There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

  Chapter 457 Fighting and Knife Fighting

  Although what Zhong Xiu said was true, the delisting of games by Gilber Company and Dreamland had little impact on Linmu Studio.

   But the impact is not large, does not mean that there is no impact.

  After the launch of "Breakout".

  In the past few years in China, the number of game players has begun to grow exponentially.

   In terms of consoles, due to Linmu Studio, the player base is also steadily increasing.

  But after all, the switch has not been released for a long time, so most players are still PC party.

  As for PC players, because of the strength of Linmu Studio in recent years, whether they are online game players or stand-alone players, they have basically installed the Vaporwave game platform.

   Players of "Breakout" and "Fantasy OL" have it.

  No way, it’s really easy to use.

   This is also a prerequisite for the Vaporwave game platform to flourish in China.

   After all, the domestic player base is quite large, and online games and stand-alone games are not clearly distinguished. Those players who use the Vaporwave game platform as an online game launcher may buy stand-alone games that day.

  With such a large player base in China, even if the vast majority of players don’t like car balls…

   That's not all.

   Moreover, there are not only guns and **** under the banner of Gilber Company and Dreamland, but there are almost hundreds of games from the two major manufacturers!

  Including gun car ball, there are many new and old games of other game types, and some games that are not developed by the two companies but released by them.

Yes.

  They are not only developers, but also publishers.

  So many games are suddenly removed from the Vaporwave game platform. Except for the players who bought the game, they can open the store page, and other players can't even search.

  Many players even have an illusion.

  I feel that the entire masterpiece of the Vaporwave game platform is missing half...

   In the face of this situation, even if they don’t play the games of the two major manufacturers, they will not be affected by the players.

  I couldn't help but sweat for Linmu Studio.

  After all... Suddenly there are not so many games, and Gameplayer is huge on the other side.

   It's really scary.

   It's as if the Vaporwave gaming platform is about to be replaced.

Um.

Another easy-to-understand analogy is that EA and Activision cooperated to directly remove all their games on steam, and then announced that they had created a platform, including Call of Duty, Battlefield, FIFA, The Sims, Dragon Age, and Red Alert. , Need for Speed, Crash Bandicoot and a bunch of games that players have never played or heard of will be available on the new platform...

  This is no small matter...

  Although the Gilber Corporation and Fantasyland in this world are not as large as EA Activision, this is indeed shocking news.

   No wonder players feel that the sky is about to change...

   "Fuck! The Vaporwave game platform is about to collapse!?"

   "The masterpieces in the game library are directly reduced by half, which is scary."

   "Why is it so sudden? Wasn't it good before? I just bought Fantasyland's "Battlefield Gunsmoke 4" the day before yesterday, but today I can't find it directly. Everyone is numb..."

   "Actually, it wasn't too sudden. I heard that Fantasy Land and Gilber Company have been discussing with Linmu Studio about the share. It should be that they couldn't reach an agreement, so they just broke up.

  In the past two years, the PC-end physical market has been continuously suppressed, but the online channel has become more and more popular. It is estimated that the two companies will bite their teeth and simply not give Linmu Studio a lottery. "

   "What is the rake ratio of the Vaporwave game platform? It shouldn't be a lot, right?"

"Twenty percent, actually quite a lot. In the sales list of the Vaporwave game platform last year, except for the first-party games of Linmu Studio, the games of these two major manufacturers were the best-selling games. Don't look at their games. There are not many people in our country who buy it, but their games are very popular on the overseas Vaporwave game platform, and by some estimates, Linmu Studio has at least raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from these two games..."

   "Fuck... No wonder the two companies want to withdraw! This is too profitable!?"

   "It doesn't make sense to talk about making money now. Linmu Studio has drawn hundreds of millions, but this also means that the two major manufacturers have nearly one billion more sales than before! This is the credit of the Vaporwave game platform!"

"Yes, there is no Linmu Studio to operate the Vaporwave game platform. In fact, everything is empty talk, and the operation and maintenance of the game platform requires cost. It is normal for Linmu Studio to pay back now...but this is our perspective. For For these two major European and American manufacturers, this is probably not the case. Now that they are vigorously developing the online distribution platform Gameplayer, they probably want to not give Linmu Studio a share. By the way, they want to be like Linmu Studio and take the profits of other people’s games..."

   "After all, it's still a business, but to be honest, I'm really worried. We're okay, but European and American players will probably download their Gameplayer. Players will be diverted, and Linmu Studio will be hit hard."

"It's really possible. Gameplayer announced that the ratio is 5% less than that of Linmu Studio, only 15%. Although it doesn't sound like a lot, if Gameplayer really beats the Vaporwave game platform overseas , It is actually possible for publishers and developers who have not escaped to defect later.”

