i really just want to play games

Chapter 383 What Is A Game Genius
At 04:30 in the afternoon, Chen Tiancai returned to the office.

After returning, he rested for a while, drank a can of happy water, and called Mei Lan.

As his most promising young man in Xiguang's studio, Chen Tiancai planned to have a chat with her alone.

"Hello, senior!" The young and beautiful Mei Lan entered Chen Tiancai's office under the guidance of Zhang Xiaoyu.

Then Zhang Xiaoyu left without closing the office door under the consciousness of Chen Tiancai's eyes.

"Hello, just find a place to make it. If you want to drink, go and have a look in the refrigerator." Chen Tiancai said very gently.

Then Mei Lan took a can of happy water and drank it. By the way, she sat on the sofa opposite Chen Tiancai and raised her slender legs.

Anthem Network has no rules for employees' clothing, so Mei Lan wearing hot pants has become a sight in the office.

Outside Chen Tiancai's office is the lounge, and at this time, many employees are resting, having something to eat or playing some games.

"Looking at your appearance, you should feel that you are very happy at work. The feeling of making games is very different from playing games, right?" Chen Tiancai asked.

Mei Lan rolled her big eyes, then nodded and smiled: "The difference is huge, but it is still very interesting. Watching your own ideas become a game, this feeling is more refreshing than simply playing a game."

"It's good if you like it. You guys have finished the development of "Magic and Sword", and you will start the work on "Kingdom of Tevez" soon. Does it feel hard?"

"Fortunately, I am a bit tired. But I particularly like the Souls series. I played more than 80 games in Souls III, and I could kill most of the bosses with just one blow. Now I can play the same type of games. I'm very happy." Mei Lan said, and at the same time, he raised his hands above his head and demonstrated which weapon he probably used to complete the unparalleled gameplay in Soul Three.

"Multiple episodes of the Soul series is indeed the essence. It seems that you are also a master, and you can handle such a difficult gameplay, but the difficulty of "The Kingdom of Tevez" will not be so high, so you should pay attention when the time comes."

"Okay, senior." Mei Lan also reflected that Chen Tiancai wanted to teach her something, so she sat upright like a primary school student.

'She is indeed a very cute and thoughtful girl, no wonder that monster Wang Xun likes her. 'Chen Tiancai made an evaluation in his heart, and then prepared to continue teaching Mei Lan.

"What do you think are some of the most important qualities of the Kingdom of Tevez project?"

Mei Lan took a sip of the happy water, thought for a moment, and then answered with fingers: "First of all, it's art. I think "Kingdom of Tevez" is a soul-like game, but the theme story is not as obscure as the soul series. The kind full of despair. So I think that although the art should also have a dark gothic style, some scenes, or the last one on the mountain, should have a brighter feeling."

After a pause, Mei Lan scratched her hair, and then said, "I don't know much about art, but when I do it, I should be able to complete this feeling."

Chen Tiancai nodded and said, "That's right, you can continue."

"I think the most important thing for the rest is the polishing of the specific story. First of all, we must find a central point, similar to the fire transmission of the soul game. There can be a prop from the beginning to the end, or a strange legend. This legend will Use background stories, or some murals, sculptures to create the overall game atmosphere..."

'Sure enough, very talented! 'Hearing this, Chen Tiancai couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

Mei Lan is indeed a natural game developer, and she quickly grasped some of the essence. What she said is indeed the key point, and it is the most straightforward and easy-to-understand way to create a game.

Although these principles are very basic, it is quite powerful for someone like Mei Lan who has only been in the industry for less than a year and has only been trained with a small project to understand them.

"...Since the religious concept of God is involved, we can also fade out and create a religion. I am still thinking about it."

Mei Lan had finished speaking at this time, and began to look forward to the teacher's praise like a student.

"Very good, you are really talented, and you can get pleasure from this job, which proves that your choice is correct." Chen Tiancai made a great affirmation of Mei Lan.

The little girl naturally smiled and became a flower.

"But..." Chen Tiancai changed the topic, and then Mei Lan returned to the state of the good student just now.

"Map, this is what I want to emphasize with you." Chen Tiancai nodded at the table, and after seeing Mei Lan not taking his eyes off it, he continued to explain:
"Still taking the Soul series as an example, the ingeniously designed map is the key point, and at the same time connects the world view and background story of the entire game."

"The fire-spreading sacrificial field in the middle is in the middle of the map, representing the level of the undead, and above it is the ancient city representing the test and the top terminal sub-city..."

“You take a moment to reflect on these clever designs.”

"But in my opinion, Soul One's map is cleverly designed, but it's a bit bloated, which will confuse players who don't have a strategy, and the background story is too obscure. Although some players like this, but It’s not actually a successful design approach.”

"You can see this from the sales. After Soul III improved a bit, the sales finally reached the top of the series, more than [-] million."

Mei Lan has been listening carefully. After hearing this, she nodded and said, "That's true. When I played Soul One for the first time and didn't find a strategy, I really felt dizzy and confused."

"And because it was my first time to play a game of this difficulty, the battles were so intense and exciting that I didn't even have time to think about the metaphors in the map scenes or the story descriptions on the items."

"Of course, playing confused and then dying non-stop is the core gameplay of the Soul series. After you get started and have time to observe slowly, you will be able to perceive the greatness of this game."

As a veteran player, Mei Lan quickly found out what she was thinking at the time.

This is the beauty of the combination of a top student and a player. Ordinary people will feel refreshed after playing, but a top student like Mei Lan will reflect on some things.

"That's right, look at the players of the Soul series, the cultural circle they built up, in fact, only rely on big guys like you to know that there are so many twists and turns of stories and connotations in the game."

Chen Tiancai affirmed Mei Lan's words, and then made a conclusion:

"So what I want to emphasize to you is to try to make the game more friendly to ordinary players, but there should also be some tilt towards core players."

"This is Xiguang's first relatively large project. It doesn't matter if you make a little mistake. You just let go and do it. When you are the next generation in the future, you will make greater progress."

(End of this chapter)