As soon as Ruan Guangjian walked into the office area, he saw the employees of Yangyang Games on both sides of the aisle greeting him and applauding warmly.
Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou, and Wang Xiaobin stood at the front, with the words "thirsty for talents" written all over their faces.
Ruan Guangjian was a little flattered and said quickly: "No, no, no, don't be so polite."
"I just finished my work there, so I came here for a casual visit. You don't need to worry about me. I don't want to delay your work."
Lin Wan smiled and said: "No, no, no, Mr. Ruan, you are too humble."
"As Mr. Pei's most relied-upon original artist, it can be said that your art has given the soul of Tenda Games. A large part of the sales of Tenda Games is so high because of you!"
"You and Mr. Pei can be said to be the best partners. Now that you come to Yangyang Games, even if you just give some random advice, we will definitely benefit a lot!"
"Come, please take a seat. This is a workstation specially reserved for you. You are always welcome at Yangyang Games!"
Everyone led Ruan Guangjian to a separate workstation that had just been vacated, right next to Ye Zhizhou and diagonally opposite to Wang Xiaobin.
Ruan Guangjian sat down at his workstation and took out the hand-drawn tablet he carried with him: "Is your workstation... standard for Tenda?"
When he came to Yangyang Games, he felt like he was back in Tengda.
The office environment is so similar!
Whether it is a spacious office space, a spacious desk, a comfortable ergonomic chair or a high-end computer and dual-screen monitor, they are all of the same standard as Tenda.
Lin Wan nodded: "Yes, although Yangyang Games is a subsidiary of Tenda Games, they are actually indistinguishable from each other. Mr. Pei has always treated all employees equally and never differentiated."
"The office environment here has actually been rearranged according to Tenda Games' standards just a few months after we moved here."
"This kind of arrangement seems to be easier to stimulate employees' work enthusiasm."
Inspire employees' enthusiasm for work?
Well, indeed, working in such a comfortable place does feel very different from working in those cramped and cramped workstations...
Ruan Guangjian turned on his office computer while listening to Lin Wan's introduction to the game.
It's quite good. From Tenda Games to Sunyang Games, the transition is seamless. The office environment is very familiar and it doesn't take any extra time to adapt.
"This is the game we are developing, "Be Quiet". It is a horror-themed game. Boss, you can play it and give us your opinions." Lin Wan pointed to the game icon on the desktop.
So far, "be quiet" has developed its second major version, and the progress is more than half over.
It’s just that there is still a certain distance before it is actually launched online.
Pure functional development is very fast, but for a game to wait until it is officially released, various gameplay and details must be repeatedly fine-tuned, and a large number of bugs must be fixed. These subtleties in the later stages cannot be ignored either.
As soon as he heard the horror theme, Ruan Guangjian's expression changed and he waved his hand quickly: "Horror game? No, no, no, I am most afraid of horror-themed things!"
"If I had known that the project you are developing now is a horror game, I wouldn't have come here!"
"Like "Midnight Call", "Zerg", "Chainsaw", "The Haunted Man", "Resurrection Night", "The Flash", "Ghost Chronicles", "The Grudge"... I watch these
I’m scared to death when it’s over!”
Lin Wan was stunned, and a question mark slowly floated over her head.
ha?
You are most afraid of horror themes, but you haven’t missed any of these classic horror movies, and you have watched them all?
Lin Wan didn't know how to answer the call for a moment.
She thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. Our game is still in the development stage. It's not scary at all."
"It's not scary at all?" Ruan Guangjian said, reluctantly clicking on the "be quiet" icon, "Then I'll just play it a little bit."
Lin Wan nodded: "Okay, you can experience it slowly. If you have any opinions, you can tell me or Ye Zhizhou."
Ruan Guangjian put on his headphones and quickly entered the game.
Lin Wan secretly pulled Ye Zhizhou over and whispered: "Watch the big guy, he says he is timid, don't scare him. Pay attention at any time, understand?"
Ye Zhizhou nodded: "Don't worry, leave it to me."
Before the two of them finished speaking, they heard Ruan Guangjian next to them say "Ah" and let out a small scream.
When entering the game, there is a dynamic game scene on the screen.
In the madman village, the night is shrouded, and the strange light blue flames are burning, reflecting a madman villager with bloodshot teeth and eyes. At this time, he is next to the strange light blue flames, waving a machete and chopping.
Wearing something.
The light was very dim, and you could vaguely see that the chopping things were constantly splattering dark red blood.
When loading is complete, the entire scene will suddenly darken, and the crazy villager who has been chopping something next to the light blue flames will suddenly stand up and walk out of the screen.
Then, before the player can react, the face of this crazy villager will suddenly poke his head out from the right side of the screen, appear in the player's field of vision at an extremely close distance, let out a sickly, maniacal smile, and then hold the
The bloody hatchet slashed at the camera!
Along with the scream, the screen will be quickly covered with blood, and then the title of the game will appear, and then the game will be officially entered.
Ruan Guangjian was so frightened by this scene just now that he almost jumped up from his seat.
Not long after I entered the game, I was startled a little by a little mouse that suddenly ran past in the scene.
Ye Zhizhou: "..."
Suddenly I had doubts about Mr. Ruan’s ability to successfully experience the entire game and put forward corresponding art modification suggestions...
