After deciding on the general direction of Ghost General 2, Pei Qian looked at Yu Fei once again. "It's my fault for not being clear at the start. Your idea was quite good.
"Let's set the game's background. Tell me more about the gameplay.
"Don't hold back. Speak your mind."
Yu Fei was silent once again.
Boss Pei, that's not very kind of you.
You asked me to speak my mind, but you rejected me the moment I said it.
Although you said that you had forgotten, you obviously did not agree with what I said. That was why you tactfully suggested changes!
Didn't you say that you would consider my suggestion seriously?
Liar!
Now, Boss Pei was asking about the details of the game. That was something that Yu Fei could not understand.
He had used his shallow gaming knowledge to come up with the idea of 'Tengda Battle Royale'. That was the most reliable idea he could come up with.
As for the details of the game, he did not understand it at all. How was he supposed to talk about it?
Yu Fei held it in for a few minutes as if he was constipated. Finally, he said, "Alright, I'll speak my mind.
"I think there are many reasons why fighting games have become a niche market."
"One of the biggest reasons is that it is too hardcore. Almost all the fun is focused on PVP.
"To ordinary players, it is difficult to learn, practice, and experience. Although there is PVE gameplay, it is rather boring. On the other hand, although PVP is more fun, there are fewer players and there is a huge gap. That is why newbies are easily tortured and give up.
"In order to change this, I think we should consider the following points."
"First, we should consider changing the perspective of fighting games to something like Repent and be Saved. We should also make some adjustments to the battle mechanism so that players can fight in a more popular and familiar way.
"Second, we should add more PVE gameplay. We can consider adding a large number of minions to the battle. At the same time, we can expand the battle scene and strengthen the BOSS's attributes.
"Third, we should introduce two sets of operating mechanisms. One is the original operating mechanism, and the other is a simplified one to lower the barrier for newbies to learn.
"Fourth, we should establish a more complete training mode. We should not only let players figure it out on their own, but we should make it clearer and more specific so that players can practice it repeatedly and form muscle memory. At the same time, we should give more in-depth explanations to professional content so that players don't have to go online to find videos to learn."
Yu Fei also spoke his mind freely, saying whatever he wanted to say.
Didn't you tell me to say whatever I wanted? Then I will really say it casually!
In any case, it was up to Boss Pei whether to adopt it or not. No matter how unreliable my words were, Boss Pei would definitely scrutinize them and choose the right plan.
After hearing Yu Fei's words, the surrounding people all had different expressions.
But the designers who knew a little more about fighting games were shaking their heads.
Obviously, Yu Fei's thinking was purely from his own point of view. He didn't consider the thoughts of the target group of players at all.
When Yu Fei said that he could change his perspective, he had already revealed that he was definitely an amateur.
If a fighting game changed its perspective, how could it still be called a fighting game?
He could change it to a third-person perspective like Repent and be Saved, create a larger map, add more monsters, and increase the difficulty of the bosses in the plot …
Wasn't this an action game like Repent and be Saved?
It was just a change of skin for Ghost General.
Of course, he couldn't be blamed for this.
That was because Yu Fei was a fan of action games to begin with. He had already said that he didn't understand fighting games. What's more, everything had happened so suddenly. He wouldn't have had the time to understand and research.
Therefore, it was very reasonable to give such a proposal.
In fact, from a certain perspective, Yu Fei's suggestion would definitely be more profitable than a pure fighting game. After all, Repent and be Saved and Eternal Fallen Samsara were the foundation. What's more, this type of game was more popular.
However, Boss Pei had already said that this was a fighting game. That meant that he couldn't use Yu Fei's suggestion.
Pei Qian listened intently, trying his best to absorb the elements that could cause him to lose money.
After listening to everything, Pei Qian was silent for a moment. Then, he said, "According to what you said, this game seems more like an action game than a fighting game."
Yu Fei, "Ah, this …"
"That does seem to be the case."
"Then, can we add some special settings to the action?"
"That's … hmm …"
The more he spoke, the less confident he was.
Yu Fei slapped his head and said whatever came to his mind. However, looking at the atmosphere and Boss Pei's reaction, it was obvious that what he said was not very reliable.
The key was that he was slowly coming to his senses. If he changed it like that, how could it still be called a fighting game? It was clearly an action game.
What's more, even if he added some special settings, there was no way to save it.
On one hand, fighting games and action games had completely different operating modes. Everything else aside, the use of the joystick was completely different. There was no way they could be compatible. The idea of 'using special settings in an action game' was basically impossible.
On the other hand, even if it was made, it could only be considered an 'action game with some fighting elements' and not a 'fighting game that looked like an action game'.
There was still a fundamental difference between the two.
Pei Qian rubbed his chin. He also felt that this suggestion wouldn't work.
The key was that you made a fighting game into an action game. Wouldn't I be making money then?
The reason why Pei Qian decided to make a fighting game was because he felt that it was niche and not profitable.
