The discussion about "Escape" on the Internet is still going on.
How long the fire about "Escape" can burn depends mainly on how long it can burn on the live broadcast platform.
Because it is unrealistic to expect "Escape" to maintain its popularity just by relying on the horror quality of its own game.
At the same time, some online game manufacturers and designers are rumored to be developing corresponding horror games.
Obviously, he is preparing to take advantage of the horror craze caused by "Escape".
As for the type, you don’t have to think about it. Most of them are escape-style gameplay without a combat system.
Chen Xu didn't pay too much attention to this.
Because the development of "Escape" was not in Chen Xu's plan before this.
If it weren't for the fact that he happened to draw an item that could convert points, Chen Xu wouldn't have been prepared to develop this game.
"In terms of time, two months is a bit too hasty." Chen Xu looked at the date and thought in his mind.
Really large games and VR games are not considered for the time being as before.
Still lack some capital.
In addition, because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, even if you want to develop a medium-sized game, you will have to wait until after the new year to launch it.
And during this period, Chen Xu is also preparing to recruit some talents from headhunters who can be responsible for other aspects besides game development.
Otherwise, it is the Nebula gaming platform.
From a functional perspective, the current Nebula Game Store has relatively complete functions.
Shop, inventory, community, friends and comments are all available, including the creative workshop on the previous steam platform.
Of course, some interface UIs related to recommendations have not been made yet. After all, there are only three games in total.
"Escape", "To the Moon" and "Undertale".
The platform is already mature, but the key is that there is no player user base.
Currently, only 15,000 games have been sold on the Nebula gaming platform.
As for daily active people, there are less than 1,000 people.
However, despite the bleak situation, Chen Xu actually still has high hopes for the platform.
"There is no shortage of funds for the time being, so we can almost start working on the platform." Chen Xu was thinking in his mind.
If you want to accumulate platform users as quickly as possible, the exclusive strategy is obviously the most effective.
Major game manufacturers at home and abroad, as well as some channels.
In fact, there are also related exclusive strategies.
However, this method definitely does not belong to the current Nebula game.
I have a little money, but the capital gap with major game manufacturers is still huge.
If you really want to use the exclusive strategy, you must launch an attractive enough game.
But the key problem is that launching this type of game at this time is definitely a wedding dress for other game manufacturers.
After all, there is no protection for gameplay, and in the past, there were many multiplayer online games that focused on creative gameplay. This was Chen Xu's big killer.
If you use it now, it will not blow up others, but yourself.
'Multiple channels, buyout system, price discounts, pass bundles, and multiplayer connections. '
Sitting in front of the computer, Chen Xu pondered for a long time, then picked up the signature pen next to him and wrote a few keywords in the notebook.
This is the definition he gave to the new game to be developed next.
Needless to say about channels, Nebula Games is currently not suitable for exclusive use.
The buyout system is to cooperate with the discounted price and better attract players to go to the Nebula gaming platform for consumption.
As for pass bundling, if players purchase the next new game on other platforms, they must register a Nebula Game pass account for authentication.
This may indeed result in the loss of a group of players who find it troublesome, and some channels even prohibit this account association model.
But it is still very important for the user accumulation of early Nebula games.
Regardless of consumption or not, players may even just register, but there is no download platform.
You can at least trick yourself into registering for a pass first.
For multiplayer connections, it is better to ensure this mode and allow players to connect across platforms.
As for project selection, this game will not be too large.
After all, it is an exploratory game.
In addition, the Spring Festival this year is relatively late, and New Year’s Eve does not occur until February 11 of the lunar calendar.
Two months is enough time to develop a low-cost game.
… … …
Sitting in front of the computer, I made a plan for the next major development.
Chen Xu came out of the office to get some fresh air, and also to consider which game to choose for the next new project.
After all, there is quite a lot to choose from.
It was already time to get off work. Some employees who did not go home at noon also greeted Chen Xu when they saw him.
Chen Xu also nodded in response. Looking at the area of the office, Chen Xu also considered whether to expand it.
I didn't feel it when there were fewer people before. Now that the R&D department is together with other departments, the office space is a bit crowded, and the various workstations are simply separated by partitions.
However, as soon as this idea came up, before he could think about it, he was interrupted by Yang Xin and Ruan Ningxue who came over from beside him.
"Mr. Chen, you have been made into an emoticon." Ruan Ningxue said with a smile on her face.
"No, it should be said that what our President Chen said was made into an emoticon." Yang Xin said, holding up his mobile phone.
Chen Xu glanced at it and was a little speechless.
What I saw on Yang Xin’s phone was a photoshopped screenshot.
As for the content of the screen, it is a screenshot of the protagonist in Escape performing "abdominal tightening exercises" on the scissor doctor who is cutting off his fingers. There is also a sentence written next to it: I am a warrior of love!
Yang Xin slid his finger across the screen, and a new emoticon appeared, a screenshot of the fat uncle of the security guard picking off the head.
Of course, the picture is mosaic, and there is also a line of text next to it: I am also a warrior of love!
"This joke hasn't passed yet?" Chen Xu was a little speechless, but also a little funny.
"Of course not. If any of the "Escape" players don't know this joke, then they are simply ashamed of their own experience of being scared!" Ruan Ningxue said with a smile.
"That's right!" Yang Xin agreed.
"Who made Mr. Chen's explanation so brilliant?" Ruan Ningxue pulled out the official blog post that Chen Xu had posted before.
The number of likes has exceeded 500,000, and the number of comments has reached more than 70,000.
"Players always misunderstand me!" Chen Xu said after all, but Chen Xu still had a smile on his face, and at the same time an idea flashed through his mind.
"Well, I've decided! I have to prove my label as a 'loving warrior', and I will choose a friendly game for my next game." Chen Xu said with a smile.
Ruan Ningxue looked surprised: "Mr. Chen, is there a new project so soon? What type is it!?"
"A very friendly game? Mr. Chen, you won't use the same rhetoric as "Escape" again, will you?" Yang Xin expressed doubts.
"Don't worry, I'll think about it for two days and wait for the content of the game to be finalized before I tell you. But it won't be very big. It just so happens that this year's Spring Festival and Valentine's Day are celebrated together, so I will present to the players a game that is very suitable for the occasion. Game." Chen Xu said with a smile.