The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

67. Overseas launch (6)

The progress of raising the Elementalist was getting faster and faster.

The understanding of game programming and planning by Hong Min-seok and Lee Young-ae was more surprising than I thought, and it was thanks to their ability to learn quickly.

Actually, this part was quite expected.

Aren’t they familiar with this kind of thing?

And there was also a record of being active at the center of Blizzard, Disney, and Santa Monica Studios, which are said to be the top of the industry.

I knew it, but it was a level that I definitely learned through Taeyeon’s practical tutoring.

However, the growth rate of Kim Yuna was not expected.

“brother. Can I do it like this?”

“Ugh, ugh.”

Thanks to the power of the bracelet, even Taeyeon, who doesn’t panic at most things, is surprised!

‘Not to the level of genius… … It’s really surprisingly high in understanding.’

The understanding is high, so the application is also great.

“It is fun to do. I can see why you are obsessed with making games.”

It is a very wonderful process to realize what you have planned into an actual game. Yuna Kim, Minseok Hong and Youngae Lee fell in love with the production of Raising a Spiritual Sage.

To the extent that Taeyeon’s house is the place where they gather after work.

and.

“Isn’t that the setting that spirits are everywhere?”

“Yes.”

“Then, what if we put in an AR function so that we can find spirits in real life and contract them through the game?”

Yoona Kim’s eyes light up at Youngae Lee’s idea.

“Wasn’t that kind of game popular before? pocket… … What was it?”

Hong Min-seok nodded.

“That game is still popular. It always ranks at the top of the global mobile game revenue ranking list.”

“Oh yeah?”

I’ll install the game that was discussed and show how it works.

“that’s right. My co-workers also played this game a lot. As for the celebrity acquaintances… … I wish we could make games like this. Is it possible?”

All eyes are on Taeyeon.

Taeyeon shrugged.

“There is nothing difficult. It’s very easy. Shall we make it together as soon as the word comes out?”

* * *

Finally, Elcross Re was launched in North America.

For this launch, Mercury Games spent a considerable amount of money.

Popular game streamer Gold Pineapple was put forward as a promotional model, and pop-up stores were set up in major US cities to provide opportunities to experience games and buy goods.

How much effort is being put into publicity, Nexple, who has been watching… … In particular, the developers of Elcross Re felt burdened.

“If you fail even after doing that, you really have no face?”

“Now that this has happened, I must succeed no matter what.”

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Meanwhile, the operator and development team in charge of Elcross Re visited Mercury Games in the US with Taeyeon.

It was to handle tasks including operational know-how and service preparation status checks.

Here, Taeyeon had a meeting with the vice president of Mercury Games, whom she is building a close relationship with.

While talking about various things, the topic of E-sports came up.

It wasn’t Taeyeon, it was the vice president who brought up the story first.

“It is said that Elcross Re is very popular among our employees these days. They say that we form guilds and run dungeons, raids, and even hold small PVP tournaments.”

“Is that so? That’s a good sign. It is a game that employees enjoy, so consumers can enjoy it as well.”

“I think so too. But when I saw the scene, I thought of this. If this game’s box office performance is only about Korea… … It wouldn’t hurt to promote e-sports.”

His eyes were shining like a boy’s.

“After seeing the reaction to this PVP tournament, if it’s not bad, I think it wouldn’t be bad to declare the tournament right away and promote it in earnest.”

“You’re confident of making a box office hit.”

“Sure. The question is how successful is it or not?

Failure meant not being mindful.

Another topic of conversation was ‘raising a spirit sage’.

“Are you making it on a small scale?”

“It was originally a game I made alone. But by chance, including my wife, Hong Min-seok and Lee Young-ae’s AD couple participated… … .”

He shows curiosity as I explain the process and contents of the creation.

“Can I see you now?”

“It’s not finished yet, but if that’s okay… … .”

“Show me!”

It was a build version with AR capture function applied.

There are about four completed spirit characters.

Earth, fire, wind and water.

It was a ‘lower spirit’ in charge of these four elements.

“Oh oh… … The characters are cute!”

It was a cartoon rendering, and spirit characters trimmed like animation characters were flying all over the place.

The blue turtle character was swimming in Taeyeon’s coffee cup. The brown puppy rubs his head against the arm of Mercury Games’ vice president.

“Scalability is good. There are spirits everywhere, and the grades are divided, so the form and ability are all different… … .”

“Go to the place marked on the map to find and capture the spirit. There are two ways here. Either suppress it with force, or increase your favorability by accepting and carrying out the quests given by the spirits.”

Although it is easy to suppress it by force, it is difficult to fully obtain the spirit’s cooperation because it was captured by force.

I have to work on good feeling, but this process is very difficult.

“In the end, it’s the same in that you have to do the quest, but the difficulty and the reaction of the spirits will be different.”

“It must be fun to collect various spirits!”

“It’s not a game made to show off something groundbreaking. It’s just to give you the experience of collecting, nurturing, and achieving something together in a small way.”

“very good. I actually like games like that more. It will work in America too.”

“Is that so? I’m not sure. It’s not about making something big… … .”

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Mercury Games Vice President’s eyes narrowed.

“Are you going to release it on Nepple?”

