The development progress of "Silent Hill pt" is going very smoothly, although it is the first time to develop on VR platform.
But after all, "Silent Hill Game" itself is not a complete game, it is just a demo, not large in size.
The content of the game is basically decryption and does not involve the combat system.
Even the original demo did not involve any action system, at most it was just some interactive actions such as opening doors and picking up things.
For this reason, Chen Xu also added some detailed actions in VR to make the experience more immersive.
Of course, jumping, running, and climbing are still not included.
Because it will have a certain impact on the content of the demo.
In addition to these, the game itself is also first-person, which means that Chen Xu does not have to worry too much about the visual performance of VR.
It's just that compared to most first-person perspectives on the PC platform, which adopt the default 90-degree angle, moving to the VR platform requires a wider field of view.
In addition, it is also a first-person perspective, but in VR immersion mode, its performance is also different from PC games.
The first-person perspective of many PC games will make players feel like their eyes are on their chests. This is because different actions are completely different between third-person and first-person.
An action that is normal in the first person becomes shocking in the third person.
The reverse is also true.
Therefore, some games allow players to switch between first-person and third-person. In order to prevent the characters' movements from becoming strange, two sets of action modules are often prepared, one for first-person and one for third-person.
But this brings about increased costs.
On the VR platform, the design with limited field of view is easily solved.
"Hmm... The scene where Lisa just appeared is too bright, allowing players to see her outline instead of looking down on her face."
"It just needs to have a feeling of still holding the pipa half-hidden, a sense of mystery, so that when the player turns around and is surprised to see Lisa rushing towards him, they can feel the thump, thump, like a deer being bumped into the heart. That feeling.”
In the project room, Chen Xu instructed Ruan Ningxue to make some modifications to the scene's light source and color.
Hearing Chen Xu's words, Ruan Ningxue wanted to stop talking.
This is not a deer bumping into each other, this is a crazy elephant breaking into the new house!
Qin Yi and others next to him also lowered their heads silently.
During this period, the development of the promotional trailer for the Dark Souls prequel was also going smoothly, and the time for the gameplay exhibition was getting closer.
The company has already begun to pay attention to the exhibition, and the trailer for the Dark Souls prequel is almost completed.
At present, Qin Yi and the others have started to build the scene, and they also know a little bit about Chen Xu's so-called vrdemo.
The more I understand, the more I realize that everyone is a little bit unable to handle this little thing.
Because "Silent Hill PT" is a demo prepared for new VR testing, the development VR prototype sent by the game department is in a closed state and cannot be used to actually experience the game.
Of course, no one like Qin Yi wanted to experience it, because just watching it made them tremble.
The more critical point is that the demo process is actually only about 30 minutes long.
The decryption is even more terrifying, and it even uses the crash mechanism of the previous game "Under Legend".
Clues to unlock the level are buried in the photo fragments that can be collected in the game, as well as in the error text prompts that appear when crashing.
If there is no way to understand the content of this information, then the experience can only be trapped in the endless cycle of reincarnation in this weird room corridor.
With the label of horror, Qin Yi and the others, who had previously felt that Dark Souls Prequel was full of malice, suddenly had a feeling at this moment, that Dark Souls Prequel was so bright!
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Soon day by day passed, the gameplay exhibition was approaching, and the company had already begun planning for this exhibition.
Of course it's called planning, but to be honest, there's nothing to plan for.
It’s the same as last year, except that there will be two new unique theme areas.
The two theme songs of "Two for Two" and "Dark Souls" are different from last year when they chose the last day to release the promotional trailer.
There’s no need to sell it this year, it’s just a promotional video after all.
Just bring it to all players happily on the first day and that's it.
After the release, players can do whatever they want, because the only explosive point has been exploded.
When the company was preparing, Chen Xu also took the completed product of "Silent Hill pt" to the game department to hand over the work.
"It's only been less than 20 days and you've already finished it!?"
Yang Chen, the head of the game department, looked surprised when he heard Chen Xu's report.
"Mainly because the content of the "Silent Hill pt" demo is not large." Chen Xu smiled and handed some relevant information to Yang Chen.
Picking up Chen Xu's information, Yang Chen took a look at it.
As the head of the game department, Yang Chen didn't know everything. After reading the relevant bills and project contents in the subsidy application materials here, Yang Chen understood.
Because Chen Xu gave too few project categories, the entire demo basically revolved around one scene.
