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Chen Jiao nodded: “Although it has not yet been fully decided… it may have appeared in the form of a previous transmission. ”

Denise was very excited, obviously the most valuable piece of news she had ever discovered.

“So, what can you tell us about the Dark Soul prequel? ”

"Well… the context of the story has been finalized, but not too much can be revealed right now, and it can only be revealed long before the Dark Soul itself. ”

Denise asks, "Far ahead of its own time setting… how early exactly? Will you tell us about the beginning of the Dark Soul world? ”

“Well, in this plot, players will come into contact with many of the early characters of Dark Souls, including Sun King Gwen, who built the era of fire," said Chan. ”

“In fact, the R&D plan for this is long overdue, and it won't take long, because the overall engine is based on the current engine, just a few more scenarios. ”

The more Denise listens, the more excited she gets: "Really? So is it a stand-alone sale or a DLC? ”

"It's sold separately, however, two different versions are expected this time, including the VR and handheld versions. ”

Denise stunned: "Handheld version? ”

Chen Jiao nodded: “Yes. As for this handheld, it's only available domestically at the moment. If you're interested, I can give you one or take a look back at TGN, which is expected to be available overseas soon. ”

Chen Jiao stood up and took a brand new SWITCH from the side and gave it to Denise.

“Is this a brand new handset? Oh, I'm a little impressed, but it doesn't seem to be available in Europe or America.” Denise was very curious to hold Switch's box in her hand to observe.

Chen smiled and laughed: "Yes, because I've been busy researching and developing Dark Souls before, I'm in a hurry, and there aren't too many games on this, so consider postponing the release a few months. Both the Dark Soul prequel and the Dark Soul itself will go live on the handheld platform. ”

Denise was somewhat surprised: "Is that some more of this? All those who really like Dark Souls are hardcore players, and they definitely prefer to play in the game cabin. ”

Chen smiled. “It's not the same. This is the current pricing strategy, and if the player buys the VR version of Dark Souls, they get a free handheld version of Dark Souls. Players who can't afford a VR game deck can also buy a switch version directly, and it will be very cheap, only 98 soft-sized coins, equivalent to around $16, less than the VR version 120. ”

Denise nodded and after hearing the price, she understood a little bit about the advantages of the handheld version of Dark Souls.

But now that she hasn't opened the box, it's hard to understand what it would be like to play Dark Soul on such a small handset.

Denise asks, "Well, how much does the Dark Soul shrink on the handset? ”

“It will faithfully replicate the contents of the Dark Soul game, and there won't be much shrinkage," said Chan. Of course, because the two devices operate and display differently, the handheld version of Dark Souls is bound to have some changes in experience. ”

“But I think the handheld version is two different gaming experiences compared to the VR version, and it's hard to say arbitrarily what's best or worse. ”

Denise said excitedly, "So, in the prequel to Dark Souls, can my favorite whip weapons be strengthened? ”

Chen Jiao revealed a smiling expression: “As I said before, you can turn off the damage. ”

Denise: “…”

Clearly, Chen Jiao is unlikely to strengthen the damage caused by whipping weapons...

Dennis thought about it and asked: “There is another very critical question, how difficult is the Dark Soul? Will you reduce the difficulty because of the player's strong demands? ”

Chen Jiaohao smiled: “As I said before, when doing" The Dark Soul, "I would never think about the difficulty, because what I was going to bring to the players was an unexpected feeling, a pleasure to surprise and care for them. ”

“About the Herald of Dark Souls… let's just say it will be a more unexpected game. Or it is the true essence of the Dark Soul game, and I think it will transcend the Dark Soul in its gameplay. ”

After that, Chen Jiao revealed a deep smile.

Denise was very excited: "Okay, I'm sure a lot of players can't wait to preface Dark Soul as soon as possible! ”

Denise chatted with Chan, a reporter from across the ocean who was obviously curious about everything in the experience store and asked a lot of questions before leaving.

“Anyway, isn't it something that needs to be kept confidential about what happened before The Dark Soul? Should it be okay to release it to the players now?” Denise asked.

Chen smiled and laughed: “No problem, you can make the players look forward to it. By the way, I hope you can play SWITCH and help promote it. ”

Denise nodded: "Okay, then I'll say goodbye, hopefully there will be more interviews later. ”

Denise walked happily away, and her mind filled with visions of the Dark Soul prequel.

Thinking about other players' expectations for this piece should be similar to Denise's, but thinking about the difficulty of the game, Chen Jiao couldn't help but smile.

……

There have been a lot of strange things during this time.

At present, the number of employees in Thunder Entertainment has grown, not only in the art sector, but also in the operation and maintenance of various projects, and the four floors of the Experience Store are almost completely full.

There are a lot of thunder and entertainment jobs at the moment.

On the one hand, the League of Heroes event. Domestic leagues are raging and heating up, and the time for the second global final is approaching, and many players in the League of Heroes are counting on it.

In addition, The Pioneer of Watchdogs is already available internationally and has a very good response in the European and American markets.

However, the game is not as popular in the country as the League of Heroes, mainly because of its characteristics.

Because the depth of the Watch Pioneer game is not so good, it's hard to keep the heat going, and many players temporarily seal it after the freshness.

Nevertheless, Pioneer Watch is also a popular game that still needs to be run over the long term.

Of course, all of this content is maintained by people who don't need to worry about Chen, as the game is largely stereotyped.

Chen Jiao's work now focuses mainly on two aspects: on the one hand, the re-creation of "Dark Soul 1", so that the series of "Dark Soul" can be presented in its entirety in the world; and on the other hand, the corresponding promotion around Switch.

So far, SWITCH has not been available on the European and American markets, and the games on the platform have not been particularly popular besides Odyssey.

Chen Wan, on the other hand, wanted to lay the groundwork for Switch to open up the European and American markets through the heat of Dark Souls.

The player and VR pod are aimed at a completely different crowd, and the biggest advantage of the player is that it's cheap.

Like the Dark Soul game, the VR version is 1988, and the handheld version only takes 98 to buy.

The difference in experience between the two devices is mainly due to the difference in immersion, and the handheld version of Dark Souls is equally fun in terms of simply looking at game play and content.

In addition, the market share of mobile platforms is still expanding. As in previous generations, more and more manufacturers are changing the game magic on their PCs and putting it on their mobile platforms, and the results are good, and the profitability of hand swimming is increasing.

As for the hand gaming platform, Chen has not launched a new game in almost a year, can we take this opportunity to have another happy wave of leeks?