Chapter 14
There was no doubt that Mirror was on fire.
Of course, it was impossible for it to reach the heights of those high-budget, triple A gas.
However, with how it was trending, It would likely cause a shift in the genre, and influence the way future developers would approach this type of ga. This happened with Mirror in his previous life as well.
For a period of ti, a wave of erotic gas were released using the Match 3
Gal ga formula.
Of course, as with all trend chasers, so were of decent quality, while others were just trashy clones.
Everyone, including players and developers, felt that the quality of 18R gas was always going to be low.
Apart from the main content, there wasnt much to write ho about.
But Mirror is different.
Match-3 gaplay was nothing new, but with a bit of innovation, Mirrors interesting gaplay loop was born.
Theres combat, theres resources to earn, there are upgrades and gear to collect.
But there was more. High-quality illustrations, touching voice acting, and even thought-provoking storylines. All this in an 18-rated ga, it was unthinkable!
As the gas sales increased, so did its scores fluctuate. After a while, however, it stabilized at an impressive 9.2 out of 10.
This was a testant to the popularity of the ga.
This version of Mirror doesnt have a long running story, and it only has a few characters compared to the version in Chen Xus past life.
So it is still possible for curious window shoppers to simply download the ga, play for a while and then apply for a refund within the available period.
But Mirror players rarely get refunds.
It could have sothing to do with the ga costing only 10 yuan, though
But regardless, Mirror is picking up steam.
Although its unique nature made it impossible for the mainstream dia to cover, it was undoubtedly the brightest star in the realm of cultured gars.
In the niche community of erotic ga designers, Mirror was causing many to view their line of work in a new light.
So an erotic ga could actually be made in this way? So the sales of an erotic ga can actually reach these heights? Such thoughts ran through many minds.
The appearance of Mirror shone at them like a beam of knowledge from the vast darkness of the universe. Like an oasis appearing in a dreadful desert.
Day by day, sales were increasing. And the purchasing power of erotic gars was on full display. Finally, such a neglected market had sothing worth buying.
It sold 70,000 copies in its first week and 160,000 in its second.
Two weeks after launch, Mirror had generated an estimated 230,000 units sold, according to third party trackers.
An incredible achievent in the world of erotic gas.
Even within the scope of excellent indie gas, these numbers were impressive.
It also drew the attention and curiosity of many indie developers and designers.
It was just too amazing, even after the sales trend slowly changed from rising to falling.
But this was the way of the market.
Ultimately, its nature as an erotic ga limited its ability to be shared and spread to a wider audience.
Regarding the industrys surprise at Mirrors performance.
Chen Xu himself was also busy analyzing the reasons for Mirrors success.
As a ga designer, Chen Xu would not allow himself to take things for granted. A ga that was successful in his previous life was not guaranteed to have success in this world.
In fact, many gas from his past life would have limitations in their ability to beco popular here.
For example, if he replicated and released The Legend of Mir 2 with no changes, Chen Xu felt that it would only et one end.
That is, it would simply die without hope.
It had no advantages in artstyle or graphics, its gaplay brought nothing new, and the plot and setting had even less to offer.
The characteristics of the era were clearly greater than the quality of the ga.
In the case of Mirror, Chen Xu believes that the main reason for its success is the way it stands out from its peers.
First, it brought match-3 and Gal ga elents together. Plus it also had high quality 18R elents with emotional storytelling, creating a unique blend.
There were the two most outstanding factors.
Just as players enjoy trying to find naughty content within normal gas, they also enjoy finding normal content in naughty gas.
But for the ti being, Chen Xu had no interest in making more of these erotic gas. He had decided to do it this ti in order to make a quick profit and gain so notoriety along the way.
Well, mainly the profit.
With a selling price of 10 yuan, and with about 230,000 copies sold, minus taxes and the paynt to the platform. Chen Xu was left with an inco of about 1.5 million yuan within the first month of release.
Chen Xu rubbed his chin and nodded thoughtfully.
His startup funds were secure, and he had received an official call for registration from the gaming departnt in the Capital City.
He would be an officially recognized ga designer once he completed the process.
The only thing that bugged him was his emo points.
So far, he had only gained about 700,000 points, enough for just 7 draws. Which is absolutely nothing if youve ever played a gacha ga.
But if you think about the specific genre of Mirror, it wouldnt surprise him if a players true emotional peak would only last for a minute or two.
Maybe the ones with an iron will (and rod) could last for around 5 minutes.
In that case forget it, he could understand.
Chen Xu sat back and stared idly at the dashboard statistics, his mind wandering. It was ti to start picking a direction for the imdiate future.
And in his plans, he would still be focusing on single player gas.
On one hand, it was a good avenue to build up the brand of his person and studio. And on the other hand, it was a good way to sharpen his skills.
As for why he did not choose a more profitable decision like a free-to-play ga with microtransactions, the reason is simple.
Its not that he was afraid of tarnishing his reputation. In fact, if he really wanted to, there were many microtransaction heavy mobile gas which were well received in his previous life.
But after careful consideration, Chen Xu decided not to.
The gaming environnt of this world was still pure and unsuitable for these tactics.
In his previous life, mobile gaming grew massively widespread and free-to-play gas with in-ga purchases beca the norm.
But here, buy-to-play and pay-to-play was still the vast majority.
This world wasnt ready for the horrors of mobile gacha gaming.
Besides, mobile microtransaction gas had so glaring limitations as well.
For example, card gas using this system had to go through several sweeping iterations before finding a working formula.
First ca I am MT, Big Boss and Million Arthur, kicking off the mobile card ga genre. Then ca Soul Hunters, revolutionizing the genre and bringing the world into the era of action card gas.
Then The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match Online managed to bring SNK back from the brink of death, and even managed to turn a profit large enough to increase their financial statents by 6 tis, triggering a wave of other IP-based card gas.
At the sa ti, this is also the stage where mobile card gas truly diversified.
Shao San (TL: couldnt find anything about this ga), which followed the traditional solitaire route, the high-quality Onmyoji, and the IP-based Fate/Grand Order, etc. were all good examples.
As far as this world was concerned, Chen Xu had also carefully studied the current mobile card gas.
At present, the trend is between high-quality products and IP-based products.
A stable industrial scale chain has been established.
So for his company, which he has nad Nebula Gas, entering this field would not be as good as creating new standalone titles.
There are still two reasons: a lack of money and channels.
The ga can be developed, but if there is not enough money to promote it, it is difficult for it to beco an instant hit after launch. In the worst case, it might even be used for the benefit of other ga designers.
After all, card gas are very different from other gas.
Their gaplay and nurical simulations are easy to replicate.
If the concept of mobile card gas in this world is not mature at all, then Chen Xu would be able to take advantage of it.
But now? There are too many uncertainties.
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