Game Development: I Built a Game Empire

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

The data has also begun to be suspended.

And in the almost a month since the launch of "Genki Knight".

Players of "Genki Knight" also carried out a crazy spread.

Although it is still far from the so-called phenomenal game, it may still be a lot short.

But it's also one of the most popular games of the year.

And the major game media, from the beginning, when they saw that Chen Xu and Youzifang did not fight as they thought.

The topic is gradually leading in other directions.

For example, the achievements of "Genki Knight", there are some unique aspects of it.

Including on the official forum of the Game Committee, there are many practitioners in the game industry who have made some analysis of "Genki Knight".

Just like the previous META element game "Under the Legend", where is the success of "Genki Knight".

From the game's art style, level design, and even one of the game's UIs.

There are a lot of people who are game designers who analyze.

Although there is no mature system of roguelikes, some of these characteristics have been analyzed.

Tao Yuan, a well-known game designer on Yilong's side, wrote a long article of analysis.

An in-depth analysis of "Genki Knight" was conducted.

And two main points are drawn.

First: the generation is random, every time a player opens a new game in the game, the scene will be generated, enemies, monsters, treasures, etc., all of which make each adventure unique for players.

Second: irretrievable, every step that the player makes in every game is irretrievable, and every game is a new beginning.

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

And in addition, some game manufacturers are already developing similar games.

Just like the previous "Under the Legend".

In this regard, Chen Xu does not have too many opinions.

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

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

After the loan from the bank was paid, Chen Xu had a total of about 14 million working capital on hand.

This is enough for some of Chen Xu's later plans, for the time being.

Games on the VR platform, and some triple-A masterpieces, are still lacking a lot for the time being.

But Chen Xu himself is not ready to rely on "Genki Knight" to become a fat man in one go.

Just as capital needs an upfront accumulation.

"Genki Knight" can be said to have completed its mission very well.

And with the subsequent updates of some versions, the profitability of "Genki 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 "Genki Knight" to maintain a certain vitality for a long time.

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

In the follow-up, I was also in the group, and I asked the students who tested the school about some opinions about the game.

Chen Xu stretched his waist 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 "Genki Knight".

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

Chen Xu leaned back in his chair and thought to himself.

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The next day, during the lunch break.

"Eh, Mr. Chen, you asked us to write a review of the design document?".

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

"After a while, I will have to recruit some people, and in addition, I basically don't have much time for the content maintenance of "Genki Knight" in the future. Chen Xu said.

Finding yourself a similar assistant was also an idea in Chen Xu's heart yesterday.

Although there is a game editor in this world, the development of a game, especially when it comes to some larger scales, is still difficult to rely on alone.

It's okay to have a big frame, but some subdivisions are still needed.

So now find yourself an assistant in advance, on the one hand, you can make yourself easier.

For example, some less important basic things can be handed over to the assistant, and 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 to prepare for the future.

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

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

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

In that case, it's better to cultivate it a little.

After all, what he is looking for at the moment is almost an assistant who can help him deal with some trivial matters.

The person who can take charge of himself, he doesn't need it for the time being, and although the current game of Fengyun is also a success, it is not so attractive.