There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

  Chapter 458 is dedicated to you with childlike innocence

"sister."

  Keli Electronics.

  Forest Financial Holdings was in one of the branch factories in Pengcheng. Lin Yao saw Lin Xi and also Pei Yingyun, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Is it hot?"

  When Lin Xi saw Lin Yao, he immediately went up to meet her, and then asked softly.

   "Just got off the car, okay, I heard that LABO has officially achieved mass production?"

   "Well, several sets of molds have been trial-produced at present, and no problems have been found. As long as it is needed, it can be produced at full capacity immediately."

  Lin Xi saw that his younger sister seemed to be more concerned about the situation of LABO, so he stopped talking and led her directly into the factory area.

  The two walked all the way, and then came to a meeting room inside the factory.

   And one walked in.

  Lin Yao was slightly taken aback.

  A pile of paper toys are piled on the table, such as fishing rods, motorcycle heads, small houses, robot backpacks, cameras... and a man and a woman are surrounding this pile of toys, one is assembling and the other is debugging the switch.

  Lin Yao took a closer look and found that these two people had a little impression on her.

  The man seems to be a technician from the hardware department of the console product department, and the woman seems to be a specially hired craftsman.

   When Lin Yao looked at them, they also saw Lin Yao and stood up immediately.

"how is the situation?"

  Lin Yao guessed the situation at this time, took a few steps forward, and then looked curiously.

   "It has been trial-produced before, and this time is just the final confirmation before mass production. Although there are still some labo that have not been actually tested, the problem should not be serious."

  The technician in the hardware department is a 20-year-old guy. Hearing Lin Yao's question, he immediately replied shyly.

"That's good."

  Lin Yao nodded slightly.

  In fact, she also knows that the probability of problems is low.

  After all, the principle of the so-called LABO is quite simple. It relies on the vibration of the switch handle, the gyroscope, and the infrared function of one of the handles to interact with the paper toy, and then feed back to the game in real time.

  “…It’s very interesting. I didn’t expect that a paper version can play like this, and it can also combine software and hardware.”

   On the other side, the specially hired handicraft boss also spoke.

  It was a mature woman in her thirties, named Chen Rong, who seemed a little more calm than the technicians in the hardware department.

  She looked at the paper toys on the table, not hiding her amazement at all.

  Although she made the cardboard toy according to Lin Yao's design drawings, it is not complicated.

  But she had to admit that this combination of software and hardware really opened her eyes.

  After so many years of handcrafting, it was the first time she saw that someone could play cardboard so delicately...

  Lin Yao smiled, and then replied: "After all, it is a derivative of the game console, of course it is impossible to just sell cardboard."

"Well, I want to buy one for my daughter. It is difficult for people with poor hands-on ability to stick to pure handwork. But this kind of assembly toy is completely templated and has teaching animation. I think children will be able to do it." like very much."

  Chen Rong looked at the pile of toys on the table, paused, and continued: "But Mr. Lin, there is a sentence that I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"you say."

  Lin Yao nodded indifferently.

   "Although I don't want to splash cold water, I also think this set of toys is very interesting, but I feel... this is aimed at children. If they are adults, they will probably get bored after playing for a while."

Chen Rong boldly said: "For example, I don't know if I can be a reference object, but after I assemble the toy and play for a while, I lose the fun of continuing to play. This is a problem. And most importantly, this Things also need a host to use, the host is not cheap, 2,000 yuan! If the positioning is for children, there should be few parents who are willing to buy a 2,000 yuan host for their children, and then just let the children fold cardboard.”

   "Well, indeed..."

  Lin Yao nodded when she heard Chen Rong's words.

   She had to admit.

  LABO, no matter how good it looks, its playability has never been very strong.

  Whether it’s a paper piano or a robot, an adult will get tired of playing for a while.

   Plus the initial high pricing.

