Yan Qi couldn't help but frown slightly: "Rules and tips?"
He was very puzzled. I have been working in the game industry for so many years, why have I never heard of such a thing?
The game industry is just like novels and movies. Strictly speaking, it is a creative industry, and creativity is very important.
As for creativity, what rules and knocks are there? Doesn’t it all depend on a flash of inspiration?
If ideas can be copied in batches, then the creation of the cultural industry will be simple. It is nothing more than stacking labor around each idea.
The fact is that labor is always in short supply, but creativity is always scarce and cannot be copied.
Therefore, in the game industry, those real game design experts are highly respected.
This is what makes them scarce and irreplaceable.
Therefore, Yan Qi instinctively didn't believe Li Yada's words.
Li Yada saw Yan Qi's suspicion and knew that his suspicion was actually normal.
Most outside designers, before cooperating with Mr. Pei, would think that creativity is achieved by a slap on the forehead, a flash of inspiration, or complete luck.
Any designer brought in by Mr. Pei will have a different perspective on the problem.
It is true that creativity cannot be mass-produced, but this does not mean that there are no rules and tricks.
Mr. Pei’s design method is actually to look at the problem from a different perspective on the premise of complying with the rules of game design.
Coupled with rich experience, strong game design capabilities and precise control of players' mentality, miracles appear.
Li Yada knew that if she told Yan Qi directly, he would not believe it.
After all, Li Yada's current persona is that of an ordinary employee of Chaolu Game Platform, so what he says is not very convincing.
I can only continue to ask that "friend who works at Tenda" for help.
Li Yada pushed up her glasses: "Actually, this is what I heard from my friend who works at Tenda. She has participated in Tenda's new game seminars and participated in the design process of several successful games."
"These rules and tips were summed up by her based on President Pei's design process."
"Of course, this is actually not a secret within Tenda. The designers in the game department basically understand it."
Yan Qi's expression changed instantly, from doubtful to very expectant.
Is this Mr. Pei’s design method?
That’s right!
If others say that they have mastered the rules and tricks of game design, Yan Qi will definitely not believe it.
Because these people themselves cannot consistently produce excellent games, how convincing is this statement?
It's like someone telling you that he knows everything about the stock market, but if you ask carefully, his own income in the stock market is not as good as the interest on bank deposits. Isn't this a liar?
In the entire domestic gaming circle, Yan Qi only obeys one person, and that is Mr. Pei.
Because Mr. Pei is not just specialized in one type of game, he is versatile.
I make all kinds of games, and they all become hits.
If Mr. Pei has mastered the rules and tricks of game design, Yan Qi believes it.
Because Mr. Pei’s achievements and contributions in this industry are enough to prove this.
"Sister Li, please tell me quickly, what are the rules and tricks?" Yan Qi showed strong curiosity.
Seeing Yan Qi's expression, Li Yada knew that the preparation was almost done.
Even if Yan Qi still doesn't believe it after hearing it, he will at least think about it carefully.
In this way, Li Yada's goal has been achieved, at least he will not play the piano to others.
"At Tenda, every time Mr. Pei decides to make a new game, he will give a few particularly unreasonable requirements and ask the designers to reproduce the full picture of the game based on these requirements."
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"The designers repeatedly thought and deliberated on these requirements to finally determine the final form of the game in Mr. Pei's mind and design it."
Yan Qi was stunned for a moment: "A particularly unreasonable request?"
Li Yada nodded: "Take "Return to the Shore" as an example. Mr. Pei put forward five requirements: first, Chinese background, a large number of puzzles and text content in ancient Chinese; second, ultra-high difficulty; third, large-scale action type
Game; fourth, the longest refund time limit; fifth, the name of the game is "Return to Shore"."
"After giving these requirements, Mr. Pei did not ask about the specific design of the game, but let the designers play freely."
"Only after the game DEMO was completed, Mr. Pei adjusted the numerical difficulty and added the weapon 'Pudu'."
Speaking of this paragraph, Li Yada still remembers it vividly.
When the project of "Return to the Shore" was first established, Lu Mingliang was still there, and Li Yada participated in the meeting as an ordinary designer.
At that time, after listening to Mr. Pei's requests, she was completely confused and could not imagine the possibility of this game becoming popular.
I never expected that not long after, I would become the chief designer and take over the game myself.
What's more, I didn't expect that now I would come to Chaolu Game Platform to use "Return to the Shore" as an example to Yan Qi to explain Mr. Pei's involved methods.
Yan Qi frowned slightly and listened carefully, his expression very serious, as if he didn't want to miss a word.
