Chapter 220 Why does your next tower defense have to be a tower defense?
This...
Gu Sheng didn't know how to explain to Yan Sheng.
Because the names of these two studios were named after him based on "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"!
And there is no JOJO in this world.
So for a while, he didn't know how to answer Yan Sheng's question.
However!
Just when he was thinking hard and preparing to say a few casual words.
Then I heard the little Nezha next to me speak:
"Mr. Yan, we have been cooperating for such a long time, and you must have heard of our golden spirit,"
"[Gold Experience Studio] is our foundation and the studio we first established. It has the deepest understanding and promotion of the gold spirit,"
"We are committed to bringing innovative gaming experiences to players, and this is where the golden experience comes from,"
"As for [Steel Chain Finger Studio], its English name is STICKY FINGERS, which comes from the album of the same name by the Rolling Stones,"
"I think what Mr. Gu means is to pay tribute to the creed of 'A rolling stone gathers no moss', and I hope that our team will always maintain vitality and forward momentum,"
"At the same time, STICKY FINGERS literally translates as 'little thefts',"
"Although the name is petty theft, it is intended to conquer the east and west in the gaming industry..."
Speaking of which.
Shen Miaomiao shrugged, raised her eyebrows and smiled:
"A little metaphor from a supernova."
Say it.
Shen Miaomiao glanced at Gu Sheng secretly, her big eyes were shining brightly, and she imitated his manner and raised her eyebrows slyly: How about it, I understand you!
Gu Sheng, on the other hand, was stunned.
I blanch it! It’s awesome!
Isn’t Xiao Nezha studying finance?
How come you are so good at reading comprehension?
What kind of royal translator is this?
This answer is exquisite and profound, with abundant references and noble intentions.
It’s simply a perfect answer.
There is a kind of beauty that "the reading comprehension is deeper, the author actually didn't think that much".
"Ah...right!"
Gu Sheng, a shameless person, turned around and nodded to Yan Sheng, confirming Xiao Nezha's perfect reading comprehension:
"That's what it means, and this is also Mr. Shen's hope for the company."
hiss--!!!
Hear the words!
Yan Sheng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and looked at the pair in front of him, his eyes flashed with approval!
"Okay, okay, okay,"
"Golden Experience, Steel Chain Fingers...what a great name!"
"Mr. Gu is extremely talented, and Mr. Shen is far-sighted. With two leaders in Golden Wind, why not worry about growing stronger? With two leaders in the Chinese gaming industry, why not worry about rising,"
"It is truly an honor for Art Travel to be able to cooperate with Golden Wind!"
Gu Sheng grinned and showed an awkward yet polite smile:
"Uh hehe, we are also honored, honored..."
…
Swish——
After waving and watching Yan Sheng's car drive away, Gu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Beside her, Shen Miaomiao bumped into him with her shoulder: "Hey, how's it going? Is the explanation just now correct? Does it make sense?"
"Yes, that's so right, absolutely right,"
Gu Sheng raised his thumb and praised Xiao Nezha's reading comprehension:
"You ask me to tell you that I am not that good. Mr. Shen is really far-sighted and his position is really high and admirable. He is a role model for me to learn from!"
"Humph! That's——"
Gu Sheng's praise was very helpful to Shen Miaomiao, she put her hands on her hips and raised her head:
"How can a young comrade have such a high level of ideological consciousness? Come on, I'll treat you to milk tea!"
"Why--"
Hearing this, Gu Sheng waved his hand:
"What is the leader talking about? The so-called "near the best" is not because I have high ideological consciousness. The key is that the leader teaches well!"
"Yeah - I'm getting goosebumps!"
Shen Miaomiao's scalp was numb from the blow, she rubbed her arms and grinned:
"No wonder my dad is so coaxed that he seems to have lost his mind. You are so good at flattering!"
Game Succubus, Electronic Daji, lives up to her reputation!
The two of them walked into the drink shop downstairs while chatting and laughing.
After ordering two cups of milk tea, the two found a seat by the window and sat down.
“Do you have any ideas for new projects?”
Shen Miaomiao took a sip of milk tea and asked Gu Sheng.
There is still one month left before the launch of the mini-game overseas plan. The time is short or long.
If they start the project immediately and start production, it is completely achievable to develop a small game within a month with outsourcing.
But if too much time is delayed in project establishment, the production time will be stretched.
