After returning to his experience store, Qiu Bin continued to think about the gameplay of Demon Slayers 2.
The game had been in development for a while now, and the core gameplay was pretty much done.
But considering the impact it would have on Demon Slayers, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment didn't rush to release Demon Slayers 2 as it was still in the development stage.
After all, it was still the same. Since Demon Slayers could still rake in forty million RMB a month, there was no point in releasing a sequel that would drain the life of the previous game.
As the sequel, Demon Slayers 2 mainly focused on improving the combat, changing from pure card combat to horizontal combat. Players didn't need to use any skills, they only needed to adjust their position.
Of course, the characters were also changed from cards to 2D models. But as a Xianxia themed game, the main attack method of the characters was to throw artifacts at each other, so there was no need to move.
This was different from the Legend of Dota from his previous life. Overall, the gameplay was slightly worse than Dota.
However, the graphics of Demon Slayers 2 were already very good. Although the characters were still in a chibi style, they weren't the younger chibi type, and looked quite handsome.
The change in art style was to satisfy the players' desire for better graphics, as well as to cater to the aesthetics of the majority of players. This slightly more chibi style would help the game reach the younger crowd.
I Am MT had a cartoonish style. After Qiu Bin's research, he found that the cartoonish style was a great way to alleviate the tiredness players felt from playing the game. It was very compatible with the fragmented nature of mobile games, which was why he decided on this art style.
Qiu Bin was very confident in Demon Slayers 2, as many of the settings of the game had been carefully thought out.
Qiu Bin could confidently say that Demon Slayers 2 would be the best mobile card game on the market, bar none.
The art and music quality were all improved.
The gameplay continued the classic gameplay of Demon Slayers, with some slight innovations.
Moreover, after the huge success of Demon Slayers, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment would definitely do everything they could to promote Demon Slayers 2. With such a strong distribution channel, this game would definitely surpass its predecessor.
Qiu Bin was confident that this game would continue the success of Demon Slayers, and continue to take the top spot on the mobile game charts.
It was even possible for the monthly income to reach 80 million!
For a designer in this world, a mobile game making eighty million RMB a month was already an incredible feat, but Qiu Bin was confident because he knew the profitability of mobile card games all too well.
While Qiu Bin was fantasizing about the release of Demon Slayers 2, his assistant ran in in a panic.
"This is bad! I just received news that Chen Mo is making a mobile game! "
The assistant had obviously run over as soon as he heard the news. His voice was still trembling.
Qiu Bin felt like he had been struck by lightning. What the hell, Chen Mo was making a mobile card game?
Weren't they trying to stir up trouble?
However, he quickly calmed down and asked, "Is the information accurate? What kind of mobile game is it? Cards? "
The assistant said, "I don't know if it's a card specifically, but it's very likely! Look. "
The assistant said and handed the phone to Qiu Bin.
Qiu Bin took a look and saw that there were a few original art pieces on the phone. They were all Japanese-style demons and ghosts. However, they were drawn very well and the overall precision was extremely high.
Qiu Bin asked, "Where did this come from?"
The assistant replied, "An outsourcing company. They're one of the best art companies in China. Since we've been working with them for a long time, I know one of the artists. He told me when he found out that Chen Mo had outsourced some original art to them. "
Qiu Bin nodded, "Alright, that's a great help. Did you ask him how many original art pieces there were? "
The assistant replied, "I did, he wasn't sure about the exact number, but it's definitely more than thirty."
"More than thirty?" Qiu Bin couldn't help but take in a deep breath. It was almost certain that Chen Mo was making a mobile card game!
From the original art, the characters were all very distinct, and there wasn't much of a difference between the main and secondary characters. Furthermore, they could change their appearance, which meant that it was most likely a mobile card game!
The assistant asked, "What do we do? Should we speed up Demon Slayers 2? We can't let it clash with Chen Mo's game! "
Qiu Bin waved his hand, "Don't worry, let me think."
Qiu Bin's first reaction was to speed up development and release it as soon as possible, so that it wouldn't clash with Chen Mo's game.
Qiu Bin could still remember the fear of being dominated by I Am MT. It would hurt too much if they collided.
However, it wasn't easy to speed up development. Wouldn't it be a mess if the quality of the game wasn't up to par?
Qiu Bin said after some thought, "How about this, we'll decide on the playstyles that we haven't decided on before. Bring in some players from Demon Slayers and let them experience the game. We'll get feedback from the players and quickly make changes. "
The assistant nodded, "Understood."
Qiu Bin added, "Anyway, we'll speed things up. Cut out the fringe playstyles as much as possible, but don't let it affect the quality of the game. We'll continue with our development plan, but try to push forward as much as possible."
The assistant went to work, but Qiu Bin was still worried. He looked up the origin of the original art on the internet.
"Legends from the Heian period? No IP? "
Qiu Bin was shocked.
Any video game designer would know that mobile card games relied on IP, so how could Chen Mo not know?
Chen Mo made an anime and World of Azeroth when he made I Am MT. Didn't he spend so much money and effort just to create his own IP?
Obviously, Chen Mo knew the importance of IP to mobile card games, even before most video game designers realized it.
Then, what's with the new game?
Qiu Bin didn't believe that this theme didn't have an IP. He went through a lot of information and even asked a few friends who were familiar with this period of history and Japanese novels, and came to the conclusion that it didn't!
The theme Chen Mo wanted to make didn't have any famous anime or novels. Even those who were interested in Japanese culture didn't care about this period of history, let alone the average Chinese player!
Qiu Bin was confused. What was going on?
Could it be that Chen Mo was so good that he could make mobile card games without an IP?
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