Game Making: Start By Healing the Player

There are endless online comments about the plot analysis of "Ayrden's Circle", but the words on the plot are as obscure as ever, but they are also relatively clear.

It doesn't have the characteristics of riddles like Black Soul and Blood Origin, and it feels like everything can be said.

The main reason is that, as an open world, the Ring of Eldon has too much content.

If you follow the characteristics of all the riddlers, it is estimated that the whole player will be confused.

Apart from knowing that she likes La Ni, she doesn't know anything, although of course it's not much better now.

After all, for many players who play soul-based games, sometimes they don't pay attention to the plot or anything. If they don't read the text, they don't listen to the dialogue. If they hold a knife, they will cut. As long as there is a blood bar on the top of the head, the name is red. You cut it!

If you can't get through this road, write down what the key props are, turn your head and go another way to cut it. If you find it, come back and continue. If you don't find it, look at the strategy.

However, this is also a kind of fun in playing games. After all, games are to bring players happiness, and no one said that playing games without watching the plot is not happy.

But for players who have not read the strategy plot and strategy for the first time, they still feel the purest suffering of abuse when they experience "The Ring of Eldon".

In the office of Nebula Games, Chen Xu was happy when he looked at the statistics.

"This big tree guard and the evil ghost are too good! There are more players who died in the hands of these two bosses than in the Valkyrie and the Beast of Eldon!"

Looking at the BOSS kill list on the data, Chen Xu couldn't help but sigh.

"After all, this is the first field boss that players enter, and the first process boss." Yang Xin next to him said.

Although from the difficulty curve of the game, Valkyrie and the Beast of Eldon can be said to be the most difficult bosses in the game, but when they hit the back, basically the players have adapted to the mode of the battle system, and the level has also gone up. , There are also powerful ashes, such as the black knife Dish and the android little brother.

Coupled with the emergence of various strategies, as well as the combination of combat skills and equipment, the difficulty of the game has been greatly reduced.

As for the evil omen ghost and the big tree knight, although they are both elite soldiers in the later stage, they are still very capable of dealing with the ignorant faders who have just entered the border at the beginning.

Of course, there are fewer players killed by the Beast of Eldon and the Valkyrie. On the other hand, the reason is that the Valkyrie is not a must-play process boss, and although the Beast of Elden is the final boss, there may be many faders. The person in the middle is gone.

Just like "Silent Hill" and "Escape" and "Resident Evil", players may be persuaded to retreat in the toilet, the gate of the giant mountain mental hospital, and the road outside the farm.

"Mr. Chen, you still said it!" Yang Xin said with a speechless expression.

Why does this happen, Mr. Chen, don't you have any points?

"Isn't this all about making players feel happy? Do you see how happy the faders in "Ayrden Circle" are?" Chen Xu said with a smile.

Hearing Chen Xu's words, Yang Xin pursed his lips.

Whether the player is happy or not, she doesn't know.

But from the performance of the past two days, Mr. Chen, you are quite happy.

"By the way, how about the follow-up random mode and arena mode?" Chen Xu turned his gaze to Qin Yi.

Aside from players who particularly like soul games, otherwise, "Ayrden's Circle" is the same as previous soul games. Except for the plot to see other different endings, there are not many two-week games, and three-week games are necessary.

Because of the difficulty of the game, due to the retention of levels and equipment in the second and third games, and the value of monsters is far less than the value inherited by the player, there will even be a real mowing performance in the early stage. Zhoumu, that's another story.

Like the previous Dark Souls, Chen Xu is also preparing to add some follow-up content to "Ayrden's Circle" that can enrich players.

Just like the arena where the boss fights in "Sekiro", in addition, it is a random mode that is more entertaining.

As an open-world game, it can match this mode to a certain extent, with enough fault tolerance and expansion points.

"It's not a big problem, the test is already underway." Qin Yi nodded.

This part is not difficult to do, after all, all the materials are finished products, the only thing to pay attention to is whether there will be bugs, and some important plot props in the game are planned.

After all, if you go to certain places in "Eldun's Circle", you need corresponding props without considering the unplanned route of the evil way.

There are also various branch plots in the game, which also require specific props.

If this part is really to be made random, then the player is estimated to crash.

"In addition, Meng Zuo, you have set up a new department here to talk to major game manufacturers at home and abroad about the licensing of their well-known IP characters." Chen Xu said to Meng Zuo.

"IP role authorization?" Meng Zuo looked confused.

Including Ruan Ningxue, Yang Xin, Qin Yi and others on the side are also puzzled.

