Time Travel: 2014

I saw almost the same comments in the comment area.

Qi Meng couldn't help but have doubts? Could it be that these are all fake comments?

But she immediately rejected this idea.

How could a master of Gray God's level write comments?

A person who is free of charge on the first day the game is launched.

It's completely out of vulgar taste.

How could one care about commenting on something as metaphysical as this?

…

Although Lin Hui is not out of vulgar taste.

But he really doesn't care much about game reviews.

Not only don't care about the comments.

He doesn't even care much about the performance of the game "FLAPPY BIRD" itself.

The reason why you don't care is simple.

Lin Hui is now considered experienced in many battles.

Although it has only been less than ten days since the development of the first game "Life Restart Simulator".

But he has seen a lot of various situations that occurred after the game was launched.

No matter how successful "FLAPPY BIRD" is.

It's nothing more than replicating the success of "2048".

Even if "FLAPPY BIRD" fails again.

It's nothing more than a replay of what happened in the overseas version of "Life Restart Simulator".

Lin Hui knew both the best outcome and the worst outcome.

Naturally very indifferent.

After the game was launched, Lin Hui basically had nothing important to do.

Lin Hui, who was in a calm mood, decided to take a vacation for himself.

After all, from the 8th to the 15th, Lin Hui has been fighting hard for more than a week.

And it’s still Sunday, so you can’t relax too much.

…

Lin Hui was already relaxed.

But many people are still in a stressful job because of him.

Dong Jiaqi, the game editor of the senior domestic game forum Love to Play Alliance, is very busy at this time.

Not only is it busy, but it’s also hard work.

Today is Sunday, and she originally made an appointment with her best friend to go out to play.

As a result, I was called by the editor to come over and work overtime to write a game analysis article.

Originally Dong Jiaqi wanted to refuse, but how could a humble migrant worker have the right to say no.

In the end, she chose to follow her heart.

Open the email to see the specific article requirements.

Only then did Dong Jiaqi realize that she was going to write an analysis article about GRAY FOREST's new work "FLAPPY BIRD".

GRAY FOREST's new work?

Seeing the developer of this game, Dong Jiaqi just felt a sigh of relief.

She can be said to be very familiar with GRAY FOREST.

Two of the five game articles she wrote this week were related to games developed by GRAY FOREST.

Hey guys, are you going to write the third one now?

But it seems that this is not the point.

The point seems to be how did GRAY FOREST launch three games in less than ten days?

Maybe this is the legendary high-yield sow-like pig.

Complaints are complaints.

As a professional game commentator, Dong Jiaqi still has professional qualities.

Following the normal review process, she decided to try out FLAPPY BIRD first.

A small game that is not too big and can be easily downloaded.

After opening the game, the screen has a pixel style, and the painting style is a bit sandy.

Dong Jiaqi knows that pixel style games tend to focus more on returning to their roots.

That is to say, the game screen is not important, the key is the gameplay.

Therefore, Dong Jiaqi did not stop at the picture and immediately started to play the trial.

This reckless decision directly led to the tragic beginning of Dong Jiaqi.

And this tragedy lasted for more than an hour.

The reason for the tragedy is simple:

——She is so good.

It sounds incredible, but it's true.

In the minds of many players, the editor of the game section must be a game master and have good game operations.

This is actually a kind of misunderstanding.

Most game editors are just theoretical gamers.

I am familiar with the theory of the game, but in practice I am a handicapped person.

Dong Jiaqi is such a theoretical game player.

She herself is well aware of the fact that her hand is disabled.

Change to normal times.

Encounter a game that tests your operation.

Dong Jiaqi most likely won’t even try.

However, the simple operating rules of this game gave her an inexplicable illusion that "I can do it even if I am."

It was this illusion that trapped her for more than an hour.

Now that he understood the previous misunderstanding, Dong Jiaqi quickly adjusted his work direction.

Since you don’t understand how to play it yourself, just watch others play it.

