At that moment, the feeling that Boss Pei gave everyone was that of a peerless expert.
The disciples went to ask, 'Master, what martial arts are you going to teach me today?'
Boss Pei replied, 'What do you want to learn?'
Obviously, he meant that he would teach them whatever they wanted to learn!
Otherwise, the disciples would say that they wanted to learn swordplay, but the master would say that they didn't know how to do it and change to another.
That wouldn't be right!
He must have said that he would teach them whatever they wanted to learn. That was why he could ask that so confidently.
Hence, Boss Pei's question stumped everyone.
Those designers who were rubbing their palms together wanting to perform well lost their courage and fell into silence.
That was because they had never thought that they would be able to participate in the discussion.
According to the normal process, the designer would first decide on a game genre or even a rough prototype of the game. Then, everyone would then discuss and express their opinions.
But now, they were even discussing the game genre?
Such a huge and vague topic had everyone at a loss for words.
Coupled with the invisible pressure from Boss Pei, everyone was afraid of saying the wrong thing. It was even more difficult for them to speak.
Pei Qian was confused. Why? Was this question too much?
He was merely asking what game genre they wanted to create. Just say it!
Why were none of them speaking up and some of them even lowered their heads in shame?
He could not help but look at Zhou Muyan, thinking to himself, 'Are you sure these are the best designers from Sun Strike Studios?'
Zhou Muyan coughed gently. "Boss Pei, let's just follow Tengda's process. Don't mind our opinions too much."
Obviously, Zhou Muyan had some misunderstandings towards Tengda's working style.
No matter what, the game genre should have been decided from the start, right? Wasn't it too strange for them to only discuss it during the meeting?
Pei Qian replied, "That's Tengda's process. Everyone can express their opinions on the game genre and say whatever they want to do. It's fine even if they say it wrong. "
After hearing Boss Pei's words, everyone was even more certain of their guesses.
Boss Pei really could design anything!
Such an all-rounder could only be described as awesome …
Obviously, it was not a coincidence that Tengda's games were different.
Zhou Muyan was silent for a moment before snapping out of his shock. Seeing that the others were too embarrassed to speak, he had no choice but to speak.
"Currently, there are three main categories of games that our studio is developing. The first two categories are more traditional, namely MMORPGs and shooting games, both of which have had successful projects. The last category is mobile games."
"There are many different types of mobile games. There are projects that have been modified from previous games, as well as self-developed card games and national war games."
"Boss Pei, if you want to choose a game genre, try your best to choose from these few genres. We still have some experience in this area. We won't be too blinded."
Zhou Muyan was afraid as well. What if Boss Pei came up with a design plan for an action-type game like Repent and be Saved? That would take a lot of effort.
It wasn't that he couldn't make it, but he was worried that it wouldn't taste good.
Pei Qian nodded. "Alright, let's make a shooting game since that's the case."
He also felt that it was best not to make standalone games, but the reason was completely different.
The main reason was that he felt that standalone games were not too difficult. The more difficult and niche the game genre was, the more likely it was to make people's eyes light up and break out of the circle.
On the other hand, Sun Strike Studios had the experience of failing with Bullet Hole. At the same time, there were very strong competitors like Ocean Stronghold in the market. The chances of failure were greatly increased.
Of course, if he was more ruthless, he could get Sun Strike Studios to develop a MOBA game to compete with GOG.
However, considering that Min Jingchao was the chief designer of GOG … this plan was obviously not possible.
All in all, shooting games met the requirements of Sun Strike Studios and Long Yu Corporation. The chances of success were not high, but there was still a chance. Pei Qian felt that it was the most suitable choice after comprehensive consideration.
Zhou Muyan perked up at the mention of FPS games.
That was Sun Strike Studios' unique skill!
Bullet Hole might not be able to make it now, but it was still popular for a period of time when it was first released. It would not lose money.
What's more, Sun Strike Studios had a very sufficient talent pool in the FPS genre. Boss Pei also had a proven successful idea like Ocean Stronghold …
Wouldn't that be almost a 100% success rate?
Pei Qian thought for a moment and said, "I remember that you guys had a game called Bullet Hole before? Don't waste such a good IP. Let's call the new game Bullet Hole 2. "
Zhou Muyan: "…"
His enthusiasm just now was instantly doused with a basin of cold water.
This name was a little unlucky, wasn't it?
Bullet Hole 2 might not have lost a lot of money back then, but it was not a successful project! It was completely pressed to the ground by Ocean Stronghold and could not move.
Was there a need to use such an IP?
Couldn't they use something better?
Zhou Muyan looked at Min Jingchao and realized that Min Jingchao did not say anything. He was just taking notes.
Could this be Tengda's workflow?
Zhou Muyan thought about it. He had already said that he would not ask too much and would cooperate fully. Yet, he raised an opinion because of the name. It seemed inappropriate so he could only accept it silently.
Pei Qian was not used to seeing everyone remain silent.
You have to say something!
