SEC Chapter 28: Holding Your Teammate Back? I Like This One
Chapter 28: Holding Your Teammate Back? I Like This One
Su Jianxue was excited, clenching her small fists and staring intently at everyone in the conference room!
They're all long-time employees.
The up-and-coming game designer and pillar of the Insomnia Game, he is suspected to be the prototype of the protagonist in the novel "I'm Just Giving Up, I Only Want to Drive Players Crazy".
Old Shen, Shen Huaizhou, was lusting after his body.
Chen Qingshan, water dispenser manager, Xiao Chen at the front desk of the Insomnia Game Center, and Brother Chen.
Also, there's a beautiful girl who controls the finances of the insomnia game, but doesn't have a system.
And designer Ye Wenqiu, and several others.
All of these people were now on Su Jianxue's list of suspects.
That guy predicted it right again!!
Damn it! How did they know their company's upcoming third game is a party game?
Huai Zhou didn't say anything, so she had no idea! Hmph, I know now, you dog of an author, you're in this conference room, aren't you?
I, Su Jianxue, am simply a little genius.
"Party games?"
"What kind of gameplay is this?"
On one side, Chen Qingshan was stunned, even though the three of them had created the Insomnia Game Studio together because of their love for games.
However, in the past week or two, the two games that Shen Huaizhou created have broken their usual practices.
A side-scrolling platformer called "Getting Over It".
It tormented the players to the point of ecstasy.
Another game, The Binding of Isaac, is a roguelike dungeon crawler that also provided players with a great experience.
As a result, the third game you've played is one I've never heard of before.
Are you kidding me?
Party games? What's that?
Ye Wenqiu turned to the other designer beside him: "Old Bai, have you ever played party games?"
"Unheard of..."
The designer, named Lao Bai, shrugged, looking helpless.
"President Shen..."
Suppressing his doubts, Ye Wenqiu asked directly:
"To the best of my knowledge, this type of game has never appeared in the Donghuang game market before."
"It has never happened even abroad."
Ye Wenqiu was about to ask, "Old man, have you come up with another wild idea?"
Have they created a new game genre?
You know, our Insomnia Games has only just released two games, and now we're already taking another approach?
Is this really a good idea?
"Party games are very different from competitive games."
"That's the type of game that emphasizes social interaction and multiplayer gameplay."
"We don't have experience with social features in our insomnia game, but this type of game is actually something that can be featured at the Steam Game Festival."
"To become a popular phenomenon."
Then, Shen Huaizhou looked at the group below and asked, "Old Chen, Ah Xue, what do you two think?"
Chen Qingshan had no objection to Shen Huaizhou's words.
Of the three, besides Shen Huaizhou, he was the one who understood the difficulties of game production the most.
Now that Lao Shen has already presented the project PPT, all that's needed is to offer support.
Although Insomnia Games has no experience in making social games.
However, Shen Huaizhou's suggestion is indeed a direction that can be developed.
Most social games in China are PVP-type, mainly falling into the three game genres of MMO, MOBA, and FPS.
However, if you're going to make a party-type game, you'll inevitably have to enable online multiplayer.
For game development departments, online play is essential.
Then we'll get busy.
"I think it's okay."
Chen Qingshan nodded, and at the same time, Su Jianxue raised her hand.
The latest chapter of the novel clearly states the betting agreement between the protagonist, Xiao Chunan, and Aurora Games.
If this is the third game created by Xiao Chunan.
If the requirements are not met, then Chu Nan Technology will have to shut down.
Xiao Chunan will also be joining Aurora Games.
However, that dog of an author kept everyone in suspense, only letting readers know that the third game he was going to make was a party game.
But there's absolutely no information on how to play this game.
what! !
So exciting!
Huai Zhou is about to announce what kind of gameplay the new game will have!
I'd like to see if that dog of an author can predict this now!
hum!
Su Jianxue, who thought she had seen through the whole truth, was unaware that there was another pair of eyes watching her intently from the shadows.
Shen Huaizhou's lips curled up!
If "Getting Over It" is Bennett's torturous journey!
The Binding of Isaac is a game where players torture Isaac.
So, this new game is all about teammates torturing each other.
then--
In the following meeting, Shen Huaizhou began to give a detailed introduction to the game.
"The art style of this game is simple, so there's no need to create special models. Just keep it as simple as possible to reduce the workload for your artists and models."
"The physics collision in this game should be made as large as possible."
"As for the game's levels, my suggestion is to open a workshop and let players design their own."
"Of course, games also need a main storyline."
"However, these levels shouldn't be too rigid; players can use any method to pass them."
"Like climbing walls or something."
Shen Huaizhou presented all of these in the PowerPoint presentation.
Everyone in the conference room was stunned.
no……
Mr. Shen, is your idea... really okay?
Even the levels can be left for players to play on their own? And what does it mean to drag each other down?
Shen Huaizhou's design left everyone in the conference room completely baffled.
You've already stopped torturing players yourself, do you need players to torturing players too?
Is this kind of game really interesting?
There's no such gameplay in Donghuang's game market. What if it's not done well?
Wouldn't that be like lifting a rock only to drop it on your own foot?
Just like the roguelike dungeon game that Mr. Shen mentioned, it's a bold idea.
"By the way, Lao Shen, the operations manager for the Donghuang region of Steam Engine Games said this time..."
"Next month is their new game development festival."
"They invited us to their new game development festival."
"What's the difference between the New Game Festival and the New Game Development Festival?"
Su Jianxue played with her phone, scrolling through the comments section of the novel.
On one side, she looked up at Chen Qingshan, who was talking eloquently.
"It seems... there's no difference?"
"The new product festival is the game festival held three times a year on the Steam platform!"
"The store page must be public and include a playable trial version so that players can try the new game for free."
"That seems to be the case. Anyway, we only have one month left. Is that enough time?"
Even with the recruitment efforts, the studio currently has fewer than fifty employees.
It's just a small team.
They are also responsible for operating the other two games.
Getting Over It is okay, as it only requires two people to run, but The Binding of Isaac is different.
The Binding of Isaac has enabled online multiplayer and also requires the operation of servers.
Trying to catch the new game development festival within a month is probably impossible—
"No big deal, we're just hiring!"
"Also, we can always outsource it!!"
Insomnia Games is an outsourcing company, so why would it hire another outsourcing company to handle its outsourcing?
Pshaw! I almost fainted because of Su Jianxue.
The new game is the third offspring of the insomnia game series.