Game Making: Start By Healing the Player

After the launch of "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice", some games from major game manufacturers have also been launched, and some of them have achieved good results.

At the same time, the enthusiasm brought by the opening event of the new version of "World of Warcraft" is also very explosive.

With a variety of cutting-edge technologies, it can be said that many domestic game designers are full of emotion.

Because with the continuous maturity of the technology of Universal VR and zeusVR, follow-up new models are actually launched, and the price is actually not much more expensive than the high-end PC.

It can be said that users on the VR platform have surpassed the PC platform as early as last year.

The focus of major game manufacturers has also shifted to VR, not just PCs.

This has also led many designers to discuss, that is, what is the mainstream of future game development.

Is the PC only able to accommodate niche independent games, and it is difficult to see phenomenal games.

"From "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" to "World of Warcraft", I have to admit that the market share of VR has been getting higher and higher!"

"Indeed, and with the emergence of new technology models of brainwave control, the way players play has also changed. Some unique games before have also come to the VR platform."

"However, the current VR game still has a very fatal disadvantage, that is, the cost of game development is too high. If it cannot be reduced, it is basically the carnival of major game manufacturers."

"That's true. I feel that in the future, the major game makers will focus on VR platforms, while platforms such as PC are more of a haven for independent games, right?"

Of course, there are also many game designers who are not pessimistic and object to it.

"It's too absolute. No matter what the platform is about the game's content, can you say that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is not phenomenal enough?"

"Yes, the most important thing is the quality of the game."

"This is different. "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" is just a game exclusively for Nebula Games to promote the switch. The gameplay of the game can also be ported to the VR platform, and it can also bring better visuals. Performance."

"It is true, mainly because the overlap between PC and VR is too great, and it is difficult to have a game that is suitable for PC but not suitable for VR."

"Does RTS count?"

"It can be counted, but the key is that the audience of RTS is not as large as it was in the past. After so many years, the most popular "Warcraft" is still "Warcraft", and now it is estimated that there are more people playing RPG maps than playing ordinary RTS battles."

The debate is fierce, and this debate is not all focused on the direction of the game, but more of a discussion of the future direction of the game industry.

This is a topic that will always be talked about. When the PC didn't exist, the game console platform was discussed.

After the emergence of smartphones, the discussion was about mobile phones and PC platforms, and after VR became the mainstream, the discussion was about the direction of VR versus traditional PCs and mobile terminals.

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Regarding the discussion in the industry, Chen Xu did not pay much attention to it.

At this time, he was in the office introducing the corresponding members to Ismail.

As for Ismail, the other party was the author of the map that Chen Xu had played before.

And it's not just Ismail alone. Besides Ismail, there are two other people who participated in the production of the map. One works with Atari like Ismail, and the other is acquired by zeus. An employee at the FOW studio.

After Chen Xu got in touch and heard about it, he summed it up and they are old rivals anyway, so let's come together.

There are no twists and turns in the middle. After all, several people in Atari and FOW are not marginalized but they are not senior executives, and personnel changes are a normal thing in the game industry.

Including Nebula Games, there are many employees who leave from it throughout the year.

Domestic ones go to Tenghua and NetDragon, and foreign ones go to Atari and FOW.

Similarly, other game manufacturers have also joined Nebula Games.

But at this time, Ismail and the others were a little confused.

Because of an RPG map, inexplicably entered the Nebula game and wanted to cooperate with a world-class team?

After joining the job, I was interviewed by Chen Xu, and after a few people made a test paper for the idea of ​​the RPG map he developed, they joined a newly established project called 'Guardian of Ancient Ruins'. ?

In the conference room, after the brief introduction, Chen Xu also asked everyone to come over for a meeting.

Basically, some people who know the inside story are aware of Chen Xu's intentions. After all, the RPG map before is not a secret, and after Ismail confirmed to join the Nebula Games, the big guys also experienced that during this time. Several maps.

Basically, it is a feeling, that is, it is really interesting to play, but can this content be sustained as an independent game?

Even after seeing the complete concept draft of "DOTA" given by Chen Xu, everyone was still a little puzzled.

It also includes Ismail, although the design and gameplay of its map are very close to the DOTA in the previous life.

But after all, DOTA in the previous life has undergone countless versions of evolution, plus DOTA itself is actually born in the game community, it can be said that it was hatched by countless players.

So now Ismail, like most people, only has a rudimentary concept of this gameplay, but does not have a complete understanding, seeing the concept draft in front of him.

Ismail's feeling is one, that's cool.

Compared with the map he designed before, this project called "DOTA" ancient ruins has much richer settings.

Just the setting of the map, the shadows of the trees and the resources, he felt a very bursting feeling.

But is it enough as an indie project game?

Ismail doesn't know either.

"Don't think with the intent of RTS, just like the war zone mode in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare", the core point of the game "DOTA" is change and cultivation." Chen Xu said with a smile. .

This is also one of the biggest features of competitive games.

Changeable, even if the map is the same, even if the hero, equipment and players are the same, but each game still has a different experience, just like the so-called variables and quantification in Bioshock.

And cultivation, this is an essential element of all games, and in "DOTA", cultivation is divided into two elements, inside the game and outside the game.

Every time in the game, players start from the first level, and improve the pleasure brought by killing their opponents. Even if it is unpleasant, it will be a brand new start after the end of the game.

Compared with the technology that RTS is difficult to improve outside the game, "DOTA" is obviously simpler. At the same time, it is not only the improvement of the reaction, but the understanding of the game is the most important, because this is a strategy that is greater than personal ability. game.

Looking at the people who didn't know why, Chen Xu smiled and didn't say more.

After all, this kind of game, it is difficult to feel its potential just by looking at the surface.

Otherwise, in the previous life, Blizzard would not have missed DOTA, and in turn created a storm that was still in the hot stage for almost ten years.

"When the game comes out, everyone will know the charm of this game. Of course, before that, Ruan Ningxue and Yang Xin, you two will be responsible for a project." Chen Xu said with a smile.

"What project?" Ruan Ningxue and Yang Xin were a little curious after hearing Chen Xu's words.

"Make animations for DOTA, so that players can better understand the world view background of the game, and then better publicize and warm up." Chen Xu said with a smile.

Yang Xin and Ruan Ningxue: ! ! ! !

Did they hear it wrong?

"Contact your department here." Chen Xu said with a smile.

After all, Nebula Games is also a world-class manufacturer, so there must be some spending on this promotion.

Promoting CG videos as usual is a bit cookie-cutter. Since everyone says that Nebula Games is a film company that is delayed by games, this movie needs to be taken care of, but Chen Xu thinks there should be no major problems with this animation.