Although Zhong Xiu said so, the removal of games by Gilbert Company and Dream Kingdom did not have a big impact on Linmu Studio.
But the small impact does not mean there is no impact at all.
After the release of "Breakout".
In the past few years, the number of game players in China has begun to grow exponentially.
On the console side, thanks to Linmu Studio, the player base is also steadily increasing.
But after all, the switch has not been released for a long time, so most players still prefer PC.
As for PC players, due to the strength of Linmu Studio in recent years, both online game players and stand-alone players have basically installed the Vaporwave game platform.
Players of "Breakout" and "Fantasy OL" all have it.
No way, it's really useful.
This is also a prerequisite for the Vaporwave game platform to flourish in China.
After all, the domestic player base is actually quite large, and there is no clear distinction between online games and stand-alone games. Those players who use the Vaporwave gaming platform as a launcher for online games may buy stand-alone games that day.
And with such a large player base in China, even if most players don’t like car ball...
That's not all.
Moreover, Gibber Company and Fantasy Nation not only have guns, cars and ball, there are almost hundreds of games from the two major companies combined!
These include gun, cart and ball, as well as many old and new games in other game types, as well as some games that are not developed by the two companies but published by them.
Yes.
In addition to developers, they are also publishers.
So many games were suddenly removed from the Vaporwave game platform. Except for players who purchased the games, they could open the store page, and other players could not even search for them.
Many players even have an illusion.
I feel that the entire Vaporwave game platform masterpiece is missing half...
Faced with this situation, even if they don’t play games from the two major manufacturers, there are no players who are affected.
I couldn't help but sweat for Lin Mu Studio.
After all...there are suddenly no more games, and Game on the other side
The player is very vocal again.
It's really scary.
It's as if the Vaporwave gaming platform is about to be replaced.
Um.
To use a more understandable analogy, EA and Activision collaborated to directly remove all their games from Steam, and then announced that they had created a platform for Call of Duty, Battlefield, FIFA, The Sims, Dragon Age, and Red Alert.
, Need for Speed, Crash Bandicoot and a bunch of other games that even players have never played but heard about will be launched on the new platform...
This is no small matter...
Although the Gibb Corporation and Dreamland in this world are not as big as EA Activision, this is indeed shocking news.
No wonder players feel that the sky is about to change...
"Holy shit! The Vaporwave gaming platform is going to collapse!?"
“Half of the most popular games in the game library are missing, which is scary.”
"Why is it so sudden? Wasn't it good before? I just bought Fantasy Kingdom's "Battlefield Smoke 4" the day before yesterday, and today I can't find it through a direct search. I feel numb..."
"Actually, it's not sudden. I heard that Dreamland and Gibb's Company have been negotiating with Linmu Studio about their share of the profits. They probably couldn't reach an agreement and broke off directly.
In the past two years, the PC physical market has been continuously suppressed, but the online channel has become more and more popular. It is estimated that these two companies have gritted their teeth and simply refused to give Linmu Studio a cut."
"What is the commission ratio of the Vaporwave game platform? It shouldn't be a lot, right?"
"Twenty percent is actually quite a lot. In the sales list of the Vaporwave game platform last year, apart from the first-party games of Linmu Studio, the games from these two major companies were the best-selling ones. Don't look at their games.
We don’t have many domestic buyers, but their games are very popular on the overseas Vaporwave game platform. By some estimates, Linmu Studio has at least made hundreds of millions of dollars from these two games..."
"Damn it... No wonder the two families want to withdraw! Isn't this too profitable!?"
"It makes no sense to make money now. Linmu Studio has made hundreds of millions, but this also means that the two major manufacturers have nearly one billion more sales than before! This is the credit of the Vaporwave game platform!"
"Yes, without Linmu Studio operating the Vaporwave game platform, everything is actually empty talk, and the operation and maintenance of the game platform requires costs. It is normal for Linmu Studio's early efforts to be rewarded... But this is our perspective.
For these two major European and American manufacturers, this is probably not the case. Now they are vigorously launching online distribution platform Game.
Player, I guess he just wants not to give Lin Mu Studio a share, and just like Lin Mu Studio, he wants to take the profits from other people’s games..."
"In the end, it's still a business, but to be honest, I'm really worried. We're fine, but European and American players will probably download their games.
player, players will inevitably be diverted, and Linmu Studio will be hit hard."
"It's really possible, Game
Player announced the commission ratio, which is 5% less than that of Linmu Studio. It only takes 15%. Although it doesn’t sound like much, but if Game
Player is really overwhelming the Vaporwave game platform overseas, and it is actually possible for publishers and developers who have not fled now to defect later.”
