Game Development: I Built a Game Empire

It can be said that"Plants vs. Zombies" is a casual game with great potential.

The previous version of"Plants vs. Zombies" sold 300,000 copies in just nine days after it was released on the APPstore.

Its sales on the PC platform are also not low.

There are many reasons why"Plants vs. Zombies" is popular all over the world.

The first is the positive feedback from the game.

Just like the birth of the first head in"League of Legends", there will be a prompt at the top of the screen, and there is also a 'FisrtBlood (First Blood)' that all players can hear.

Including ACEs for killing all enemy heroes, super-god tips, double kills and triple kills.

It's all positive feedback.

In"Plants vs. Zombies", the auditory stimulation of popping peas, killing zombies, and the sound effects of beans to flesh is quite powerful.

At the same time, the art style of the entire game also tends to be cartoon-like.

Although it is a zombie theme, it does not make people feel scary at all.

This leads to the fact that"Plants vs. Zombies" canIt is said to be a game for all ages.

This is just like"League of Legends", the art style of the game is biased towards cartoon rendering style.

It's just that"Plants vs. Zombies" pays more attention to this aspect of cartoons than"League of Legends".

In addition, there are the values ​​​​and levels of the game.

Plants and zombies all have quite reasonable values, and combined with the level design, players can fully experience the puzzle fun.

In addition, it is the freshness of unlocking layers.

The first level only has pea shooters, and all the executable input is to collect sunlight and plant. In the second level, the sunflowers are coming. In the third level, the cherry bombs are coming.

At the same time, the game also begins to gradually let players take control of the overall situation, satisfying the player's desire for control.

From the unstable acquisition of sunlight falling from the sky at the beginning, it has been upgraded to a stable output that can be independently controlled by the sunflower and can be increased in scale.

It has evolved from a pea shooter that can only shoot peas, providing a lightweight, fixed damage output, to a cherry bomb with stronger lethality, wider range, immediate and direct effects, and wide application in a wide range of environments.

There is also a subsequent change in the environment, which keeps players fresh about the game.

It can be said to be an extremely advanced and advanced growth experience.

In addition, in the game, although the full version is not yet online, during the exhibition, Chen Xu also deliberately added an online ranking system.

Players can clearly see the progress of other players in the game.

Social interaction can be said to be a very important part of some games.

Single-player games that focus on plot content do not need to focus on social interaction.

But for some games that target gameplay, social interaction can be said to be very important.

For example, the ranked mode in"League of Legends" is actually a social system.

This does not mean that only friend systems and guild systems can be considered social systems.

As a result,"Plants vs. Zombies" soon became popular in the exhibition.

Mainly because this game is really suitable for this scene.

First of all, the game attributes of"Plants vs. Zombies" can basically be understood as soon as you play it, and it is not very complicated.

As a result, there were more and more players of"Plants vs. Zombies" soon.

And because it is not playable on the PC platform, Chen Xu also uploaded a mobile version for players to experience.

So the players in each exhibition area spread the news one after another.

Waiting area at Yilong, Tenghua and other game exhibitions

"Oops, just a little bit close, otherwise I would definitely be able to pass this level!"

"The first place is so awesome, I have already reached the third level!"

"These roadblock zombies and barrel zombies are so tough!"

"There are peas with ice-making properties that can be slowed down, and iron buckets that can be sucked away with magnetic mushrooms."

"I feel like I can’t stop at all!"

"Flame stakes are very useful!"

"But it was fine in the early stage, but not so good later on."

"There are so many elements. Even at night, there are tombstones on the map, and there are many things to consider."

"This is interesting! But this game is really magical!"

"I talk about it one by one, and I can’t stop!"

At the beginning, most people just wanted to experience this brand-new game. After all, in game exhibitions, there are basically more people than experience equipment.

But soon many players became completely obsessed with it as soon as they played it, and even I was in line, and I didn’t want to put down my phone.

Of course, it was mainly because the experience time was too short.

The experience only lasted twenty minutes, and some of the less popular manufacturers’ areas might be larger.

But it only lasted about thirty minutes.

In the beginning, this situation only existed for a small number of players, but whether it is players or other groups, people have a herd mentality.

Just like getting off work, no one has left when the time comes, and you feel a little embarrassed to leave at this time.

But once someone starts, you will leave without any pressure. I also saw a group of people playing"Plants vs. Zombies" there, and more and more players were attracted.

Yilong's game exhibition area, Xiang Dongliu, who participated in this exhibition, was ready to see the reaction of the players at the scene.

Then he was stunned.

In disbelief, Xiang Dongliu stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes.

In front of the exhibition area of ​​his new game, why? Large groups of people sitting there, or leaning against the wall with their phones?

"Hello sir, there are already vacancies in the experience area."A player who was accompanying an experienced player in the exhibition came out at the right time.

The staff at the door immediately reminded the player in line.

"Ah, is it my turn? Let him experience it, I will pass the third level soon!"The player was stunned for a moment. He looked at the PC equipment and VR equipment in the experience area. He hesitated and then said.

After saying this, the staff did not respond. The guy behind the player was unhappy:"Don’t think about it, I’m about to pass the third level too! Don't expect me to experience it, and then you can secretly surpass my progress!"

What's going on!?

What are you doing?

Aren't you all here to experience the game?

We've already queued up, why aren't you willing to go in and play!?

After watching two or three players in a row, only one player was happy after giving in. When I walked into the experience area, I didn't forget to click the pause interface on my phone.

Xiang Dongliu could see clearly that the same game screen was displayed as the previous ones.

What's going on?

What kind of game is this ? ?

Not only Xiangdongliu, but also some heads of other game manufacturers and game designers had some collapse.

Because the same thing happened in them.

Damn it!

What kind of game is this? It's poisonous!