Three days later!
After recovering, Shen Miaomiao returned to the company.
The first thing I did when I got to work was to call a meeting of all the executives in the project department to discuss the establishment of the Titanfall derivative project!
Now, all functions of the official version of the system have been unlocked.
The strategy of "main project profit + sub-project loss" gave Shen Miaomiao new hope of losing money.
APEX, as a derivative project of Titanfall, naturally became the first sub-project document in the complete official system.
It is also the best guinea pig for Shen Miaomiao to test whether the sub-project can achieve losses when the main project is profitable!
"Is everyone here? Let's start the meeting."
In the Golden Wind Conference Room, Shen Miaomiao's face was still a little pale, but she was in good spirits. She clapped her hands to signal the start of the meeting.
However, Gu Sheng seemed to remember something and raised his hand:
"Wait a moment, Mr. Shen. I suddenly remembered that there is one person missing."
"Short of people?" Shen Miaomiao looked around.
Sister Chuchu, the core three headed by Gu Sheng, and Jiang Yun, Kailang, and Jiang Shan.
Aren’t these the people present at every meeting? Who else is missing?
"I suggest that Wang Xiaoming from the Operation and Maintenance Department be included in this project establishment meeting,"
Gu Sheng said:
"Since taking over the operation and maintenance of PUBG, Manager Wang has worked diligently and made rapid progress,"
"And they are well versed in the demands and realities of players in massively multiplayer online competitive games,"
"Mr. Shen, what do you think?"
Oh——the whole family is joining in the battle.
It seems that Lao Gu attaches great importance to the APEX derivative project.
Too.
With the example of Titanfall, any sane person would try to make the derivative works match the quality of the main work as much as possible.
It’s a pity that I already have a system. I’m sorry, Lao Gu.
Shen Miaomiao thought to herself.
You have already gained fame and fortune from Titanfall, so let me make a small loss on this small sub-project, which will be considered as compensation to me.
Let alone Wang Xiaoming coming today, even if the king of heaven comes, I will find a way to find its loss point!
Nodded: "Okay, let's ask Manager Wang to attend the meeting."
Gu Sheng smiled and nodded, then sent a message to Wang Xiaoming.
Soon, Wang Xiaoming knocked on the door of the conference room, and after some greetings, he took a seat.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's have the meeting,"
Shen Miaomiao said:
"The success of Titanfall is now beyond doubt,"
"We have already promised derivative projects, and it is time to put them on the agenda,"
"The reason I gathered you all here today is to discuss the establishment of the APEX project,"
"Including game content investment, profit model, etc."
"Now, please let Director Gu talk about the content of the game first."
Before the meeting.
Oh no.
To be precise, when Gu Sheng accompanied her for the last infusion last night, Shen Miaomiao asked Gu Sheng about the APEX project.
It's almost the same.
Gu Sheng answered like this.
In fact, he had already redeemed APEX from the system as early as the second week after Titanfall was released.
With Titanfall as a prelude, APEX no longer has a debuff that requires double emotion points to unlock, and it can be unlocked with only 400,000 emotions.
What he has to do next is to make minor modifications to it, make it compatible with the somatosensory cabin game, and "transplant" it to Yiyou x2.
"good,"
Gu Sheng nodded and said:
"As for the game APEX, I have briefly talked to everyone in the project department before,"
“The main form of the game is still our most popular multiplayer project today - PUBG,”
"Battle Royale, or chicken-eating kind."
Um!
good!
Listen to this game format!
Shen Miaomiao nodded vigorously!
During these days of idleness at home, she didn't just lie in bed and do nothing.
While Mr. Gu was at work, she would occasionally go to the study they shared to read for a while.
The main thing is to see what players' expectations are for Titanfall spin-offs.
Many people believe that this time, Titanfall’s multiplayer mode should be closer to the traditional competitive mode.
The two sides split into two and engage in offensive games in small and medium-sized scenes, then accumulate energy points by killing enemies, and summon Titans after meeting the requirements.
Very basic game mode.
Even now, one of the escort masterpieces of the Polar Bear III somatosensory cabin, the first-generation FPS game "Gunsmoke" produced by the Tianlang team, has already released a preview of the mecha mode.
This is how the mode of play works.
After all, it is a first-tier large company with both people and money. It can replicate the simple model at a much faster speed than Golden Wind.
