Chapter 139 If we have this kind of sentiment, we are in the same realm
Three days later!
After recovery, Shen Miaomiao returned to the company.
The first thing I do when I get to work is to convene a meeting with all the executives of the project department to study the establishment of a Titanfall derivative project!
Now, all functions of the official version of the system are unlocked.
The strategy of “main project profit + sub-project loss” gave Shen Miaomiao new hope of losing money.
APEX, as a derivative project of Titanfall, has naturally become the first sub-project document in the complete formal system.
It is also the best guinea pig for Shen Miaomiao to test "whether the sub-project can achieve losses when the main project is profitable"!
“Is everyone here? Let’s start the meeting.”
In the Golden Wind conference room, Shen Miaomiao's little face was still a little pale, but she was in good spirits. She clapped her hands to signal the start of the meeting.
However, Gu Sheng seemed to remember something and raised his hand:
“Wait a moment, Mr. Shen, I suddenly remembered that there are still a few people.”
“How many people?” Shen Miaomiao looked around.
Sister Chu Chu, the core three giants headed by Gu Sheng, as well as Jiang Yun, Kai Lang, and Jiang Shan.
Every meeting is attended by these people, who else is missing?
“I suggest that Wang Xiaoming from the Operation and Maintenance Department be included in this project establishment meeting,”
Gu Sheng said:
“Supervisor Wang has been working hard and making rapid progress since he took over the operation and maintenance of PUBG,”
“And is well versed in the player demands and actual conditions of massively multiplayer online competitive games,”
“Mr. Shen, do you see it?”
Oh—the whole family is joining the battle together. This is it.
It seems that Lao Gu still attaches great importance to the APEX derivative project.
Too.
With Titanfall at the forefront, anyone with a right mind would try their best to match the quality of the derivative works with the main work.
It’s a pity that I have a system, I’m sorry, Lao Gu.
Shen Miaomiao thought secretly in her heart.
You have already gained fame and fortune from Titanfall, so let me lose a little on this small and silent sub-project, and it will be considered as compensation for me.
Don't say Wang Xiaoming is here today, even if the King of Heaven is here, I have to find ways to find its loss point!
nodded: “Okay, let’s ask Manager Wang to attend the meeting.”
Gu Sheng smiled and nodded, and sent a message to Wang Xiaoming.
Not long after, Wang Xiaoming knocked on the door of the conference room. After saying hello, he took a seat.
“Okay, let’s have a meeting when everyone is safe,”
Shen Miaomiao opened her mouth and said:
“Now, there is no doubt about the success of Titanfall,”
“We have already promised spin-off projects, and it’s time to put them on the agenda,”
“I’ve called everyone here today to talk about the establishment of the APEX project,”
“Including game content, investment, profit model, etc.,”
“Now, please let Director Gu talk about the content of the game.”
Before the meeting.
Oh no.
To be precise, Shen Miaomiao asked Gu Sheng about the status of the APEX project last night when Gu Sheng accompanied her to give her the last transfusion.
It’s pretty much the same.
Gu Sheng replied like this.
In fact, he had already redeemed APEX from the system as early as the second week after Titanfall was released.
With Titanfall as a foreshadowing, APEX no longer has a debuff that unlocks double emotion values, and can be unlocked with only 400,000 emotions.
The next thing he has to do is to make slight modifications to it, make it match the somatosensory cabin game, and 'transplant' it to Yiyu x2.
"good,"
Gu Sheng nodded and said:
“As for the game APEX, I have briefly talked to everyone in the project department before,”
“The main form of the game continues to be the most popular multiplayer project we have today—PUBG,”
“Battle royale, or chicken-eating type.”
Um!
good!
Have a listen to this game format!
Shen Miaomiao nodded her head!
In the past few days when she was idle at home, she didn't just lie in bed and be a salty fish.
While Lao Gu was at work, she would go to the study room shared by the two of them to read a book from time to time.
The main thing is to take a look at what players are expecting from Titanfall spin-offs.
Many people believe that this time, the multiplayer mode of Titanfall should be closer to the traditional competitive mode.
The two sides divide sides and engage in a confrontational game in small and medium-sized scenes. Then they accumulate energy points through killing and summon Titans after meeting the requirements.
Very basic game mode.
Even now, one of the masterpieces of the third-generation polar bear somatosensory cabin escort, the first-generation FPS game "Gunsmoke" produced by the Tianlang team, has already released a preview of the mecha mode.
