On the other end of the phone, Xu Xiaojun hung up the phone helplessly.
In the conference room, Lin Zhaoxu asked, "He refused?"
Xu Xiaojun nodded: "Yes, and the attitude is quite firm."
Lin Zhaoxu was not surprised: "It's expected. An ambitious designer like him will definitely not hand over the game."
In the conference room, Lin Zhaoxu, Xu Xiaojun and several designers from Dynasty Interactive Entertainment were having a meeting, and Yan Zhenyuan was also there.
"I think Chen Mo should attach great importance to the world view of "Diablo". He should consider making this world view a classic at the same level as "Warcraft." Yan Zhenyuan said.
Lin Zhaoxu leaned back on the chair: "In this case, the idea of cooperating with Chen Mo is useless, let's think about plan b."
Yan Zhenyuan smiled: "There is no plan b, it can only be all original."
Lin Zhaoxu looked at him: "Are you sure?"
Yan Zhenyuan thought for a while: "Seventy percent."
Lin Zhaoxu nodded: "Yes, 70% is enough. Chen Mo is not yet able to make a game like "Diablo" into VR, and Zen, even if they start at the same time as us, they will not have any advantage. "
Yan Zhenyuan said: "As long as Chen Mo doesn't make trouble, everything is easy to talk about. Although he is only an A-level designer now, he is very evil. He can always find all kinds of unimaginable angles, and give some game types that seem to be completely cool. Play with flowers."
Lin Zhaoxu smiled: "Old Yan, why are you afraid of him?"
Yan Zhenyuan shook his head: "It's not that I'm afraid. I'm not a fool like Qin Xiao. I still have to give some respect to such a genius designer."
"Especially designers who can create a certain genre often have their own understanding of this genre, and if they copy it rashly, it is easy to be slapped in the face."
Lin Zhaoxu asked: "Then, do you know how to do this game?"
Yan Zhenyuan thought for a while: "Actually, "Diablo" inspired us that the current domestic games are seriously lacking in coolness, especially in the field of rpg, there are very few games like "Diablo" that can bring players the ultimate killing pleasure. It’s a gap in the market.”
"If we also want to develop similar games, there are actually only two ways."
"The first is to make the PC side, but limited by the form of expression, it can only be made from a third-person perspective, so no matter what we do, this game will become a game that 'copy' "Diablo."
Lin Zhaoxu nodded: "Indeed, this road won't work."
Yan Zhenyuan continued: "So our best choice is to make VR, try to make such a refreshing game in VR games."
"Thinking about it, it should be pretty good. VR won't be limited by the field of view, and at the same time, it has a stronger ability to create a scary atmosphere. If it can really make the essence of "Darkness", it should be a big hit."
Lin Zhaoxu nodded: "So, how do you think about the charging model? Is it a stand-alone buyout, or is it connected to the Internet?"
Yan Zhenyuan thought about it for a while and said: "The risk of buying out a single machine is very high. "Diablo" has a unique set of numerical and equipment mechanisms. Easy to say."
"The online mode is relatively safe, but in this kind of game where brushing is the main fun, the upper limit of the player's team cannot be higher than five people, otherwise it will become a gang fight, and the atmosphere will be destroyed."
"So what I'm considering is to continue the essence of "Diablo", allowing single-player mode or up to five people to fight in teams. In addition, players are allowed to socialize and trade freely in towns. The equipment system is still used as a The player's long-term pursuit."
Lin Zhaoxu nodded: "Well, that's what I thought too. Well, since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you, and the resources will give priority to this project. You can do it freely and don't have to worry too much."
Yan Zhenyuan nodded: "Okay, I understand."
…
At present, within Dichao Huyu, Qiu Jiang is still in charge of "The Mantra of the Moon God", and Qin Xiao is in charge of "Wolf Soul". These two games are the flagship products of Dichao Huyu, and they can't spare time.
The vr game developed by Yan Zhenyuan before has entered a stable period, and it will start to go downhill in the future, so Lin Zhaoxu thought, just take this opportunity to draw Yan Zhenyuan out to develop a new vr game project.
As it happens, "Diablo" gave them some inspiration.
Of course, it is very difficult to change the third-person perspective of "Diablo" on the PC side into a VR game, and it is tantamount to redoing a new game.
So Lin Zhaoxu first considered whether Chen Mo and Yan Zhenyuan could cooperate. This would be equivalent to a strong alliance and the risk would be minimized. Although the probability of Chen Mo agreeing is very small, it is worth asking.
As a result, Chen Mo refused as expected.
Therefore, Lin Chaoxu could only entrust this matter to Yan Zhenyuan.
In fact, in terms of Yan Zhenyuan's ability, Lin Zhaoxu is absolutely at ease.
Among Lin Chaoxu's most valued S-level designers, Qin Xiao is a bit arbitrary, but has strong execution ability; Qiu Jiang has the most flexible thinking and has many good ideas; and Yan Zhenyuan is very balanced in all aspects, and the game he made is the worst. The situation can also make small profits, and never encounter major failures.
Therefore, Lin Zhaoxu still thinks it is most appropriate to hand over this project to Yan Zhenyuan.
…
Experience the store.
Chen Mo was thinking about something when he received a message.
Qiu Jiang: "Recently, Old Yan seems to be making a "Darkness"-like game on the VR platform, so please pay attention."
Chen Mo was a little confused, he read the message twice, and it was true, it was from Qiu Jiang.
What do you mean, leaking secrets
Chen Mo replied, "Where are you from?"
Qiu Jiang: "It's not at either end. In fact, I remind you mainly to let you prepare. Don't know when the time comes, and let Lao Yan beat you all over the floor. It's so boring."
Chen Mo: "You just want to see us pinch each other? What's wrong?"
Qiu Jiang: "It's the nature of people who eat melons, isn't it?"
The corner of Chen Mo's mouth twitched slightly: "Actually, I knew about it when Xu Xiaojun called me before, and you Dichao must think this game is good again and want to copy one. I know it even if you don't tell me."
Qiu Jiang: "Okay, anyway, I reminded you, play as you like, don't be put down by Lao Yan. He will have to develop this game for a year anyway, come on, I am optimistic about you."
Chen Mo put away his phone, a little speechless, this Qiu Jiang is really capable of trouble!
However, Qiujiang's information is not completely useless, at least it revealed that it will take at least a year for Yan Zhenyuan to develop this vr game, which means that it will not be open for testing until August next year.
What can Chen Mo do
One year to make a vr game, and it will be launched at the same time as Yan Zhenyuan's game
It's a bit unrealistic, after all, the time is too short, and Chen Mo still doesn't have any experience in the development of vr games.
Moreover, Chen Mo has already made a follow-up development plan, and it is not appropriate to change it randomly.
"Think about it, what should I do?"