Thirty-nine lucky people were nervously waiting for Chen Mo's arrival in a large meeting room at Thunderbolt Entertainment.
These people were all fresh graduates that the judges thought to be the best after multiple rounds of selection. They were also the graduates that were selected by Chen Mo to work at Thunderbolt Entertainment.
These people had different professions and were good at creating different types of games. However, their faces were brimming with excitement and joy.
How could they not be excited to be able to join Thunderbolt Entertainment right after graduation and work with the best video game designers in China and the world to create world-shaking games?
Many of them were exchanging contact details, some of them had already known each other during the video game design contest.
However, they still had one last test.
Chen Mo would come up with a question that would determine if they could progress further within Thunderbolt Entertainment.
If they didn't do well, they might be placed into some marginalized teams. Only those that Chen Mo was satisfied with would have the right to enter the core and frontline teams.
Of course, these marginalized teams weren't necessarily bad, they might even make more money.
In reality, almost every game from Thunderbolt Entertainment was a high quality game. If a graduate was' unlucky 'enough to be placed into a stable MMORPG like King of Glory, League of Legends, or PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, it would still be amazing. Just the prize money alone might be enough to make others jealous.
However, these graduates were selected from all over the country. The acceptance rate was even lower than the acceptance rate of top two universities. They were here to be the best video game designers, and all of them thought highly of themselves. With such a great opportunity, they would definitely fight for it.
Not long after, Chen Mo pushed open the door and entered.
Everyone knew Chen Mo, so the meeting room instantly became silent. The graduates all sat up straight and looked curiously at the young man in front of them.
Mmm, they finally saw Chen Mo in person!
He looked younger in person than he did in photos.
And … he didn't put on any airs.
However, there seemed to be a strong aura around him, or rather … a strong sense of confidence.
Chen Mo smiled as he looked at everyone in the meeting room.
"Hello everyone. You all know me and why I'm here, so I'll keep it short.
"First of all, congratulations to everyone for standing out in this competition and winning the chance to join Thunderbolt Entertainment. In the future, I hope that everyone will not forget their original intentions and maintain their passion and passion for the gaming industry. Let's work together to create better games for the gamers. "
"Although you've all gotten the chance to enter Thunderbolt Entertainment, there's still one last question. This is my personal test for everyone."
"This question isn't difficult, but it won't be easy to stand out. You only have three hours. "
"Come up with a system design draft in this conference room within three hours."
Chen Mo paused before continuing, "The student with the best answer will receive a great opportunity: to be directly involved in my new project."
As soon as he said that, many people's eyes lit up.
They could directly participate in Chen Mo's new project!
This also meant that the next world-shocking AAA masterpiece would have his name on the final production staff list!
Obviously, this was a dream come true for newcomers. In order to ensure efficiency, the R&D teams of large companies and IPs had a fixed number of people. Many companies would let newcomers practice on fringe projects and only transfer them to core projects after they had accumulated some experience and were mature and reliable enough.
But this time, everyone had the chance to directly participate in Chen Mo's new project?
Even if it was just to watch and learn, it would be a blessing of three lifetimes!
Everyone looked at Chen Mo expectantly, wanting to know what kind of question he would ask.
Chen Mo looked at the time and asked, "How many of you here have played Dark Souls before?"
Almost everyone raised their hands.
Chen Mo nodded and asked, "How many of you completed it?"
This time, less than a quarter of the people raised their hands.
Chen Mo waved his hand as he saw those who didn't manage to get through, "Don't worry, this won't affect my evaluation of you. Designers aren't professional gamers, it's enough as long as you understand the mechanics of the game. If you're not used to it, there's no need to force yourself to be tortured. Alright, this is just a small interlude. Everyone knows that Dark Souls is made with the Pangu engine, right? "
Everyone nodded.
Chen Mo asked, "Do you think the combat system of Dark Souls is good enough? Is there more room for improvement? "
Everyone looked at each other.
Was there or was there not?
A large part of the reason why Dark Souls won the Game of the Year award was because of the battle system. This battle system had even directly influenced a large number of AAA games later on. It even gave rise to a new term called "Soul Battle". If you wanted to find fault with such a classic battle system, you had to weigh yourself first, didn't you?
But was answering that the combat system was perfect? Chen Mo wouldn't be satisfied.
Seeing that no one dared to say anything, Chen Mo smiled. "Alright, I'll answer it for you. The combat system of Dark Souls is unique and perfect. For a game like this, the combat system is basically the best it can be. "
He paused. "But … that doesn't mean there's no room for improvement in soul-based combat. The combat system could be improved in another genre."
"What I mean is, the environment interaction."
Seeing that most of them were confused, Chen Mo explained, "In Onyx Souls, you've used the environment a lot, haven't you? For example, when you hit Brother Knife, you can seduce him into jumping off the cliff. This is actually a very realistic environment interaction mechanism. "
"In other words, your combat will interact with the environment to create an outcome that's beneficial or detrimental to you. Onyx Souls tacitly approved of this method, because 'falling off' is something that happens in real combat.
"This kind of environment interaction mechanism will make the battles in the game more realistic, and it will also give more ways to win."
"Yes, we encourage the players to use various methods to win, which is what many people call 'despicable foreigners'. Players love this kind of design, and they will fully display their intelligence at this time. "
"And the question this time is:
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