The gameplay mode is like this.
After all, it is a large first-tier factory. It needs people and money. The speed of replicating a simple model is still much higher than that of Golden Wind.
However, due to the limitations of the first-generation FPS settings, the mecha mode of "Gunsmoke" is always a bit inferior to the shocking and immersive Titanfall.
Hence, players are still looking forward to Golden Wind producing an authentic multiplayer derivative work.
Shen Miaomiao was afraid that he would start a normal multi-player battle step by step.
Lao Gu turned out to be quite conscious!
Just pass the normal battle mode, and it's a "Battle Royale"!
You need to know!
●Today’s battle royale games don’t have very good reviews in the market!
Because there are too many manufacturers following the trend!
After PUBG, almost every FPS game has more or less the shadow of chicken fighting!
Some make the game of chicken into a separate mode, and some even copy it completely, such as Guangyao's "Special Operations".
In this situation of serious homogeneity, players will inevitably fall into aesthetic fatigue for this game mode.
Most people come back to PUBG after playing it for a while.
After all, this game originated from the chicken game, it is well optimized, has a good physical experience, has many activities, and the speed of releasing new maps is also relatively fast.
Even today, there is a saying in the market that the chicken game was pioneered by PUBG, and the crown will always be on PUBG’s head.
And in this case!
As a derivative of Titanfall, it seems that it would be inappropriate to choose Battle Royale.
PUBG is so successful.
It was so successful that it would be difficult for Golden Wind itself to surpass it.
God help me!
Shen Miaomiao nodded with a smile on her face.
However!
She did not take it lightly!
Because according to her understanding of Lao Gu, once this guy makes any decision that goes against common sense, it means that he must have a corresponding solution!
Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao asked:
“So for this game…does Director Gu have any new prospects?”
You can use whatever other unique skills you have, I will take a closer look this time.
“A little bit, it’s a moderate innovation,”
Then Gu Sheng smiled slightly and said:
“As we all know, in today’s battle royale games, the offensive mode is mainly based on firearms and supplemented by props, including our PUBG,”
“But this time, we’re going to make some small adjustments,”
“Add ‘skills’ into the game, learn from RPG or moba games, launch featured heroes, and give them corresponding skills.”
——
Sure enough!
Upon hearing this, Shen Miaomiao narrowed her eyes slightly.
The good boy indeed has a backup plan.
“In this case, do you think you have a lot of confidence in this adjustment?”
“It’s a bit hard to say…”
It’s not that he’s being modest, it’s just that.
You know, this is a parallel world.
The structure of the game market is inherently different from previous generations.
And this difference became even more obvious after his arrival.
In the previous life, in terms of game content, why was APEX able to capture a large part of the market from PUBG?Because APEX feels good, is well optimized, and has a fast pace, and because of the addition of skills, solo play is more interesting.
It can be said that in terms of "coolness", APEX is better than its predecessor.
So, in its previous life, it was able to seize the market with PUBG, and even competed with it at its peak.
But in this world!
The situation is different!
The feel that Paipai is proud of has been equaled by PUBG, which was tuned by Gu Sheng himself.
Paipai’s absolutely friendly optimization has also been matched by PUBG, which was tuned by Gu Sheng himself.
Paipai's advantage was cut down by two big knives.
It seems that the only two innovations left are ‘fast game pace’ and ‘new skill gameplay’.
And "game rhythm" is still a highly subjective matter.
Some people like a fast pace, while some people may like a slow pace and be a bitch.
As for the innovation of ‘new skill gameplay’, the situation is even more complicated.
“As early as five years ago, when the somatosensory cabin just started mass production and expanded the market, there was a game that had a similar design concept to our APEX,”
After getting Gu Sheng’s approval, Jiang Yun introduced:
“Catastrophe of Gods, this is a first-person perspective MOBA game,”
“On the basis of completely applying the settings of moba games, the top-down perspective is changed to the first-person perspective,”
“In the game, players will play the hero’s basic attack or release skills to destroy the enemy’s base to win.”
First person LOL.
Hearing this setting, Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "It sounds pretty good?"
"indeed,"
Jiang Yun nodded:
“From the perspective of the innovative nature of the game, it sounds really good, and it also gained a large number of players when it was first launched.”
