Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

After calming down for a while, Pei Qian clicked on the promotional CG of Ink and Cloud.

The entire CG is in the traditional Chinese ink style.

A little ink smudged on the light yellow rice paper and turned into a black cloud. Between gathering, dispersing and reunion, a ferocious beast was born, hovering in the sky with its teeth and claws, and clouds of black clouds enveloped the distance. The ancient Chinese city...

At the same time, an old, low voice narrated.

"According to legend, in the ancient years, there was a kind of evil beast in China that was transformed by resentment, called Nightmare. There are rumors that Nightmare beasts can weave dreams and feed on human fear, hatred, despair, resentment and other negative emotions, and they are growing... "

Along with the narration, the CG picture of the game began to change constantly. Nightmare beasts were hidden behind the dark clouds in the sky, and countless strange monsters were born, causing harm to the world.

A scholar realized that he was trapped in a dream, holding a scroll in his left hand and pen and ink in his right, and began to use his calligraphy and calligraphy to defeat the monsters in the dream, trying to find the nightmare beasts hidden in the dream; The earth breeds evil spirits to block the scholars.

Countless demons rushed to the scholar, who splashed ink and drew a boulder on the scroll, and then with a light wave of the brush, the boulder immediately appeared above the monsters and crashed down, smashing these monsters into strands of black smoke.

The monsters also lifted the falling rocks and giant trees between the cliffs and threw them at the scholar, but the scholar waved a brush to erase these foreign objects out of thin air.

With pen and ink, black fog scattered, scholars and monsters began to fight fiercely, and the narration also narrated the story background of the entire game...

This promotional CG is actually not complicated. It is not the kind of CG that can be seen in every hair and pore, and it is not even comparable to the promotional video of the GPL Spring Games.

But the beauty of this video is that it fits perfectly with the game itself.

"Ink and Smoke" is a horizontal version of 2D game, not a 3A masterpiece with a lot of investment, and it is a Chinese style game, which is related to calligraphy and painting elements, so it can be said that this ink style CG is just right to display .

Not only can highlight the characteristics of the game itself, but also reduce the difficulty of production.

In the updated demo demo, although there are only two small levels in the game, the game time is only about ten minutes, but the core gameplay of the game is shown.

Based on the operation mode of the traditional 2D horizontal game, move, jump, double jump, attack, defense and other operations are available, in addition to calligraphy and painting skills.

After clicking on the drawing skill, the game screen enters a stagnant state, and time goes by at a very slow speed. Players can choose to erase the scene elements in the game, or create props by drawing specific shapes. For example, drawing a circle is to create a big stone. Drawing polylines can create lightning and so on.

However, this also determines that the game cannot be played with a handle, and can only be played with a keyboard, mouse or touch screen.

The official obviously intends to use the two platforms of computers and mobile phones as the main battlefield, and promises that players will first use the computer version and then the mobile version.

It stands to reason that the mobile version will be more comfortable to operate, but after all, the computer version has more independent gamers and easier development, so it is better to use the computer version first.

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After watching the promotional video and the trial part of the game content, Pei Qian's face is serious, like an enemy.

No wonder so many people are pre-purchasing it, this looks very reliable indeed!

The domestic independent game player group is originally one of the most supportive groups for domestic games. "Ink and Cloud" is a Chinese style game. It also combines traditional cultural elements such as painting and calligraphy with the game, which is obviously more pleasing.

It's just... the DEMO of this game alone can have such a good promotional effect?

Isn't it scientific?

With a little confusion, Pei Qian clicked on the promotional video of the project on the game details page.

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The beginning of the video is in a dimly lit room.

A child in shorts and a white suspender vest was hiding under the quilt with the dim light of a flashlight and flipping through a game magazine.

Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door, and the child hurriedly turned off the flashlight, lay down instantly, hid the magazine under the pillow, and pretended to be asleep.

When the camera turns, time becomes daylight.

Parents are not at home, the child turns on the computer cautiously, and the screen is a domestic stand-alone game with a thick mosaic style.

The child put the game magazine aside, and began to play seriously according to the above strategy.

Suddenly, the clock on the wall started to strike the time. The child hurriedly shut down, then took a wet towel to cover the big head of the computer monitor, then quickly returned to his room, opened the school bag to take out the homework, and finally put away the wet towel.

After a while, the anti-theft door opened, and the child's father came back, touched the computer monitor, then looked at the child who was studying hard, and turned to focus on his own affairs.

