Game Development: I Built a Game Empire

With the attention of the entire gaming circle,"Soul Knight" has been online for nearly a month.

The data of various items have also begun to be suspended.

And almost a month after the launch of"Vitality Knight"

《Players of"Soul Knight" also spread the word wildly.

Although it may still be far from a so-called phenomenal game.

But it is also one of the hottest games of the year.

As for the major game media, they saw that Chen Xu and You Zifang did not fight as they thought.

The topic has gradually led to other directions.

For example, the achievements of"Soul Knight" and some of its unique features.

Including on the official forum of the Game Committee, many practitioners in the game industry have conducted some analysis on"Vitality Knight".

Just like the previous META element game"Undertale", where is the success of"Soul Knight"?

From the game’s art style, level design, and even the game’s UI.

There are many game designers doing analysis.

Although there is no mature system for games like Roguelike, some of its characteristics have been analyzed.

Tao Yuan, a well-known game designer from Yilong, wrote a long analysis article.

Conducted an in-depth analysis of"Soul Knight".

And two main points were drawn.

First: Generate randomly. Every time a player starts a new game in the game, random scenes, enemies, monsters, and treasures will be generated, making every adventure of the player unique.

Second: Irreversible. In the game, every step taken by the player in every game is irreversible, and every game is a new beginning.

It can be said that these are the two most core points of Roguelike games.

In addition, some game manufacturers are already developing similar games.

Just like the previous"Undertale".

Chen Xu didn't have much opinion on this.

And"Soul Knight" so far can be said to have achieved one of Chen Xu's goals very well.

It is preliminary estimated that in the first month of the launch of"Vitality Knight", after deducting the commission from the official platform and the corresponding taxes, there will be a profit of about 16 million yuan.

After paying off the bank loan, Chen Xu had a total of about 14 million in liquidity on hand.

This is enough for Chen Xu's future plans for the time being.

There are still a lot of games on the VR platform, including some AAA-level masterpieces, that are currently lacking.

But Chen Xu himself was not prepared to become a fat man in one breath through"Vitality Knight".

Just like capital requires a preliminary accumulation

《"Soul Knight" can be said to have completed its mission very well so far.

And with the subsequent updates of some versions, the profit of"Soul Knight" will still be quite stable.

Roguelike, coupled with the fact that it is an online game, will be updated in subsequent versions, which will allow"Soul Knight" to maintain a certain vitality for a long time.

Through the computer, I logged into the game editor to check the data in the background, and then took the time to look at the player information fed back by the outsourced customer service company.

Later, I was also in the group and asked some students from the school who were testing the game for their opinions on the game.

Chen Xu stretched out and looked at the design draft written on his computer.

It’s almost time to find yourself an assistant.

At present, I don’t have much to do, and I can still maintain a follow-up content of"Soul Knight".

But in the future, the game he wants to develop will definitely be more than just"Soul Knight", and he will definitely not be able to spare time.

Chen Xu leaned on the chair, thinking in his heart

…………………

The next day, during lunch break

"Hey, Mr. Chen, you want us to write down our thoughts on the design document?"

Zhao Shan and the other three people in the office all showed surprised expressions.

"In a while, we will need to recruit some people. In addition, I will not have much time to maintain the content of"Soul Knight" in the future."Chen Xu said.

Find yourself a similar assistant. This was also an idea in Chen Xu's mind yesterday.

Although there is a big killer in the world like game editor, the development of a game, especially when it involves something larger in scale, Yes, it is quite difficult to rely on one person alone.

There is no problem with the large framework, but some subdivided things are still needed.

So now, find an assistant for yourself in advance. On the one hand, it can make yourself more relaxed.

For example, some less important basics Everything can be handed over to the assistant, while Chen Xu himself is responsible for the overall skeleton.

In addition, it can be regarded as cultivating a tacit understanding in the game development process and preparing for the future.

Originally, Chen Xu was going to recruit someone directly from the society.

But then Chen Xu then thought about it, why can't he try it from the inside.

Being able to join Fengyun Games, at least through the previous interview, Chen Xu can be sure that Han Yue and Zhao Shan all like games.

In this case, It's better to train him a little bit.

After all, what he is looking for right now is an assistant who can help him deal with some trivial matters.

He doesn't need someone who can stand on his own for the time being. Moreover, although the current Fengyun game"Soul Knight" can be considered Successful, but not that attractive.