   This is also the reason why LABO's sales in Lin Yao's previous life were very mediocre.

but…

Lin Yao smiled: "To be honest, the reason for doing this set of labo is not only for commercial purposes, the most important thing is to send a message to the host players - 'it can still be like this', this is an invisible investment, For example, when you want to buy a toy for your daughter, LABO has already succeeded.”

   "... I really don't understand the host, I'm talking too much."

   Chen Rong was taken aback when she heard the words, and then felt a little embarrassed.

   "No, sorry for the trouble, I am very grateful for pointing out the defects of this product, and we will try our best to overcome these defects."

  Lin Yao smiled brightly at her.

  Next.

   She played LABO a little in the conference room.

  It's really interesting to just get started.

  But because she didn’t assemble it by herself, the fun was much less. In the end, Lin Yao just took a cardboard and folded it by herself.

at last.

  She stayed in the conference room for more than an hour. After the technicians from the host hardware department and Chen Rong tested all the toys, they left.

   And Lin Yao finally assembled her own LABO, which is a paper piano.

  Remove the host handle.

  Assemble it on the paper piano, then gently press the keys.

   "do."

  The voice came.

  Lin Yao leaned back in the chair and smiled contentedly.

   Indeed.

  The most interesting thing is when it is assembled.

   "This game is not just for stealth investment, is it?"

  Lin Xi has been standing behind Lin Yao, watching her play with cardboard, seeing that she finally got it done, he immediately asked with a smile.

   "Sister is so smart."

Lin Yao turned around, flattered her a little, and continued: "Actually, there were some things I said just now that I couldn't explain to Rong Chen. There are still many advantages to this thing. In addition to invisible investment and changing the reputation of domestic games, In fact, the most important purpose is to sell ideas. To put it bluntly, it is to make players feel that Switch is awesome... As long as this effect can be achieved, even if Labo cannot be sold, then we will still make money.

   Besides, you should be very clear about this thing. It’s just a piece of cardboard, and the cost of realizing the idea is extremely low. Even if you lose money, you won’t lose much…

   But the cost of this thing is low, but it is very easy to make people's eyes shine. It can interest some blue ocean players who are almost insulated from game consoles, achieve a certain marketing effect, and increase the installed capacity. "

   This is the truth.

  As soon as the promotional video of Lin Yao's previous life labo came out, it became a hot spot almost instantly. Whether it was ridicule of "younger orientation", or "Shigeru Miyamoto collecting waste paper" and "hardcore players", they were all hot!

   "Moreover, in a sense, this thing can also play a certain role in feeding back to the game. For example, the possibility of showing the Joy-Con controller to third parties can be regarded as showing the function of the controller to third-party manufacturers."

  Lin Yao paused, then counted her fingers, and said: "Low-cost production, high-quality experience, unique creative value-added, software and hardware platform integration... This is the meaning of LABO."

   "..."

  Lin Xi looked at his sister sitting on the chair, feeling a little dazed.

   "Of course, although it is not a big loss to say that it is a loss, it is certainly impossible to lose it by looking at it."

Lin Yao didn't notice Lin Xi's expression, and continued: "Since our creativity is limited, let the players use it. I plan to add LABO to the membership service of Switch, and make the programming tools according to the standard of the World of Warcraft map editor. And it is completely open source, allowing players to freely modify the games they bought, and it will also be open to third-party and first-party production teams. Any first-party or third-party games, as long as they are willing, can adapt their games to laba , as an inexpensive peripheral.

  For example, "Mario Kart", I plan to adapt the steering wheel in LABO.

  Although I don't know the effect if.

   But there's nothing wrong with trying it first. In addition, we are more friendly to the people in terms of pricing. In addition to making the design blueprints public so that players can make cardboard toys by themselves, we also sell finished products officially. Same, try to keep it within two hundred.

   After this set of actions, the possibility of losing money should not be high. "

   "..."

  Lin Xi finally came to her senses. Looking at Lin Yao's fair face, she suddenly said, "Actually, it was the best thing for you to join Forest Financial Holdings..."

   "Huh? Why did you say this suddenly?"

  Lin Yao was stunned.

