Hollywood blockbusters have always been marketed for their hot scenes and high-quality entertainment experiences, and everyone knows that many of the best works have invested a lot of money and time.
In fact, the development cost of video games is also rising, and even upgraded to the most expensive entertainment products like movies.
Today, I'll take stock of the 10 most expensive games in the world to see if any of the games you're playing are on the list.
NO.1 Destiny 2
Production cost: about 3.4 billion RMB
"Destiny 2" is an action + first-person shooter + role-playing + massively multiplayer online game developed by Bungie and published by Activision. This is the canonical sequel to Destiny, released in 2014, and the second game in the Destiny series.
Destiny 2 is set in a mysterious futuristic world where players can create unique and powerful characters, customize their appearances and combat styles to explore the entire solar system, and take place 700 years ago, the last city on Earth, the "Last Remaining City".
At the beginning of the game, the Guardians (players) have three selectable races: Human, EXO, and AWOKEN. Race is only a cosmetic choice for the player and does not affect the gameplay.
Destiny 2 cost about 3.4 billion yuan to produce, making it arguably the most expensive entertainment product (including movies, TV series, and games) to develop on the planet today.
However, "Destiny 2" can be said to have experienced ups and downs in word of mouth since its release. Thanks to the original "Destiny" and its excellent reputation, "Destiny 2" received good attention from domestic players before and at the beginning of its release. And as the first work in the series to have a Chinese, the game has won a large number of players and channel companies.
However, after the release of the game, it was criticized by many core players for its lack of liver due to too much catering to casual players. Most casual players, on the other hand, are averse to the game because they don't have regular teammates to play with, resulting in an inability to experience the most core PVE copy of the game. But even so, most of the global media gave this game an excellent rating of 8+.
NO.2 Grand Theft Auto 5
Production cost: about 1.8 billion RMB
Grand Theft Auto 5, the fifth installment in the Grand Theft Auto series, is produced by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.
Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA5) is a very free underworld role-playing game, the game scene is set in Los Santos, players can mainly control 3 characters in the game for story games, of course, the biggest fun of the game is that players can network with other players to play the game, discuss and arrange various plans before doing tasks, assign everyone's tasks and so on.
Compared to Grand Theft Auto 4, the world of Grand Theft Auto 5 is more free and fully optimized. In the world of GTA5, you are not limited to the shackles of missions, whether it is mini-games, racing, or even crime, you can get to the top of your life. As long as there is money, houses, cars, arms and weapons, status, etc. can be owned.
NO.3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Production cost: about 1.4 billion RMB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward, a direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, continuing the campaign plot setting of the previous game, and is also the sixth official work in the Call of Duty series.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is arguably the pinnacle of a generation, and after the blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2 has continued to establish the current Call of Duty's unshakable FPS king.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which released in 2009, sold about 25 million copies, and the game sold a total of 6 million copies in its first month, ranking sixth in the series.
But the actual development cost of the game is only about $50 million, and the reason why this game can make this list is that more than $200 million has been invested in the promotion of the game.
When inflation is added, this is a total cost of about $276 million. Of course, MW2 lived up to expectations as a bestseller, so Activision's boss, Mr. Poppy, will indeed make money.
NO.4 The Old Republic of Star Wars
Production cost: about 1.35 billion RMB
Star Wars: The Old Republic is a large-scale, multi-user online role-playing game produced by Bestwell, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, in which players control an avatar of reality from a third-person perspective, interacting with various elements of the game world and other players.
In the game, players can become the plot-driven characters of their own story, choosing Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other classic Star Wars characters to explore this far-flung galaxy 3,000 years before the classic Star Wars franchise. Play through 5 story lines and become the protagonist of your own Star Wars adventure, playing out the legend in the light or dark side of the Force ™ of your choice.
In the game's first week of operation, players around the world spent more than 28 million hours and created 3.8 million characters.
Although the cost of developing a masterpiece in this era is unknown, Star Wars: The Old Republic spent about 1.35 billion yuan on development alone. Of that amount, $1.2 billion was spent on development costs, and now you have to include the cost of promoting and promoting the game.
It was probably the most expensive game to develop back then, but over time, he wasn't enough to reach the top.
NO.5 Final Fantasy 7 reset
Production cost: about 1 billion RMB
Final Fantasy 7 Reset, the predecessor is a role-playing game released by Square Corporation in Japan in 1997, is the seventh game in the Final Fantasy series, about the player playing as Claude. The story of Stryph leading his teammates on an adventure to save the world.
On April 10, 2020, Square Enix released the adapted Final Fantasy 7 Reset.
The "Final Fantasy" series has always been very popular in Japan, but it really came to the international public after the release of "Final Fantasy 7" in 1997.
After the success of Final Fantasy 6, Hironobu Sakaguchi and his development team began planning for the next installment.