So the top priority is to decide what to make and get started.
"Hmm... I don't have any ideas..."
Gu Sheng also took a sip of milk tea and looked out the window, frowning slightly in thought.
Rather than saying that he has no ideas, it is better to say that he has too many ideas.
Since we want to create interoperable games between PC and mobile platforms, the first thing to consider is the requirements and carrying capacity of mobile games.
Because PCs are far more inclusive than mobile phones, when considering dual platforms, we must first start with the shortcomings of the mobile platform.
But even so, there are too many game options.
He can make roguelike cards like Slay the Spire.
You can make survival strategy games like This War of Mine.
You can do business simulations and even horizontal movements.
In addition, games such as Angry Birds, Candy Crush, Ski Adventure, etc. can also be ported from mobile phones to PC.
The size of these games is not that big, and one month is completely enough.
The choices are so diverse and diverse that it is dizzying and I don’t know how to make a choice.
But at this moment, Shen Miaomiao suddenly had a sudden impulse and looked at Gu Sheng with her little face raised: "Why don't you be a protective carrot for me?"
"Defend Carrot?" Gu Sheng turned back and looked at Little Nezha: "That's from Thunderbird Games, right? We're infringing."
"It's that type of game. You don't have to defend the carrot," Shen Miaomiao said, "It's the kind of game where you build a fort to fight small monsters. You can defend anything."
Tower Defense.
There is no doubt that the game type of "Defend Carrot" is the most standard tower defense game.
This is quite a good category.
Gu Sheng's eyes lit up and he asked: "Why did you suddenly think of doing tower defense? Don't you want to protect your carrots?"
"Hmm...a little boring,"
Speaking of this, Shen Miaomiao smacked her lips:
"Whether it is the design of the levels, the types of monsters, or even the design and gameplay of the maps, they will remain the same in the later stages."
The problem Shen Miaomiao mentioned has actually existed in the domestic game market for a long time.
Because Defend the Carrot is a free game.
Therefore, in order to ensure long-term profitability, the production team must constantly update the game.
But the problem is that the gameplay of tower defense is now fixed. No matter how hard the production team works, it is nothing more than iterating on the types of monsters and defense towers, and constantly improving the difficulty of the game, such as increasing monster health, shortening the time, etc. Travel distance, set scene obstacles, etc.
However, such updates are only forcibly extending the life of the game. They are not even an innovation, let alone giving the game a second life.
Players will only become more tired as they play, and then they will reduce their playing time until they completely lose interest and get out of the game.
This process is irreversible and has no solution.
Because all tower defense games do this——
Set a route for monsters to travel. Players build defense towers to attack monsters and upgrade the defense towers to protect the target from harm.
This model has been around for as many years as tower defense games have been around.
In fact, it is very simple to make changes to this fixed game type.
For example, adding multiple upgrade branches to the defense tower, each upgrade branch route has different effects, and after the defense tower is upgraded to a certain level, it is given functions such as absorption and fusion...
That’s right!
I'm talking about "Balloon Tower Defense", which was known as one of the "three major tower defenses" in its previous life!
Gu Sheng's first reaction was this game.
But then I thought about it, compared to defending the carrot, although the balloon tower defense has increased the playability of the defense tower, the significance of this innovation is actually not that great.
Monsters still move along established routes, defense towers still stand on large corners, and it’s still traditional tower defense.
The same is true for "Kingdom Defense", another one of the three major tower defense games.
In this case, there is only the last option among the three major tower defenses...
Gu Sheng smacked his lips secretly.
I'm sorry, because I have too many games in my hands, and almost every genre has one or more epoch-making works.
Games are infinite, but my lifespan is limited. I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish the games in the system’s treasure house in three lifetimes.
Therefore, when it comes to game selection, I can only specifically select those blockbuster works.
I also wanted to draw a 6, but my hand was full of bombs.
Sigh... As expected, a systematic life is so plain and boring.
Feel free to form a group of four 2s and have fun!
"Then stop defending Carrot,"
Gu Sheng took a sip of milk tea and already made up his mind:
"Guard your brain!"
…
"Defend...the brain?"
The next day!
In the Golden Wind Conference Room!
Yuki covered his head with both hands, as if he was afraid that Gu Sheng would eat his brain.
"I don't understand, Director."
