Now, the summer season is about to come to an end. Although there are many new games this summer season, I did not see the self-developed " Genshin Impact " by Mihayou, which made many players sigh when they can experience this game. There is no doubt that the days when players urge for updates are coming to an end.
htmlOn August 18, Mihayou officially announced that the previously highly-watched game "Genshin Impact" will be launched in the global simultaneous public beta (iOS, Android, PC) on September 28, and the PC version will be launched on September 15.
As a rare high-quality open world adventure game in China, "Genshin Impact" has attracted the attention of many players since its release. With more information about the game, PV and full platform login, players' expectations for the game have increased. Up to now, the number of users who make reservations on TapTap has reached 2.54 million, the number of users who make reservations on BiliBili has reached 2.56 million, and the number of users who make reservations on Genshin Impact on the official website of Genshin Impact has reached 2.7 million.
As a major manufacturer in the industry that has been deeply involved in the second-dimensional field, Mihayou has followed the ideal of "technical home to save the world", with technology as the driving force, and has pushed the category threshold to a new height using open world gameplay and next-generation-level pictures.
There is no doubt that "Genshin Impact" will be the most important pen in domestic two-dimensional games in the second half of this year.
A team of 300 people jointly developed. Mihayou's skill-based work
Since the launch of " collapse 3" in October 2016, Mihayou has fallen into a long silence and has not been released for a new work. But in fact, after the launch of "collapse 3", Mihayou quickly established a new project. The outside world has always speculated that this game will be the sequel to " collapse 3".
Since the first work of the "Banghuan" series was launched, Mihayou has been constantly polishing product quality, refreshing the awareness of players and the industry. The "Banghuan" series has also evolved from the original horizontal version of action game to a 3D ARPG with excellent impact. During this long gap period, the outside world has been speculating and fantasizing about this "Cangfa 4". How will the new work be presented to players? However, this new game is very unexpected. The new game is not the so-called "Cangfa 4", but an open world game "Genshin Impact" with a new world view.
June 7, 2019 is around the Dragon Boat Festival. "Genshin Impact" was officially announced and reservations were opened on major platforms. In just a few hours, the number of reservations on the entire network quickly exceeded 200,000, which subsequently triggered fierce discussions among players in the second-dimensional circle.
As a manufacturer that is deeply involved in the two-dimensional category, Mihayou has special magic for technical talents such as programs and art. In the eyes of many players, Mihayou may not be the best game company with the best technology, but it must be the game company that attaches the most importance to technology. The emphasis on technology is fully reflected in this "Genshin Impact". This game not only continues the mature anime style 3D effect, but also the game's territory has increased rapidly, growing into an open-world gameplay game. Nearly 20 controllable characters with different forms, a large number of random interactive events, and highly free gameplay have made it firmly sit in the first echelon of domestic two-dimensional games.
It is understood that as of now, the game "Genshin Impact" has been developed and polished for nearly 4 years, and the R&D team has exceeded 300 people, including more than 100 art, more than 30 planning, more than 70 programs and related assistance personnel, and has spent hundreds of millions of yuan.
Open World element was mostly stored in the past in single-player games or MMO products, but it was very rare in the two-dimensional field. On the one hand, R&D strength has become a mountain that most domestic manufacturers need to surpass, and on the other hand, developing the world requires rich stories as the foundation.
Compared with linear game stories, developers make rules in detail and teach players to play games step by step. The open world returns the initiative to the players, and the players decide on the final content and experience of the game, pushing the unique interactive charm of the game to the peak, and the highly immersive experience is favored by Mihayou.
Even though it is not small, Mihayou is using his familiar two-dimensional method to use all his skills to fulfill his promise to the players.
