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Chapter 103 There is only one reason for having a little nightmare

Xian Yuchi, whose curiosity was aroused, asked, "Boss, what is the new game? It's best for me to play."

"In the previous "Max Payne", the music you arranged, boss, is already very good, and I can only be responsible for the fine-tuning."

"It's useless!"

"I hope you can arrange more work for me this time, hehe! Let me make my presence felt."

Han Qi made an OK gesture and said, "Very good, you have the desire to fight."

"It just so happens that the game I plan to make this time is very important in terms of music, and there is still a lot of room for improvement."

"This game needs music to help create an atmosphere."

"This time, Xian Yuchi, you have a lot of room to play."

Everyone asked in unison: "So, what is this game?"

Han Qi smiled slightly, and took out a game poster he had prepared.

Although the poster is only a rough original version, the main content can already be seen.

Above the poster, the main part is a small figure in a yellow coat.

She has her back to the frame and has a hood on her head, so her face and hairstyle cannot be seen clearly.

But it can be seen from the small limbs that she should be a little girl.

The background outside the characters is a mess of furniture.

Pots and pans, bookcases of drawers, murals of kitchen knives and the like.

All very ordinary furniture.

But the picture performance is very oppressive.

More importantly, these pieces of furniture are very large.

A kitchen knife is about the size of the protagonist, the little girl in yellow.

I don't know that the furniture is the supplies of the giants.

Or is the little girl in yellow too small?
On the furniture on both sides, there were also two unidentified creatures wearing tall three-cornered hats.

Although they are small in size, their three-cornered hats, which are taller than the Ku Klux Klan, only make people feel weird.

If you look at it at first glance, the game poster given by Han Qi is a bit depressing and has strange proportions.

There is no direct horror.

But if you take a closer look, you can see that it is at the lower edge of the screen.

From the bottom of a wooden board, protruded a dry and gray hand, obviously not a normal person.

This hand is extending upwards, as if it will suddenly rush out in the next moment.

And this weird hand is even bigger than the little girl in yellow in the picture.

One has to doubt that the little girl can be easily caught by just reaching out and grabbing.

When everyone saw this, they almost understood that the new game was a horror and suspense game.

The name of the game is also written on the poster.

"Little Nightmare".

Also known as "Little Nightmare".

Han Qi showed the poster to everyone - although Han Qi's own drawing skills are not very good, but the basic level is still there.

The main elements can also be seen.

In fact, it is also possible to directly take out the poster that comes with the game body, but Han Qi has not directly taken the finished product for the time being, so as not to limit the imagination of the employees.

Han Qi only showed everyone the poster.

Han Qi was not in a hurry to throw out other contents.

Instead, he asked everyone: "Our new game "Little Nightmare", assuming you are just ordinary consumers, what can you see from this poster?"

"Any guesses about how you feel?"

Ghost employees, no matter how strong they are, are professionals after all.

Extracting the elements of the game from game posters, promotional slogans, etc. is also a basic professional ability.

After observing around, everyone spoke one after another.

"Horror games, little nightmares, should be little people's nightmares, right?"

"The name of the game is all small. The little girl in yellow must be a small person. It's just that the people wearing three-cornered hats on both sides look a little smaller."

"In other words, there are three different levels of people in the picture? Is that so?"

"The thin little yellow man is in stark contrast to the zombie-like hands at the bottom."

"Plus the little yellow man doesn't seem to know the situation yet, and is turning his back on everything."

"In this way, it will appear even more terrifying and frightening, making people worry about the safety of the little yellow people."

"The painting style is quite a fantasy style, coupled with the difference in the size of the characters, the name of the game is also called Little Nightmare."

"Could it be that this terrifying scene is actually a nightmare? But I know it's definitely not a simple nightmare, but a dream linked to reality?"

Everyone talked a lot.

Han Qi was pleased with two things.

One is that the employees of the family are indeed of a certain level, and they are more or less on point.

The second is that they can analyze many key points with only the limited content of a poster.

This kind of analytical ability may explain.

Ordinary players and potential consumers can also get some points of interest from the posters.

Clapping his hands, Han Qi said with a smile: "Okay, very good, what everyone said is very good."

"That's exactly what I want to see."

"Now, let me introduce you formally."

"Our new game - "Little Nightmares."

"First of all, I have to talk about the positioning of the game. "Little Nightmares" is not a top-notch game."

"Not only is it not a first-line big production, but even in terms of the size of the game, it is not as good as "Max Payne"."