Earlier today, Secretary Chu called all members of Steel Chain Fingers to the conference room for a meeting, saying that they had a project to hand over to them.
Everyone was very happy after hearing this.
After all, this is a newly established studio, so the more idle I feel, the more uncomfortable I feel (mainly because the salary is too generous, and it is not reliable to earn money if I don’t work).
Especially Sato and Yuki.
Before Steel Fingers was established, the two of them originally participated in the production of the "Escape" project.
As a result, a new studio was established, and the person who came in immediately received a wave of promotions, became the leader of the studio, and also withdrew from the escape project team.
Suddenly there was nothing to do, which made both of them very uncomfortable.
I heard today that there are new project plans!
The employees of Steel Chain Finger Studio were very excited and entered the conference room one after another to wait for arrangements.
The result was unexpected!
As soon as the director opened his mouth, he asked them to protect their brains!
Everyone was shocked!
Oops, Mr. Gu isn’t going to produce another underworld horror game, is he?
To know!
There are 9 members in Steel Chain Fingers, and more than half of the members have done PT under Gu Sheng!
The final testing phase of the game at that time was so torturous!
The game I made scared myself to death, which is really rare in the industry.
Now, the director is targeting the minds of everyone here when he opens his mouth, which is really worrying. Everyone is afraid that he has some otherworldly thoughts.
I saw everyone looking terrified.
Gu Sheng knew that they were overthinking.
Hehehe smiled:
"Don't be nervous, everyone, we are just going to make a small game this time, a tower defense game,"
"A small game to stop zombies and protect your own brain."
Hearing this, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and the prototype of this game had already appeared in their minds——
On the winding route, zombies swarmed in groups, heading towards the bottom of the pass.
On both sides of the road, there are various defense towers.
There are some that fire ordinary ammunition, some that breathe fire, some that discharge, and there are also nuclear bombs that clear the screen with one click and need to be unlocked for a fee.
By the way, there are also types of zombies.
Didn't the company launch a zombie-themed road to survival before? Bringing in those special infected people will not only enrich the fun of the game, but also gain players' emotional bonus.
By the time the game is finished, won’t Qin Shihuang fly on a plane and win the game?
Good guy!!!
Listening to the discussions among the employees of Steel Chain Finger Studio, Shen Miaomiao was shocked.
You are indeed an experienced veteran!
Lao Gu doesn’t even need to speak, he can create a comprehensive tower defense game through discussion!
Moreover, not only the theme and gameplay are fully designed, but also aspects such as emotional bonus have been thought of.
It can be called a fully automatic game production and manufacturing machine.
Fortunately, this is a new project, so she doesn't have to worry about making a profit due to high sales of the game. Anyway, the main project is just a tool for her to increase the rebate multiple.
However!
Not waiting for her to nod!
Gu Sheng smiled and said: "It's a good idea, but it's a pity that the homogenization is still serious. It's not much different from other tower defense games on the market. Do you have any other ideas?"
this……
Hearing this, the members of Steel Chain Finger were speechless.
Director Gu's words hit home.
Serious homogeneity is indeed the fatal shortcoming of the plan they just discussed.
But the problem is, looking at the tower defense games in the entire game market now, do they all do this?
We want to innovate, but where do we start?
Today's tower defense game system is just like a poured fortress, solid and solid, and there is no way to start.
It's not easy to dismantle it.
"Don't be so limited in your thinking." Seeing this, Gu Sheng smiled and said, "Why does your next tower defense have to be a 'tower' defense?"
As he said that, he saw Gu Sheng turning to one side and pressing the remote control in his hand.
On the projection screen behind you, a game cover suddenly appeared!
In a peaceful and harmonious town with a cartoon style, a street runs from beginning to end.
On the right side of the street, there are green-skinned zombies with intelligent eyes, twisted and funny shapes, some carrying briefcases, and some wearing ice cream cones on their heads.
On the left side of the street, there is a lot of life. Plants of different shapes have firm faces, guarding the edge of the garden like loyal little soldiers, blocking the invasion of zombies.
At the top of the cover is the name of the game.
Composed of PLANTS in green plant colors and ZOMBIES in tombstone texture——
"Plants can also stop zombies, and gardens can also become a battlefield,"
Gu Sheng looked at the stunned people spreading their hands:
"Relax, let's have a good game of Plants vs. Zombies."
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