Seeing that everyone was present, Pei Qian cleared his throat and went straight to the point. "The development cycle this time is five months. Since we don't have much time, we won't be making any particularly large scale games.
"I saw that Tengda has not made any fighting games yet. Let's make this a fighting game then.
"Yu Fei, you're the main designer. Tell us your thoughts."
The atmosphere became awkward.
Yu Fei looked around in disbelief and then pointed at himself. "Me?"
Pei Qian nodded. "Why? Is there another person called Yu Fei in this place?"
Yu Fei was speechless and almost denied it three times.
"Boss Pei, I'm just a substitute!
"I only took over Eternal Fallen Samsara after Hu Xianbin finished the design draft!"
"Furthermore, I've never played fighting games before. What thoughts could I have?"
Pei Qian frowned slightly. "You're being too humble. What do you mean you've never played fighting games before? I don't believe that you didn't play a round or two with your classmates when you were young. "
Yu Fei was speechless.
Indeed, at their age, it would be nonsense to say that they had never played a round of fighting games before. After all, fighting games were popular all over the country when they were young. Whether it was the arcade on the street or the game consoles bought at home, they would have played a little at least.
Furthermore, in high school and university, there were many arcade game simulators on the computers. It was normal to play a few rounds with newbies.
However, for a fighting game, so what if they had played a few rounds? They were no different from newbies!
Yu Fei continued to shake his head. "Boss Pei, if you want to pick on the words, then I've played a few rounds. But my understanding of fighting games is only limited to knowing that there are moves in the game, and that I can only rub a little bit of it. As for the other moves like retraction, selection, and combos, I don't know anything about them! "
Hearing this, Pei Qian's eyes lit up.
"Eh? You actually know these concepts? Not bad, you already know a lot. It's more than enough to make this fighting game! "
To Pei Qian, he had never heard of any of the terms that Yu Fei had mentioned.
Actually, Pei Qian was worried that if Yu Fei did not know anything about fighting games and had no concept of it, this project might not be completed.
From the looks of it now, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Anyway, as long as Yu Fei knew these basic concepts, it would be enough. He could make the game and not delay it. That was the best outcome.
It wouldn't do to know nothing at all, and it wouldn't do to know too much either.
For someone like Yu Fei, who only had a very shallow understanding of it, it was just right.
The corners of Yu Fei's mouth twitched. "Boss Pei, don't make fun of me! Even if it's to give me confidence, you don't have to say things like 'I know enough'! "
"And I've only heard about these concepts when I was watching videos on the Internet. I don't even know what they mean!"
"I'm the one who wrote Eternal Samsara's story, and I've also finished the design draft. I can accept being a substitute, but a fighting game, this …"
Yu Fei felt that this matter was too outrageous, to the point that he didn't know what to say.
Who would do such a thing!
Eternal Samsara was one thing. After all, Yu Fei was the original author of the story. What's more, he was a fan of action games. He understood Repent and be Saved very well. What's more, Hu Xianbin had already finished the design draft. Yu Fei was here to take over and deal with some minor issues. That was not a big problem and made sense.
But this was a fighting game!
He did not understand it at all!
What's more, Yu Fei felt that he was about to leave and that Hu Xianbin would be back to take over.
You want me to talk about my views on fighting games at this point in time? How can I talk about it?
Yu Fei felt that he was shouldering more pressure than he should have at his age.
Pei Qian sniggered.
The more Yu Fei resisted, the more it showed that he did not understand the matter and the less confidence he had.
Since that was the case, Pei Qian had to squeeze some good ideas out of him that would definitely lose money!
In the conference room, the other designers looked at Yu Fei's pitiful state and felt sorry for him.
He thought to himself, "Isn't this a little too much?"
Although Boss Pei's intentions were good and he hoped that Yu Fei would be able to grow as a substitute chief planner — that was what Boss Pei required of all chief planners after all — Yu Fei was an ordinary person without any industry experience. It was normal for him to be speechless about a game that he did not know much about.
Thus, someone wanted to raise his hand and voice his opinion. On one hand, he wanted to answer Boss Pei's question, and on the other hand, he wanted to give Yu Fei some inspiration.
Of course, none of the designers in the room had a deep understanding of fighting games.
Although many players had played fighting games before, there were very few who were experts in it. Tengda Games' staff were all young; they did not have such talents.
