They wanted to make a trashy game, but how come it sold like hotcakes again?

Chapter 24 Job Application

perfect.

This is how Lin Chen felt about the project proposal.

His online name, Blue Frog, reveals that he is an animal lover.

Although I like frogs, which most people consider rather strange animals.

But this doesn't stop her from loving animals.

This game incorporates everything from capturing and companionship to battles, beauty contests, feeding, and all sorts of imaginable and unimaginable gameplay elements.

No wonder she was so excited. If I could make a game of that caliber, I would be a million times more excited than her.

"Does Miss Lin have any objections?"

Ren Wei took the initiative to ask, since the other party had already read the proposal, they should at least maximize their interests and see what his opinions were.

"Uh...no?"

Lin Chen wouldn't dare to have any objections. A design proposal of this caliber would be snapped up in the market. To put it nicely, she's a well-known mod creator; to put it bluntly, she's never even worked for a game company. What opinions could she possibly have about a game of this caliber?

Ren Wei, however, did not think so; she felt that the other party was being modest.

There's nothing we can do. After all, we're not familiar with each other. What if someone points out our flaws and we don't want to hear it?

So Ren Wei decided to do it herself.

After all, this proposal has far more flaws than the previous two.

She looked at Tang She, who was playing on his phone.

"Why make three other versions in the second playthrough? Remember the failure of Plants vs. Zombies? This will only alienate players."

Lin Chen was stunned when he heard this.

Where would you find something like this?

Does too much game content make players feel annoyed?

It's always more fun to get more content for the same price.

Quickly refute her, Master Tang She, and make her understand the most basic and simplest logic.

Tang She remained silent.

Indeed, after learning that this was the fourth installment of the Pokémon series, Tang She did indeed intend to replicate the path of Plants vs. Zombies.

Incorporate the first three parts into the second playthrough of the game, and then have streamers play them during promotional events. When players enter the game and find that it contains content they've never played before, they'll definitely be furious.

However, his scheme was exposed by Ren Wei, and he had no choice but to give up.

Lin Chen looked at Tang She, who remained silent, while Lin Chen was on the verge of exploding with anxiety.

Hey bro, say something!

When Ren Wei saw that Tang She hadn't spoken for a while, and was preparing to move on to the next round, Lin Chen finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Well, I think unless it's a game with highly repetitive and uninteresting content, the more content a game has, the better."

Both of them turned their gazes toward Lin Chen.

At this moment, Tang She felt that keeping the other party here was the best suggestion imaginable.

Ren Wei frowned slightly.

"Then why did Plants vs. Zombies behave that way?"

"Forehead……"

Actually, this question wasn't too difficult for Lin Chen, but she felt a little speechless.

This game has been out for so long, and you're already preparing to launch new events to salvage the situation, yet you still don't know where the problem lies?

What's wrong with this group of people?!

However, such words are definitely not allowed to be said. Although this Ms. Ren seems unreliable, she is the boss.

As for the expert... the expert is probably pursuing her, so he goes along with her.

How could you do this, master? Where's your backbone?

Wait, how did we get sidetracked again?

Lin Chen quickly coughed twice to bring himself back to reality, and said to Ren Wei:

"The way Plants vs. Zombies is now has little to do with the game's quality. It's a good game, and your initial marketing wasn't exaggerated at all. However, your marketing strategy was flawed."

Upon hearing this, Tang She broke out in a cold sweat.

Was his scheme exposed?

"If Plants vs. Zombies had only advertised the initial version from the beginning, there wouldn't have been any problem at all. I don't know why you advertised four additional versions. Players saw those four versions and naturally had expectations for those four versions as well. But when they opened the game, they could only play the initial version... It's not that the initial version is bad; compared to those four versions, the initial version is actually the best version. But those four versions raised players' expectations too high from the start, making it difficult for them to accept this relatively bland initial version."

As a mod creator, Lin Chen knows this best.

If a player enters the game without installing any mods, although he may be bothered by some minor issues that the game developers did not anticipate, he will most likely still be able to continue playing. If he is interested in the game enough, he may even continue to experience the modded content.

However, if a player starts by playing a version full of mods, it may be enjoyable, but they will quickly lose interest and quit. This feeling can even carry over to the original game, and even if they uninstall the mods, they will still feel bored.

Lin Chen had thought about this problem for a long time, and only recently, after seeing the promotional materials for "Plants vs. Zombies," did he finally understand it.

It's like using a cheat engine; with a "ding," most of the fun in the game disappears.

Ren Wei listened to Lin Chen's explanation and couldn't help but nod; what he said did make a lot of sense.

"But what if they don't like it?"

What kind of question is this?!

Lin Chen was speechless for the first time.

No wonder Tangren Games' first three games all flopped; a poor lead planner is bound to cause failure.

However, Lin Chen went to great lengths to play the full version of the game.

"We can make the other content into DLC, and if they want to play it, they can just buy the DLC."

Ren Wei seemed to be deep in thought.

But alarm bells rang in Tang She's mind.

We were talking perfectly fine before, how did it suddenly go off-topic!

If you make it into DLC, you'll still have to sell it for money!

What if we make a profit?

Tang She quickly interrupted Lin Chen.

"Let's forget about DLC. Splitting a game into several parts and selling it would be too un-Kaito Kid-like. We'd definitely get criticized by netizens."

Ren Wei nodded in agreement, after all, Tangren Games had been criticized in this way.

However, she had a better suggestion.

"How about this, I'll make it a free DLC, and players who need it can just install it directly."

Yeah, as expected of my senior, she always manages to help me lose money.

Lin Chen, who had always harbored resentment towards Ren Wei, was stunned.

She has a chance to make money properly, but she chooses to do it for free instead. She's crazy.

She recalled what the other person had said in a previous meeting.

"The original intention of games is to make people happy, isn't it?"

There are very few people who play games so purely these days.

Even the best are the same.

Always put the players first, no matter the situation.

This made her, who had always held prejudices against game companies, waver somewhat.

There are very, very few game companies like this.

This opportunity will be gone forever.

She has always been good at taking the initiative and seizing any opportunity that comes her way.

"Mr. Ren, is your company still hiring?"