"That's it. The more I listen to your analysis, the more I feel that the Vaporwave gaming platform will be replaced?"
"Because it is indeed possible... In fact, Lin Yao should make a concession. For these big manufacturers, it is not impossible to change the share. After all, their works are really popular in Europe and the United States, and now we are about to enter the second half of the year.
, Black Friday is coming soon... It is estimated that Gibber Company and Dream Kingdom will make big moves by then. By then, it is estimated that all European and American players will have to run Game
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As for the player, once user habits change, one will ebb and flow, and Linmu Studio may really be overtaken by someone else."
"well……"
Players seem to be quite worried.
And generally hold a pessimistic view.
certainly.
Lin Yao has not seen these opinions yet.
In fact, even if she saw it, she couldn't say anything. Players have players' considerations, and she also has hers.
Let's not say that we can't retreat. Even if we can retreat, Lin Yao is willing to retreat, but in fact it may not be able to solve this problem... Because in the final analysis, although the reason this time is that the two major companies, Gibber Company and Dreamland, are dissatisfied with the proportion,
But is their ultimate goal really to change the rake ratio of their games?
No, they just want to take a share of other people's games like Linmu Studio...
And this is an irreconcilable contradiction.
The withdrawal of these two major manufacturers will indeed make the situation of the Vaporwave game platform difficult in Europe and the United States. Lin Yao also understands this, but she really has no choice but to resort to tactics.
at this time.
Lin Yao was in the conference room, preparing for a trick-or-treating game in the second half of the year.
"Partner perspective?"
Lin Yao looked at the heads of the two first-party studios, Conglong and Xihan.
"right."
Wang Mang, the head of Conglong Studio, nodded vigorously and said with excitement: "The script you wrote is really good! But there is one problem, and that is the detective himself! So smart! So charming! This
It always feels weird to let players control them, and it can easily make the detective look dull! So my idea is to let the player and the detective work in parallel!
In other words, the player controls the seemingly dull partner Huashan, who is responsible for collecting clues and uncovering the truth of the incident. At the same time, Holmes is also acting, and the two lines are running in parallel, but as long as the player collects the established evidence,
Testimony or key clues, the two lines will intersect, and Holmes will finally reveal the answer.
When the two lines finally intersect, we can let the players give their own answers and give flexible players some positive feedback, but the final answer must be revealed by the detective himself! Of course, in order not to disappoint the players, we start with Dragon
The studio will work hard to perform every case well!"
"..."
After hearing this, Lin Yao nodded slowly.
Although Wang Mang's words were a bit general, the IP of Sherlock Holmes was really popular in her previous life.
There are a lot of film and television series adaptations.
In addition to the dramas that were completely based on the original works, Lin Yao was also impressed by "Sherlock Holmes" directed by Guy Ritchie, and "Sherlock" which set the story background in modern times.
In fact, the script she wrote this time was intentionally biased towards the style of "Detective Sherlock Holmes". After all, in this series of movies, Sherlock Holmes can also box... which makes it feel more suitable for games.
The two parallel lines mentioned by Wang Mang are a bit risky. After all, Holmes and Watson can only work together if they are paired up... However, occasionally they separate to investigate cases alone, and then, while looking for some key clues, they get into trouble together or something like that.
Quite interesting.
Since it is a game, not pure text, it is not impossible to be a little bolder...and it is a pioneering work. As long as the first work can make a name for itself, there will be many opportunities to release the original work in the future.
"And you?"
Lin Yao temporarily put aside Wang Mang's suggestion and looked at Zhang Tian, the person in charge of the Western Han Studio.
"My thoughts are similar to Wang Mang's. In fact, we have already met once before."
Zhang Tian smiled awkwardly and continued: "In Di Renjie's script, there is also Li Yuanfang, who is similar to a partner and thug. My idea is the same as his, and it is also a two-pronged parallel. However, because the background is more special, in terms of performance, I
I plan to lean into the weird and dark side.”
"I see."
Lin Yao thought about it carefully and nodded again.
Di Renjie is more suitable. After all, the protagonist himself is indeed very weak in martial arts. It is indeed more suitable for the player to play the role of partner.
but……
"I roughly understand your production ideas, and I also read a little bit of the planning document."
Lin Yao glanced at the planning book on the table: "But your gameplay and action system don't seem to have been finalized."
Hearing Lin Yao's words.
moment.
Both of them were a little embarrassed.
"Actually, we thought about it, but because we have no experience, we always feel that we have no confidence..."
Wang Mang was the first to speak and explained: "My expectation for "Sherlock Holmes" was originally a gun battle. After all, the background was the late Victorian era, firearms had already appeared, and World War I was about to begin, but I did some research.