Unlike other game manufacturers who have caught an IP dead, Nebula Games also has a series of works and linkages, but more of them are related to their own interactions.

It can be said that unlike other game factories that require IP, Nebula Games does not need so-called IP at all, but why are we talking about this now?

Besides, who doesn't hold this well-known IP in their hands?

That is, some second- and third-tier game manufacturers may license their own IPs.

"Don't worry, this is a long-term plan. When the time comes, I will personally discuss with top game companies like FOW and Atari. Now I just have a contact to express my intentions." Chen Xu explained with a smile.

"Is it related to the next game?" Ruan Ningxue asked curiously.

After all, it is impossible to buy a license, buy it to play, right?

"I have an idea, but the time has not come, and I haven't thought about it more deeply. Anyway, if I can buy it, I will buy it first." Chen Xu nodded.

ah this...

Qin Yi, Meng Zuo and the others grinned secretly, thinking that this is simply too self-willed.

There may not be a designer from a game company who can say something like 'I have no plans to do anything, and I don't have any detailed plans. Anyway, I should buy what I might want first and then talk about it'.

But think about it, at present, the most important thing for Nebula Games is to reserve cash. If you really want to buy it, you can buy it. As long as these game manufacturers sell it, can they still afford Nebula Games?

In the office, Chen Xu followed a few people to chat about some nonsense outside work. At this time, Yang Xin's mobile phone on the table vibrated for a while, and Yang Xin couldn't help but be surprised when he picked it up.

I saw that the above push was an international news.

[The Lloyds Bank in Maryland, London was robbed. Five gangsters used firearms and grenades to hold bank staff hostage. The robbery was carried out in just 10 minutes. At present, the loss of the bank is unknown, and no casualties were reported. The local police A tense hunt is underway]

"My God!" After reading the news, Yang Xin couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

After all, this is not an ordinary place to rob, but a bank!

And it's not even a small local bank.

"A group of more professional gangsters!" Also watching this news, Chen Xu couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Chen, how do you know it's more professional?" Ruan Ningxue asked curiously.

"Yeah! How did you see it, Mr. Chen?" Yang Xin was also full of curiosity.

The same news, how can you see the professional?

"Does this need to be said? The first is time. If the news reports did not exaggerate or conceal any information, it took 10 minutes from entering the bank to looting to get the stolen money and leave, which shows that this group of gangsters is very planned. Either I have conducted a secret step in advance to understand the structure of the bank, or there is an accurate source of information to know when the bank will have money."

"How to loot, how to escape, there is a complete planning route."

"Also keep an eye on the follow-up. It is estimated that this group of gangsters will be arrested soon." Chen Xu said with a smile.

"Hey... President Chen, didn't you say professional?" Yang Xin was a little confused.

"This profession is only relatively speaking. If it was more than 20 years ago, or even earlier, it was indeed very professional, but you must remember that society is progressing and technology is also improving, but the criminal methods of these robbers have not improved."

"I believe there must be no information in the bank's surveillance, but the key lies in their stolen goods."

"You must know that most banks will make a fuss on the banknotes. The dyed banknotes are the most basic, and some banknotes will also add positioning chips. The best way is to fold each stack of banknotes. If It feels as hard as an envelope, so throw it away immediately."

"But obviously the ten minutes from robbery to leaving is not enough for them to do that."

"Secondly, banks such as Lloyds Bank will add trackers on the magnetic code of the banknotes, which can be turned on or off at any time, and even the cable ties that fix each stack of banknotes have a role. They are all fireproof and very good. It is difficult to be cut, so it can only be flushed to the toilet, which will become the key clue to solving the case."

"In addition to some more details, I don't think that within 10 minutes, these gangsters can be flawless, and every defensive measure and tool is so well prepared."

"So, are you clear? Times are advancing, and gangsters are not so easy to act."

Chen Xu smiled, picked up a cup of tea on the table and took a sip.

Looking at the smile on Chen Xu's face, Ruan Ning and the others sitting on the sofa didn't hold back a word for a long time.

"Mr. Chen, thanks to you becoming a world-renowned game designer, otherwise this society would be so dangerous..." Bae pouted, Yang Xin joked.

"So it's almost impossible to have a perfect crime." Meng Zuo also said with emotion.

"That's not necessarily true. As long as the gangster has a four-dimensional pocket, he can take out any detectors, aluminothermic probes, etc. from his **** like magic, then it can still be done." Chen Xu shrugged, but A flash of light flashed in my mind.