"Chen Xu, although the subsidy here is based on the content volume, the main purpose this time is to better test the immersive feedback of the new version of VR. Funds cannot be spent indiscriminately, but don't save money for the game department. Yang Chen shook his head with a wry smile, and had a guess in his mind, that is, Chen Xu was young and couldn't control himself, so he saved as much money as he could.
"Minister, don't worry! This game looks simple, but it's still quite special. It will definitely serve as a good test." Chen Xu said with a smile.
"Okay, as long as you have confidence, if the effect is not good in the future, you can rework and modify it. Then remember not to save us money."
"I asked Xiao Zhang to accompany you to the park. It just so happens that many designers are also learning about relevant parameters in the park. By then, your demo can also be used as a display, and you designers can also communicate with each other. The experience of developing on the new version of VR equipment is not only the experience of the new version of VR equipment, but also the experience of you developers is also very important." Yang Chen said to Chen Xu.
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After coming out of the game department building, Chen Xu drove his car and followed Xiao Zhang to the research park.
Many designers listened to the explanations about various parameters of VR equipment from the research park.
There are some new faces among them, obviously senior designers who came to the game department later to report.
There are also some that I have seen before, such as Mr. Meng, who is very enthusiastic.
"Mr. Chen, has your demo been developed!?"
Hearing Chen Xu explain the purpose of his visit this time, Meng Zuo was confused just like Yang Chen before.
During this time, he also had some exchanges with Chen Xu.
But he was also designing, so he didn’t know anything about Chen Xu’s demo except that it was a horror theme.
I came here today mainly to have a better understanding of the relevant parameters of VR equipment, so as to facilitate content adjustments.
As a result, Chen Xu also appeared now and told him that the demo over there was completed
"The main reason is that the game is special and not very big." Chen Xu smiled and nodded.
The staff at the research park over there were also surprised. Apparently they didn't expect to have test materials so soon.
While Chen Xu was chatting here, the staff over there also informed them that the test preparations here were complete.
"It's a pity that apart from the testers who have passed the physical examination and review, we designers can't experience it. Otherwise, I really want to experience your game personally, Mr. Chen." Meng Zuo said with some regret.
Some designers who Chen Xu knew or didn't know were also chatting nearby. They were obviously looking forward to the demo that Chen Xu was about to test.
After all, this is also the first officially playable demo on a new VR device. In addition, Chen Xu’s works in the past two years are very distinctive. They feel that this work called "Silent Hill PT" may give them a bigger boost. inspiration.
The only regret is that they can't experience it personally, otherwise they can better feel the intention of the game designer.
"Hmm... I think Teacher Meng, you will change your mind later." Chen Xu laughed.
Hearing Chen Xu's words, the designers around him didn't say anything and just smiled.
After all, we are all peers, so we still need to give each other some face.
Horror theme? How big of a deal is that
As game designers, what kind of storms have they not seen
Just a horror game! It's not like they haven't played Chen Xu's "Escape" before.
And those who have the same mentality are the testers over there who are preparing to experience it.
Only one device was prepared, but there were three testers on duty today.
Three people use guessing to decide who can get on.
"Concession, I'll be the first to experience this." A young man with a height of 1.85 inches looked at the two regretful people next to him and smiled at the same time. His name was written on the work badge on his chest: Li Yue.
The two colleagues next to them were named Tao Fa and Ye Xun. They both looked stronger in stature, and they were carefully selected because of the special testing experience.
"It's a pity, I have always liked Chen Xu's games." Tao Fa said regretfully.
"Yes, but don't be scared to death later." Ye Xun said.
"Haha, haven't you experienced all kinds of new VR equipment before? All kinds of bloody and terrifying scenes have been tested. Will I be afraid?" Li Yue chuckled.
While the three people were chatting, Chen Xu and the others came to a room. Directly in front of them was a large LCD screen, according to the introduction of the staff next to them.
At that time, the game screen of the experiencer will be played here.
Soon, Li Yue over there entered the game warehouse with expectation after being checked by the staff and confirming that there was no problem.
As a young man, Li Yue naturally likes to play games, so he is no stranger to Chen Xu.
Now he has the opportunity to experience the first game demo of a new era of VR equipment produced by the other party, which makes him very excited and even excited.
With this excitement and expectation, he officially launched the test demo called "Silent Hill PT" in the game warehouse.