However, due to the setting limitations of the first generation of FPS, the mecha mode of "Gunsmoke" always lacks some flavor compared to the shocking and immersive "Fall of Titans".
Therefore, players are still looking forward to Golden Wind producing an authentic multiplayer spin-off.
Shen Miaomiao was afraid that he would follow the routine and conduct a normal multiplayer battle.
It turns out that Mr. Gu is quite self-conscious!
The normal combat format was simply bypassed and the first thing that came out was a "Battle Royale"!
You must know!
Today’s battle royale games don’t have a very good reputation in the market!
Because there are too many manufacturers following suit!
After PUBG, almost every FPS game has more or less the shadow of Chicken Dinner!
Some of them make PUBG into a separate mode, and some even copy it completely, like Guangyao’s "Special Operations".
Under such severe homogeneity, players will inevitably suffer from aesthetic fatigue towards this game mode.
Most people come back to PUBG after playing it for a while.
After all, this game, which is the origin of the chicken-eating game, is well optimized, has a good experience, has many activities, and releases new maps at a relatively fast speed.
Even now, there is a saying in the market - the chicken-eating game was first created by PUBG, and the crown will always be worn by PUBG.
And in this case!
As a spin-off of Titanfall, it seems inappropriate to choose a battle royale again.
PUBG is too successful.
He was so successful that even Golden Wind himself would find it difficult to surpass him.
God help me!
Shen Miaomiao nodded with a smile on her face.
However!
But she didn't take it lightly!
Because according to her understanding of Lao Gu, once this guy makes a decision that goes against common sense, it means that he must have a corresponding solution!
Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao asked:
"So for this game...does Director Gu have any new prospects?"
Show me all your special skills, I'll learn more about them this time.
"A little bit, it's a moderate innovation,"
Gu Sheng smiled and said:
"As we all know, in today's battle royale games, the offensive mode is mainly based on guns, supplemented by props, including our PUBG,"
"But this time, we're going to make some small adjustments,"
“Add ‘skills’ to the game, learn from RPG or MOBA games, launch special heroes, and give them corresponding skills.”
hiss--
really!
Upon hearing this, Shen Miaomiao narrowed her eyes slightly.
The good boy actually has a backup plan.
"So, in your opinion, this adjustment... is a good idea?"
"It's a bit hard to say..."
Gu Sheng shook his head ambiguously.
This is not because he is modest, but because this is the situation.
You know, this is a parallel world.
The structure of the gaming market is different from that of the previous life.
And this difference became even more obvious after his arrival.
In the past, from the perspective of game content, why was APEX able to take over a large part of the market from PUBG?
Because APEX has good feel, good optimization, fast pace, and the addition of skills, the single game is more interesting.
It can be said that in terms of "fun", APEX is better than its predecessor.
Therefore, in its previous life, it was able to seize the market with PUBG and even compete with it at its peak.
But in this world!
Things are different now!
The gaming feel that Paipai was so proud of was matched by PUBG which was personally tuned by Gu Sheng.
The absolutely friendly optimization of Paipai was also caught up by PUBG which was personally tuned by Gu Sheng.
Paipai's advantage was cut by two major blows.
It seems that the only two innovations left are 'fast game pace' and 'new skill gameplay'.
And "game rhythm" is still a very subjective thing.
Some people like a fast pace, while others may prefer a slow pace.
As for the innovation of 'adding new skill gameplay', the situation is more complicated.
"As early as five years ago, when the somatosensory cabin had just started mass production and market expansion, there was a game with a similar design concept to our APEX,"
After getting Gu Sheng's approval, Jiang Yun introduced:
"Smite of the Gods, this is a first-person perspective MOBA game,"
“Based on the complete application of the MOBA game settings, the top-down perspective was changed to a first-person perspective,”
“In the game, players will play as heroes and use general attacks or skills to destroy the enemy base and win.”
First person LOL.
Hearing this setting, Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Sounds good?"
"indeed,"
Jiang Yun nodded:
“In terms of the game’s innovation, it does sound good, and it attracted a large number of players when it was first launched.”
