Contact the motion capture studio to produce various materials.
At the same time, Chen Xu also led the entire team to develop "Escape".
The cost of this game is not low but not as high as expected.
After completing the budget report, the total game development cost, together with subsequent publicity expenses, was tentatively set at 6 million.
Of course, there may be some more by then, but it will not exceed 8 million.
For a horror game, this number can be said to be relatively large in this genre.
Everyone in the team was also very excited about this.
After all, this is their first big project.
… … … …
Time advances day by day.
Stable output of art, action, and resources.
The plot lines in the game have also been produced and will be dubbed a second time.
The various actions of the protagonist in the game are also subject to various trials and errors.
"I feel a little scared now. How scary the finished product will be!"
In the office, Ruan Ningxue sat in front of the computer, looking at the conceptual design drawings on the secondary screen next to her with lingering fears.
These conceptual design drawings are mainly scene drawings, including a mental hospital building in the dark, a scene full of blood and corpses, a mental patient hiding under a hospital bed in a dark room, and pictures shot by DV in night vision mode.
These original concept paintings fully demonstrate the weird atmosphere of "Escape". Not to mention playing it, just looking at it will make people feel chills on their backs.
You must know that during the development of "Escape", she always slept very late at night.
Why
Scared!
She didn't know what she was thinking that day. She just took the DV that Chen Xu gave her and tried it at night. As a result, the atmosphere of the underworld made her whole body feel bad.
After all, making up your own mind and then scaring yourself is the scariest thing.
Of course, because of this, the concept original painting design she carried out in accordance with the requirements given by Chen Xu was very touching.
"Yes! And in the game, players can't resist but can only escape." Listening to Ruan Ningxue's words, Yang Xin next to him also sighed with emotion.
Chen Xu, who was designing an action, smiled and said: "Isn't this very exciting? And if there are guns, it can easily become an FPS game. After all, fear comes from lack of firepower."
Why are guns arranged in general horror games
On the one hand, it is to enrich the content of the game, and on the other hand, it is also to give players an appropriate outlet.
This approach is actually very appropriate. The previous "Resident Evil" used this model.
But this also has a big flaw, that is, it can easily turn horror games into FPS games.
After all, terror comes from insufficient firepower. As long as there is enough firepower, fear can be suppressed.
Including the previous life of "Resident Evil", it was in this part that it gradually went astray.
Since the fourth generation, it has tended to be more tug-duk-duk, until the remake once again took the route of fear, and in "Resident Evil 8 Village", the entire rhythm was handled to a very perfect level.
Of course, for most players, what they focus on is not how scary the game is or how good the rhythm is.
All their attention was attracted by Mrs. Bashiku and her three daughters.
"But Mr. Chen, when will we warm up for "Escape"? I see that many players online are asking about news about the new game." Yang Xin said.
Unlike before, there were only three of them in the R&D department. Now when new employees join the company, they also call Chen Xu seriously instead of calling each other by their respective names as before.
"Yes, the development progress seems to be very fast. It should be online in about December." Ruan Ningxue said.
The volume of "Escape" is not very large, and the main workload is also concentrated on various actions and the production of art materials.
Because in the gameplay mode, it is really fast and there is almost no trial and error content.
Development has been smooth sailing.
“If you spend money to promote and warm up, don’t rush it now and wait until mid-to-late November to start.”
"Now there are more people following my official blog. What day have you forgotten tomorrow?"
Chen Xu smiled and said.
What day
Yang Xin and Ruan Ningxue were stunned for a moment, then looked at the lower right corner of the computer desktop.
October 30th
"It's Halloween! I have already recorded the promotional materials in advance, just waiting for this day to be released at the festival."
"After all, players have been looking forward to it for a month. It just happens to be announced on this holiday that the news of our new game is quite down-to-earth, isn't it?"
Chen Xu smiled and said to Yang Xin and Ruan Ningxue, while clicking on a short video he put on the desktop.
The video is not long, only ten seconds in total.
At first the screen was dark, and the next moment a picture appeared on the screen, but it was not a normal picture.
It is the night vision mode of DV. At the same time, you can see a power display in the upper right corner, and a red dot in the upper left corner flashes continuously, indicating that the DV is recording.
The scene on the DV is Chen Xu's office.
The chair fell to the ground, and the documents on the table were deliberately messed up.
There is no sound in the entire video.
Coupled with the DV night vision picture, it makes people feel extremely weird and uneasy.
When the playback reached the ninth second, the DV screen suddenly trembled, as if the photographer had been attacked, but strangely there was still no sound, and then the entire video ended in darkness.
There was silence in the office. Yang Xin and Ruan Ningxue looked at Chen Xu without saying a word for a long time.
"Mr. Chen, I feel like we shouldn't go into the underworld." After holding it in for a long time, Ruan Ningxue looked at Chen Xu and said slowly.
This warm-up is obviously telling players that what they are going to develop next is a horror game.
But the key is, can this preheating method be grounded
I'm afraid not all of them have been taken to the underworld.
Released on Halloween, and a special DV video was shot at midnight.
Mr. Chen is really yours!
Yang Xin, who was next to him, couldn't help but say what he wanted to say: "And Mr. Chen, didn't you say that you are a warrior of love? "Escape" has nothing to do with love, and we can't be careful about this warm-up. Something from the underworld!"
"How come it has nothing to do with love? In recent years, haven't horror game enthusiasts always said that there are no good horror games? Why should I develop "Escape"? This is my love for these players! This Can’t you still be considered a warrior of love?”
"As for things in the underworld, don't you think this promotion fits the theme of "Escape" very well? Moreover, this can arouse greater attention than a normal announcement. We have to grasp this popularity!" Chen Xu said seriously said.