   "It's over, why the more I listen to your analysis, the more I feel that the Vaporwave game platform will be replaced?"

"Because it is indeed possible... In fact, Lin Yao should make a concession. For these big factories, it is not impossible to change the share. After all, their works are really popular in Europe and the United States, and now they are about to enter the second half of the year. Black Friday is coming soon... It is estimated that Gilbert and Dreamland will make big moves at that time. At that time, it is estimated that European and American players will all go to Gameplayer. Once user habits change, one will ebb and flow. If it doesn’t work out, Linmu Studio will really be caught up by someone from behind.”

"Ugh…"

   The players seem to be quite worried.

   And generally pessimistic views.

certainly.

  Lin Yao hasn't seen these comments yet.

   In fact, even if she saw it, she couldn't say anything. The player has the player's considerations, and she also has her own considerations.

Not to mention that you can't retreat, even if you can retreat, Lin Yao is willing to retreat, but in fact, it may not be able to solve this problem... Because in the end, although the reason for this time is that the two major manufacturers, Jiber Company and Dreamland, are dissatisfied with the ratio, but Is their ultimate goal really wanting to change the rake ratio of their game?

   No, they just want to take the share of other people's games like Linmu Studio...

   And this is an irreconcilable contradiction.

  The withdrawal of these two major manufacturers will indeed make the situation of the Vaporwave game platform in Europe and the United States more difficult. Lin Yao also understands, but she really has no choice but to see what happens.

at this time.

  Lin Yao is in the conference room, preparing for a game of tricks and tricks in the second half of the year.

   "Partner Perspective?"

  Lin Yao looked at the heads of the two first-party studios, Conglong and Xihan.

"right."

Wang Mang, the person in charge of Conglong Studio, nodded vigorously, and said excitedly: "The script you wrote is really good! But there is one problem, that is the detective himself! So smart! So charming! This It always feels weird to let the player control them, and it is easy to appear that the detective is stupid! So my idea is this, let the player and the detective run parallel!

In other words, the player is controlling Huashan, a seemingly dull partner, who is responsible for collecting clues and revealing the truth of the incident. At the same time, Sherlock Holmes is also in action, and the two lines run parallel. Testimonies or key clues, the two lines will meet, and Holmes will finally reveal the answer.

   When the two lines finally meet, we can let the players give their own answers and give some positive feedback to players with flexible brains, but the detective must come to reveal the answer in the end! Of course, in order not to disappoint the players, we will make every effort to perform well in every case from Long Studio! "

   "..."

  Lin Yao nodded slowly after listening.

  Although what Wang Man said was a bit general, the IP of Sherlock Holmes was too popular in her previous life.

   There are a lot of film and television series adapted.

  In addition to the series completely following the original novel, Lin Yao was also impressed by "Sherlock Holmes" directed by Guy Ritchie, and "Sherlock" which put the background of the story in modern times.

  Actually, the script she wrote this time is intentionally biased towards the style of "Sherlock Holmes". After all, in this series of movies, Holmes can also punch...it feels more suitable for games.

And Wang Mang's two-line parallelism is a bit risky. After all, Sherlock Holmes and Watson have the effect of the show... However, occasionally they investigate the case separately, and then when they are looking for some key clues, they get caught up together. interesting.

  Since it’s a game, not pure text, it’s not impossible to be a little bolder… And as a pioneering work, as long as the first work can make a name for itself, there will be many opportunities to release the original original work in the future.

"And you?"

  Lin Yao temporarily put aside Wang Mang's proposal, and looked at Zhang Tian, ​​the person in charge of the Western Han Studio.

   "My idea is similar to that of Wang Mang. In fact, we have met once before."

Zhang Tian smiled awkwardly, and continued: "In Di Renjie's script, there is also Li Yuanfang who is similar to his partner and thug. I plan to rely on the weird and dark side."

"I understand."

  Lin Yao thought about it carefully, then nodded again.

  Di Renjie is more suitable. After all, the protagonist's physical strength is really poor. It is indeed more appropriate for the player to act as a partner.

but…

   "I have a general understanding of your production ideas, and I have read the planning book a little bit."

  Lin Yao glanced at the planning book on the table: "But it seems that your gameplay and action system have not been finalized yet."

   Heard Lin Yao's words.

   Instantly.

   Both of them were a little embarrassed.

   "Actually, we thought about it, but because we have no experience, we always feel that we don't have confidence..."

Wang Mang spoke first and explained: "My expectation of "Sherlock Holmes" was a gun battle. After all, the background is the late Victorian era, and guns have already appeared. The First World War is about to start, but I checked the information a little bit. , I found that the firearms at that time were too outrageous, and I felt that they could not make the players happy. And in your script, most of the battles were fists and scuffles... I just want to ask your opinion."

