Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou, and Wang Xiaobin were responsible for most of the design plans for Shang Yang Games previously. The other members did not participate in the process of 'figuring out Boss Pei's intentions'. Instead, they waited for the three of them to complete the restoration of Boss Pei's design before taking charge of the specific implementation work.
However, now, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin felt that Shang Yang Games had to look forward.
They could not possibly not improve after developing so many games, right?
Boss Lin had left a set of standard procedures for guessing Boss Pei's design intentions. This could be said to be the most valuable asset of Shang Yang Games and even Tengda Corporation.
Now, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin were already proficient in this. It was time to continue passing it down and improve the design standards of the other designers.
Everyone was already prepared. They took out small notebooks and wrote down Boss Pei's requirements. Now, everyone was talking at once, pointing out the suspicious points in Boss Pei's design.
"The car chassis, AB pillars, and other structures have to be designed separately. What's more, the structural strength of each part of the car is different. It seems too wasteful for a racing game. There's not much need for it. The input and output are not proportional."
"The car cannot be shut down if it's damaged, and they have to pay for collisions. Even the driver has to be hospitalized … these punishments seem too heavy. Although it would be more realistic, it doesn't seem to help improve the gaming experience at all. It would only have the opposite effect. "
"Developing a steering wheel … there's no need for that. There are many steering wheel brands in the market now. Many peripheral manufacturers are making force feedback steering wheels. There are also many professional direct-drive steering wheels. Wouldn't it be fine as long as the game adapts to these devices? Is there a need to develop one ourselves? "
"I think it would be difficult for this game to be profitable. According to the current plan, the investment would definitely not be small. However, it is targeted at a relatively small group. It doesn't seem to be able to support the sales at all. "
Everyone in the conference room was a core member of Shang Yang Games. Soon, they found many problems in the design plan.
Ye Zhizhou nodded. "Yes, everyone has done well. Remember, if you want to accurately understand Boss Pei's intentions, you must first remember everything Boss Pei says. That way, you will not miss out on key information.
"Next, everyone will focus on these suspicious points and think about the benefits of doing this."
After thinking for a while, the conference continued.
A bespectacled designer said, "The strength and structure of each part of the vehicle are different. The effect we want to achieve is nothing more than the different consequences of different vehicles crashing into each other, closer to the state of a real car accident in reality."
"This will make it more realistic and enhance the authenticity of the game. At the same time, it can also warn and educate the players, telling them that the wrong way of driving can lead to very serious consequences. This is also in line with the theme of safe and civilized driving."
"But this should only be one of the considerations. If it was just that, there shouldn't be so many resources invested."
"Another explanation is … the collision itself is also a selling point?"
His reasoning was stuck at this point, because for the time being, he couldn't figure out why the collision itself would become a selling point.
Wang Xiaobin pondered for a moment and said, "What if the data of the vehicle is related to the data in reality?"
"For example, we can link the data of the vehicles in the game to the collision data released on certain websites, allowing the collision results in the game to be infinitely close to the collision results in reality."
"This way, players will be able to clearly understand the safety of a certain car model in the game. This might have a certain guiding significance for them when they buy cars in real life."
Everyone nodded. "That makes sense!"
There were indeed many racing games, but no one took the collision and vehicle data seriously in the games.
That was because everyone knew that games were fake. Although many games tried hard to make the data of the vehicles in the game as close to reality, it was impossible to make it that close due to the limitations of the game.
For example, a sports car would directly fly into the sky if it crashed at a speed of one or two hundred miles per hour in reality. However, players frequently crashed in the game. If the car was scrapped after a single collision, it would definitely seriously affect the player's gaming experience.
Therefore, even if the car was damaged, many games would still make the car very sturdy so that its performance would not be affected even if it was hit a few times.
Obviously, Boss Pei's idea was to completely abandon the gameplay and achieve extreme realism to fill in the gaps in this area!
The first problem was solved, and everyone's attention was quickly focused on the next problem.
"The problem of the heavy punishment caused by excessive realism should be directly related to the first problem.
"The car needs to be repainted if it is scratched, and the car needs to be repaired if it crashes. The driver might even be hospitalized. On one hand, this is to better popularize the concept of 'safe and civilized driving'. On the other hand, it is to deepen the impression and let players know more about the serious consequences of dangerous driving.
"Moreover, these punishments will actually highlight the characteristics of different vehicles, such as the economy of maintenance, the safety of high-speed driving, and so on.
"Most other racing games can only reflect the performance of the vehicle, especially the performance of a super sports car. They do not reflect the economy and safety of the vehicle at all.
