With the launch of "Minecraft", countless players immediately entered the game to play.
But soon, many posts appeared online expressing their opinions on the game "Minecraft".
The first is the pixel art aspect. Many players who had previously questioned the pixel style of "Minecraft" completely changed their views after actually entering the game.
Because although it is a pixel, the material is not very eye-catching, and coupled with the light and shadow effects, "Minecraft" is not first-rate from the screen point of view, but it is definitely above the passing line.
The only thing that players discuss more is the house building in the game.
Many players are exposed to this type of game for the first time.
Even many players have never played with building block toys.
Because building block toys are actually quite luxurious toys.
In the past, you thought that only children played with Lego, but later you discovered that all those who played with Lego were rich people.
Those with fewer bricks start at a few hundred yuan, while those with more complex bricks and more parts cost several thousand yuan.
Because of this, many people are curious about the 'building block' gameplay of "Minecraft".
Of course, curiosity is a matter of course, but players who can actually create good-looking houses in the game are basically very rare at the moment.
For more players, what they build are matchboxes and small black rooms.
For some players in survival mode, it is more straightforward.
At first, they happily collected materials and built a house.
But let’s wait and see when the house is built.
Let me go, what is this! Did you really create this ugly thing
Take it apart quickly, it's so embarrassing!
So for these players, they embarked on an alternative journey of survival in "Minecraft".
What house to build
Find a relatively large mountain, then dig a hole in it, a bed, a workbench, a storage box, and then insert a torch.
At night, sometimes I am afraid that monsters will come in, so why not just use the materials on my body to seal the hole
At this stage, players officially become cavemen and enter the stage of primitive society.
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After "Minecraft" was launched, many game designers have been paying attention to the news of "Minecraft".
But the overall performance can only be described as tepid.
Although the players of "Minecraft" have given a lot of praise, they don't seem to feel how amazing it is.
Including the rating, the current rating of "Minecraft" is 9.0.
This also confuses many designers in the industry.
"Chen Xu's "Minecraft" doesn't feel very amazing!"
"A pixel game, what else do you expect to be amazing?"
"I feel something is wrong. It can't be a simple building block, right? Otherwise, Chen Xu's promotion seems to be much higher than that of "Don't Starve", and it is already based on the standards of a masterpiece!"
"That's right too."
“Could it be that there is more in-depth content in Minecraft?”
"Stop talking about it, how deep can a pixel building game be?"
With the early trial launch of "Minecraft", designers in the industry also felt strange.
Especially as the time for early access to Minecraft is ticking away.
Although players have discovered more ways to play in the game, for example, there are villages, livestock and other creatures that can be tamed in the game...
And there are also some powerful players, who finally built not matchboxes, but some beautiful duplex villas.
But overall players' evaluations of "Minecraft" are basically just fair and excellent.
Including the popularity of the game, it is only tepid. With the topic of early trial play, it is a 50-50 tie with Tenghua's "Voyage".
It even feels inferior to the previous "Don't Starve", which puzzles many designers in the industry.
Including Meng Zuo, who had previously discussed with Chen Xu and decided to postpone "Wasteland", he was also deep in thought while watching the scenes of "Minecraft" in the office.
Although it was released five days early, will this game have any other benefits in the future
After all, although it is an early launch experience, players have actually experienced the content.
And in five days, for some games, even AAA-level masterpieces, you can basically pass the level by following the plot according to the thread.
But now this "Minecraft" is tepid.
In addition, Meng Zuo felt that what Chen Xu told him before was not a lie.
As a game designer, and a designer with so many excellent works, he didn't believe that Chen Xu would misjudge the quality of the game.
So what exactly does this game have
Compared with these designers who have no interest in it, Zhu Yi, the chief designer of "Voyage" at Tenghua, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the popularity of "Minecraft" online.
Recently, for some reason, he had an ominous premonition.
After all, sandbox games were originally started by Chen Xu.
But judging from the current situation, "Minecraft" should only be regarded as a pretty good work.
And he also tried it, and it felt very weird. If you say it's not fun, it's actually okay to play. But if you say it's fun, I can't say what's so fun about it.
There are no explosive points or attraction anchors at all. Judging from the game content, Zhu Yi feels that it should not be enough to threaten the performance of "Voyage".
Thinking of this, Zhu Yi couldn't help but smile.
Especially this time, NetDragon's "Wasteland" actually gave up without a fight. Although it was said that the game needed polishing before being postponed, everyone is in the game industry. Isn't it clear
"Minecraft" was tepid, and "Wasteland" temporarily retreated. Zhu Yi had a premonition that sales would explode.
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Various remarks did not have much influence on Chen Xu, and he continued to build the building calmly.
However, other people in Nebula Games were somewhat affected.
"Mr. Chen, the current sales volume seems a bit pessimistic!" Qin Yi said.
"Yes, the current pre-order sales are only 810,000." Ruan Ningxue also said a little nervously.
Although it is a pre-order and early access trial, it has been five days, and there was probably extensive publicity before.
The pre-order sales of 810,000 cannot be said to be outstanding.
"Don't panic, everything is under control. And haven't you also felt the charm of "Minecraft"? There will be a big wave of publicity in the future." Chen Xu came to the front, took a look at the relevant data in the background and smiled.
Judging from the current data, although "Minecraft" is tepid in terms of popularity, the background data does not lie.
Not only has the player's time in the game not declined, but it has also increased, which shows that the popularity of this game is increasing little by little.
And this is normal, because "Minecraft" is a relatively slow game.
Unlike other games, you won't be surprised when you first see it.
But the more you play and see more, the more sense of accomplishment and fun you get.
And in terms of publicity, this has just begun!
You must know that when the sandbox game was first launched, players were still in the exploratory stage, and the fun of the game had not been discovered at all.
Even now, players have not felt the true charm of "Minecraft".
As for this part, Chen Xu was ready to release it during the second stage of publicity.
After actually experiencing the gameplay of "Minecraft" and then feeling its charm, the shock it brings is completely different. Where are you now