Reboot the age of gaming

Chapter 349 "Sekiro" demo
Huang Yan couldn't believe his eyes. He looked at the differences between the two forms from beginning to end, and finally confirmed that, yes, Zhong Ming didn't change anything, just multiplied by ten.

"Brother Hu, this..."

Hu Bin was also confused, which one is this?
Made a mistake?
I can't.

What level of designer is Zhong Ming? He has made games like "Ink and Wash Cloud Mist 2", and he has also made a lot of successful mobile games. It is impossible for him to understand numerical values.

And even if you don't understand, it's impossible to change it blindly, right?

It is even more impossible to say that it has been corrected or posted by mistake.Designers are extremely cautious in the modification of various forms and documents, and there will be no typos, let alone such mistakes of multiplying by ten.

Hu Bin couldn't understand it, so he thought for a long time and said, "Then let's do this first, and watch it after the game is made."

Huang Yan nodded: "Well, there may be some deep meaning that I haven't fully understood. I'll take another look."

The two of them were still puzzled, but they didn't ask any more. After all, Zhong Ming said that the watch had been changed, so if they asked repeatedly, wouldn't that be annoying?

And it also appears to be particularly incompetent.

So Huang Yan went back with this numerical table, ready to start making the numerical structure of "Sekiro" according to this table.

……

The development work of Weiguang Studio and Xinhuo Studio has started to advance steadily.

For Xinhuo Studio, the initial trial content of "Sekiro" has been determined, mainly the content of the game three years ago, which is the part of the Hirata mansion.Because the content of this part is relatively independent of the main story, and there are mobs, elites, and bosses, players can fully experience the game content, including parkour, assassination, and frontal battles.

As for Shimmer Studios, the DLC content of "Ink and Cloud 2" is also under development, and these contents will be presented to players as surprises. By the way, we will make a linkage with "Sekiro" to promote "Sekiro".

Regarding the success of "Sekiro", although Zhong Ming is not absolutely sure, he is still sure.

Some people think that the success of "Sekiro" stems from the accumulation of "Dark Soul" and "Bloodborne Curse", which is reasonable, but not absolute.

Even without Dark Souls and Bloodborne, Sekiro would have been successful, albeit with less attention initially.

Many people put too much emphasis on the influence of the word-of-mouth of the previous game, but in fact, the influence is not that great. The most important thing is the quality of the game itself.

"Devil's Soul" did not perform well, but you must know that from "Devil's Soul" to "Dark Soul 1", many designs are full of maliciousness, and the effect of persuasion at the beginning is extremely significant.And even the higher difficulty of getting started in "Dark Soul 1" is still very popular in Europe and the United States, precisely because hardcore players have always existed.

As long as these hard-core players exist, there is no need to worry about the word-of-mouth after the game is released. With word-of-mouth, there will naturally be popularity, and it will naturally spread.

Whether a game can be successful depends on whether it can meet the needs of the target group, rather than considering the feelings of players who do not accept difficult games.

What's more, the game evaluation media is not a fool. These professional reviewers can tell at a glance whether the game's combat system and level design are good, and they will definitely give high marks when evaluating.

And "Sekiro" is already the least difficult to get started in Miyazaki Hidetaka's series of works. The protagonist can hit the wall at will, but at least he can run past it. The mobs just need to be patient and assassinate them. Basically it won't be difficult.

Moreover, "Sekiro" is different from previous works. It is a game that encourages offense, so players can have a better time chopping mobs.

"Sekiro" is already the least difficult game produced by Hidetaka Miyazaki, and the malicious design in the game is greatly reduced. If players of this game don't accept it, then launch "Bloodborne" or "Dark Soul" , the players are even less likely to accept it.

What's more, after the launch of "Sekiro", it is backed by the word-of-mouth of Shimmer Studios. This kind of difficult game will inevitably become a hot topic. With its own traffic effect, there is no need to worry about being buried.

……

In the office, Zhong Ming calmly opened his wristband and swiped the web page.

"Oh, the electronic driver's license is valid."

Zhong Ming had already passed all the tests before, but it took a certain amount of time for the electronic driver's license to take effect, and now he can finally drive on the road.

Driver's licenses in this world are all electronic. The traffic control department has a special APP. If something happens and you run into a traffic policeman, you can check the electronic driver's license by simply scanning the APP.Similarly, payment of fines, determination of responsibility, and deduction of points for violations are all carried out on the electronic driver's license, which is much more convenient.