   "Sent it out of feeling." Lin Xi shook his head lightly.

"Come on."

Lin Yao jumped up from the chair, patted her buttocks, and then said: "Do you want to take a vacation and return me to Linmu Financial Holdings... Don't talk about it, show me the fitness ring! That's the point what."

   Say it.

  She pulled Lin Xi to leave the conference room.

  No matter how many hidden benefits labo has, in the final analysis, the idea of ​​gimmicks is greater than reality, and commercialization cannot see immediate results.

   But the fitness ring is different, and it is more inclined to 'products'. Lin Yao does pay more attention to it.

   "Can't you watch it here?"

  Lin Xi was dragged by Lin Yao to the door, suddenly thought of something, and said.

"yes?"

"Um."

   "I've come to the door, let's go to your office. Do you have an office in the factory area?"

   "...Yes, what do you want for lunch?"

   "You decide, it's fine."

  Pei Yingyun stood where she was, watched the two sisters leave the meeting room talking and laughing, and smiled slightly.

  The relationship is so good...

  …

After a few minutes.

  Lin Yao came to Lin Xi's office in the factory area and got a fitness ring... that is, a resistance ring.

  In fact, the fitness ring is a variant of the resistance ring, but compared with the ordinary resistance ring, it adds the position of the handle installation, adds a leg ring, and then supplements it with games...

  If the player can persist, in fact, holding a circle-shaped item can also exercise.

  As long as you can persist, you can save four hundred.

"…How about it?"

  Lin Xi looked at his younger sister waving the fitness ring in her hand, a little funny, and asked a question.

   "Well...Actually, if you follow the resistance ring standards in the world, there will be no problems. The most important thing in this game is the software. This is the driving force for players to keep exercising...that is, the integration of software and hardware platforms I mentioned not long ago."

  Lin Yao put down the fitness ring in her hand, and replied: "Give the sample to the project team of the host product department first, and we will talk about it later if there are any problems, but it is estimated that there will be no major problems."

"it is good."

  Lin Xi nodded upon hearing this.

   "...Speaking of which, I haven't exercised for a long time."

Lin Yao waved the fitness ring again, then thought for a while, holding both sides of the fitness ring with both hands, leaned forward, and made a very difficult movement: "After the game comes out, maybe I can also exercise to lose weight... "

   "Are you still losing weight? I envy you."

  Lin Xi looked at Lin Yao, who raised her slender thighs, showing her graceful and stunning body curves at a glance, with an envious expression on her face: "No matter how much you eat, you won't gain weight."

   "Could it be that you will? I haven't seen you exercise before? You're not fat either."

  Lin Yao turned her head and looked at Lin Xi in surprise.

   "There is a treadmill at the headquarters of Forest Financial Holdings...why haven't I exercised before?"

Lin Xi came to Lin Yao's side, gently pinched her flat belly, and said angrily: "You think everyone is like you, and I'm surprised that the flesh grows where it should grow, you A person who doesn't exercise at all can come up with such an idea as a fitness ring..."

   But she didn't finish her sentence.

   "Hey hey..."

  Lin Yao was pinched, and immediately trembled wildly, unable to maintain her balance, and staggered directly.

  Lin Xi quickly stopped talking, opened his hands, and caught Lin Yao who fell to the side.

  The two sisters retreated step by step.

until.

  Boom—

  Lin Xi hugged Lin Yao, bumped into the desk, and then stopped.

   "Why are you scratching your stomach, and what does it mean that the meat grows where it should grow?"

  As soon as Lin Yao stopped, she immediately glared at Lin Xi.

   "Don't you know it yourself?"

  Lin Xi leaned on the desk, holding Lin Yao's slender waist with one hand, and gently patted her upturned buttocks wrapped in jeans with the other hand: "The figure is so good!"

   "...I'll give you the meat, okay?"

  Lin Yao glared at her angrily again: "And it's as if you are bad, look in the mirror!"

   "It depends on who you compare with." Lin Xi couldn't help but said.

