Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 601 New game "Dark Soul"; five top third-party masterpieces

The end of April.

[Storm Game]'s team tour is back, seeing the happy smiles on their faces, Tian Moyun expressed his relief.

So, he silently handed over the new game design draft and asked them to finish it before November.

Seeing the surprise, astonishment, and bewilderment on their faces, and then being caught off guard and panic, and finally accepting this challenge with excitement, it only took a few seconds before and after. Tian Moyun expressed that he was very happy, as if he had found a confidant Feel.

New game - Dark Souls.

A very, very, very classic and fun lawn mowing game in the previous life!

This is the favorite of almost all players who love action games. Although the operation of this game is simple and easy to use, there is almost no difficulty, but the rich plot, special effects, and style of painting still bring a sense of excitement to the players. ,very interesting.

"Dark Soul", a light casual game suitable for all ages, is full of interesting gameplay, whether you are a veteran player or a new player who has just come into contact with console games, you will find your own happiness from it... and satisfy.

"The fighting style of this game is somewhat similar to the "Havoc in Heaven" you made before. Thinking about it, those of you who have previous development experience are capable of this simple task."

Tian Moyun smiled, and said in a tone of "I trust you very much".

"..."

Xia Yu frowned slightly, and thought for a few seconds: "Let's hurry up."

The content of "Dark Soul" is several times richer than that of "Havoc in Heaven". Even with the design draft given by Arida Moyun, it is still not easy to make such a game, and it requires a lot of content. preparations.

Also, time is tight.

Tian Moyun gave them two months, and fortunately the [Storm Game] team was extremely efficient, otherwise, Xia Yu wouldn't have dared to take on such a task.

"Will such a combat system be too difficult?"

Xia Yu asked hesitantly.

"Is it difficult? Not difficult."

Tian Moyun thought for a while: "It's just a little bit more difficult than "Havoc in Heaven". Small problems, given the persistent character of the players, should be easy to accept."

"..."

Xia Yu was speechless.

The "a little bit" in your mouth is obviously not at the same level as I understand.

When "Havoc in Heaven" was released, you also said "a little bit of difficulty", but when the game came out, was it a little bit?It's like going to hell...

"Work hard, it's not a big problem."

Tian Moyun said with a smile: "This game will be released as the escort masterpiece of [Thunder II], you should be careful."

……

in the next few days.

Tian Moyun often visits [Storm Games], and puts forward many suggestions for new games, and also gives many good guidelines. The two sides have carried out friendly exchanges and cooperation on "game development".

In the end, when Tian Moyun was about to leave, both parties showed satisfied smiles, and believed that their cooperation would definitely bring players a very fun super masterpiece.

……

"Final Fantasy" and "Dark Soul", these are Tian Moyun's first-party masterpieces prepared for [Thunder 2].

With only two games, this lineup is really pitifully small.

But there is no way, at the level of 64-bit games, if he wants to make a masterpiece, even if he has a complete game design draft, even if he has the world's top development team, it will take a lot of time to develop it. can do it.

Excluding the half-waste [Phoenix], he only has two game companies in his hands.

And these two companies need to take care of the operation and maintenance of several online games and the development of new games at the same time, corresponding to the computer terminal, the host terminal, and even the handheld terminal and the mobile terminal... so it is very difficult in terms of efficiency. improve.

"You have to learn to find an outsourced team."

Tian Moyun frowned and thought.

Who is it suitable for?

He asked the secretary to make a list of all the game production companies in the country, ranked according to their size, historical data, and word of mouth.

The highest ranked manufacturers are the four top manufacturers.

There is no doubt that the four top manufacturers are not only far superior to other manufacturers in terms of strength, but also in terms of popularity. Looking at the entire game circle, they are the only excellent teams that can compete with the first party. There are a lot of good games, and the reputation is well-known all over the country... now it may be the whole world, because [Dragon Scale 3] is selling very well.

