Chapter 1306 A Preliminary Exploration of President Pei's Design Concept
Yan Qi asked very urgently: "Sister Li, how should we analyze the source of Mr. Pei's inspiration?"
Li Yada paused for a moment and said: "Actually, my friend is not 100% sure about this. It is just some speculation. After listening to what she said, I think it makes sense. You can also judge it yourself."
Yan Qi nodded immediately: "Of course."
After all, it is hearsay, and after several mouths, there will inevitably be omissions and errors in the meaning conveyed.
Moreover, no one knows what Mr. Pei is thinking.
Even designers who have worked with Mr. Pei can only speculate on Mr. Pei's true intentions, and as long as they are speculations, there will inevitably be some deviations.
Yan Qi will definitely not believe everything. If what Li Yada says makes sense, then listen to it, maybe you can get some inspiration; if what Li Yada says doesn't make sense, just don't listen, and Yan Qi won't suffer any loss.
Li Yada first applied the exemption patch, and then said: "In fact, the main source of inspiration for launching Mr. Pei is to start with several basic requirements given by Mr. Pei."
"Obviously, Mr. Pei deduced these requirements from his source of inspiration, which is the cornerstone of the game design, and then confirmed the final form of the game."
"The core of this ultimate form has been completely locked by Mr. Pei. Only the external form of expression can change to a certain extent. And this change actually has no impact on the essence of the game."
"After Mr. Pei has set the general direction, he only needs to check the work every once in a while to make sure that the game has not strayed too far. Then there will be no problem at all."
“This is Tenda’s basic process for developing games.”
"It is of course difficult to infer Mr. Pei's source of inspiration from these basic conditions. After all, there are few sources of inspiration and many basic conditions. It is difficult for us to determine which basic condition is directly derived from the source of inspiration, and which one is directly derived from the source of inspiration.
One was added by Mr. Pei later based on the final form of the game."
"This is also the difficulty that has troubled my friend for a long time."
Yan Qi nodded, expressing deep agreement.
This is where he was confused.
According to the inferred design process of Mr. Pei, there should be a few sources of inspiration first, and then the basic requirements of the game are derived based on the sources of inspiration, and then the true form of the game is designed.
But there is another step after that, which is to add a few basic requirements based on the true form of the game, because these basic requirements are for designers to ensure that the game will not go astray.
For example, Mr. Pei wanted to build a building. He first erected a few pillars on the ground, and then based on these pillars, he figured out what the building would look like after it was completed.
But if there were only these few pillars, other designers might not be able to make them meet Mr. Pei's requirements, so Mr. Pei erected a few additional pillars based on the completed state of the building.
The two batches of pillars at the front and back can be added together to completely lock the shape of the entire building. Based on these pillars, other designers can build the building that Mr. Pei wants.
What Yan Qi is confused about now is how to distinguish these two batches of pillars?
It is necessary to distinguish which parts are Mr. Pei’s sources of inspiration and which ones were added later.
Just like when building a house, the walls all look similar, but some are load-bearing walls and cannot be demolished, and some are not load-bearing walls and can be knocked down.
If you make a mistake and mistake a non-load-bearing wall for a load-bearing wall, or knock down a load-bearing wall, the consequences will be serious.
Li Yada said: "Actually, this is difficult to say, but it is also simple to say."
"If there's only one design, it's really impossible to tell."
"But if we can go through every game designed by Mr. Pei and put all the requirements put forward by Mr. Pei together, compare and analyze them, we can naturally extract their commonalities."
Yan Qi couldn't help but suddenly realized.
Yes! That’s the truth!
If there's only one game, that's really not possible.
But if you can have the requirements put forward by Mr. Pei when designing all games, summarize these requirements and filter them, you can naturally find a relatively correct answer!
The more samples there are, the closer the inferred patterns will be to the truth!
Although no usable conclusions have yet been drawn, Yan Qi is already quite convinced of Li Yada, feeling that this person is really secretive, as if he has opened the door to a new world for himself.
Li Yada continued: "Because there were too many games involved, my friend did not explain them to me one by one, but she revealed some of the rules she had summarized to me."
Yan Qi nodded. This is reasonable. After all, Mr. Pei has made so many games. Even if the friend Li Yada mentioned as a designer had smoothed out all these games, the detailed process would definitely not be told to Li Yada.
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The key is to look at the final result.
Li Yada: "To sum up, Mr. Pei did have some starting points when he decided to make the game. Some of them cannot be referenced or learned, but some of them can be referenced and reflect some rules in game design."