   Actually, the difference between the two sisters is really not that big.

   Although the dress varies greatly.

  One is Yujie, with a shirt, skirt, and high heels.

  One is a girl, wearing a T-shirt, light-colored jeans, and white shoes.

  But there is really not much difference in body size between the two. They both have small waists, slender **** and full breasts. They both have supermodel-like long legs and pretty faces.

  Perhaps Lin Yao, who is leaning on Lin Xi, looks better... But this is thanks to the jeans, and Lin Yao is still leaning on Lin Xi, so that the body curve is more prominent, and the visual effect is indeed more amazing.

   But in the final analysis, if you really have to choose, it’s hard to choose...

   Oh, no.

   In fact, no one can choose...

  …

  Lin Yao stayed in the factory all morning.

  In fact, her purpose is not only to look at the product, but also to meet Lin Xi.

  So the delay was a bit long. She had lunch with Lin Xi, and then chatted until after three o'clock before returning to Lin Mu's studio.

   And one back to the forest studio.

  Lin Yao learned from Mu Wanqing that the heads of the two first-party studios, Conglong and Xihan, have been waiting for a long time...

  Lin Yao felt a little strange, so she went to meet them in the conference room.

   Then, she heard a request that surprised her.

   "Boss, I suggest, change the game to an action adventure!"

Wang Mang, the person in charge of Conglong Studio, looked at Lin Yao, gritted his teeth and said, "We accepted your suggestion, and then went back to have a meeting. Several core personnel discussed it and found that the game should express the excitement of the story to the greatest extent. It is best to make a linear process...For example, "Sherlock Holmes" unfolds from the first perspective of Watson, and then shows the whole case to the player according to the settings recalled in the script. The positioning of the player is the advancement of the story the reasoner, not the reasoner."

   "Do you mean similar to a cinematic narrative?" Lin Yao asked with a slight frown.

"right."

  Wang Mang nodded, and continued:

  “Because if it is made into a reasoning game, it will inevitably require players to find clues and make it a certain degree of open world... But the open world plus action gameplay and the positioning of reasoning games are not so well matched.

  The common denominator of reasoning games is to pay attention to details and abnormal people, and the most important thing is to pay attention to unreasonable phenomena. Simply put, it is to let the player play the role of a detective and give full play to his brain.

   This requires adding a lot of interaction, a lot of dialogue, and a lot of options to the game! For the vast majority of mainstream players, this is not attractive, and the audience rate is too low.

  Most players will definitely choose an option at will. After asking the question, continue to advance the story. If we set a restriction that the clue is wrong and cannot advance the story, then not all players are detectives. What if they get stuck?

  If the player is not restricted, and Sherlock Holmes, who is the protagonist, will definitely give the player an answer in the end, then the large number of interactions and questions in front will be meaningless.

  So we are left with two options. One is to make it a pure reasoning game, compressing the action elements, allowing players to investigate, dig out details, and find clues in a world with their own intelligence. The audience will be limited in this way, after all, not all players will be willing to use their brains to solve those well-designed cases in the script.

Another option is to make an action game with reasoning elements. The story of the game script is already very strong. Players can play the role of the promoter of the story, and then insert reasoning elements in it. The ultimate goal of the player is to advance the story and enjoy the weirdness. Instead of solving the case, the task of solving the case is given to the detective, and the player is responsible for advancing and enjoying the story. The advantage of this is that the action system can be added, and the audience rate will be very high.

   Then, on this basis, the two-line parallel narrative mode is still retained. The player is still the party responsible for finding clues, and can still interact with Holmes and give his own reasoning, but the elements of reasoning are compressed! Focus on the story, not the reasoning. "

   "..."

  After listening to Wang Mang's words, Lin Yao lowered her head slightly, thoughtful.

   Reasoning, action, games...

  She pondered for a while before raising her head: "Do you think the same?"

  Lin Yao looked at Zhang Tian.