The four top manufacturers do not accept financing.

On the one hand, they all have other industries, and they are not completely dependent on the game industry to make money.

On the other hand, they need to be vigilant against the capital erosion of game hardware giants and maintain their independence. Although they look dazzling, this position is extremely dangerous, and if they are not careful, they will fall under the calculation of their opponents It was completely defeated, and its vitality was greatly injured.

Although [Thunder Game Company] seems to have signs of being invincible, but...

In the heyday of the era of the Big Three, countless game manufacturers had to surrender to them. Who would have thought that their demise would come so quickly?

Who can be sure that today's [Thunder Game Company] will not be the next Big Three?

Game hardware giants change by turns, but game manufacturers have always existed. As content exporters, as long as they remain independent and go all out to improve their competitiveness, they will not have a day of embarrassing exit. This is the same as The gaming hardware giants are very different.

In the past, if they accepted the financing of the Big Three, it is hard to say whether these four companies can still exist now.

This is why they must maintain independence and are unwilling to have an interest relationship with a certain hardware giant.

……

The four top manufacturers are definitely unwilling to accept financing, but it does not mean that they cannot cooperate in the development of games.

However, when Tian Moyun inquired, he learned that they were already preparing a new game design plan, and each had their own ideas, and it was clear that they wanted to take the opportunity to make a big splash.

Tian Moyun thought, if the two parties cooperate under such circumstances, it may be difficult to distinguish between interests.

In order to avoid some unnecessary interest disputes, Tian Moyun didn't mention the matter of co-development of the game with them, but asked them to take the time to send a copy of the game design plan, and the company would decide the level of promotion.

The publicity and promotion methods of console games are basically through the game sales channel, that is, the hardware platform.

And like the four top-level manufacturers, they actually have certain operational capabilities, but their strength is limited after all, it is difficult to compare with the hardware platform, and they still need to rely on the hardware platform... Under such circumstances, [Thunder Games The company's rating criteria are particularly important.

If a game has a high rating, it will be heavily promoted. If some games have a low rating, they will not be able to get good promotion resources.

Even, if there are some problems in the game, such as political risks, public opinion risks, violent tendencies, etc., then the game probably cannot be released in China.

……

end of the month.

Chen Guohua, Bai Wenshu, Liu Hongwei, Li Zhaoyang.

These four top players in the game industry came to the meeting room of [Thunder Game Company].

Soon, Tian Moyun, Li Tenglong, Lu Wenbo and others also came over.

Today we are going to talk about financing.

Not financing the company, but financing the game project.

According to the statement from the four top manufacturers, they decided to jointly produce one masterpiece, and then produce another one separately. A total of five masterpieces will cost about 12-15 billion in capital costs.

Therefore, they hope to get financial help from [Thunder Game Company] and [Dragon Scale Game Company] to reduce the development risk.

"[Dragon Scale] Let's participate symbolically here."

At the beginning of the meeting, Li Tenglong said directly: "Five games, each with an investment of 2000 million, totaling 1 million in total. As for the proportion...just the same as [Thunder Game]."

This guy didn't even look at the game design plan, so he directly invested [-] million yuan.

It sounds very generous, but... it is indeed just a symbolic investment.

This project will cost a total of 12-15 billion. Assuming that the maximum investment is 15 billion, the investment is 1 million, which is not a high proportion.

Chen Guohua and others were not surprised.

If their new game is launched on two host platforms at the same time, maybe Li Tenglong is willing to invest more.

But the problem now is that the game they are raising funds to develop is the escort masterpiece of [Thunder 2], and it can be regarded as a competitor of [Dragon Scale 3].

Li Tenglong is able to invest 1 million yuan, which is considered a special face.

On the one hand, it is to give them face from the top four, and on the other hand, it is to give Tian Moyun face.

It was within their expectation that 1 million yuan was more, not much, and less. Chen Guohua and others knew very well that the key to this cooperation was Tian Moyun's attitude, not Li Tenglong.

