In the blink of an eye!
November is approaching.
The development cycle of PT is also nearing completion.
The trial version has entered the final testing phase, and the supervisors of various groups in the production team have also tried it out.
In theory, this experience is not to "play the game", but to find out subtle problems in their respective fields and then make the final fine-tuning of the game.
Moreover, as a game developer, by the end of the development stage, you have actually become numb to your own game.
No matter how passionate the plot, how brain-burning the suspense, or how terrifying the Jumpscare is.
I watched it a hundred and eighty times every day for several months and I was already aesthetically fatigued.
It's like the chef who cooks the Manchu-Han banquet doesn't eat at the banquet, or the painter of the comic book doesn't play his own role.
so.
Usually when it comes to the experience stage, designers and key personnel usually go through the process with expressionless faces.
but!
The Silent Hill PT project seems a little different.
Excluding Gu Sheng, the PT project team has a total of eight supervisors.
The three supervisors are the shrewd Sato, the otaku Okura, and the beautiful and cheerful Yuki.
Under the three people, there are two deputy supervisors in the main planning and main programming departments, and there is another deputy supervisor under Yuki.
Eight people!
Take turns to experience!
At first, everyone was talking and laughing, with their heads held high, ready to take a final look at the PT gaming world with a professional attitude and look for any professional issues.
result!
Eight people.
The shortest time I lasted in there was two minutes, and the longest was only seven minutes.
They went in standing and came out limp, their legs as thin as noodles, as if their bones had been pulled out, their faces were pale and covered in cold sweat.
Can't examine it.
It's impossible to examine it at all.
I didn't even have the courage to open my fucking eyes.
This can no longer be classified as a horror game.
This is the true projection of Director Gu’s twisted and perverted psychology.
Everyone who enters to play will truly feel the psychological trauma from the horror game immortal SamGu!
The unprecedented feeling of oppression was so great that many people didn't even see the shadow of the female ghost. Just walking around twice made their heart rate exceed the standard and they had difficulty breathing.
As the head of the game's art team, Yuki, who was responsible for original painting, modeling, UI, scenes, etc., couldn't hold on any longer when he reached the fourth cycle!
Because in the fourth round, the player will face Lisa, the female ghost in PT.
Even though she drew and modeled the skin of this thing herself!
but!
When Yuki met him, he couldn't help but feel traumatized, and was kicked out of the nerve connection of the somatosensory cabin with a snap.
laugh--
When the hatch opened, Yuki's face turned pale and he looked dazed!
After being silent for more than half a minute, seeing that Yuki still had no intention of speaking, Gu Sheng couldn't help but feel a little worried, and waved his hand in front of Yuki:
"Yuki, are you... okay?"
"... not particularly good,"
Yuki slowly came back to his senses, his throat moving up and down, his eyes still a little hesitant:
"I'm thinking about a question."
"What's the problem?"
Gu Sheng was curious.
Yuki seemed to have restarted her brain, which had been shut down by the shock, and sorted out her thoughts:
"According to the game's setting, the husband who killed Lisa was actually crazy and was arrested by the police,"
"So where does the protagonist, the 'I' in the game, come from?"
"Why did I come to this haunted house? To explore? To solve a mystery? Or to investigate?"
"Or to put it bluntly...why would I come here to die?"
Yuki's frightened questions hit home and stunned everyone in the project team.
Even Gu Sheng was stunned.
That's right.
Throughout the game, there has been no introduction to the origin of the protagonist of this trial version.
No explanation, no account, no background.
It seems that it is just regarded as a carrier of experience, a pure tool.
This is not because Gu Sheng is lazy.
Because in his previous life, the story of PT ended here, there was no official version, and he didn't know the origin of the protagonist of PT!
Thinking that this was just a trial version, the protagonist's background was not important, so I blurred it.
But today Yuki had a burst of inspiration and asked a question suddenly, which gave him a reminder.
yes.
Why on earth would the protagonist of PT be willing to come to this apartment to commit suicide?
There is always a logic to human actions.
The same is true in games.
Since the motives of the PT protagonist will always remain a mystery, can I add a little easter egg and briefly explain the protagonist's origins while ensuring that the main body of the game remains unchanged?
Just like what Yuki said.
Adventure? Questioning? Investigation?
Thinking of this, Gu Sheng pulled over the office chair and sat down with interest:
"That's a good question. What kind of identity do you think we should give him to make it more reasonable?"
All the supervisors looked at me and I looked at you.
After thinking for a moment, Sato raised his hand first:
"Anyway, I think we can pass on this option of solving the puzzle for now."
"Because if it's about solving puzzles, then the story structure behind PT is too big,"
"But according to your idea, the main body of our game actually has little to do with the PT protagonist."
"The original intention of setting up PT is to leave an open ending for players, a short story,"
"Then, such a setting is bound to mislead players excessively, causing their attention to shift, which is not conducive to the release of our official version."