  Zhang Tian nodded: "Well, I also encountered the same problem here, and I also think it would be better to focus on the story. The script is already exciting enough. Instead of letting the player solve the case, it is better to let the player enjoy the whole story."

"I see."

  Lin Yao lowered her head again.

  In fact, in the final analysis, this is a matter of type selection.

  Lin Yao remembers in her previous life that there was a question about whether GalGame is a game or not.

   She thought it was a game.

  It’s just this kind of game, the gameplay only has choices, and then relying on choices, it gives players enough sense of substitution and makes players feel like they are playing.

  This is a kind of game that needs to get used to, because for many people, clicking to select is not considered as playing a game, but as reading a visual novel.

  The same problem applies to pure reasoning games. Players need to use their brains, ask questions one by one, find clues, discover unusual things, and finally find the real culprit. This is also a game.

   But for many players, it also needs to adapt.

   And the vast majority of players will stay away from it.

   It is precisely for this reason that Lin Yao wants to add more 'play methods' to the game... to increase the audience.

  But it is obvious that the heads of the two first-party studios do not have the confidence to balance 'playing', 'reasoning' and 'audience'.

  It is really difficult to think about it. It may be possible for Lin Yao to stare at the whole production of the headquarters and use all her experience.

   But the two first-party studios are a bit overhanging.

"I understand."

  Lin Yao nodded and raised her head: "Then the script needs to be changed a little bit, so you can come over at the same time tomorrow."

  After she finished speaking, she hurriedly got up and left the meeting room.

  Leaving the two responsible persons staring at each other.

the other side.

  Lin Yao returned to her seat, reopened the file, and planned to slightly shift the two scripts towards movies and TV series.

  Since the two first-party studios cannot balance, it is also a good thing to position the game as an action game with reasoning elements, giving players a movie-like experience instead of letting players reason...

  This can save a lot of trouble.

  Because if you think about it carefully, flaunting a reasoning game and then adding an action system will indeed bring a lot of trouble.

  Let's not say that he will be criticized for impure blood.

   Factions are also a problem.

"Sherlock Holmes" is regarded as the younger generation here, but in Lin Yao's previous life, he was the father of detective novels. Except for the patriarch Edgar Allan Poe, "Sherlock Holmes" was the father of all detective novels. At that time, when the Sherlock Holmes series came out, there were no social, The division of metamorphosis.

  The Benge school is also called the classical school, the original and most original detective novel.

   Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with defining "Sherlock Holmes" as a classic school of authenticity, but the fact is that this is controversial...some say it is a school of change, and some say it is a school of socialism.

  In "Di Renjie", the factional disputes are even greater. Although Lin Yao feels that most of Di Renjie's cases involve the imperial court, the first case of the first part involves diplomacy, rebellion, and officialdom. And every case in the future is basically related to the once-in-five-thousand-year event of the Li family and Wu Zetian's ascension. This can be regarded as partial to the social group, but it is also controversial.

   This was the case in the previous life, and it is estimated to be even bigger here...

  The reasoning works here will also be marked with their own categories, making it easier for readers to inquire about their favorite genres.

  But Lin Yao's brain is really not enough, and he is also afraid that the players will really quarrel... It's better to make an action game with reasoning elements, and it will be settled once and for all.

   Action games, no one cares about impure blood.

   Sherlock Holmes is an action-adventure genre.

  Di Renjie is an action-adventure theme with officialdom elements.

Um.

"So be it."

  Lin Yao thought about it and started to code.

   Prepare to bias the script in the direction of filming.

  …

  June 27th.

  The new script was handed over to the two responsible persons.

  The two first-party studios determined the direction and started working again.

   After Lin Yao finished the scripts of the two action games, she went to check the promotional video of LABO without stopping.

Yes.

  LABO will be announced soon.

  Although this product is just an addition compared to fitness rings, Lin Yao is also very concerned about it.

  Because this product is regarded as the first shot of console games in the second half of the year.

at the same time.

  She also paid attention to the situation of the game platform.

