After finalizing the direction, the designers returned to their seats and began to get busy.
For game design, the hardest thing is often deciding the general direction of the design, not the details.
Of course, this does not mean that the details of the design are unimportant. Although a classic game must have excellent framework and details, the consequences of the two overturning are completely different.
If there is no problem with the big frame but there are some flaws in the details, it is relatively easy to correct. All it takes is to change the real-time calculations of a few cutscenes and rearrange the lines and dubbing.
But if there’s something wrong with the big picture, then no matter how perfect the details are, it won’t help.
Most designers spend their time in endless debates during the design process.
Every design affects the entire game. It can be said that the design of the entire game is a super-large chaotic system. Each designer has different priorities.
If it is an ordinary team with a producer who has no independent opinions, then the designers will often fall into great internal friction. Every gameplay will have to be discussed repeatedly in meetings, which will greatly slow down the development progress.
This is why star producers are so important in the game industry: these star producers have enough courage to decide on the big framework and all the details under the big framework, and can integrate the power of designers to the greatest extent to ensure the general direction of the game. No deviation occurs.
As for Lu Zhixing, he also has other things to be busy with.
Character auditions for all players are about to begin!
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8pm.
Players discovered that the official Weibo of 404 Studio released a message.
The content of this Weibo is very simple, just a paragraph and three accompanying pictures. However, this seemingly simple Weibo immediately caused an uproar among the player community!
"404 Studio's new work "Sword Shadow and Rebellion", a fantasy Three Kingdoms-themed action game, is now open to enthusiastic players at home and abroad to conduct character body model auditions!
“The only requirement is that the character is close to the character in the original painting and has time to participate in the motion capture of the phantom and other work.
"Salary will be settled according to the standards of professional motion capture actors. Specific working hours and working methods can be discussed in detail!"
As for these three accompanying pictures, they are naturally the original paintings just completed by Lu Zhixing, which are divided into three different camps of Wei, Shu and Wu.
Of course, there are some well-known figures in the Three Kingdoms who do not belong to these three camps, such as Lu Bu. Strictly speaking, he should belong to the "heroes" camp. Another example is Sima Yi. There is nothing wrong with setting up a separate "Jin" camp for him and his descendants.
But there are not many such characters after all, so these people are just inserted into the original paintings of Wei, Shu and Wu.
For example, Lu Bu, although he was in the Wei camp, he did not stand with these Wei generals. Instead, he maintained a certain distance and had a confrontational attitude to show this hostile relationship.
The other characters are basically interspersed in the three original paintings in this way.
Just these three original paintings have shocked netizens.
"Damn! 404 Studio's new project!"
"This time it's a Three Kingdoms theme? Okay, okay, fans of the Three Kingdoms are ecstatic! Are there any fans of Cao Thief?"
"This original painting is awesome! The art design is amazing! It looks better than the Three Kingdoms game I made when I was a kid!"
"It's not just good, it's a total crushing! Although I understood the Three Kingdoms when I was young, there is still a cultural barrier after all. The Three Kingdoms still have to be done by Chinese people!"
"Is this a painting by Mr. Lu? Why has Mr. Lu disappeared recently? When did you take off your vest and walk around the virtual Jinghai? Countless fans are waiting for you at Jianghu Plaza and Longtan Park!"
"Is this drawn by Mr. Lu? Why has Mr. Lu disappeared recently? When did you take off your vest and walk around the virtual Jinghai? Countless fans are waiting for you at Jianghu Plaza and Longtan Park!"
Most players’ first reaction when seeing these original paintings is to be amazed!
Prior to this, the best Three Kingdoms games were probably produced by game companies from Xiaoli. Whether it was strategy games, Wushuang games or action games, the Three Kingdoms characters in them all left a deep impression on domestic players.
Although there are some domestic companies that have made Three Kingdoms-themed games, most of them are mobile game companies with little strength. Most of the original paintings of military commanders are outsourced, and the quality varies.
Moreover, in order to save trouble, many companies will directly "borrow" the images of classic Three Kingdoms characters from their childhood, and the results they produce are often not as good as the original works.
For example, Zhang Liao's square hat, Zhou Yu's Japanese helmet, etc., although they do make the characters recognizable, there is still something wrong after all.
The three original paintings released by 404 Studio are obviously very different from the original paintings!
On the one hand, the costumes of the characters are particularly exquisite in details, giving them a certain charm of the Three Kingdoms. On the other hand, they are artistically exaggerated to prevent them from appearing too realistic or plain.
After all, "Sword Shadow and Set on Fire" is about the demonization of the Three Kingdoms. Although the characters in it will not be demonized into other races, domineering armor and cool special effects are still indispensable.
Of course, if there are just a few original paintings, the players can only exclaim a few times and look forward to it.
After all, no matter how beautiful the original painting is, it is still static, and they cannot interact or participate until the game is actually made.
But looking at the text of this Weibo post, the players instantly lost their composure.
"Huh? Auditions for body models?"
"You want to look like the character in the original painting? Don't be kidding me. The character Lu Bu in the original painting must be two meters tall. Are you planning to let a basketball player play the role?"
"Basketball players can't do it either. Look at Lu Bu. He has big shoulders and a round waist. He has a double-door refrigerator. Basketball players generally don't have such a figure. Besides, it's not just the figure, but also the appearance! The eyebrows are so thick and the eyes are so wide. Yuan, you said there are people like this in reality? I really don’t believe it!”
"There are a few characters in it that have the charm of the Lao Three Kingdoms. Can we invite those actors from the Lao Three Kingdoms?"
"It's terrible. Those old artists are too old. Can they handle this motion capture? And their body shapes are not suitable for them."
"It feels like a gimmick, just to promote the game."
"I actually know that there is a blogger on the Internet who looks a lot like Lu Bu! I'll send him a private message to see if he's interested."
"This Xun Yu is really a bit like a friend of mine. I'll ask him if he wants to go."
"This Dong Zhuo looks like my leader with his fat head and big ears. I will tell him to go ahead."
"...Upstairs, I'm a headhunter. If you need a new job, please contact me!"
Although most people did not really take this audition seriously, they still forwarded the news to people they knew with the mentality of doing a job or just having fun.
Whether it's the anchor or a friend, if anyone looks similar, let me know.
Anyway, the important thing is to participate!
What if I get selected?
(End of chapter)