At that thought, Pei Qian coughed lightly. "I think there are still many redeeming points. However, the first point that you mentioned needs further discussion.
"The game's perspective must not be changed. If it was changed, it wouldn't be called a fighting game.
"Of course, the perspective isn't that absolute. We can make some minor adjustments to a certain extent to make it different from traditional fighting games.
"Other than that point, I think there's nothing wrong with what you said. It's in line with the general direction that I expected.
"Especially the setting of the little soldiers. I think it's very novel!
"However, you have to pay attention to one thing. The little soldiers can't all be placed in the same cross-section. Although this is a fighting game, we want to make it purely 3D. The little soldiers will come from all directions.
"Furthermore, all the operations in a fighting game are carried out from a 2D perspective. As for how to balance the relationship between the two and fuse them together, that would require your intelligence."
The moment he said that, everyone present was shocked.
Ah?
Boss Pei's explanation of the first point was in line with their expectations. However, that wasn't the case for the rest!
The perspective could be adjusted slightly, but it couldn't be changed drastically. That was for sure.
However, the rest — making a big scene, adding little soldiers, adding attributes to the boss, etc — was a little hard to understand!
The key was that it was hard to imagine what it would be like to add little soldiers in a fighting game. How messy would that be?!
Of course, many people would subconsciously think of it from the perspective of a horizontal game. In other words, all the little soldiers would be gathered in the same cross-section or a certain depth of field would be added to the cross-section.
However, from what Boss Pei said, he definitely didn't want it to be a horizontal game.
What he wanted was a fighting game. That also meant that they had to keep the setting of twisting moves. To keep twisting moves, whether players used joysticks or arrow keys, their operating habits had to be in line with fighting game players' habits.
Furthermore, the little soldiers couldn't all be in the same cross-section.
Boss Pei said that the game was in fact 3D. The little soldiers would come from all directions. However, players could only see the side of the character. That was in line with the perspective of a traditional fighting game.
Therefore, it was really hard to understand how this thing should be added.
Looking at everyone's confused expressions, Pei Qian couldn't help but smile.
Alright, the effect was achieved!
Actually, there were two things that Pei Qian was most worried about. First, he was afraid that Ghost General 2 would become an action game like Repent and be Saved or some other unparalleled grass-cutting game. That would no longer be considered a fighting game and the chances of making money would increase tremendously. Second, he was afraid that Ghost General 2 would become a pure fighting game that would attract the attention of these die-hard gamers.
Therefore, Yu Fei smacked his head and came up with this plan to mess things up and turn the game into something that was neither here nor there.
With the addition of Yu Fei, the main designer who knew nothing about fighting games, it would be a success!
"Does anyone have any other suggestions?"
"Very well, we'll go with this plan."
"If you think of any ideas in the future, you can let Yu Fei know. Yu Fei will give me feedback."
Pei Qian was just asking symbolically. At that moment, everyone was still racking their brains to figure out what Boss Pei's design meant. No one stood out to express their own thoughts.
That was good too. When they had ideas, they could give feedback to Yu Fei.
Yu Fei was not good at fighting games to begin with. He had no idea what the final form of Ghost General 2 would be. If his subordinates kept giving him suggestions, he would definitely become very confused.
However, it should not be impossible. After all, the entire Tengda Games team was more professional.
The most likely scenario was to finish the game before the deadline and then create something that was neither here nor there. They had spent a lot of money to buy resources so the graphics were not bad, but it would not be fun.
That was the ultimate goal that Pei Qian wanted to pursue.
Satisfied with his plan, Pei Qian stood up and prepared to leave.
Seeing that Boss Pei was about to leave, Yu Fei almost panicked.
"Wait a minute, Boss Pei!"
"You're leaving this job to me just like that?"
Pei Qian nodded. "Of course, aren't you the main designer? Who else can I leave it to if not you? "
"But …" Yu Fei was dumbfounded. He did not even know what to say.
I talked so much nonsense just now. Didn't Boss Pei see that I'm actually a piece of trash? Haven't I let Boss Pei see that I really don't know anything about fighting games?
Why did Boss Pei leave this important task to me?
As if sensing Yu Fei's confusion, Boss Pei patted him gently on the shoulder.
"Look, you were the one who came up with the main ideas for this game. There shouldn't be a problem, right?
You're the main designer of Tengda Games now. There shouldn't be a problem, right?
Eternal Fallen Samsara that you were in charge of was a huge success. Although it's not a fighting game, it's still a high difficulty control game. There are certain similarities. There shouldn't be a problem, right? "
"If there's no problem, what other problems do you have?"
Yu Fei was dumbfounded. He had not expected Boss Pei to come up with three points to justify handing Ghost General 2 to Yu Fei. At that moment, he could not think of a good way to refute.
Pei Qian smiled. "Good luck then!"
With that, he turned and left the conference room, leaving behind a dazed Yu Fei who looked like he was daydreaming.
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