To become the richest man from the beginning of the game

Chapter 1304 Preliminary Exploration of President Pei's Design Concept

Yan Qi asked very urgently: "Sister Li, how should I analyze the source of inspiration for Mr. Pei?"

Li Yada paused for a while, and said: "About this point, my friend can't be 100% sure, it's just some speculation. After listening to what she said, I think it makes sense, and you can also check it yourself."

Yan Qi nodded immediately: "Of course."

After all, it is hearsay, and after several mouths, there will inevitably be omissions and mistakes in the meaning conveyed.

Moreover, no one knows what President Pei is thinking.

Even designers who have worked with Mr. Pei can only speculate about Mr. Pei's true intentions, and as long as they are speculations, there will inevitably be some deviations.

Yan Qi certainly wouldn't believe everything, if what Li Yada said made sense, then listen to it, maybe you could get some inspiration; if what Li Yada said didn't make sense, just don't listen, and Yan Qi wouldn't lose anything.

Li Yada first applied the exemption patch, and then said: "Actually, the source of inspiration for introducing Mr. Pei is mainly based on a few basic requirements given by Mr. Pei."

"Obviously, Mr. Pei deduced these requirements from his source of inspiration, which is the cornerstone of game design, and then confirmed the ultimate form of the game."

"In this ultimate form, the core has been completely locked by Mr. Pei, and only the external form of expression can be changed to a certain extent. And this change has no effect on the essence of the game."

"After Mr. Pei has set the general direction, he only needs to check the work after a period of time to make sure that the game has not gone too far, and then there will be no problem at all."

"This is the basic process of Tenda's game development."

"It is of course difficult to deduce Mr. Pei's source of inspiration from these basic conditions. After all, there are few sources of inspiration and many basic conditions. It is difficult for us to determine which basic condition is directly derived from the source of inspiration and which One was added by President Pei later based on the final form of the game."

"This is also the difficulty that has troubled my friend for a long time."

Yan Qi nodded, deeply agreeing.

This is where his doubts lie.

According to the inferred design process of Mr. Pei, there should be a few sources of inspiration first, and then derive the basic requirements of the game based on the sources of inspiration, and then design the true form of the game.

But there is another step after that, which is to add a few basic requirements based on the real shape of the game, because these basic requirements are for designers to ensure that the game will not go wrong.

For example, Mr. Pei wants to build a building, first set up a few pillars on the ground, and then figure out what the building will look like after it is completed based on these pillars.

But if there are only these few pillars, other designers may not be able to meet President Pei's requirements, so President Pei erected a few additional pillars according to the state of the building after completion.

The combination of these two batches of pillars can completely lock the shape of the whole building, and other designers can build the building Mr. Pei wants based on these pillars.

Now Yan Qi is confused about how to distinguish between these two batches of pillars?
It is necessary to distinguish which are the sources of Mr. Pei's inspiration and which are added later.

Just like when building a house, the walls all look similar, but some are load-bearing walls that cannot be dismantled, and some are not load-bearing walls and can be knocked down.

If you make a mistake and treat a non-load-bearing wall as a load-bearing wall, or knock down a load-bearing wall, the consequences will be serious.

Li Yada said: "Actually, this is difficult to say, but it is also simple to say."

"If there's only one design, it's really indistinguishable."

"But if you can go through every game designed by Mr. Pei, put all the requirements put forward by Mr. Pei together, compare and analyze them, you will naturally be able to extract their commonalities from them."

Yan Qi couldn't help but suddenly realized.

right!This is the truth!

If it's just one game, it really doesn't work.

But if you can have the requirements put forward by Mr. Pei when designing all the games, sum up these requirements, and filter them, you will naturally find a relatively correct answer!

The more samples there are, the closer the inferred rules will be to the truth!
Although he hasn't really come to any usable conclusions yet, Yan Qi is quite convinced of Li Yada. He feels that this person is really hiding something, as if he has opened the door to a new world for him.

Li Yada continued: "Because there are too many games involved, my friend didn't explain them to me one by one, but she revealed some of the rules she summed up to me."

Yan Qi nodded. This is very reasonable. After all, Mr. Pei has made so many games. Even if the friend Li Yada mentioned is a designer, he has sorted out all these games, but the detailed process will definitely not be shared with Li Yada. .

The key is to look at the end result.

Li Yada: "To sum up, Mr. Pei's decision to make games does have some starting points. Some of them cannot be referenced or learned from, but some of them can be referenced, and it also reflects some rules in game design."