Seeing that the other designers were getting restless, Pei Qian raised his hand and said, "Don't interrupt. I just want to hear Yu Fei's opinion."
He turned to Yu Fei and said, "Don't belittle yourself and be afraid of losing face. Actually, every idea has its merits. Because you don't understand, many ideas are more constructive and valuable.
"Don't worry, Tengda's tradition is to speak your mind. No one will laugh at you even if you're wrong."
Yu Fei was speechless.
Boss Pei had already put it this way; there was no point in continuing to decline.
At that thought, Yu Fei nodded reluctantly. "Alright, I'll speak my mind.
"I think that if you insist on making fighting games, Tengda has a unique advantage. That is the IP in its hands."
"Fighting games are also a type of game that places a lot of emphasis on IP. Tengda can actually add many classic characters from successful games, such as Skylark, the Hell Suppressor, and some heroes from GOG, such as Modest, into the fighting game and make it into a chaotic battle."
"That way, we should be able to maximize the number of players and not lose money because fighting games are too niche."
After testing the waters, Yu Fei looked at Boss Pei cautiously.
However, his heart skipped a beat. Boss Pei's expression did not change much, but he could not hide his disappointment!
"Indeed, my suggestion is too unprofessional …" Yu Fei felt a little melancholic.
Pei Qian was indeed very disappointed. He had not expected Yu Fei to come up with such a seemingly reliable plan.
Wouldn't they create a game like Tengda Battle Royale if they followed Yu Fei's train of thought?
That would definitely not happen!
If they really did that, most of the die-hard players would definitely be happy. They might not make a huge profit, but they would definitely not lose out either.
Moreover, all sorts of games would naturally be linked together. GOG would not just stand by and watch.
Pei Qian really did not want to use the ready-made IP that he had, but he had to find a suitable reason why he could not use it.
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and said, "Ah, sorry, I forgot to mention something just now.
"Actually, we have always had a very important group of players: the old players of Ghost General.
"These players can be said to be true fans. Back when there were only two of them in Tengda, they had already become our players. They are the true veterans.
"After so many years, although Ghost General has continuously updated some of the generals' cards and slightly improved the gameplay of the card game, it is still the same old thing. I'm sick of playing it.
"Even under such circumstances, the players are still not giving up. It is really touching.
"I think that developing a Ghost General 2 for them would be a way to repay the support and expectations that the old players have always given us.
"Therefore, let's use Ghost General as the background for this game!"
Pei Qian had specially looked at Ghost General's data before. There was still a small group of die-hard fans playing it. He really could not figure out what was driving them to be so persistent.
One had to know that the gameplay of Ghost General was nothing more than grinding data and drawing cards. What's more, the probability of drawing cards was not that difficult. In a situation where they had almost no desires, these people were actually able to come online every day to do activities. It was really unimaginable.
Therefore, Pei Qian thought about it. Since it was not easy for them, he might as well reward them with a fighting game!
In any case, there was no way that Ghost General 2 could be made into a mobile card game. Given Tengda's current research and development capabilities, it would definitely be a money-sucking demon that would sweep through the mobile game industry.
Even if they did not create a pay-to-win card drawing system and continued with Ghost General's buyout + lifetime membership fees, it would still be a terrifying income as long as the player base was large enough.
However, what if they were to get mobile card game players to play a fighting game?
That would definitely be the wrong move.
That would be killing three birds with one stone.
First, they would be creating a sequel for Ghost General in name to answer to the old players who were persisting.
Second, they would be changing from a card game to a fighting game. That would wipe out all the old players of Ghost General.
Finally, they would be able to use this background setting to dispel Yu Fei and the others' thoughts of making Tengda Battle Royale.
At that time, they would be able to say to the old players of Ghost General, 'You've been urging me to make Ghost General 2 and now, I've made it for you!'
What? You want to make a mobile card game?
Aiya, isn't it the same for any game? Look at this fighting game! The graphics are so exquisite, the attacks are so smooth and the special effects are so good. Isn't this much more fun than a card game? '
What? You guys are lousy? Can't play it? Can't enjoy it?
You guys can't blame me for being lousy?
I've made it for you guys because you guys don't want to play it. What has it got to do with me?
That image was beautiful just thinking about it.
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