
Pu Xingyu asked weakly.
"What's wrong? Such a big guy, Pu Xingyu, can't change without you?"
Luo Bai's tone of "Xiao Pu, are you taking yourself too seriously?" made Pu Xingyu smile awkwardly.
Luo Bai breathed out:
"Don't rush this matter. It's up to you. Let me know when you're ready. The headquarters will definitely give you the greatest support.
Give Part 2 a holiday. When you come back, if you don’t have any ideas of your own, you can pick a few more projects from me. "
"Okay, thank you, Brother Luo."
Pu Xingyu smiled.
The two chatted for a while and then sent Pu Xingyu away. After a while, Xiao Weirui, who received the news, also opened the door of Luo Bai's office.
"Mr. Luo, take a look at these cooperation..."
While reviewing these business cooperations, Luo Bai suddenly asked:
"By the way, Brother Rui, do we still have enough money in our account?"
"How can it not be enough?"
Xiao Weirui sighed,
"I have a headache. I have been thinking about how to spend the money in my account during this time."
Chu Xin now earns an astronomical figure in copyright licensing fees every year even if he stops making games.
With limited capital expenditures for making games, the sales of each game can basically explode, earning many times the profit.
That money sitting in a bank account is a complete waste!
That is to say, by purchasing various properties to use as employee dormitories, increasing investment in Chuxin Game Media, etc., we can spend more money.
"What's wrong? Does our old thief have any new ideas?"
Xiao Weirui was joking.
Luo Bai didn't show off and thought:
"Now that we have a lot of IP, I think we can almost hold a Beginner's Game Festival to communicate with players.
By the way, we can also negotiate with the three major hosting platforms and friends to make it bigger and more lively.
I remember the last time I held an event. "
"I understand, what standard?"
The butler is still very competent.
“We are not seeking to make money, the most important thing is to give back to the players for their support and let everyone have fun and have fun.
Aren't you worried about how to spend your money? "
Luo Bai gave his own thoughts.
When I say worry about spending money, I mean worry about how to make money with money! Can it be the same as your behavior of throwing money away?
But I just complained in my heart.
Xiao Weirui still admired Luo Bai very much.
Not only in the gaming world, but also in business, Mr. Luo is completely different.
If he wasn't a genius, perhaps Chu Xin would have died countless times.
But who makes him a genius? Geniuses always have privileges, right?
"I understand, I will negotiate this matter."
Xiao Weirui nodded.
The fourth update is here, thank you all for supporting Xiao Xiao~
(End of chapter)
