Bao Xu was already done with the optimization of Ghost General and Ocean Stronghold and had some free time on his hands.
Lu Mingliang immediately handed Game Designer to Bao Xu to experience.
After all, he was the chief tester in the company. He was also the person who understood Boss Pei's intentions the best!
Lu Mingliang, who was feeling very uncertain, needed to gain some confidence from the big shots.
Bao Xu ran through the game seriously.
He didn't run through all the endings because that would waste too much time. He just followed his instincts and ran through two or three endings.
"How is it, Brother Bao? What do you think of this game? Is there any room for modification? "Lu Mingliang asked.
Bao Xu did not reply immediately.
After a while, Bao Xu asked, "What do you guys think?"
The 'you' here naturally referred to all the employees in charge of developing Game Designer, including Lu Mingliang.
Lu Mingliang hesitated for a while and decided to answer truthfully. "Many people feel that … this game is a little boring. Other than Lin Wan, no one else has any confidence in this game. "
"Although this game was personally designed by Boss Pei, I still feel like … I don't have enough motivation to continue playing …
Lu Mingliang felt very conflicted.
On the one hand, he was at a loss and ashamed.
Thinking back to the previous game, Huang Sibo and Bao Xu had created Ocean Stronghold and achieved instant success!
In the end, when it was Pei Qian's turn to take over Huang Sibo's work, Boss Pei had to personally make changes …
He felt as if he was dragging the team down and had no face at all.
On the other hand, he was sincerely worried.
The gameplay was designed by Boss Pei, and the art was checked by Big Boss Ruan Guangjian. From all aspects, this game should be a super popular game.
But in the experience, there was no premonition that it would become a hit. On the contrary, many people in the design team felt that it was quite boring!
Such conflicting feelings made Lu Mingliang feel uneasy.
He could not ask Boss Pei directly. That was why he wanted to hear Bao Xu's opinion.
Bao Xu pondered for a moment.
"I think that your way of thinking is because you are closely involved in the situation."
"You've already seen the game's script, so you know all the options. It's like you've been exposed in advance, so of course your senses aren't as sharp."
"As a bystander, I think this game is very interesting and special."
Lu Mingliang was stunned. He did not expect Bao Xu to give such a high evaluation.
Interesting?
Very special?
It seemed like a very ordinary description, but the key was who said it!
Who was Bao Xu? He was a God who dominated the entire gaming industry. He had played many games, and his horizons were much broader than the average player's.
Just like the young lady in Ocean Stronghold.
For many domestic players, this was the first time they had encountered such a playstyle.
However, the reason why Bao Xu came up with this design was because he had seen and played many games from foreign companies.
This was the difference in their horizons.
Bao Xu, who had played so many games, still felt that it was' very special '. It was enough to show that Game Designer was really very special!
But Bao Xu had not finished his words.
He added with a serious expression, "But that doesn't mean the game will make money."
"I think that this is Boss Pei's attempt to play the high and low. He might become a god because of this, or he might end up in a miserable state. Everything depends on the market's feedback. "
"Please guide me, Brother Bao." Lu Mingliang listened humbly.
Bao Xu sorted out his thoughts.
"I can only try to figure out Boss Pei's intentions based on my limited gaming experience.
"I think that Boss Pei has always been a very lonely person.
Lu Mingliang was stunned. "Boss Pei is a very lonely person? Why do you think so? I think … Boss Pei is quite optimistic and cheerful. "
"Is that so?" Bao Xu asked. "Do you remember Boss Pei's state during the company's gathering?"
Lu Mingliang was a little stumped.
He tried to recall carefully.
The previous gathering was to celebrate the success of Ocean Stronghold. Boss Pei brought everyone to a buffet that cost more than four hundred yuan per person.
As they had eaten to their heart's content, Lu Mingliang could still remember it clearly.
What was Boss Pei like then?
He really did not have much of an impression.
He tried to recall again.
"It seemed like … Boss Pei had been sitting quietly. He did not eat and drink to his heart's content. He seemed to be thinking about something …"
Lu Mingliang looked at Bao Xu.
Bao Xu nodded. "That's right. One can only see a person's true state of mind in such an environment.
"Usually, Boss Pei is very easygoing in the company and in front of us. This is because Boss Pei, as a leader, has to use his best mental state to inspire and motivate us.
"However, on occasions like gatherings, people who are truly lonely would more or less reveal their true emotions!
"Think about it carefully. At that time, Ocean Stronghold was completed and was about to be a huge success. Everyone was surrounded by delicacies. From any perspective, there was no reason for Boss Pei to be so worried and have no appetite, right?
"What could have caused Boss Pei to be so depressed?
"It could only be the loneliness in his heart!"
Lu Mingliang blinked and felt that Bao Xu made sense.
Logically speaking, there was indeed something wrong with Boss Pei's mental state at that time!
Bao Xu continued, "What's more, when I was optimizing and making changes to Ghost General and Ocean Stronghold, I felt similar emotions. These emotions must have been hidden deep within the game's soul when Boss Pei was designing it!
"Take Ghost General for example. Why did he set the price at ten yuan and the permanent card at thirty yuan? I felt that this was a merciless mockery of the game industry.
"Boss Pei felt from the bottom of his heart that such games were not worth that much money! How could a card be priced at hundreds or thousands? This was a scam!
"The appearance of Ghost General was to expose this scam, to let gamers realize how laughable it was to spend hundreds or thousands of yuan to draw a card!
"From The Lonely Desert Road to Ghost General, Ocean Stronghold, and now Game Designer, Boss Pei has always been using this unique method to mock the fickle, profit-driven game industry.
"However … compared to the previous games, Game Designer was more straightforward, more pungent, and more profound!
"It was also … even more unlikeable."
Lu Mingliang's eyes slowly lit up.
So that was why!
In this way, everything was strung together!
However, Lu Mingliang had something else that he did not understand.
"However, since this game was so profound, why did Brother Bao feel that this game could become a god or have a tragic ending?"
Bao Xu looked out of the window and looked at the scenery far away. "Isn't this the case for works that surpass their time?
"True artists are often not understood by the general public. It is normal for them to fail in business.
"If Game Designer failed, it was not Boss Pei's failure. It was … the gamers now are not worthy of such a good game.
"Perhaps in the future, they would slowly understand the deeper meaning of this game.
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