The research and development project of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" has been successfully approved, and secret research and development has begun within Nebula Games.
During this period of time, progress on the switch side has not stopped.
For players, the open world exclusive masterpiece that Chen Xu mentioned before is more like a boss’s pie.
That is to say, the reputation of Nebula Games and Chen Xu's reputation have kept many players looking forward to it.
If it were an ordinary game manufacturer, it would be just one word, 'Bah! '.
However, although the open world masterpiece is a cake, it still has some interesting content.
That is, during this period, many third-party game manufacturers also transplanted some classic games to the switch platform.
Although many of them are served cold, when you log on to the switch platform, they still add some soy sauce and eggs to stir-fry them.
In conjunction with the unique somatosensory gameplay of switch, many game manufacturers have specially reset their classic games in high definition.
I have to say that compared to many game manufacturers in the previous life, especially Japanese manufacturers such as SE, they dared to sell some high-definition textures for one or two hundred, and they were praised as authentic. It was exactly the same as it was twenty years ago, but it wasn’t original.
The major game manufacturers in this parallel world can be said to be very conscientious in resetting their games, and it goes without saying that the graphics have been improved.
The operation has also been newly adapted to the switch platform, and some even added new plots and content.
Good or bad, at least the sincerity is in place. Of course, this is also related to the strict review system of Nebula Games.
For example, in the previous life, Atari collapsed. Many people thought it was caused by aliens. In fact, it was just an inducement.
But the real reason is the large number of spicy games on the Atari platform.
Therefore, whether it is the Nebula Game Platform on PC or the Switch, Nebula Games pays great attention to the review of games.
Except for the game.
The popularity of Switch overseas has also temporarily slowed down a bit.
Although Alien Cloud Games did not continue to announce the sales of switch.
However, many third-party statistical companies have always paid attention to it.
After all, these data statistics companies have their own sources of information, and it is not difficult to want to collect statistics.
Global sales of switch are 7.2 million units.
Although the growth rate is not as fast as when it was first launched, it maintains a very healthy curve.
The industry is also constantly discussing this.
"The cumulative global sales of Switch seems to have exceeded 7 million!"
"Yes, and some of the third-party independent game manufacturers listed on the list are selling quite well."
"Success is definitely a big success, but now sales are slowing down, mainly because there are too few games."
"Is it less? It's quite a lot. Counting the games in the membership library, there are sixty or seventy first-party and third-party games on Switch."
"They are all small independent games and transplanted games, which do not have much purchasing power. Except for "Super Mario: Odyssey" and "Animal Forest", other games do not have much appeal."
"That's true, but there's nothing we can do about it. After all, the functions of the switch are placed here."
"However, didn't Chen Xu say that he was going to make an open world?"
"I'm disgusted by it. After all, this function is too crotch-stretching."
"I don't think so. Since Chen Xu dares to say something, he must have a plan."
"However, Tenghua and NetDragon's open world masterpieces are also scheduled for the second half of the year!"
"The main thing is that there is no conflict. According to Chen Xu, this is an exclusive game on the switch platform. They are logged in to VR. What does it matter if the platforms are different?"
"That's what it says."
Amid the debate in the industry, time quickly entered September.
During this period, major manufacturers also began to announce the release of their respective games.
All works with open world themes.
Open world is not a new term nowadays.
After "Red Dead Redemption", it is rare for major game manufacturers to say that they have never made an open world game.
For a moment, the players were caught in surprise and confusion.
What’s surprising is that there are so many great games to choose from, but what’s confusing is that I don’t know which one to buy. After all, the money in players’ wallets is not unlimited.
But what many people didn't expect was that at this juncture, Chen Xu also got involved.
On the official blog, Chen Xu sent the latest official blog message.
'The development progress of the switch-exclusive open world game I promised you is quite gratifying! '
An ordinary sentence.
Well, of course it’s not just one sentence.
Because it is accompanied by a picture of the original painting of the game.
On a rock, a blond young man wearing a blue coat stood on the rock and looked into the distance.
He held a sword and shield in his hands, and carried a bow and arrows and a quiver on his back.
A volcano in the distance spewed out billowing smoke, and the clouds covered the sun that was about to set on the mountain peak, but the light that came through was still very dazzling.
Forests, mountains, rivers, and in that distant direction.
There is a castle surrounded by a dark red atmosphere standing there.
At the same time, on the right is the name of the game: "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild".
After reading it, all the players were excited and surprised.
new game! ? Is it really an open world on the switch platform
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Why does this name feel a little bit like a middle school fantasy
And it turns out to be a cartoon-rendered art style
Players started discussing it in an instant.
"So the new game's art style is like this? It's like cartoon characters?"
"I guess Chen Xu can't help it. After all, the switch function is placed here."
"What are you talking about? I think it feels good! It looks great, a bit like watercolor painting."
"But how do you create an open world with this art style? Like Super Mario Odyssey? I still can't figure it out."
"If you can figure it out, you are not playing a game here, but judging from the original painting, this game must have a combat system."
"Don't even guess. Let's wait and see when the game comes out. After all, Chen Xu has never disappointed anyone."
"Stop talking, didn't Mr. Chen say that the progress of game development is quite gratifying? The game should be out soon, won't you know by looking at the finished product?"
"So the protagonist of the game is called Zelda? This name sounds a little strange."
Everyone talked a lot and finally came to several conclusions.
The first one is that this game should not be a puzzle-based game like "Super Mario: Odyssey", but it must have combat elements. Otherwise, wouldn't the sword, shield and bow and arrow be useless
The second one is that this game has an art style of cartoon rendering. Of course, the actual effect is not clear yet, but the original painting doesn’t look that bad.
The third point is that the protagonist's name is Zelda. After all, isn't the name of the game the Legend of Zelda? The whole story should refer to how the protagonist Zelda in the game became a legend. At the same time, refer to this cartoon -style art, the story of the game should not be too heavy.
The fourth point, and the most critical point, is that the game development progress is quite gratifying, and it may not be long before they can play it.