Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

Page 780

Chapter 387 The Struggle Is Not Over Yet

Therefore, Emmett was incredibly popular within the company during this period, and many "salespeople" even voluntarily switched to his team.

Some game developers have even started to proactively ask him if he can offer a discount on his consulting fees.

Just as this scene of boundless glory was unfolding, "Galaxy Paradise" was launched.

Almost overnight, all the manufacturers who had offered to pay "protection money" disappeared.

They're not stupid; they can see the bigger picture. It's clear that the suppression of Spark by Western gaming news media has had some effect, though they're at least completely oblivious to it.

Many players didn't even notice any difference between this release of "Galaxy Paradise" and previous ones.

"Leaving aside PCGAME's post, how effective was our suppression? Carter, tell us, has the report been released yet?"

Emmett no longer cared about PCGAME's post.

He kept urging his assistants to bring him the report.

This so-called report was originally prepared by Sweet Baby to extort money from game companies. The main content of the report was to predict the revenue of Xinghuo's "Galaxy Paradise" if it made L*BT content according to their requirements.

Now, because it hasn't been done and has been suppressed by mainstream public opinion, what is the actual revenue?

Since no one knows how much revenue Galaxy Paradise would have generated if it hadn't been extorted, many of the figures in this report could be filled in randomly, making it easy to falsify.

However, considering that this report was originally intended to extort money from the gaming media, these details are irrelevant.

Carter, whose name was called, was also taken aback.

I hesitated for a moment before answering.

"This report, the report hasn't been released yet."

Emmett paused for a moment.

"What's going on?! Why hasn't the report come out yet?"

"It's not that we don't want to write, it's just that what we wrote before is no longer usable. Yesterday was Galaxy Paradise's first day, and global revenue reached $3.1 million... How much do we have to write..."

Before Carter could finish speaking, Emmett stood up abruptly.

"How many!?"

His exclamation seemed to freeze the already chilly air in the conference room.

"3.1 million, Mr. Emmett..."

"How can this be?!"

Emmett was speechless.

"Haven't we already controlled public opinion? Haven't we already ruined Xinghuo's reputation? Why do we still have a turnover of 3.1 million!?"

He suddenly stood up, and the chair rolled backward under the force, making a screeching sound.

Emmett now understands why he couldn't write the report.

Good grief, you can't exactly say that Spark was able to generate $3 million in revenue in a single day because it was suppressed, can you?

Even a fool could see that there was no suppression at all; Sweet Baby clearly had no effect whatsoever.

"How could this happen? We've got the media under our control..."

"But we don't have control over the channels."

"who!?"

Emmett looked up and saw that Horney had actually stood up.

"It's me, Emmett. Although we control public opinion, we haven't controlled the channels. Although everyone says the media is the uncrowned king, there's another saying in this world: 'Channels are king.'"

"I think we should temporarily abandon our attack on Starfire, considering that Emmett's decision has put us in a rather unfavorable situation..."

"What nonsense are you spouting! Horney!! You have no right to speak here!!"

Emmett watched as Horney stood up and began to speak eloquently, and felt a sudden, sharp pain in his head.

He certainly knew that if this joint effort to suppress Xinghuo with all the media failed, it would be a fatal blow to Sweet Baby.

The logic is simple. It's like a gang that's supposed to collect protection money from the entire street, but one of the businesses openly refuses to pay.

Since the gangsters couldn't do anything about it, soon all the merchants on the street would think of the same thing.

As for the gang members, Emmett knew very well that whoever caused this consequence would inevitably be held accountable, but he didn't expect it to happen in less than two days.

Someone dared to stand up against him, and that person was Horney!!!

Emmett's expression changed drastically, and then he slammed his hand on the table.

“Honey, are you challenging my authority?” Emmett’s words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously, the rhythm getting faster and faster, just like his racing heartbeat.

“No, Emmett, I’m just stating the facts.”

Horney's voice was calm; he had previously feared Emmett because of his power.

But now, even if he's fired by Sweet Baby, he can still go to Spark. Who would have thought that his previous extortion of Spark would turn out to be a blessing in disguise, making him a corporate spy for Spark?

At first, Horney was a little worried about this, but with the success of "Star River Park", he gained confidence even though he hadn't done anything.

"Our strategy failed. Xinghuo's 'Galaxy Paradise' was not only not suppressed, but achieved great success. This has exceeded our control."

Emmett watched as Horney spoke eloquently and confidently, and his patience completely wore thin.

He slammed his hand on the table so hard that the documents on it jumped up.

"Failure?! You dare call this a failure?!" His voice echoed in the conference room like thunder.

"We're not done yet. The Marvel Alliance's performance on the first day wasn't bad. We just underestimated Starfire's luck. As long as we keep applying pressure, we'll always find an opportunity!!"

When Emmett brought up the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Horney fell silent.

Indeed, Marvel Alliance, which launched on the same day as Galaxy Park yesterday, did not achieve the same massive success as Galaxy Park, but it still achieved relatively good results.

However, Horney is not worried, because reviews of "Marvel Alliance" have been circulating online.

In contrast to the almost unanimous positive reviews of "Galaxy Paradise".

The reviews for "Marvel Alliance" are rather unclear. Since the other side is already shouting that they want to see how "Marvel Alliance" performs, Horney seems to be in no hurry.