Zhong Ming was very happy to get his driver's license. The company car was still parked in the parking lot of the building, and Zhong Ming was going to drive out for a walk.

"Well... let's go to my alma mater and see how Wei Yong is doing by the way."

Zhong Ming drove to the parking lot and flew directly to Ming'an University.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Zhong Ming adjusted the autopilot mode, and then he could fish.

Today's flying cars have an automatic driving mode, and it is very easy to use. If you are lazy, you don't have to use it all the way, just deal with some emergencies.It's just that for safety, manual operation is still required when taking the driver's license test, and it is very strict.

There are a large number of display screens in the flying car, mainly because the display technology in this world is relatively advanced and the cost is cheap, so when looking out from the flying car, many blind spots are also decorated with display screens. These display screens will display the camera outside the car in real time. The picture, after being cut, coincides with the blind spot of the field of vision.

Therefore, looking out from the speeding car, the field of vision is almost unlimited. Except for the invisible under the feet, the entire area in front is like a transparent car body, with a very wide field of vision.

The front right of the driver's seat is a super-large screen, which can display a lot of content, such as the rearview mirror, the top view, or the perspective from the bottom of the car body.

Because it is a flying car, when driving, not only the front, rear, left, and right directions must be considered, but also up and down. If you do not see clearly, a collision may occur if you raise the height or lower the height.The upper sunroof also has a display screen, which is very convenient to look up, but the lower part can only be displayed on the screen on the right front of the driver's seat.

Moreover, the body will sense the surrounding objects, and once an object is found, it will be displayed on the screen, and the system will automatically avoid it and will not hit it.

Of course, these relatively high-end functions can only be found in more expensive speed cars, and the car that Zhong Ming bought before happens to be of the more expensive type.

After flying for more than 20 minutes, Zhong Ming saw the campus of Ming'an University from afar.

After all, it was his alma mater, and Zhong Ming still had some memories of the school in his mind.

When he was about to enter the campus, a notification message was sent on the big screen in the speeding car, and the university would automatically check the speeding car's license plate and driver's license, and consider whether to admit it.

If it is the car of an internal employee of the school, it will be released directly. If it is an external car, it will be given a qualification for admission within N hours.

Although there is no access control, the area where Ming'an University is located will automatically check all speeding vehicles. If there is a time-out or unauthorized entry, the consequences will be very serious.A fine can range from a fine to a serious alarm to the traffic control department.

In October, there were no large-scale activities at Ming'an University, so there was basically no control over flying cars. Zhong Ming successfully obtained the access permit, drove in the speeding car, found the parking lot in the school, and parked the car.

The first time I really drove on the road, I felt pretty good.This kind of driving experience is much better than in my previous life. The main reason is that the automatic driving technology is advanced, driving becomes very labor-saving, and the field of vision is wide, and there is no traffic jam when flying in the sky. The experience has improved a lot.

Walking on the campus of Ming'an University, Zhong Ming felt that he was perfectly integrated into this place.

In fact, strictly speaking, Zhong Ming graduated only two years ago, and many students in the school, such as doctors, are older than him.

Zhong Ming called Wei Yong, and the two made an appointment to meet at the entrance of the school cafeteria.

Wei Yong performed exceptionally well in the exam, and was admitted to the game design major of Ming'an University.

Don't get me wrong, the game design major is a major with very low scores in Ming'an University, which is lower than many relatively unpopular majors, such as history and philosophy.

Of course, it is higher than some extremely unpopular majors, such as mortuary, audiology, museology, grass science and so on.

The reason for this situation is that the major of game design is not directly compatible with the game industry. The scope of recruitment of game companies in universities is often completely unlimited, such as mathematics, literature, and history. Also... as long as you have passion for games and are smart, you can be recruited into the company as an intern and cultivated slowly.Although the game design major teaches how to design games, there is still a big gap between the actual game company and the actual game company.

Therefore, Wei Yong was able to pass the exam, on the one hand, because he was really smart and hardworking, and on the other hand, because the game design major was really low...

"Hey, Mr. Zhong, why are you here when you are free?" Wei Yong was delighted.

After he was admitted to Ming'an University, he lived on campus for a long time.Moreover, Wei Yong is an adult, and Zhong Ming no longer needs to act as guardian.

However, the two are still in constant contact.

"I got my driver's license today, so I drove around and took a look at you. How are you doing? Have you gotten used to it recently?" Zhong Ming asked.

