Game Development Giant

Although the road to somatosensory games in this world is not so bumpy, it is definitely not smooth sailing.

Whether it is Mars Entertainment, Nintendo, or Sega, they have all spent a lot of thought on this aspect, but all of them prove that the previous efforts were basically in vain - at least in the eyes of some people, this is the way it is seen.

This is also the reason why many people are not optimistic about this new somatosensory system of Mars Entertainment. The previous somatosensory systems were all hyped before they came out, but what about the reality?

None of it disappoints.

These people still view Mars Entertainment’s new body experience this way, and some even say that the next generation of consoles will be the beginning of the decline of Mars Entertainment.

But Jester doesn't care about these.

The only thing that matters to him is the progress of the game and whether the game can satisfy him.

With the efforts of him and Shigeru Miyamoto, there can be no problem with the quality of Super Balotelli Galaxy. This is the purest game, and all its essence lies in just two words. , that is fun and the purest game. This is what the members of the development team said most often when this game was being developed.

Sir, I would like to ask you what you often call a fun game. How can we make a fun game?

Li Kewen had come to the United States during this time, and the interview process went very smoothly. With the recommendation letter from Jester and Carmack, he also successfully became a freshman studying at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Of course, Li Kewen originally planned to return to China. After all, the cost of living in the United States is still very high. Although Jester will provide all of it, this is not a necessary expense. Li Kewen still feels that it is better not to let the other party spend money. However, Jester suggested that he could be an intern at Mars Entertainment for a month to experience what real game development life is like.

After much thought, he agreed to Jester's proposal.

Because it's really fascinating.

Moreover, the development team that Jester asked him to intern was when he and Shigeru Miyamoto were currently leading Super Balotelli Galaxy, one of the hottest games in the entire gaming industry. This is an opportunity that no young person who is interested in developing in the gaming industry can refuse.

Somatosensory.

This is also the first time Li Kewen has experienced this buzzing word recently. The first thing he played was Sports. The feeling was wonderful to him. He never thought that a game could do this. degree. At this point, when he played the partially completed Super Balotelli Galaxy, which was still a bit rough, it seemed that his entire understanding of the game was completely subverted at this point.

Moreover, people in the development team often say fun.

It seemed like a well-understood concept at first, but over time. He suddenly discovered that he had to accurately grasp what was fun.

It turned out to be a very difficult thing to do.

So, Li Kewen found a time, just like this time, when Jester was playing the latest fighting game from Sega alone in the lounge, he asked such a question.

Is it fun?

Jester smiled: Actually, I have said it many times before. Although the content is different each time, the meaning is similar. In fact, it is a very simple truth. What do you want to play? What kind of game? Eliminate all other ideas. For example, a designer often considers, will players like this? Will players hate it? These irrelevant ideas are just questions. Yourself, do you like this design? Do you find it interesting?

Actually, fun games are very simple, because the most essential meaning of games is a non-utilitarian activity for human beings. What kind of things can make human beings non-utilitarian and not passionate about it? That is fun, like, willing……

What kind of games do you like?

When he said this, Jester asked Li Kewen. Then Li Kewen fell silent, because he didn't seem to have a clear idea of ​​the game he liked. If what he had to say was...

Don't hesitate to say whatever comes to mind.

Jester encouraged him.

Fun game.

Li Kewen expressed a very general concept. But Jester nodded.

Actually, it is a fun game, but the concept of fun, for many people, especially for some players, they actually don't know what fun is. And the responsibility of our designers is to make fun games The game is put into their hands, and until players play a fun game, they actually don’t know what fun is.”

do you understand?

Regarding Jester's answer, Li Kewen could only say that he seemed to understand.

An excellent game designer must like playing games very much. You like playing games very much, but why do I rarely see you playing in this period of time? In this lounge, you can play almost anything you want. Playing games, a designer who doesn’t like playing games will not be able to make fun games, that’s for sure.”

Jester finally added this.

During this period of time, news from Sega has become more frequent. Not only have they continued to announce some news about their new console DC, but they have also announced a lot of news about Shenmue.

Suzuki Yu even accepted an exclusive interview with FAMI.

Obviously, the release of Mars Entertainment's somatosensory strategy still put a lot of pressure on Sega.

It’s also strange to say that Sega basically names its consoles differently every time. From MD to SS to the next generation of DC, there is no continuity at all. However, Mars Entertainment and Sony’s naming methods are simple, directly in Just add numbers after it, from Dreambox1 to the future Dreambox4, and Sony also went from the PS1, which failed to cooperate with Nintendo, to the PS3, which Kutaragi Ken has talked about several times not long ago.

In fact, the development style in the game industry is also changing.

With the great success of Suzi and Monster Hunter, Jester's mixed-style game development method is also being borrowed by more and more people.

Then again, it doesn't mean that putting Mapo tofu on top of Peking roast duck will turn it into a delicious hybrid style.

Whether a dish is delicious or not depends on the chef's understanding of the ingredients, which is the most essential thing. (~^~)