The camera turned again, and the elementary school student became a high school student. Although he changed a different actor, he could still recognize the same person through his costume.

In the smoky Internet cafes, there are some peers around him who are playing various online games. He is the only one who is still playing domestic stand-alone games, but the games he played in elementary school are still the same without any change.

Some people laughed at why he was still playing such an old-fashioned game, he just smiled without talking.

The scene changes again, and high school students become adults.It was late at night, in the dilapidated and messy rental house, he faced the computer screen and carefully used the game editor to make games.

The messy room and the clutter all around hinted at his impoverished state, but he was still busy in front of the computer enthusiastically.

However, in the daytime, a violent knock on the door woke him up.

After returning to the room with the rent and utilities bills, he was silent for a long time.

In the end, he glanced at the computer screen reluctantly, turned off the unfinished game project in the game editor, and then opened the job resume.

After sending job resumes to several companies, he habitually moved the mouse to the game editor, but hesitated again and again, and finally failed to click.

As soon as the camera turned, he opened the closet, turned to the suit he hadn't worn for a while, and then stood in front of the full-length mirror and looked at himself.

In front of the camera, he was dressed in a neat suit with a proper hairstyle, but there was a bit of apathy in his eyes, just staring blankly at the image in the mirror.

In the mirror, he was still wearing a white vest, shorts and flip-flops, his hair was messy, but his face was full of smiles and his eyes were full of hope.

The two images formed a sharp contrast, suggesting that he still wanted to be an independent game producer.

Finally, he sighed slightly, picked up the printed resume on the desk, and prepared to go out to apply for a job.

However, at this moment, he found a golden invitation letter in the mailbox at the door with the words "Plan for the Dead" written on it.

A hopeful smile finally appeared on his face.

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This is the end of the promotional video. Although there is no detailed introduction to the plan, the meaning of the plan has been pointed out.

As for the plot behind the video, most people can also make up for it: this independent game producer has got the money, can continue to stick to his dream, complete the unfinished game project, and develop the domestic independent game. Make more contributions.

This game promotion video was shot and edited in a short period of time.

There are many old buildings full of the style of the last century in the emperor. Many video game shops in small alleys also have game consoles and computers with big heads. Coupled with filters with a sense of age, it directly evokes a lot of people. childhood memory.

The content of the video is also full of details.

In the era when home computers were just beginning to become popular, domestic single-player games were also developing rapidly.

The newsstand next to the school sells a lot of game magazines. At that time, for many students who didn't have much time to play games, buying a game magazine could read it several times.Even if I haven't played the game at all, I can't buy it, but I still watch it with gusto.

Before parents go home from get off work, secretly turn on the computer to play games, but remember to cool down with a wet towel in advance, otherwise the parents will be exposed when they get home, and they will have to welcome a gust of wind and rain.

With the rise of Internet cafes, online games have also developed rapidly, but at this time, domestic stand-alone games have gone downhill.

The protagonist in the video likes domestic stand-alone games, but the domestic stand-alone games have a fault. When other students play online games, he still stubbornly plays the domestic stand-alone games a few years ago.

In the end, he became an independent game producer and wanted to fulfill his dream.But because of life constraints, I have to make difficult choices between ideals and reality...

These contents all give strong resonance to those who watch this video!

After searching the Internet for a little bit, Pei Qian instantly understood why the game "Ink and Wash" has received so much attention in a short period of time.

Its DEMO is fun and lovable is only one of the reasons, and the more important reason is that the promotional videos of "Ink and Wash" and the Project for the Dead have been uploaded on the website of Ellie Island, which aroused enthusiastic responses!

On several video platforms such as the Ali Island website, the promotional video of the Qiaotu Project has been topped in the game area, and the popularity is still rising.

In the barrage and comment area, many independent gamers who dive were all bombed out.

"This video made me cry! Isn't this kid me? It's just that I have given up on making games..."

"My parents touched the computer the first time they got home from get off work. This is too real! It turned out to be unified across the country?"

"Hey, the scene in the Internet cafe is really sad. Those of us who like stand-alone games are all different. When we were young, domestic stand-alone games were flourishing, and it didn't take long for the market to only have online games."

"In fact, it's okay. Now it's a little slower, and there are more independent games."

"Compared with foreign countries, it's still far behind!"

"Is this'poor road plan" specifically to fund domestic indie games? That's really infinite merit! For this reason, we must support it!"