More than a month has passed since the premiere of "Eldon's Ring of Law", and its popularity has declined slightly compared to the past. However, it can still play in terms of sales figures, and is currently moving towards the goal of selling 15 million copies.
Whether it's judging the game in terms of word-of-mouth, sales, or player experience, Eldon's Ring of Law is arguably one of the best games developed by Shumaosha and Hidetaka Miyazaki to date. Relying on the excellent performance of "Eldon's Law Ring", the niche game genre of Soullike has for the first time received the attention and treatment of other game manufacturers, AAA masterpieces.
So what is the opportunity to promote the purchase of "Airdon's Ring of Law" by a small number of loyal fans of the original Soul Game? Foreign media gamesindustry, so a set of data on this topic was counted. (The voting result can be multiple choices, and the proportion of each data is based on the total number of voting players)
Reason for player purchase: Open World - 80%; Critically acclaimed -67%; Anchor recommendation - 28%
Hidetaka Miyazaki's previously attempted open-world gameplay has become the most popular game label for Airdon's Circle of Law players. The sales of the game itself, as well as the results of the votes, are all signs of the modern player's admiration for this element of game freedom.
The level design, the labyrinth of castles, and the complex maps are indeed the characteristics of the soul system game, but at the same time, to some extent, it also constrains the innovation of the game. The success of "Eldon's Circle of Law" proves that Miyazaki's decision to bet on the open world is right. The game's good reputation, as well as the drive of the anchors, also played an important role in this process.
New player purchase reason: Friend recommendation - 40%; George Martin was involved in the production - 27%; Game advertising campaign - 20%; Try new games, new challenges -6%
Behind the 12 million copies of The Ring of Law in Eldon, there are a large number of new players. It was their participation that contributed to the success of the game. The data shows that 40% of the new pit players are exposed to the "Eldon's Ring of Law" under the amway of friends. The super popularity of the game's screenwriter George Martin has also helped the game attract many newcomers.
In addition, the publicity of "Eldon's Ring of Law" has also brought good positive feedback. In this internet age, high exposure is not a bad thing after all. Because of the hardcore attributes of soul games, the proportion of players who want to challenge their "weaknesses" and enter the pit is the smallest among the new players.
Reason not to buy: no time to play - 32%; Worry about difficulty being too high - 22%; Other - 46%
At the end of the statistics, it also includes the voting results of players who did not buy The Eldon's Ring of Law. Due to the variety of reasons, it has not been listed here, but the options with the highest number of votes are "no time to play" and "worry about being too difficult." ”
For the most part, players see gaming as an entertaining, relaxing form of leisure. It takes a lot of energy and time to pass the soul game, which is still a big threshold for many people.
But Miyazaki Hidetaka's style is like this, and what he wants to give players the experience of the game is to taste the thrill of finally defeating his opponent after countless failures. The production policy of soul games, which is known for its high difficulty, will not waver in the future.
So why did you choose Eldon's Ring of Law?