Game Making: Start By Healing the Player

After coming out of the office, Chen Xu came to the rest area.

Many people are playing the death mode of "Dark Souls".

It's just that judging from their respective screens, it is clear that they all died miserably.

"Are you all hitting? But you two didn't kill them in the first stage!" Came to Ruan Ningxue and Yang Xin, opened a can of Coke, and Chen Xu smiled.

"Mr. Chen, this is too difficult! Would you like to show us a wave?" Ruan Ningxue handed over the handle and gestured.

"It can be played, but it's not necessary. It has a ranking function. If I, the designer, play it, it won't be questioned by the players behind the scenes? In order to maintain my good reputation, I can't do such a thing." Chen Xu said righteously. shirk.

"Mr. Chen, you think too much, your reputation on the player's side can make a child cry at night!" Yang Xin complained.

"By the way, Mr. Chen, will our next game apply the latest AI technology?" Yang Xin then asked.

"Probably not. Judging from the performance of the 'Death Mode', it is still far from the expected level. The reason why players find it difficult is actually mainly due to the battle rhythm and related data. Bosses are indeed better than The original version is stronger, but the content of the BOSS that is made stronger by pure AI is really limited, and it will take a while to continue to develop and optimize it before it can be truly applied to the game." Chen Xu shook his head slightly and said.

Chatted with Ruan Ningxue, Yang Xin, and Qin Yi, who heard the voice, and Lin Tao and others for a while.

Chen Xu returned to the office, leaning on the chair and slowly spinning a ballpoint pen in his hand.

Currently he is not immediately starting a new game.

Because there are still two aspects of work.

On the one hand is the follow-up DLC content of "Dark Souls".

The original DLC content in "Dark Soul: Age of Fire" was directly integrated into the body by Chen Xu.

The previous game is the original Soul 3, considering the difficulty of the game's plot and progress.

Therefore, Huanyincheng and the painting world were not directly brought to players.

Now, it can be used for subsequent updates to complete the entire content of "Dark Souls".

As for the previous life, many players questioned the setting of eating books in Ring City.

But in fact, whether it is Soul 1 or Soul 3, which is the final work, it is ambiguous for the entire story of the fire.

There is no clear indication of conspiracy, or Gwen's selflessness, or what the so-called Abyss and Dark Souls are.

In addition, the previous life of Soul 1 itself is also an IP that has gone through ten years. At the beginning, there was no explicit statement in the game itself. However, after various discussions by soul experts, there are more and more players standing in line, but subtly become the 'truth' that the players consider it to be.

But to put it bluntly, it is actually just a guess by the players, and it does not stem from the official confirmation.

And these two DLCs don't have to be developed in a hurry, just take your time, and then it's good to present them to players with half-sell and half-sale.

It's just to complete the worldview of the entire Black Soul.

As for the plot, players can guess for themselves as they are now.

On the other hand, it is about the AI ​​technology of Galaxy Smart Technology.

The current death mode uses the latest AI technology, although it tortures players around the world.

However, in terms of actual performance, it was far from what Chen Xu expected.

And there is also a big gap from when Chen Xu watched it before. Obviously, there is a difference between a simple demonstration and an actual application in the game.

The AI ​​part still needs continuous optimization and development, but considering the golden items drawn last year, the reading time has not been completely shortened. Chen Xu estimated that it should still be in an incubation state.

But no matter what, at least the current performance of AI applied to games is definitely not enough to become the core selling point.

Leaning on the chair, Chen Xu forced his eyes and thought.

The rest is the arrangement of the new work.

Looking back on the past two years, the masterpieces brought are two "Dark Souls". As for "Two People", it can barely be counted on the Nebula game platform alone.

With the various promotions in the middle, and the accumulation of "Three Kingdoms Kill" and "Jelly Bean Man", the current number of users on the Nebula game platform is definitely not low.

As for the amount of activity, it is still supported by the two games "Three Kingdoms Kill" and "Jelly Bean Man".

It can't be compared with the big platform, but in the independent platform, it is already a cutting-edge level.

And the two "Dark Souls" can be regarded as the reputation of Nebula games.

Therefore, in the next game until the end of the year, Chen Xu is not ready to focus on the big game.

On the one hand, time is not enough, and on the other hand, because "Dark Souls: The Age of First Fire" just came out, there is really no need to seamlessly connect a masterpiece.

At the same time, Chen Xu already has a set direction in mind for the games to be developed in the future.

That is above the player users who tend to maintain the Nebula game platform.

From scratch, the foundation of Nebula Games has been solid enough.

The next step is to build a foundation a little bit, and then it's time to test the outside world.

As for the type of game, Chen Xu already has a draft in his heart.

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Inside the conference room of Nebula Games on Monday.

"Next, I will briefly tell you about the next direction. First of all, Lin Tao has set up a special group to develop the DLC content of "Dark Soul". I will provide the corresponding design concept draft when the time comes, and the development time is relatively short. Don’t rush too much, it’s really not good, we can wait until next year’s National Day to go online, after all, it happens to be the third anniversary of Black Soul.” Chen Xu said with a joke.

"Then our next actions will mainly focus on the Nebula game platform and make some small games." Chen Xu said.

"Small production?" Hearing Chen Xu's words, Qin Yi and others were a little stunned, but also a little lost.

"Don't underestimate small-scale games. While large-scale games have advantages, small-scale games also have the characteristics of small-scale games."

"Don't forget "Jelly Bean Man", how many so-called masterpieces can compare to it in terms of sales?" Chen Xu looked at the crowd and said with a smile.

After listening to Chen Xu's words, everyone's expressions became serious.

At the same time, some people who thought farther understood the meaning of Chen Xu's words.

Obviously, the next game is mainly to promote the development of the Nebula game platform.

They also understand very well what it means if the Nebula Game Store can do it.

"Okay, let's take a look at the new work to be developed next." Chen Xu smiled and connected his laptop.

A design concept document appeared on a large screen in the conference room.

It reads the title of the game: Don't Starve.