Wei Yong nodded: "Adapt. But Mr. Zhong, you promised me before that if I could be admitted to Ming'an University, you would let me go to the Weiguang studio for an internship. When can I go?"

"Don't worry, I think you should study hard in your freshman year..."

Wei Yong said: "I must study hard, but there are not so many classes now, you can arrange some work for me first, and I will get started in advance."

Zhong Ming thought for a while: "That's fine too. Come with me."

The two strolled around Ming'an University twice, then boarded the speeding car, and returned to the office building with a magnificent view of the universe.

After getting off the car, he came to the lobby, Wei Yong followed Zhong Ming, looking at everything around him with great curiosity.

I can finally see what a game company is like, so excited!
"In this way, you go to Tianji Studio for an internship first, follow the mobile game project, get started, and get a watch. Familiarize yourself with the entire R&D process first, and then arrange other jobs for you later." Zhong Ming said.

"Ah?" Wei Yong was stunned for a moment, "But Mr. Zhong, I want to go to Weiguang studio."

"Twilight studio is not good, you haven't reached this stage yet." Zhong Ming shook his head.

Wei Yong was a little confused: "But, aren't the interns all doing odd jobs? Since they are all doing odd jobs, I prefer stand-alone games..."

"I didn't lie to you. Stand-alone games are difficult. To be a designer of stand-alone games, you must first play well."

Wei Yong hurriedly said, "I'm good at single-player games! Although I failed to pass the level of Guardian of the Zodiac, I'm getting started quickly!"

Zhong Ming thought for a while: "Why don't you do this, go play the demo of the new game, if you can pass the level without dying, I will let you practice in Shimmer Studio. Tianji Studio works an extra week."

Wei Yong nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, no problem!"

Zhong Ming canceled the 77th floor that was originally pressed, and pressed the 55th floor instead.

Wei Yong followed behind Zhong Ming, full of ambition.

If you don't die once, you can go directly to the Shimmer Studio!
Of course, it doesn't matter even if you die several times, it's just one week added to each time.If he died ten times in this demo, Wei Yong would have to work in Tianji Studio for ten weeks, that is, more than two months, before he could go to Weiguang Studio.

But, as for dying ten times?Wei Yong thought it was impossible.

Zhong Ming led Wei Yong to the 55th floor, Xinhuo studio.

Looking inside, Hu Bin was sitting on the sofa, holding the elite handle in his hand, his brows were tightly furrowed, as if he was doubting his life.

There is a big word "death" on the big TV screen opposite, which is very conspicuous.

Zhong Ming came directly to Hu Bin's side: "Old Hu, how is the demo going?"

Hu Bin saw that Zhong Ming was coming, and hurriedly stood up: "The demo is all done, but this is the difficulty..."

"It's fine when it's done. Come on, give me the controller." Zhong Ming directly interrupted Hu Bin's words, and took the elite controller.

Zhong Ming exited the game interface, restarted a new game, and handed the controller to Wei Yong.

"It's agreed, once you die, you will be intern at Tianji Studio for a week." Zhong Ming reminded.

Wei nodded bravely: "Hey, no problem!"

Wei Yong sat down on the sofa confidently, picked up the controller and started the game.

Hu Bin stood beside Zhong Ming and watched, hesitant to speak for several times.

Zhong Ming cheerfully stood behind Wei Yong, watching silently without saying a word.

In fact, what Zhong Ming said was half true and half false. It is true that now Zhong Ming can directly send Wei Yong to the Shimmer Studio, but in that case, it would be very difficult for Wei Yong to learn.

Because the structure of Weiguang Studio is relatively stricter, all the top projects are done, and Zhong Ming's carefully selected team is inside, the kind that one person can support two people.When Wei Yong went in for an internship, he would definitely not be able to entrust those slightly more difficult tasks to him, so he could only be responsible for some unskilled work, which would give him very limited improvement.

And Tianji Studio is a mobile game studio, the gameplay is relatively simpler, and the development tasks are not so heavy. After Wei Yong enters, he can first understand the operation rules of the game industry, and he can also be responsible for some relatively large functions, and the progress will be relatively large. quick.

But for Wei Yong, he definitely wants to go to the Weiguang Studio. This is very clear to Zhong Ming, and Zhong Ming's original intention is also very troublesome to explain, and Wei Yong may not be able to understand it.

Therefore, Zhong Ming came up with such a way to let Wei Yong obediently go to Tianji studio first.

(End of this chapter)