"but,"
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Yun changed the subject:
“Good times don’t last long,”
“After the game’s freshness period, the core problems of the game became apparent,”
“Although the design idea of ‘using MOBA as the basis and applying an FPS perspective’ looks amazing, these are two types of games after all, and there are natural exclusions,”
“Moba games require overall view, operation and team battle coordination,”
“These core points are difficult to fully reflect in FPS mode,”
“This makes the core of this game very awkward,”
“Without the God’s perspective of dragging the screen, the reception of information is incomplete and affects the judgment of the overall situation,”
“Without the overall judgment, whether it is a line transfer, a single lead or a group gathering, the execution efficiency will be lowered, which will affect the operation.”
“Coupled with the limitations of the first-person perspective, team battles are just a blur of skills, and you can’t find the focus at all, and you can’t cooperate,”
“In the end, this led to the rapid decline of the game, and it was announced that it would cease service just seven months after its release.”
Speaking of this.
Jiang Yun sighed regretfully.
“That’s what we say—the game is a good game, but it’s just not fun.”
For any game company in the world.
These words are too deadly.
Obviously, the game Catastrophe has a very good reputation among players and professional designers in the industry.
Because its design creativity is indeed eye-catching, many people, like Shen Miaomiao, thought it was an interesting game when they first heard the idea.
But after actually experiencing it, players discovered that this game is really awkward to play.
Neither got the favor of moba, nor did it get the glory of FPS.
The undeniable excellent creativity, coupled with the uncomfortable gaming experience, resulted in the final evaluation of this game—
The game is a good game, but it’s not fun.
“And now,”
After Jiang Yun finished speaking, Lu Bian continued:
“The APEX project we are preparing is equivalent to reversing the design idea of Catastrophe of the Gods—”
“We want to use FPS as the basis and apply the skill design of moba games.”
——
After listening for a while, Shen Miaomiao understood.
Can't help but take a breath of cold air.
What a pervert, Lao Gu.
How did he get such a brain?
Obviously in everyone’s eyes, PUBG was at its peak when it debuted and is already the ultimate battle royale game.
But Gu Sheng still wants to try to hit the peak he has set.
Although I have been shocked by Gu Sheng's creativity many times before.
But this time, Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Lao Gu is really special. His understanding and design ideas for games are completely inconsistent with his age and experience.
but!
Sigh is a sigh!
Shen Miaomiao understood what the people in the project department said!
Now!
The risk factor of APEX project is very high!
In terms of game type, it targets PUBG, which almost completely controls the battle royale market!
From a design perspective, it is another work that was well-received but not well-received, and was eventually abandoned by the market due to conflicts in the core of the game!
This debuff is almost stacked!
Shen Miaomiao even suspected that Gu Sheng was also engaged in scientific research and did not care about the profits and losses of the APEX project at all.
After all, judging from the current situation.
This project seems to be more challenging for Gu Sheng.
He wants to charge at the gaming benchmark he created, even if it fails.
Um…
That should be the case.
Shen Miaomiao nodded secretly.
After all, if he wants to ensure stable profits and a solid reputation, Gu Sheng only needs to play regular battles, like "Gunsmoke".
But he insisted on dancing on the tip of the sword, and the sword was on the wrong side, making the challenge impossible.
Not bad, not bad.
Shen Miaomiao was very satisfied.
If this is the sentiment, we are in the same realm.
“I think I can give it a try,”
Shen Miaomiao expressed her approval on the spot:
“Standing still is not the style of our Golden Wind,”
“It is a pity that the Catastrophe of the Gods failed, but it is not a bad thing for us,”
“It’s very possible that they installed FPS and moba backwards,”
“After we make such a twist, maybe it will be successful.”
Shen Miaomiao smiled and signaled that everyone should not feel pressured. Since she approved this project, she would not blame everyone for its failure.
not to mention.
Much of the data for this project was scraped from the Titanfall body, and the cost was fully calculated, only 50 million.
Compared to their previous struggles with PUBG and Titanfall, the situation is much better.
“So,” Shen Miaomiao said, “Don’t be afraid of failure, just try. We can afford to lose.”
Hearing this, everyone smiled knowingly and said, "Mr. Shen is enlightened."
“Hahaha, you don’t need to say compliments,”
Shen Miaomiao, wearing a high hat, smiled and waved her hand:
“Since the game content, design ideas and cost investment are all OK,”
“Next, there is the last and most important thing—”
“Let’s discuss the profit model of this game!”
(End of this chapter)