Otherworldly Architect

With the release of the first concept trailer, the homepage of the new project finally appeared on the official website of Bluestar.

"Blue Star Doom: The Last of Us"!

There is only one trailer for the entire homepage.

There is an official news release board and a small forum for players to communicate at the back.

As soon as the forum was opened, there were players rushing in to post.

Because "Blue Star Doom" itself is a new game, the trailer has just been released, so most people are guessing what kind of game it is.

According to the trailer, the background of this game is on a certain planet called "Blue Star", the story of human beings actively saving themselves after encountering a series of disasters.

The protagonist of the game should be the woman in the trailer.

Although the background of the story is confirmed, the content of the game is not yet known.

All that can be done now is the method of exclusion. The new game should not be a sandbox like "Minecraft", nor a team competition like "League of Legends".

It is a traditional stand-alone game masterpiece.

On this basis, players began to have their brains wide open, guessing what kind of new experience Chief Designer Ming would bring them this time.

According to the analysis of the game's name "Blue Star Doom", someone said that this game may be an alien game, the developer is Blue Star Studio, and the protagonist will fight the studio's big boss in the end.

Some people specifically analyzed the clothing and behavior of the protagonists Russell and Louis, thinking that Blue Star was reflecting a certain historical segment.

Of course, at this stage, the vast majority of players can only wait for food.

The literal meaning of "waiting for food" is to open your mouth wide and make a sound on the Internet: [Master!Please finish it quickly...]

【Ah, I want to play after watching the trailer】

[I'm different, I saw the name of chief designer Ming, and I already wanted to play! 】

Interestingly, the behavior of urging Blue Star to finish the game quickly became a meme again.

It was also since the last time that the trumpet of the Public Security Bureau posted a blog about "Trouble reminding the chief designer", everyone started playing.

The blog's official trumpet also joked: [We have tracked the account of Chief Designer Ming to ensure that he can receive the "reminder" message from everyone as soon as he goes online. 】

That's not counting, IPP has also started playing.

[The IPP platform intends to develop a "reminder" function, which allows users to express their desire to play the game as soon as possible to the developer by clicking the "reminder" button. 】

Then one after another, this stalk was out of control.

There are even small studios whose games haven’t come out yet, and they are urging the production progress of “Blue Star Doom”.

It is said that the chief designer himself is a fan of Mingyan.

There are also several voice actors who have worked with "League of Legends" and have also posted blogs.

[@微的工作, Chief Designer Ming has a happy cooperation, you can still find me next time.By the way, let me remind you of "Blue Star Doom". 】

Then the most exaggerated thing came. It is said that the chairman of a cultural relic protection association in the third star province came to visit the sixth star province.

In fact, this person has nothing to do with the game industry, but is quite respected in the field of history.

But after he finished his interview, he suddenly said something on his own trumpet.

[The sixth star province has beautiful scenery. PS, please remind the chief designer to release a new game as soon as possible. 】

Mingyan: "???"

He felt like he was targeted by the whole world!

As a result, many players reposted in large quantities.

The group of passers-by who didn't know the truth almost really thought that in addition to "like" and "collection" in this world, there would be a magical button "click reminder" soon.

Then there was a news media that misreported the incident, and made a big oolong.

In the end, Blue Star had to issue an announcement in order to calm down the restless players.

According to the official, "Blue Star Doom" is expected to be scheduled at the end of the year, and will not exceed the next New Year's Eve at the latest.

In other words, there is at most half a year before players can play the official version!

——Mingyan set this date with tears in his eyes, as if he saw his miserable appearance in a small black room without seeing the light of day...

After the ALPHA version of "Blue Star Doom" has been tested, it has obtained very good test data.

There are many problems that have just been exposed, as well as some inspirations obtained from them, which are urgently waiting for Blue Star to improve.

The next BETA version development will enter a high-speed track.

When developing "League of Legends", Blue Star was still a small studio just established.

It took them nearly two years to finally complete this work, which can be regarded as a running-in period.

But now that the studio is about to usher in its third anniversary, the workflow within the studio is already very stable and efficient.

Basically, the designer's responsibility system ensures that the game design concept can be well communicated to all personnel, and the expected goals can be achieved under reasonable project management.

……

July and August are the hottest months in the area.

The development of the main body of the BETA version of "Blue Star Doom" has not yet been completed, and Mingyan has to run out of the small dark room to preside over the overall situation.