He thought for a while and suggested: "Boss, why don't you just look at the art resources, including original paintings, modeling, etc. If you look at these directly, the level of shock should be good."
Ruan Guangjian shook his head: "That's definitely not possible!"
"From concept to original painting, to modeling and scenes, the concept will change at every step. For example, from original painting to modeling, the original artist's ideas will be partially misinterpreted, while the modeler will add some of his own ideas
.”
"No matter how hard we try, it is difficult to completely avoid this situation."
"So, I have to see the actual scenes in the game so that I can feel the inharmonious aspects of the entire art atmosphere and make targeted modifications."
"Don't worry, I'm okay, okay."
Seeing the boss insist on trying the game after being scared twice, Ye Zhizhou couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Look, what is professionalism!
The boss is obviously very sensitive to horror themes, but at this time he is working hard to overcome his inner fear in order to make the game better. This kind of spirit is really touching!
…
Not long after, Ruan Guangjian's surprise filled the office area of Yangyang Games, and even Lin Wan in the director's office could faintly hear it.
But no one had any idea of snickering, and instead admired Ruan Guangjian even more.
Even though you are so scared, you are still persisting. This is true love!
It can only be said that the success of the boss is not an accident, but a necessity. Just this kind of perseverance is not something ordinary people can have!
Ye Zhizhou, who was sitting next to Ruan Guangjian, felt a little proud inexplicably.
Why is the horror effect of our game so good?
In fact, Ye Zhizhou had no idea about the horror effect of this game before.
This is the first time that Yangyang Games has made a horror game. Although everyone in the design team has played horror games for a long time, and Lin Wan and others also went to haunted houses to collect information, there are still some shortcomings in experience.
Moreover, the main gameplay of this game is online, relying on "scare people" instead of using set processes and mechanisms to scare people.
But now the game has not started testing at all, there are no players in it, it is all AI, so the scary level must be discounted.
Coupled with the art resources that are not yet fully in place, the gameplay that is not particularly perfect and some minor bugs, Ye Zhizhou feels that the game is far from complete.
But now, Ruan Guangjian can be scared like this. Does this mean that this game has a good horror effect for ordinary people?
Just as he was thinking about it, Ruan Guangjian quit the game and took off his headphones.
Ye Zhizhou just wanted to comfort him, but found that Ruan Guangjian's face was rosy, his complexion was excellent, and he even looked a little excited.
Ye Zhizhou: "?"
This situation was something he didn't expect.
Is this the same person who screamed in fright at a mouse just now?
Ruan Guangjian said sincerely: "Director Lin didn't lie to me. This game is really not scary at all."
Ye Zhizhou: "?"
What's going on? Wasn't it you, the boss, who was so frightened that he screamed just now?
Ye Zhizhou vaguely felt that something was wrong. Boss Ruan's definition and expression of terror seemed to be inconsistent...
Before playing: No, I am very afraid of horror themes.
While playing: I was so scared that I screamed.
After playing: Well, it’s really not that scary.
Moreover, it gives the impression that he is not being arrogant, but rather speaking from the bottom of his heart.
Ye Zhizhou quickly took out a small notebook: "Big brother, please tell me your opinion."
Ruan Guangjian was in good spirits. He didn't look like he had just been frightened. Instead, he was a little excited.
"I think the gameplay of this game is almost in place, but it just lacks the detail and atmosphere."
"It is through these small details that we increase the atmosphere of horror and make it easier for players to gain a sense of immersion. How can we do a horror genre well? The key is to look at the details!"
"For example, I really like the scene at the beginning of the game!"
"I usually use the decibel level and frequency of my screams to judge whether a horror theme is good or not. Obviously the opening scene of the game is very good."
"However, this kind of content alone is still a bit lacking, and some small aspects are not taken into consideration."
"For example, you can add a setting. When a scary thing is close, the player will hear the sound effect of his or her own heartbeat. And the closer the distance, the faster the heartbeat frequency!"
"This seemingly simple sound effect will be very useful in enhancing the atmosphere!"
"For another example, the darker the painting style, the better. Too low visibility will indeed aggravate the player's nervousness. However, if you always play in such an environment with too low visibility, the player will feel very depressed and will want to quit after being unable to persist for a long time.
Game break.”
"So, there is a certain degree of restriction on the player's field of vision. It can't be too bright or too dark... It may not be clear. I'll find a picture for you and you can see how this works."
"Another example is some small details. Although there are some scary mechanisms in the game now, they are relatively large and lack small mechanisms. What are small mechanisms? For example, weird wind and grass movements, objects on the table moving slowly,
A bloody handprint accidentally appeared on a certain piece of glass..."
"Some people may not be able to see this small scary mechanism, but in a highly stressful situation, after seeing it, the effect may be more scary than those monsters that suddenly pop out..."
"This is not difficult to do, the key is to be patient..."
Ruan Guangjian kept talking, and Ye Zhizhou quickly recorded it in a small notebook.
While Ye Zhizhou was recording, he had only one idea in his mind.
"This is called 'more afraid of horror themes'?"
"Is there something wrong with Mr. Ruan's understanding of himself???"
"He just screams often when playing horror games, but in fact, his tolerance for horror themes is much stronger than the average person..."