At this time, the game industry had moved from the 16-bit era to the 32-bit era, and it was at this time that the 2D game project originally designed to land on the super-office was abandoned with the suspension of the cooperation between Square and Nintendo, and after switching to Sony's PlayStation, Square relied on its powerful features and disc medium to maximize the details of the game while ensuring that he would not go bankrupt.
That is to say, in fact, the development cost of "Final Fantasy 7" has been tried to be reduced, and it still spent $45 million in development fees that year, and spent $100 million on promotion for the European and American markets.
After more than a decade of inflation, that's more than $214 million by today's standards. Although expensive, it turns out to be worth it.
"Final Fantasy 7" won the love of a large number of European and American players, and since then has laid a foundation for the popularity of JRPGs in Europe and the United States.
NO.6 Max Payne 3
Production cost: about 790 million RMB
Max Payne 3, a third-person shooter developed by Rockstar, tells the story of a retired police officer who avenges his family in a world of corruption, chaos and extreme violence.
"Max Payne 3" players play Max Payne, a New York police detective, once had a tragic past when his wife and children were killed by drug addicts, in order to revenge he worked as an undercover agent to fight against a huge gangster organization, but his inner sadness and pain continue to entangle him, making him mired in alcohol and drug abuse, is a typical film noir character with a complex personality.
Considering that Rockstar is famous for its open-world crime games, developing such a compact game must have overcome a lot of difficulties. Perhaps because of this, Max Payne 3 will not sell as well as those Rockstar games. "Max Payne 3" sold 4 million copies, just enough to recoup development costs. However, I would like Rockstar to do more things than the player expects, because when Rockstar is out of fixed mode and not subject to the player's wishes, they can often make something extraordinary.
NO.7 Disney Unlimited
Production cost: about 750 million RMB
Disney Infinity is an open sandbox game developed by Avalanche Software, which is divided into two modes: Toy Sets and Toy Box. Toy Sets is a mode that is faithful to the original movie, and the game character retains its characteristics in the movie and only moves in the world of the movie to which it belongs. In the Toy Box mode, characters from different movies can interact in the same world, which can be called a Disney smash bros.
The game was released in August 2013 and remained in the top 10 of the UK's weekly sales list for three months until November of that year. The game's best-selling sales contributed to a quarterly profit of $300 million, up 100 percent from $190 million in 2012. Disney is also very happy with the game's sales so far.
NO.8 Grand Theft Auto 4
Production cost: about 730 million RMB
"Grand Theft Auto 4" is published by Rockstar Games Games, an open-ended action-adventure game around the theme of crime, in which players will experience the thrill of crime, playing the protagonist Niko Bellic while running amok, players can also feel the depth and three-dimensional sense of the world in this game.
Grand Theft Auto 4 landed on Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 in April 2008, and PC in December. After its release, the game quickly received a lot of praise, especially for the story and open world design.
Grand Theft Auto 4 broke the gaming industry's sales record after its release, becoming the fastest-selling entertainment product in history at the time, earning $310 million on the first day and $500 million in the first week, considered one of the most important games of the seventh generation of video games, and considered by many critics to be one of the greatest video games of all time, it also won the 2008 Game of the Year award, with a total of 25 million copies sold by 2013.
NO.9 Red Dead Redemption: Redemption
Production cost: about 700 million RMB
Red Dead Redemption: Redemption is a game produced by Rockstar San Diego Studios and published by Rockstar Games about former convict John. The story of Marston being forced to travel to the U.S. border to assist in law enforcement because federal agents threatened with the lives of their families.
The chronology of "Red Dead Redemption: Redemption" is quite exquisite, one is that the early 20th century is the moment of major turning points in civilization (the outbreak of World War I in 1914), and the various changes that have taken place in the west just reflect the conflict at that time; Second, the technological evolution of that year also provided a suitable stage and props for the game, and the Green machine gun is an example. This era is also very different from the usual stereotype of Rangers and Indians in the noisy and chaotic west, where Indians have been centrally managed by civilized American planning reserves, gradually shaping them into what they are today, and the role of robbing caravans is played by others. In addition, the western railway network has gradually taken shape, allowing players to ride to and from various areas and perform the task of protecting trains.
NO.10 Tomb Raider
Production cost: about 680 million RMB
Tomb Raider, developed by Crystal Dynamics, Square Smith. Enix's action-adventure game, released in 2013, sold more than 1 million within 48 hours of release, not only achieving the company's 2013 sales profit target, but also playing an important role in the company's performance.
The "Tomb Raider" series of games was released in 1996, and then spawned various movies, comics, and novels featuring the heroine Laura. The latest Tomb Raider game is now in its ninth installment, and the Steam Store is currently on sale. "Lara Croft GO" is a mobile puzzle game protagonist of Laura, which only needs a simple swipe to control the protagonist to move. The theme of the story is still based on adventure, along the way Lara will encounter dangerous traps and vicious enemies, and players need to unlock the next area through each mechanism.