I make games to scare players from crying

In this regard, Unlimited Online Entertainment is curious why it should be limited to indoors. If the location is placed outdoors, wouldn’t it be better to explore and attract players better?

Faced with this question, Meng Shu just smiled.

These people have too little knowledge of horror, and they don't understand that the horror crisis indoors is far more ferocious and exciting than the outdoors.

Because the open environment is already neutralizing the horror atmosphere to a certain extent.

But if it is indoors with walls everywhere, the sense of terror is very effective.

This is why "Outlast 2" is not as scary as "Escape 1"

Because "Escape 2" is mostly wild scenes.Only a few indoor schools have the long-lost horror smell.

So he simply explained the reason, and after he was convincing, he passed on to the next link.

Soon, Unlimited Online Entertainment asked curious questions about the gameplay of the game.

It means why the game requires players to explore the past historical residents of the house, even if there are the same clues between them, it seems that the plot is fragmented and not clear enough.

In this regard, I hope Meng Shu can learn about shooting games. The plot is simple and straightforward, not so complicated, so that players can understand it easily.

But Meng Shu said that this is the charm of exploring and decrypting games.

Let players discover step by step, search step by step, and finally sum up the truth of the incident, the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment they get will make them feel that their efforts are worthwhile.

It also makes players feel like they are really enjoying the game.

Instead of chug-chug all the way, take a breather after being injured, come back to chug-chug again, change the map, continue chug-chug, and finally clear the level, the game deletes such a task-style experience like shooting games.

After hearing this explanation, Unlimited Online Entertainment didn't say anything anymore, but became curious about the detailed plot of the game.

[Mr. Meng, we are curious about what you mean by exploration and decryption. Can you tell me about the plot behind this game? 】

"Of course, I was going to save it for later, but it's okay to show it to you in advance, so first..."

Meng Shu rolled the mouse, flicked across the PPT, and finally stopped at the back position.

At this time, on the projection screen, there are thumbnails of sketches.

Obviously some kind of concept design draft.

Meng Shu zoomed in on one of the sketches, on which was an environment similar to a house.

But in it, three people were tied up.

But even if it was a sketch, everyone in the meeting could vaguely see that it was an adult woman, a little boy, and a little girl.

Looking at this picture, everyone didn't know why, waiting for an explanation.

And Meng Shu didn't hold back, and spoke slowly.

But his first sentence stunned everyone.

"As soon as the game starts, the protagonist dies."

……

WTF! ?

The protagonist dies at the beginning?

However, before they could ask, Meng Shu continued.

"The protagonist shoots his own family first, then commits suicide, and that's the opening of the game."

As he said that, he pointed to the three people tied up on the sketch with the mouse, which was self-evident.

These three people are the protagonist's family.

Deputy Director Li of Unlimited Online Entertainment couldn't calm down, and spoke directly, with a very strong curiosity in his tone.

[Mr. Meng, since the protagonist died at the beginning, who is the player controlling? 】

"The protagonist..."

Deputy Director Li: ...

【Mr. Meng, I'm confused, so I won't interrupt you.There must be a reason for your design. 】

Meng Shu raised the corner of his mouth and shook his head.

"Don't worry, the protagonist's suicide at the beginning is required by the plot. The player who controls the protagonist is still the protagonist, but the protagonist who lost his memory after death."

"All Worlds"

"One of the player's goals is to find out why the protagonist committed suicide."

Meng Shu rolled the mouse again, this time, switching to another sketch.

Above, is a well, from which several huge pipelines are connected.

On the ground, there is a large pool with dead bodies floating on it.

Everyone looked at the sketch, waiting for an explanation.

Meng Shu took a sip from the water glass, moistened his throat, and began to explain.

"This picture is the sewage treatment plant that will appear during the game. And our protagonist works in this treatment plant."

"The setting of the plot is like this. On top of this processing plant, there is also a pharmaceutical factory that is secretly conducting a spiritual experiment. The anti-stress medicine that restores sanity in the game comes from here.

So in the setting, the protagonist is also a person from this pharmaceutical factory.And he has developed a hallucinogenic drug that can be transmitted through water, thus gaining a certain right to speak. "

"The organization was very happy, colluded with the police station and the hospital, used the entire town in the game as an experimental area, and appointed the protagonist as the person in charge."

"At the same time, I selected a historic mansion in the small town and transformed it into an experimental observation room with secret rooms and secret passages to facilitate the collection of residents' mental data."

"Under such an opening, the first unknowing family moved into the house, which is the Lucy family I mentioned in the PPT."

At this moment, President Liang of Unlimited Online Entertainment expressed that he had something to say.

Meng Shu smiled and motioned to please tell me.

[Mr. Meng, according to your plot design, could it be that the protagonist caused the deaths of those families? 】

As soon as the words fell, the three of Xu Hong also looked at each other in dismay, obviously they also guessed it.

After all, it's so obvious.

Renovate the house, so that the residents who move in don't know that they are under surveillance, and they don't know that there are outsiders living together in their home.

It's chilling to think about!

[So the purpose of the protagonist doing this is to experiment, right? 】

"Of course, the next thing is the story of Lucy's family."

