Alien game producer

【Chapter 4, First Game】

Early the next morning, Xie Yunfan went to the agency.

He plans to rent an apartment near the school and use it as a temporary office location. Firstly, it will be convenient to go to the school for classes. Secondly, he can stay in his apartment at any time in his spare time and concentrate on developing games.Living outside, his eldest brother won't be able to control him when he comes back, so he can be more free.

Of course, the single apartment is only for transition. When funds are sufficient in the future and the size of the studio is expanded, it will not be too late to rent a more spacious office building.

Xie Yunfan followed the agent and looked at several places in succession, and finally settled on a single loft apartment 10 minutes away from the school.

The five-meter-high floor-to-ceiling windows provide good lighting. You can work on the lower floor and rest and sleep upstairs. The furniture and appliances are complete. You only need to buy a high-performance computer and you can move in with your bags.

After Xie Yunfan signed the rental contract, he went to the Electronic City in person and spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy a computer with excellent performance and two high-definition monitors.

After moving these game-making "tools" into his new home, Xie Yunfan took the prepared application materials and went to the Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau to register the studio.

At 02:30 in the afternoon, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau just went to work.

There are many people queuing up at the window to apply for a business license.Xie Yunfan called a number, sat down in the waiting area, took out his mobile phone and opened the game folder.

The memory card of his mobile phone has 2T, which is enough space. He simply downloaded all the top ten games in the mobile game rankings last night, hoping to study the preferences of mobile game players in the world.

Currently, the No. 1 mobile game on the best-selling list is "Wild Crisis".

This game is a classic "battle royale mode" that puts 100 players on desert islands in different environments. Ammunition and equipment are randomly dropped. Whoever survives to the end is the winner.

Xie Yunfan opened "Wild Crisis" and observed while playing.

The game scene is dark and gray, giving people a strong sense of psychological crisis.The environment is rendered very realistically, the character modeling is also excellent, the gun system is well designed, the style is more realistic, the weapons do not have so many gorgeous special effects, and the operation feels smooth and silky.

"It's a pity that you were shot in the head by [the number one killer]!"
"Oops, you were killed by [Brother Wants to Score]!"
"Oh! You stepped on a landmine planted by [Do Doudou Love Me] and were blown away."

Players do not need to wait after being killed. They can exit the current game and start the next game immediately.

This game has achieved No. 1 on the best-selling list, and its design is quite remarkable. It is similar to the chicken-fighting gun battle games in his world, and it has a stable player base.

As a game planner, Xie Yunfan pays more attention to professional content such as game style, social system, and combat mode. He does not mind being shot in the head by an enemy and continues to play the next game.

The boy sitting next to him glanced at him from the corner of his eye from time to time.

Seeing that he kept losing, the boy couldn't help but whisper: "Brother, are you a newbie? Do you want me to play with you?"

Xie Yunfan raised his head and met a pair of smiling eyes.

The boy is about 24-[-] years old, with a pair of thick dark circles under his eyes, an unshaven beard, a slightly decadent image, and a very recognizable chestnut curly hair like a chicken nest.

Xie Yunfan asked doubtfully: "You want to take me?"

The boy diligently promoted himself: "I am a professional game booster. I only cost 10 yuan to play a game with you. There are also discounts for monthly subscriptions. I can easily help you reach 2000 points every season."

Xie Yunfan: "..."

The boy smiled and said: "You have lost four times in a row. How about it? Do you want to experience the feeling of being taken flying?"

Before Xie Yunfan had time to answer, a girl's voice came from not far away: "Xiao Hu, it's our turn, bring the information."

"Here you go!" The boy grabbed a stack of information on the seat, walked two steps, turned back and handed Xie Yunfan a business card, and said: "If you need to play with me, please contact me at any time. There are still eight days left for new customers to place orders. Discount.”

Xie Yunfan lowered his head and saw that the business card read - New Dream Game Studio, a professional game training studio that meets all the boss's needs. V letter: XiaoHu7437.

Xie Yunfan couldn't laugh or cry.

He was wandering around in the game just now. This guy happened to be a game power leveler. Seeing that he kept losing, he thought he was a rookie, so he wanted to promote the power leveling business and paid him to help him compete in ranked games.

These professional power levelers are very sensitive to games. After all, they make money from games for a living. They can grasp any new games that have business opportunities immediately.

Thinking of this, Xie Yunfan casually added WeChat on his business card.

The other party quickly sent a message: "Hello boss! Do you need a booster?"

Xie Yunfan asked: "Does your studio only accept the companion business of "Wild Crisis"?"

The other party said: "No. We have many hardcore mobile game players in our studio. They can play most games. Various tasks, dungeons, home output, pet feeding, etc. can be customized if the boss needs power leveling. of."

Hardcore gamer?The business is quite extensive.

Xie Yunfan thought for a moment and typed: "Okay, I'll come back to you if I need anything in the future."

The other party sent a hug emoticon.

This guy can shamelessly promote his business from the first meeting. He is also quite a social guy.

Hardcore gamers know a lot about various games and can naturally quickly judge whether a game is fun or not.

