Feng Qian took the drawing handed over by Liu Changqing.
In his impression, he had a good impression of Liu Changqing, but he didn't think there was anything outstanding about him.
But when I first saw the sketch in my hand, I was a little surprised, not by the content, but by the fact that Liu Changqing could still draw.
If you had this kind of skill, why would you want to be a bookstore clerk in the first place?
Without thinking too much, he spread it out, moved his eyes to the paper, and looked at it carefully.
There is a cartoon character wearing a peaked cap drawn on the paper. One hand is holding the brim of the hat, and the other hand is raised flat. He is holding a round thing in his hand. There seems to be a button on it. There is a forest behind him.
It looks like there is a lizard-like animal standing next to the figure's feet, with its mouth open, flames spurting out from the mouth, and a blazing flame on its tail.
Then switched to the next one.
It was the fire-breathing lizard I just saw, with an arrow next to it, followed by a lizard that had some changes in appearance and was taller, with an arrow next to it, and what caught my eye was a long-haired lizard.
The wings look like a pterosaur-like dinosaur.
The tail was burning with blazing fire, and the head was raised up to the sky and a pillar of fire was ejected.
Feng Qian was in a daze.
He moved his eyes away from the paper and looked at Liu Changqing doubtfully.
"What does it mean?"
"I named him [Evolution]"
"evolution?"
"Yeah, you see, the primary form is a cartoon lizard that looks a little round. Then after reaching a certain level, it will evolve to the next form, which is the one in the middle that becomes a little bigger. The final evolution is what you see.
It looks like it has wings."
"evolution……"
Feng Qian read it once, and then saw the next one.
It's similar to this one, except it's changed to look like a turtle.
In the next picture, there is a figure that looks a bit like a frog, but with something that looks like a flower on its back.
Each image is so interesting.
"Interesting, you came up with this?"
"That's right, my daughter gave me some inspiration that day, and I suddenly thought of this."
Liu Changqing took back the drawing Feng handed over and pointed to the ball in the hand of the cartoon character in the first picture.
"All the animals you just saw can be collected into this ball."
"Huh? Put it in the ball?"
"That's right, let me tell you about the settings. The world of this game is a world with all kinds of magical animals. Then after everyone reaches a certain age, they will get this ball and an initial partner, and then they will
Embark on an adventure.”
"Is it a more popular monster-killing upgrade now?"
"You can say that, but that's not what it means."
Liu Changqing responded to Feng Qian's words.
"To be precise, the core gameplay of this game should be pvp, which is player versus player."
"Player...vs. player..."
"On the way to the adventure, you can encounter all kinds of strange animals in the wild, and then use the animals you have conquered to have a decisive battle with wild animals. You can choose to kill the other party, and then gain experience to improve the level of the animals in your hand.
You can choose to hit them until they are on the verge of death, and then use the ball to conquer them directly."
"So, the purpose of this ball is to tame these strange animals? Then it should have a success rate, right?"
As expected of someone who is engaged in game development, I realized this right away.
Liu Changqing glanced at the other person and then answered him.
"That's inevitable. There are three, six, and nine levels of this ball. The red and white ball is the most common ball. There are higher-level balls, and the success rate of catching them will also be greatly increased."
"What about fighting methods?"
"Turn-based, but as you level up, you can acquire skills, including skills that increase your own attributes, skills that lower your opponent's defense, and various attack methods, up to a dozen, but each one
The upper limit of animals can only carry four skills."
"It's quite reasonable. This can ensure fairness."
"That's right, and there are also specific acquired skills, which can only be obtained through the plot or players can explore on their own."
"Well...it increases the playability."
Feng Qian nodded.
In just a few words, his emotions seemed to be interested in the world described by Liu Changqing.
Currently, most of the games on the market are level-breaking games, where you fight monsters to gain money, buy equipment, and improve your attack.
There is no pvp or player versus player gameplay.
Liu Changqing continued to speak.
"The plot needs to be driven by a main line. The character controlled by the player is moving forward with the goal of being the world's best trainer. Then on the way, he will encounter a group of villains, starting from the miscellaneous soldiers, who will give the player experience and money one by one."
"There are tricks."
"How about it, that's about it, can you do it?"
"The workload is a bit heavy, but today's technology is much more mature than it was five or six years ago. Today's pixel games are not too difficult, but according to what you said, the data will be a bit huge, and... animals are not
Maybe it’s just the three ones you drew?”
"Of course, these three are the three initially selected by the player."
"That makes more sense."
As he spoke, Feng Qian took out cigarettes from his pocket and gave one to Liu Changqing.
Take it and light it.
Liu Changqing seemed to feel that something was not right with Feng Qian's mood.
Feng Qian also lit a cigarette and took a puff.
Breathed out.
"However, I shouldn't be able to do this now."
"Is there something wrong with the company?"
"Um."
Feng Qian nodded.
"Actually, during the time when Shuyan's accident happened, I didn't go home every day because the company couldn't survive. I worked overtime at the company every day and didn't go home. And...the money I withdrew last time was all my property.
After paying the salary and the R&D project, I can’t even pay the company’s rent now.”
Liu Changqing did not find this too surprising.
The last time we met, when I asked about the company's situation, it was obvious that something was not right on the other person's face, but he didn't point it out at the time.
"When will you move out?"
"End of July."
"It's been just this month..."
"yes……"
The two of them were speechless.
Liu Changqing took a sip with some depression, hoping to use it to relieve the depression in his heart.
Just when he was about to ask Feng Qian if there were any other game development companies he trusted, he suddenly thought of something.
"You bought all the current equipment in your company?"
"Yes... Although I rented it at first, after I made some money from the first game, I bought a batch of equipment."
"Then isn't this all ready-made?"
"What's the meaning?"
Feng Qian was obviously confused about Liu Changqing's words.
After glancing at the other party, Liu Changqing continued.
"I now have two storefronts and can register a company. You now have the equipment and people. I will provide the space. How about we work together?"
"partnership?"
"That's right. When the time comes, I will open up the two front rooms and decorate them a little. You can move the company over and register a new company, or let me invest."