Say Yes To Making Bad Games, What the Hell is Titanfall? Chapter 139

  Chapter 139 If this kind of sentiment, we are in the same realm

   Three days later!

  Shen Miaomiao, who had recovered, returned to the company.

  The first thing to do at work is to convene a meeting of all the executives of the project department to study the establishment of the Titanfall derivative project!

  Now, all the functions of the official version of the system are unlocked.

  The tactic of "Main Project Profit + Sub-project Losses Money" gave Shen Miaomiao a new hope of losing money.

  And APEX, as a derivative project of Titanfall, naturally became the first sub-project document in the complete formal system.

   It is also the best guinea pig for Shen Miaomiao to test "whether the sub-project can realize a loss when the main project is profitable"!

   "Is everyone here? Let's start the meeting."

  In the Golden Wind meeting room, Shen Miaomiao's face was still a little pale, but she was already in good spirits. She clapped her hands to signal the start of the meeting.

  However, Gu Sheng seemed to have remembered something, and raised his hand:

   "Wait a minute, Mr. Shen, I suddenly remembered that there are still few people."

   "Fewer people?" Shen Miaomiao looked around.

  Sister Chu Chu, the core Big Three headed by Gu Sheng, Jiang Yun, Kai Lang, and Jiang Shan.

   Isn't it these people who hold every meeting? Who else is missing?

   "I suggest that Wang Xiaoming from the Operation and Maintenance Department be included in this project initiation meeting,"

   Gu Sheng said:

   "Since Director Wang took over the operation and maintenance of PUBG, he has been conscientious and has made rapid progress,"

   "And he is well versed in the demands and actual conditions of massively multiplayer online competitive games,"

   "Mr. Shen, do you see?"

  Oh—the whole family is in battle, this is it.

   It seems that Lao Gu still attaches great importance to the derivative project of APEX.

Too.

  With Titanfall gems ahead, anyone with a normal mind will try to match the quality of derivative works with the main work as much as possible.

  It's a pity that I have a system, I'm sorry Lao Gu.

  Shen Miaomiao thought to herself.

  You Titanfall has already gained both fame and fortune, so let me lose a little bit for this small unspoken sub-project, even if it is compensation for me.

  Don't say that Wang Xiaoming is here today, even if the Heavenly King Laozi is here, I have to find ways to find its loss point!

  Nodded: "Yes, let Director Wang attend the meeting."

  Gu Sheng smiled and nodded, and sent a message to Wang Xiaoming.

   Not long after, Wang Xiaoming knocked on the door of the conference room, greeted him, and sat down.

   "Okay, let's have a meeting when everyone is full,"

  Shen Miaomiao said:

   "Today, the success of Titanfall is beyond doubt,"

   "We have already committed to the derivative project, and it is time to put it on the agenda,"

   "I called everyone here today to talk about the establishment of the APEX project,"

   "Including game content investment, profit model, etc.,"

   "Let me ask Director Gu to talk about the content of the game first."

  Before the meeting.

Oh no.

   To be precise, Shen Miaomiao asked Gu Sheng about the situation of the APEX project last night when Gu Sheng accompanied her for the last infusion.

   It's not too bad.

   Gu Sheng replied like this.

  In fact, as early as the second week of Titanfall's release, he had already exchanged APEX from the system.

   With Titanfall as a foreshadowing, APEX no longer has the debuff that doubles the emotional value unlocked, and only 400,000 emotions can be unlocked.

  The next thing he has to do is to slightly modify and edit it to make it match the somatosensory cabin game, and 'transplant' it to Yiyou x2.

"good,"

  Gu Sheng nodded and said:

   "About the APEX game, I have briefly talked to everyone in the project department before,"

  “The main form of the game is still the continuation of the hottest multiplayer project in our hands—PUBG,”

   "Battle Royale, or eating chicken."

Um!

good!

   One listen to this game form!

  Shen Miaomiao just nodded her head!

   In the past few days when she was idle at home, she didn't just lie on the bed like a salted fish.

   While Lao Gu was at work, she would occasionally go to the study shared by the two of them to do some reading.

  The main thing is to take a look at what players expect from Titanfall derivative works today.

  Many people think that this time, the multiplayer mode of Titanfall should be closer to the traditional competitive mode.

  The two sides split sides and play an attacking game in small and medium scenes, and then accumulate energy points through killing, and summon the Titan after meeting the requirements.

   Very basic game mode.

  Even now, one of the **** masterpieces of the third generation of polar bears, the first-generation FPS game "Gunsmoke" produced by the Tianlang team, has already released a preview of the mecha mode.

