Chapter 219: Your Next Tower Defense Game, Why Must It Be Tower Defense?
this……
Gu Sheng didn't know how to explain to Yan Sheng.
Because he named these two studios based on "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"!
And there is no JOJO in this world.
So for a moment, he didn't know how to answer Yan Sheng's question.
However!
Just as he was thinking hard and preparing to say a few perfunctory words.
Then the little Nezha beside him spoke:
"Mr. Yan, we have been working together for such a long time, I am sure you must have heard of our golden spirit,"
“Gold Experience Studio is our foundation. It is the studio we first established. It has the most profound understanding and development of the gold spirit.”
“We are committed to bringing innovative gaming experiences to players, and the Gold Experience comes from this,”
"As for [Steel Chain Fingers Studio], the English name is STICKY FINGERS, which comes from the Rolling Stones album of the same name,"
"I think Mr. Gu's intention is to pay tribute to the creed of 'a rolling stone gathers no moss' and hope that our team will always maintain its vitality and motivation to move forward,"
"At the same time, STICKY FINGERS literally means 'petty theft',"
"Although he is a small-time thief, he intends to conquer the gaming world..."
Speaking of this.
Shen Miaomiao shrugged, raised her eyebrows and smiled:
“A little metaphor .”
After saying that.
Shen Miaomiao glanced at Gu Sheng, her big eyes shining brightly, and she raised her eyebrows slyly, imitating him: What do you think, I understand you!
Gu Sheng, on the other hand, was stunned.
I'm so good! Awesome!
Isn’t little Nezha studying finance?
How come you are so good at reading comprehension?
What kind of royal translator is this?
This answer is exquisite and profound, with extensive citations and lofty intentions.
It’s a perfect answer.
There is a kind of beauty in it: "the reading comprehension is deep, but the author actually didn't think that much."
“Ah… yes!”
Gu Sheng was such a shameless person that he turned around and nodded to Yan Sheng, affirming Little Nezha's perfect reading comprehension:
"That's what I mean. This is also what Mr. Shen hopes for the company."
hiss--!!!
Hearing this!
Yan Sheng couldn't help but take a breath, looking at the perfect couple in front of him, a gleam of approval flashed in his eyes!
"Okay, okay, okay,"
"Golden Experience, Steel Chain Fingers... What great names!"
"Mr. Gu is extremely talented and Mr. Shen is far-sighted. With these two at the helm, Golden Wind will surely grow stronger. With these two leaders, the Chinese gaming industry will surely rise."
“It is an honor for Yiyou to be able to work with Golden Wind!”
Gu Sheng grinned, revealing an awkward yet polite smile:
"Oh, we are honored too. We are honored too..."
…
Swoosh——
Gu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief as he waved and watched Yan Sheng's car drive away.
Beside him, Shen Miaomiao bumped him with her shoulder: "Hey, how is it? Is that explanation correct? Are we in sync?"
"Yes, that's right, absolutely right."
Gu Sheng gave a thumbs up and praised Little Nezha's reading comprehension:
"I can't say it's that good even if you ask me to. Mr. Shen is really far-sighted and has a high position. He is admirable and is my role model!"
"Hehe! That's——"
Shen Miaomiao was very pleased with Gu Sheng's praise. She put her hands on her hips and looked up:
"You are so enlightened, young comrade. Come on, I will treat you to some milk tea!"
"Why--"
Hearing this, Gu Sheng waved his hand:
"What kind of words are these, leader? As the saying goes, 'the closer you are to a red person, the more red you become.' It's not that I have a high level of ideological awareness. The key is that the leader taught me well!"
"Ah—I got goosebumps!"
Shen Miaomiao's scalp was numb from the wind, and she rubbed her arms hurriedly, grinning:
"No wonder my dad has lost his mind because of you. You are really good at flattering people!"
The game succubus, electronic Daji, lives up to her reputation!
The two of them walked into the drink shop downstairs while chatting and laughing.
After ordering two cups of milk tea, they found a seat by the window.
“Any ideas for new projects?”
Shen Miaomiao gulped down a sip of milk tea and asked Gu Sheng.
There is still one month left before the launch of the mini-game overseas expansion plan, which is neither a short time nor a long time.
If they start the project right away and start production, it would be entirely possible to develop a small game within a month by outsourcing.