  Gameplayer is still aggressive, looking like he is going to fight to the death with the Vaporwave game platform.

   Promotions are still going on.

   According to the usual practice in previous years, the Vaporwave game platform will soon hold a summer promotion.

   Forum.

  The discussion of the topic has risen.

  Many players began to predict who would win the summer promotion.

  Some players still express concerns about the future of the Vaporwave game platform.

  Of course, there are some players who don’t care, and feel that it is completely unnecessary to worry about Linmu Studio and pay attention to the future of the two platforms.

   After all, it doesn’t matter which of the two platforms you use, they can be used together.

  If the two platforms are owned by major overseas manufacturers, players really don’t care.

  But the Vaporwave game platform is behind Linmu Studio.

  Lin Yao’s previous console manufacturers had fans, and they analyzed Juhard’s and Sony’s advantages in a big way, expressing concern and hatred.

   As a domestic company that has repeatedly created miracles, it is not surprising that some fans are worried about Linmu Studio.

  Whether you say the converts are fanatical or brain-dead, they are sincerely worried about Linmu Studio.

  Lin Yao is very grateful.

  The time came to June 30.

  The day before the opening of the Forest Wood Studio Vaporwave game platform summer promotion.

   Just when players' discussions on the two platforms reached their peak.

Sudden.

  Linmu Studio released a new promotional video.

  The name of the promotional video is - "labo".

   Very ambiguous.

  When the players saw the name of the promo, their first reaction was this.

   But when the players thought this was a new game, Linmu Studio was going to beat Gameplayer with an exclusive game, and after opening the video with full expectation, they were even more confused.

   Pata.

  After the classic logo, what appears in the center of the screen is not the game screen, but an assembly line...

   Pipeline?

   What about games?

  How is it a realistic picture?

   And just when the player is confused.

  Accompanied by the humming sound of the assembly line running, a piece of cardboard appeared at the exit of the leveling machine and landed on the conveyor.

  The camera moves, following the cardboard forward.

   Then in the middle of the assembly line, a steel mold engraved with dense lines fell and printed on the cardboard.

   There was a click.

   Various lines similar to partitions appeared on the cardboard, and then along the conveyor belt, it came to the end.

  Boom—

   Accompanied by dynamic drumbeats.

  Different cardboards fell to the ground and appeared in the center of the screen.

   Then, a pair of hands appeared, he picked up a piece of cardboard, and then removed the planned part of the mold from it.

   Next.

  Disassemble, fold, buckle, assemble.

  As each part is formed, it is assembled.

  A paper piano appeared on the screen...

   At this time, the hands that had just assembled the paper piano brought the switch.

  I saw him remove the handles on both sides of the switch, install them on the paper piano just assembled, and then put the main body of the screen in the groove in front of the paper piano.

   "do."

  The actor knelt on the ground and lightly pressed the keys of the paper piano.

   Accompanied by crisp piano sound.

  'Paper toys' of various shapes appeared on the screen.

  A small house made of paper.

  A small robot made of paper.

  Motorcycle head made of paper.

   And a fishing rod.

   Camera.

   Joystick.

  Controller…

  But the difference between them and ordinary paper toys is...all paper toys have the iconic red and blue handles of Switch!

  As each paper toy was displayed, the music changed and became more lively.

   Various paper toys combined with switch are also displayed one by one.

   Playing the piano, fishing, steering a motorcycle, using a controller to control a small paper robot, and... directly carrying a paper backpack, it's like punching in an exoskeleton.

  Following the reality, the little actor carrying a paper backpack punches.

  The screen switches to the game.

  The robot in the game followed suit and knocked down a house.

  The little actor in reality squats down, and the robot in the game turns into a driving form and whizzes away.

   Various paper toys! Various ways to play!

   The players were even more confused.

   And the promotional video is at the end.

   A piece of cardboard was picked up, and a huge ogo printed on the cardboard appeared in the center of the screen.

  《LABO》!

   Dedicated to you who have a childlike innocence!

  (end of this chapter)