As more and more players tried out Thousand Hells and Minecraft, there were more and more reviews for the two games.
Regardless of whether they played Diablo or not, they all had high reviews for Thousand Hells. Strictly speaking, Thousand Hells only borrowed some ideas from Diablo. After changing from PC to VR, and changing from Western Fantasy to a magical world, normal players couldn't tell that Thousand Hells had any traces of Diablo in it.
As for the reviews for Minecraft, they all had their own opinions.
"Does anyone understand Minecraft? When I go in, all I have to do is dig, dig, dig, and build houses. Is there nothing else for me to do? "
"I think so too, this game is a bit boring. Although building your own house is quite satisfying, what I build is just a matchbox!"
"That's because the game you're playing is called Minecraft, and the real fun is Someone else's World!"
"Network mode is fun, we all dig and build houses together!"
"I don't understand what's so interesting about this game. Isn't there a lot of guilds and building? What's so new about that?"
"Yeah, it's just building blocks, what the hell can you do?"
"Hehe, previous poster, you didn't even buy it, so stop talking about it. You need to play the game for a while to understand what it's all about. Fast food fans like you won't understand it at all!"
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However, there weren't as many arguments as there were no battles. Players who didn't follow Minecraft wouldn't go out of their way to flame it, but what about the players who bought Minecraft?
They were all building houses like crazy.
A week after the game was released, there were more and more videos about Minecraft on all the major video sites.
Minecraft First Experience: Is this a horror game?
We Built a City in the Sky
Minecraft Tutorial for Beginners
[Original Architecture: Siheyuan Replica]
Original Architecture: Replica Suzhou Garden
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The original videos were split into three categories.
The first were more comical videos, such as digging holes, being chased by zombies, and building really ugly houses.
The second were educational videos, where veterans taught new players how to play the game and how to play it.
The first type was construction videos, which were large-scale buildings built in creative mode or network mode. They were filmed and shared on the internet.
Minecraft itself was a very topical game, and the rich content allowed streamers and videographers to use their own imagination to differentiate themselves from other players.
For typical RPG games, the most they would do was to go through the story or demonstrate some high-end gameplay. It was difficult to differentiate between live streamers.
But sandbox games like Minecraft were different. Some could show off their construction skills, some could show off their playstyle, and some could explore the world …
Everyone's playstyle was different, and the content produced was richer and richer.
Without many people noticing, Minecraft slowly took over all the major streaming and streaming platforms, leading a wave of popularity.
Many players were also puzzled.
"Why are there so many Minecraft videos?"
"This gaming zone is almost turning into a Minecraft zone!"
"Many streamers have also gone to play this game."
"Have you guys seen Ah Xue's live stream? Chen Mo even showed his face, showing off a lot of awesome buildings. "
"There's a streamer who's the guild leader in Minecraft, she's so professional! She's leading people to dig mines, build houses, and now she's building a town! "
"I think the essence of this game is the online version. Everyone's working together to build an entire city, that's so interesting."
"Single player mode is fun too, you can create anything you want. It's perfect for people with autism and social anxiety like me."
"It's fun, it's fun. The beauty of this game is that everyone can find their own playstyle!"
"Geez, I've been watching so many videos and streams lately, I want to play it too! I really want to test out my talent as an architect. "
"You'll realise that it's someone else's world after you play it! It's all a lie! "
Minecraft's popularity on streaming and streaming platforms continued to rise, and so did its sales.
Moreover, there were already people selling their building blueprints in the game. There were even studios that specialised in building for money.
Soon, a series of numbers appeared.
First week sales: Thousand Hells 54000, Minecraft
First month sales: Thousand Hells Minecraft
Including the various in-game services, Thousand Hells made nine hundred million RMB in its first month, while Minecraft made three hundred million RMB in its first month!
In fact, Minecraft only made 8.5 billion RMB from its sales. The rest of the money came from in-game services, which was the money the rich spent on blueprints.
After Minecraft had more than three million players, there were now thirty servers in the game, and the number of big guilds had reached over a thousand.
These guilds all had rich players. Even if they didn't, they would still pool their money to buy good looking blueprints. This affected the guild's image, so they didn't hesitate to buy blueprints.
Some rich players bought blueprints just to collect them. For example, some hardcore fans of Azeroth had to buy Stormwind City and Lordaeron Ruins.
After being outsold by Thousand Hells by more than three times on the first day, Minecraft managed to turn the tables in a month!
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Even Yan Zhenyuan was shocked by the numbers.
Seven hundred and forty thousand on the first day, three million in the first month?!
A difference of one hundred and seventy times the first month? Was this a monster?
Moreover, Yan Zhenyuan was a little puzzled. The subsequent sales growth of Thousand Hells was too slow!
Thousand Hells had pretty good ratings on various websites, media, and platforms, maintaining above 7. The feedback from the players was pretty good as well. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had spent a lot of resources to promote the game, but it still felt like it wasn't up to par no matter how much they promoted it.
No matter how much they promoted it, it was just a small success, with no signs of it becoming a big success!
On the other hand, although Minecraft did spend some money on advertising in the second week, it was nowhere near the amount of advertising Thousand Hells got. Why was the sales still increasing?
The most annoying thing was that Minecraft's sales were so high! At this rate of increase, how terrible would it be?
There were fewer VR gamers in China than mobile and PC games. At this rate, wouldn't Chen Mo have to install Minecraft in all VR gaming pods in a year or two?
That's ridiculous! Since when did VR games start selling with small profits but quick turnover?
Yan Zhenyuan was speechless, especially confused by Thousand Hells' performance. Even if Thousand Hells didn't become popular in VR, it should at least be doing as well as Diablo on PC, right?
Yan Zhenyuan still couldn't figure it out.
Could it be … metaphysics?
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