"First of all, Mr. Pei likes to do game types that have never been done before. Even if it is the same game type, he has to choose a completely different entry point."
"Among many game types, Mr. Pei prefers some unpopular niche games and strives to make niche games in line with public tastes, thereby breaking the circle."
"Secondly, Mr. Pei likes to go against the popular competing games on the market and choose unexpected methods."
"But the premise of this difference is that it cannot violate the core fun and objective laws of the game, and achieve an effect that 'seems bizarre on the surface, but makes sense after careful analysis.'"
"Again, Mr. Pei believes that we should not conform to the players' superficial habits and ideas in everything, but should strive to explore the deeper demands of the players."
"That is, we strive to find deeper fun that the same gameplay can bring to players."
"Finally, for the packaging, Mr. Pei chose a story background that best represents traditional Chinese culture and a more representative story, and added some philosophical thinking that can resonate with domestic players."
"To sum it up, Mr. Pei is very good at going against the popular practices in the market."
"On the surface, this seems to be contrary to the taste of players, but in fact it breaks the same mindset that has made players tired of playing, and uses another, deeper fun to guide players, and in one
Stand out among other games.”
Yan Qi listened and quickly recorded on the computer.
These contents sound relatively empty and more like purely theoretical contents. Without corresponding case annotations, it is actually difficult to understand.
Yan Qi can't understand it deeply yet, but he can slowly understand it by comparing it with these games of Tengda.
After recording, Yan Qi quickly glanced at these rules and realized something: "So, my previous idea was completely wrong."
"I think "Return to the Shore" has achieved perfection in the field of domestic action games. In fact, it looks at the problem from a rigid and static perspective."
"What I saw is actually what Mr. Pei saw two years ago."
"If Mr. Pei decides to make an action game now, the game he makes will definitely be very different from "Back to the Shore"."
"And if I want to make the game successful, I must learn from Mr. Pei and try to think about problems from Mr. Pei's perspective."
Li Yada nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, that's the truth."
Yan Qi's previous thoughts were completely overturned. He frowned and began to think seriously.
It is true that "Return to the Shore" has not become outdated until now, but it must not make a game that imitates "Return to the Shore".
Because Mr. Pei’s games are all ahead of the times in order to be successful.
If Yan Qi wants to succeed, he must learn from Mr. Pei and design a game that is ahead of the times.
It must be very obviously different from the style of "Return to the Shore".
Yan Qi knew very well that it was impossible for him to achieve the level of Mr. Pei, and it was almost impossible for the action games he created to reach the level of "Back to the Shore".
But there is a saying that strives to achieve the best. If you work hard for 100 points, you may get 90 points in the end, but if you work hard for 60 points, the final result is likely to be a failure.
Therefore, Yan Qi must work hard in the direction of Mr. Pei, so that even if it doesn't become a hit, he can at least make money and lay a solid foundation for future hit games.
"Then...Sister Li, how should we do the opposite?"
""Return to the Shore" is indeed the opposite of the previous domestic action games, forcibly raising the difficulty. If I were to do the opposite again and lower the difficulty, wouldn't I be going back again?"
"It doesn't seem to work."
Li Yada smiled slightly: "Of course I can't go back."
"The so-called 'going backwards' is not a straight line, but a spiral upward process. Going backwards does not allow you to go back, but to continue to pursue higher development after consolidating the existing rules.
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"As for how to spiral upward, that's what you have to think about. I can't help."
In fact, Li Yada can design, but she is unwilling to interfere too much.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. She has taught the methodology to Yan Qi. Whether the game can be made and to what extent it is ultimately achieved depends on Yan Qi himself.
Yan Qi hurriedly said: "Thank you so much!"
"If you hadn't woken me up, Sister Li, I might still be thinking about making a game that imitates "Return to the Shore", but it would probably end in failure."
“Although we don’t have a clue about the new game yet, the general direction is much clearer!”
"You shared such precious content with me, I really don't know how to thank you!"
Li Yada smiled: "No need to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank Mr. Pei."
"It is Mr. Pei's long-cherished wish to have more and more excellent domestic games, and it is also something that Mr. Pei has been promoting."
"You can make an excellent domestic action game, which is a reward in itself."
"In my opinion, you actually lack nothing. What you lack is just the right methods, confidence and courage."
"Now, you have mastered the methods. As long as you always maintain confidence and courage, you will be fine!"