After the press conference, many media outlets released the latest information about Minecraft.
Latest news on Chen Mo's new game, called Minecraft
Chen Mo's first VR game fully revealed
Minecraft: Pixel Style Building Gameplay
Minecraft and Thousand Hells will be released at the same time
These press releases basically revealed all the details from the press conference, including Chen Mo's explanation of Minecraft's gameplay and features, as well as some live footage.
It didn't take long for the news to spread amongst the players. The players who were looking forward to Chen Mo's new game had different reactions, but all of them were shocked.
Chen Mo's first VR game was about building blocks?
Players could understand the core of Minecraft if they took a closer look at the press releases.
In essence, it was a game that focused on 'creation'. Just like Don't Starve, it had an open world as its main selling point, and it also supported complex online modes.
But even the players of Don't Starve were skeptical of the game.
Don't Starve was so popular because it was a small game that could be played on both PC and mobile, and it only cost twenty RMB, which was very cheap.
However, Minecraft was a VR game, and VR games were usually quite expensive. Earth Online was priced at three hundred and ninety-nine USD, while the other Chinese VR games were priced around one thousand to two thousand RMB.
For example, some domestic MMORPGs were sold for a relatively low price on the VR platform. Some were sold for 500 RMB, but those would usually have a follow-up fee, such as selling point cards, value-added services, etc. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to recoup the cost of the game itself.
Although VR games were mostly made up of people with high incomes, but why would they spend a thousand RMB on a building block game?
That's not the right way to spend money, right?
The players were all discussing on the forums.
"What was Chen Mo thinking? He made a building block puzzle game at such a crucial time for VR? To be honest, I've never seen a VR puzzle game make a lot of money. "
"According to Chen Mo, this game isn't just a puzzle game, it's a sandbox game, similar to Don't Starve."
"But the core joy is to create! Moreover, VR games are so expensive, how many copies can Minecraft sell? Can you recoup your capital? "
"I think it won't be a problem to recoup our capital. This game has a pixel style, and many of the characters are built by themselves. The materials can all be reused. How much R&D money can we spend on this?"
"It wouldn't have cost much if it was a mobile or PC version, but changing it to VR would require a bit of investment. Moreover, look at the game in the video, the textures are very detailed. Chen Mo probably spent quite a bit on the art too, or else he wouldn't be able to make it look so good."
"I think it might be a few million, no more than 20 million. Sigh, it's nothing to Chen Mo. "
"Let's base it at twenty million. That's a very low cost for a VR game. Chen Mo could easily sell the game for two hundred RMB per copy, wouldn't that be great? Those who can afford a VR gaming pod won't care about 200 yuan. "
"Hey, it's not like that. Was Chen Mo worried about not making any money? So what if he threw away twenty million for nothing? He wouldn't care. The problem is, this is his first VR game. It'd be embarrassing if he messed it up! "
"And it's released at the same time as Yan Zhenyuan's Thousand Hells. How bad would it look if the sales and income were crushed?"
"Geez, even if he was crushed, he could still say he made a puzzle game. There's nothing to compare."
"Let's see. I'm poor and can't afford a VR gaming pod. If this game is good, I'll go support the VR internet cafe …"
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It didn't take long for Thousand Hells and Minecraft to be revealed. Although the two games didn't mention the other's name in their advertisements, the general public could tell that the two games were secretly treating the other as their competitor.
This was especially so for Thousand Hells. All sorts of character art, background art, skill effects, background story, and in-game scenery were revealed. The graphics were extremely precise and the gameplay was extremely satisfying. The gamers were extremely satisfied just by watching it.
The players' anticipation for Thousand Hells continued to grow on the forums. Even the activation code for the closed beta was sold for two to three thousand RMB, which was even higher than the game's official release price.
On the other hand, Chen Mo wasn't very excited.
Minecraft's official website had already revealed some of the basic information, but they didn't go out of their way to advertise the game. The only thing that stood out was the CG video from the press conference.
The players didn't have much of a reaction to the CG video, as CG was the easiest to fake. Many games had CG that was ridiculously good, but the in-game scenery wasn't what it looked like.
Moreover, compared to Warcraft and Diablo's CG, Minecraft's CG was like a kindergarten kid's doodle. It wasn't attractive at all.
The players were very confused as well.
Chen Mo had a lot of ways to promote the game. He made an animation for I Am MT, used Arthas's script for Warcraft, wrote the wuxia song Sword Like A Dream for Wulin Legend, and released Gokuraku Jodo for Onmyoji …
Why was there nothing for Minecraft?
How many people would pay attention to the game on the day of release with just a little bit of advertising?
Chen Mo finally made a move amidst the confusion of the players.
That afternoon, Chen Mo suddenly posted on Weibo, "Minecraft: Forbidden City. Note: This video is of in-game scenery. "
The general public was shocked. What the hell?
Forbidden City?
Could it be that Chen Mo built the Forbidden City out of building blocks in Minecraft?
The players all clicked on the video.
Although there were many games in the past that had scenes that existed in real life in the game, they were all done by professionals. Moreover, most of them only had a layer of skin on the outside. It looked good, but in reality, it was useless.
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