"Introduce the game design idea, as well as the general direction, content, and gameplay. I need to sort it out before making a decision."

Tian Moyun said.

……

The assistants of the four bosses stood up and handed over the game design draft to Tian Moyun, and at the same time used the big screen to display the materials prepared in advance.

"The Moon God's Shadow", "The Thrilling Campus Story", "Dawn Myth", "Speed ​​Racer", "Adventure Journey to the World of Warcraft"

These are the names of the five games.

Judging from the name, several games can be roughly distinguished.

Among them, the ones that surprised Tian Moyun the most were "The Moon Goddess's Wain and Sunshine" and "The Adventure of the World of Warcraft".

"The Moon God's Wading and Wading"——

It is an emotional RPG interactive game. In the game, players get different answers through different choices. The choices are very rich, and the script alone has millions of words.

Of course, this was not written recently. If I guess correctly, it should be a game plan that the game company has been preparing for a long time, but it is only now that the opportunity is right.

In this game, "Luna" is a character similar to Santa Claus and Grandpa Ring. It is a character in myths and legends, and it is also the golden finger that belongs to the protagonist.

The protagonist is a little girl, who uses the "Luna" to trigger plots one by one, and get family, love, friendship... and other related stories. Players will make some choices to help the protagonists of these stories regain their emotions and return to a better life.

Different from traditional RPG games:

In "Moon God's Shadow", every choice made by the player will affect the final direction of the story. If a wrong choice is made, it is likely to lead the story to develop in a tragic direction, and finally get a tragic ending. The ending... In traditional RPGs, the player's choice is important, but it still can't stop the plot from going to the preset ending. This is a big difference.

Another game "Adventure Journey of Warcraft Continent"——

Looking at the name, you should be able to guess the content framework of this game.

Well, in terms of genre, this is a semi-open game. Players can experience roaming freely in the "Continent of Warcraft", and can also do main missions and side missions. The character modeling, scenery, and story background in it... ...all quite interesting.

This kind of semi-open game is definitely very bold in this era.

The design draft of the game "Adventure Journey of Warcraft Continent" is quite well prepared.

Thinking about it, if this game is developed, it will definitely surprise many players, and it will also promote the sales of [Thunder 2], becoming one of its killer features. It has a quality that is not inferior to the first-party escort masterpiece.

As for the other three games.

"The Stunning Campus Story", this game knows what it's about as soon as you hear the name.

An RPG game about campus love, the plot is not bad, and it has the level of top campus literature. There is a high probability that it has found a bestseller and screenwriter for exclusive customization. This kind of thing is not uncommon, but All masterpieces basically need to do this.

Why not do it with the highest sincerity at a small price?

The biggest highlight of the game "Pounding Campus Story" is the character modeling. When the image of the heroine first appeared on the big screen, the kind of youthful, clean, sweet smile and The school uniform, as well as the scene of the playground behind it, seem to bring people back to their school days.

Encounter a school belle at the beginning?

It's an old bloody drama.

But if the image of this school beauty is very aesthetically pleasing, what if you feel in love just by looking at it?

This is the most exciting part of "The Thumping Campus Story". It is ambiguous with school flowers and different styles of school flowers. There is always the one you like.

well known-

Everyone's aesthetics are different. No matter how good-looking a beauty is, it is impossible to become the goddess of all boys.

And according to this situation, in "The Stunning Campus Story", it provides ambiguous plots with more than 20 different styles of girls, which is simply the nemesis of otaku.

There's not much to say about Dawn Myth and Speed ​​Racer.

The former is a 3D fighting game, which is comparable to the "Dark Soul" under development. Of course, it is not so difficult, and the style is also very different.

"Dawn Myth" is the background of the modern end-time (nuclear level), and it tells the story of how modern people struggle to survive in the end-time and troubled times after the disaster, and how to defeat enemies and monsters with high-tech and biological potions.