, I found that the firearms at that time were too outrageous, and it felt like they couldn’t make players happy at all. And in your script, most of the battles were fists, kicks and scuffles... I just wanted to ask for your opinion."
"My situation is a little different... I don't need to worry about the gameplay and action system of "Detective Detective", but I have never been very good at this aspect and I am afraid of messing up the story."
On the other side, Zhang Tian also spoke.
Both of them looked unconfident.
"……I see."
Lin Yao lightly scratched her face and sighed.
It was indeed a bit difficult for them, although I asked them to let go.
But before they were acquired by Linmu Studio, they had never been exposed to the production of large-scale 3D games. Now, without any direction, just letting them play freely will really make them panic and have the opposite effect.
"Actually, the background of "Sherlock Holmes" is definitely not suitable for shooting gameplay. Firearms can appear, but this is the main gameplay."
Lin Yao thought for a while, moved her chair closer to the conference table, then asked Zhang Tian for a pen, and started writing on the back of the planning book: "My suggestion is this, the game's combat system should be changed
For close combat, refer to real-life comprehensive fighting events and move the entire action system in the direction of hard-core fighting, such as..."
Lin Yao started to draw movements.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! She drew very quickly, and because it was a sketch, several battle scenes were drawn in a short time.
"Punches, punches, counterattacks, throws."
Lin Yao raised her head and looked at Wang Mang, who was looking far away: "In this regard, you can find professionals to participate in motion capture, and strive to make the body movements more realistic."
"Fighting game!?" Wang Mang blurted out.
"Yes, but it is more fancy than fighting games. Fighting games are one-on-one PVP, and we must ensure fairness to the greatest extent. But our game is PVE, and there is no need to care too much about fairness. So on the basis of hard-core fighting, we can also
Add scene-killing and last-hitting.”
"Scene kill? Last hit?" Wang Mang understood the meaning of these two words, but he didn't quite understand how to do it.
"For example, here."
Lin Yao looked at the two of them: "You are fighting with Zhang Tian now. When you hold him down, does it hurt more to punch him or smash his head against the table? In other words, is your fist stronger or the table's?
?”
As Lin Yao spoke, she lightly knocked on the table.
Wang Mang was silent for a moment: "...table."
"Well, this is a scene kill. After the game character uses throwing skills to catch someone, some specific locations in the game scene are highlighted. Then the player can drag the enemy to that location and kill the enemy that requires a few punches to defeat with one hit.
Similar to an execution.”
Lin Yao smiled and continued: "If you don't understand what throwing skills are, you can first watch a comprehensive fighting game or a juggling action movie. As for the last hit, it means literally, after the enemy falls to the ground, attack again
, completely making the opponent unable to get up. This is a way to enhance the sense of substitution. It is normal for you to knock Zhang Tian down and kick him, right?"
Wang Mang: "...normal."
Zhang Tian: "..."
“In addition, the game can also add interaction with scene props. For example, with bare hands, players can knock down the opponent’s weapons and pick them up to use themselves, or directly get the weapons and props in the scene, including but not limited to wooden sticks.
, knives, iron bars, iron chains, firearms.”
Lin Yao continued: "In real-life fights, you usually take whatever is available in the scene, right? We also let players experience this feeling in the game. Of course, we need to be more restrained in this aspect and don't make it too buggy. Since the point is
If it's a hard-core fight, you can't take the lead. For example, with firearms, you can't do it like a machine gun.
The enemy can be killed instantly with one shot, but after firing a shot, the reloading time will be unbearable for the player. In the end, the player will only fire one shot, and then use the gun as a throwing weapon..."
"The above is my opinion on the action system and gameplay of this game. To put it simply, each battle is divided into an area, just like an arena. The enemy can be Moriarty's men in the final case, or they can be blocking
Players get clues about street gangsters.
In short, it is to put players in an invisible arena, allowing players to fight one against many, hard-core fighting, and then supplement it with other mechanisms I mentioned above to make the battle more diverse. If done well, you can actually join something like the underground
The setting of Black Fist allows players to fight online.
Well, if I just say it now, you may not understand it, and it’s a bit complicated. I’ll give you a plan later.”
Talking and talking.
Lin Yao felt it was too complicated, so she stopped talking.
"……I see."
Wang Mang listened quietly to Lin Yao's words. After a moment of silence, he nodded.
Now he has a question,
Why...my boss seems to know everything?
"Then do I do the same here?"
At this time.
Zhang Tian also spoke.