Xie Yunfan had a very professional game internal testing team in his previous life, which was composed of hundreds of hardcore online game players.Before each new game is officially released, he will ask the team to conduct a large number of tests, find bugs, and provide suggestions, so that he can collect them for detailed optimization.

A game cannot be perfect, and a professional testing team is a must.This "Xiao Hu" Xie Yunfan doesn't know enough yet, so add him as a friend first, maybe you can use him later.

"No. 017, please go to window 4 to handle business." Hearing the call on the radio, Xie Yunfan picked up the information and went forward to complete the registration procedures.

After handing in the materials and walking out of the door of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, it suddenly started raining outside.

In the winter in the south, the air was damp and cold. Xie Yunfan wrapped his coat tightly, hailed a taxi on the roadside, and said: "Go to Binhu District, Twin Towers Apartments."

The driver quickly drove the car onto the highway.

He just took out his mobile phone and wanted to continue playing games. The phone rang suddenly, and the caller ID showed "Brother Tao". Xie Yunfan frowned and searched his memory, and he quickly remembered this person.

——Xu Tao, one of his friends he met in college.

A few days ago, we were racing on a mountain road and almost drove the car to the bottom of a cliff. The traffic police caught him and gave him a lecture. This was also the reason why my brother was so angry.

Xie Yunfan picked up the phone and said familiarly: "Brother Tao, what's going on?"

A joking voice came to my ears: "Yunfan, we are having fun at the bar all night tonight, are you going?"

"I won't go." Xie Yunfan sighed helplessly, "Last time I was racing, my brother beat me up and cut off my living expenses after he found out."

"Ah?" Xu Tao couldn't believe it, "Isn't your brother always soft-spoken and soft-hearted?"

"It's different this time. He is so determined to deal with me that he even sold my sports car." Xie Yunfan paused and said seriously, "Don't look for me now. As you know, something happened to my company. Brother, he is in a bad mood. If I don’t be honest, I’m afraid he will sever ties with me.”

"It's so serious..." Xu Tao said with a smile, "Okay. Then wait for your brother to calm down and leave you alone, then come out to find us."

"Ok."

Xie Yunfan didn't want to waste time with these foxy friends, so he could only find excuses not to attend their gatherings.Everyone knows that Xie's company is bankrupt. He was taught a lesson by his elder brother, so it makes sense that he doesn't dare to go out to play recently.

After hanging up the phone, Xie Yunfan closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

The studio's review materials have been submitted, and the procedure can be completed in up to three days.The apartment was rented and a computer was bought... The question now is, what should he do with the first game?

As for mini-games, there are many successful experiences in card games, elimination games, and casual games.

For example, the once popular "Sheep" is a very simple three-dimensional elimination game that makes a lot of money from advertising revenue.There is also "Plants vs. Zombies", a casual battle game with a special style that allows designers to easily achieve financial freedom.

The production difficulty of these casual games is very low.With his experience and technology, he can make it in a week.

If he wants to make quick money, most of the successful cases in his previous life can be copied directly.

However, he was reborn once and accumulated rich experience in game planning.He comes from another world and has a large reserve of historical knowledge in his mind.

Under such a premise, if you still plagiarize the game works of the original world and make quick money without conscience... that would be too spineless.

What is the difference between this and directly copying other people's papers for exams?
Excellent game producers should make games with their own style and creativity - rather than eating other people's leftovers.

He doesn't want to throw away his principles just to make money.

He has his own persistence.

From the moment he chose to become a game planner, the goal he set for himself was to make fun "original games."Now that he has lived his life again, his original intention has not changed.

By the way, back then...

Xie Yunfan suddenly remembered a game.

It was the first small game he independently designed when he graduated from college. Because the company leaders believed that such a game was "unlikely to make money," they rejected it at the conference.

Later, he was busy with work and had less and less time for himself, so the game was never completed.

Anyway, he now has time and funds, so he might as well fully present the game he planned back then.

Labyrinth of the underworld.

A stand-alone maze escape game.Taking the eighteen levels of hell as a prototype, it adds rich gameplay elements such as Meng Po Soup, Mirror of Reincarnation, and Judge's Punishment.

The maze has 18 levels in total.In the simple mode, it will take about 18 hours to clear the level if all goes well; in the hell mode, it is extremely difficult to clear the level. Every step will lead to pitfalls, and if you lose, you will have to start over from the beginning. It is simply a "mental torture" for the players.

This type of game is destined to be relatively niche, but those players who love challenges and pursue excitement will definitely like this type of thrilling maze survival game.

For unpopular themes, you can take the word-of-mouth route. It can be used as a hands-on product to familiarize yourself with the game production process in this world.

The construction of the maze scene does not require much funding, and the character modeling does not need to be too complicated.

Save money and trouble, plus you already have the prototype of the game in your mind...

Isn't this his best choice at the moment?
The author has something to say:
We, Yunfan, are not “copycats”.

I think it's very low to directly copy successful game cases.

Therefore, the games in this article will be as original as possible.The author has been a hardcore gamer for more than ten years and has rich imagination. Please feel free to read it!