Interactive movie games might not be as exciting as shooting games, but if the plot was done well, it could maximize the immersion of VR games. What's more, interactive movie games had fewer operations, and the perspective was more stable. It was more in line with the characteristics of VR.
The success rate of these two types of games looked too high. He could not make them!
Real-time strategy games might seem to have a low chance of success, but he had just learned his lesson from Mission and Choice after all. Pei Qian felt a little PTSD towards this type of game and decided not to consider it.
Pei Qian waved his hand. "That's not appropriate."
"The types of games you mentioned can't be effective if the capacity is small. It's difficult to support the equipment if the capacity is large."
"The equipment has not been developed yet after all. I don't know how high the resolution can be. Most of the games you're talking about are realistic, and they require high precision graphics to be effective. "
Lin Wan nodded, feeling that Boss Pei was right.
This was especially so for interactive movie games. If the audience saw a bunch of mosaics, it would definitely affect the game experience.
"Then … Boss Pei, if it's not easy to make a realistic style, we can only make it more cartoonish."
"However, VR games don't seem to match the cartoon style, right? What type of game can we make? "
It was a more convenient way to make a cartoon style when the equipment was relatively low and the image resolution was low. For example, the very outstanding Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wilderness made the image very exquisite even though the Switch's image was only 720P.
What's more, this style was distinct and could easily leave a deep impression on players.
The only problem was that the types of games that could be chosen for this style were limited. Of course, it was not completely impossible to forcefully use this style to make FPS games and interactive movie games. However, it would be slightly less interesting and not in line with Boss Pei's pursuit of perfection.
Pei Qian said, "In conclusion, this game has to meet the following characteristics:"
"We have to fully consider the weak functions of VR equipment at the current stage. Thus, we have to use a cartoon style. At the same time, the game's capacity should not be too large."
"What's more, considering that VR equipment at the current stage can easily cause players to feel dizzy, the game's perspective should not be too fast. It's best to be smooth and focus on teleporting."
"The controls of the game shouldn't be too difficult. Don't create obstacles for the players because of the controls."
Lin Wan was deep in thought. "It sounds like it's better to make a casual game, but there are some simple casual games in the VR market right now, but they don't seem to be very popular."
"With the current equipment and functions, casual games are indeed the most reliable, but it's not easy to stand out, right?"
"If we make our own VR glasses and the game we sell is not attractive enough, it's very likely to pull down the sales of the glasses. In turn, it will affect the sales of the game. That would be troublesome."
Pei Qian said, "The reason why other casual games are not well received is mainly because the designers are not capable enough, invested too little, and the gameplay is not deep enough. If we invest a huge sum of money and create a game with enough depth, we can use the game to drive the sales of VR glasses and successfully open up this market!"
Lin Wan nodded, deep in thought.
For some reason, she felt that Boss Pei's analysis made sense.
Pei Qian continued, "My idea is to make a casual nurturing game. Players are born on a deserted island. They can pull weeds, plant flowers, cut trees, and fish on the deserted island. At the same time, they can also go to other players' islands."
"Then, we can make some deep nurturing gameplay to maintain the stickiness of players. We can try our best to make our VR glasses attractive enough even if there's only one game."
"Of course, you can think about the specific details. You're still the main designer of this game."
Pei Qian's words were seventy percent true and thirty percent false. It sounded reasonable, but it was not practical.
It sounded easy to make casual games deep enough so that players could be immersed in them, but it was actually too difficult to do.
The threshold for casual games was very low. So many casual games appeared in the world every year, but how many could really stand out?
If it was on computers and cell phones, casual games would not have to worry about finding a market as long as they were sold cheaply.
However, the problem was that on the VR side, playing this game meant that they had to spend two to three thousand yuan to buy a pair of VR glasses. Unless the game was especially outstanding, who would be willing to spend that money?
Thus, Pei Qian's words sounded right, but the chances of success were very low.
Lin Chang frowned slightly and said suspiciously, "Boss Pei, it sounds like there's a problem, right? These ideas seem to be a little too idealistic. We have to consider the actual situation … "
Lin Wan immediately interrupted him. "Don't meddle if you don't understand. I think Boss Pei's idea is indeed very novel. It's worth a try."
Lin Chang: "…"
Pei Qian smiled slightly. Alright!
As long as Lin Wan approved of this design plan, the rest would be easy.
Lin Chang really did not understand games. He instinctively felt that there seemed to be a problem but there was nothing else to say since Boss Pei and Lin Wan had reached a consensus.
"Alright, one last question. How much should we invest?"
The development of games and VR glasses required money.
Slow Movement Studio was jointly funded by Shenhua Corporation and Tengda. Both parties had the same shares, so the investment should be the same. Of course, considering Lin Wan's relationship, Lin Chang felt that it would not be a problem for Shenhua to fork out more money.
Lin Wan did some calculations and said, "If it's a casual game, I don't think we need too much investment. Ten million yuan should be enough."
"As for the VR glasses, if we develop it ourselves, I estimate that it will cost around 15 million yuan. However, if we only make a head display, it will be much cheaper. A few million yuan should not be a problem."
VR glasses had three main components. They were the head-mounted display, the controller, and the base station locator. If they wanted to save costs, they could only develop the head-mounted display while the controller and base station locator were ready-made overseas.
At that time, they would only need to sell their own head-mounted display with other brands' controllers and base station locators.
Lin Chang nodded slightly, thinking that this investment was completely within the acceptable range. He would not feel the pinch even if it went to waste.
Given Shenhua Corporation's size, the cell phone department's inventory would be more than that.
However, Pei Qian shook his head and said firmly, "That won't do!"
"We have to do everything to the best of our abilities. The key to Tengda Games' success is to keep improving!"
"I'd rather spend twice the money to make a 100-point work than save half the cost to make a 80-point work. That's because the former will be remembered by gamers for a long time, but the latter will quickly be drowned in many outstanding games. "
"In my opinion, the development cost of the game should be doubled to 20 million yuan."
"The development cost of the VR glasses is also 20 million yuan."
He looked at Lin Chang. "If you think the cost is a little high, Tengda can bear more …"
Lin Chang quickly expressed his stance. "How can we do that?! We'll do as we agreed before. Each company will pay half. "
At first, Lin Chang felt that there was no need to invest so much money in VR. The entire market had not even opened up yet, much less the Germinal Organization. The risk of investing so much money was too great.
However, since Boss Pei said that it was okay for Tengda to bear more, Lin Chang definitely could not back down.
That was because Boss Pei had led the establishment of this company with the intention of helping. How could he ask Boss Pei to pay more money?
Lin Chang had to express his stance firmly. Shenhua would definitely have to pay the same amount of money as Boss Pei. Otherwise, it would be too unkind.
Just like that, Slow Movement Studio's preparations were finalized.
Next, Lin Wan had to recruit while preparing the game's design plan. As for the VR glasses, she could work with Shenhua Corporation's cell phone department.
Pei Qian stood up. "In that case, the preparations are completed. I still have something to do in the afternoon, so I'll leave first. If you have any questions, don't stand on ceremony. Feel free to ask me. "
Lin Wan stood up as well. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll definitely lead Slow Movement Studio well and do a good job with this game!"
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