With the help of the Internet, Dong Jiaqi quickly found a bunch of videos related to "FLAPPY BIRD".

Dong Jiaqi noticed.

It’s just B standing under the topic # flappy bird.

The number of videos has exceeded a thousand.

Is the popularity of a newly released game so high?

Dong Jiaqi randomly clicked on a video with a high number of comments.

The owner of this video seems to be the type who doesn’t like nonsense.

After entering the video at 1 p.m., Dong Jiaqi saw the actual game operation screen.

I have to say that the UP master is very capable.

Easily achieved a high score.

Although during the game, the UP main operation can be done.

But Dong Jiaqi still wants to complain:

That's it?

Of course the person she complained about was not the UP owner.

But the game "FLAPPY BIRD".

Originally, Dong Jiaqi thought that the game would unlock some new scenes or new plots as players' scores increased.

However, judging from the video.

This UP hit nearly a thousand points.

The scene of the game is no different from the scene when the first ten points were scored.

From the beginning of the game to nearly a thousand points, the only game scene is the pixel-style bird constantly passing through the gaps in the pipes.

That's it?

Dong Jiaqi was a little confused. It was just such a simple and boring game of constantly passing through the gaps in the pipes.

Why did it become so popular?

Not only is it popular, but it’s also explosive.

Actual game data may not be easily accessible to outsiders.

But as a games editor.

Dong Jiaqi still has access to the data after the game is launched.

From the data point of view, the game "FLAPPY BIRD" has been popular since its official launch.

In less than an hour, domestic downloads exceeded one million.

As of 12 noon, the number of domestic downloads of this game has reached 4.13 million.

Judging from this momentum, the number of downloads on the first day will not even exceed 5 million.

It is very possible to break through 15 million.

This data simply crushes the previous "Don't Step on the White Block" minute by minute.

And the game "FLAPPY BIRD" not only has an astonishingly high number of downloads.

Whether it is posts/ba Weibo/blogs/stations or various game forums.

This game is very topical.

There are various signs.

The popularity of this game has become a fact.

But why is this game so popular?

I thought about it for a while.

Dong Jiaqi suddenly had an idea:

Could it be because of the music?

But she quickly rejected this inference.

The background music of this game is very soothing though.

However, not all players can enjoy it.

For ordinary players, let alone listening to music.

It's a bit difficult to even listen to a full melody.

Dong Jiaqi really doesn't understand why players are obsessed with this game.

Could it be because of the limited exemption?

But there are so many iOS games that are free every day, so why aren’t other games popular?

Why is such a game with obvious sadistic tendencies so popular?

To say it was sadistic is an understatement.

Anyway, Dong Jiaqi deeply felt that the game "FLAPPY BIRD" was full of malice when she tried it out.

Dong Jiaqi even felt that if she played for longer.

There is even a high probability that some weird attributes will be unlocked.

As for the players who gave five-star reviews in the comment section of this game.

Dong Jiaqi feels that this group generally has a tendency to be sadistic.

And it's not just ordinary torture.

It belongs to the kind of abuser who spontaneously defends the abuser after being abused.

Not so many Stockholm Effect players work together to maintain it.

How does this game get such a good reputation?

When it comes to the reputation of this game, Dong Jiaqi is extremely strange.

It is obviously a very "torturous" game.

Why is the reputation so good?

The game's rating on the AppStore is as high as 4.7 points.

You must know that this is a score that has been evaluated by over 10,000 people.

It can be said to be absolutely stable.

The game "Don't Tread on White Blocks", which was also very popular before, has over 10,000 reviews on the AppStore.

But the score is only 3.7 points.

It was this 3.7-point rating that was boasted by various domestic media at the time.

Now compare it with the game "FLAPPY BIRD".

Totally not enough.

Dong Jiaqi feels that it should be compared with the question "Why is this game so popular?"

"Why does the game "FLAPPY BIRD" have such a high reputation?" This question is more worthy of exploration.