The gameplay of this game is actually not new, but the selling point lies in its depth of plot.

Among these five games, the plot of "Dawn Myth" is definitely the most impressive. It is full of criticism of thoughts and human nature, revealing the ugliest side of human nature, and at the same time showing the only goodness in the last days. And beauty, just like its name, the last "dawn" of human civilization, the last hope.

As for Speed ​​Racer?
An ultra-clear modeling racing game with real special effects and full physical feedback. The gameplay is quite interesting. As for the plot...

Don't take the plot of this game too seriously.

After all, everyone is here to watch car models... Ah no, they are all here to play racing cars. Who cares about your little plot? It's just used for pretending. It's good enough to watch. Compared with the operating experience of racing cars In other words, these are nothing.

The operating experience of "Speed ​​Racer" is definitely impossible to experience now, because the game has not yet been made.

However, judging from its PPT introduction, the quality should be decent.

At this time, Tian Moyun didn't care much about this game anymore, because the first four games were indeed excellent and worth investing in. This was the bottom line effort of the four top manufacturers, and they could be used to fill the lineup of escort masterpieces.

As for this "Speed ​​Racer"...

By the way, the investment is over.

This kind of racing game, as long as the quality is high, there is no one that cannot be sold. This is one of the mainstream and popular categories in the game market.

……

"Let's talk about investing."

Tian Moyun thought for a while, then slowly said: "Let's talk about "Speed ​​Racer" first. This is a joint project of the four of you. According to your estimates, the cost of this game is about 4 million, which is the most expensive among the five games. Already... I can accept this cost. I invest 2 million here and ask for 40% of the shares. Mr. Li invests 2000 million and takes 5% of the shares. The total is 45%. The four of you have a total of 55%. Is there any problem? "

"no problem."

The four of Chen Guohua looked at each other and had no objection to this.

The 4 million cost includes everything. Tian Moyun and Li Tenglong invested 2.2 million, accounting for 45% of the shares, which is obviously much more generous than investment banks.

Moreover, [Thunder Game Company] also needs to provide additional free promotion resources for this, which can be regarded as support/distribution in disguise.

In general, the four major manufacturers can get the greatest benefits under this cooperation model.

Tian Moyun is a very generous person (when he encounters a suitable project), he doesn't like it, and he is not interested in arguing about a little bit of gain and loss with others. Compared with the company earning a few percentage points more, he would rather let the profit go to a generous Generous reputation.

Let's make money together.

……

in five games.

Tian Moyun was not very interested in "Speed ​​Racer", but he still accepted the "4 million cost" offer without hesitation.

Because he knows that a game console cannot lack top racing games.

Although his work "Ridge Racing" last year was also very good, it has already been released after all, and it is still a 32-bit game. Therefore, [Thunder 2] needs a 64-bit racing game to fill the field. Racer" is the most suitable.

Tian Moyun doesn't care how much money this game can make, what he cares about is whether his console can play this game.

What do consumers say?

I can live without it, but you can't!

These words are also very suitable for game consoles. Racing games are very popular, and players may not buy them, but if a game console does not have top-level racing games... it will leave players with a kind of imperfection. Impression, this greatly affects the competitiveness of the product.

And after "Speed ​​Racer".

Tian Moyun also generously accepted the expensive cost quotations for the four games "Moon God's Moon", "Adventure Journey of Warcraft Continent", "Thumping School Story", and "Dawn Myth". Professional employees do contract-like arrangements.

The two sides negotiated, put pen to paper, and cooperated happily.

……

5 games, 15 billion cost.

Tian Moyun invested 8 million, Li Tenglong invested 1 million, and the four top manufacturers invested a total of 6 million.

"Seven masterpieces and hundreds of 32-bit ported games are enough to support the [Thunder II] game lineup."

Tian Moyun was very pleased.

(End of this chapter)