Inside Atari's office.
Antolini held an evaluation report in his hand, feeling very pleased with himself.
Although the launch of "Elemental World" seemed to him a little rushed this time, everything that needed to be done had actually been done.
And the evaluation scores given to the media in advance are also very good.
Although there is a difference between "Uncharted" and "Uncharted", the difference is only 0.1 to 0.2 points.
From this point of view, the two sides are actually fighting a 50-50 draw.
Such an evaluation report also gives Atari and Zeus a lot of confidence.
All kinds of publicity go hand in hand.
On major live broadcast and video platforms, many anchors have also begun live broadcasts of "Elemental World".
After all, "Uncharted" is a linear game, and basically everyone has played it for so long.
Although there is also a more challenging brutal difficulty, as well as achievements for collecting all the treasures in the map.
But except for those who are obsessed with trophies and achievements, most players will not play it a second time. After all, the main content is what they have experienced before.
In addition, this time "Elemental World" also held a wave of "Sword Hunting" activities, which can be said to have attracted the attention of many players.
Although there are only 4 places in total, the popularity is still very high.
And as the saying goes, 'What if I'm the one who solves the puzzle? '.
With the launch of "Elemental World", online players are all looking forward to "Elemental World" for a while.
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In the Nebula game, Chen Xu was reviewing and approving the footage provided by Ruan Ningxue.
The shot is the classic airplane level scene in "Drake Deception". It can be said that it is as classic as the car chase level and the train level in the entire series of games.
Including the scene of picking up an airplane in the previous Mission: Impossible 5, it was based on the airplane level in Uncharted Sea.
"Almost." Chen Xu nodded, indicating approval.
At present, the work team is mainly focused on one thing besides the development of the three DLCs of "Uncharted".
That is the construction of the Nebula game platform on top of the VR platform.
Previously, because the number of games was relatively small, work in this area was not carried out.
But now some classic games have been ported to the Universal VR platform, and this area needs to be stepped up.
Previously, the themed VR of Nebula Games could be entered into each other, and special transition animations were produced.
For example, in the theme VR of "Monster Hunter: World", the player is sitting in a cat car and his eyes go dark.
"Dark Soul" is relatively simple, just sit in front of a campfire and teleport.
"Escape" is the most exciting and immersive game among all VR themes.
For example, the player is walking in a dark basement and the fat uncle grabs the player and throws him to the ground.
Not only that, the VR theme of "Escape" is also the richest among all themes. In addition to the fat uncle, there are doctors who scissor fingers, Andrew with a flexible tongue, Frank with a chainsaw in his hand, etc.
It can be said that you get everything you want, which fully demonstrates the conscience of Nebula Games.
And what’s even more conscientious is that the theme of “Escape” will be given to players for free during the holidays.
It ensures that every Nebula game player who owns Universal VR has a copy of this theme, making them feel as at home when they return to Jushan Mental Hospital.
Various VR themes are integrated together, and then players can enter various games on its platforms from the same theme without having to switch between themes.
This part is not complicated, it just takes some time.
"By the way, Mr. Chen, what do you think of "Elemental World"? The ratings from online media seem to be very high!" Yang Xin said to Chen Xu during the lunch break.
As for "Elemental World", the popularity in the past two days is really very high, and it is very similar to the previous "Uncharted".
"It's a very good game. The subsequent media and player ratings should be high, but it probably won't satisfy Zeus." Chen Xu thought for a while.
Regarding this game, he also experienced it through zeus’ game warehouse.
Although it is said to be an open world to the outside world, Chen Xu feels that it is more like a box garden gameplay like the previous life of "Shenmue".
Because the main content of the entire game is limited to each ruins, and decryption exploration is the main content.
"Eh!?" Yang Xin, Ruan Ningxue, Qin Yi and others looked at Chen Xu in confusion.
Everyone didn't understand the meaning of Chen Xu's words.
Players and media rated it but zeus is not satisfied. What does this mean
Everyone was a little confused.
However, Chen Xu had no intention of continuing to answer, but smiled and changed the topic.
"The follow-up work on the "Uncharted" trilogy, as well as the Nebula game platform, will not be discussed. Next, everyone needs to prepare mentally. We may have to go on a business trip." Chen Xu looked at it with a smile. everyone said.
After hearing this, everyone no longer struggled with what Chen Xu had said before, and they were almost all stunned.
On a... business trip!
Aren't they a game company? !
What business trip
Chen Xu smiled and sent some information that his assistant Lin Rou had collected to everyone's mobile phones.
Everyone opened it and saw that this good guy wanted to travel to Italy for January
Florence, Monteriggioni, San Gimiano, Venice, Rome, there are many of them.
