Have you ever made games? Then you should write about games!

Time flies, and seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Under Tencent's relentless pressure, the total number of pre-registrations for "Atlantis" on the three major platforms—Steam, Tencent, and EC—has exceeded three million.

For a paid game, this number of pre-registrations is a peak that many games can hardly reach.

However, apart from a small number of people within Tengyan, no one knows how many of the more than three million pre-registered players are real people, and how many have had their numbers artificially inflated through various means.

Office of Product Development Department Manager, Tengyan Network Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai.

Zhao Qin leaned back in his chair, flipping through the data reports in his hand, a faint smile always on his face.

It's no exaggeration to say that today is the happiest day he's had in over a month.

The number of pre-registered players for "Atlantis" has exceeded three million. As long as everything goes smoothly afterward, it will be a perfect score for him to hand over to the chairman.

"Atlantis will officially launch tonight. Tell the marketing department to pay attention and manage online public opinion."

"Don't worry, Manager Zhao. The marketing manager has already given instructions that everyone is on standby tonight. If any problems are discovered, they will be nipped in the bud!"

Upon hearing the news that the entire marketing department was working overtime, Zhao Qin nodded slightly, his smile unchanged.

Because Terraria inexplicably trended on social media before, many people expressed their disagreement with the term "world's first" used by Tenyan in its promotion, and many negative comments appeared online.

However, these were exactly the discussions Zhao Qin wanted.

Although Atlantis will face a lot of controversy, it is also a free publicity, directly saving the company a lot of marketing expenses.

"By the way, Manager Zhao, apart from the peach crisps from the Cat's Claw platform not agreeing to the cooperation, several other live streaming platforms have signed cooperation agreements with several popular streamers."

As for the Cat's Claw platform, we also partnered with a streamer who was slightly less popular.

"Since she is unwilling to cooperate, we will not force her."

People's tempers tend to improve after experiencing good things, and Zhao Qin was no exception.

After giving a few more reminders, Zhao Qin waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to leave.

No sooner had the subordinate left than the chairman's secretary came knocking on the door.

However, this time the secretary's attitude was noticeably improved.

At the same time, Zhao Qin was no longer filled with anxiety and fear as before. Even when he met the chairman, he had enough confidence to straighten his back.

……

At 9 PM, the live streaming section of the Yinfu platform.

"Brothers, Tengyan's 'Atlantis' is all the rage lately, even claiming to be the world's first sandbox game. Let me try it out for you guys first."

As a streamer who has signed a cooperation agreement with Tengyan, Liu Pan's live stream tonight will naturally feature Tengyan's "Atlantis".

Log in to the Steam platform, scan the QR code to pay, and download the game—all in one smooth motion.

"Brothers, I'll fall into the traps that cost money, but how about a free follow?"

While scanning the QR code to pay, Liu Pan also made sure to get some followers.

The number of followers on his account is also his biggest advantage when negotiating prices with businesses.

As soon as he finished speaking, several comments praising "Brother Beef's righteousness" immediately appeared on the screen.

Besides that, many of the comments were discussing whether the game "Atlantis" plagiarized the concept of Starcard Games' new game, and whether this behavior constituted plagiarism.

"I really don't understand. What makes Tengyan claim that 'Atlantis' is the world's first sandbox game? What about Xingka's 'Terraria' then?"

"Stop bringing up Terraria all the time. Just tell me, right now, isn't Atlantis the only sandbox game on the market?"

"StarCard Games was the first to propose the idea of ​​sandbox games."

"Tengyan was one of the first to be made!"

"This is blatant theft! Tengyan is nothing but a company of thieves!"

"Bullshit, maybe Teng Yan already came up with this idea, but just didn't publish it online. Do you think everyone is a marketing company like Star Card, or even uses novels for marketing?"

"..."

On the screen, two factions have clearly formed, and the two sides are attacking each other, with the language becoming increasingly heated.

As the anchor, Liu Pan was happy to see them argue.

The more comments a live stream has, the more active the viewers are, which is beneficial for the platform to promote the live stream.

Therefore, Liu Pan adopted a centrist stance, sometimes agreeing with one side and sometimes acknowledging the other.

The game downloaded quickly.

"Brothers, the game is downloaded. Let's not worry about whether it's the world's first sandbox game for now, let's see if it's fun or not."

The game's main page is very simple, with only a few buttons such as Single Player Mode, Achievements, Settings, Developers, and Exit.

As a game streamer and a veteran gamer, Liu Pan didn't bother to check the key bindings in the settings. Instead, he went straight into single-player mode, intending to familiarize himself with the controls while playing.

Upon entering the game, an old man appeared directly in front of Liu Pan and guided him through each operation.

While going through the tutorial, Liu Pan didn't forget to introduce the basic information about the game.

"Brothers, I heard that Atlantis is a very open-ended game where players can destroy and create items, and you can complete the game by defeating the final boss."

Following the instructions, Liu Pan quickly made simple weapons and tools such as knives, arrows, and axes.

At the same time, Liu Pan used the axe he made to cut down a tree and collect wood and leaves.

"Wow, Tengyan really didn't lie. In the game, characters can actually obtain materials for crafting weapons and tools by destroying objects."

Next, Liu Pan systematically explored the game's content using the taskbar on the right side of the screen.

Tengyan's promotion is correct; Atlantis is indeed a game with a high degree of openness, and you don't need to play it entirely according to the missions.

However, if players do not complete the task, they will not be able to play the subsequent content. In fact, most of the crafting recipes can only be obtained as rewards by defeating the BOSS.

Atlantis can only be viewed as a game where you acquire materials, craft weapons and tools, build shelters, and fight monsters that spawn during the day and night.

Furthermore, there are not many materials available in the game, only wood, leaves, soil, feathers, stones, and copper and iron.

The number of weapons and tools that can be produced is also not very large.

Therefore, without completing the mission and defeating the BOSS, the game content is not very rich.

of course.

For most players who haven't played a true sandbox survival game, this novel gameplay is enough to make them overlook the relatively limited game content and the semi-forced quest system.

Across various platforms, Atlantis's rating has surpassed 8 points and continues to approach 9 points.

Within the Steam platform, Atlantis received particularly high praise.

In the comments section, most of the comments praised Teng Yan for creating a new gameplay and genre, and almost called Atlantis the best game of the year.

"Alas, none of the players in this world have ever tasted real bran."

Seeing that even a half-finished game like "Atlantis" could receive such high praise from players, Chen Dong couldn't help but sigh.

"Since none of you have ever had a good meal, then in a week, I'll show you what a real sandbox survival game is all about."