You have to reject my suggestion!
If you don't say anything, where would I get inspiration and inspiration?
I don't have inspiration and inspiration. If I don't reject your rejection, how am I going to design?
At that thought, Pei Qian said again, "If you have any questions, you can speak freely. Don't be embarrassed and don't be afraid of saying something wrong. I will make the decision for you. Don't feel burdened.
"Min Jingchao, give everyone a demonstration."
Min Jingchao, who had been taking notes, nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei."
"Then is Bullet Hole 2 still going to use the previous design of Bullet Hole?"
For example, the hand feel, the art style, the charging model, and so on? "
This question stumped Pei Qian on the spot.
It was not that he did not know how to make the decision. There was nothing in this world that Pei Qian did not dare to make the decision. The key was that he had forgotten what kind of game Bullet Hole was.
After all, it was more than two years ago. How could he remember it so clearly?
However, he could not show it or ask Zhou Muyan directly. He had just said that he wanted to make Bullet Hole 2, but he did not even know what kind of game Bullet Hole was. That would not be right!
Pei Qian fell into a momentary silence. He tried hard to remember what kind of game Bullet Hole was.
En … he remembered that when he came to Sun Strike Studios, Zhou Muyan seemed to have introduced the design concept of Bullet Hole.
When Pei Qian listened, he felt that Ocean Stronghold would definitely incur losses.
That meant … it should be the opposite of Ocean Stronghold.
Oh, he remembered now.
In terms of hand feel, Bullet Hole replicated Counter Strike to the greatest extent. It was eighty to ninety percent similar. The art style was realistic, and the weapons were exactly the same. The charging model seemed to be similar to MMORPGs — free plus charging for props.
Looking at it in hindsight, Bullet Hole's combo technique was indeed going to lose money.
It imitated Counter Strike but did not do it perfectly. Instead, it dissuaded some newbie players because of its high difficulty level. The realistic art style was realistic, but it was not as cool and likable as the Red Kilin. The charging model seemed fair, but it was actually more of a scam than Ocean Stronghold.
It was a pity that Zhou Muyan had already used such a perfect loss-making model once. It would not be good to use it again.
Should Bullet Hole 2 continue with Bullet Hole's settings?
Pei Qian looked at Zhou Muyan silently. Seeing his expectant expression, he silently dispelled that idea.
If he continued the design of Bullet Hole, it would be too obvious. Zhou Muyan would probably be the first to raise his sword and fight him.
Therefore, it would be best to preserve the most critical failure of Bullet Hole as much as possible. He would only make some adjustments and changes to the insignificant parts.
After all, it was a spiritual sequel. It would be reasonable for him to slightly extend the previous settings.
Pei Qian quickly thought about it and said, "Since it's a sequel, of course, I have to inherit part of it and change part of it.
In my opinion … the hand feel can be inherited.
The art style has to be changed.
"As for the charging model … sell the skin at a very low price. Don't sell it at a high price."
The hand feel of Bullet Hole was close to Counter Strike, but it was not as perfect. Therefore, both sides were at a disadvantage. Core players felt that it was lacking, and newbie players were dissuaded.
To Pei Qian, that was obviously the core reason for Bullet Hole's failure. No matter what, he could not change it. He had to continue it.
As for the charging model, although he would be scolded a lot for charging props, he would also earn a lot!
He had seen many cases of gamers scolding and paying at the same time in the gaming circle. He could not let his guard down.
What's more, there was the precedent of the Red Kilin. The spending power of ballers in FPS games could not be underestimated.
Thus, if he charged a very low price like GOG, he would definitely earn less.
Of course, GOG would earn a lot, but that was only because of the large number of gamers. That was why there were small profits but quick turnover.
There were only so many FPS gamers, and a large number of them were on Ocean Stronghold. If Bullet Hole 2 sold its skin cheaply, it would be hard for it to earn money.
Games with a conscience might not always have small profits but quick turnover. There was also a possibility that the income would be too little to cover the cost. Game Designer had already introduced such a way to die.
Of course, these two changes were still too little and not obvious enough.
In the end, he had only changed the charging model. What was the difference between that and not changing anything?
The same dish but at a different price?
That did not seem to be able to fool a wily old fox like Zhou Muyan. It would be easy for him to suspect his motives.
Thus, Pei Qian thought about it. In order to better shut Zhou Muyan's mouth, he had to be ruthless with the packaging.
After all, it was just a piece of skin. No matter how much he changed it, it would not affect the core of the game.
This was a huge change. It looked like a huge change, but in fact, it was the same as before. That was perfect.
Min Jingchao lowered his head and quickly took notes.
Zhou Muyan and the other designers looked at each other in dismay.
At that moment, they had many doubts in their hearts.
Boss Pei, that's not what you did when you designed Ocean Stronghold!
We are now highly suspicious that you deliberately avoided Ocean Stronghold's design to trick us into going astray and not affect Ocean Stronghold's profits!
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