Chapter 451: The Derivatives of Wolf Games! The Dilemma of the Golden Engine!
Candlestick, Codex.
Battle-scarred armor and majestic churches.
The magnificent dome of St. Peter's Basilica bears witness to the splendor of the Middle Ages.
The dilapidated Constantinople tells the story of the rise and fall of the Balkan Peninsula.
The details in the photos are vivid and the lines in the drawings are clear and elegant.
And now.
These photos and drawings were placed on the Golden Wind's conference table in front of Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao.
"This is the most valuable information we have compiled during this period of time,"
At the side, Sato, the director of the Steel Chain Fingers, reported to the "Two Saints of the Same Dynasty":
"Director Shen, Boss, please take a look."
That's right.
When Battlefield was being developed, Gu Sheng didn't let Steel Chain Fingers participate in the project. Instead, he asked them to go to Europe to collect information.
Now, the information in front of him and little Nezha is the result of the Steel Chain Finger team.
only.
To this day, the members of Steel Chain Fingers still don’t know the deeper meaning behind their boss’s decision to ask them to go to Europe for an inspection.
All I know is that this is to accumulate materials for their new project.
As for what type of new project?
have no idea.
What subject matter?
have no idea.
What's the content?
I don’t know even more.
All they knew was that the boss was going to give them new projects.
The rest of them were in the dark and knew nothing.
Shen Miaomiao was also very curious about this.
New project!
She just took in 1.8 billion dollars from her own treasury!
Anyway, there was no meeting at the government level today, and Peng Xiaopang was watching over the joint company, so she naturally had time to attend the project establishment meeting again.
What if there is still a chance?
As the saying goes, if you don’t take advantage of a good opportunity, you’re a bastard!
This project is one of a million chances. It will allow me to increase my investment in an inexplicable place and turn a project that should have been profitable into a loss-making document through some additional investments?
Wouldn’t 1.8 billion dollars be the starting point for my great wealth and fame?
Think of this.
Shen Miaomiao looked at Lao Gu beside her——
"Okay, um, not bad..."
Gu Sheng finished reading the last few pieces of information and nodded:
"Very good. Very good."
After saying this, Gu Sheng seemed to remember something and fell into deep thought.
Steel Chain Fingers: ...
Then what? Big brother? Nothing?
The members of Steel Chain Fingers looked straight at Gu Sheng, their faces full of question marks.
Are we going to take a photo?
What about the project? What about the project we agreed on before we went to Europe?
Your promise? Your stretcher...isn't it...a business plan?
We didn't really go on an annual vacation, did we?!
Do you know how jealous we are when we see those people with Golden Experience and Melancholy Blues showing off their project progress and technological breakthroughs in their circle of friends every day?
Find something to do!
Otherwise, the salary that Mr. Ou offered us is far beyond the industry average, and we would feel guilty accepting it!
Not only did I get to travel in Europe for nearly a month for free, but I also got paid every day!
What we mean is that it is indeed a good thing to get more salary, but with this kind of treatment, we are really a little scared!
Besides, it’s been half a year since the development of the golden engine, and we haven’t even touched it yet!
This thing is like a new piece of equipment in the army. Do you know how itchy we are if we don’t get our hands on it and play with it?
"Um... Mr. Gu?"
Shen Miaomiao saw that Sato and his group's faces were flushed red, and she was afraid that they would have a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.
So he raised his hand and waved it in front of Gu Sheng, reminding him not to speak halfway, as it was really asking for a beating:
"So the project of this inspection is...?"
"Ah? Oh oh, oh!"
Gu Sheng came back to his senses and cleared his throat:
“A new project is a certainty, but I’m thinking that if I use the current Golden Engine to make this work… it seems to be a little lacking.”
Today, the Golden Engine, as their self-developed engine, can basically be said to have taken over all future Golden Wind games.
but.
You know, the Golden Engine is just getting started. Although it performs well in Battlefield, its shortcomings still exist and cannot be ignored.
Moreover, the success of Battlefield only means that the Golden Engine is capable of producing FPS games to a large extent.
As for how it will perform in other types of works, it is yet to be seen.
Golden Wind is a game that involves many categories of game companies.
For example, this time——
"I asked you to go to Europe because I wanted to prepare a wolf-based ARPG game."
hiss--!!!
As soon as these words came out!
There was a sudden gasp in the conference room!
Wolf! ARPG!
The sequel to Sekiro is coming!!!
oh--
Sato suddenly realized!
No wonder the boss selected them out separately and let them go to Europe for inspection with pay at such a critical stage of the development of Golden Engine and Battlefield!
It turns out that there is going to be a sequel to "Sekiro"!
A moment!
All members of the Steel Chain Finger Studio looked eagerly and full of anticipation!
You must know!
The original "Sekiro" attracted a lot of attention in the gaming circle!
Golden Wind's first 3 S-level masterpiece, a pioneer of a new genre of games!
