Chapter 25 New Game Project
Less than ten minutes.
More than a dozen people from Honghuang Studio gathered in the conference room.
Everyone's face was filled with anticipation and excitement, and they were talking around the conference table.
"Everyone is here. Is this some big announcement?"
"I heard from Boss Song that they want to discuss the production direction of the next game."
"A new game is finally coming? Could it be another project like Bunnyman?"
"Why do you look down on the Bunny Man? Do you look down on the value of being the first in the exhibition?"
Hearing this, Lao Li, who was sitting next to him, disagreed.
He was responsible for the game Super Bunny Man, and it achieved such good results, which made him feel more confident.
It's totally invisible.
The look of disgust on his face when he first started making it.
"Come on, don't you think about how ugly your face was when you took over this project?"
"This game became popular entirely because of Mr. Chen's design and promotional CG. You just benefited from it."
"That's right, you're still being ungrateful after getting an advantage."
Everyone started to tease him and exposed his past without mercy.
"I...even if I have no credit, I have worked hard, right? Staring at those weird things all day, do you know how I survived for the past half month?"
Old Li defended himself with a red face.
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, and the entire conference room was filled with joy.
When Chen Lin and Lao Song walked in from outside, his face became serious, and he quickly stopped talking and sat up straight.
"I called all of you here to discuss the plans for the next game."
As soon as he sat down, Chen Lin went straight to the point.
Old Song, on the other hand, was holding a design plan, with a look of shock on his face, as if he had lost his soul.
The employees didn't notice the anomaly, but asked, "Mr. Chen, should we continue to make platform-based level-breaking games?"
Whether it is "Brave Heart", "Slay the Spire", or "Super Bunny Man", their essential core is to pass levels, which is also the area that their studio is currently best at. It is definitely right to continue to develop in this direction.
Players know that they are good at this and will basically buy into it.
This is the most commonly used method for most manufacturers to consolidate the player market.
However.
What responded to them was Chen Lin's denial.
“No, we’re not going to make the same type of game again this time.”
Don't make similar games?
Wouldn't that be a waste of the advantages they have accumulated during this period of time?
The employees were very puzzled and didn't understand why Chen Lin would choose to give up the great prospects that he had created with great difficulty.
"Mr. Chen, are you planning to develop survival adventure games like those manufacturers?"
Du Xing, who was standing by, guessed something and suddenly spoke up.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed.
They had heard some rumors before the meeting and were quite familiar with the matter. They immediately spoke out to dissuade the group:
"Many big companies are eyeing the survival adventure game market right now."
"I heard that even Huanhai and Xingyou are preparing for this kind of project and have already started mobilizing funds and manpower."
"With the current strength of our studio, I'm afraid we will be swept away without leaving anything behind. Mr. Chen, please don't be impulsive!"
"Yeah, the competition is so fierce, it's so hard to stand out from the crowd!"
As practitioners in the gaming industry, how could they not know how tempting this big cake is?
But at the same time I also understand.
If you want to get a share of this kind of market, it is impossible without some strength.
Not to mention Huanhai, even domestic manufacturers with a larger scale than Huanhai may not be able to guarantee that they can take over this market.
It's a situation where there are too many wolves and too little meat.
Rushing in will only lead to death!
"Of course I know everything you said."
Seeing that everyone was trying to dissuade him, Chen Lin spoke and turned to signal Old Song next to him.
Old Song took a deep breath, tightened his arm holding the game plan, and finally stood up slowly.
The image on his laptop was also projected onto the screen in the center.
"This is our next design plan. Please take a look at it first."
As soon as the words fell, a huge cover appeared.
The employees who were about to say something suddenly widened their eyes after seeing this cover.
"This...is this the game we are going to play next!?"
"Boss Song, are you sure you didn't put the wrong picture?"
“Gurgle…”
The sound of swallowing saliva could be heard one after another, and everyone was staring at the screen intently .
In the picture, a ferocious beast surrounded by thunder and lightning stood proudly, vertically between the dark and surging sky and earth.
The terrifying scales of gold and blue were covered with a thick layer of hair, extending from the dragon horns on the top of the head to the back.
The ferocious and domineering claws stood on the top of the mountain, and it howled towards the sky, as if controlling the thousands of thunders above its head!
And in front of the ferocious beast.
A figure was holding a big sword, as small as an ant.
The three large, domineering characters "Thunder Wolf Dragon" seem to be proclaiming the reputation of this ancient ferocious beast.
Just one glance.
The employees were stunned by the exaggerated visual expression, as if the ferocious beast would run out of the picture, making them feel an extremely strong sense of oppression.
They had no doubts.
If you encounter this kind of monster in real life.
My head will definitely be twisted off and I won’t be able to escape!
"Mr. Chen... Mr. Chen, what is this? Didn't you say you were going to make a survival adventure game?"
Old Li couldn't help but turn his head and asked.
From what he had learned, the games made by those big manufacturers were basically based on shooting and gun battles, incorporating today's most popular FPS as the main gameplay.
For example, battlefield survival, interstellar adventure, and deserted island exploration basically use guns as weapons to carry out long-range attacks on the enemy, while highlighting the adventure element.
Players are also basically familiar with this type of gameplay.
But what is shown in this picture doesn't look like this kind of game, but instead seems to be dominated by cold weapons?
"You read it right, this is an adventure game, but I don't intend to be like those manufacturers and focus on FPS."
"What about the main gameplay? What is it?"
"hunting!"
Chen Lin uttered two words and a smile appeared on his face.
"hunting?"
"Yes, it's hunting, and it's various ancient species of huge sizes!" Chen Lin said in a deep voice.
Lao Song beside him slid the interface in response to his words, and the conceptual designs of monsters appeared in front of everyone.
There are birds and beasts, dragons and beasts, and even ancient dragons.
And they all have their own habits and habitats.
Every time the employees saw a picture, they gasped, were deeply shocked by the bold and exaggerated design, and gradually immersed themselves in this bizarre world of monsters.
After watching the video, several programmers were immediately excited.
"What an awesome design! Let the players become hunters to hunt these giant monsters, and even ancient species. The battle scenes are exciting just thinking about it!"
"Each monster has different characteristics, so we can design various targeted weapons and traps to enrich the gameplay!"
"The materials obtained from hunting can also be used to create equipment, recreating the hunting scenes of ancient times!"
"I can guarantee that this game will be a huge hit!"
Inside the meeting room.
The employees were discussing the content of the game intensely, completely forgetting their anxious looks when they tried to dissuade Chen Lin from doing so.
And on the screen, the name of the game gradually appeared.
Monster Hunter
