"Magic Mirror" can be said to be a very unique little game.
Xiaoxiaole + RPG elements, combined with galgame gameplay with different endings.
The entire game is very enjoyable to play.
As for the Xiaoxiaole gameplay, it is essentially an extension of Lianliankan, and the world already has this type of gameplay.
And it is relatively popular, so Chen Xu is not worried about whether this match-3 style gameplay will be accepted by players.
Secondly, the selling point of "Magic Mirror" is not all entertainment.
The rest is the story and CG illustrations.
But Chen Xu had no worries about this, because the Ruan Ningxue in his memory had this strength.
Including Chen Xu himself, also has this strength.
Simply completed a GDD related setting.
Match 3 gameplay, different upgrade routes.
After completing it, Chen Xu began to write the story.
In the first story, the female character is a drow thief who went to steal a lord's treasury to help the poor. However, she did not expect that the lord's hidden identity was a devil, and then fell into the hands of the other party.
In terms of subsequent development, there will be two directions for players to choose, pure love warriors or tauren warriors.
In the second story, a female general who traveled from ancient times to modern times encountered otakus in modern society. At the same time, because of the time travel, the female general became powerless.
As for the subsequent development, there will be two different endings. The pure love warrior is naturally a happy ending, and the other one is a bit dark but the process is touching.
In modern society, A Zhai did evil to the female general, and then they both traveled back to ancient times. After getting along for a period of time, the war was about to be lost in the end, but A Zhai chose to die with the other party while being able to return to modern times.
In the follow-up, there are stories about the reincarnation of zombies and dragon knights.
Of course, in the early stage, Chen Xu planned to produce these four stories.
The main reason is that I don’t have enough savings.
After all, the match-3 gameplay, a subsequent voice actor, and the purchase of BGM copyrights also require a certain amount of funds.
As for where the money comes from, it’s not a big problem.
A deposit of more than 10,000 yuan is obviously unreliable, but a loan from the payment bar, a loan from Jinggou, and a credit card can still be tolerated.
… … …
The next morning, inside Chen Xu's apartment.
Ruan Ningxue, who brought her own CNC board and laptop, sat next to Chen Xu and looked at the summary and storyboards of a story drawn by Chen Xu, with a weird look on her face.
"I didn't expect that Chen Xu, you would be playing this kind of game!"
"As expected, as expected, being a cartoonist and a game designer are not your real talents. Come draw a book with me!"
"With your talents and mine, I believe we can definitely work it out. From being a book artist to accumulating fans and becoming a well-known cartoonist, many well-known teachers have followed this development path."
Ruan Ningxue looked at a piece of information that Chen Xu had worked on overnight and began to introduce her strategic detour plan.
Such a waste!
How can such a talent make games
You must know that her biggest flaw is her lack of storytelling power.
That’s why I decided to support myself by creating fan fiction, and then train myself little by little.
But now, looking at these short stories by Chen Xu, they are simply great.
There are all kinds of elements including pure love, minotaur, and reincarnation.
Listening to Ruan Ningxue's exclamation, Chen Xu's mouth twitched.
"Thanks for the compliment, but forget it." Chen Xu said tactfully.
"Well, next time, senior, you will create an illustration in sequence, but it is different from the comic format. Everything needs to be colored and more detailed."
"Of course, the plot of the story does not need to be shown through pictures. The plot is mainly shown through dialogue."
Chen Xu said to Ruan Ningxue.
"I understand that making the pictures more detailed and at the same time mainly showing the charm of the female character is equivalent to every picture being the homepage of a fanfic. Don't worry, I am very professional in this regard!" Ruan Ningxue said energetically.
"Well, that's okay to understand." Chen Xu nodded, and then took a deep breath: "If there's no problem, then we can start work today!"
Hearing Chen Xu's words, Ruan Ningxue smiled slightly and gave a thumbs up, then opened the relevant software.
The development of "Magic Mirror" went much smoother than Chen Xu thought.
Other non-critical art resources are basically left to outsourcing.
Among them, the black-skinned elf, dragon girl, female general, and zombie cute girl are the four tentative initial characters.
As for the soundtrack, it’s not impossible for Chen Xu to do it himself.
But it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there is not that much money. On the contrary, it is simpler and more direct to purchase a license directly.
All that's left is dubbing.
The BGM of the soundtrack can be taken care of.
But independent painting and dubbing cannot be omitted.
These two points are the two most important core points of "Magic Mirror".
"Yeah, perfect! But it still needs some corrections."
Looking at Ruan Ningxue's lustful illustrations, Chen Xu couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise in his eyes.
In his previous life, he was not a nobody in the gaming industry.
He also met and communicated with some big names in the industry at some summits.
Naturally, he knows a little bit about art, and has been exposed to some art concept designers in the industry in his previous life.
For example, Yang Qi, who has produced "God of War", Soejima Shigeki of the Persona series, and Tetsuya Nomura, the art concept designer of Tifa in Final Fantasy 7.
These well-known people in the industry, Chen Xu also had an in-depth understanding of their designs in his previous life.
But in terms of characters, Ruan Ningxue really gave Chen Xu a very amazing feeling, and her strength should not be underestimated!
Of course, it is not without its shortcomings. After all, the art performance of the game is still different from that of the comics.
Even as an illustration in galgame, it is different from comics.
"That's it! It's really different from the original painting." Ruan Ningxue was thoughtful after listening to Chen Xu's words.
"Well, even if it's a visual novel game, the illustrations in the middle are completely different from the comics." Chen Xu nodded lightly and said to Ruan Ningxue.
In the rental house, Chen Xu and Ruan Ningxue talked about some key points.
At present, the game as a whole is basically completed.
The rest is about voice actors.
For this kind of beautiful girl game, it can be said that dubbing is a relatively important part.
Regarding the proportion of this part of funds, it can be regarded as one of the highest parts in the entire game.
Of course, Chen Xu does not plan to dub the whole process. In that case, the budget will be very worthwhile. It is enough to dub some more important lines.
As for the male protagonist in each story
Is this dubbing suitable? Of course not!