"Safe and Civilized Driving clearly allows players to use more dimensions to evaluate a car."
"Why develop a steering wheel by itself? I think there are only two reasons. First, Boss Pei doesn't like the steering wheels in the market at the moment. He feels that they don't meet his requirements. Second, there might be a follow-up plan around this steering wheel. It's not just a steering wheel, but part of a larger plan.
"Since there are no problems with the performance of the high-end steering wheels on the market at present, it can only mean that Boss Pei is not satisfied with their compatibility. This steering wheel should be like the Doubt VR controller.
Not only should it have rich functions, but it must also be closely related to the game content.
"What's more, the steering wheel should be related to future games or other industries. It's just like how the smart fitness drying rack was only meant to match the Fitness Battle at first, but it can be used in the Fitness Battle VR version later. "
"This is equivalent to providing guidance to Otto Technologies, who designed the steering wheel …"
Everyone realized that the efficiency of brainstorming suddenly increased after Boss Pei gave them a clear direction!
The details of the game became clearer as everyone analyzed the conclusions according to Boss Pei's requirements.
However, there was one last problem. This game had a lot of investment, but it was targeted at a relatively small group of gamers. How could they recoup their costs?
Everyone thought for a long time but still could not think of a good explanation.
Ye Zhizhou had not interjected much. At that moment, he said, "Let me share my opinion."
"First of all, no one can guarantee whether a game will be profitable or not. From what I saw previously, games like 'Struggle' and 'Mission and Choice' were also games with huge investments and targeted at a small audience. Logically speaking, they should not be able to recoup their costs, but what happened in the end? "
"Obviously, the general public and the minority are not absolute concepts. The general public might have a wider audience, but no one would play it if it was trashy. As long as the minority game is especially outstanding, it would attract many people who were originally not interested to buy it."
"Take this game for example. Boss Pei obviously hopes to rely on excellent quality and unique game content to break out of the circle, expand the game's player base, and make the minority game a popular topic."
"Secondly, this game can be seen as a racing game or a simulation game. As far as I know, there are many loyal players of simulation games. What's more, they are all very loyal. "
"If this game succeeds, it would not be a problem for it to have a lifespan of eight to ten years. What's more, it can continue to update content and produce downloadable content. It can continue to improve quality while earning money."
"Simulation games are fun. This kind of fun is different from the pure sensory stimulation of racing games. Its fun is relatively complicated. I believe that as long as the game is excellent, most players will be able to enjoy this kind of fun. "
"Finally, this game will most likely have some kind of linkage effect with reality. After all, in Boss Pei's design concept, 'breaking the fourth wall' is very important and a secret that is often used."
"We might not know how it will be linked but we have to remember that Tengda is not a pure games company. Even if the game does not make money, it will not be a problem as long as we can earn it back from other places. "
Everyone nodded.
That made sense!
Indeed, the two person-in-charge had been with Boss Pei for a long time and could understand Boss Pei's true intentions better.
This explanation made a lot more sense!
Everyone quickly started writing and recorded the analysis in their small notebooks.
Finally, Ye Zhizhou filled in the remaining details and summarized the game.
"According to Boss Pei, the main body of this game should take place in a city. Apart from the traffic in the city, there should also be a few highways around it for players to run long-distance transportation tasks."
"Driving in the city has to abide by traffic rules. If you are caught breaking the rules, you will be punished. If you get into a car accident, you will need to repair your car or be hospitalized. Compensation will be determined according to traffic liability."
"Since there is a loss-making part, there must be a profitable part. Players can drive taxis or online car-hailing to get customers or drive trucks for long-distance travel. Of course, some particularly powerful players can also participate in competitions to win prizes. "
"Taxis or online car-hailing are definitely the lowest cost and the income is relatively low among these three ways to earn money. If you want to drive buses or trucks or participate in competitions, you will definitely have to go through training in advance and obtain the corresponding driving qualifications. "
"Then … since we need a city, let's use Jingzhou as the prototype. After all, we can go to Jingzhou to obtain local materials, and there are many scenery points in Jingzhou. "
"It's hard to say whether the game can satisfy the taste of ordinary racing game players, but for players who are passionate about simulation driving, they will definitely like this game very much!"
"After the game is developed, we can make a VR version in the future to further enhance the immersion and sense of immersion of the game!"
Everyone nodded as they took notes.
The game looked much more fun after perfecting the details!
Of course, no one could guarantee that it would make money. After all, such a unique game was very rare.
However, there was no doubt that many of its designs had never appeared before. When the game was released, it would definitely make players' eyes light up!
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