The first is because the game development has reached the level of performance, but Mingyan has not yet found a suitable actor for the protagonist Russell, so he had to come out and choose it himself.

The second reason is that it was time for the group of fresh graduates recruited by the school to report, and it was clearly stated that they would arrange for them.

Regarding the first thing, Blue Star Studio already has a good partner.

On the one hand, Mingyan actively communicates with the local actors' association, which will continuously recommend suitable actors to come to "audition".

On the other hand, after the cooperation of "League of Legends", Bluestar Studio also keeps in touch with several CG manufacturers, and there will also make some recommendations from time to time.

"League of Legends" is not a plot-oriented game after all, so all the actors are basically preparing for the skin.

For most jobs, only 1-2 days of motion capture is enough.

But "Blue Star Doom" is different, it involves a lot of plot and screen performance.

The protagonist Russell alone has many sets of moves.

On a bigger scale, Russell's action of using his ability to make a big move, Russell's thrilling bridge in the CG, Russell's performance in the finale... are all very important.

To put it mildly, Russell must have at least two walking stances and two running stances in the game.

Even her breathing, the small movements of her hair, the subtle changes in her expression when she speaks...

These details determine how real the final "Russell" is, and whether the plot can immerse players in it.

——Of course, this also represents a huge amount of work for the production team.

It is true that these things can be completely virtualized by using CG, but after all, they are not as real as real actors.

This actor must also have a considerable degree of acting skills.

You know, something like motion capture almost requires actors to perform without physical objects.

At most, she was allowed to put on VR glasses and take a look at the game scene that Blue Star hadn't finished yet.

Therefore, this heroine can be said to have been chosen in thousands of ways, and there is no final result until now.

Of course, after layers of selection, they still picked out three actresses who were evenly matched, and they were waiting for Blue Star Studio to make the final decision.

You know, there were more than 1000 actors who initially signed up for the audition, which is a very exaggerated number.

The game "Blue Star Doom" is now highly anticipated among players.

Coupled with the reputation of Blue Star Studio and Mingyan himself, basically as long as this game can reach the passing line, it can be predicted that its popularity will not be low.

This is a golden signboard, an iron rice bowl seducing people.

It can be seen from the trailer that "Russell" is the absolute protagonist, and it is the kind of goddess character that can easily maximize the player's favorability.

If you play Russell, you might be able to become an instant hit, just like the anchor Juliet back then.

Many actresses have sharpened their heads and finally qualified for the final round of auditions.

Although three people have been pre-determined to compete for the final candidate, many people are still unwilling.

These days, someone did not know where they came from, and harassed Mingyan's personal email account.

As for the blog, let alone, Mingyan blocked the private messages of strangers early in the morning.

As for Blue Star Studio's currently somewhat crowded headquarters, handsome men and women began wandering around the door for no apparent reason.

——Forget about women, there are still men trying to cross-dress? !

And these handsome men and beauties, some of them are dazzlingly dressed, and they can attract everyone's attention when walking on the street.

As soon as they saw people with blue star badges coming down to eat, they all showed their most attractive demeanor—this is because they hope to use their appearance to attract people.

But more beauties are dressed in retro style.

I have learned a lot from the Blue Star in CG, and even the temperament is a bit like Russell's iceberg goddess style.

Once he made it clear that it was just the right time for a meeting, and when he went out, his jaw dropped in shock.

He almost suspected that he had traveled back to the time before the end of the blue star!

Obviously, these speculators have all understood Mingyan.

The moment he saw Mingyan, countless eyes were fixed on him.

Goosebumps appeared on Mingyan's back for no reason, and before he stepped out of the door, he immediately shrank back.

In the next few days, all his lunch boxes and couriers were collected by the secretary.

Well, Mingyan lost the only chance to walk on the ground every day to exercise...

The efforts of these people were not in vain.

Although Mingyan is very afraid of those beauties who are holding hot water and ready to bump into him at any time...

But he did notice that there was one suitable candidate.

It's just that he himself is not suitable to come forward.

Once he made it clear that he had broken the rules of the audition, he would never have peace in the future.

Everyone wants to please him to go through the back door... But the gain outweighs the loss.

So Mingyan secretly instructed Kevin, the designer in charge of this matter, to let the actor get an audition opportunity in a subtle way.

And all auditions will be completed within ten days.