"Aren't there a lot of black people on the Internet who say that our ghosts are small workshops?"

"Then let's make a game that fits the status of a small workshop."

Xianyu Chidun was disappointed.

"Huh? Small workshop game? Boss, we just made a version of "Max Payne", and now it has sold more than 1000 million sets."

"We are very popular in the market. Except for Polar Bear Company, which has too much advantage, we are considered to be the first line."

"I have already made a big game, why do I want to go back to making a small workshop game now?"

"Taking advantage of the victory to pursue, Gan Te Niang's shot is big!"

Xian Yuchi's question is also the question of other people.

Everyone looked at Han Qi with doubts.

Because everyone feels that although the total investment in "Max Payne" is not high, it is rich in content and excellent in graphics, and it is a game of considerable size.

Now don’t go further and launch an epic masterpiece.

But you want to take a step back and go back to making small workshop independent games?
Although it's not impossible.

But it always makes people feel a little backward?
Everyone wanted to make 3A, but they regressed back to making independent games.

It's a little uncomfortable!

Han Qi knew that everyone was confused and explained with a smile: "Why?"

"there are many reasons."

"But there is only one main reason."

"That's... no money."

"The cost of 3A games, considering the rising price of Cyberstar - basically not 10 billion, there is no qualification for 3A at all."

"The budgets of several top 3A masterpieces of Polar Bear Ace Studio all exceed 50 billion."

"There are even investments far exceeding 100 billion yuan!"

Originally, Han Qi wanted to give an example of the US$2 million investment in "Red Dead Redemption 8" on Earth.

Just because this is a cyberstar and not Earth.

So Han Qi didn't give an example of his big cousin.

In fact, Hanqi's current funds, including follow-up income, are barely enough for Hanqi to make a 3A game.

Although it is not the top 3A, the Beggars' Edition 3A is also a big production!

It's just what Han Qi thinks.

Can be done, but not necessary.

The current staff of Ghost Studio, including Han Qi himself, actually lack experience, especially in large-scale projects.

Although the tinder system is powerful, it cannot do all the work after all.

To make a 3A masterpiece game, in addition to relying on the power of the Tinder system, its own technical strength is also very important.

Ghost brothers, played very well in the last game.

But can it do a good job in 3A level games?
It's really hard to say.

In view of the current financial strength, if the production of 3A once pulled the crotch.

Or encounter some unexpected factor.

It will cause Han Qi's funds to bottom out.

The error tolerance rate is really too low.

In today's Korean chess, there is no need to work too hard, there is no need to make the error tolerance rate too low, and there is no need to directly invest all the wealth in it.

Therefore, Han Qi intends to make a "small workshop" game.

Han Qi said firmly and confidently that he had no money.

Dispelled all the doubts of the people.

Everyone is not stupid, and knows that AAA games are too expensive-on the one hand, they are fanatical because of the success of "Max Payne".

On the other hand, they also know that - in essence, the ghost is still a small workshop.

With the current size of the ghost, it is desperate to make a 3A. In case of greed, it will lead to an overall mediocre game level.

Or something else happened.

Maybe it will lead to the deterioration of the overall situation.

Oral shouting 3A production.

In fact, everyone is also very clear-the current size of the ghost, it is safer to make mid-level games first.

Han Qi added: "The game "Little Nightmare" we want to make is not a first-line masterpiece."

"But that doesn't mean Little Nightmares is not a great game."

"I'm actually very confident in the quality of the game."

"In my plans, it's going to be a really, really good game."

"I also hope that the results we can achieve will be the same."

"First of all, I want to explain the background of the story. The stage of "Little Nightmare" takes place on a weird cruise ship."

"The protagonist is the little girl in yellow in the picture, named Xiaoliu."

"Xiao Liu woke up from a nightmare and found himself in an unfamiliar environment. He was petite and surrounded by dangers."

"Our purpose is to explore the surrounding environment, escape from the cruise ship, overcome various difficulties along the way, and avoid the hunting and killing of terrifying monsters."

"Finally escaped from birth."

"But in the process of escaping, Xiao Liu will gradually discover that this ship is by no means a simple cruise ship."

"And Xiao Liu is not just a simple escapee."

Tian Kemeng said: "Xiao Liu from the Lilliputian escaped on a huge ship. This main line is very good, simple and clear!"

"However, such a simple main line is definitely not the style of ghosts. Boss, you just said that in the process of escaping, many hidden secrets will be discovered."

"Could it be that "Little Nightmare" is actually a horror game with decryption elements?"

(End of this chapter)