  The mode of play is like this.

   After all, it is a first-tier factory, it needs people and money, and the speed of simple model reproduction is still much higher than that of Golden Wind.

   However, due to the limitations of the first-generation FPS, the mecha mode of "Gunsmoke" is always inferior to the shocking and immersive Titanfall.

   Therefore, players still look forward to an authentic multiplayer derivative work produced by Golden Wind.

  Shen Miaomiao was afraid that he would play a normal multiplayer battle step by step.

   In the end, Lao Gu was quite self-conscious!

   Just pass the normal battle mode, and the opening is a "Battle Royale"!

To know!

   Today's battle royale games are not well received in the market!

  Because there are too many manufacturers following suit!

  After PUBG, almost every FPS game has more or less the shadow of eating chicken!

  Some make eating chicken into a separate mode, and some even completely copy it, such as Guangyao's "Special Operations".

  And in the case of serious homogeneity, players will inevitably fall into aesthetic fatigue for this game mode.

  Most people played and played PUBG again.

   After all, this game of chicken-eating origin is well-optimized, feels good, has many activities, and the speed of releasing new maps is relatively fast.

  Even today, there is a saying in the market that the chicken-eating game was first created by PUBG, and the crown will always be worn on the head of PUBG.

   And in this case!

  For the derivative work of Titanfall, it seems that it is inappropriate to choose Battle Royale.

  PUBG was too successful.

  Successful to the point of Golden Wind, it is difficult for him to surpass.

   God help me too!

  Shen Miaomiao nodded with a smile on her face.

However!

  She didn't take it lightly!

  Because according to her understanding of Lao Gu, once this guy makes any unreasonable decision, it means that he must have a corresponding solution!

  Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao asked:

   "So this game... Director Gu has any new vision?"

   You can use any other unique skills, this time I will take a closer look.

   "A little bit, it's a moderate innovation,"

  Seeing Gu Sheng smiled slightly and said:

   "As we all know, in today's battle royale games, the offensive mode is mainly based on firearms, supplemented by props, including our PUBG,"

   “But this time, we're going to make a little adjustment,”

   "Add 'skills' to the game, learn from RPG or moba games, launch characteristic heroes, and give them corresponding skills."

   Hiss—

   Sure enough!

  Hearing this, Shen Miaomiao narrowed her eyes slightly.

  The good boy really has a second hand.

   "Then this adjustment, in your opinion... is it safe?"

   "It's kind of hard to say..."

  Gu Sheng shook his head ambiguously.

   It's not that he's self-effacing but that's the case.

   You know, this is a parallel world.

  The structure of the game market is different from the previous life.

   And this difference became more obvious after he came.

  In the previous life, from the perspective of game content, why was APEX able to win a large part of the market in the hands of PUBG?

  Because APEX has a good feel, good optimization, and fast pace, and because of the addition of skills, solo games are more interesting.

  It can be said that in terms of 'coolness', APEX is better than blue.

  So, in the previous life, it was able to seize the market with PUBG, and even compete with it at its peak.

   But in this world!

  Things are different!

  Pai Pai's proud touch has been equaled by PUBG that Gu Sheng personally tuned.

   Paipai's absolute friendly optimization was also equaled by PUBG tuned by Gu Sheng himself.

  Pai Pai's advantage was cut two times.

   It seems that there are only two innovations left in the end, 'fast game pace' and 'new skill gameplay'.

  And "game rhythm" is still a highly subjective matter.

  Some people like a fast pace, while others may just like a slow pace to be a badass.

  As for the innovation of 'new skill gameplay', the situation is even more complicated.

  “As early as five years ago, when the motion sensor cabin just started mass production and expanded the market, there was a game that was similar to the design concept of our APEX,”

  After getting Gu Sheng's approval, Jiang Yun introduced:

   "Havoc, this is a first-person perspective moba game,"

   "On the basis of fully applying the settings of moba games, the top-down perspective has been changed to the first-person perspective,"

   "In the game, the player will play the hero's general attack or release skills to destroy the enemy's base and win."

   First person LOL.

  Hearing this setting, Shen Miaomiao couldn't help raising her eyebrows: "It sounds good?"

"indeed,"

  Jiang Yun nodded:

  “From the perspective of the innovation of the game, it sounds really good, and at the beginning of its launch, it also gained a large number of players.”