His brain was working quickly, thinking about the meaning behind these five requirements.
At that time, Lu Mingliang and Li Yada were confused. They did not understand Mr. Pei's design intention at all, and they even continued to develop it in a daze. It was not until the game demo was released that they clearly analyzed Mr. Pei's design intention.
Although Yan Qi has not mastered the "standard analysis method of President Pei's intention", he has played "Back to the Shore" and analyzed it in depth. He is fully aware of the details of the game and even a series of events when it was first released.
Using the finished product to compare these requirements is equivalent to looking at the standard answers first and then looking at the question content. Naturally, it is much easier to interpret than Li Yada did at the time.
"The Chinese background and the plot content written in ancient Chinese are to highlight the cultural connotation and establish the label of 'domestic action game'; on the one hand, the ultra-high difficulty is to allow players to challenge themselves and make the game more recognizable; on the other hand, it is
In order to break the dimensional wall..."
Yan Qi went through it from beginning to end and found that these five requirements of Mr. Pei were really indispensable. From game design to initial publicity, they were all related.
The difficulty adjustment after the release of the DEMO and the addition of the weapon "Pudu" were the finishing touches, turning "Return to the Shore" from an excellent work to a masterpiece level.
But after analyzing it, Yan Qi became even more confused.
"Sister Li, I can probably guess the reasons for these requirements."
"But...it's obvious that Mr. Pei has planned the final form of the game from the beginning, right?"
"I can only say that Mr. Pei is a genius. He is so powerful. The other designers at Tenda relied on Mr. Pei's ideas to create these games."
"Where are the 'rules and tips' you just mentioned?"
Li Yada smiled slightly: "At the beginning, I had the same idea as you."
"But then I thought about it carefully and realized it wasn't the case."
"Let me ask you two questions."
"First, Mr. Pei only raised a few requirements, but he never asked about some details of game design. So, how can Mr. Pei be sure that the game will be as he expected after it is made?"
"Second, how did Mr. Pei come up with these requirements?"
Yan Qi's expression was blank and he was lost in thought.
Yes, how can Mr. Pei be sure that the game will be as he expected after it is made?
Yan Qi had indeed deduced Mr. Pei's intention on several conditions based on the finished product of the game "Back to the Shore" before, but that was equivalent to an afterthought.
In fact, just starting from these conditions, the general direction is set, but there are many ways to approach the details.
Mr. Pei gave these conditions and ignored them. How did he know that the game would not go astray when finished?
There are only two explanations: first, he thinks that the designers are in tune with him and can definitely make the game he envisions through these conditions; second, he may think that it doesn’t matter how the details are done, as long as he ensures these few
If the main points are not deviated, then no matter how the details change, "Return to the Shore" will still be "Return to the Shore".
Or maybe, it's both.
What worried Yan Qi even more was Li Yada's second question.
How did Mr. Pei come up with these key points?
It definitely didn't just happen out of thin air, there must be a source.
Suddenly, Yan Qi had a flash of inspiration: "You mean, these requirements are not only Mr. Pei's control of the general direction of this game, but also the cornerstone of Mr. Pei's design of this game. From them, Mr. Pei can analyze
The source of inspiration?”
Li Yada smiled and nodded, quite satisfied with Yan Qi's understanding: "That's right."
The expression on Yan Qi's face became even more shocked.
What is the original production process of Tenda games like this?
Mr. Pei just gave a few requirements, and then the person in charge perfected the entire game based on these requirements.
These requirements are not only Mr. Pei's control of the general direction of the game, but also the cornerstone of the game that he derived based on the source of inspiration.
Why did Mr. Pei do this?
Obviously, on the one hand, it is to train and train the designers under him so that they will not become tool people, but can each become a master of game design; on the other hand, it is because Mr. Pei is busy with work and has too many things to consider.
If there are too many, it is simply unrealistic to design the game personally.
No wonder Tenda Games is so productive, and no wonder Mr. Pei is able to produce various high-quality games so frequently while dealing with various industries.
It’s all because of this development model that is very different from other game companies!
Yan Qi has always wondered before. He is also a producer and Mr. Pei is also a producer. Why Mr. Pei only has one good game every few months and is released endlessly, while he only makes one and is exhausted and exhausted.
?
Obviously, there is not only a gap between the two in terms of design and management capabilities, but also a huge difference in their most fundamental concepts!
Once this is confirmed, the next thing becomes even more critical.
By reversely analyzing these requirements, which are the cornerstones of game design, we can analyze Mr. Pei’s source of inspiration.
And this is exactly the "law" and "trick" that Li Yada emphasized before!