"No, the style doesn't match, Wu Zhou, Ancient Orient, these elements are completely incompatible with Sherlock Holmes, so we can make it more romantic... and the gameplay of the two games is similar, which is not a good thing."
Lin Yao immediately shook her head: "In addition, Di Renjie's partner Yuan Fang is much more powerful than Watson, and the game also has the romantic element of martial arts, so we should be more unrestrained. Let's use cold weapons as the main body of the combat system.
, to put it simply, it’s a clash of swords!”
"Clash of swords?"
"Fighting swords, do you understand?"
Lin Yao smiled, thought about it, and decided to learn from Sekiro's action system.
certainly.
Both of these studios were working on 3A for the first time, and Lin Yao was not too ambitious, so he directly asked them to reproduce all the action mechanisms of Sekiro.
She plans to add a similar system only to BOSS battles.
For some miscellaneous fish and the like, just take the easy route.
After all, it is a mystery genre. Although the gameplay cannot be completely sacrificed for the sake of the story, it cannot take over the main role.
Lin Yao briefly explained to Zhang Tian her thoughts on the sword-themed gameplay, and then drew a few schematic diagrams.
"I see……"
After Zhang Tian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He also nodded.
At this time, he only had one question, and that was... Why does the boss seem to know everything?
Lin Yao didn't know what they were thinking. After expressing her own views, she chatted with them about games and then prepared to leave the meeting room.
"By the way, although I want you to familiarize yourself with motion capture, there are also games to be produced in our department recently, and they are more urgent. Your application may be postponed by then..."
Lin Yao walked to the door of the conference room, suddenly thought of something, and turned around and said.
"good."
The heads of the two studios heard this, expressed their understanding, and nodded.
Lin Yao turned around and left the conference room, then returned to her seat, sat down, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The game is all set.
Get rid of the console products department.
There are four games in total.
Two reasoning games, one turn-based strategy game, and one FPS.
The game lineup is quite luxurious.
certainly.
Lin Yao is currently focusing on the latter two games the most. She keeps a normal mind on the two mystery games. After all, they are for two first-party studios to practice on.
This is also the reason why she didn't let them make the mystery game into a text AVG.
After all, if you make it a text AVG, you won’t be able to practice anything.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although the text AVG does fit those two stories very well...
"Watson is good at boxing, and Li Yuanfang is good at swordfighting and assassination. It's a bit outrageous to think about it."
Lin Yao sat in her seat, thinking about it, and suddenly laughed...
From her perspective.
This is really interesting.
It completely subverted the image.
But it's a pity that no one can resonate with her...
Perhaps, this is the sorrow of the time traveler...
Lin Yao's thoughts wandered.
But as soon as the sad thoughts emerged, she was immediately driven away.
She's still wearing nothing... She has almost forgotten the details of her previous life...
On the contrary, the memory of living here becomes more and more vivid.
It is estimated that if she is asked to go back now, she will not be willing to go back...
She couldn't bear to leave the people she knew here.
So why do you think so much?
Lin Yao smiled and shook her head, reopened the document, and prepared to start coding the planning document for the two first-party studios.
But before she could type the first word...
"Senior... something bad is going on! My Kirby brain is in my brain! I can't play games! Please comfort me!"
Zhu Nianqiao's voice came.
Before anyone arrived, they started shouting...
Lin Yao made a move and sighed.
Take back what you just said.
Let her go back to her previous life...
…
After determining the direction, Lin Mu Studio began to move quickly with the help of the plan to complete the mechanism and Lin Yao's addition...
Here at the headquarters.
Both the PC department and the console department are progressing very smoothly, after all, they both have experience.
And the completion mechanism is really buggy.
As for the two outsourcing studios, it was a bit difficult to get started, but Lin Yao believed that this was only temporary.
So she wasn't too worried.
And just when Lin Mu Studio was operating at full capacity.
Gibb Corporation and Game, Fantasyland’s online game distribution platform
The player also started to exert his strength.
Large-scale promotion, lobbying other publishers, crazy publicity.
These three axes are coming down.
To be honest, it did have a big impact on Linmu Studio.
The overseas version of the Vaporwave game platform began to lose users.
Although, it does not mean that these players will no longer use the Vaporwave gaming platform after they leave.
But in the short term, the data is indeed very ugly. Now the number of overseas players on the Vaporwave game platform is almost halved compared to usual...
And domestic players saw the aggressive Game
player, is even more worried about Linmu Studio’s Vaporwave game platform.
But Lin Yao herself has no time to care about this for the time being...
Because there is news from Linmu Financial Holdings that the labo that has been prepared for a long time can be mass-produced!
As for the fitness ring, samples have also been made!