But if too much time is spent on project establishment, production time will be stretched.
So the most urgent thing is to determine what to produce and get the work started.
"Hmm... I don't have any idea..."
Gu Sheng also took a sip of milk tea, looked out the window, frowned slightly and thought.
It’s better to say that he has too many ideas than to say that he has no ideas.
Since we want to make a game that is interoperable between PC and mobile platforms, the first thing we need to consider is the requirements and carrying capacity of mobile games.
Because PCs are far more inclusive than mobile phones, when considering dual platforms, we must first address the shortcomings of the mobile platform.
But even so, there are too many game options.
He can make roguel ike cards like slay the spire .
You can make survival strategy games like This War of Mine.
You can do business simulation or even horizontal action games.
In addition, games such as Angry Birds, Candy Crush, Ski Safari, etc. can also be ported from mobile phones to PC.
These games are not very large in size, so a month is more than enough.
The choices are so numerous and varied that it's dizzying and I have no idea how to make a decision.
At this moment, Shen Miaomiao suddenly had an idea and looked at Gu Sheng with her little face in her hand: "How about you be my protective carrot?"
"Protect the carrot?" Gu Sheng turned back to look at Little Nezha: "Is that from Thunderbird Games? We are the ones who infringed on the copyright."
"It's that type. It's not like you have to protect carrots," Shen Miaomiao said, "It's just a game where you build turrets to fight monsters. You can protect anything."
Tower Defense.
There is no doubt that the game type of "Protect the Carrots" is the most standard tower defense game.
This is a good category.
Gu Sheng's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Why did you suddenly think of doing tower defense? Don't you want to protect your carrots?"
"Hmm... it's a bit boring,"
Speaking of this, Shen Miaomiao smacked her lips:
“Whether it’s the level design, the types of monsters, or even the map design and gameplay, in the later stages, they all remain essentially the same.”
The problem Shen Miaomiao mentioned has actually existed in the domestic game market for a long time.
Because Defend the Carrot is a free game.
Therefore, in order to ensure long-term profitability, the production team has to keep updating the game.
But the problem is that the gameplay of tower defense is now fixed. No matter how hard the production team tries, they can only iterate on the types of monsters and defense towers, and constantly increase the difficulty of the game, such as increasing the health of monsters, shortening the travel distance, setting up scene obstacles, etc.
However, such updates are just forcibly extending the life of the game. They are not even considered innovations, let alone giving the game a second life.
Players will only get more and more tired the more they play, and then they will reduce their gaming time until they completely lose interest and quit.
This process is irreversible and has no solution.
Because that's what all tower defense games do -
Set a route for the monsters to move, and the player builds defense towers to attack the monsters and upgrades the defense towers to protect the target from harm.
This model has continued for as many years as tower defense games have been around.
In fact, it is very simple to make changes to this fixed game type.
For example, adding multiple upgrade branches to the defense tower, each upgrade branch route has different effects, and after the defense tower is upgraded to a certain level, it is given functions such as absorption and fusion...
That’s right!
What I’m talking about is “Balloon Tower Defense”, which was hailed as one of the “three major tower defense games” in the previous life!
Gu Sheng’s first reaction was this game.
But if you think about it, compared to "Carrot Defense", although Balloon Tower Defense has increased the playability of the defense tower, the significance of this innovation is actually not that great.
Monsters still move along the predetermined routes, and defense towers still stand at the corners of a large area, it is still a traditional tower defense.
The same is true for Kingdom Rush, another of the three major tower defense games.
In this case, the only option left for the three major tower defenses is the last one...
Gu Sheng smacked his lips secretly.
I'm sorry, because I have so many games in my hands, and there is one or more epoch-making works in almost every category.
Games are infinite, but my life span is limited. I am afraid I won’t be able to finish all the games in the system’s treasury in three lifetimes.
Therefore, when it comes to game selection, I can only pick out those top-tier titles.
I also wanted to play a single 6, but my hand was full of bombs.
Alas...it turns out that a systematic life is so plain and boring.
Just form a group of four 2 and have some fun!
"Then don't defend the carrots,"
Gu Sheng drank a sip of milk tea and had a plan in mind:
"Protect your brain!"
…
"Protect...the brain?"
The next day!
In the Golden Wind Conference Room!
Yuki covered her head with both hands, as if she was afraid that Gu Sheng would eat her brain.
