Not long ago, on April 8, the official Weibo of "Operation Apocalypse" posted a Weibo paying tribute to "Counter-Strike" and "Overwatch", and the official humble attitude not only attracted a burst of praise from the major teams, but also made people shout "It's going to change"!
Sure enough, within two days, NetEase officials announced the news of getting back together with Blizzard, and the official Weibo of "Operation Apocalypse" stood up for the first time to express their blessings and welcome to Blizzard's return, and the comment area of this Weibo presented a scene of celebration.
Serious and humble, sincere for sincere
The official sincere tribute of "Operation Apocalypse" this time caused a carnival in the FPS circle.
In my opinion, it's not that this newcomer has really built up the appeal of "one call and one hundred responses" in a few months, but that this kind of humble spirit is really rare.
In this era when everyone advertises originality and tries their best to avoid having anything to do with other games, if "Operation Apocalypse" paid tribute to "Overwatch" a few days ago to welcome the return of "his own family", then the tribute to "Counter-Strike" really highlights NetEase's pattern and self-confidence.
After all, the historic Counter-Strike has already impressed countless players with its excellent quality, and its proud competitive mode has influenced a large number of subsequent FPS games. Although its orthodox sequel, CS:GO, is not owned by NetEase, the official "Apocalypse Operation" has not shied away from hailing it as the "founder of gunplay", obviously recognizing the Big Brother's contribution and status to the industry.
While Overwatch isn't as historic as Counter-Strike, its heroic shooter gameplay shook the industry in 2016. Not only did it win the TGA Game of the Year crown in one fell swoop, but it also pushed this entertainment and competitive gameplay onto the world stage.
NetEase's official tribute has stirred up a thousand waves, and the major professional teams of "CS:GO" and "Overwatch" have sent blessings to "Operation Apocalypse" in the comment area in the way of "sincerity for sincerity".
Even KennyS, a French CS:GO pro known as the "God of Snipers" by the majority of players, has personally responded to the tribute of "Operation Apocalypse", and hopes that the game will one day reach the same heights as those old-timers, adding another strong touch to the history of FPS games.
Obviously, as a multi-hero shooter mobile game, "Operation Apocalypse" naturally learned some successful experience from these predecessors, but since the official tribute to them on the official Weibo, its own game must have two brushes.
Judging from the experience of previous pioneer tests, this is indeed the case.
Push through the old and go your own way
Compared with NetEase's previous shooting mobile games, "Operation Apocalypse" did not follow the old path of battle royale, survival and gold or open-world survival construction, but made the blasting mode and team competition beloved by traditional competitive FPS into the game, and then integrated the hero skill design into it, based on which it created a game that is both strategic and less dependent on "just gun".
In order to make this unique gameplay fit the theme, NetEase has put a lot of effort into the construction of the painting style and character design, which makes the game present a strong oriental aesthetic both in the map scene and the character costumes, and those weapons and equipment that are both futuristic and extremely powerful also add a lot of variables to the game.
As for the whimsy of "traditional gameplay as the base, hero skills are integrated into it", it has become the biggest feature of "Operation Apocalypse", players can play a variety of wonderful operations around this gameplay, whether it is offensive breaking points or defensive support, which greatly enhances the freshness of the game.
In addition, for the mobile operation experience, the official also built a set of smooth operation modes for "Operation Apocalypse", making it extremely convenient for players to shoot or release skills, and then refined the characteristics of weapons, so that they are in the threshold of "not losing their characteristics, but also easy to control", so as to encourage players to try "skill matching weapons" and "skill matching skills" in the game, and then guide the game in the direction of "strong strategy and high ornamentation".
In particular, the game's clever integration of scope, shooting, and gun pulling functions into a single button allows players to react quickly in encounters, which is especially good in mobile shooters.
What's even more commendable is that NetEase has also made a lot of efforts to ensure the coolness of the game.
On the one hand, the official uses the Unreal Engine 4 to make the game, and it is optimized for mainstream mobile phone configurations, so that the game is not only immersive, but also has a stable frame rate. In addition, on the basis of simplifying the operation, they have optimized the sense of attack and gun feel that FPS players pay most attention to, so that players have exponentially improved the refreshment when playing.
As for profitability, although it is still a little too early to talk about this, according to NetEase's official promise, this game will create a fair game environment to the greatest extent, and all skin appearances and other things in the game will not bring numerical improvements, and you can only rely on technology instead of krypton gold to improve your strength.
Judging from a series of attempts made by NetEase on this game, they seem to intend to open up a new world with "Operation Apocalypse", and even said that they will devote themselves to the original development of new heroes, new maps and new guns in the future, and will also carry out strategic cooperation with a number of national cultural institutions, and at the same time carry out national co-creation activities to share the new trend of national style with all players in "Operation Apocalypse".
Write at the end
After this series of careful polishing and design, "Operation Apocalypse" has become a new sword, with more than 2 million players pre-ordering just after its launch, both in terms of word-of-mouth in the test and the current expectation, which has reached its peak, and has the potential to become a hit.
At present, Blizzard has just announced its return to NetEase, and the first large-scale test of "Operation Apocalypse", the "Star Test", has officially begun. The official not only provides players with up to three times the recharge rebate, but also prepares many special rewards for players that can be kept until the open beta.
In the current increasingly homogeneous mobile game FPS market, NetEase, which has both a humble attitude and an innovative spirit, dares to break through itself in "Operation Apocalypse" and march towards a relatively unfamiliar field, which is undoubtedly worthy of players' gratification, and I hope that the work can burst out with greater energy!