Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 35 35. We need Teacher Gu Yuan Chunqiu!

Throughout September, the sales of "Famous Academy" can be described as Waterloo.

Although dealers purchased 5,000 copies from pokeni, they were unable to sell even 1,200 copies in two weeks.

The sales results on the first day were pretty good, mainly because many people were new fans of the previous "Onmyoji" and wanted to try it after hearing that pokeni had released a new game.

A large part of them saw that it was not a R-rated game and immediately persuaded them to quit.

Only some people bought "Famous Academy" with the mentality of giving it a try. After returning home, although the game itself was interesting, they always felt that it was not what they wanted.

Therefore, the evaluations given are relatively low.

So under such circumstances, there is no word-of-mouth effect, but it is dragged down by the previous work "Onmyoji". "Famous Academy" is like being stuck in a quagmire and cannot struggle at all.

"400 copies?!"

When Hiroyuki Hattori heard the sales results of "Prestigious Academy" in his own game store, he was shocked.

"Yes, President." Secretary Fujiki pushed up the glasses on her face and expressed great regret, "Even if we put "Prestigious Academy" in a favorable sales position, there are still not many customers willing to patronize it."

"Maybe... pokeni itself lacks the potential to make high-quality games?"

"That's all I can think of now." Hiroyuki Hattori covered his eyes with his hands, feeling his head was buzzing.

From this point of view, the success of "Onmyoji" may be just a coincidence, or President Tsuda was behind it. In fact, Qing Zhiyuan has no talent for making games.

So when DUN withdrew from investment and President Tsuda did not participate in game development, did pokeni's true colors show up? !

After thinking for a long time, Hiroyuki Hattori couldn't find any other more reasonable explanation.

"Ah~ How stupid. I would actually believe in a half-hearted person like Qing Zhiyuan, thinking that if I can make one hit, I can make a second one. Am I really too naive?"

…

"Ah~ I'm so stupid, I gave up on galgame."

After learning about pokeni's sales results, Takaya Mizutani, the chief planner of rival Bluvens, showed a happy smile.

Yes, nothing in the world would make him happier than seeing his old team's game fail.

Originally, "Street Pickup" developed by Mizutani was criticized wildly by players, and sales were also very sluggish. As a result, he often suffered from insomnia during this period and his mental state was not very good.

Although the president didn't say much, Mizutani could clearly feel the disappointment seeping into his bones.

After all, Bluvens recruited him to make money, not lose money.

It's just that I haven't been able to find the right time and reason to persuade Mizutani to withdraw.

But...

Seeing the poor sales of Pokeni's "Prestigious Academy", Mizutani finally found a little comfort and confidence.

You can make a work like "Onmyoji", but the follow-up is so bad, I don't know what to say.

"If it were me, I would definitely not give up making galgame games."

Since the first game achieved such good results, it’s time to strike while the iron is hot.

Qing Zhiyuan's brain circuit is really strange. How did he think of changing the game category?

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous."

But in this way, "Street Pickup" won't seem as bad.

Mizutani thought.

The president of Bluvens happened to be passing by in the corridor and noticed Mizutani Takaya's appearance.

His brows wrinkled involuntarily.

You still have the nerve to laugh at others?

Didn't our "Street Pick-up" also fall into a mess? !

This man really has no self-respect at all.

"Huh? President, why are you here?" Mizutani Takaya was startled when he caught sight of Kobayashi Shigeru from the corner of his eye.

…

at the same time.

Tokyo.

pokeni co., ltd.

Inside the president's office.

There was a lament.

"Nani?! How could this happen?"

It shouldn't be.

Qing Zhiyuan couldn't believe the statistics compiled by the operations department.

You must know that the game Famous Pocket Academy in the previous life had millions of downloads. How come it failed to sell even 2,000 copies in this era?

In the past few days, the feedback given by dealers has not been very satisfactory.

Not only is it not ideal, it can simply be described as terrible.

"President, this is the player questionnaire we made." Kazuma Takahashi, the manager of the operations department, held a pile of information in front of Qing Zhiyuan.

The player questionnaire is a good review method, which allows the company to accurately and quickly understand the shortcomings and advantages of the product, and facilitate future adjustments.

Qing Zhiyuan took it and read it carefully page by page.

The more I look at it, the more incredible it becomes.

The more I watch, the more angry I get.

[The game itself is very playable. As a business simulation game with a Q-version pixel style, I think primary school students can enjoy the fun of this game. 】

[However, as a work of pokeni company, it is obviously not what I want. What I hope for is an experience similar to Onmyoji. 】

Kazuma Takahashi stood silently beside him.

In fact, the words written in the questionnaire have been embellished by colleagues in the operations department, and real players are more angry than they see.

“We asked further, what kind of experience do we want to get?

The player replied:

Just beautiful girls, great plot.

It must be a galgame game. " Kazuma Takahashi added.

Qing Zhiyuan's brows furrowed severely.

Ah, how can it be repaired?

I changed it to "Famous Academy" just because I wanted to go ashore!

If I continue to make galgame games, why do I have to work so hard?

If we continue to look at the comments from other players, most of them are negative:

[It’s better to say it’s disappointing than unsatisfactory. I don't quite understand why a good producer like Kohara Chunqiu is not used, but a half-hearted Qing Jiyuan is asked to be the new producer. 】

[Just do it, but why should we abandon the good galgame game and change it to a simulated business? 】

[There is obviously something wrong with pokeni's high-level decision-making. They don't understand what players expect from pokeni. 】

【We need Teacher Furuhara Chunqiu! 】

Turn another page.

The following conclusion is still——

【We need Teacher Furuhara Chunqiu! 】

…

Seeing this, Takahashi Kazuma next to him didn't dare to say anything, and it was very uncomfortable to hold back his laughter.

Qing Zhiyuan took a deep breath and felt his brain buzzing.

Ah, damn it...

This is not the player I know.

This shouldn’t be the right result!

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Let me explain to avoid misunderstanding:

The main genre of the main works in the early stage of this book is galgame, in order to fit the title and selling point of the book.

The mid-development of Waterloo, a prestigious college, may strike some readers as deliberately set up to fail.

But the authors all have explanations: because of the label and brand of galgame, players are less able to accept that the next game of a successful work will make too big a jump.

For example, if a restaurant originally specializes in Chinese food, but then suddenly changes to French food, there will always be some dissatisfaction and discomfort.

But that doesn't mean it's not a good game, it just happened at the wrong time. (Can be revitalized through other operations in the future)

What the author wants to express here is that even those who travel through time must respect the background of the times.

In addition to the game itself, there are many factors that can affect success or failure.

Such as interpersonal relationships, time and environment, etc.

In this way, it is more realistic, rather than adopting a writing method that will be worshiped by all sentient beings after the release of any work.

——The game production in the future will definitely be more diversified, and there will be more and more types of games produced. Galgame is just a guide, not the whole story.

——The ambitions of the protagonist and the author in the book are not limited to galgame. Becoming number one in the world is the most important thing.

Thank you all.