"I don't understand, Director."
Earlier today, Secretary Chu called all members of Steel Chain Fingers to a meeting in the conference room, saying that there was a project to be assigned to them.
Everyone was very happy to hear it.
After all, it's a newly established studio, and the more idle I am, the more uncomfortable I feel (mainly because the salary is too high, and I don't feel secure taking the money if I don't work).
Especially Sato and Yuki.
Before the establishment of Steel Chain Fingers, the two of them were originally involved in the production of the "Escape Plan" project.
As a result, when the new studio was established, the person who came was promoted immediately, became the leader of the studio, and also withdrew from the Escape Project Team.
Both of them were very uncomfortable with the sudden lack of things to do.
I heard today that there is a new project plan!
The employees of the Steel Chain Finger Studio were all very excited and entered the conference room to wait for arrangements.
The result was unexpected!
The director just opened his mouth and asked them to protect their brains!
Everyone was shocked!
Oh no, is Mr. Gu going to produce another underworld horror game?
You must know!
There are 9 people in Steel Chain Fingers, and more than half of them have done PT under Gu Sheng!
The final testing phase of the game at that time was so torturous!
It is rare in the industry that a game that you made scares you half to death.
Now, the director aimed at the minds of everyone present as soon as he opened his mouth, which was really worrying. Everyone was afraid that he might have some sinister ideas again.
Seeing that everyone looked terrified.
Gu Sheng knew they were overthinking it.
Hehe laughs:
"Don't be nervous, we are just going to make a small game this time, a tower defense game,"
"A small game to stop zombies and protect your brain."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, and the prototype of this game had already emerged in their minds -
On the winding route, zombies marched in groups towards the end of the level.
On both sides of the road stand various defense towers.
There are bombs that fire ordinary ammunition, bombs that spit flames, bombs that discharge electricity, and there are also nuclear bombs that can clear the screen with one click, which require payment to unlock.
Oh, and there are also types of zombies.
Didn’t the company previously launch a zombie-themed game called Left 4 Dead? Bringing in those special infected people can not only enrich the fun of the game, but also gain emotional bonuses from players.
When the game is ready, won’t it be like Qin Shihuang riding a plane - winning to the sky?
Good job!!!
Listening to the discussions of the employees in the Steel Chain Finger Studio, Shen Miaomiao was shocked.
They are truly experienced veterans!
There's no need for Lao Gu to even speak, as they can create a comprehensive tower defense game through discussion!
Not only are the themes and gameplay well-designed, but even aspects like emotional bonuses have been thought of.
It can be called a fully automatic game production machine.
Fortunately, this is a new project and there is no need to worry about making a profit due to high game sales. Anyway, the main project is just a tool for her to increase the rebate multiple.
However!
Before she nodded!
Gu Sheng smiled and said, "It's a good idea, but unfortunately it's still quite homogeneous and not much different from other tower defense games on the market. Do you have any other ideas?"
this……
Hearing this, the members of Steel Chain Fingers were speechless.
Director Gu’s words hit the nail on the head.
Serious homogeneity is indeed the fatal shortcoming of the plan they have just discussed.
But the problem is, looking at the tower defense games in the entire game market now, are all done this way?
We want to innovate, but where do we start?
Today's tower defense game system is like a cast-in-place fortress, so solid and reliable that it is impossible to break into it.
It is not easy to demolish and modify it.
"Don't be so limited in your thinking," Gu Sheng smiled and said, "Why does your next tower defense game have to be a 'tower' defense game?"
As he spoke, Gu Sheng turned sideways and pressed the remote control in his hand.
A game cover suddenly appeared on the projection screen behind him!
In this quiet and harmonious cartoon-style town, there is a street that runs through the whole thing.
On the right side of the street, green-skinned zombies with wise eyes are crooked and look funny. Some of them carry briefcases and some wear ice cream cones on their heads.
On the left side of the street, there is a vibrant scene. Plants of various shapes stand at the edge of the garden with determined faces, like loyal little soldiers, blocking the invasion of zombies.
At the very top of the cover is the name of the game.
It is composed of PLANTS with green plant colors and ZOMBIES with tombstone textures.
"Plants can also stop zombies, and gardens can also become battlefields,"
Gu Sheng looked at the stunned crowd and spread his hands:
"Relax, let's play a game of Plants vs. Zombies."