Considering that Mingyan's work schedule is too busy, the auditions for both the female lead and the male lead are concentrated on the first day.

This is also the only day where full attendance is required.

During the audition process that day, there were five people sitting in the position of the interviewer.

One is a professional teacher from the Actors Association who can provide professional consultation.

One is the head of the studio who worked with Blue Star to produce CG.

There is also a lawyer who negotiates contracts, and he has little to say about the audition itself.

As for the two people present at Blue Star Studio, apart from what they said clearly, they are senior technical artists who are in charge of motion capture.

Mingyan is sitting in the middle, implying his decisive position.

As for the male lead and the cast of "Holy Son" Louis, everyone has already made up their minds.

A well-known child actor was chosen.

Not only does it have its own traffic, but the acting skills cultivated since childhood are also very solid.

After the audition, Mingyan nodded.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that the choice of the male lead had been decided.

The three leading female candidates are in trouble.

They each came in and performed two short performances, respectively showing Russell's sadness of losing his beloved son in the early stage, and the handsomeness and determination of the big move in the later stage.

The three have their own characteristics, and they are really equal.

After several interviewers scored respectively, let the three candidates go down to rest.

It can be seen that the candidates were very nervous before the final result, and frequently secretly looked at Mingyan who was sitting in the middle.

They really want to see the feedback on Mingyan's expression, and want to know whether Mingyan is satisfied with their performance.

And Mingyan was immersed in thinking, and said, "I want to ask them a few questions individually, is that okay?"

"of course can."

In fact, Mingyan really wants to ask only one question:

"Why do you think Russell doesn't like Louis?"

The candidates all had a general understanding of the outline of the script, and after pondering, they all opened their mouths to answer.

The first candidate tended to be more neutral and ruthless when performing.

She said: "In the brutal post-apocalyptic environment, I think Ms Russell developed a fairly independent, 'ask for more than yourself' habit. Louis is a boy who needs to be watched all the time, and even makes a lot of trouble. Trouble, that's why Ms Russell doesn't like him."

Mingyan nodded, noncommittal.

The second candidate said: "I think that Ms. Russell actually likes Louis, and she has a good impression of him from the beginning. It's just that in the last days, people have become accustomed to mutual suspicion, mutual suspicion and framed scenes... just like hedgehogs The same, if you get too close to each other, you will be hurt instead. So I think this way of getting along may be the norm in the last days."

She has a good understanding of the script.

Mingyan unconsciously drew a circle with the pen in his hand, circling her name.

The candidate noticed this, and almost couldn't control his expression all of a sudden, and went out the door with joy in the corners of his eyes and brows.

The third candidate has a bit of a cold today.

Originally, Lanxing arranged for her to audition again in a few days.

But when she heard that Chief Designer Ming would come to interview in person today, she insisted on coming, and she was very unwilling to miss this important opportunity.

Perhaps because of illness, she played Russell was not as ruthless as the previous two.

When her beloved son died, she was also the one who cried the most, she had no image at all.

The same question, the third candidate thought for a while and replied: "I think... Ms. Russell is afraid."

Ming Yan turned his pen and asked calmly: "She is our 'Goddess of War', do you think she will be afraid of a little boy?"

"Goddess of War" is the nickname given to Russell within Blue Star Studio.

The staff who have been making this game all year round have a very deep feeling for the heroine.

The employees responsible for the plot of the game basically "love" Russell with genuine affection.

The candidate sucked his red nose and said: "Because Russell's son died when he was about the same age as Louis, I believe you will not set up a useless plot. Russell must have thought of himself when he saw Louis Son, but her mission goal is to send Louis away...

"And against the background of the cruel end of the world, Russell has lived alone for a long time, and is used to seeing joys and sorrows. She is full of pessimism in her heart, and she knows that she will bid farewell to Louis sooner or later. If the situation is not good, it may be life and death. Heaven and man forever.

"Russell is afraid that she will have deep feelings for Louis because of empathy, so she is deliberately controlling herself to stay away from Louis. In this way, when they parted, she would not have to endure the heart-piercing pain that year. Painful."

clap clap.

Mingyan clapped his hands and said, "It's a wonderful interpretation."

The candidate's face was flushed all of a sudden, and he said with great excitement: "Thank you!"

"But," Ming Yan changed the subject, "I'm not very satisfied with your previous performance."

After clearly speaking, the technical artist of Blue Star Studio sneaked a glance at him.