   "My situation is a little different... The gameplay and action system of "Di Renjie" don't need to be entangled, but I have never been very good at this aspect, and I am afraid that I will screw up the story."

   On the other side, Zhang Tian also spoke.

  Both of them were full of unconfidence.

"…I understand."

  Lin Yao scratched her face lightly and sighed.

   It is indeed a bit embarrassing for them, although let them let go.

   But before they were acquired by Linmu Studio, they had never been involved in the production of large-scale 3D games. Now they have no direction, and letting them play freely will indeed make them panic and have a counterproductive effect.

   "Actually, in the background of "Sherlock Holmes", the shooting gameplay must be inappropriate. Firearms can appear, but it's okay to use this as the main gameplay."

Lin Yao thought for a while, moved her chair and leaned against the conference table, then asked Zhang Tian for a pen, and began to write and draw on the back of the planning book: "My suggestion is this. For close combat, refer to the real-life comprehensive fighting competitions, and make the entire action system in the direction of hard-core fighting, such as..."

  Lin Yao started to draw actions.

  She drew very fast, and because it was a sketch, several battle scenes were drawn in a short while.

   "Punches, punches, counters, throws."

  Lin Yao raised her head and looked at Wang Mang who was probing far away: "In this regard, you can find professionals to participate in motion capture, and strive to make body movements more realistic."

   "Fighting game!?" Wang Mang blurted out.

"Yes, but it is more fancy than fighting games. Fighting games are one-on-one PVP, and we must ensure fairness to the greatest extent, but our game is PVE, so there is no need to care too much about fairness, so on the basis of **** fighting, we can still Add scene kills and make ups.”

   "The scene must kill? Make up the knife?" Wang Mang understands the meaning of these two words, but he doesn't quite understand how to do it.

   "Let's say here."

Lin Yao looked at the two of them: "You are fighting with Zhang Tian now, and if you hold him down, does it hurt more to punch him, or to smash his head on the table? In other words, is your fist harder or the table harder?" ?”

  As Lin Yao spoke, she tapped on the table lightly.

  Wang Mang was silent for a moment: "...the table."

"Well, this is the scene kill. After the game character catches someone with throwing skills, some specific positions in the game scene are highlighted, and then the player can drag the enemy to that position, and the enemy that needs a few punches to defeat will be killed with one blow. Similar to an execution."

Lin Yao smiled, and then said: "If you don't understand what throwing skills are, you can go to watch comprehensive fighting games first, and juggling action movies are also fine. As for making up, it means literally, after the enemy falls to the ground, attack again , completely make the other party unable to get up, this is a way to improve the sense of substitution, it is normal for you to put Zhang Tian down and kick him, right?"

  Wang Mang: "...Normal."

  Zhang Tian: "..."

"In addition, the game can also add interaction with scene props. For example, if the player is unarmed, he can knock down the opponent's weapon, pick it up and use it by himself, or directly take the weapon props in the scene, including but not limited to wooden sticks. , knives, iron rods, chains, firearms."

Lin Yao continued: "In real-life fights, you can take whatever is available in the scene, right? We also allow players to experience this feeling in the game. Of course, we must exercise restraint in this aspect, and don't be too buggy. Since the key point It's **** fighting, so you can't steal the show. For example, firearms, you can't make them like machine guns.

  It can instantly kill the enemy with one blow, but after firing a shot, the reloading time must be so long that the player cannot bear it, and in the end the player will only fire one shot, and then use the gun as a throwing weapon..."

"The above is my opinion on the game's action system and gameplay. Simply put, each battle marks an area, just like a ring. The enemy can be Moriarty's subordinates in the final case, or they can block it." Players get clues from street punks.

  In short, it is to put the player in an invisible arena, let the player fight with one enemy and many, and then supplement it with the other mechanisms I mentioned above to make the battle more diverse. If it is done well, it can actually add a setting similar to the underground black boxing, allowing players to fight online.

  Well, now I’m just saying that you may not understand, and it’s a bit complicated. I’ll give you a plan later. "

   Talking and talking.

  Lin Yao thought it was too complicated, so she stopped talking.

"…I understand."

  Wang Mang quietly listened to Lin Yao's words, and after a moment of silence, nodded.

   Now he has a question,

  Why... My boss seems to know everything?

   "Then do I do the same here?"

   At this time.

   Zhang Tian also spoke.

   "No, the style doesn't match. Wu Zhou and the ancient East, these elements are completely incompatible with Sherlock Holmes, so we can make it more romantic... and the gameplay of the two games is similar, which is not a good thing."