"but,"
Then, Jiang Yun changed the subject:
"Good times don't last long,"
"After the novelty of the game wore off, the core problems of the game became apparent,"
"Although the design idea of ​​'applying FPS perspective based on MOBA' seems amazing, these are two different games after all, and there is a natural exclusion,"
"MOBA games require a sense of the overall situation, operations, and teamwork,"
"These core points are difficult to fully reflect in FPS mode,"
"This makes the core of the game very twisted,"
"Without the bird's-eye view, the information received is not comprehensive, which affects the overall judgment,"
"Without a big picture view, whether it is switching lanes, solo play or grouping together, the execution efficiency will be lowered, thus affecting operations,"
"Add to that the limitations of the first-person perspective, and teamfights are just a mess of skills, and it's impossible to find the focus and coordinate."
"In the end, the game quickly fell into obscurity, and was shut down just seven months after its release."
Speaking of this.
Jiang Yun sighed regretfully.
"That's what we said - the game is a good game, but it's not fun."
For any game company in the world.
This sentence is so deadly.
Obviously, the game Smite has a very good reputation both among the player community and in the eyes of professional designers in the circle.
Because its design creativity is indeed eye-catching, many people, like Shen Miaomiao, thought it was an interesting game when they first heard the idea.
But after actually experiencing it, players discovered that this game is really difficult to play.
It has neither the advantages of a MOBA nor the benefits of an FPS.
The undeniable excellent creativity, coupled with the uncomfortable gaming experience, has led to the final evaluation of this game——
The game is a good game, but it's not fun.
“And now,”
After Jiang Yun finished speaking, Lu Bian continued:
"The APEX project we are preparing is equivalent to reversing the design concept of Smite of the Gods—"
“We want to use the skill design of MOBA games as the basis of FPS.”
hiss--
After listening for a while, Shen Miaomiao understood.
I couldn't help but gasp.
What a pervert, Lao Gu.
What on earth is wrong with his brain?
Obviously, in everyone's opinion, PUBG reached its peak as soon as it debuted and is already the ultimate battle royale game.
But Gu Sheng still wants to try to reach the peak he has set.
Although I have been shocked by Gu Sheng’s creativity many times before.
But this time, Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Lao Gu is really special. His understanding of the game and his design ideas are totally inconsistent with his age and experience.
but!
Sighs are just sighs!
Shen Miaomiao understood what the people in the project department said!
Now!
The APEX project is very dangerous!
In terms of game type, it competes with PUBG, the giant that almost completely dominates the battle royale market!
From the perspective of design concept, it is comparable to a work that was well-received but not popular, and was ultimately abandoned by the market due to conflicts in the core of the game!
This debuff is almost stacked!
Shen Miaomiao even suspected that Gu Sheng was also doing scientific research and didn't care about the profit or loss of the APEX project at all.
After all, judging from the current situation.
This project seems to be more challenging for Gu Sheng.
He wanted to charge forward for the gaming benchmark he had created, even if it meant failure.
Um……
That should be it.
Shen Miaomiao nodded secretly.
After all, in order to ensure stable profits and a solid reputation, Gu Sheng only needs to release regular battles, like "Gunsmoke".
But he insisted on dancing on the edge of a knife, taking an unconventional approach and challenging the impossible .
Not bad, not bad.
Shen Miaomiao was very satisfied.
If this is the sentiment, we are in the same realm.
"I think we can give it a try,"
Shen Miaomiao expressed her approval on the spot:
"Standing still is not the style of our Golden Wind."
"It's a pity that the Gods' Cataclysm failed, but it might be a good thing for us."
"It's very likely that they originally installed FPS and MOBA the wrong way around,"
"After this twist, maybe we can succeed."
Shen Miaomiao laughed and signaled everyone not to feel any psychological pressure. Since she approved of this project, she would not blame everyone for its failure.
not to mention.
A lot of the data for this project was taken from the original Titanfall, and the total cost was only 50 million.
Compared to their previous life-threatening games PUBG and Titanfall, the situation is much better.
"So," Shen Miaomiao said, "Don't be afraid of failure, just try, we can afford to lose."
Hearing this, everyone smiled knowingly and said, "Mr. Shen is very open-minded."
"Hahaha, there's no need to say compliments,"
Shen Miaomiao, wearing a tall hat, smiled and waved her hand:
"Since the game content, design ideas and cost investment are all OK,"
"Next, there is one last and most important thing—"
“Let’s discuss the profit model of this game!”