This is not a BUG, ​​this is a game feature

Chapter 81 Alternative Plot
RPG games are indispensable for plot.

Although I despise this aspect and think that the plot is irrelevant, this is an RPG game after all, and it would be unreasonable to not have a suitable plot.

So, in the next few days, Chen Ba, Zhong Shengwei and Xiao Lu stayed up late to read a series of Western Fantasy Warrior novels, and wrote a rough plot outline based on the needs of the game.

That’s right, synopsis of the story!
There is nothing wrong with calling it an outline. After all, it is just a brief introduction to the origin, process and ending of the story.

As for the detailed story content, you have to hire a dedicated writer to write it.

The reason why we need to hire someone to write the game plot copy is that Chen Ba and others don’t have time to think about the plot. After all, there are still a lot of things to do in game development!

On the other hand, the "gunner" hired by the studio is of high quality. He has participated in the plot creation of many fantasy-style RPG games and has great experience in this story type.

The plot is mainly divided into three parts.

That is, the human kingdom, the orc empire and the elf kingdom, each with an independent plot line.

The main plot of the human kingdom belongs to the origin of the entire game: the princess was kidnapped, and the temple mage found a way to summon the brave through the ancient books that had been hidden for many years.

The king attached great importance to this, but after the news was leaked, it attracted the attention of the devil, so he sent his minions to destroy the royal capital and search for the whereabouts of the brave...

The brave man's experience in the human kingdom can only be summarized in one sentence: hiding everywhere, growing silently, and finally expelling the devil's minions!
Then came the cry for help from the Elf Kingdom.

At a time when the Demon King was raging and there were internal and external troubles, the ambitious Orc Empire still ignored it and took the initiative to provoke a war with the Elf Kingdom.The brave men of Asasi decided to help the Elf Kingdom and persuaded the Orc Empire to put aside their disputes and unite with the outside world.

The Orc Empire was infiltrated by the Demon King's minions, the royal family was assassinated, and only a princess of fox blood was left among the people.

As we all know, heroes saving beauties is a traditional custom and culture that must be experienced in other worlds, and brave men are not exempt from this custom.

So, by chance, the brave man rescued the orc princess with nine tails and furry ears, and helped her regain the throne and become the orc queen of a generation.

After the Orc Queen ascended the throne, the Orc Empire declared a truce with the Elf Kingdom. Humans, elves and orcs united with the dwarf survivors who had been destroyed to form a coalition to launch a general attack on the Demon King's army.

"The ending of the story may be beyond the expectations of many players."

As the main planner, Chen Ba has thought about the ending of the game long ago. He can guarantee that this ending will definitely surprise many people.

The true identity of the devil is actually the kidnapped princess!
In other words, there was never such a thing as the princess being abducted by the devil. From beginning to end, it was a good show directed and performed by the devil himself.

Everyone was kept in the dark.

"When the Demon King is finally eliminated, the Demon King will return to his appearance as a princess and tell the brave a cruel truth."

Chen Ba said word by word: "This is a world that has been arranged by others. When the old devil dies, the brave man leaves, new devil kings and brave men will be born again, and the cycle continues."

"People will forget what happened in the past. They will not remember the previous brave men. They will only expect new brave men to come and then save them, living in a cycle all their lives..."

"A tragic ending?"

Yang Dong said thoughtfully: "Listening to what you said, our game seems to have a little deeper core?"

"Yes."

Chen Ba nodded and said: "Using the plot as a metaphor for the game itself, every time the player opens a new game, for these NPCs, it is a restart of the world, forgetting the past and falling into an endless cycle."

How to break the cycle?As long as the players are not stupid, they will all know it by this time.

When the brave man disappears, a new demon king will be born. At that time, a new brave man will appear and continue to defeat the demon king...

There is only one way to break the cycle, and that is for the brave to choose to stay in the Divine Grace Continent and not return to the original world after knowing the truth.

"Wonderful!"

Yang Dong praised: "In this way, those players who have a strong sense of immersion in the plot and have a deep love for a certain NPC will often come to the game to take a look even if they have passed the level."

"On How to Retain Players"

The ending of this plot actually has one core meaning: to let the brave players know what impact their departure or opening a new file will have on these NPCs.

Commonly known as: Moral kidnapping!
Brave man!Do you have the heart to leave your wife and partner who love you and leave alone?Can you bear to see your former comrades forget your existence?
If you can't bear it, then keep this archive and come up to see everyone from time to time!

Although moral kidnapping is shameful, it may have miraculous effects on many players who are nostalgic for old friendships.

At least once this ending comes out, some players should be reluctant to uninstall the game "God's Grace Continent".

Even if you have finished the level, you will still play the game if you have nothing to do. Even if you do nothing, you just take a look at the old man and the woman you love...

This is a technique Chen Ba learned from a business simulation game, which is to use the friendship between NPCs and players to increase the players' abandonment costs.

That's right!

The business simulation game Chen Ba was talking about was the popular "Stardew Valley".

Players who have played this game should know that although this game is simple, it seems to have a high degree of freedom and no restrictions.

But once you get involved and subconsciously fall in love with the town and the NPCs in the town, your cost of abandoning the game will become very high.

Even though I feel it’s not fun anymore and I don’t want to play anymore, I still feel itchy every once in a while and I can’t help but go to the game to take a look at my “wife”, the people in the town, and my farm…

The "cost of abandonment" in the eyes of ordinary people may be how much money has been spent on the game and how long it has been played.

But many people have overlooked one point, that is, the emotion invested in the game is also a cost, and the cost is higher than pure krypton gold, making it more difficult to let go.

For a game that costs [-] krypton gold, one day you may no longer want to play it, and you will no longer be able to muster the motivation to play the game.

But when you encounter a game NPC that you particularly like, even if you haven't played that game for a long time, you will still have the urge to "check out the game."

This is the power of emotion!

Although playing a game, investing in NPCs may sound nonsense.But it's true, and many games have this effect.

Chen Ba hopes that "God's Grace Continent" can also have this kind of emotional effect, making many players sincerely like the NPC partners in the game.

Many years later, when I accidentally heard the game "God's Grace Continent", my mind would come to mind about my partners and lovers who fought against the devil together...

If you do this, the game will be considered a success.

(End of this chapter)