Chen Mo continued, "I think a lot of video game designers have this problem. Their abilities are limited, and the quality of their games can't compete with those B-grade and A-grade video game designers, but they don't think of any other way. Instead, they stubbornly insist on the quality of their games. That's stupid."
Lin Mao gave it some thought, "I still don't understand."
Chen Mo explained, "You don't have to be so formal with us, so I'll be direct. If you're a gamer, why would you buy this game? "
Lin Mao was shocked. It seemed like a natural question to him, and he didn't even think about it.
He gave it some thought, "Hmm … quality? Sincerity? "
Chen Mo said, "Sincerity is a very intangible thing. If a video game designer is reduced to selling their emotions, it can only mean two things. One is that they were once glorious, and two is that they're basically at the end of the road.
"As for quality, you're a D-grade video game designer. How can you compare to a B-grade video game designer?"
Lin Mao opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Chen Mo continued, "When I ask why players would buy it, I'm actually asking, what's so special about the game? What's so special about it? "
"I don't think your brain is fully open. Take this game for example, there are a few angles you can consider.
"One is to consider the gameplay system. Spend another two months to completely expand your current combat system. Add another 8 to 15 types of weapons and more than 20 types of monsters."
Lin Mao was confused, "But isn't that too complicated for a mobile game?"
Chen Mo shook his head, "It's not complicated. Does a mobile game have to be light? I don't think so. The lighter the game, the harder it is. At this stage, I'd rather go overboard than stop.
"Make the combat system very complicated. At the very least, when you're advertising, you can write something like this: 'You can choose from 20 types of weapons', 'Can you choose the most suitable weapon every time?', and so on."
Lin Mao thought about it.
Chen Mo continued, "Or the second option would be to make the entire game extremely difficult, and add in some unexpected traps."
Lin Mao asked, "What do you mean by unexpected?"
Chen Mo pointed at the screen, "Take this for example. It looks like a hill, but when you step on it, a bunch of spikes will pop out and stab the player to death. Here, it looked like a friendly NPC, but as soon as you walked past it, it would stab you to death. If he jumped over and talked to him from behind, he would still be stabbed to death. Only by stepping on his head can we trample him to death. "
Lin Mao's mouth was slightly agape. He had an expression that said, "There's such a thing?"
Chen Mo said, "If you use the second method, you could say it's' The Most Unexpected Game in History 'and change the name to' Knight's Big Adventure ', something like that."
"There's a third way of thinking. Consider it from the perspective of the plot. For example, you can let the players choose different routes or reactions at different nodes. For example, if you meet an enemy from before and he is seriously injured, you can choose to save him or not. In this way, many choices can lead to different endings. "
"You can design 5 to 8 endings. Some will succeed, some will fail, and some will be unexpected."
"If that's the case, you can use '8 endings, dozens of choices', 'Can you see through the lies, find out the truth', etc."
Lin Mao rubbed his chin. Obviously, Chen Mo's words contained a lot of information. He had to think about it.
Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry. He took a bite of his food and waited for Lin Mao to understand the three plans he just mentioned.
What did the designers in this world lack the most?
It was a wild imagination.
Chen Mo's imagination wasn't something he was born with, but something he had accumulated in another world. As the video game industry grew and grew, from client-side games to web-based games to mobile games, there was also the blossoming of independent games.
Countless video game designers racked their brains trying to get their games noticed by the players, to get the players to obediently hand over their money.
Creativity was always the most important thing in the video game industry. The small group of people at the top of the pyramid were undoubtedly a bunch of people with amazing imagination. A designer lacking imagination wouldn't be able to make a game that could captivate the players.
Of course, creativity was a very mysterious thing. Many people who claimed to be creative and wanted to save the video game industry were actually just fantasies. No one could say for sure if their creativity would be successful before it could be turned into a real game.
The three plans Chen Mo mentioned might seem like genius ideas to the people of this world, but in his previous world, it was a rule that most video game designers were well aware of. It was something that had been tested countless times in the market, with many successful designs.
Chen Mo knew that Lin Mao was a very honest person, and was also his best friend, so he gave him a few pointers.
However, Chen Mo didn't go into the specifics of the plan, and stopped there. As for how the game would turn out, it would depend on Lin Mao's own understanding.
Lin Mao thought for a long time before saying, "Hmm, I think I understand now. What you said makes a lot of sense. The reason why my game isn't popular is because it lacks something that can attract the attention of many people. "
Chen Mo nodded, "Yes."
Lin Mao said, "I understand, Chen Mo. Your three plans really inspired me. I feel like I'm getting some inspiration, thank you!"
Chen Mo waved his hand, "It's nothing, I'm just giving you a direction. It's up to you how you want to go."
Lin Mao nodded, "Yeah, I have a direction now. I thought the game was about eighty percent complete, but it seems like it's still far from enough. I'll redesign the game when I get back. "
Lin Mao's furrowed eyebrows relaxed. He had always felt that his game was lacking something, so he wasn't sure. Now he knew that his game lacked a bright spot, a bright spot that the players could immediately see!
With this shining point, his game would be able to stand out from the countless other games out there.
Zhao Zihao said in surprise, "Chen Mo, you're good! Why didn't I feel like you had so many ideas before? Did you suddenly become enlightened? "
Chen Mo said with a serious face, "It's not enlightened, it's enlightened. The night before the design competition, the God of Games appeared in my dream and gave me a video game design skill book. "
Zhao Zihao laughed, "Screw you!"
The three of them ate and chatted until ten at night. They drank four more bottles of beer, and were all tipsy by the time they were done chatting.
Chen Mo wasn't a big drinker as drinking often wasn't good for the brain, affecting thinking and memory. It wasn't a good habit for a video game designer, so he didn't drink too much.
Zhao Zihao called one of his lackeys to drive him, while Lin Mao was already thinking about how to improve the game.
Chen Mo was more assured with someone driving for him, so he watched them leave after giving them a few words of advice.
Chen Mo went back to the experience store and packed his stuff. After receiving the message from Zhao Zihao and Lin Mao that they were home, Chen Mo washed up and went to bed.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
