Game Development Giant

Hearing Jester's question, Rob Pardo was also a little embarrassed.

After all, they had just agreed to develop Diablo, and such a good thing had happened to them, and now they had to wait and see.

However, deep down in his heart, he really wanted to make the game called Invincible Heroes that Jester just described, because he knew just from Jester's simple description that this This strategic game is almost a weakness for him.

Jester didn't expect that a game he just mentioned casually would have such a change, but this is also good. After all, the game Invincible Heroes plays a decisive role in the history of computer games. , and because of several games, it is impossible for me to be distracted by its production. In this way, it is more appropriate to leave it to others.

Of course, there is no need to develop this game so quickly. In Jester's memory, the first game of Invincible Heroes should not have been released until 1995.

Moreover, Invincible Heroes is also a spin-off product of the Might and Magic series.

The advent of this game was entirely due to the popularity of strategy games at the time, and New World Company did not want to follow everyone else's lead and develop real-time strategy. Therefore, on a whim, it borrowed the worldview of Might and Magic and developed Might and Magic. Invincible Heroes series, I didn't expect that their innovation would be accepted and praised by players, and it would become a great success.

Although New World Computer is not a big company now, the reputation of Might and Magic is still prestigious. In the field of American RPGs, it is not inferior to Genesis and Witchcraft.

However, Jester heard that during this period, EA seemed to be very interested in New World Computer Company. After all, it was an American game company. It’s not a problem that there isn’t an American RPG that’s popular among core players in the United States. Originally, Mars Entertainment didn’t have one, because Mars Entertainment’s main market direction was not the PC market at that time. The PC game market was very small at that time, and Mars Entertainment didn’t let it go. In the eyes.

However, since the emergence of Thunder Hammer, PC games have reached one million sales for the first time.

Many people have seen that PC gaming is an unexplored virgin land, so many people want to start. Not everyone has Mars Entertainment, Jester's ability, or John Carmack's technology. . Being able to turn a new work into a god-level IP out of thin air, so they thought of acquiring some previous game companies that were famous on PC to obtain their game copyrights.

ea is targeting New World Computer Company.

However, due to the popularity of the Magic and Magic series, New World Computer Company is not too short of money now. Moreover, they do not need large investments to develop new games, so they are not too eager to acquire EA. .

Jester remembers it too. In its original history, EA did not acquire New World Computer Company. Later, EA was jealous of the huge profits in the console market and joined forces with some giants to establish 3do. After successfully acquiring New Century Computer Company, Invincible Heroes became a game under 3do. Jester has not delved into its subsequent whereabouts. It's not very clear.

Moreover, since the third game in the Invincible Heroes series, the relationship between the development teams may have changed. The level of production has plummeted, and it has long since become a bad work. He is not interested in paying attention to it anymore. After all, he was not a fan of Invincible Heroes back then. Although he had played this game and thought it was not bad. Interesting, but at that time he was completely immersed in the ocean of real-time strategy.

Why would you put so much enthusiasm into this kind of turn-based strategy game?

But from the look on Rob Pardo's face, Jester is really interested in this game.

However, this game was just Jester's whim, and it was not like Diablo or StarCraft. He had made a lot of preparations in advance, and he had a deep understanding of these two games because he had studied them in his previous life, but Regarding Invincible Heroes, he is at most a passable fan, and his understanding is not too deep.

Of course, this is not a big deal.

After all, his staff now are all the best in the industry, and the development team is infinitely better than that of New World Computer Company back then. Their resources, technology, and manpower are all overwhelming.

The innovation of Invincible Heroes is only the innovation in gameplay.

As long as Jester comes up with this innovative gameplay, his men and these industry elites can naturally complete the entire game without any effort.

I……

Rob Pardo opened his mouth, wanting to say that it was not what Jester thought, but it was as if the words were stuck in his throat. No matter how hard he tried, he could not say that he really liked Jester. Jester described a rudimentary game that he liked much more than the Diablo project Jester described.

Although he didn't say it out loud, what kind of person Jester was.

Naturally seeing what he was thinking, Jester was not angry. After all, he had this plan before.

Let's see, this game is still in its infancy and the ideas are not perfect yet. You and Mike Mowaimi will concentrate on thinking about Diablo first. When the game is developed, you will be responsible for the game Invincible Heroes.

Jester quickly made his decision.

This made Mike Mowaimi and Rob Pardo a little puzzled.

After all, Jester had previously asked them to develop StarCraft after the Diablo project, and they planned this game. They had a lot of ideas for this game, but why are they allowed to do it now? After completing the Diablo project, how about developing the sudden appearance of Invincible Heroes?

Rob Pardo is quite happy about this. After all, he really likes this unique turn-based strategy game that Jester described.

But Mike Mowaimi is different.

He doesn't have any preference for turn-based games, nor does he have any discrimination.

But he really lacks interest in the game Invincible Heroes. Rob Pardo, who specializes in strategy games, and has outstanding talent and talent, is why he was able to win over Jester's cursory remarks. , can understand what Jester said about the game called Invincible Heroes, which has endless mysteries and endless ways to play. If it is developed well, it will be no less than establishing a sect at once.

But Mike Mowaimi doesn't have this ability. (To be continued...)