"Mainly to prepare in advance for the development of some subsequent games." Looking at the crowd, Chen Xu stretched and said.
There is no way, who told them that Nebula Games does not have a branch in Italy.
This can only be done by their headquarters themselves.
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At Nebula Games, Chen Xu and his team were preparing to go on an arduous trip to the art scene, and had contacted a large travel company in advance.
Of course the main purpose is not to travel, but to save time.
With a tour guide, they can better plan the route, and with the travel company's arrangements, they don't have to worry about food, accommodation, and transportation. They can devote themselves to the work of collecting scenery.
On the other hand, the topic about "Elemental World" on the Internet has also begun to slowly ferment.
I have to say, you never know what a player's power can achieve.
Just like "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", after Chen Xu fixed the bugs in the previous life such as wall stuck, some players still set a new record for the fastest kill, and directly killed Ganon in 40 minutes. Get rid of it.
The same goes for "Elemental World". On the first day alone, two players had already passed the trial of the 'Sword Hunting Activity', which shocked countless ordinary players.
Here they are still scratching their heads over a ruin, but someone has already passed the sword-finding trial
In less than two days, the sword hunting activity ended immediately.
However, it has brought a lot of popularity, and the reviews from online players are also very good.
"This time I really gave Atari a break!"
"Yes! The designs of various ruins are very exquisite!"
"I feel like there are some ruins that are even better than the temples in "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild"!"
"Yeah yeah!"
Some players who like the decryption genre have given positive reviews.
But good reviews are good reviews, and soon Atari and zeus discovered a situation.
That means there's something wrong with the sales of this game!
The first day benefited from the popularity brought by activities and publicity, which was very impressive.
But as time goes by, the sales volume increases little by little, just like an old woman crossing the street.
This suddenly made Zeus and Atari a little confused.
If you really want to say it, the sales volume of "Elemental World" is actually very high.
But the key is that there is "Uncharted" ahead, and Zeus also has great expectations for the game "Elemental World".
But now, why can’t sales increase
As for the reason why sales are not increasing, it is actually very simple.
That is because the decryption content of the game is too subtle and difficult.
From the level design of the ruins, the performance of "Elemental World" is indeed very exquisite, but the key point is that it is too brain-burning, which directly discourages many players.
Relying on strategies to survive, who can handle this
And unlike the PC platform, it’s quite difficult to find game guides on the VR side.
Secondly, although it is advertised as an open world, there is actually not much to explore in the world outside the ruins.
In this regard, "Elemental World" is different from "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild". Players can also play freely outside of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild".
Even if you don't go to the temple, you can still have a lot of fun.
Not enough blood? Learn about the life durian that increases the upper limit of blood volume.
Not enough energy? Learn about energy potions.
As for "Elemental World", the main core is actually the exploration of ruins.
For players who like in-depth decryption, "Elemental World" has completely captured their excitement, and some players who don't like "Elemental World" in terms of quality also admit that this game is a very good game.
But it’s useless, they don’t like to play, and they can’t experience much fun from it.
Even if it is a Souls-type game, some ordinary players can actually have fun playing it.
For example, find a big boss to throw some garbage, and you can run over it with careful equipment in the first round, or read the strategy.
And as an action game, even if you look at the guide for Souls games, you still have to rely on yourself to fight.
But the decryption game is different, it feels like a marionette, so the experience of watching the strategy and decryption game is far inferior to that of Souls games.
This resulted in the sales of "Elemental World" being far from as high as Zeus thought.
The game industry is sometimes so unreasonable. Does the media have a good reputation among players
That doesn't mean the game will be a hit.
The same goes for the film industry. For example, "The Shawshank Redemption" in the previous life, is it a classic? Has the reputation exploded
But the box office is just not high.
The same is true for the current situation in "Elemental World".
It's depressing, but Atari and Antolini, as the designer, have actually adjusted very well.
After all, I didn’t lose any money, and I gained reputation.
Atari's original reputation in the industry was not very good, but this time "Elemental World" made them feel the praise of the crowd for the first time.
The same is true for Antolini. The high praise received by "Elemental World" is also a recognition for him.
The only one who was not in a good mood was Zeus.
What’s the use of your high reputation!
What it wants is sales, and then relying on sales to drive the growth of the zeus platform.
Although there are definitely games that like puzzles, I bought Zeus for "Elemental World".
But look at Uncharted next door.
At this moment Zeus thought of his investment in "Elemental World" and suddenly felt a little myocardial infarction.
A world where only Zeus is injured, achieved!