Taeyeon, who was thinking about it, shook her head.

“no. Not attributed anywhere… … I am trying to create and service my own game development studio.”

“Then why not leave the global publishing to us?”

Taeyeon looked at him and said calmly.

“As I said, this is not a game made for success. Performance cannot be guaranteed. Because there must have been a lot of similar games already.”

“Of course I know. In fact, there are several games with concepts that are not very different from our company. But what matters is not the concept or scale. He is a maker.”

“… … .”

“is it so. Like you said, the game might not be a big deal. Still, I’m interested in the game. because you made it You’d make a game that’s small and seemingly insignificant. As a finished work!”

ah!

Taeyeon seemed to know what he was thinking.

“I love to collect art. When I see a well-made work, I want to make it my own regardless of value… … I have such a desire.”

“hmm… … .”

“You are an artisan who knows how to make art. If it’s the work of such a person… … Whatever it is, you have to collect it. That’s who I am. It is one of the reasons I live.”

lies… … no

Taeyeon could see the conviction in his eyes.

collect the work

Co-founder of Mercury.com, which boasts the world’s largest market capitalization. This was the reason why he gave up the easy way and took the hard way.

“The vice president is a different kind.”

“Is that so? But in my eyes you see it that way too.”

confederate.

The two, who confirmed that fact for the first time, exchanged pleasant smiles.

* * *

[Elcross Re North America launch great! Exceeded 1 million concurrent users on the first day!]

[$20 million in daily sales!]

The Korean game industry is in an uproar.

Elcross Re achieved record sales on the first day of launch.

Laughter bloomed at Nexle and cheers erupted at Mercury Games.

However, only one person, Taeyeon, did not slow down the tension.

‘North American users are known for being very picky and have high eyesight. I don’t know when and what kind of issues will arise, so I have to be nervous.’

Because of this problem, I was staying in the United States after seeking understanding from my company and home. He continued to go to the headquarters of Mercury Games and guarded the site.

‘The problem is that the management team is very immature.’

There are many people, but few are as skilled as the Korean operation team. The attitude to work was also very different. At first, I ran into a lot because of this problem.

‘If I can’t fix this, nothing is useless.’

There were several reasons.

You have to work hard, the salary is fixed, and even that is very salty. The management team is not treated very well and there are no incentives.

All of you, years, four months… … There was a good reason for working in a way to kill time.

‘Of course that’s not all… … Still, I have to treat them basicly.’

But you can’t just force your own way into publishing.

So, the decision Taeyeon made was as follows.

‘We can hire them, pay them a salary, and treat them.’

With the ability to see the status window, it was easy to select people with good operational skills.

This was the reason Taeyeon stayed in America.

When they first heard of this proposal, Mercury Games executives expressed disapproval.

Is there any reason for the management team to do that?

However, only one person, the vice president, seriously questioned me.

“Is this necessary?”

“I think so. In fact, at Nexle Korea, that way greatly improved the work ability of the operation team.”

Everyone is looking at Taeyeon.

That young talent from the East was a very strangely charismatic being.

“Disneyland casters say they are proud of their job and want to make it their job for the rest of their lives. Of course not everyone is like that… … It is important that such a mind has created a situation where passion can arise.”

“Um… … !”

Some people groan.

The vice president smiled and said.

“You seem surprised that your former job is suddenly mentioned.”

“okay. Anyway, I was greatly inspired by the working environment there, and I’m trying to adapt it to our situation. It works pretty well.”

Taeyeon’s eyes sparkled with confidence.

“If Mercury Games is difficult, Nexple will do it. Give me full power.”

Isn’t that pretty self-deprecating?

That sentiment came across the faces of several executives.

The vice president said seriously.

“Don’t do that… … Didn’t you decide to form a joint company the other day?”

“It was.”

“Let’s say we set up a company with half the stake and hire a full-time operating team.

The expressions on their faces asking if it was necessary to deal with such a hassle.

“If you ask me to take on the task of improving the management team… … Will you refuse?”

“That’s right.”

“It’s hard to ask from my point of view. Asking a person who is a game director and the head of a huge corporation to help improve the management team… … .”

“If it’s something within Mercury Games, it’s difficult for me to get involved and I shouldn’t be doing that, but if the management team is affiliated with Nexle America, the story is different, so I asked for that. And that way, you won’t have to hear that Mercury Games discriminates against people.”

“I thought so. Still, I can’t take it lightly. I have pride as a publisher.”

“hmm… … .”

“So let’s set up a joint company. After all, isn’t Elcross Re the first and last collaboration? In addition to Pantheon and Pandemonium, we will service all games created by Taeyeon Yoo… … .”

A speech full of greed.

“If we want to take care of the operating rights for the games created by CEO Taeyeon Yoo, and we also want to take care of the cause, establishing a joint company is the best way. In fact, it would be best to treat all the operations team well, but… … It is difficult to realize right away.”

“I fully understand.”

Actually, it was a problem that I didn’t have to worry about.

It was the best way for Taeyeon to think of it.

It will be possible to jointly promote many things with Mercury Games in the name of collaboration while reducing the burden on costs.

Taeyeon nodded.

“You do that.”