The 3A masterpiece of the game everyone is saying, do you know what 3A is?

is one of the benchmarks in the stand-alone game industry. As long as the game is marked with the 3A logo, you can play it with great care, but what exactly is a 3A masterpiece? What does AAA mean, 3A? Today I will discuss it with everyone.

In the general perception of many players, 3A games are synonymous with masterpieces, high-quality, high-input and high-return works. Players must have played many 3A games themselves, such as "Grand Theft Auto", "Call of Duty", "The Elder Scrolls 5" and so on. These are also the best in 3A games, so what evaluation criteria are there in 3A?

3A level game is a typical American concept. Here 3A refers to AAA, which means the highest level in the United States. There are two commonly used scores abroad, one is S, SS, etc. above A level, and the other is AA, AAA, etc. above A level. It seems that AAA is more commonly used in the United States. Simply put, the general 3A masterpiece refers to the high-cost, high-volume, and high-quality single-player games produced by the big market.

1. First, high cost.

This is also the threshold that an independent game cannot cross. "Breath of the Wild" Nintendo has a development team of 300 people. According to media reports, more than 1,000 people have participated in the game development. "The Witcher 3" CDPR is being interviewed. When it means that the team is more than 200 people. This also determines the amount of money needed to maintain such a large team. At present, the research and development cost of foreign 3A games is basically no less than 50 million US dollars (about 310 million yuan), less than 30 million US dollars, basically can not make 3A games, or can only be regarded as entry-level 3A. The data that can be found is that GTA5 spent 137 million US dollars (about 750 million yuan), and the "Witcher 3" research and development budget is 81 million US dollars (about 500 million yuan). These two games are recognized as 3A-level games in the industry. .

2, secondly, high volume.

3A games need a huge world view, a huge world, and a huge game content. Spend 3A money to make an exquisite horizontal board pass game, it is still not 3A. No matter how good an independent game is, it can't enter the ranks of 3A games. There is no such situation. In this sense, games such as "Trinity" and "Ori and the Dark Forest" are all very high-quality games, but they cannot be classified as 3A games.

3. Finally, high quality.

To put it simply, no matter how much money you invest to make a rubbish, the R&D and promotion costs are high and it is rubbish, not 3A. But in general, there are very few cases where the cost of 3A is invested to make a general game. Of course, the quality mentioned here is in many aspects. 3A grade works may be badly reviewed, may not be very popular, or lose money, but they must have outstanding performance in one or several aspects, otherwise hundreds of millions of dollars. The cost shouldn't be lost.

thus , from this point of view, "Super Mario Odyssey", although the game is very good, but it can not be classified as a 3A game Among them, it doesn't feel "big", although it does make every level very detailed. At present, there is no domestic game that crosses the 3A standard line. The Sixth Sword only spent 20 million yuan-RMB. There is no domestic single-player game at present, and the research and development cost exceeds 100 million. This is also a domestic game. The reason for not being able to make 3A.

Other 3A games, generally singleThe definition of the field of machine games, no matter how large online games are, they are not considered 3A games. The research and development of online games is a long-term research and development, and the cost is increasing over time. It is different from the cost of stand-alone games after they are released. At present, there is no research and development cost of any game at home and abroad, which dare to compare with "World of Warcraft", but generally no one will use the standard of 3A game to define "World of Warcraft". In this sense, "Jian Wang III" or "Heaven Sword" and "Overwatch" may have reached the standards of 3A-level stand-alone games, but they still cannot be classified as stand-alone games.

There is another group of people abroad who have given the 3A game standard. From here, it can be seen that the game conditions for obtaining the 3A standard are very demanding, and the high development budget is the first condition to ensure the 3A level.

We can see that a standard 3A game needs to meet the following 10 strict conditions:

1. High quality

2. Huge market prospect

3. Large-scale development Team

4. High development budget

5. High visual and auditory effects

6. Perfect combination of art and technology

7. Passed rigorous testing and almost no BUG

8. Outstanding user-friendliness

9. A pleasant experience from beginning to end, the balance throughout the game

10. Good graphical user interface.

Of course, high cost, high quality, and high volume do not necessarily mean high returns. The classic example is the THQ company that frequently produces excellent works. THQ developed and produced works such as "Saints Row", "Company of Heroes", "Stalker", "Homeland Defense", "Metro" and other works all have very high evaluations, and the sales are not bad, but they still cannot make ends meet and end up in bankruptcy. , It is really embarrassing.

From this, the concept of 3A has advantages and disadvantages. But the important thing is that it can at least brush away some of the games with very bad game quality for you, so that you can buy and buy them obediently. In addition, the Chinese have a simple version of the 3A standard, which is

a lot of time, (a lot of time)

a lot of resources, (a lot of resources)

a lot of money

to rate 3A masterpieces.