Lin Yao immediately shook her head: "In addition, Di Renjie's partner Yuan Fang is much stronger than Watson in martial arts, and the game also has elements full of romanticism such as martial arts, so we are more unrestrained. Cold weapons should be the main body of the combat system." , To put it simply, it is a collision of swords and swords!"

   "Sword clash?"

   "Fight the knife, understand?"

  Lin Yao smiled, thought about it, and planned to learn from the wolf's action system.

certainly.

  These two studios are doing 3A for the first time, and Lin Yao is not so ambitious, and directly asks them to reproduce all the action mechanisms of Sekiro.

  She plans to add a similar system only in the boss battle.

   For some miscellaneous fish and the like, take the refreshing route.

   After all, it is a reasoning theme. Although the gameplay cannot be completely sacrificed for the story, it cannot be overwhelming.

  Lin Yao briefly explained to Zhang Tian her thoughts on the gameplay of the sword theme, and then drew a few schematic diagrams.

"I understand…"

   Zhang Tian breathed a sigh of relief after listening.

   also nodded.

  At this moment, he only has one question, that is...why does the boss seem to know everything?

  Lin Yao didn't know what they were thinking, so after talking about her opinion, she chatted with them about the game, and then she was about to leave the meeting room.

   "By the way, although I let you get acquainted with motion capture, there are also games to be produced in the headquarters recently, and it is more urgent. Your application may be postponed by then..."

  Lin Yao walked to the door of the meeting room, suddenly thought of something, and said back.

"it is good."

  The heads of the two studios expressed their understanding and nodded upon hearing this.

  Lin Yao turned her head and left the conference room, then returned to her seat, sat down, and breathed a sigh of relief.

  The games are confirmed.

  Leave the mainframe product department aside.

   There are four games in total.

   Two reasoning games, one turn-based strategy game, and one FPS.

   The game lineup is quite luxurious.

certainly.

  Lin Yao currently values ​​the latter two the most. She has a normal heart for the two reasoning games, after all, they are for two first-party studios to practice.

   This is also the reason why she didn't let them make the reasoning game into a text AVG.

   After all, if it is made into a text AVG, there will be nothing to practice.

  While literal AVG does fit those two stories well...

   "Watson who can punch, and Li Yuanfang who can fight with a knife and assassinate, it's a bit outrageous when you think about it."

  Lin Yao sat in her seat, thinking about it, and suddenly laughed...

   From her point of view.

   This is really interesting.

   Completely subverted the image.

   But sadly, no one can relate to her...

  Perhaps, this is the sorrow of the traveler...

  Lin Yao's thoughts diverged.

  But as soon as the sad thought came up, she was immediately dispelled.

   Still wearing a fart... She almost forgot the details of her previous life...

   On the contrary, the memory of living here became more and more vivid.

   It is estimated that if she is asked to go back now, she will not even want to go back...

  She was reluctant to part with the people she knew here.

  So what are you thinking about so much.

  Lin Yao shook her head with a smile, reopened the document, and was about to code the plans for the two first-party studios.

   But she hasn't had time to type the first word...

   "Senior sister... something is wrong! Kirby is in my head! I can't play the game anymore! Please comfort me!"

  Zhu Nianqiao's voice came.

   Before the people arrived, they started shouting...

  Lin Yao paused and sighed.

   Take back what you just said.

  Let her go back to her previous life...

  …

  After determining the direction, Linmu Studio began to operate at a high speed with the plan of the supplementary mechanism and the addition of Lin Yao...

  Headquarters here.

  Whether it is the PC department or the console department, the progress is quite smooth, after all, they all have experience.

   And the completion mechanism is really too buggy.

  As for the two outsourced studios, it was a bit difficult to get started, but Lin Yao believes that this is only temporary.

  So she wasn't too worried.

   And just when the forest studio was running at full capacity.

  Geber and Dreamland's online game distribution platform Gameplayer have also begun to make efforts.

  Large-scale promotions, lobbying other publishers, crazy announcements.

   These three tricks come down.

  To be honest, it has indeed had a considerable impact on Linmu Studio.

   The overseas version of the Vaporwave game platform began to lose users.

  Although, it does not mean that after these players leave, they will no longer use the Vaporwave game platform.

   But in the short term, the data is indeed very ugly. Now the monthly active number of overseas players on the Vaporwave game platform is almost cut in half compared to usual...

   Domestic players are more worried about the Vaporwave game platform of Linmu Studio after seeing the aggressive Gameplayer.

  But Lin Yao herself has no time to care about this...

  Because of the news from Forest Financial Holdings, the long-prepared labo can be mass-produced!

   And the fitness ring has already made a sample!

  (end of this chapter)