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Chapter 71 Xu Ziqi's Commentary
Shengshi Group, "Left [-] Dead" project team
The development team headed by Zhang Yichao encountered the most distressing problem at the moment.

Drama!

According to Tang Kai's request, he only asked Zhang Yichao to set up a plot link in the game, and this link must also be connected with the competitive mode, so as not to appear too abrupt.

Since there must be a plot, there must be a world view, which is really embarrassing for a game-making master plan.

"Everyone, Mr. Tang gave us an important project this time, which shows his full trust in us. We must follow Mr. Tang's requirements, do our due diligence, and complete the task with quality and quantity."

"The situation we are currently encountering is the story mode. It can be said that this is the most difficult part of the game."

"It's not like other gameplays and competitions. You only need to make a function and use it with a template. It requires us to innovate."

"If our plot is the same as other foreign FPS stand-alone plots, then there will be no novelty at all, so please use your brainstorming first. Think about it, what should the theme of this plot be like?"

At this moment, after hearing what Zhang Yichao said, Xu Ziqi, who was in charge of modeling, immediately expressed his opinion:

"I think what Brother Yichao said makes sense. Whether the plot mode is done well will directly determine whether the game will be welcomed by the market, so the plot must be done well."

"And we can't be perfunctory. Even we spend a little more on the plot than the gameplay design and competitive design. This requires us to have enough innovation capabilities."

"But I do have an idea. Although it is not mature, but it is proposed, and everyone can make additions and modifications."

Hearing that Xu Ziqi had an idea, Zhang Yichao was really surprised and happy. After all, he still has no idea how to do this plot.

Moreover, only 50 days of development time have passed, and within these two days, no matter what, I have to make it myself, at least I have to make a rough plot, otherwise, there will be no time at all.

"Sister Ziqi, it would be great if you have an idea. Now all the work of our game is based on the fact that the plot can only be carried out when the plot is confirmed."

"If we can't even determine the plot, then all the games won't be able to work, so if you have any opinions, you can put them forward, and everyone can supplement him together, so as to have a general idea."

"My idea is that Mr. Tang has already revealed the plot theme of this game to us in another way."

Crowd: ? ? ?
When everyone heard this sentence, they were immediately stunned. What does this mean?

What does it mean to reveal to us in another way?
I do not know how?
When Zhang Yichao heard this sentence, he was also confused, and asked with some doubts:

"Sister Ziqi, don't be a fool. Everyone is very worried about this plot mode. If you have any ideas, please come forward and give everyone a reference."

Xu Ziqi smiled and replied:

"Actually, Mr. Tang already has a rough control of any link in this game. The reason why we entrust this plot to us is to test whether we can understand and grasp the content."

"For example, let us choose the plot by ourselves. On the surface, we are actually allowed to choose the content of the plot independently, but in fact, Mr. Tang has already told us all the themes of the plot."

"Everyone knows that the name of a game must be related to its game style and gameplay."

"And we are making FPS plot games, which means that the plot determines the type of the game. If the type of plot does not match the gameplay of our game, it will appear particularly abrupt, and the whole game is very different to the players. coordination."

"So, Mr. Tang gave us a puzzle, and this puzzle is the name "Left [-] Dead"."

Listening to Xu Ziqi's explanation, everyone seems to be able to understand the meaning of this sentence, and also understand the meaning of this sentence, but with the name alone, at least a general theme of the game must be determined. To be honest, they are a little confused mind.

Zhang Yichao immediately added after hearing the words:
"The name of a game is linked to the theme of his game. I admit this, but the general plot can be determined by using the name of a game. Isn't it a bit too mythical?"

Obviously, Zhang Yichao doesn't think that a game designer's intention can be inferred from a game name.

If you say that the title of the game can determine the theme and style of the game, this Zhang Yichao believes, but if you say that he can fully understand or roughly understand the designer's intention, this is actually a bit exaggerated.

Xu Ziqi smiled when he heard Zhang Yichao's words, and then explained to everyone:

"Everyone, we all know that for a game with a plot, the gameplay must correspond to the plot. Let me give you a very simple example."

"If there are plot zombies in your game, but your gameplay is the cultivation of an urban white-collar worker, may I ask if the player has opened this game to coordinate?"

"There is no doubt that he is completely inconsistent, because the plot and the gameplay cannot be equated, nor can they be hooked. These two are equivalent to two parallel worlds, completely unconnected and irrelevant to each other."

"So, what is the significance of this game setting?"

"So for a story game, if the name is determined, this is his style, and the theme is easy and simple, so it can be determined."

"From the title of "Left [-] Dead", it can be that the protagonist has no choice but to go his own way with a gun because of the end of the road, but it can also be the protagonist's family and friends. What threats have been made to the protagonist? Then the protagonist needs to rescue them. "

"In fact, either of these two statements is fine, but when we determine the theme of the plot, we should combine the style of the gameplay."

"To make this team competition correspond to the plot, players cannot feel that these are two completely different games."

"So according to this idea, in fact, the protagonist does not necessarily have to be a person, it can be a small team of ten people, or it can be a game where you meet 10 friends on the road, and then they fight side by side."

"As long as the general idea of ​​the game plot is determined, then the plot of this game only needs to be supplemented with the general idea, and it will become very simple, so our first task now is to determine the game's plot. Drama."

(End of this chapter)