Game production: I really have landed

Chapter 26
"Hey, old Lu, why are you calling me?"

Tang Yunpeng picked up a mouthful of rice and put it into his mouth, then vaguely called Lu Maru back.

He didn't answer a single call this morning, and was coordinating the drastic reform of "Legend of the Demon World 2" in the project team.

I didn't have time to call Lu Maru back until lunch time.

Recently, the entire Legend of the Demon World project team has been operating at a high load. Many employees have already set up floors in the office, thinking that they will live and die with the project.

However, these are all voluntary.

The Ori game has such a mysterious magic power. It is just a demo video that only lasts a few minutes, which not only makes everyone in the design team burst out with great enthusiasm for creation.

It also made the young game producers in the development team feel a long-lost vitality.

And all of this is because, under the rich experience of these veterans of these design teams, the entire wonderful design of Ori was systematically deconstructed and posted on the wall of the office:

[-]. Semi-open (non-linear) map: Players can continue to explore hidden rooms and hidden props during the game process. Some hidden rooms also contain easter eggs of the producer and game branch plots.

[-]. Rich puzzle-solving elements: The puzzle-solving of many levels in the game is very interesting. Different old and new mechanisms can be combined into new puzzles. There are no meaningless items in each scene. The main line of puzzle-solving must be carefully combined with plot clues. Discover the mystery and deduce the correct solution.

[-]. Real-time combat: In addition to the safe house, there are a large number of mobs in each area. For the characteristic terrain and characteristic mobs, players must not only be familiar with the basic operations, but also use corresponding skills and equipment to deal with them. However, if the technology is sufficient Gao, recklessness is over, this is also the essence of action games.

[-]. Excellent novice guidance: Invisible guidance induces players to spontaneously explore the map, explicit guidance for the most basic operations/rules, and training levels are arranged after acquiring new abilities to strengthen the player's memory and understanding. The concise UI information is intuitive and easy to distinguish.

In addition to the above four points, there are many, many wonderful designs in Ori.

It is like a treasure, and every time it is excavated, it can bring a new gaming experience to these game makers.

It's no wonder that Ruan Nan, the leader of the design team, gave this game a "big mountain" evaluation.

If Luo Bai was present, I'm afraid he would express his sincere admiration to these producers who are at the forefront of the game production industry.

It is really rare to be able to analyze the game type of "Galaxy Warrior Castlevania" so thoroughly in such a short period of time.

Not to mention, Ori is just a demo.

Of course they should be amazed, after all, this is a game type that has never appeared on Blue Star, and it is a mountain monster that enjoys a high status in the entire history of earth games.

Under the classification of this type of game, there are countless masterpieces.

"Hollow Knight", "Ori Series", "Cave Story", "Dead Cell"...

Although many games only have elements of Metroid Castlevania and are not pure, it is undeniable that this type of game has a huge influence and playability.

A brand-new game that is enough to create a category. In this game industry, Blue Star is about to usher in a blowout. How can we prevent these game creators who love this industry deeply from dedicating their youth?
"What? You skipped the ticket without saying a word, why can't I call and ask?"

Lu Maru asked back, just listening to the chewing sound on the other side, he was puzzled and said,

"So busy? Call me back while eating?"

"It's quite busy, "Legend of the Demon World 2" has a new direction, it is definitely a subversive change, this time I promise that I will never let you down.

The time of the project team is also very tight, I have to go back to work as soon as possible after eating. "

Tang Yunpeng ate with his head down.

"Promise you won't let me down? Hey~ You're quite confident. What direction can you tell me in advance?"

"You'll know when you play."

"You've even played tricks on me."

Lu Maru said something angrily, just listening to the laughter on the other side, and had no intention of asking.

He hasn't forgotten his original purpose of making this call:
"By the way, Old Tang, let me ask you something, do you know 'oh ruai'?"

Tang Yunpeng, who was still eating, was stunned immediately, Ori, this word has been dreaming in his dreams for the past two days.

"you……"

Just now he said it was a secret with a relaxed face, but now that there is such a big reaction, Lu Maru naturally understands something.

He raised his eyebrows and asked rather strangely:

"Your so-called new idea, wouldn't it be brought by Ori?"

But the timing doesn't seem to be right, the time of "Legend of the Demon World 2" was skipped before the video was released.

"A friend happened to participate in the Independent Games Festival, and took a video for me to watch. Huh... It's amazing. I never thought that I could make games like this."

Tang Yunpeng's tone was a little melancholy.

No matter how good Ori is, it is someone else's work.

When can I make this kind of game, even if it is just a demo, but as long as I see it at the first glance, I can realize that this will lead the development of the entire game industry?
"For more than a month, do you think you can make the game like Ori?"

Lu Maru frowned and asked back.

He didn't care about Tang Yunpeng anymore, Lu Maru was just trying.

For more than a month, it is impossible to copy Ori, let alone show only a demo, Lu Maru worried that Tang Yunpeng would copy it.

This is serious business.

Normally, Lu Maru wouldn't doubt Tang Yunpeng's character, but now Tianxing is like this bird after all, it's hard to say about human nature.

Tang Yunpeng shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"More than a month? You think highly of me too much. It's just Ori's art. I can't make it if you let me do it for a year. It's so beautiful...

I just disassembled Ori's design concept here, and tried to organically combine it with the original Makai legend style according to this concept.

I, Tang Yunpeng, still have to show some face. I can't do such a thing as plagiarism.

Do your best and obey the fate.

However, I did this as a coincidence. "

After talking about it, Tang Yunpeng laughed at himself:
"I just took advantage of Ori and haven't come out yet, shamelessly making some money in the country."

Hearing Tang Yunpeng's words, Lu Maru just let out a long sigh.

Game makers like Lao Tang are bound to be coerced by capital.

If he is just an indie game developer, maybe he will wait until Ori comes out, and release the game as a student.

"You're busy."

"See you."

(End of this chapter)