Sato from the planning department was experienced and had a precise sense of measure, so he immediately rejected the setting of "Solving Doubts".
Then, Okura also raised his hand:
"In that case, I don't think it's appropriate to explore."
"This setting is too shallow and does not fit the PT's strong and subtle psychological tone."
“It will make players feel that this horror road is too trivial, thus destroying the heavy feeling we have worked so hard to create.”
“I think this setting can also be passed.”
Upon hearing this, all the supervisors nodded in agreement.
Therefore, the setting of [Exploration] was also rejected.
That's it!
Gu Sheng shrugged: "Then we only have the "investigation" item left?"
Everyone thought about it and nodded.
However, Sato thought for a moment:
"But this will conflict with our game settings, right? After all, we have already explained in the game that the villa murder case has been solved, and the murderer has become mentally ill and has been taken away by the police..."
"But the investigation is not limited to the police,"
Before Sato could finish his words, Yuki, who had finally recovered from his shock, spoke:
"Can't the protagonist be a reporter? The kind of reporter who specializes in uncovering obscure, weird, and bizarre news!"
"The reporter heard about a haunted house in Silent Hill. The case was so horrific and the murderer was mentally ill,"
"So, with the idea of ​​digging deeper into the inside story and restoring the true facts of the case, I came to Silent Hill to conduct an investigation and visit."
“That’s how the content of this trial version came about.”
hiss--!!!
Yuki's words!
All the supervisors present immediately gasped!
Wonderful!
That's it!
The behavioral logic of the PT protagonist can be explained!
Makes sense!
And Gu Sheng was even more astonished by Yuki’s sudden idea!!!
Almost in an instant!
The surging inspiration swept through his mind like a surging wave!
reporter!
yes!
A reporter who specializes in digging out obscure truths!
This reporter named Miles Upshur has always been committed to uncovering the most obscure and inaccessible news truths!
And today!
After receiving a news clue from an insider, he learned about the horrific events that took place in Silent Hill!
So, with the most enthusiastic attitude towards his profession, he came to the haunted house of Silent Hill PT, experienced many reincarnations, and used fragmented clues to piece together the truth of the matter!
And when Miles, full of joy and having experienced a nightmare all night, finally escaped from the other world and drove his little jeep away from Silent Hill!
In the thick fog, he will pass by James who is in the other world and go in opposite directions.
As the protagonist of the film, James will go deep into the depths of Silent Hill to find out the truth about the letter from his deceased wife.
And Miles will continue his journey to find the next truth and head to Colorado——
Giant Mountain Mental Hospital.
"It's all tied together! It's all tied together! It's all tied together!"
For a moment, Gu Sheng felt his scalp tingling.
He was so excited that he jumped up from his chair, rushed to the confused Yuki in the sensor cabin, and held up her smart head:
“Come on babe! U are soooooooo——fvking clever!!!”
Kill two birds with one stone!
Gu Sheng was so excited!
Yuki's suggestion not only gave the PT protagonist a reasonable identity setting!
It can even serve as an easter egg, leading to the plot of another horror masterpiece!
This is the ultimate Easter egg!
And the other masterpiece will be developed independently by them, Golden Wind!
That's it!
The reputation of "King of Horror Games" that he created with Silent Hill will directly and positively affect the horror masterpiece they independently developed!
I don’t know whether other people’s horror games will be unpopular or whether they will lose money.
But me!
Gu Sheng!
A horror game that comes out of my hands won’t lose anything!!!
There has never been such a wonderful connection!
For a moment, Gu Sheng felt his heart beating fast and he stretched out his hands!
"Come boys! Give me five!!!"
Everyone was stunned seeing the director who was so excited as if he had won the first prize in the lottery!
ah?
What?
They had no idea what was going on in Gu Sheng's mind.
They only knew that when the setting of "reporter" was proposed, the director went crazy.
If Yuki wasn't a girl, the director would have kissed her just now, which made him very excited.
However, I don’t know what the boss suddenly remembered.
But everyone was very cooperative and stretched out their hands.
Snap, snap, snap——
Gu Sheng high-fived everyone like a star.
Finally, she stretched out her hands and gave a big high five to Yuki, whose cheeks were slightly rosy.
So... so manly...
Yuki sat in the motion sensing cabin, feeling a little dazed.
The masculine hormone charm that Gu Sheng burst out at that moment just now was like an unmatched sharp spear, making it impossible to resist!
Hi!!!
Yuki screamed in her heart.
It's hard to imagine what kind of a heavenly life Miaomiao leads every day living under the same roof with a man like this!
But I’m so greedy!
A round of high fives!
Gu Sheng also turned around and clapped his hands:
"Everyone, I am very happy to cooperate with you during this period, and I am grateful for your care,"
“Now, with PT’s participation in the exhibition imminent, our inspiration has once again sparked a fiery spark,”
"In order to present this horror game benchmark more perfectly,"
"I am here to implore you all to make PT more complete and Silent Hill more amazing!"