"First of all, Mr. Pei likes to make game types that he has never done before. Even if it is the same game type, he has to choose a completely different entry point."

"Among the many types of games, Mr. Pei prefers some unpopular niche games, and strives to make niche games in line with the tastes of the public, thus breaking the circle."

"Secondly, Mr. Pei likes to go against the popular competing games on the market and choose unexpected methods."

"However, the premise of this difference is that it cannot violate the core fun and objective laws of the game, and achieve an effect of 'seemingly bizarre on the surface, but carefully analyzed within reason'."

"Again, Mr. Pei believes that we should not follow the superficial habits and ideas of the players in everything, but try to discover the deeper demands of the players."

"That is to try to find the deeper fun that the same gameplay can bring to players."

"Finally, in terms of packaging, Pei always chooses a more representative story background that best represents Chinese traditional culture, and adds some philosophical thinking that can resonate with domestic players."

"To sum it up, Boss Pei is very good at doing the opposite of what is popular in the market."

"On the surface, this seems to be running counter to the taste of the players, but in fact it breaks the stereotyped thinking pattern that has made players tired of playing, and guides the players with another kind of deeper fun. stand out from the rest of the game.”

While listening, Yan Qi quickly recorded on the computer.

These contents sound relatively empty, more like purely theoretical contents, and it is actually difficult to understand without corresponding case notes.

Yan Qi still can't understand it very deeply, but he can slowly understand it by comparing these games of Tengda.

After finishing the recording, Yan Qi glanced at these rules quickly, and realized something: "So, my previous thinking was completely wrong."

"I think "Return to the Shore" has achieved perfection in the field of domestic action games, but it actually looks at the problem with a rigid and static perspective."

"What I saw was actually what Boss Pei had seen two years ago."

"If Mr. Pei decides to make an action game now, the game he makes will definitely be very different from "Return to the Shore"."

"And if I want to make the game successful, I must learn from Mr. Pei and try to think from Mr. Pei's point of view."

Li Yada nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, that's the reason."

Yan Qi's previous thoughts were completely overturned, he frowned and began to think seriously.

"Return to the Shore" is indeed not outdated until now, but he must not make a game that imitates "Return to the Shore".

Because Mr. Pei's games are all ahead of the times to be successful.

If Yan Qi wants to succeed, he must learn from Mr. Pei and design a game that is ahead of the times.

There must be a very obvious difference from the style of "Return to the Shore".

Yan Qi is very clear that it is impossible for him to reach the level of Mr. Pei, and it is almost impossible for the action games he makes to reach the level of "Return to the Shore".

But there is a saying that if you seek the best, you may get 100 points in the end if you work hard for 90 points, but if you work hard for 60 points, the final result is likely to fail.

Therefore, Yan Qi must work hard in the direction of Mr. Pei, so that even if he can't become popular, he can at least make money and lay a solid foundation for future explosive games.

"Then... Sister Li, how should I do it the other way around?"

""Return to the Shore" is indeed the opposite of the previous domestic action games, forcibly increasing the difficulty. If I want to do the opposite and lower the difficulty, won't it be back again?"

"It doesn't seem to work either."

Li Yada smiled slightly: "Of course I can't go back."

"The so-called 'inverse' is not a straight line, but a spiral process. Inverse is not to let you go back, but to continue to pursue higher development after the consolidation of the existing laws. "

"As for how to spiral up, that's something you have to think about, and I can't help you."

In fact, Li Yada can design, but she doesn't want to interfere too much.

It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach them to fish. She has already taught Yan Qi the methodology. Whether the game can be made and how far it can be achieved in the end depends on Yan Qi himself.

Yan Qi hurriedly said, "Thank you so much!"

"If it wasn't for Sister Li, you woke me up, I might still be thinking about making a game that imitates "Return to the Shore", and it will probably end in failure in the end."

"Although the new game has no clue now, the general direction is much clearer!"

"You shared such precious content with me, I really don't know how to thank you!"

Li Yada smiled: "You don't need to thank me, if you want to thank me, please thank Mr. Pei."

"It is President Pei's long-cherished wish to make more and more excellent domestic games, and it is also something that President Pei has been promoting."

"You can make an excellent domestic action game, which is a kind of reward in itself."

"In my opinion, you actually don't lack anything, what you lack is the correct way, as well as confidence and courage."

"Now, you have mastered the method and method. As long as you maintain your confidence and courage, you will be fine!"

(End of this chapter)