EBE Chapter 47: Are these games actually going overseas?
Chapter 47: Are these games actually going overseas?
"Imagine the moment when you and your best friend, girlfriend, or boyfriend overcome numerous obstacles and finally complete the mission—"
"Wouldn't that be more satisfying than simply seeing an achievement pop-up in the game?"
As Shen Huaizhou explained, the conference room fell silent.
After hearing these words, Chen Qingshan fell silent.
He was at a loss for words.
Lao Shen, oh Lao Shen...
Who exactly turned you into the person you are now?
Good grief, it turns out all that fuss was for nothing.
Is your "cooperative game" just a pretense of working together to end the friendship?
"puff!"
At that moment, Su Jianxue laughed instead: "Haha, Huaizhou's idea is interesting!"
"I think we could collaborate with our internal staff after the game is finished."
"Let's see how this game of ending friendships works."
Most of the games from Donghuang's manufacturers have cooperative elements, including large-scale PVP and PVE games.
However, something like Overcooked Kitchen is quite rare.
Moreover, in those large-scale games, if you dare to set up dynamic obstacles, the players will absolutely criticize you to death.
What Shen Huaizhou did was put those things he dared not think about or do into the kitchen.
In reality, kitchens are often perceived as messy and disorganized.
If this were in a game, wouldn't it drive people crazy?
Don't say it.
The thought of players and their girlfriends or friends being placed in this kitchen, cooking while being limited by time, is quite unsettling.
There are also various annoying animated props that prevent players from cooperating.
Tsk tsk! Hu Chen suddenly smiled with satisfaction!
It seems I've rediscovered my original motivation for making games.
then--
With the proposal approved by all, the work of working overtime began.
Chen Qingshan is in charge of continuing to recruit talent.
Whether someone is a newcomer or not is not important; what matters is having a company culture that accepts insomnia-related games!
We'll set up the stalls if we can, and we absolutely won't work overtime on weekends!
Su Jianxue took stock of all the funds earned from the first three games and prepared to allocate development funds to the third game.
Although this is still a small game, its scale surpasses that of the previous one.
Small change, oh dear!
However, once the proposal was approved by everyone, everyone adopted Shen Huaizhou's posture.
Torture players? That's the corporate culture of Insomnia Game Studio!!
Anything that doesn't primarily aim to torment the player doesn't fit the concept of an insomnia game!
"In this level, the movable floor tiles shouldn't be so wide; they should be narrower. Yes, and there's a time limit. They'll sink when the time is up."
"See those speed boosts? We're not using speed boosts this level! We're replacing them with ice blocks!"
"Yes, if a player steps on the ice, they'll slip and fall, and then have to start over!"
"We should also add a time limit, so that when they step on the freshly made dishes, they are sent back to the starting point."
"Damn, Mr. Shen, aren't you afraid of getting attacked after the game comes out tomorrow with this design?"
"This is nothing! Let me tell you, couples who break up because of this game are mostly not truly in love; they were just playing around."
"Aren't we just testing the strength of the bond between lovers and friends?"
"Damn it! Lao Shen, you didn't plan this all along, did you? Are you trying to end our friendship? Are you, are you?!"
"Hey? This design concept is exactly the same as that dog of an author's! Huaizhou, have you read this novel?"
"This company is still in its early stages, but it's really active."
Hu Chen is working on adapting the engine using the code that Shen Huaizhou gave them.
However, just as Su Jianxue uttered those words...
Shen Huaizhou's brain felt as if it had been suddenly doused with a bucket of cold water, making him shiver!
Hey Xue, can you please stop bringing up that lousy novel of yours?
There are still forty or fifty people here! If people find out, it'll be inhuman torture!
then--
However, making games takes time.
The reason why the first three games were predicted so accurately is because they were not large in scale.
Although Overcooked is a small game, it's different from the previous three.
The production cycle will also be extended considerably.
Meanwhile, Shen Huaizhou was unaware that the overseas platform for steam engines was being pressured by the oil-producing main contractors.
Sitting back down at his office computer, he stared in surprise at the message on his phone:
#Breaking News! Overseas Players Are Pressuring for Open Access to Steam Engine! Strongly Demanding Open Access to Overseas Copyrights for the Work!#
#Dozens of popular YouTubers with millions of followers are strongly demanding that the insomnia game be released on overseas servers!#
What the hell?
What does it mean that more than a dozen overseas streamers jointly requested the release of an international version?
Oh! You mean Isaac and humanity were utterly defeated?
What?
You even want to play Getting Over It? You're so greedy, that's a great habit.
Clicking into the trending topics, Shen Huaizhou glanced at the messages briefly.
It suddenly became a viral sensation in the afternoon.
Some people have uploaded reviews and clips from YouTube streamers to Chinese websites.
Those streamers who were good at creating entertaining content instantly caught the attention of Donghuang game players.
The game was originally planned to be released on all platforms.
After all, relying solely on domestic gamers, a million copies would already be the limit.
However, the actual data for these three games is no less than ten million copies.
If tormenting domestic players is torment, then tormenting foreign players is torment too!
Why hide away good food? Just eat it all!
Sure enough, the comments under the trending topics are all urging the insomnia game to be released overseas as soon as possible.
After all, there are very few domestic games that can attract the interest of foreign players.
If this were a major company, wouldn't they be seizing the opportunity? They might have already finalized the details with their overseas distributors before it even trended on social media.
After all, they've already forced their domestic employees to work overtime.
However, the insomnia game was well-prepared.
Long before the exclusive distribution agreement was reached with the Steam platform, a patch for the overseas version had already been created.
All you need to do is upload the patch.
Of course, the prerequisite is to discuss the agency issue with the official steam engine manufacturer.
This matter concerns Brother Chen.
Adhering to his principle of "I'll just slack off and not do any work," Shen Huaizhou absolutely does not interfere with the company's operations or recruitment.
Being a writer is tiring enough, but having to interact with outsiders is even more exhausting.
Isn't this going to kill him?!
As Shen Huaizhou tilted his head, looking at the data in his novel's backend, a phone call came in.
"Shen Lao, good news!"
"We've finalized a distribution agreement with Steam Engine, and compared to other games, they only take 30% of our commission."
"And they're willing to sign a six-month free promotional agreement with us!"