——Well, he has never seen such a serious expression on the boss's face!It's quite bluffing!

In daily life, Mingyan is a very easy-going person.

Now he is deliberately creating pressure on the candidate, and there is an obvious explanation: he likes her answer very much and wants to test her ability to resist pressure.

Sure enough, the candidate panicked when he heard the explicit question.

But she quickly calmed down and said: "If you are not satisfied with my previous performance, I can improve on the spot."

Mingyan nodded, and picked up a thin manuscript at hand.

Then he picked out a small clip of "Russell stood up to resist after being defeated by the BOSS", and signaled the other party to perform a live performance.

This kind of audition that draws questions on the spot, prepares on the spot, and has no physical performance on the spot is simply every actor's nightmare.

The candidate bit his lip, read a few lines of the script, and asked politely before trying to act.

She acted out Russell being knocked to the ground by the boss and then weakened after being shot in the stomach.

Then she saw Luis rushing to protect herself, and then he was sent flying, and his life and death were unknown.

Then, Russell broke out his ability.

Until here, Mingyan frowned slightly.

Suddenly, he turned on his mobile phone and picked out a short piece of music to play.

[You buried all the recordings in the backyard,

I'll dig them out again when you're not looking.

You can also bury my body in the backyard,

I'll dig myself out when you don't care about me anymore! 】

It was the music composed by Ling Xiaoman.

As the passionate music sounded, everyone present was aroused emotionally.

I saw "Russell" in the center of the room slowly getting up from the ground, covering his abdomen with one hand, and took out his short knife in a posture of kneeling on one knee.

Be prepared to work hard!

——Everyone suddenly felt this emotion.

In an instant, "Russell" suddenly raised his head, and those eyes were full of endless anger and hatred, stabbing everyone's sight as if they had substance.

Almost everyone was terrified, and then watched "Russell" explode into trouble, completely releasing his abilities.

…Well, "Russell" put on a gesture of completely releasing the ability, scratched his head, and said, "I'm done with the performance, thank you teachers."

Everyone: "..."

Ming Yan said with a smile: "Okay, your audition is over. Go back and wait for the news, it won't be later than tomorrow night at the latest."

The candidate bowed to him, sniffed again, and left the room.

After she left, several interviewers looked at each other.

They were all clear in their hearts: the Chief Designer of the Ming Dynasty was very optimistic about the last candidate!She should be the last leading actress, so she didn't run away!

Everyone was tacit.

Ming Yan also asked, "What do you think?"

The teacher from the actor's guild thought for a while and said, "It's very aura. I think her profile is from a drama background, and the acting is a bit too hard."

At this time, Blue Star's technical artist said: "This is no problem. Originally, motion and facial expression capture technology cannot capture 100%. Generally, we have to ask actors to achieve 100% of 150% emotions, so that in the end The synthesized effect is a more appropriate expression.”

"Then there is no problem."

Everyone also confirmed with each other, and it was basically agreed.

Ming Yan smiled and said to the lawyer: "You can prepare the contract. Also, the candidate just now, you can ask her if she accepts another female character's contract, she is quite suitable."

In this way, the male and female protagonists of "Blue Star Doom" are finally determined.

Mingyan is also liberated from this aspect of work, and the remaining tasks will be handed over to the art team.

The head of the art team, Varian Wrynn, will take his place and continue to select the remaining supporting actors.

As for the extra NPCs in the game, it only needs to temporarily hire a few extras.

One of the advantages of Interstellar Era is that motion capture and CG technology are relatively mature, and the production process is very simple. It is not a problem to make a set for every NPC who shows his face.

By the way, there is also a very interesting little actor.

In "The End of the Blue Star", it is expected that a dog will make a guest appearance, and it was originally stated that he wanted to rent one directly.

However, the atmosphere in the Blue Star studio was very lively. Several employees expressed that they had dogs at home and wanted to recommend themselves for their fur children.

In the next few days, people in the whole studio had dogs to masturbate every day!

Everyone has always agreed to vote for the selection, whichever furry child gets the most votes will be a guest star in "Blue Star Doom".

Ming Yan was overjoyed, agreed to their activities, and then prepared a work certificate in advance, and asked the cafeteria to prepare dog food for free.

Well, even if you are a hairy kid, you have to join the Blue Star Studio anyway and be exploited by Boss Ming!

The author has something to say:

Prototype "The Last of Us".