Game Development Giant

Isn't this very clear?

After hearing Mark Saini's answer, Jester just said it so easily.

At this time, Mark Saini also understood what Jester meant.

Yes, whether a game can sell well or not does not depend on whether the game conforms to a certain unspoken rule, but whether the game is fun or not - of course, a certain amount of publicity is necessary. , this is how Sony will be successful in the future.

A game of a certain quality and extensive publicity equals a high-selling game.

Runestone Guardian is a game with Jester's name on it. It doesn't need publicity at all to become widely known. As for the quality of this game, Mark Saini also said that the word fun can explain everything.

Under such circumstances, Jester had nothing to worry about.

and……

Jester's eyes flickered, and there was an inexplicable smile on his lips: To be honest, logically speaking, Richard Garrett is indeed qualified to receive the GDC Lifetime Achievement Award, but It definitely can’t be the first few years. He has to ask the real forefathers who pioneered video games to receive the awards before he considers these things.”

Mark Saini nodded involuntarily. He thought for a while and realized that this was indeed the case.

With that said, Jester stood up.

And there is one more thing I want to announce to the public.

As he said that, Jester paused: Mark, please help me contact the reporters of Game. I want them to conduct an exclusive interview for me. The content of the interview is that I plan to discuss the topic in the second half of this year. The plan for the new RTS game was postponed, so I decided to make a truly American RPG game.

Hear Jester say this. Mark Cerny was a little surprised. It wasn't that he doubted whether Jester could make an excellent American RPG, because he had admired Jester's gaming talent since he met him. Basically, he had admired Jester's gaming talent. , in terms of games, in his understanding, but in the past, Jester was not like this when he was easily irritated by others.

How could you...

hehe.

Jester chuckled again and looked at Mark Saini. Then he continued: You mean, why do I suddenly want to make an American RPG? You can think of it as my fight back, a fight back against provocation. Didn't Richard Garrett mean that? Don’t I know how to make an American RPG? Then, I’ll make one for him to see.”

Mark Saini, who has been with Jester for many years and is very familiar with him, knows that Jester will never change a decision he has made casually.

Therefore, he would never persuade Jester to change his opinion.

Mark Saini only hesitated slightly. Then he nodded: I'll go there later, but American RPGs are not that easy to make, and I see that you rarely play DND board games together... I'm just curious, are you really confident about making one? A great game like this?

Since Jester dares to say it. Then naturally you will be confident.

However, some things are only his own secrets and cannot be shared casually, so he just answered in a very affirmative tone: Don't worry. I know what I want to do, isn't it an American RPG? In my eyes, they are not fundamentally different from other games.

Soon the reporter from Game magazine came to the headquarters of Mars Entertainment. A very brief interview was conducted with Jester.

It's hard to get an interview opportunity with Jester, but basically every time you get one, it means Jester is going to say something that is enough to detonate the entire gaming world.

Another issue of game is on sale.

Jester directly criticized Richard Garrett: Are your games also called American RPGs?

In the morning, Smith had just hurriedly bought a hot dog from a roadside stall, stuffed it into his mouth in three bites, and then hurriedly went to catch the subway. Suddenly he stopped, and he took a few steps back in surprise. , and then returned to the newsstand he just passed.

In the most conspicuous position of this newsstand, there is a magazine that he often buys from time to time.

game.

As a coder working in Silicon Valley, he is also a senior game enthusiast. From the time when he used cards as storage carriers, he was addicted to the abyss of RPG games until Richard Garrett's Genesis crossed the world. Sora was born. For him, a die-hard fan of American RPG games, this matter is like what Jesus means to Christianity.

He looked at the title on the game.

Suddenly, his face became extremely ugly. You must know that Richard Garrett was his idol. When he was a child, he dreamed of making a movie like Richard Garrett's Games like Ultima.

Jester is too arrogant and ignorant. He dares to look down on Richard Garrett like this.

Smith stepped forward, took down the copy of Game that was placed in the most conspicuous position, and quickly turned to the page with the title on the cover, which was an interview about Jester.

Because before, Richard Garrett mocked Jester's new game Runestone Guardian for not being worthy of being called an RPG game. There was also a new online forum where fans of Richard Garrett There was also a big battle with fans of Jester Lee.

Therefore, during this period of time, the news about this is relatively hot.

It has been somewhat quiet for a while, and basically those who are still paying attention to these things are also waiting for the final sales competition between Runestone Guardian and Richard Garrett's Ultima 4.

However, Jester unexpectedly accepted such an interview.

His attitude was clearly expressed.

Don't you, Richard Garrett, look down on my game? Well, I also think those games you made are a piece of shit.

Smith angrily read the magazine he held in his hand quickly, but obviously, his behavior of wanting to read it without paying had made the old reader at the newsstand quite dissatisfied.

The strong newspaper owner stretched out a thick palm, pressed it on the page of the magazine that Smith was reading, and then said rudely: You can't read it if you don't want to buy it. This made Smith a little dissatisfied. After all, he came from time to time. I will buy a copy of Game here and read it.

He is not a fan of console games. Although Game magazine mainly introduces console games, it is a comprehensive game magazine after all. There is also a lot of PC game content in each issue. The most important thing is that it will Some trial versions of game floppy disks are often included.

Therefore, he also knows Jester very well. After all, Jester's Quake and Age of Empires are so famous. They are currently the highest-selling single games on PC games. To be honest, these two games , he has also played them all, and they are indeed excellent games.

But in the final analysis, Smith is still an RPG game enthusiast. His love for RPG games is unmatched by any other game type.

In his mind, Richard Garrett is the authority on American RPG games. Since he said Runestone Guardian does not deserve to be called an RPG game, then this game definitely does not deserve to be called an RPG. Moreover, Jester has been making games for so many years. Except for the console, he has made a few extremely boring Japanese RPG games without any depth or plot.

Does a Japanese-style RPG qualify to be called an RPG?

Deep in his heart, Smith curled his lips in disdain. When he saw the palm trying to pull back the Game in his hand, he also said unhappily: Isn't it just a magazine? ? As he spoke, he took out a dollar bill from his pocket and handed it to the newsstand owner.

After seeing the U.S. dollars, the newsstand owner naturally beamed.

While looking for change for Smith, he said: This is the last Game I have here, and this issue is selling very well.

Smith took over the lead and waved his hand impatiently.

While reading the article I hadn't finished yet, I walked towards the subway entrance.

In this interview, Jester's sarcasm towards Richard Garrett is almost beyond words. Even in the eyes of a traditional American RPG player like Smith, Jester seems not to have enough experience with the subject of American RPGs. of solemnity.

Isn't it just an American RPG? During the interview, Jester said this to the reporter.

How could he say such a thing!

The more he read, the angrier he became. Smith closed Game directly, but then he thought that he hadn't finished reading it yet, so he opened the magazine again and continued reading.

Since Mr. Richard Garrett said that I don't understand what American RPG is, I plan to postpone the development of this year's RTS game in the near future, probably after I have finished my recent personal affairs. Make a project for an American RPG game, and then make these two games at the same time.

Of course, the American RPG game I want to make, that is, the DND game, is naturally very different from those you have seen, played or heard about. This is also my consistent style of making games. I never do what others have already done. Even if others have done it, I still have to make something different. This is my style all the time.

After reading this paragraph, Smith took a sip. (To be continued...)