"Good. That's great."
Chen Yu received Xu Bo's proposal and flipped through it. He then said, "This seems to be a modified version of the original Journey to the West 1?"
"More or less."
Xu Bo said, "I was originally the customer service for Journey to the West 1. I was the only one responsible for all the problems that occurred after that. I feel that as long as Journey to the West is slightly improved, its playability will increase by a lot. "
"Alright. I'll take a careful look at this proposal. Xu Bo, you and Yun Yang have just joined the company, so I won't assign you any work for the time being. Familiarize yourselves with the company's procedures and take a look at the gaming department. I'll assign you specific tasks later. "
"Thank you, Mr. Chen. I've admired Legend of Mir's gaming department for a long time."
When Chen Yu mentioned Legend of Mir, Xu Bo's face lit up with excitement.
"Me too."
Wu Yunyang chimed in, "Mr. Chen, did you know that Legend of Mir's gaming department is practically a god-like existence in the industry? It's simply too amazing. We didn't even dare to imagine that Legend of Mir's gaming department could have one million concurrent users."
"It's nothing. You might even be able to break this record."
Both Wu Yunyang and Wu Yunyang felt a little embarrassed. They simply treated it as Chen Yu's encouragement.
…
"This Xu Bo is truly a talent."
Chen Yu spent three whole days looking through Xu Bo's game proposal.
Although some of the plans were immature, he could already see the embryonic form of Journey to the West in the future.
Sure enough, only those who loved games the most could design the most perfect game.
It was truly a pity that NetEase didn't treasure such an amazing talent.
However, it was understandable.
NetEase had always been known as the "Whampoa Military Academy."
In Shi Feng's previous life, aside from Xu Bo, there was also YY's CEO Li Xuelin, Momo's CEO Tang Yan, Ape's CEO Li Yong, 56's founder Zhou Juan...
However, this was also related to NetEase's positioning.
NetEase had developed a portal, games, community, and instant messaging. All of these factors allowed them to nurture a bunch of talents.
Perhaps it was because NetEase had too many talents. How could Ding Lei possibly retain everyone?
After letting out a sigh, Chen Yu called Xu Bo and Wu Yunyang over.
"Xu Bo, your previous suggestion was very good. Journey to the West is a major IP, and everyone is incomparably familiar with Journey to the West. Developing a 2D turn-based game with Journey to the West as its background is indeed a wise decision. I've seen your proposal. Although you've made a brand new setting for Journey to the West in all aspects, I have to say that your proposal is too similar to Journey to the West.
"We are going to create a 2D turn-based Journey to the West game, but we are not going to create another Journey to the West game. Firstly, in terms of style, we need to differentiate it from Journey to the West. Journey to the West is an ink painting style, and it has a strong Chinese style to it. Although this ink painting style is good, not everyone will like it. In other words, ink painting is still too niche. If I want to do both, we can change to a cartoonish style. "
Which was better? Ink painting or cartoonish?
Of course, there was no standard answer.
Those who liked Chinese styles would say that the ink painting style was better, while those who liked cartoonish would say that the cartoonish style was better.
However, if one were to say which style was more popular, the answer would naturally be the cartoonish style.
"Journey to the West has a total of 16 sects. I feel that 16 sects is too many. We can simplify it and only have three races, namely the Human, Demon, and Immortal races. Excluding the Ghost race, each race will have four sects, for a total of 12 sects. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that every sect must have a trump card. Every sect will optimize their skills based on the premise that the five elements generate and restrain each other. "
"The five elements generate and restrain each other?"
"Yes."
Chen Yu said, "Although the traditional War-Priest Method is a classic, it is not necessarily unique. Our traditional Chinese culture pays attention to the five elements, Yin and Yang, and restrain each other. Everyone should be aware of the so-called five elements generate and restrain each other. Metal restrains wood, wood restrains earth, earth restrains water, water restrains fire, and fire restrains metal. With this cycle, the world will be in balance, and all things will be in harmony.
It is the same in the game as well. For example, we can set the Great Tang government to restrain the Dragon Palace, the Dragon Palace to restrain the Cave of Silken Threads, the Cave of Silken Threads to restrain the Mountain of Mind and Heart … and so on. "
"Heavens, Chief Chen, don't tell me that you are just an ordinary gamer?"
Xu Bo inwardly clicked his tongue. This plan of 12 sects generate and restrain each other had completely shattered his worldview.
He never thought that the game could be developed in such a way.
If that was the case, then even if Fantasy Journey to the West and Journey to the West had many similarities, from the looks of it, they were no longer the same game. Thinking up to this point, Xu Bo once again thought of the legendary and legendary worlds. At first glance, an outsider might think that the legendary and legendary worlds were the same. However, after actually playing the game, one would discover that they were two completely different games.
"Just like you, it is precisely because I like to play games that I want to develop a more fun game."
Chen Yu smiled calmly, indicating that this was nothing.
He was truly embarrassed to say that he had developed this game based on the more mature Journey to the West and Fantasy Journey to the West.
In fact, Xu Bo had also taken some of the credit for this.
However, such an invisible act of showing off was the most lethal, causing Xu Bo to inwardly worship Chen Yu.
"In addition, your planning document mentioned Lifestyle Classes. I've taken a look at it, and this Lifestyle Class is indeed more enriching than Fantasy Journey to the West. However, while it is more enriching, it is only on the surface. It is just adding more Lifestyle Classes. In essence, there is not much of a difference. Moreover, aside from the various bugs, there is another important reason why Boastful 1 failed somewhat. That is, the economic system was not developed properly. Lifestyle Classes are a very important part of the economic system. The more Lifestyle Classes there are, the more it will affect the entire economic system. "
"Chief Chen, are you saying that we should streamline Lifestyle Classes?"
"Not at all."
Shaking his head, Chen Yu said, "The more Lifestyle Classes there are, the better. We want to create a gameplay style for Lifestyle Classes."
[Who said that players must fight when playing a game?]
[Who said that players must fight monsters when playing a game?]
[Lifestyle Classes are an incredibly innovative gameplay style.]
Moreover, this gameplay style was not limited to support. It was much more interesting than fighting monsters.
"We can set an activity value in our game," Wang Yao said.
"Vitality?"
Xu Bo asked, "Is it Stamina?"
"Vitality is different from Stamina. Stamina can increase HP, Agility, and Attack Power, but Vitality doesn't. Vitality is something related to mental strength. How do I put it? For example, we might be in high spirits now, but if we work for an entire day, our spirits will decline. "
"Chief Chen, are you saying that Lifestyle Classes need Vitality? Once they run out of Vitality, they won't be able to produce a series of daily necessities, such as buns. "
"Correct."
Sure enough, Xu Bo was talented. Chen Yu immediately understood Xu Bo's point. "Otherwise, Lifestyle Classes will be able to produce daily necessities 24 hours a day. This will greatly affect the balance of the economic system. However, if we add in Vitality, things will be different. At that time, you won't be able to make buns just because you want to... "
After saying so, Chen Yu couldn't help but chuckle.
"You can't make buns just because you want to. Chief Chen, this Vitality of yours is fun. It's really fun."
Xu Bo also burst into laughter at Chen Yu's words.