In the confrontation with Konami, it had an absolute advantage that crushed everyone!
It can even be said without hesitation that even if this "Sekiro" was released today, it would be hard to find an opponent in the global gaming circle. It would be unstoppable and would kill gods and Buddhas!
This is the pride of Steel Chain Fingers, a miracle created by their own hands!
And now!
After being silent for such a long time, this IP has been discovered again!
As the "Godfather of Wolf Games", the Steel Chain Finger Team is naturally extremely excited and full of confidence!
Everyone is looking forward to it.
So much so that he ignored the grinning chairman, Ms. Shen Miaomiao, who was standing next to him.
Good news: She has derivative documents to create again
Bad news: The spin-off is Sekiro, which has an average score of 9.9
Where the hell is this going to go wrong?
Shen Miaomiao felt very uncomfortable.
She knew very well that for Golden Wind, this derivative work of "Sekiro" would very likely become their game with the most terrifying net profit in recent years.
Why?
First of all, the Sekiro IP is so brutal. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you are a sensory cabin player, even if you don’t have the game "Sekiro", you must have heard of its name.
Secondly, since the Golden Engine has officially been put on track, they who have their own self-developed engines will no longer need to pay engine suppliers, and costs will be further reduced.
Finally, compared to works like It Takes Two, Call of Duty, and Battlefield, influenced by their artistic styles, works like Sekiro, no matter how much the cost is increased, it will not exceed 200 million US dollars. It is a typical game type that achieves great results with little money.
so!
well……
Shen Miaomiao sighed in her heart.
I guess this time the derivative documents will be wasted again.
There is no need to think about this order at all. You won’t lose even 12%,000%.
Regardless of quality.
As long as Lao Gu releases it, players will definitely buy it.
However!
Right at this moment!
Shen Miaomiao had even given up and was ready to start thinking about what to eat for lunch!
Then Gu Sheng smacked his lips:
"But now there is a problem..."
“Our Gold Engine is not able to achieve the quality of detail in the game graphics that I want.”
Um?
Shen Miaomiao's thoughts, which had originally drifted to the fried chicken legs, were pulled back.
Let me hear what's going on?
Is there any chance of turning around?
It is an indisputable fact that the Golden Engine lacks .
After all, when this engine was first developed, Gu Sheng's benchmark was the Frostbite engine developed by the old DICE team in his previous life.
Regardless of whether it is the Frost in the previous life or the Golden Engine currently being developed by Gu Sheng, in terms of picture performance, both are good at creating grand vistas and scenes, but lack the ability to express details.
He is good at seeing the distance but not the near, and he is good at seeing the scenery but not the details.
This is where the graphics of the current Golden Engine fall short.
"…But the problem is, according to my current plan, this wolf-like spin-off will be at least two parts, or even a trilogy like Call of Duty,"
Gu Sheng said:
"In this case, we have to make the performance quality of the first game as perfect as possible to pave the way for subsequent works,"
"At least, it has to barely reach the quality of the Dream Engine."
this……
Hearing this.
Everyone couldn't help but frown, with difficulty appearing on their faces.
to be honest.
This is a bit too demanding.
Perhaps one day, with their continuous polishing and upgrading, the Golden Engine will eventually surpass the Dream in quality.
But now.
impossible.
Although dreams block us and are our enemies.
But it is undeniable that their technology is now far superior to ours.
Judging from the quality of the details presented in the pictures, if they want to be on par with Huanmeng, they will need at least three to five years of accumulation and progress.
Golden Wind has time.
But the project didn’t have time.
Does this mean that this wolf-themed spin-off will have to wait three to five years before it comes out?
impossible.
Project progress waits for no one.
"…But the problem is, we can't achieve a dramatic improvement in the quality of picture details in such a short period of time, right?"
Yuki frowned and said:
“Unless we change our path, temporarily abandon our self-developed engine, and choose Phoenix, which is better at picture quality.”
"no,"
Before Gu Sheng could speak, Okura, who was in charge of the overall project, shook his head:
"The Golden Engine is now basically the default national engine in China. If we announce the engine change at this time, even if it is only temporary, the impact on us will be huge and will be very detrimental to the future commercialization promotion work."
"Then what should I do——"
Yuki shrugged, a little discouraged:
"We can't improve it in a short period of time, and changing the engine will affect the overall situation,"
"It would be great if we could combine Phoenix with our golden engine to achieve a perfect turn-taking..."
Speaking of.
Yuki smiled bitterly.
I thought to myself, if only there really were fusion magic cards like the ones in Yu-Gi-Oh! in the world, I could just fusion them and Golden Wind would evolve on the spot, and the project would be fine.
But games are just games after all.
How could reality allow you to blend in so easily?
Thinking of this, Yuki held up his cheeks and thought of another solution with a sad face.
She didn't notice at all that her best friend Shen Miaomiao had a thoughtful look in her eyes...
