Chen Mo was scrolling through the comments and forum posts for Plants vs Zombies.
To make an update, the main thing was to see what the players liked and wanted. If a new update didn't address the core needs of the players, it would be the same as not doing anything at all.
At this moment, Chen Mo noticed a girl at the entrance of the experience store. She wore jeans and a ponytail, looking clean and tidy.
"Zhuo Yao?" Chen Mo recalled her name.
This girl was the owner of Fates Internet Cafe. She had been here before, when Chen Mo's experience store had just opened.
Zhuo Yao looked at the first floor of the experience store in shock, "Wow, it's been a month, and your experience store is so busy! I remember it was empty the last time I was here. "
Chen Mo replied, "Of course, it's impossible for your internet cafe to be empty after being open for a month, right?"
Zhuo Yao was speechless, "You can't say that, how can your experience store be the same as an internet cafe? Geez, it looks like your game is pretty good, there's so many people playing it. "
Zhuo Yao leaned back on the sofa as Chen Mo poured her a glass of water.
"You said you'd come back another day, but it's been a month," Chen Mo joked.
"Geez, don't talk about it. There's too much to do at the internet cafe," Zhuo Yao said, "Plus I've been addicted to a little game lately."
Chen Mo asked, "Addicted to a little game?"
Zhuo Yao nodded, "Yeah, it's the popular Plants vs Zombies, haven't you played it? You're a video game designer, you must be paying attention to the new games leaderboard, right? "
Chen Mo replied, "Uhh … I played it."
Zhuo Yao laughed, "I knew it. Tell me, how many levels are you at in endless mode? I'm at level 97, I'll be at level 100 soon! "
Chen Mo was speechless.
Zhuo Yao noticed Chen Mo's weird expression and thought he was embarrassed because he didn't have enough levels, "Don't worry, I can teach you. I'm pretty good at my own tricks, I guarantee you'll be able to beat the first fifty levels!"
Chen Mo pointed at a computer in the distance, where a girl was playing, "She's already at level 174."
"Huh?!" Zhuo Yao was shocked.
She stood up and looked at the girl. She looked like a well-behaved girl and should be a student from a nearby university. How could she be better than her at staying up all night to play?
Wait a minute!
When Zhuo Yao first entered, she didn't pay attention to what games these people were playing, but now that she looked at the machines, she suddenly noticed something.
It seemed like everyone on the first floor was playing Plants vs Zombies?
This was an experience store, and experience stores usually only allowed games designed by the designers.
Could it be …
Zhuo Yao looked at Chen Mo, "Could it be that the author of Plants vs Zombies …"
Chen Mo nodded, "Yes, it's me."
Zhuo Yao was stunned for three seconds before she suddenly realized, "I'm gonna faint! You're the one who made this game! I was wondering why the logo at the beginning of the game looked so familiar. I've seen it in front of your shop before! "
Chen Mo was speechless, "Even if you're forgetful, you can't be that forgetful. Your internet cafe is right across the street, and you can't even remember my logo?"
Zhuo Yao was a little embarrassed. She coughed twice and said, "Ahem, well, you also know that us internet cafe owners usually stay in the internet cafe all year round. That … right?"
Chen Mo nodded and agreed, "Yep, yep."
Zhuo Yao burst into laughter, "What do you mean yep? Whatever, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Hurry up and teach me the secret to Plants vs Zombies!"
Chen Mo was speechless, "Why are you all like this, asking me for the secret to Plants vs Zombies whenever you see me? Aren't there a lot of high quality posts in the player community? Where can you find them?"
Zhuo Yao rolled her eyes, "Stingy."
Chen Mo was speechless.
Why does everything have to do with being stingy? This has nothing to do with me being stingy. You're the one who's lazy!
Zhuo Yao said, "Geez, but speaking of which, I didn't expect a new videogame designer like you to make such a popular game. That's amazing. Unfortunately, mobile games aren't suitable for my internet cafe. "
Chen Mo said, "Don't worry, I'll make PC games in the future. By the way, I haven't asked, does your internet cafe mainly focus on PC games or VR games? "
Zhuo Yao said, "PC. I want to change it to a VR internet cafe, but the initial investment is too big. I don't have that much money. PC internet cafes are in an awkward position right now, and I've been thinking about it for a long time. "
Chen Mo said, "Yeah, I know. It's mainly because PC games are getting squeezed by VR games, so they're in decline."
"That's why." Zhuo Yao said helplessly, "VR internet cafes will still be the mainstream in the future, and PC internet cafes will slowly be phased out."
Chen Mo shook his head, "That might not be the case."
Zhuo Yao was shocked, "Why?"
Chen Mo said, "It's simple. PC internet cafes are in decline because there isn't a popular game on PC. What if there's a super popular PC game that can crush VR games in the future? "
Zhuo Yao's eyes widened, "That's … not possible."
Chen Mo said, "Just because there isn't one now doesn't mean there won't be one in the future. Before Plants vs Zombies came out, who would've thought that puzzle games would have such a huge market? "
Zhuo Yao thought about it for three seconds, "So, you're complimenting yourself?"
Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah."
Zhuo Yao was speechless.
Chen Mo said, "That's true. I think you can continue to stick with PC internet cafes, the future isn't as bad as you think. Look, PC games are crushing mobile games in every aspect, but mobile games are still doing well. VR gaming pods are crushing PC games in every aspect, but that doesn't mean PC games aren't good. "
Zhuo Yao nodded, "That sounds reasonable. I'll be counting on your words. I hope you can develop a popular PC game and save my internet cafes. When will you start? "
Chen Mo thought for a bit, "Around … two years?"
Zhuo Yao rolled her eyes, "Bye."
Chen Mo laughed, "I'm serious."
Zhuo Yao replied, "Bye."
She seemed to think that Chen Mo was just bluffing, and didn't believe him at all.
Chen Mo wasn't trying to comfort Zhuo Yao, he really did think so. Although VR games were the mainstream in this world, he didn't think PC games would be replaced.
VR games weren't necessarily the final form of gaming.
Take a simple example. Why did MOBA games have a 45 degree God's perspective, and not first person?
There was indeed a video game company that tried to make a MOBA into a 3D first person game, and they did succeed. The production was very high quality, and they even advertised it as having five paths (with two paths at the top and bottom of the map). However, the end result wasn't very satisfying, and it wasn't nearly as playable as a MOBA.
The game didn't even make much of a splash, and not many players had heard of it.
The reason was simple. In a 3D perspective, the range and usage of skills were greatly changed, and so were the controls. The player's ability to control the overall situation was greatly reduced. All these problems added together made the game lose some of the core fun of MOBAs, turning it into a 'chicken rib' game.
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