"but,"

   Immediately afterwards, I heard Jiang Yun change the subject:

   "The good times don't last long,"

   “After the fresh period of the game passed, the core problem of this game became prominent,”

   "Although the design idea of ​​"applying FPS perspective based on moba" looks amazing, but these are two kinds of games after all, and there is a natural exclusivity,"

   “Moba games require the overall situation, operation and team battle cooperation,”

   "And these core points are difficult to fully reflect in the FPS mode,"

   "This makes the core of this game very twisted,"

   "Without the God's perspective of dragging the screen, it leads to incomplete information reception and affects the judgment of the overall situation,"

   "Without the judgment of the overall situation, whether it is a line transfer, a single belt or a group gathering, the execution efficiency will be lowered, which will affect the operation,"

   "Combined with the limitations of the first-person perspective, team battles are completely muddled with skills, and you can't find the focus at all, and you can't cooperate,"

   "In the end, it led to the rapid decline of the game, and the suspension of the service was announced just seven months after the release."

Speaking of which.

  Jiang Yun sighed regretfully.

   “That's what we say—the game is a good game, it's just not fun.”

   For any game company in the world.

  This sentence is too terrible.

  Obviously, the game of Havoc of Gods has a very good reputation, whether it is in the eyes of the player group or the professional designers in the circle.

  Because its design creativity is really eye-catching, many people, like Shen Miaomiao, thought it was an interesting game when they first heard the idea.

  But after actually experiencing it, the players realized that this game is really too screwy to play.

   I didn't get the favor of moba, nor did I get the light of FPS.

   The undeniable excellent creativity, coupled with the uncomfortable game experience, has created the final evaluation of this game—

  The game is a good game, but not fun.

   "And now,"

  After Jiang Yun finished speaking, Lu Bian continued:

   "The APEX project we are preparing is equivalent to reversing the design idea of ​​the catastrophe—"

  “We want to apply the skill design of moba games based on FPS.”

   Hiss—

   After listening for a while, Shen Miaomiao understood.

   Can't help but take a breath.

  What a pervert, Lao Gu.

  How did his brain grow?

  Obviously in the eyes of everyone, PUBG is the pinnacle since its debut, and it is already the ultimate battle royale game.

  But Gu Sheng still wants to try to hit the peak he set.

  Although I have been shocked by Gu Sheng's creativity many times before.

   But this time, Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

  Old Gu is really special. His understanding of the game and design ideas are completely out of line with his age and experience.

but!

  Sighs are sighs!

   Shen Miaomiao understood the words of the people in the project department!

Now!

  APEX has a high risk factor!

  In terms of game type, its target is PUBG, which almost completely dominates the battle royale market!

  From the point of view of design ideas, it is another work that was well-received but not well-received, because the game core conflicts, and was eventually abandoned by the market!

   This debuff is almost full!

   Even, Shen Miaomiao wondered if Gu Sheng was also engaged in scientific research, and didn't care about the profit and loss of the APEX project at all.

   After all, judging from the current situation.

  This project seems to have a stronger challenge attribute for Gu Sheng.

  He wants to launch a charge against the game benchmark he created, even if it falls into the sand, he will not hesitate.

Um…

   It should be like this, right.

  Shen Miaomiao nodded secretly.

   After all, in order to ensure stable profits and a solid reputation, Gu Sheng only needs to play regular battles, just like "Gunsmoke".

  But he wants to dance on the tip of the sword, and the sword is slanted, the challenge is impossible.

Not bad.

  Shen Miaomiao was very satisfied.

  If this kind of sentiment, we are in the same realm.

   "I think I can give it a try,"

  Shen Miaomiao agreed on the spot:

   "It's not the style of our golden wind to stand still,"

   "It's a pity that the catastrophe of the gods failed, but it might as well be a good thing for us,"

   "It is very likely that they installed FPS and moba backwards at the beginning,"

   "After we make such a reversal, maybe we will succeed."

  Shen Miaomiao chuckled, signaling to everyone not to have psychological pressure. Since she approved this project, she would not blame everyone for its failure.

not to mention.

  A lot of the data of this project was picked up from the main body of Titanfall, and the cost was fully calculated, only 50 million.

  Compared to their previous desperate PUBG and Titanfall, the situation has been much better.

   "So," Shen Miaomiao said, "Don't be afraid of failure, just try, we can afford to lose."

  Hearing this, everyone smiled knowingly and said, "Mr. Shen is enlightened."

   "Hahaha, you don't need to say compliments,"

  Shen Miaomiao who was wearing a high hat smiled and waved her hands:

  "Since the game content, design ideas and cost investment are all fine,"

   "Next, there is one last and most important thing—"

   "Let's discuss the profit model of this game!"

  (end of this chapter)

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