Three tests evolved three times to create high-quality full-platform game
In the gaming industry, Mihayou is a company recognized as "technology-driven". Previously, many "Cangfa" series have further promoted the ceiling of the second-dimensional category with excellent technical R&D capabilities, and have been widely praised by players. In "Genshin Impact", Mihayou's ambitions have gone further, not only starting to develop more difficult open-world games, but also the product will be released on three-terminal platforms, focusing on a broader global market.
is different from most open world games on the market, "Genshin Impact" is not a fantasy MMORPG, but an open world masterpiece that values single-player game experience. The more stand-alone experience further increases the difficulty of making the game, because this means that the game must not only have excellent graphics, complete plot and worldview, but also have rich and diverse gameplay to drive players to continue to explore in the huge map, and the size of the game can even be comparable to a 3A masterpiece.
After several tests and polishing, the quality presented in "Genshin Impact" is now moving players. Currently, the game has a super-large world map of 20-30 square kilometers, and every detail in the map is very outstanding. It has the oriental landscape style of the glanyue landscape, which flows along the water, and the mountains and rivers are located in full view of the oriental charm. The orderly plank roads and buildings are quite humane. At the same time, there is also the European castle-style Mond City, highlighting the exotic colors. The two different styles of terrain not only diversify the game's art and avoid visual fatigue, but also adds motivation for players to explore the open world.
Art upgrade is only one aspect. Whether it is a stand-alone or an online game, rich and interesting random tasks are the key to making players intoxicated in the game world. "Genshin Impact" has rich random events built into it, so players may trigger hidden tasks when communicating with NPCs. In addition, the game also has multiple daily tasks with different styles, and unlike other online games, this task will also change based on the player's choice.
For example, there is a daily task in the game that requires players to help a little boy find a duck. If the player deliberately kills the duck, he will not receive the task of finding a duck the next day. Instead, he will prepare a delicious meal for the little boy as an apology. It can be seen that the tasks in the game are not unchanged, but change with the player's choice, further deepening the core elements of the open world and strengthening the immersive experience of the game, which shows Mihayou's intentions.
Based on the huge content and quality first, Mihayou not only focuses on the mobile game market, but expands to the entire platform. Looking at the vast number of game companies in the entire industry can make this move, which is due to the fruitful results brought by technological innovation.
game engine record opening animation "Flower in the Sky" hit B station, appeared at Sony's press conference and received praise, participated in the Tokyo Video Game Exhibition, etc. "Genshin Impact" is gradually breaking through the circle with its own unique "technical power", using its excellent game quality to open up the market situation, and connecting the world with technological innovation.
Shaping the IP ecosystem and developing the entire industry together
IP has been the trend of many second-dimensional games in recent years, and for Mihayou, it has already taken the lead and entered the practical stage. Building IP is not only about creating games, but also about establishing a full industrial chain around IP. Cai Haoyu, co-founder and producer of Mihayou, once proposed that the team should pay attention to brand accumulation and "make the game into an IP." Now, every game in Mihayou can see the way of diversified IP.
At the beginning of the release of "Genshin Impact", the work had initially established a long-term and mature operation model. Before the game was released, Mihayou had already released a related comic called "Genshin Impact Project". At the same time, this anime will be serialized on the official WeChat of PlayStation to initially establish the world view of the game. Today, this comic is still being serialized as a link in the diversified IP of "Genshin Impact", further enriching the game ecosystem.
In addition to comics, Mihayou has also made efforts in peripheral products and other products. Its large-scale investment in figure production and peripheral derivative companies such as Aiman, Mystery Home, Wulifang, Paisi Culture, Mipainter, and surrounding derivatives companies have demonstrated Mihayou's ambition to open upstream and downstream industries of the second dimension and build a game IP ecosystem. It also reflects its always-in-depth business of fan economy and serving core users.
As the first two-dimensional open world game in China, "Genshin Impact" is naturally highly anticipated. Behind the industry's attention is Mihayou's unremitting pursuit of game quality, which has brought the product to its current height. At present, "Genshin Impact" is about to set sail. What achievements can be achieved after it is launched? Let's wait and see.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-