Speaking of this.
Gu Sheng nodded slightly, and said sincerely:
"Please, everyone! (Day)"
All the supervisors of the entire PT project team stood up and bowed 90 degrees to Gu Sheng!
“Hai——!!!”
…
Early November, Beginning of Winter, evening.
The dark navigator, with its headlights shining, drove on the road, weaving in and out of traffic.
The atmosphere in the car was warm and lively.
"Hey, did you go to Akihabara? I heard it's pretty damn exciting there!"
"What are the people like over there? Do you ask their main artist to draw ghosts every day?"
"Do they all call you sama?"
"Are they particularly competitive over there? Do you work overtime every day?"
"Oh, right..."
Questions came one after another, making Gu Sheng, who was sitting in the back row, feel a little amused and helpless.
good!
Just as Tokyo Game Festival is about to open!
Gu Sheng declined Moritani's invitation and decided to return to China during the gap between the development of the trial version and the official version.
After all, Silent Hill, as a horror game, is not Konami's key recommended project this time, and he does not need to attend the first-day press conference and speak on stage as the director.
"I accept Mr. Moriya's kindness, but I still have people I am tied to in China. Besides, when Silent Hill is officially developed, I will lead the team back again. We can have a drink and chat then."
Gu Sheng said so.
Having said all this, Moritani could only say goodbye reluctantly and let Gu Sheng return to China for the time being to wait for the formal signing of the cooperation contract between the two parties.
The ones who came to pick them up at the airport were naturally none other than the brothers Lu Bian and Dajiang.
Along the way, the three brothers talked and laughed.
Lu Bian Dajiang talked about the major and minor events in the company recently, and all projects are progressing in an orderly manner.
Gu Sheng talked about what he saw and heard in Japan, the development process of Silent Hill PT, the super easter eggs he buried, and the huge architecture of Silent Hill itself!
good!
After all, they are my family and my brothers.
Gu Sheng has never held back towards Lu Bian and Dajiang.
The same goes for the two of them.
For a moment, there was a small climax in the car!
"Wow! This is such an amazing plan! Wouldn't it be a huge success if this was done? Would it directly become the leader in horror games?"
After hearing Lao Gu's idea, Dajiang exclaimed in amazement.
While Lu Bian was amazed, he reminded:
"By the way, Lao Gu, you didn't tell Konami about the main project and the other work plan derived from the trial version, right?"
"I'm not stupid,"
Gu Sheng smiled and said:
"Not only did I not disclose this to Konami, but once we all fly to Japan to lead the project, this plan will only be circulated among our own core management."
"To put it simply, Konami's people should be treated as outsourced."
"Before the game is developed, we must have full control of this project plan, otherwise they will dump us after getting the complete project plan."
Who is Gu Sheng?
Having lived two lives, he knows all the twists and turns in the gaming circle.
Indeed!
The Silent Hill PT project developed in cooperation with Konami went very smoothly, and the cooperation with Sato, Okura, Yuki and others was also very harmonious.
But that is Konami after all, not Golden Wind.
That's Japan, not China.
That's my partner, not my family or close friends.
You have to keep some tricks up your sleeve when you need to.
Talking about it!
The navigator also drove into the Binjiang Yaju community and entered the underground garage.
Woo.
The engine is turned off.
Three people got off the car.
Dajiang helped Gu Sheng move the suitcase, which was already half empty, and pushed it to him.
"Come on, let's go up and have dinner together."
Seeing that the two men did not move, Gu Sheng waved.
Lu Bian and Dajiang each lit a cigarette, looked at him with disdain, and even took two steps back.
"Don't send it, okay?"
Lu Bian curled his lips, looking like he saw through everything:
"What are we going to do up there? To be a fucking 2,500-watt super-bulb? Do you have enough money for electricity?"
"Tsk, eh,"
Gu Sheng's face turned red:
"What the hell are you talking about! I'm sincere! Why don't you welcome me?"
"Tomorrow, we'll pick it up tomorrow,"
Dajiang also tried to hold back his laughter:
"It's not convenient today. Today...today, Brother Bian'er's uncle is here, so I can't drink cold beer."
Lu Bian:?
She gave Dajiang a look that said, "You're really giving me up," and nodded helplessly, "Oh, yes, yes, my uncle is here, and I can't drink cold drinks. Let's go, we'll talk tomorrow, we'll talk tomorrow..."
Having said that, the two of them stopped wasting time, put their arms around each other's shoulders, waved at Gu Sheng, and left, cigarettes between their fingers.
"Why--"
Gu Sheng looked at the two men who left after finishing their work, with their elegant backs concealing their achievements and fame, and opened his mouth.
He rolled his eyes again.
Then, he smiled and shook his head, dragged his suitcase into the corridor, and took the elevator straight to his doorstep.
Take a deep breath and press the fingerprint lock.
Didi——chika——
The door of the house opened.
The room was dark and the lights were off.
It seemed that no one was waiting for him to come home.