Seeing these four words, the scene was in an uproar.
"Horror game??"
"Is there really all kinds of game types in this lottery box?"
"This is too difficult! It's several times more difficult than the last 'Simulation Driving' theme!"
"It can't be compared like this. The intensity of competition is still about the same. But it is true that horror games are difficult to make."
"And don't forget the selection rules of this game, you have to come up with something new!"
"Making new ideas? I don't think it's necessary. Didn't you see that "Mecha Legend", which made new ideas before, failed miserably? On the contrary, "Simple Flight Simulator" and "Domestic Truck Simulator" became popular. So I I think it’s better to make a serious horror game. If you can’t get first place, you won’t get it. As long as you can win the favor of other investors, you can still make money.”
"Come on, I think no matter how you do it, the probability of making money from a horror game is very slim. Instead of hoping to make a profitable horror game, it's better to hope that you can get the first place investment of 10 million. "
The designers in the audience all held their own opinions, and no one could convince anyone.
But one thing is certain, that is, the theme of "horror games" really stumped them!
In many game types, the difficulty of production is completely different.
For example, in action games, the production threshold is very high. It is not only the problem of action collection, but more importantly, it is necessary to handle a series of complex factors such as the design of various actions, numerical adjustment, model collision determination, etc., and every detail. Any problem may cause the player's feel to collapse.
The difficulty of designing a horror game lies in controlling the player's psychology and creating a sense of atmosphere.
If action games are difficult to make, it is because the threshold is high and it is hard difficulty; then horror games are difficult to make because it is soft difficulty.
It does not lie in a specific technical or design difficulty, but in a mysterious and mysterious feeling.
Even the top game manufacturers in China generally will not touch this subject.
Only some specific and talented foreign manufacturers can make a living in horror games.
This time Li Rushan drew a king bomb in one draw. The game designers in the audience were gloomy, but he himself was smiling.
Very good, the probability of losing ten million dollars has been greatly increased!
The success of the game theme is half the battle, and the other half of the success is, of course, finding a "reliable" designer.
Li Rushan looked down the stage and quickly locked his target.
It’s the designer named Lu Zhixing!
After Li Rushan played "Ordinary Life" before, he has been obsessed with 404 Studio. After conducting some simple investigations, he locked on Lu Zhixing. This time, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Lu Zhixing had also signed up to participate in this game competition. Of course, he was given special attention.
There are some follow-up activities on stage, but they have nothing to do with Li Rushan.
He gave a few instructions to one of his employees, then turned and went to the reception room behind the venue.
The employee quickly came to Lu Zhixing and said in a low voice: "Hello, Mr. Li would like to have a chat with you."
Lu Zhixing was stunned for a moment. This Mr. Li was also paying attention to him?
That's good, it saves you some trouble.
He pointed at Zhao Haoyan and asked, "This is the person in charge of level design in our studio. Do you need to come with us?"
The employee nodded: "Yes, Mr. Li said, you and your friends can come together."
"Okay, please lead the way."
Lu Zhixing stood up and pulled Zhao Haoyan, who was still eating snacks, towards the reception room at the back of the hall.
…
"Mr. Lu! Hello, hello. I've seen you for a long time. I've played your "Ordinary Life" and I like it very much. As an investor, I only have one idea, which is to witness your infinite potential being activated!"
As soon as he entered the conference room, Lu Zhixing felt Li Rushan's enthusiasm.
The little fat man held Lu Zhixing's hand tightly as soon as he came up, and he felt as if he had met him too late.
Lu Zhixing smiled slightly: "No, I have admired Mr. Li for a long time."
This is true. I have heard a lot of gossip from Professor He Cheng before.
Li Rushan was very happy: "Please sit down quickly! Who is this?"
He raised his head slightly and looked at Zhao Haoyan who was following behind Lu Zhixing.
Lu Zhixing introduced: "This is Zhao Haoyan, my roommate in college and now the level design leader of 404 Studio."
Zhao Haoyan also shook hands with Li Rushan: "Hello, Mr. Li! I hope we can play games together if we have time. I have recently trained a few new heroes and we are killing them in the bronze game!"
Lu Zhixing was speechless for a moment. It seemed that Old Zhao still needed to practice more on his interpersonal skills.
But Li Rushan didn't mind at all, and instead smiled happily.
"Okay, okay, come on, please sit down, we can talk in detail."
He waved and the waiter brought a variety of drinks. Lu Zhixing chose a cocktail at random, while Zhao Haoyan, after being dazzled, chose the largest one and drank it by the ton.
"Both of them are excellent young designers! It really makes me feel proud to be able to participate in my design competition..."
"Well, forget it, I won't talk about those vain things, let's be straight to the point. I came to you this time just to talk to you about this competition. By the way, I also want to hear what you think about it. Do you have any good ideas about this topic?
"Don't be restrained, speak freely! You also know that the theme of my design competition is 'Dream Building', so the more outrageous the dream, the better!"
Li Rushan looked at Lu Zhixing and Zhao Haoyan expectantly.
These two people made a very good first impression on him.
Li Rushan was a little worried before. If Lu Zhixing could make a game as fun as "Ordinary Life", would he really be a genius producer? What if you can’t help yourself lose money?
But during this meeting, this worry was dispelled to a certain extent.
Because he discovered that Lu Zhixing was not good at everything! Look at the person he brought.
This Zhao Haoyan was a roommate in his dormitory and held such an important position as the checkpoint leader? Is this considered... nepotism?
It seems that Lu Zhixing is not very good at company management and talent selection.
I don't know why, but when he met Lu Zhixing, Li Rushan felt an inexplicable sense of trust. He always felt that the games he made would definitely help him burn money. He couldn't explain why.
Maybe...this is the will of God?
As for Zhao Haoyan, Li Rushan was even more satisfied.
Isn't this the leader of the "Three Idiots" who appeared in his true form at the Game Design School's welcome party?
When I saw him today, the state on the stage was indeed not staged, it was completely natural.
There is a not-so-smart temperament naturally revealed in his every move.
Li Rushan always had a sense of surprise that he wanted to have Wolong and Fengxia at the same time.
Of course, whether these two are Wolong and Fengchu depends on their subsequent performance.
Li Rushan is also very cautious. After all, whether he can burn all 500 million is directly related to whether he can fulfill his wish, not be burdened by the family fortune, and be a happy and worry-free homebody.
Lu Zhixing pondered for a moment: "My thoughts on the theme of this competition...
"There are too many traditional horror games. I think we must be new and innovative! We must be bold and innovative and integrate the gameplay of multiple games!"
Li Rushan nodded like pecks of rice: "Yes, yes, continue!"
Lu Zhixing continued: "I think that since it is a horror game, it must be as scary as possible. Some traditional horror games arrange various weapons for players, such as pistols, submachine guns and even rocket launchers, which will undoubtedly greatly Diminishes the horror of the game.
"There is a saying that the source of all terror is insufficient firepower. Therefore, in order to ensure that this game can give players the most extreme horror gaming experience, players must have no weapons in their hands."
Li Rushan gave a thumbs up: "Okay! This idea is very popular with me! Since it is a horror game, it must be scary enough. It is best to scare all the players away... Oh no, it is best to let all the players get the most. The ultimate horror experience!
"It's a horror game without weapons, it's great, it can help players strengthen their fear of lack of firepower!
"But...if it's too scary, won't it attract horror game fans too much?"
Lu Zhixing nodded: "Well, this may indeed be a problem. So my idea is to give players some improvement in terms of physical fitness.
"To put it simply...incorporate parkour gameplay!"