"The protagonist uses various methods, coupled with hallucinogenic drugs transmitted through water, to successfully make Lucy become insane and isolate her parents. And her parents took her to the hospital for treatment, but the treatment worsened, because the hospital is also an organization involved. one of the

"In the end, under the bewitchment of the protagonist, Lucy broke off her jaw alive, and completed the experimental data collection of the first family."

"The police are also one of the participants in the organization, so they blocked the news in time to facilitate the continuation of the experiment. So it was the turn of the second family, the newly moved Dolores family."

At this time, Mr. Liang from Unlimited Online Entertainment heard this and already understood the general plot of the game.

[I think I know what kind of game this is, Mr. Meng, you have great ideas, and I support you very much.But what about the main character committing suicide? 】

Meng Shu slid the PPT to another sketch, which was a couple who seemed to be very much in love.

"After doing such a bad thing, I naturally feel guilty. So the protagonist has been taking anti-stress drugs produced by the organization for a long time to maintain a stable life."

"Have you seen this concept map? In my setting, the protagonist has a good career and love, has a son and a daughter, and lives an ordinary life. But he has worked for the organization for more than 20 years, and what he knows is true. Too much. So..."

Meng Shu swipe the PPT again and came to another sketch.

Above is a conceptual drawing of the mansion's darkrooms and secret passages being sealed.

"...It's the protagonist's turn to be placed in the mansion."

When Xia Nianzhen heard this, she couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine.

This setting...is too ruthless...

Such a horror mansion, do I have to do the scene...

"Afterwards, the anti-stress medicine taken by the protagonist was replaced with a stress-relieving medicine. At this point, the long-term accumulated stress and guilt were instantly released. The protagonist who couldn't bear it naturally had a mental breakdown and killed the whole family, and then committed suicide."

Speaking of this, Meng Shu overturned the PPT to the original sketch with three people tied up.

"So at the beginning of the game, the protagonist commits suicide. Then the unknown player manipulates the consciousness of the protagonist to review the fate of those families in this mansion to see clearly his sins."

"Generally speaking, the whole process of the game is the journey of self-salvation after the death of the protagonist. The main gameplay is focused on the players to experience the tragic experience and despair of those families. After understanding their stories, they choose Let the protagonist go to the ending of redemption, or the ending of depravity."

"Everything, let the players decide for themselves."

"This is the plot of "Face". I didn't go into too much detail. I hope you can understand."

silence--

The conference room fell into a brief silence.

Xu Hong and the others were already frowning, imagining the plot in their minds.

To be honest, this plot is indeed deeper than those simple and straightforward chugs on the market.

At the very least, the plots just mentioned are all explored and discovered by the players themselves.

When they go from ignorance to gradually understanding, and after finding out the truth, they come up with a super big reversal plot where the protagonist is actually a villain, the surprise and shock will definitely be very interesting!

So Xu Hong and others are already full of expectations for this game.

Unlimited Online Entertainment fell silent, apparently discussing with the mute turned on.

After a while, Mr. Liang's voice sounded from it.

[Mr. Meng, I think I understand your game.The plot you created is really very thoughtful. It can be seen that you are fully prepared, which also shows that you have put a lot of effort into this game, and it should be inevitable.Since you are so optimistic, and this game is indeed very good, then we will not doubt your vision.This game...]

After a pause, Mr. Liang said the next sentence firmly.

【...The support amount will be approved within three days, and we will fully support Unlimited Online Entertainment! 】

Chapter 31 Parents, I have made money

the conference has ended.

Although it didn't go well at the beginning, Meng Shu's speech was already in the end.

After Mr. Liang of Unlimited Online Entertainment expressed his support, the rest of the people stopped saying anything, and Deputy Director Li even said nothing.

After explaining all aspects of "Face" clearly, the meeting ended perfectly.

The notebooks of the three of Xu Hong recorded three full pages, all of which were information about the game.

Especially Xia Nianzhen, because she is a scene designer, she knows very well that the mansion of this game is very important.So she roughly copied the sketches from the meeting to facilitate future reference work.

Qiu Yuan was even more so. After seeing the content of the game, he understood that his pressure was coming.Because the company is the only one modeling, and the game scene is obviously piled up, so he must be the busiest one.

Although Xia Nianzhen also knows modeling software and can help share some of it, but he always does the bulk of it himself.

Not to mention, there is still one thing that makes him extremely uncomfortable to complete.

That's Lucy's torn jaw in the game, which needs to be modeled.

This is a challenge for him...

Although Mr. Meng said that it doesn't need to be too bloody, just a little blood is enough, but he still saved this thing until the end.

As for Xu Hong, because he is an animator, what he needs to do is to guide the character's movements and correct them on the software.

For his work, Meng Shu, the boss, planned to temporarily recruit a few part-timers to act as actors.

Now the employees are all assigned a full workload, if they are brought in to dress and shoot actions, it will obviously delay the development progress.

So recruiting temporary workers is the best choice.

In the game "Face", there are also a lot of character movements.

For example, Lucy's parents are worried and crying about their daughter's situation, Dolores is taking care of her children, Lakan is looking for monitors for food and water, etc., all of which need motion capture assistance.

So this item cannot be missing.

In the office, Meng Shu sat in front of the computer and began to make plans in his mind.

First of all, modifying the game is already inevitable, because it needs to be in VR.

After all, the VR experience is completely different from the experience across the computer screen.