Furthermore, he was just an assistant, and he only stepped forward to vent his anger, but he didn't expect the other party to actually take it so seriously, which made Horney quite happy.

~~~

As the meeting ended.

Emmett sat alone in his chair, still not quite understanding why he had the media under his control but had failed to suppress Spark.

But now, he no longer cares about Xinghuo.

He started looking through the Marvel Alliance materials, and as he had just said, this round of the Sweet Baby battle was not over yet.

Chapter 388 The Exploding Marvel Alliance

If the reputation of "Star Trek" was at its peak at this time, then the reputation of "Marvel Alliance" was in its twilight.

The first day was a mixed bag, but by the second day, word-of-mouth exploded.

Previously at the Summer Game Festival, the number of players participating in the test was not large, and Marvel Alliance was quite cunning in that the demo was only released on the third day.

Many players don't actually play much, and then there are online videos, media, and advertisements all working together.

While Marvel's Alliance didn't receive overwhelmingly positive reviews on its first day, it maintained a relatively good level of reception. This is because the main storyline of Marvel's Alliance was actually quite decent.

Although the Marvel heroes in it have all had plastic surgery and become ordinary heroes.

Although some of them contain elements of political correctness.

However, the main storyline still retained a lot of gameplay elements. But by the second day, the two games began to show a difference in reputation.

On the second day, the positive reviews for "Galaxy Paradise" remained strong, with many players starting to communicate and even debate on social media about who the best hero for early game progression was.

The debate centered on which equipment offered the best value for money, or even on showing off the rare materials they obtained while grinding monsters.

This rare material is also a new addition to "Galaxy Paradise" during its open beta. Players have a chance to obtain even rarer materials in all gameplay modes where they can acquire materials.

Equipment crafted from these materials will have a noticeable enhancement.

At the same time, to fit the "treasure's emergence" theme, players often experience some "strange phenomena" when they obtain these rare materials.

For example, the monster's headdress, which was originally red, has now turned gold.

Or perhaps the BOSS will exhibit some additional special combat moves.

These items have a lot of social elements. When players encounter these monsters and defeat them to obtain rare materials, they will have an instinctive urge to "show off".

This impulse is essentially the same as showing off your gacha pulls.

However, this thing doesn't require spending money, and you can "draw" it without limit, or to put it more simply, which is part of the fun of swiping.

Undoubtedly, Xinghuo's strategy of attracting players through gameplay in "Galaxy Paradise" has been a great success, and the game's reputation and number of online players did not decline on the second day.

In contrast, Marvel's Alliance received overwhelmingly positive reviews on the second day. The reason for the rapid decline in reviews is not complicated and is the same as in the previous film.

After spending the first few hours of the main storyline, the game transitions to multiplayer mode, which, to put it simply, is like an unfinished horse – frustrating.

After the initial few exciting moments of the combat system, all that remains is endless repetition and tedium.

Almost all battles involve switching between light and heavy attacks, and the maps are frighteningly repetitive. No matter where you start, the battle always ends up in a familiar "villain's base."

Furthermore, the multiplayer boss battles are exactly the same as the single-player games, with no changes whatsoever, and the team-based online battles offer absolutely no strategy.

The puzzles in the treasure hunt missions are all the same, and more importantly, there's nothing in the entire game worth grinding for; the game developers seem to have completely ignored these considerations.

The sheer number of bugs is beyond words, and as a result, once the initial novelty wore off, this game, which boasted a 95 rating on Metacritic, saw its popularity plummet.

Amidst the praise from numerous media outlets, many players pre-ordered the game, only to find after actually playing it that it wasn't as amazing as the media had claimed.

Players who feel cheated, just like in their previous lives, make the same choices and begin to complain extensively about being scammed.

At the same time, I urge those who bought the game to get a refund while they still can!

~~~

However, players of "Star River Paradise" are almost completely unaware of these things.

Zhou Shenlin and his roommate didn't go to sleep until 2 a.m. last night, and they started working hard again early the next morning. This time, Zhou Shenlin opened the Xinghuo platform.

I discovered that more than half of my friends list are playing "Galaxy Paradise".

Log in to QQ, and everyone in the group where we usually play games together is discussing various strategies and what to watch out for in the most difficult situations.

Some people complained that the death penalty in the giant pit was too severe, but then happily changed into new equipment and set off.

In addition, the unconventional "run-and-gun" gameplay, where players carry only a wooden building platform and temporarily equip themselves upon arriving at the giant pit, has also become popular in the game.

While waiting for the game to load.

Zhou Shenlin also watched some videos and found that not only in China, but also overseas, many voice actors were playing it, and a large number of video clips began to appear online.

It gives you the feeling that everyone seems to be playing this game.

As it turns out, this wasn't just Zhou Shenlin's feeling; players worldwide could clearly feel the hurricane of "Galaxy Paradise" rapidly forming, growing, and then sweeping across the entire social network in the past few days.

The reason is also very simple.

threshold.

As a free-to-play game, just like Genshin Impact became a hit, Galaxy Paradise did everything it could, and more importantly...

As Xinghuo's first 2D game with strong gameplay, "Star River Paradise" attracts players who are not only Xinghuo's traditional 2D game fans.

There are also many ordinary players.

This explosive growth even caught the attention of Google, which released a separate report three days after the release of Galaxy Park.

The report is straightforward: it shows the Google search curve for the keyword "Galaxy Paradise" during this period.

As can be seen from this curve, the curve was relatively smooth before the game was launched, but there were some peaks. These fluctuations were often related to the release of new trailers or demos by Spark.

Until a few days ago, this straight line that was moving forward suddenly started to climb as if it had hit a wall.

The number jumped directly from tens of thousands to over 50, and then in another day it jumped to 70, as of the time Google published the article.

The final number settled at 75.

What does this mean?